Kyle O'Reilly

O'Rilley in December 2021

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Delta, British Columbia, Canada

**Kyle Edward Greenwood** (born March 1, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name **Kyle O'Reilly**. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) He is also best known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2009 to 2017, and WWE where he performed on the NXT brand from 2017 to 2021. He is a record three-time NXT Tag Team Champion, and was a founding member of The Undisputed Era.

He also worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and competed for several independent promotions, most notably Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). In ROH, he is a one-time ROH World Champion and three-time ROH World Tag Team Champion alongside Bobby Fish as reDRagon, while in PWG, he is a one-time PWG World Champion and the winner of the promotion's 2013 Battle of Los Angeles. After his WWE contract expired, Greenwood signed with AEW in December 2021.

## Professional wrestling career

### New Japan Pro Wrestling (2014–2017)

Through ROH's relationship with NJPW, reDRagon made an appearance for the Japanese promotion on August 10, unsuccessfully challenging Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA) for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. reDRagon returned to NJPW on October 25 to take part in the 2014 Super Jr. Tag Tournament. On November 3, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks in the finals to win the tournament. Five days later at Power Struggle, reDRagon defeated Time Splitters in a rematch to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. They made their first successful title defense on January 4, 2015, at Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, in a four-way match against Forever Hooligans, Time Splitters and The Young Bucks. On February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka, reDRagon lost the title to The Young Bucks in a three-way match, also involving Time Splitters. reDRagon returned to NJPW on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2015, where they unsuccessfully challenged for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in a three-way match with Roppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero) and The Young Bucks. Later that month, O'Reilly entered the 2015 Best of the Super Juniors. Finishing with a record of six wins and one loss, he won his block and advanced to the finals of the tournament. On June 7, O'Reilly was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Kushida. Following the tournament, reDRagon received a rematch for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in a three-way match, also involving Roppongi Vice, but were again defeated by The Young Bucks on July 5 at Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall. On August 16, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the second time. They lost the title back to The Young Bucks in a four-way match that also included Roppongi Vice and Matt Sydal & Ricochet on January 4, 2016, at Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome. On October 10 at King of Pro-Wrestling, O'Reilly received his first singles title shot in NJPW, when he unsuccessfully challenged Katsuyori Shibata for the NEVER Openweight Championship. On January 4, at Wrestle Kingdom 11, O'Reilly lost the ROH World Championship to Adam Cole, thus marking his last appearance for the promotion.

## Personal life

Greenwood has type 1 diabetes. He cites Bret Hart, Toshiaki Kawada, Royce Gracie, and Muhammad Ali as his role models. Growing up, Greenwood participated in several sports, including amateur wrestling, ice hockey, football, lacrosse, kickboxing, Jiu-jitsu, and snowboarding, and briefly played rugby in Europe. He remains part of a rugby club. While training to become a professional wrestler, he worked as a cook at a local restaurant. Greenwood once lived with Davey Richards and Tony Kozina.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *ARMageddon* (Cross armbreaker)
	+ Brainbuster 2005-2014-used as a signature thereafter
	+ Diving knee drop
	+ Guillotine choke
	+ Heel hook
	+ Triangle choke
* **Signature moves**
	+ Ankle lock
	+ *Ax and Smash* (Scissors stomp to a kneeling or bent-over opponent's head followed by an elbow smash)
	+ *Nigel* (Pendulum lariat) – adopted from Nigel McGuinness
	+ Front missile dropkick from the ring apron to the outside of the ring
	+ Pumphandle half nelson driver
	+ *Regal-Plex* (Bridging leg hook belly-to-back suplex)
	+ Triple rolling double underhook suplex
* **Nicknames**
	+ "**The Violent Artist**"
* **Entrance themes**
	+ "Dance Away" by Damn Valentines

## Championships and accomplishments

* **New Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Fish
	+ Super Jr. Tag Tournament (2014) – with Bobby Fish
* **Pro Wrestling Illustrated**
	+ PWI ranked him **32** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
* **Pro Wrestling Prestige**
	+ PWP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Davey Richards
* **Ring of Honor**
	+ ROH World Championship (1 time)
	+ ROH World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Bobby Fish

## References

1. ↑ Official Facebook Page  (2011-10-07). Retrieved on 2011-10-07.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Johns, Fred 2010-11-21. Kyle O'Reilly's long journey ends with ROH deal . *Slam! Sports*. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on 2010-12-07.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ECCW Roster: Kyle O'Reilly . NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `ROH`
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Kyle O'Reilly . Evolve. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
6. ↑ Caldwell, James 2014-08-10. Caldwell's New Japan G1 Climax finals results 8/10: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Okada vs. Nakamura tournament finals, Styles vs. Tanahashi, Jeff Jarrett, ROH tag champs, more . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2014-08-10.
7. ↑ Road to Power Struggle  (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved on 2014-11-03.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Caldwell, James 2014-11-03. ROH/NJPW news: ROH tag champs win Super Jrs. tournament . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2014-11-03.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Power Struggle  (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
10. ↑ Caldwell, James 2015-01-04. Caldwell's NJPW Tokyo Dome show results 1/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Wrestle Kingdom PPV - Tanahashi vs. Okada, Bullet Club, Nakamura, Jim Ross, more . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2015-01-04.
11. ↑ The New Beginning in Osaka  (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved on 2015-02-11.
12. ↑ Caldwell, James 2015-02-11. NJPW news: Bullet Club takes top titles at "New Beginning" - Styles new IWGP World Champ, other title changes . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2015-02-11.
13. ↑ *ja:レスリングどんたく 2015* (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2015-05-03.
14. ↑ Caldwell, James 2015-05-07. NJPW news: "Best of Super Jrs." tournament details announced . *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved on 2015-06-05.
15. ↑ Best of the Super Jr.XXII  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2015-06-05.
16. ↑ Best of the Super Jr.XXII  (in Japanese). *New Japan Pro Wrestling*. Retrieved on 2015-06-07.
17. ↑ Meltzer, Dave 2015-07-04. New Japan Dominion live coverage from Osaka Jo Hall - Styles vs. Okada for IWGP title, Nakamura vs. Goto for IC title and notes on biggest event since the Tokyo Dome, plus all G-1 main events . *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Retrieved on 2015-07-05.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Meltzer, Dave 2015-08-15. NJPW G1 Climax 8-16 live results: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura . *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Retrieved on 2015-08-16.
19. ↑ Meltzer, Dave 2016-01-03. Wrestle Kingdom 10 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi . *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Retrieved on 2016-01-04.
20. ↑ Rose, Bryan 2016-10-09. NJPW King of Pro Wrestling live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji . *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Retrieved on 2016-10-10.
21. ↑ Laprade, Patric 2014-02-20. Kyle O'Reilly a champ heading into ROH 12th anniversary show . *Slam! Sports*. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on 2014-03-20.
22. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Johns06`
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 METZGER'S ROH TV REPORT 9/13: A.J. Styles vs. Kyle O'Reilly stand-out singles match, Briscoes vs. Young Bucks stand-out tag match, first episode post-ROH Title change .
24. ↑ ROH Report for Feb. 23 - Kevin Steen vs. Kyle O'Reilly . Fight Network (2014-02-23). Retrieved on 2014-03-01.
25. ↑ SHOW RESULTS - 3/21 AAW Anniv. Show in Berwyn, Ill.: Cabana & Jacobs in main event, AAW Tag Title match, more . PWTorch.com (2014-03-21). Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
26. ↑ Guerrilla Reviewfare: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2013 - Night 2 . 411mania.com (2013-08-30). Retrieved on 2013-10-20.
27. ↑ PWG Battle of Los Angeles Night 2 . Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved on 2013-08-30.
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 RADICAN'S ROH REVIEW SERIES: "Aftershock" 7/12 - Alexander-O'Reilly, Steen farewell tour begins, Hardy-Elgin main event .
29. ↑ Gee Schoon Tong, Chris 2013-09-01. Show results - 8/31 PWG BOLA Night 2: WWE wrestler/scout attends, who won the Battle of Los Angeles tourney? . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved on 2013-09-01.
30. ↑ All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two . *Pro Wrestling Guerrilla*. Retrieved on 2013-09-20.
31. ↑ Radican's PWG DVD Review Series: "BOLA 2013: Night 1" 8/30 - Elgin-Swann, O'Reilly-Trent MOTYC, Young Bucks & Cole-Hooligans & TJP main event . PWTorch.com (2013-08-30). Retrieved on 2013-10-20.
32. ↑ Radican's PWG DVD Review Series: "BOLA 2013: Night 2" 8/31 - Show of the Year candidate Steen-Gargano, O'Reilly-ACH, Young Bucks & Cole vs. LeRae & Fox & Swann . Pro Wrestling Torch (2013-08-31). Retrieved on 2013-12-22.
33. ↑ 100 Percent Fordified: Ring of Honor Reclamation Night 1 posted by Kevin Ford on 09.11.2013 .
34. ↑  James Caldwell (December 18, 2015). "12/18 ROH Final Battle PPV Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report". *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
35. ↑  James Caldwell (May 8, 2016). "5/8 ROH Global Wars PPV Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report". *Pro Wrestling Torch*. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
36. ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016 . *The Internet Wrestling Database*. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
37. ↑ Carapola, Stuart 2013-03-02. Complete ROH 11th Anniversary Show iPPV coverage: two title changes hands, SCUM doubles in size, and a ton of great wrestling as ROH presents their best overall event in years . Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved on 2013-03-02.
38. ↑ Meltzer, Dave 2014-05-17. ROH/New Japan Pro Wrestling live coverage & results: AJ Styles, Okada, Elgin, Liger, more . *Wrestling Observer Newsletter*. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.