D-Lion

**D-Lion** is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Premiere Championship Wrestling Alliance.

## Professional Wrestling Career

### Wrestling Around the World

#### Debut, Solid Steel Champion (2016-2017)

D-Lion debuted for WATW in the summer of 2016 as part of an influx of LIW Wrestling talent appearing for WATW. As a babyface, he competed mostly in squash matches for the first few months before being inserted into a program with WATW Solid Steel Champion Acid Erics. This led to a match where D-Lion would defeat Erics to win his first WATW title. He would hold this title for about three months, defending against the likes of Acid Erics, The Prodigy and Rob the 4th before being defeated by Justin Shield with the help of teammates Rob the 4th and Crossbow Joe. The two would have a rematch but Shield would once again retain after D-Lion was injured pre-match by Suicide Solution.

Going into WATW Slam Fest 2017, D-Lion began a feud with Garry Garrison. Garrison had carved a path of destruction since returning to the promotion which included defeated D-Lion on an episode of Mayhem. When the two collided at Slamfest, however, D-Lion would eek out the win, beginning a trend of D-Lion beating Garrison more than anyone else on the roster. The following night, D-Lion would emerge as the newest challenger to the man who beat him for the Solid Steel title, Justin Shield. In an impromptu match, he defeated Justin Shield to reclaim the Solid Steel title. In a rematch at WATW Hot as Hell 2017, D-Lion was once again victorious, officially putting an end to their feud.

#### World Title Pursuits, Heel Turn (2017-2019)

In the fall of 2017, D-Lion began hinting that he was interested in contending for the WATW World Title which was held at the time by fellow babyface The Best Ever. The two would Team together on TV on occasion as tension built towards an eventual confrontation. On an episode of Mayhem, D-Lion was attacked by Garry Garrison backstage who had procured a title shot due to never having received his rematch from when he lost the title in 2016. Garrison would defeat D-Lion for the title later that night. In December in D-Lion's shoot home town of Long Island, NY, he would call out The Best Ever and demanded a title shot. The Best Ever dodged the question until finally snapping and saying D-Lion didn't deserve it and wasn't on his level, drawing ire from his home town crowd. When The Best Ever challenged D-Lion to "do something about it", he struck Best Ever in the head with a chair, knocking him out. This opened a window for Justin Shield to cash in the Keys of Destiny on him, winning the World title. D-Lion demanded a match with The Best Ever, who denied this as he was still focused on regaining the world title. In January, D-Lion would regain the title from Garrison who, shortly thereafter, would win the World title in a 6man Terrordome Match also including D-Lion. The Best Ever would eventually come to blame D-Lion for his losing of the title and demand a shot at D-Lions Solid Steel title, which was denied. Eventually however, the match was made for WATW Slamfest 2018, where D-Lion would defeat The Best Ever to retain his title. Post Match, The Best Ever shook D-Lions hand as a show of respect. D-Lion would continue to hold the title until losing it in the fall to Starsmile. Shortly thereafter, he turned heel, stating that the crowd never supported him when he needed it most and claimed that he was most successful when he did things his way. This would signal a fall down the card as he would start Wrestling more preliminary matches, including the opening match at Slamfest 2019 against TJ Walker.

#### Face Turn, Various Feuds (2020-2022)

In the months following Slamfest 2020, D-Lion was having little luck in Ring. As a heel, he often would make mistakes like taking too long to insult the crowd, leaving openings for him to be beat. In a match with Soldier Dude on an episode of Mayhem, D-Lion was defeated after attempting a rainmaker in his latest bid to satisfy what he deemed to be a fickle crowd. Post match, he asked Soldier Dude for advice on how to help him start winning again, to which he was told to meet Soldier Dude at the the old BWE training center. In a series of pre tapes, we saw Soldier Dude force D-Lion to train with the new recruits in an effort to rekindle his passion. While initially hesitant, D-Lion eventually began working hard with Soldier Dude which seemed to spark a possible face turn. Upon both men's return to WATW TV at the beginning of 2021, they had a rematch on The Bash, which Soldier Dude once again won.

Feeling deflated, D-Lion gave his notice to Daniel Addikkson. Soldier Dude campaigned to have D-Lion reinstated so Addikkson made a match for Marching Orders: If Soldier Dude wins, D-Lion stays at home but if D-Lion wins, he gets a new contract. To prevent Soldier Dude from forfeiting or taking it easy on D-Lion, a clause was added stating that if D-Lion were to win, Dude can never again challenge for the WATW Championship ever again. At Marching Orders, D-Lion emerged victorious which angered Soldier Dude, causing him to attack D-Lion viciously. Due to this attack, D-Lion would be off TV for 2 months. At WATW Pearly Gates 2021, Soldier Dude, now fully heel, issued an open challenge which would be answered by D-Lion, starting a brawl. This would culminate in a No DQ match at WATW Slamfest, which D-Lion won.

Coming off this big win, D-Lion began racking up big wins as a face including beating longtime Rival Garry Garrison at August Agony 2021. D-Lion defeated Jimmy Breaks at Crossfire 2021 as well as Garrison in a rematch at Halloween of Horrors, but would be unsuccessful in capturing the Keys of Destiny at Livin With the Ladders. After Andre Daniels won the World title, D-Lion would be one of his first challengers but would be unsuccessful at Marching Orders 2022. Going into Slamfest 2022, D-Lion was attacked by Garrison who was bitter about being beaten by D-Lion, as their feud in WATW over the years had been 4 wins for D-Lion against 3 wins for Garrison. They would settle the score at Slamfest 2022 with Garrison getting the win, ending their feud.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing and Signature moves**
	+ **Phoenix Splash**
	+ Lethal Injection
	+ **Train Wreck** (Rollthrough DDT)
	+ **Roaring Elbow**
	+ Shooting Star Press
	+ Superkick
	+ The Beheading (Curbstomp)

* **Teams and Stables**
	+ The Soldier Family (w/ Soldier Dude, Soldier Girl & Soldier Boy)
	+ The Canadian Connection (w/ Colton Nightstaff)
	+ Opposite Inc. (w/ Razor Ryan & Justin Shield)
	+ The Cowboys From Hell (w/ DethLokk)
	+ D-Lion & Russ Wilson

* **Entrance Music**
	+ What We're All About by Sum 41
	+ Praise by Sevendust
	+ Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit
	+ Not Falling by Mudvayne
	+ Still by Geto Boys
	+ Bludgeoned To Death by Suicide Silence
	+ Cowboys From Hell by Pantera
	+ Gehenna by Slipknot
	+ Spellbound by Lacuna Coil
	+ **Grind by Alice in Chains**

* **Managers**
	+ Soldier Dude
	+ Jimmy Breaks
	+ Laci Johnson
	+ Chrystine
	+ Russ Wilson

* **Nicknames**

## Family

* Soldier Dude (Father)
* Jerry Flame (Uncle)
* Soldier Girl (Sister)
* Laci Johnson (Sister)
* Diesel Johnson (Brother)
* Whiskey Johnson (Brother)
* Soldier Boy (Brother-in-Law)
* Justin Shield (Cousin)
* Razor Ryan (Cousin)
* Chrystine (Ex-Girlfriend)

## Championships & Accomplishments

* **Premiere Championship Wrestling Alliance**
	+ PCWA Undisputed World Tag Team Championship (1 time w/ Russ Wilson, **first**)
* **WATW (Wrestling Around the World)**
	+ WATW Solid Steel Championship (3 times)
* **LIW Wrestling**
	+ LIW Hammerhead Championship (1 time)
	+ LIW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
	+ LIW Hardcore Championship (3 times)
	+ LIW Tag Team Championship (1 time w/ DethLokk)
	+ LIW 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time w/ Razor Ryan & Justin Shield)
	+ LIW Ace of Spades 2016

* **Tornado Wrestling Throwdown**
	+ TWT World Championship (1 time)
	+ TWT Television Championship (1 time)

* **Beginner's Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ BWE World Championship (3 times)
	+ BWE Tag Team Championship (1 time w/ Colton Nightstaff)