Kyle O'Reilly

Kyle Richard Thomas Greenwood (born March 1, 1987),[5] is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Kyle O'Reilly. He is currently working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also wrestled for WWE on their NXT brand and for many different independent promotions which include Ring of Honor (ROH), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW). During his career, he has won PWG's 2013 Battle of Los Angeles, the ROH World Championship and the PWG World Championship once each, the NXT Tag Team Championship a record three times as part of The Undisputed Era, and the ROH World Tag Team Championship three times with Bobby Fish.

Kyle O'Reilly
O'Reilly as one half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions in September 2013
Birth nameKyle Richard Thomas Greenwood[1]
Born (1987-03-01) March 1, 1987
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kyle O'Reilly
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Billed weight206 lb (93 kg)[3][4]
Billed fromVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Trained byAaron Idol
Scotty Mac
Davey Richards
Tony Kozina
Debut2005

He has type 1 diabetes.[6] He notes Bret Hart, Toshiaki Kawada, Royce Gracie, and Muhammad Ali as his role models.[6] He lived with fellow wrestlers Davey Richards and Tony Kozina.[7]

Championships

O'Reilly is a record three-time NXT Tag Team Champion...
...a three-time ROH World Tag Team Champion (around waist), and a former PWG World Champion.
  • All Elite Wrestling
  • High Risk Wrestling
  • New Japan Pro-Wrestling
    • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Fish[10]
    • Super Jr. Tag Tournament (2014) – with Bobby Fish[11]
  • NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling / Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling
    • ECCW Championship (1 time)[12]
    • NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[13]
    • Pacific Cup (2007)[14]
  • Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
    • PWG World Championship (1 time)[15]
    • Battle of Los Angeles (2013)[16]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Tag Team of the Year (2019) – with Bobby Fish[17]
    • PWI ranked him No. 32 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016[18]
  • Pro Wrestling Prestige
    • PWP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Davey Richards[19]
  • Ring of Honor
    • ROH World Championship (1 time)[20]
    • ROH World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Bobby Fish[21]
    • ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Lottery Tournament (2011) – with Adam Cole[22]
    • Tag Wars Tournament (2014) – with Bobby Fish
  • SoCal Uncensored
  • St. Louis Anarchy
    • Medallion Tournament (2012)[24]
  • WWE
    • NXT Tag Team Championship (3 times) with Bobby Fish, Adam Cole and Roderick Strong (1)1, Roderick Strong (1), Bobby Fish (1)[25][26]
    • Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2018) with Adam Cole[27]
    • NXT Year-End Award (4 times)
      • Tag Team of the Year (2018) with Roderick Strong
      • Tag Team of the Year (2019) with Bobby Fish
      • Tag Team of the Year (2020) with The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish, Adam Cole and Roderick Strong)
      • Match of the Year (2020) vs. Finn Bálor at NXT TakeOver: 31
    • Bumpy Award (1 time)
      • Rivalry of the Half-Year (2021) – vs Adam Cole[28]

Footnotes

1 ^ Fish and O'Reilly originally won the title as a duo, but Cole and Strong also became recognized as champions under the Freebird Rule after Fish suffered an injury.

References

  1. RJ City (28 April 2024). Kyle O'Reilly is a riot!. Hey! EW. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. "ECCW Roster: Kyle O'Reilly". NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  3. "Kyle O'Reilly". WWE.
  4. "Kyle O'Reilly". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  5. Johns, Fred (June 17, 2006). "The Pain of Graduation Day". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  6. "Kyle O'Reilly profile". Evolve. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  7. "Kyle O'Reilly's long journey ends with ROH deal". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  8. "Log In or Sign Up to View". Facebook.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 28, 2014). "HRW Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  10. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 16, 2015). "IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.net. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  11. Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 3, 2014). "Super Jr. Tag Tournament (2014)". Cagematch.net. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  12. Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 14, 2017). "ECCW Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  13. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 21, 2007). "NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  14. Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 16, 2007). "Pacific Cup (2007)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  15. Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 23, 2014). "PWG World Championship". Cagematch.net. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  16. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 31, 2013). "Battle Of Los Angeles (2013)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  17. PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) [@OfficialPWI] (January 13, 2020). "Here are the 11 @OfficialPWI Achievement Award winners: Wrestler: @AdamColePro, Tag Team: Kyle O'Reilly @KORcombat & @theBobbyFish, Woman & Popular: @BeckyLynchWWE, Comeback & Inspirational: @WWERomanReigns, Hated: @BaronCorbinWWE, Improved: @MrGMSI_BCage ... More ..." (Tweet) via Twitter.
  18. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". Profightdb.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  19. "PWP Tag Team Championship". YouTube. 11 July 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  20. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 2, 2016). "ROH World Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  21. Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 17, 2014). "ROH World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  22. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 8, 2011). "ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contendership Lottery Tournament". Cagematch.net. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  23. "2012 SoCal Year End Awards". SoCal Uncensored. March 4, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  24. Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 29, 2012). "Medallion Tournament (2012)". Cagematch.net. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  25. "NXT Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  26. Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 29, 2017). "NXT Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.net. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  27. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 7, 2018). "Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2018)". Cagematch.net. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  28. "WWE presenta The Bumpy Awards 2021". Solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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