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Onyx (wrestler)
Kyle McNeely, better known by his ring name Onyx, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2003 to 2004.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, McNeely moved to Georgia, settling in Cornelia. He was educated at White County High School, before attending Western Carolina University. McNeely played for the Western Carolina Catamounts football team, where he was a three year starter from 1991 to 1993. After graduating, he attempted a career in the National Football League (NFL), but it was cut short due to two Achilles tears within separate training camps. McNeely would then begin a career in professional wrestling, debuting in 1998.
Onyx debuted for the National Wrestling Alliance's Wildside territory in 1999. The following year, he won the vacant Junior Heavyweight Championship on May 20, 2000, after defeating Adam Jacobs in the finals of a tournament. Onyx would hold the title for just over five months before losing it to Lazz in a handicap match with Jeff G. Bailey as his partner.
On July 7, 2001, Onyx and his team lost to Prince Justice's team in a WarGames match for Justice's Heavyweight Championship. Despite the loss, Onyx managed to win the Television Championship from Adam Jacobs on October 20. On December 22, Onyx defeated Cru Jones in his first title defense. After successful title defenses against Sgt. Overkill and Iceberg, Onyx lost the TV Title to Jones on March 23, 2002. Onyx faced Jones in a rematch for title on May 3, but was unsuccessful in regaining the title.
After going undefeated in singles competition for a few months, Onyx began feuding with Iceberg over his Heavyweight Championship. On November 16, he defeated Iceberg via disqualification, but did not win the title due to championships being unable to change hands on a disqualification. On December 21, Onyx and Iceberg wrestled for the title, but the match ended in a double disqualification. Onyx received another rematch on March 15, 2003, but was again unable to defeat Iceberg for the title. After being unable to win the Heavyweight Championship, he turned his sights to the Television Championship and unsuccessfully wrestled Rainman for the title on May 3.
On October 25, 2003, Onyx finally won the Heavyweight Championship after defeating Shawn Hernandez. He then defended the title against the likes of Rudy Boy Gonzales, Chance Prophet and Abyss, before engaging in a feud with Ray Gordy, who he also defeated to retain the championship. Onyx would then lose the title to Jason Cross on September 4, 2004 to end his reign at 315 days, the longest single reign in the championship's entire history. After Gordy defeated Cross for the title on December 4, Onyx defeated Gordy on the same day to win his second Heavyweight Title, thus reigniting their feud. Onyx held the title for a few months before losing it to Rainman on March 26, 2005 in a three-way match also involving Gordy. One month later, Onyx defeated Rainman to win his third and final Heavyweight Championship on April 30. Wildside closed down immediately afterwards, resulting in Onyx becoming the shortest reigning Heavyweight Champion as a result.
McNeely, under the ring name Onyx, wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on the February 10, 2001 episode of Jakked against Albert, which he lost. On the July 9 episode of Jakked, he lost to Haku. Onyx wrestled his third and final match on Metal on January 26, 2002, which he lost to Crash Holly.
McNeely, as Onyx, made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the August 27, 2003 episode of Xplosion, where he and Matt Sydal lost to The Gathering (Julio Dinero and CM Punk). On June 14, 2004, Onyx was brought in by TNA as a member of The Elite Guard, and debuted as a member of the faction with Hotstuff Hernandez and Chad Collyer. They were brought in to help Jeff Jarrett in his feud against the 3Live Kru. Two days later, the two factions wrestled on the TNA weekly pay-per-view in a six-man tag team match, which the Kru won after Ron Killings pinned Hernandez. In order to even the odds, the Kru gained Ken Shamrock as an ally to feud with Jarrett and the Guard.
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Onyx (wrestler)
Kyle McNeely, better known by his ring name Onyx, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2003 to 2004.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, McNeely moved to Georgia, settling in Cornelia. He was educated at White County High School, before attending Western Carolina University. McNeely played for the Western Carolina Catamounts football team, where he was a three year starter from 1991 to 1993. After graduating, he attempted a career in the National Football League (NFL), but it was cut short due to two Achilles tears within separate training camps. McNeely would then begin a career in professional wrestling, debuting in 1998.
Onyx debuted for the National Wrestling Alliance's Wildside territory in 1999. The following year, he won the vacant Junior Heavyweight Championship on May 20, 2000, after defeating Adam Jacobs in the finals of a tournament. Onyx would hold the title for just over five months before losing it to Lazz in a handicap match with Jeff G. Bailey as his partner.
On July 7, 2001, Onyx and his team lost to Prince Justice's team in a WarGames match for Justice's Heavyweight Championship. Despite the loss, Onyx managed to win the Television Championship from Adam Jacobs on October 20. On December 22, Onyx defeated Cru Jones in his first title defense. After successful title defenses against Sgt. Overkill and Iceberg, Onyx lost the TV Title to Jones on March 23, 2002. Onyx faced Jones in a rematch for title on May 3, but was unsuccessful in regaining the title.
After going undefeated in singles competition for a few months, Onyx began feuding with Iceberg over his Heavyweight Championship. On November 16, he defeated Iceberg via disqualification, but did not win the title due to championships being unable to change hands on a disqualification. On December 21, Onyx and Iceberg wrestled for the title, but the match ended in a double disqualification. Onyx received another rematch on March 15, 2003, but was again unable to defeat Iceberg for the title. After being unable to win the Heavyweight Championship, he turned his sights to the Television Championship and unsuccessfully wrestled Rainman for the title on May 3.
On October 25, 2003, Onyx finally won the Heavyweight Championship after defeating Shawn Hernandez. He then defended the title against the likes of Rudy Boy Gonzales, Chance Prophet and Abyss, before engaging in a feud with Ray Gordy, who he also defeated to retain the championship. Onyx would then lose the title to Jason Cross on September 4, 2004 to end his reign at 315 days, the longest single reign in the championship's entire history. After Gordy defeated Cross for the title on December 4, Onyx defeated Gordy on the same day to win his second Heavyweight Title, thus reigniting their feud. Onyx held the title for a few months before losing it to Rainman on March 26, 2005 in a three-way match also involving Gordy. One month later, Onyx defeated Rainman to win his third and final Heavyweight Championship on April 30. Wildside closed down immediately afterwards, resulting in Onyx becoming the shortest reigning Heavyweight Champion as a result.
McNeely, under the ring name Onyx, wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on the February 10, 2001 episode of Jakked against Albert, which he lost. On the July 9 episode of Jakked, he lost to Haku. Onyx wrestled his third and final match on Metal on January 26, 2002, which he lost to Crash Holly.
McNeely, as Onyx, made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the August 27, 2003 episode of Xplosion, where he and Matt Sydal lost to The Gathering (Julio Dinero and CM Punk). On June 14, 2004, Onyx was brought in by TNA as a member of The Elite Guard, and debuted as a member of the faction with Hotstuff Hernandez and Chad Collyer. They were brought in to help Jeff Jarrett in his feud against the 3Live Kru. Two days later, the two factions wrestled on the TNA weekly pay-per-view in a six-man tag team match, which the Kru won after Ron Killings pinned Hernandez. In order to even the odds, the Kru gained Ken Shamrock as an ally to feud with Jarrett and the Guard.