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Kenny King (wrestler)

May 03, 2023

Kenneth Layne[1] (born July 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, actor, dancer, and television personality better known by his ring name, Kenny King. He currently wrestles for Impact Wrestling, where he is a former member of Honor No More.

Kenny King
King in 2011 at a Ring of Honor show
Birth nameKenneth Layne[1]
Born (1981-07-22) July 22, 1981 (age 41)
Queens, New York, United States[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kenny
Kenny King[3]
Kenny Layne
Tough Enough Kenny[3]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Billed weight230 lb (100 kg)[3]
Billed fromLas Vegas, Nevada[4]
Orlando, Florida
Trained byAl Snow[3]
Chavo Guerrero Jr.[3]
Bob Holly
Lisa Moretti
Nick Bockwinkel[3]
Scott Casey[3]
Debut2002[3]

He is best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH), where he was a two-time ROH World Television Champion and three-time ROH World Tag Team Champion.

He was a contestant in the second season of WWF Tough Enough. He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - now Impact Wrestling), where he was a two-time X Division Champion.

Early life

Layne grew up in Florida.[1] He played football as a strong safety in college.[1] Layne attended Florida State University, before transferring to the University of South Florida.[1] He then relocated to Las Vegas, where he attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).[1] He had planned to play football at UNLV, but had to redshirt for his first season at the university.[1]

Layne has a daughter. Layne is also of Guyanese heritage through his father.[5]

Professional wrestling career

Tough Enough; independent circuit (2002–2005)

Layne tried out for the second season of the World Wrestling Federation's reality television program WWE Tough Enough after seeing an advertisement in 2002.[1] While on the series, he was trained by Al Snow, Bob Holly, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Ivory.[1] Layne was one of the four finalists of the season, which was won by Jackie Gayda and Linda Miles.[1][3]

Layne then began wrestling on the independent circuit immediately following Tough Enough.[3] He trained under Nick Bockwinkel, and Scott Casey at the Las Vegas Wrestling Academy.[1][3] In addition to wrestling under his own name, he also occasionally used the ring names "Tough Enough Kenny" and "Kenny King". Layne appeared with Ultimate Pro Wrestling in Anaheim, California on April 25, 2003. He defeated former The Real World cast member (and future Tough Enough contestant) Mike Mizanin in what was promoted as a "reality television match".[1][3] In mid-2003 and early 2004 King worked for Revolution Pro Wrestling in Industry, California. Between 2003 and 2005 he worked for the Alternative Wrestling Show in California as "The Natural" Kenny King.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–2006)

Layne debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the December 3, 2005, episode of TNA Impact!, losing to Abyss in a short squash match.[6] He continued working for TNA throughout the end of 2005 and start of 2006, but failed to win a single match.[3] He was used as a jobber both in singles and tag team competition, losing to wrestlers including Ron Killings, Lance Hoyt, and Monty Brown.[7][8][9] In January 2006, he teamed with Buck Quartermaine to lose to the James Gang and Team 3D.[10][11] Layne was released from TNA in August 2006.[1]

Full Impact Pro (2006–2009)

For some of 2006 and most of 2007, King worked primarily for Full Impact Pro (FIP). He was part of the "Young, Rich and Ready For Action" (The YRR) stable with Chasyn Rance, Sal Rinauro, Steve Madison, Claudio Castagnoli and Daffney. On November 9, 2007, King and Jason Blade won the FIP Tag Team Championship by defeating the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark). They reigned for over a year until December 20, 2008, when they lost the championship to Erick Stevens and Roderick Strong.[3]

Ring of Honor

Various storylines (2007–2008)

King made his Ring of Honor (ROH) debut at Motor City Madness 2007 on September 14, 2007, alongside his YRR teammate Chasyn Rance, when they defeated Mitch Franklin and Alex Payne in a tag team match. After the match, however, the YRR cut a promo, challenging the ROH wrestlers, which led to Bryan Danielson defeating both King and Rance in impromptu singles match.[12] Over the next several months, King competed in tag team matches with some combination of Rance, Sal Rinauro, and Jason Blade to varying degrees of success.[12] At Age of Insanity in August 2008, King challenged Danielson again, but was again unsuccessful, and he went on to lose to Kevin Steen at Night of the Butcher II and Jerry Lynn at Glory by Honor VII.[12]

The All Night Express (2009–2012)

See also: The All Night Express

At The French Connection show, King tagged with Kenny Omega to face the Briscoe Brothers, but abandoned Omega halfway during the match, when Rhett Titus came to ringside. King and Titus left together, showing a new alliance between them.[12] Over the next few months, King and Titus competed both in singles and tag team competition, and unsuccessfully challenged Kevin Steen and El Generico for the ROH World Tag Team Championship at Insanity Unleashed.[12] At Steel City Clash, King and Titus revealed their alliance with Austin Aries, when they attacked Aries' former allies, Erick Stevens and Matt Cross, with Aries becoming a mentor to King and Titus.[12]

The team garnered a second shot at the ROH World Tag Championship on ROH's television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling, and picked up a series of wins during the Double Feature II tour of Canada, and at the Never Say Die and Validation shows.[12] King lost to Danielson once again in singles competition at Contention, and he and Titus were defeated by The Young Bucks at Manhattan Mayhem III.[12] More wins followed at Violent Tendencies and End of an Age.[12]

At the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings on August 15, 2009, King beat Lynn. After the match, King and Titus attacked Lynn, and performed a spike piledriver on Lynn, removing Lynn from active competition.[12][13] He continued on a winning streak, defeating Eddie Kingston and Brent Albright on Ring of Honor Wrestling, before he and Titus defeated The Young Bucks at Clash Of The Contenders.[12] King was part of the initial matches to earn a place in the Pick 6 Conentenders Series rankings, but was unsuccessful.[12] At the Final Battle 2009 pay-per-view, King defeated Roderick Strong and earned the number 4 ranking.[14] On January 29, 2010, King faced Lynn, in Lynn's first match back. Lynn originally won the match, but attacked King after the match was over, causing the referee to reverse the decision, and award King the victory by disqualification.[15] At The Big Bang! pay-per-view on April 3, King lost his Pick Six ranking to Davey Richards.[16] On September 13, 2010, Ring of Honor announced that Layne had signed a contract extension with the promotion.[17]

On November 12, 2010, King participated in ROH's Survival of the Fittest tournament. He defeated El Generico in the first round to advance to the final, a six-man elimination match, where he was the last man eliminated by Eddie Edwards.[18] On December 18 at Final Battle 2010 the All Night Express defeated Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly, announcing their intention of becoming ROH World Tag Team Champions in 2011.[19] On February 26, 2011, at the 9th Anniversary Show, King and Titus failed in their first attempt to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship, when they were defeated by The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli).[20] During the program with the Kings of Wrestling, King and Titus showed signs of a face turn and finalized their turn on March 19 at Manhattan Mayhem IV, after defeating the Briscoe Brothers.[21][22] However, in a bloody rematch at the second show of Honor Takes Center Stage, The Briscoe Brothers won. On September 17 at Death Before Dishonor IX, the All Night Express defeated the Briscoe Brothers in a ladder match to become the number one contenders to the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[23] On June 24 at Best in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis, King and Titus defeated Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time.[24] After making an appearance for TNA, ROH severed its ties with King on July 5 and five days later officially stripped him and Titus of the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[25][26]

When asked about his leaving Ring Of Honor, King said that "I left because there was a bigger opportunity," and "I also left because I had given ROH what I felt was a long enough period of time to convince me to stay and they did a pretty piss poor job of that."[27]

Return to TNA

Pursuit of the X Division Championship (2012–2013)

On June 24, 2012, King's contract with ROH expired.[28][29] the July 5 episode of TNA's Impact Wrestling, King wrestled in a match, defeating Lars Only to qualify for the TNA X Division Championship tournament at Destination X.[30] Subsequently, ROH stated that they considered this an unacceptable "breach of his verbal agreement" and severed ties with him.[28] On July 8 at Destination X, King defeated Douglas Williams to qualify for the finals of the X Division Championship tournament.[31] Later that same event, King was defeated by Zema Ion in the final Ultimate X match, which also included Mason Andrews and Sonjay Dutt.[31] King returned to Impact Wrestling on July 26, when he was handpicked by TNA World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries as the number one contender to Zema Ion's X Division Championship. King ended up losing the match following interference from Aries' rival Bobby Roode.[32] The following week, King teamed with Aries in a tag team match, where they defeated Ion and Roode, with King pinning the X Division Champion for the win.[33] Following the match, King was named the number one contender to the X Division Championship.[34] King received his title opportunity on August 12 at Hardcore Justice, but was defeated by Ion.[35] The following day it was reported that King had signed a contract with TNA.[36] On the December 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, King defeated Kid Kash and Zema Ion to become number one contender for the X Division Championship.[37] Three days later at Final Resolution, King failed in his title challenge against Rob Van Dam.[38] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, King defeated Van Dam in a non-title match, pinning him with his feet on the ropes.[39] The following week, King teased tension between himself and Van Dam after he abandoned Van Dam in a tag team match against Matt Morgan and Joey Ryan.[40] On the January 10, 2013, episode of Impact Wrestling, King defeated Zema Ion to earn the right to face Christian York in a number one contenders match for the X Division Championship at Genesis.[41] However, three days later at the pay-per-view, King was defeated by York.[42] On the February 7 episode of Impact Wrestling, King unsuccessfully challenged Rob Van Dam for the X Division Championship in a three-way match, also involving Zema Ion.[43] Two weeks later, King received another shot at the X Division Championship, but was again defeated by Van Dam.[44]

On the February 28 episode of Impact Wrestling, King finally defeated Van Dam to win his first X Division Championship, in a match where if King had lost, he would have been out of the X Division.[45] King made his first successful title defense on March 10 at Lockdown, defeating Christian York and Zema Ion in a three-way match.[46] On the March 21 episode of Impact Wrestling, King defeated Sonjay Dutt and Zema Ion in a three-way match to retain the X Division Championship.[47] King then defended the title against Petey Williams and Zema Ion on the April 18 episode of Impact Wrestling and against Williams and Chris Sabin on the May 16 episode.[48][49] On June 2 at Slammiversary XI, King lost the X Division Championship to Chris Sabin in a three-way Ultimate X match, also involving Suicide.[50] King lost his rematch on the June 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, after he was pinned by an impostor Suicide (later revealed to be Austin Aries) in a three-way match, which also included then-champion Chris Sabin and removed him from the title contention.[51] King returned on the September 26 episode of Impact to confront Aries over the fake Suicide stunt, and after attacking Aries, Aries ordered a match right afterwards, which Aries won, and left King with a bad cut on his forehead.

The Beat Down Clan (2014–2015)

Main article: The Beat Down Clan

On the March 20th edition of Impact Wrestling, a promo for King's return was announced, dubbing him a new nickname 'The King of the Night'. The following week King returned to television as a heel requesting a match from MVP. The week after, King wrestled his first televised match in over six months against MVP which ended in a no-contest after the two started brawling, igniting a feud. King continued to antagonize MVP over the next several weeks until MVP turned heel on the May 5 edition of Impact, the following week after which the two formed an alliance alongside Bobby Lashley.

Over the next few editions of Impact, King became a member of the higher-card status of the roster, attacking people such as The Wolves, Bobby Roode and Eric Young. On the June 19 edition of Impact King was given a match against Young for his first shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. King lost, but helped Lashley defeat Young for the title later that night. On September 17, 2014, King and MVP antagonized former Army Sergeant and amputee wrestler Chris Melendez on his debut, resulting in a match in which King lost to Melendez and a post-match attack by King which was stopped by Mr. Anderson.[52]

On September 18, 2014, at the tapings for the October 28 edition of Impact Wrestling, Lashley lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Roode. On January 7, 2015, King and MVP helped Lashley beat Roode to regain the championship, along with new members Samoa Joe and Low Ki as well as Roode's friend Eric Young turning on him. On the following night's tapings of the January 16, 2015, episode of Impact Wrestling, the group was officially presented as the Beat Down Clan, with the trio of MVP, Lashley and King established as having been its foundation; however, Lashley refused to act as the new unit's centerpiece, resulting in King joining the others in attacking Lashley on MVP's orders.

At Impact: Hardcore Justice, Kenny King won a ladder match to begin his second reign as X Division Champion. On May 11, 2015, King lost the X Division Championship against Spud. On June 24, 2015, (aired July 1) Beat Down Clan defeated The Rising in a 4-on-3 Handicap match, forcing The Rising to dissolve. Also, Hernandez made his return to TNA, joining BDC in the progress. The Beat Down Clan was quickly dissolved after contract disputes with Hernandez and MVP and King was taken off television.

After a two-month hiatus, King made his TNA return on the September 2 episode of Impact Wrestling, King went one on one against and lost to Bram in a losing effort. On September 23 episode of Impact Wrestling. King received a shot at the X Division Championship against Tigre Uno which he lost. After the match King left TNA.[53]

After the Beat Down Clan dissolved, all members left TNA with the exception of King. He returned to a full-time TNA schedule and competed in 'Group Wildcard' in the TNA World Title Series along with Mahabali Shera, Crazzy Steve and Aiden O'Shea. The series and the subsequent tournament were taped in July and aired on Impact throughout the later part of 2015, after King had already returned to Ring of Honor. Due to his success in group play, King qualified for the 16-person World Championship tournament, but he was defeated in the first round by Eric Young, failing to qualify for the round of 8, In September 2015, Kenny King left TNA, confirming his departure from the company.

Return to ROH (2015–2022)

King made a surprise return to ROH on September 18, 2015, at All Star Extravaganza VII, reuniting with his All Night Express partner Rhett Titus in a tag team match, where they defeated the Briscoe Brothers.[54]

In 2016, All Night Express united with Caprice Coleman to form an alliance known as the Cabinet. The Cabinet overcame Jason Kincaid, Leon St. Giovanni, and Shaheem Ali in the first round of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament, only to meet defeat at the hands of A. C. H., Jay White, and Kushida. The Cabinet was originally portrayed as something not be taken seriously, but in late 2016, the trio turned serious and renamed themselves "The Rebellion",[55] eventually also adding Shane Taylor as a member.[56] The Rebellion remained together until June 2017, when they were defeated by Search and Destroy in a match, where the losing team had to disband.[57] This signaled both a singles push for King and a face turn.

On September 22 at Death Before Dishonor XV, King defeated Kushida to win the ROH World Television Championship for the first time.[58] On December 15, 2017 at Final Battle Kenny King lost the ROH Television Title in a Fatal 4 Way elimination match against Silas Young, Shane Taylor and Punishment Martinez. However, King regained the title on February 10, 2018.[59] King lost the title at Supercard of Honor XII to Silas Young in a Last Man Standing match.

In mid 2018, King began to make a slow heel turn, starting with cheating to beat Bullet Club member Marty Scurll. In the following weeks, King also defeated Chase Owens and "Hangman" Adam Page with similar underhanded tactics, leading King to call himself the Bullet Club "silencer."

In late 2019, King had joined with Rush and Dragon Lee to form the heel stable La Faccion Ingobernable (later joined by La Bestia del Ring). ROH was on hiatus through the better part of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in 2021, King and Lee would defeat The Foundation (Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship in a Pure Rules match that was aired on the February 27 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling. This marks King's second individual reign as Tag Team Champions.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2017)

On August 9, 2017, Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) announced Kenny would replace King Haku because of immigration complications, making his debut for the promotion in the 2017 CMLL International Gran Prix.[60] On September 1, King was eliminated from the International Gran Prix torneo cibernetico by Valiente.[61]

Second return to Impact Wrestling (2022–present)

On the February 3, 2022 episode of Impact!, King made his return to Impact Wrestling, as a member of Honor No More.[62][63] On June 19, at Slammiversary, he competed in an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship, which was won by Mike Bailey.[64]

Other media

On July 22, 2003, Layne appeared in the television program The Strip as "Felix" in the episode "Father's Day Blues". Layne also appeared on the short lived Nickelodeon series, My Brother and Me on the episode titled "Dee Dee's Haircut". He was in season 2 episode 15 of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" appearing as a Chippendale's dancer in Las Vegas. Layne appeared on the dating game show Baggage on March 9, 2011; he was one of three potential men for the female contestant to choose. He lasted until the final elimination round. Layne was announced as a contestant on the 13th season of The Bachelorette, which premiered in May 2017. He pulled himself out of the competition in ninth place as he was missing his daughter. On June 26, 2018, it was announced that Layne will be on the 5th season of Bachelor in Paradise.[65]

Championships and accomplishments

 
King is a two-time TNA X Division Champion

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kenny, king, wrestler, kenneth, layne, born, july, 1981, american, professional, wrestler, actor, dancer, television, personality, better, known, ring, name, kenny, king, currently, wrestles, impact, wrestling, where, former, member, honor, more, kenny, kingki. Kenneth Layne 1 born July 22 1981 is an American professional wrestler actor dancer and television personality better known by his ring name Kenny King He currently wrestles for Impact Wrestling where he is a former member of Honor No More Kenny KingKing in 2011 at a Ring of Honor showBirth nameKenneth Layne 1 Born 1981 07 22 July 22 1981 age 41 Queens New York United States 2 Professional wrestling careerRing name s KennyKenny King 3 Kenny LayneTough Enough Kenny 3 Billed height6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 3 Billed weight230 lb 100 kg 3 Billed fromLas Vegas Nevada 4 Orlando FloridaTrained byAl Snow 3 Chavo Guerrero Jr 3 Bob HollyLisa MorettiNick Bockwinkel 3 Scott Casey 3 Debut2002 3 He is best known for his time with Ring of Honor ROH where he was a two time ROH World Television Champion and three time ROH World Tag Team Champion He was a contestant in the second season of WWF Tough Enough He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA now Impact Wrestling where he was a two time X Division Champion Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2 1 Tough Enough independent circuit 2002 2005 2 2 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2005 2006 2 3 Full Impact Pro 2006 2009 2 4 Ring of Honor 2 4 1 Various storylines 2007 2008 2 4 2 The All Night Express 2009 2012 2 5 Return to TNA 2 5 1 Pursuit of the X Division Championship 2012 2013 2 5 2 The Beat Down Clan 2014 2015 2 6 Return to ROH 2015 2022 2 7 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre 2017 2 8 Second return to Impact Wrestling 2022 present 3 Other media 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditLayne grew up in Florida 1 He played football as a strong safety in college 1 Layne attended Florida State University before transferring to the University of South Florida 1 He then relocated to Las Vegas where he attended University of Nevada Las Vegas UNLV 1 He had planned to play football at UNLV but had to redshirt for his first season at the university 1 Layne has a daughter Layne is also of Guyanese heritage through his father 5 Professional wrestling career EditTough Enough independent circuit 2002 2005 Edit Layne tried out for the second season of the World Wrestling Federation s reality television program WWE Tough Enough after seeing an advertisement in 2002 1 While on the series he was trained by Al Snow Bob Holly Chavo Guerrero Jr and Ivory 1 Layne was one of the four finalists of the season which was won by Jackie Gayda and Linda Miles 1 3 Layne then began wrestling on the independent circuit immediately following Tough Enough 3 He trained under Nick Bockwinkel and Scott Casey at the Las Vegas Wrestling Academy 1 3 In addition to wrestling under his own name he also occasionally used the ring names Tough Enough Kenny and Kenny King Layne appeared with Ultimate Pro Wrestling in Anaheim California on April 25 2003 He defeated former The Real World cast member and future Tough Enough contestant Mike Mizanin in what was promoted as a reality television match 1 3 In mid 2003 and early 2004 King worked for Revolution Pro Wrestling in Industry California Between 2003 and 2005 he worked for the Alternative Wrestling Show in California as The Natural Kenny King Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2005 2006 Edit Layne debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA on the December 3 2005 episode of TNA Impact losing to Abyss in a short squash match 6 He continued working for TNA throughout the end of 2005 and start of 2006 but failed to win a single match 3 He was used as a jobber both in singles and tag team competition losing to wrestlers including Ron Killings Lance Hoyt and Monty Brown 7 8 9 In January 2006 he teamed with Buck Quartermaine to lose to the James Gang and Team 3D 10 11 Layne was released from TNA in August 2006 1 Full Impact Pro 2006 2009 Edit For some of 2006 and most of 2007 King worked primarily for Full Impact Pro FIP He was part of the Young Rich and Ready For Action The YRR stable with Chasyn Rance Sal Rinauro Steve Madison Claudio Castagnoli and Daffney On November 9 2007 King and Jason Blade won the FIP Tag Team Championship by defeating the Briscoe Brothers Jay and Mark They reigned for over a year until December 20 2008 when they lost the championship to Erick Stevens and Roderick Strong 3 Ring of Honor Edit Various storylines 2007 2008 Edit King made his Ring of Honor ROH debut at Motor City Madness 2007 on September 14 2007 alongside his YRR teammate Chasyn Rance when they defeated Mitch Franklin and Alex Payne in a tag team match After the match however the YRR cut a promo challenging the ROH wrestlers which led to Bryan Danielson defeating both King and Rance in impromptu singles match 12 Over the next several months King competed in tag team matches with some combination of Rance Sal Rinauro and Jason Blade to varying degrees of success 12 At Age of Insanity in August 2008 King challenged Danielson again but was again unsuccessful and he went on to lose to Kevin Steen at Night of the Butcher II and Jerry Lynn at Glory by Honor VII 12 The All Night Express 2009 2012 Edit See also The All Night Express At The French Connection show King tagged with Kenny Omega to face the Briscoe Brothers but abandoned Omega halfway during the match when Rhett Titus came to ringside King and Titus left together showing a new alliance between them 12 Over the next few months King and Titus competed both in singles and tag team competition and unsuccessfully challenged Kevin Steen and El Generico for the ROH World Tag Team Championship at Insanity Unleashed 12 At Steel City Clash King and Titus revealed their alliance with Austin Aries when they attacked Aries former allies Erick Stevens and Matt Cross with Aries becoming a mentor to King and Titus 12 The team garnered a second shot at the ROH World Tag Championship on ROH s television program Ring of Honor Wrestling and picked up a series of wins during the Double Feature II tour of Canada and at the Never Say Die and Validation shows 12 King lost to Danielson once again in singles competition at Contention and he and Titus were defeated by The Young Bucks at Manhattan Mayhem III 12 More wins followed at Violent Tendencies and End of an Age 12 At the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings on August 15 2009 King beat Lynn After the match King and Titus attacked Lynn and performed a spike piledriver on Lynn removing Lynn from active competition 12 13 He continued on a winning streak defeating Eddie Kingston and Brent Albright on Ring of Honor Wrestling before he and Titus defeated The Young Bucks at Clash Of The Contenders 12 King was part of the initial matches to earn a place in the Pick 6 Conentenders Series rankings but was unsuccessful 12 At the Final Battle 2009 pay per view King defeated Roderick Strong and earned the number 4 ranking 14 On January 29 2010 King faced Lynn in Lynn s first match back Lynn originally won the match but attacked King after the match was over causing the referee to reverse the decision and award King the victory by disqualification 15 At The Big Bang pay per view on April 3 King lost his Pick Six ranking to Davey Richards 16 On September 13 2010 Ring of Honor announced that Layne had signed a contract extension with the promotion 17 On November 12 2010 King participated in ROH s Survival of the Fittest tournament He defeated El Generico in the first round to advance to the final a six man elimination match where he was the last man eliminated by Eddie Edwards 18 On December 18 at Final Battle 2010 the All Night Express defeated Adam Cole and Kyle O Reilly announcing their intention of becoming ROH World Tag Team Champions in 2011 19 On February 26 2011 at the 9th Anniversary Show King and Titus failed in their first attempt to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship when they were defeated by The Kings of Wrestling Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli 20 During the program with the Kings of Wrestling King and Titus showed signs of a face turn and finalized their turn on March 19 at Manhattan Mayhem IV after defeating the Briscoe Brothers 21 22 However in a bloody rematch at the second show of Honor Takes Center Stage The Briscoe Brothers won On September 17 at Death Before Dishonor IX the All Night Express defeated the Briscoe Brothers in a ladder match to become the number one contenders to the ROH World Tag Team Championship 23 On June 24 at Best in the World 2012 Hostage Crisis King and Titus defeated Wrestling s Greatest Tag Team Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time 24 After making an appearance for TNA ROH severed its ties with King on July 5 and five days later officially stripped him and Titus of the ROH World Tag Team Championship 25 26 When asked about his leaving Ring Of Honor King said that I left because there was a bigger opportunity and I also left because I had given ROH what I felt was a long enough period of time to convince me to stay and they did a pretty piss poor job of that 27 Return to TNA Edit Pursuit of the X Division Championship 2012 2013 Edit On June 24 2012 King s contract with ROH expired 28 29 the July 5 episode of TNA s Impact Wrestling King wrestled in a match defeating Lars Only to qualify for the TNA X Division Championship tournament at Destination X 30 Subsequently ROH stated that they considered this an unacceptable breach of his verbal agreement and severed ties with him 28 On July 8 at Destination X King defeated Douglas Williams to qualify for the finals of the X Division Championship tournament 31 Later that same event King was defeated by Zema Ion in the final Ultimate X match which also included Mason Andrews and Sonjay Dutt 31 King returned to Impact Wrestling on July 26 when he was handpicked by TNA World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries as the number one contender to Zema Ion s X Division Championship King ended up losing the match following interference from Aries rival Bobby Roode 32 The following week King teamed with Aries in a tag team match where they defeated Ion and Roode with King pinning the X Division Champion for the win 33 Following the match King was named the number one contender to the X Division Championship 34 King received his title opportunity on August 12 at Hardcore Justice but was defeated by Ion 35 The following day it was reported that King had signed a contract with TNA 36 On the December 6 episode of Impact Wrestling King defeated Kid Kash and Zema Ion to become number one contender for the X Division Championship 37 Three days later at Final Resolution King failed in his title challenge against Rob Van Dam 38 On the following episode of Impact Wrestling King defeated Van Dam in a non title match pinning him with his feet on the ropes 39 The following week King teased tension between himself and Van Dam after he abandoned Van Dam in a tag team match against Matt Morgan and Joey Ryan 40 On the January 10 2013 episode of Impact Wrestling King defeated Zema Ion to earn the right to face Christian York in a number one contenders match for the X Division Championship at Genesis 41 However three days later at the pay per view King was defeated by York 42 On the February 7 episode of Impact Wrestling King unsuccessfully challenged Rob Van Dam for the X Division Championship in a three way match also involving Zema Ion 43 Two weeks later King received another shot at the X Division Championship but was again defeated by Van Dam 44 On the February 28 episode of Impact Wrestling King finally defeated Van Dam to win his first X Division Championship in a match where if King had lost he would have been out of the X Division 45 King made his first successful title defense on March 10 at Lockdown defeating Christian York and Zema Ion in a three way match 46 On the March 21 episode of Impact Wrestling King defeated Sonjay Dutt and Zema Ion in a three way match to retain the X Division Championship 47 King then defended the title against Petey Williams and Zema Ion on the April 18 episode of Impact Wrestling and against Williams and Chris Sabin on the May 16 episode 48 49 On June 2 at Slammiversary XI King lost the X Division Championship to Chris Sabin in a three way Ultimate X match also involving Suicide 50 King lost his rematch on the June 27 episode of Impact Wrestling after he was pinned by an impostor Suicide later revealed to be Austin Aries in a three way match which also included then champion Chris Sabin and removed him from the title contention 51 King returned on the September 26 episode of Impact to confront Aries over the fake Suicide stunt and after attacking Aries Aries ordered a match right afterwards which Aries won and left King with a bad cut on his forehead The Beat Down Clan 2014 2015 Edit Main article The Beat Down Clan On the March 20th edition of Impact Wrestling a promo for King s return was announced dubbing him a new nickname The King of the Night The following week King returned to television as a heel requesting a match from MVP The week after King wrestled his first televised match in over six months against MVP which ended in a no contest after the two started brawling igniting a feud King continued to antagonize MVP over the next several weeks until MVP turned heel on the May 5 edition of Impact the following week after which the two formed an alliance alongside Bobby Lashley Over the next few editions of Impact King became a member of the higher card status of the roster attacking people such as The Wolves Bobby Roode and Eric Young On the June 19 edition of Impact King was given a match against Young for his first shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship King lost but helped Lashley defeat Young for the title later that night On September 17 2014 King and MVP antagonized former Army Sergeant and amputee wrestler Chris Melendez on his debut resulting in a match in which King lost to Melendez and a post match attack by King which was stopped by Mr Anderson 52 On September 18 2014 at the tapings for the October 28 edition of Impact Wrestling Lashley lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Roode On January 7 2015 King and MVP helped Lashley beat Roode to regain the championship along with new members Samoa Joe and Low Ki as well as Roode s friend Eric Young turning on him On the following night s tapings of the January 16 2015 episode of Impact Wrestling the group was officially presented as the Beat Down Clan with the trio of MVP Lashley and King established as having been its foundation however Lashley refused to act as the new unit s centerpiece resulting in King joining the others in attacking Lashley on MVP s orders At Impact Hardcore Justice Kenny King won a ladder match to begin his second reign as X Division Champion On May 11 2015 King lost the X Division Championship against Spud On June 24 2015 aired July 1 Beat Down Clan defeated The Rising in a 4 on 3 Handicap match forcing The Rising to dissolve Also Hernandez made his return to TNA joining BDC in the progress The Beat Down Clan was quickly dissolved after contract disputes with Hernandez and MVP and King was taken off television After a two month hiatus King made his TNA return on the September 2 episode of Impact Wrestling King went one on one against and lost to Bram in a losing effort On September 23 episode of Impact Wrestling King received a shot at the X Division Championship against Tigre Uno which he lost After the match King left TNA 53 After the Beat Down Clan dissolved all members left TNA with the exception of King He returned to a full time TNA schedule and competed in Group Wildcard in the TNA World Title Series along with Mahabali Shera Crazzy Steve and Aiden O Shea The series and the subsequent tournament were taped in July and aired on Impact throughout the later part of 2015 after King had already returned to Ring of Honor Due to his success in group play King qualified for the 16 person World Championship tournament but he was defeated in the first round by Eric Young failing to qualify for the round of 8 In September 2015 Kenny King left TNA confirming his departure from the company Return to ROH 2015 2022 Edit King made a surprise return to ROH on September 18 2015 at All Star Extravaganza VII reuniting with his All Night Express partner Rhett Titus in a tag team match where they defeated the Briscoe Brothers 54 In 2016 All Night Express united with Caprice Coleman to form an alliance known as the Cabinet The Cabinet overcame Jason Kincaid Leon St Giovanni and Shaheem Ali in the first round of the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship tournament only to meet defeat at the hands of A C H Jay White and Kushida The Cabinet was originally portrayed as something not be taken seriously but in late 2016 the trio turned serious and renamed themselves The Rebellion 55 eventually also adding Shane Taylor as a member 56 The Rebellion remained together until June 2017 when they were defeated by Search and Destroy in a match where the losing team had to disband 57 This signaled both a singles push for King and a face turn On September 22 at Death Before Dishonor XV King defeated Kushida to win the ROH World Television Championship for the first time 58 On December 15 2017 at Final Battle Kenny King lost the ROH Television Title in a Fatal 4 Way elimination match against Silas Young Shane Taylor and Punishment Martinez However King regained the title on February 10 2018 59 King lost the title at Supercard of Honor XII to Silas Young in a Last Man Standing match In mid 2018 King began to make a slow heel turn starting with cheating to beat Bullet Club member Marty Scurll In the following weeks King also defeated Chase Owens and Hangman Adam Page with similar underhanded tactics leading King to call himself the Bullet Club silencer In late 2019 King had joined with Rush and Dragon Lee to form the heel stable La Faccion Ingobernable later joined by La Bestia del Ring ROH was on hiatus through the better part of 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic but in 2021 King and Lee would defeat The Foundation Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship in a Pure Rules match that was aired on the February 27 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling This marks King s second individual reign as Tag Team Champions Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre 2017 Edit On August 9 2017 Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL announced Kenny would replace King Haku because of immigration complications making his debut for the promotion in the 2017 CMLL International Gran Prix 60 On September 1 King was eliminated from the International Gran Prix torneo cibernetico by Valiente 61 Second return to Impact Wrestling 2022 present Edit On the February 3 2022 episode of Impact King made his return to Impact Wrestling as a member of Honor No More 62 63 On June 19 at Slammiversary he competed in an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship which was won by Mike Bailey 64 Other media EditOn July 22 2003 Layne appeared in the television program The Strip as Felix in the episode Father s Day Blues Layne also appeared on the short lived Nickelodeon series My Brother and Me on the episode titled Dee Dee s Haircut He was in season 2 episode 15 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills appearing as a Chippendale s dancer in Las Vegas Layne appeared on the dating game show Baggage on March 9 2011 he was one of three potential men for the female contestant to choose He lasted until the final elimination round Layne was announced as a contestant on the 13th season of The Bachelorette which premiered in May 2017 He pulled himself out of the competition in ninth place as he was missing his daughter On June 26 2018 it was announced that Layne will be on the 5th season of Bachelor in Paradise 65 Championships and accomplishments Edit King is a two time TNA X Division Champion Full Impact Pro FIP Tag Team Championship 1 time with Jason Blade 66 Future Stars of Wrestling FSW Elite Championship 1 time 67 FSW Tag Team Championships 1 time with Shogun Jones Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No 36 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013 68 Ring of Honor ROH World Television Championship 2 times 58 ROH World Tag Team Championship 3 times with Rhett Titus 1 and Dragon Lee 2 24 Honor Rumble 2019 69 Ultimate Wrestling Federation UWF Vegas Heavyweight Championship 1 time 3 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA X Division Championship 2 times 70 TNA World Cup of Wrestling 2013 with Christopher Daniels James Storm Kazarian and Mickie JamesReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Oliver Greg May 5 2011 Kenny King plenty tough enough for ROH Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved May 7 2011 Kenny King Chippendales Retrieved July 8 2012 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Kenny King Online World of Wrestling Retrieved 2009 04 30 Kenny King profile Ring of Honor Archived from the original on 2010 04 08 Retrieved 2010 04 05 King Kenny 2 March 2013 There are times like now when I look at my daughter and see her mannerisms that I realize I m gonna be in deep shit in about 8 yrs Sokol Chris 2005 12 04 Impact Raven follows his rules Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved 2009 04 30 Sokol Chris 2005 12 25 Impact Plenty of Christmas treats Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved 2009 04 30 Sokol Chris 2006 03 05 Impact Sting threatens his return Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved 2009 04 30 Sokol Chris 2006 07 07 TNA Heavy focus on title picture Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved 2009 04 30 Sokol Chris 2006 01 22 Impact A wealth of title challengers Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved 2009 04 30 Sokol Chris 2006 01 30 Impact What are the Odds Sting stays retired Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved 2009 04 30 a b c d e f g h i j k l McNeil Holden 2010 01 13 The Evolution Of Kenny King Ring of Honor Archived from the original on April 13 2012 Retrieved 2010 02 04 Valvo Anthony 2009 10 24 ROH on HDNet Results 10 19 09 WrestleView Retrieved 2010 02 04 Radican Sean 2009 12 19 Radican s ROH Final Battle PPV Blog 12 19 Complete coverage of Aries vs Black Briscoes vs Wolves Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2010 02 04 Clevett Jason 2010 01 30 ROH Liger kick off WrestleReunion Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved 2010 02 04 Radican Sean 2010 04 03 Radican s ROH The Big Bang PPV Blog 4 3 Black vs Aries vs Strong Briscoes vs KOW Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2010 04 04 Caldwell James 2010 09 13 ROH News ROH announces re signing of current wrestler signing of new wrestler to the roster Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2010 09 13 Bishop Matt 2010 11 13 Edwards wins 2010 Survival of the Fittest as ROH returns to Detroit area Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Retrieved 2010 11 13 Caldwell James 2010 12 18 Caldwell s Ring of Honor PPV report 12 18 Ongoing virtual time coverage of Final Battle 2010 Strong vs Richards Generico vs Steen Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2010 12 19 Caldwell James 2011 02 26 Caldwell s Ring of Honor PPV report 2 26 Complete virtual time coverage of 9th Anniversary Show Strong vs Homicide ROH Title match Briscoes vs Haas amp Benjamin main event Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2011 03 20 Meltzer Dave 2011 03 19 Surprise title change tonight Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved 2011 03 20 Martin Adam 2011 03 20 3 19 ROH Results New York City New York WrestleView Retrieved 2011 03 20 Radican Sean 2011 09 17 Radican s ROH Death Before Dishonor Internet PPV report 9 17 Ongoing virtual time coverage of ROH in New York City Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2011 09 17 a b Meltzer Dave 2012 06 24 ROH Best in the World iPPV coverage from New York Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved 2012 06 25 Roh World Tag Team Titles vacated Ring of Honor 2012 07 10 Retrieved 2012 07 10 Caldwell James 2012 07 10 ROH News Tag Titles officially vacated ROH announces how new champs will be determined Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 07 10 Kenny King on Leaving ROH For TNA Impact Wrestling 25 September 2013 a b ROH Kenny King Update Ring of Honor 2012 07 05 Retrieved 2012 07 05 Caldwell James 2012 07 06 ROH TNA News ROH cuts ties with Kenny King following Impact appearance outlines King s contract situation Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 07 06 Caldwell James 2012 07 05 Caldwell s TNA Impact Wrestling results 7 5 Ongoing virtual time coverage of live Impact final PPV hype Hardy vs Storm Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 07 05 a b Caldwell James 2012 07 08 Caldwell s TNA Destination X PPV results 7 8 Ongoing virtual time coverage of live PPV Roode vs Aries new X Division champion Angle vs Joe Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 07 08 Caldwell James 2012 07 26 Caldwell s TNA Impact Wrestling results 7 26 Ongoing virtual time coverage of live Impact BFG Series matches interim GM Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 07 26 Caldwell James 2012 08 02 Caldwell s TNA Impact results 8 2 Ongoing virtual time coverage of live Impact Angle vs Storm Chavo in ring debut more Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 08 02 Caldwell James 2012 08 02 TNA News Updated Hardcore Justice line up six new PPV matches announced Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 08 02 Caldwell James 2012 08 12 Caldwell s TNA Hardcore Justice PPV results 8 12 Ongoing virtual time coverage of live PPV Aries vs Roode BFG Series matches Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 08 12 Johnson Mike 2012 08 13 New TNA signings No Surrender PPV Samoa Joe and more TNA news Pro Wrestling Insider Retrieved 2012 08 13 Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 12 6 Complete virtual time coverage of live Impact Team Hardy vs Team Roode Knockout returns final PPV hype Caldwell s TNA Final Resolution PPV Results 12 9 Complete virtual time coverage of Hardy vs Roode in the main event Aries vs Bully Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 12 13 Complete virtual time coverage of PPV fall out episode Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 12 20 Complete virtual time coverage of Champ Thursday Aries vs Hardy 1 3 13 reveal PWTorch Retrieved 2012 12 20 Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 1 10 Complete virtual time coverage of Sting Knox wedding angle and oh yeah a PPV on Sunday updated w Box Score Caldwell s TNA Genesis Results 1 13 Complete virtual time coverage of live PPV Hardy defends TNA Title against two foes two title matches 1 contender matches Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 2 7 Complete virtual time coverage of Impact in the U K Tag Title change Sting amp Bully main event Aces amp Eights lose again Nash weighs in Caldwell s TNA Impact Report 2 21 Complete virtual time coverage of Impact in the U K new KO champ Hogan s decision early contender for worst angle of the year updated w Box Score Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 2 28 Complete virtual time coverage of live Impact TNA amp Jeff Hardy return to Orlando Angle unmasks A amp E member but cameraman misses the shot Caldwell s TNA Lockdown PPV Results 3 10 Live in person coverage from San Antonio Hardy vs Ray TNA Title match Lethal Lockdown more Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 3 21 Complete virtual time coverage of Impact from Chicago new 1 contender to TNA Title two title matches Lockdown fall out Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 4 18 Complete virtual time coverage of Styles s in ring return live Impact fall out Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 5 16 Sting amp Bully contract signing X Title match many Slammiversary developments Caldwell s TNA Slammiversary PPV Results Hour 1 New X Division champion starts the show Hogan has a potty mouth big TNA vs Aces amp Eights six man tag match Caldwell s TNA Impact Results 6 27 Complete virtual time coverage of Impact BFG Series continues two title matches Suicide Joe added to Mafia Hogan plays principal more Impact Wrestling 17 September 2014 Kenny King vs Chris Melendez Sept 17 2014 Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 via YouTube Johnson Mike 2015 09 18 The ROH mystery team is Pro Wrestling Insider Retrieved 2015 09 19 Caldwell James 2015 09 18 Caldwell s ROH ASE PPV report 9 18 Complete virtual time coverage of All Star Extravaganza Jay Lethal defends two titles ANX more Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2015 09 19 Rise of the Rebellion is no laughing matter Ring of Honor Retrieved 2017 05 15 Bully Ray and The Briscoes defend their 6 Man Tag Titles against The Rebellion Ring of Honor Retrieved 2017 05 15 Meltzer Dave Currier Joseph 2017 06 23 ROH Best in the World live results Christopher Daniels vs Cody Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved 2017 06 23 a b Radican Sean 2017 09 22 Radican s 9 22 ROH Death Before Dishonor XV PPV report Cody vs Suzuki Young Bucks vs MCMG Kushida vs King Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2017 09 22 2 10 ROH TV TAPING SPOILERS FROM ATLANTA GA PWInsider com www pwinsider com King Haku no estara en el Gran Prix Kenny King lo sustituira Valdes Apolo September 2 2017 Diamante Azul brillo en el Grand Prix 2017 MedioTiempo in Spanish Retrieved September 2 2017 IMPACT Wrestling Staff February 3 2022 IMPACT on AXS TV Results February 3 2022 Impact Wrestling Retrieved February 4 2022 Defelice Robert February 3 2022 Kenny King Returns To IMPACT Wrestling Aligns Himself With Honor No More Fightful Retrieved February 4 2022 Powell Jason June 19 2022 6 19 Impact Wrestling Slammiversary results Powell s live review of Josh Alexander vs Eric Young for the Impact World Championship Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship Queen of the Mountain match for the Knockouts Title The Briscoes vs Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson for the Impact Tag Titles Pro Wrestling Dot Net Retrieved June 19 2022 Good Morning America June 26 2018 Bachelor in Paradise season 5 cast revealed ABC NEWS Retrieved June 26 2018 FIP Tag Team Championship history Archived from the original on 2010 10 06 PWInsiderXTRA com www pwinsiderxtra com Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 for 2013 The Internet Wrestling Database Retrieved 2013 08 22 ROH NJPW G1 Supercard Results 5 April 2019 Caldwell James 2012 10 14 Caldwell s TNA Bound for Glory PPV results 10 14 Ongoing virtual time coverage of live PPV Aries vs Hardy Storm vs Roode Pro Wrestling Torch Retrieved 2012 10 15 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenny Layne TNA profile Ring of Honor profile Future Stars of Wrestling profile Online World of Wrestling profile Kenny Layne at IMDb 2003 Interview 2006 Interview Tough Enough 2 recaps at 411mania com Tough Enough 2 recaps at TheCubsFan com Kenny King s profile at Cagematch net Wrestlingdata com Internet Wrestling Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenny King wrestler amp oldid 1152191505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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