Tracy Williams

For the basketball coach, see Tracy Williams (basketball).

Tracy Williams is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for Ring of Honor (ROH) where he is a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with Foundation teammate Rhett Titus. He is also a former ROH World Television Champion.

Tracy Williams
Williams in 2019
Born	1989 Brooklyn, New York
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Dieter VonSteigerwalt Tracy Williams Silver Ant Green Ant The Tender Weapon
Billed from	Brooklyn, New York
Debut	July 31, 2009

Prior to ROH, he was known for his time in Evolve, where he is a former two-time Evolve Tag Team Champion.^[1][2]

Professional wrestling career

Evolve (2014–2018)

Williams made his debut at Evolve on September 14, 2014, at Evolve 35, losing to Timothy Thatcher.^[3]

On May 30, 2015, at EVOLVE 43, Williams and Drew Gulak failed to capture the Open the United Gate Championship, when they were defeated by Johnny Gargano and Rich Swann.^[4] Williams has held the EVOLVE Tag Team championship with Drew Gulak and Fred Yehi, respectively, representing the stable Catch Point. At EVOLVE 113, Williams had his last match with the promotion, losing against EVOLVE Champion Shane Strickland. After that, he left the promotion.^[5]

Ring of Honor (2018–2021)

Williams made his Ring of Honor debut on Survival of the Fittest (2018). He participated in the Survival of the Fittest tournament, where he was eliminated at the first round by Jonathan Gresham.^[6] At a ROH taping in Atlanta, Georgia, Williams would join Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Mark Haskins, Bandido and Tenille Dashwood in forming a new faction named ‘Lifeblood’. However, after the departures of Dashwood and Robinson from the promotion, Lifeblood would quietly disband and Williams would find himself once again in singles competition. In September 2020, Williams competed in the ROH Pure Tournament for the ROH Pure Championship where he defeated Rust Taylor in the first round, Fred Yehi in the second round and Jay Lethal in the semi-finals but lost to Jonathan Gresham in the finals. Following this, Williams would join Lethal, Gresham and Rhett Titus in forming a new faction known as The Foundation.

On March 26, 2021, Williams became a double champion, winning the ROH World Television Championship by defeating Kenny King - who was filling in for the injured recognized champion Dragon Lee, and also the ROH World Tag Team Championship, teaming with Titus to defeat King and La Bestia del Ring - who himself was subbing for recognized champion Dragon Lee. Williams would then lose the TV Title to Tony Deppen on Ring of Honor Wrestling (aired May 1, 2021, but the exact match date is unknown due to it being at a closed door taping).

Championships and accomplishments

• Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Absolute Championship (1 time)^[7]
  • AIW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tyson Dux^[8]
  • JT Lightning Invitational Tournament (2017)^[9][10]
• Chikara
  • King of Trios (2011) - with Fire Ant and Soldier Ant^[11]
• Evolve
  • Evolve Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[12] – with Drew Gulak (1) and Fred Yehi (1)
• Forza Lucha!
  • Forza Lucha Cup (2016)^[13]
• IndependentWrestling.TV
  • Independent Wrestling Championship (1 times)^[14][15]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 90 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021^[16]
• Ring Of Honor
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rhett Titus^[17]
  • ROH World Television Championship (1 time)^[18]
  • ROH Year-End Award (2 times)
    • Faction of the Year (2020) – with The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, Rhett Titus)^[19]
    • Match of the Year (2020) – vs. Jonathan Gresham (ROH Pure Tournament Finals)^[19]

References

1. "Tracy Williams « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
2. "Title Reigns « EVOLVE Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
3. "EVOLVE 35 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
4. "Evolve 43". Cagematch. May 30, 2015.
5. Csonka, Larry (October 2, 2018). "Various News: Naito Promises New Los Ingobernables de Japon Member, Tracy Williams Done With EVOLVE". 411mania.
6. Pageot, Harley R. (November 4, 2018). "11/4 ROH SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST report: Live coverage of the prestigious annual tournament, The Elite vs. The Kingdom for the six-man titles". PWTorch.
7. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 27, 2018). "AIW Absolute Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
8. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 18, 2015). "AIW Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
9. Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 27, 2017). "JT Lightning Invitational Tournament (2017)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
10. Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 27, 2017). "AIW The JT Lightning Invitational Tournament 2017 - Tag 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
11. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 17, 2011). "King of Trios (2011)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
12. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 2, 2016). "Evolve Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
13. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 13, 2016). "Forza Lucha Cup (2016)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
14. Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 25, 2018). "Independent Wrestling Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
15. "IWTV Timeline: The Independent Wrestling Championship".
16. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. cagematch.net. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
17. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 26, 2021). "ROH World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
18. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 26, 2021). "ROH World Television Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
19. TESSIER, COLIN. "Complete List of 2020 ROH Award Winners". Www.wrestlezone.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

• Tracy Williams's Ring of Honor profile
• Tracy Williams's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
• HOT SAUCE Tracy Williams on Twitter
• Tracy Williams at IMDb