American professional wrestler
Colby Steven Corino (born August 28, 1996) is an American professional wrestler performing for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion , and also appears on the independent circuit . He is the son of former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Steve Corino .
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2014–2023)
Corino signed a contract with Ring of Honor in 2014 and debuted soon after, joining The Decade and aligning himself with B. J. Whitmer , Jimmy Jacobs and Adam Page as their "young boy". The addition of Corino to The Decade caused friction between Whitmer and Jacobs, leading to a match between the two at Supercard of Honor IX , won by Whitmer in what would go on to be Jacobs' final match in Ring Of Honor. After Jacobs' departure, as part of the "young boy" storyline , Whitmer would regularly berate, embarrass and even attack Corino in front of his father, then-color commentator and former professional wrestler Steve Corino . Whitmer disbanded the stable in 2016.[ 1]
In early 2016, Corino participated in the ROH Top Prospect Tournament . He competed in the first round on January 9, where he was eliminated by Punisher Martinez .
On November 17, 2016, it was announced Corino would be joining the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Dojo to train as a young lion .[ 2]
Corino formed the "Ugly Ducklings" stable with Lance Lude and Rob Killjoy.[ 3] [ 4] Alongside his Ugly Duckling stablemates, Corino made a guest appearance in the TNA special Total Nonstop Deletion , as part of the Tag Team Apocalypto. He was quickly eliminated by Decay (Abyss and Crazzy Steve ).[ 5]
WWE (2020)
Colby appeared on the August 17, 2020 edition of WWE RAW Underground, losing to Erik of the Viking Raiders as well as the September 4 edition of 205 Live against Mansoor .
Return to NWA (2023–present)
Colby made his return to NWA at Crockett Cup night two, accompanied by Jamie Stanley, defeating Eric Jackson, Flip Gordon , Gaagz The Gymp, Jarron Fulton and Joe Alonzo to become the number one contender for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship .[ 6] On August 26 at night 1 of NWA 75th Anniversary Show , Corino won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship . when he defeated Kerry Morton .[ 7] [ 8] On March 2, 2024 at Hard Times , Corino lost the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship to Joe Alonzo, ending his reign at 204 days.[ 9]
Championships and accomplishments
America's Most Liked Wrestling
AML Prestige Championship (3 times)[ 10]
Atomic Championship Wrestling
ACW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[ 11]
Capitol Wrestling / Catalyst Wrestling
Capitol Wrestling Heavyweight Championship / Catalyst Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[ 12]
H2O Wrestling: Hardcore Hustle Organization
H2O Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[ 13]
Krossfire Wrestling
KFW Championship (1 time)[ 14]
National Wrestling Alliance
Premier Wrestling Federation
PWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[ 21]
PWF Universal Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Lance Lude and Rob Killjoy
PWF Unified Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Andrew Everett (1) and NINA (1)[ 22]
PWF Crystal Coast Oceanic Championship (2 times)[ 23]
Iron J Tournament (2014)[ 24]
Lil' Sebastian Memorial Premier Tag League Tournament (2021) – with NINA[ 25]
Oceanic XII Tournament (2021)[ 26] [ 27]
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Award (2014)[ 28]
Match of the Year Award (2015, 2021)[ 29] [ 30]
MVP Award (2020)[ 29]
Pro Wrestling World-1
World-1 U-30 Open-weight Championship (1 time)
World-1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Corino
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 226 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022[ 31]
Ring Wars Carolina
RWC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[ 32]
Vanguard Championship Wrestling
VCW Commonwealth Heritage Championship (2 times)[ 33]
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager)
Loser (wager)
Location
Event
Date
Notes
Lucky Ali (championship )
Colby Corino (career)
Raleigh, North Carolina
DPW You Already Know
February 25, 2023
Aired March 4, 2023 .[ 34]
References
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Decade « Stables Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved January 28, 2017 .
^ "NJPW News: Rush Likely In For The World Tag League, Taula Fifita & Colby Corino to Start As Young Boys" . 411 Mania. November 17, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2017 .
^ "5 Questions: The Ugly Ducklings" . www.pwxpro.com . Retrieved January 28, 2017 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Ugly Ducklings « Stables Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved January 28, 2017 .
^ Gerweck, Steve (December 16, 2016). "12/15 TNA Impact Wrestling Recap: Total Nonstop Deletion" . Gerweck,net . Retrieved February 10, 2017 .
^ Rogers, Jon (June 4, 2023). "NWA Crockett Cup night two live results: Title matches & tournament finals" . F4wonline .
^ Tessier, Colin (August 26, 2023). "NWA 75 Night One Results (8/26): Kamille vs. Natalia Markova, Matt Cardona, More" . WrestleZone . Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023 .
^ "NWA 75 - Tag 1" . Cagematch . August 26, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023 .
^ Wilen, Jerome (March 3, 2024). "SPOILERS: NWA Hard Times TV tapings: Matches taped on 3/2 in Dothan, AL" . Wrestleview .
^ AML Prestige Championship
^ ACW Cruiserweight Championship
^ Capitol Wrestling World War IV
^ XPW Women's Title Tournament
^ "411MANIA" . Krossfire Wrestling Black Harvest Results 10.21.2022: Krossfire Wrestling Championship, Black Harvest Scramble, & More .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship » Title Reigns 26.08.2023 – 02.03.2024: Colby Corino" . CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database . Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2024 .
^ "Colby Corino Wins NWA Junior Heavyweight Title at NWA 75" . August 27, 2023.
^ NWA Powerrr S5E10 - The Champions Series 2021: Part 4
^ "YOUTUBE EXCLUSIVE - World Title Battle Royale" . YouTube . September 2, 2024.
^ https://x.com/ColbyCorino/status/1830709031763136690
^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=8972
^ PWF Junior Heavyweight Championship
^ Lil' Sebastian Memorial Premier Tag League Tournament
^ PWF OXII #10
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CAGEMATCH » Tournaments Database » Iron J Tournament" . www.cagematch.net . Retrieved February 10, 2017 .
^ PWF Lil' Sebastian Memorial Premier Tag League Tournament
^ "Tournament Winners" .
^ "Champions" .
^ "Premier Wrestling Federation: PWF Tournaments & Awards" .
^ a b "Award Winners" . Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ "Steve Corino: The Weird & Winding Roads of a Travelling Champion" . May 22, 2022.
^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016" . The Internet Wrestling Database . Retrieved October 9, 2021 .
^ RWC Junior Heavyweight Championship
^ Colby Corino
^ Daly, Wayne (February 28, 2023). "DPW Results: You Already Know 2023 – Raleigh, NC (2/25)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved June 25, 2023 .
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