Rick Victor

Viktor
Viktor in March 2015
Birth name	Eric Thompson[1]
Born	(1980-12-04) December 4, 1980 (age 44)[2] Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Apoc Apocalypse Bishop Erik Doom Rick Victor The Shadow Viktor Vik Zyon
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3]
Billed weight	219 lb (99 kg)[3]
Billed from	Calgary, Alberta, Canada The Wasteland
Trained by	Bruce Hart Ross Hart Mr. Hito
Debut	1999

Eric Thompson (born December 4, 1980) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), under the ring name Zyon.^[4] He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring names Rick Victor and Viktor. He was a part of the tag team The Ascension with Konnor.

He is a former one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Konnor. They were the longest reigning NXT Tag Team Champions of all time, holding the titles for 364 days.

Championships and accomplishments

• Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling
  • ARW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Big Kon^[5]
• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[6][7]
  • FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brad Maddox^[8]
• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vaughn Lilas
• Prairie Wrestling Alliance
  • PWA Mayhem Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him No. 128 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014^[9]
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
  • Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dave Swift (1) and Harry Smith (1)
• WWE
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Konnor^[10]

References

1. "Luke Harper, Sin Cara and Konnor and Viktor of The Ascension released". WWE. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
2. "Rick Victor". Florida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
3. "Viktor". WWE.
4. "The Ascension Reveals Their New Name, Talk About How COVID-19 Delayed Their TV Return Plans". Mandatory. June 25, 2020.
5. "THE FORMER ASCENSION WIN INDIE WRESTLING TAG TEAM TITLES". Ringside News. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
6. "Fact, 3 years ago I was security in Punta Gorda for @CMPunk. Tonight I left the same building as 2 time FCW heavyweight champion!". Rick Victor. July 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
7. "Big ups to new FCW tag champs @CjuicePARKER & @JasonJordanJJ. And even though he's a scumbag...new heavyweight champ @RickVictor69". Seth Rollins. July 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
8. "New FCW Tag Team Champions crowned". Wrestleview. July 30, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2014. Florida Championship Wrestling tweeted: Congratulations to @RickVictor69 (Rick Victor) and #BradMaddox- New FCW Tag Team Champions following Melbourne Event. Big Week in FCW check out the site!!
9. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
10. "NXT Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

Other websites

• Vik_The_Spacelord on Twitter
• Eric Thompson on IMDb
• Viktor on WWE.com