Caylen Croft | |
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Birth name | Kris Caylen Pavone |
Born |
Youngstown, Ohio, United States |
April 29, 1980
Residence | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Alma mater | Youngstown State University |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Caylen Croft Chris Banks Chris Cage Chris Pavone French Man Deux |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Trained by |
Nightmare Danny Davis Nick Dinsmore |
Debut | 2001 |
Retired | 2010 |
Kris Caylen Pavone (born May 2, 1980) is an American elementary school teacher, retired professional wrestler and children's book author and illustrator. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he wrestled under the ring name Caylen Croft. He was one half of the Dude Busters tag team with Trent Barreta.
Pavone debuted in 2001 using the name Chris Cage. After two years on the independent circuit, he signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) territory. In OVW, he won the Southern Tag Team Championship four times (three times with Tank Toland and once with Mike Mizanin) and the Heavyweight Championship once. He was released from his WWE developmental contract in March 2006 before being re-signed in 2008. He competed for the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory, where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship twice, and debuted for the ECW brand in December 2009.
Pavone made his debut in 2001 as a student of Danny Davis and Nick Dinsmore. Within two years, he appeared at the ECWA Super 8 Tournament in April 2003 and began competing in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) several weeks later.