Chuck Taylor (wrestler)
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Taylor at an independent wrestling show in July 2012
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| Birth name | Dustin Howard |
| Born |
April 22, 1986 Murray, Kentucky, United States |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bugg Nevans Chuck Taylor Dustin Mr. Azerbaijan Rick Beanbag Rich Mahogany Scoot Tatum Stewie Scrivens Touch Phillips Howie Dewitt Karate Durling Slim Perkins Trent Baretta |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Billed from |
Murray, Kentucky Raccoon City |
| Trained by | Brandon Walker |
| Debut | 2002 |
Dustin Howard (born April 22, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chuck Taylor. He most notably wrestles for Chikara, Evolve Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He also serves as an assistant trainer at The Wrestle Factory, operated by Chikara founder Mike Quackenbush.
Howard began his wrestling training at age 15 under the tutelage of Brandon Walker at the Old School Wrestling Training Academy in Hardin, Kentucky. Due to age requirements for wrestling licenses in Kentucky, he was unable to wrestle during shows in-state until age 18, during which time he wrestled for promotions in Tennessee and Illinois. The most prominent of these was the then-newly restarted Chaos Pro Wrestling in Brookport, Illinois, where he began his friendship with Ricochet.
Howard, under the ring name Chuck Taylor, made his Chikara debut on June 24, 2006, at the Young Lions Cup IV tournament, defeating his rival Ricochet in the first round before being eliminated in the six-way semi-final round by Andy Sumner. The next night, he teamed up with Cloudy to defeat Ricochet and Player Uno in a non-tournament tag team match, with the four receiving a standing ovation after the match. However, Taylor would quickly become a villain during his match with Eddie Kingston at the Brick event on November 17, gaining an upset victory with some help from an interfering Larry Sweeney. After impressing Sweeney, Taylor was allowed to replace Chris Hero in the 2007 King of Trios tournament, joining Team F.I.S.T. (Icarus and Gran Akuma) on the Kings of Wrestling team. The Kings made it to the semi-final round before losing to the team of Miyawaki, Yoshiaki Yago and Kudo.
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