Craig Classic
| Birth name | Craig Cohn |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 1, 1983 Manhasset, New York |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Classic Kid Craig Craig Classic Dragon Warrior Ryan Billington |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Trained by |
Antonio Banks Big Tilly Bruno Sassi Daisuke Sekimoto Ikuto Hidaka Masada Men's Teioh Norman Smiley Pablo Marquez Rusty Brooks Ryan O'Reilly Soulman Alex G Tatsuhito Takaiwa Yoshihito Sasaki |
| Debut | June 18, 2005 |
Craig Cohn (born May 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Craig Classic. Cohn was initially trained at the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) dojo by Daisuke Sekimoto and has spent most of his career working in Japan, signing a contract with Pro Wrestling Zero1 in January 2012. He quit Zero1 in October 2013, after which he renamed himself Classic Kid. He has also achieved some success in the United States, most notably winning the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship in November 2010.
In 2004, Cohn was invited to train under Daisuke Sekimoto at the dojo of the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) promotion, becoming the first gaijin (non-Japanese) wrestler trained by the dojo. While Sekimoto worked as the head trainer of the dojo, Cohn also trained under other BJW wrestlers such as Men's Teioh, Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Yoshihito Sasaki. Upon his return to the United States, Cohn continued his training seven days a week under Soulman Alex G, eventually making his debut under the ring name Ryan Billington on June 18, 2005, facing Chasyn Rance at a Four Star Championship Wrestling event in Boca Raton, Florida. Afterwards, Cohn began working on the Floridian independent circuit under a mask and the ring name Dragon Warrior. Meanwhile, he also continued his training under the likes of Antonio Banks, Big Tilly, Bruno Sassi, Masada, Norman Smiley, Pablo Marquez, Rusty Brooks and Ryan O'Reilly. In 2005 and 2006, Cohn made several non-wrestling appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), portraying a security guard. In early 2006, Cohn returned to Japan and on April 2 made his in-ring debut for BJW. Unmasked, but deciding not to use his real last name, Cohn began working just as "Craig", teaming with Katsumasa Inoue in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Jaki Numazawa and Saburo Inematsu. During the tour, which lasted until May 5, Cohn worked against top BJW workers such as Abdullah Kobayashi and Men's Teioh, but was unable to pick up a win. Cohn returned to BJW the following August and, on August 18, picked up his first win in the promotion, when he pinned Shinobu in a six-man tag team match, where he, Men's Teioh and Onryo faced Shinobu, Hiroyuki Kondo and Yuko Miyamoto. After his second tour concluded in October, Cohn returned for his third tour of the promotion in December 2006. Cohn continued making regular tours of BJW throughout 2007 and the first half of 2008. On April 27, 2007, Cohn also made his debut for women's wrestling promotion Ice Ribbon, losing to Hisakatsu Oya in a singles match.
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