Reckless Youth
| Reckless Youth | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Carter |
| Born |
September 18, 1974 Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States |
| Residence | Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Reckless Youth Silver Wings Tom Carter |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Trained by |
Al Snow Larry Sharpe William Regal |
| Debut | September 1995 |
Thomas Carter (born September 18, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Reckless Youth. He has competed in numerous North American independent promotions including the East Coast Wrestling Association, Combat Zone Wrestling and Chikara, where he was one of the original founders alongside Mike Quackenbush. In January 1998, Pro Wrestling Illustrated senior editor Bill Apter called Reckless Youth "one of the most recognizable independent stars" in the United States.
Carter was part of a small group of "backyard wrestlers", including D'Lo Brown, while growing up in New Jersey. Carter and his friends eventually began renting an actual wrestling ring from Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory. Within a few years, Sharpe eventually offered to book the young men on his shows if they joined his wrestling school and sold tickets for live events. Carter made his pro debut in September 1995. He also trained at Al Snow's Bodyslammers Gym in Lima, Ohio during his rookie year.
Youth made his debut for Great Lakes Wrestling in a ladder match with Steve Nixon. He later started a group alongside "Dirty" Don Montoya and Diamond (later Simon Diamond) called East Coast Invasion. Youth went on to win the GLW World title and competed in the final match in GLW defeating "Dirty" Don Montoya in a two out of three falls match on January 17, 1997.
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