Shane Strickland
| Born | September 30 Tacoma, Washington, United States |
|---|---|
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Shane Strickland Killshot |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Debut | March, 2009 |
Shane Strickland (born September 30), is an American professional wrestler. Strickland is best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he won the CZW Wired TV Championship two times. Strickland also works for Lucha Underground under the name of Killshot.
Strickland made his CZW debut on February 4, 2012 in a dark match. On March 10, 2012, at Aerial Assault, Strickland participated in the main event, a Best Of The Best 11 Qualifying Aerial Assault Elimination Match won by Samuray del Sol. On November 10, 2012, at Night of Infamy 11, Strickland participated in a CZW Wired TV Open Challenge, but was defeated by the champion AR Fox. At Best of the Best 12, Strickland participated in the Best of the Best tournament, but he was defeated in the first round by Alex Colon. On September 14, 2013, at Down with the Sickness, Strickland participated in the main event a Chris Cash Memorial Fatal 4 Way Ladder match for the CZW Wired TV Championship, but the match was won by Colon. At Cage of Death XV, Colon defeated Strickland in a title match. On March 8, 2014, at High Strikes, Strickland defeated the CZW Wired Champion Devon Moore to win the title. At Best of the Best XIII, Strickland retained the title against Moore in a Ladder match.
Then, Strickland started a feud with Joe Gacy. At Dojo Wars 6, Strickland lost the title against Gacy. However, Strickland regained the title two weeks later at Dojo Wars 7. On October 2014, Strickland participated in the World Triangle Tournament, a tournament held by Westside Xtreme Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and Big Japan Pro-Wrestling. Strickland ended with 3 point in the Block B. Finally, at Cage of Death XVI, Gacy defeated Strickland for the title.
In 2015, it was announced Strickland appeared at Lucha Underground TV Tapings as a masked wrestler named Killshot. Killshot, along with Big Ryck and The Mack participated in a tournament for the LU Trios Championship, but they were defeated in the finales by the eventual winners Angélico, Son of Havoc and Ivelisse. In season 2, Killshot was given the backstory of a military vet who carries dog tags to honor the memories of his fallen comrades. His first feud began with Marty Martinez after Marty stole his dog tags after a match between them ended in a no contest. He then proceeded to return them to Killshot a week later before a 6-man tag team match for three Aztec medallions which were required for an upcoming Gift of the Gods Championship match for the vacated title. Their team was victorious, however Martinez would then once again steal the dog tags.
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