Tony Kozina
| Tony Kozina | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 23, 1970 Portland, Oregon |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Canadian Cougar Tony Kozina |
| Billed height | 5'6" (1.68 m) |
| Billed weight | 174 lb (79.09 kg) |
| Billed from | Portland, Oregon |
| Trained by |
Billy Jack Haynes Matt Osborne North American Wrestling Asylum Michelle Starr |
| Debut | January 26, 1997 |
Tony Kozina (born October 23, 1970) is an American professional wrestler who is best known for his work in the Pacific Northwest especially in Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling and National Wrestling Alliance. He has also made appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
In the summer of 1996 Kozina started training with Billy Jack Haynes and "Maniac" Matt Borne and helped train others at North American Wrestling Asylum.
On October 20, 1998, Kozina defeated Torch for the newly created NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship. On July 21, 2001, Kozina defeated Scotty Mac to claim his sixth NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship. The title was vacated on April 5, 2002 due to inactivity. On January 14, 2000, Kozina won his first NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship by defeating Vince Kaplack. In a rematch at the NWA 52nd Anniversary Show on October 20, Kaplack defeated Kozina to become the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion.
On August 10, 2003, Kozina teamed up with Buddy Wayne on an episode WWE Heat. They lost to the team of Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade.
In January 2011, Kozina faced Davey Richards in Ring of Honor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Richards won via knockout when the referee stopped the bout in just under 5 minutes.
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