Trent Acid | |
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Birth name | Michael Verdi |
Born | November 12, 1980 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | June 18, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
(aged 29)
Cause of death | Drug overdose |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Trent Acid |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Billed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Billed from | The Vatican in South Philadelphia |
Debut | May 20, 1995 |
Michael Verdi (November 12, 1980—June 18, 2010), best known by his ring name Trent Acid, was an American professional wrestler. He worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashmere, in several American independent promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, National Wrestling Superstars, also known as NWS based out of New Jersey and Ring of Honor. He also worked a singles career with several promotions, including Juggalo Championship Wrestling.
Acid debuted in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) in 1999 and competed mostly in singles matches. At the first Cage of Death, he teamed with White Lotus to face the Kashmerinoes (Johnny Kashmere and Robbie Mireno). Acid wrestled many matches against Kashmere before teaming up with him to form The Backseat Boyz. The Backseat Boyz won the CZW Tag Team Championship. While part of this team, Acid still wrestled in the singles division and won the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, competing against the likes of Ruckus and Justice Pain for the title. He also became the second Best of the Best winner by defeating Jody Fleisch in the final match at Best of the Best 2. In September 2003, Acid won the vacant CZW Iron Man Championship by defeating Nick Gage and Jimmy Rave in a three way match.