45-462: [REDACTED] Look up ruckus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ruckus may refer to: People with the name [ edit ] Ruckus (wrestler) , ring name of pro wrestler Claude Marrow Obe "Rukus" Watson, a member of The Trinity Band who mixes as DJ Rukus Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Ruckus (album) ,
90-414: A 2003 album from the group Galactic Ruckus (film) a 1981 action-thriller film, starring Dirk Benedict Ruckus (game show) , a short-lived 1991 syndicated game show with The Amazing Johnathan Ruckus, a children's variation of the card game Rummy Fictional characters [ edit ] Ruckus (comics) , a mutant supervillain from Marvel Comics Ruckus (Transformers) , a Decepticon in
135-466: A few complaints against the promotion, the politicians used this hardcore/extreme wrestling as an election ploy to keep their names in the press. During the spring of 2000, the City of Bayonne revoked JAPW's entertainment license, preventing the promotion from running events at Charity Hall. This forced JAPW to find a different venue to house their shows and alter their wrestling style. This was done to appease
180-427: A match which McGuinness ultimately won to retain his title. Since his debut, Ruckus has also spread his talents to numerous countries including England, Mexico, Japan, Canada, Italy and Germany, as well as making appearances in a variety of feds along the east coast and inland. In 2006, Ruckus made his debut for other northeast feds, such as Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling . He is still very much involved with
225-431: A model of motor scooter made by Honda Organizations [ edit ] Ruckus Society , an organization that provides training in techniques of political activism See also [ edit ] Rumpus (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ruckus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
270-403: A show called "South Philly Invasion." JAPW was planning to go back to their roots, but once again politics from Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission put a quick stop to it and prevented the show from moving forward. JAPW was allowed to return to Bayonne and Charity Hall but not without major changes. JAPW has to abide by strict Bayonne and New Jersey rules because it was under scrutiny from both
315-811: A team, but Ruckus became jealous of Sonjay and turned on him at Night of Infamy 2 . This led to a match at Cage of Death V which Sonjay won to become the new Junior Heavyweight Champion. In the early 2000s, as a member of the stable CZW Warriors (CZW Army), Ruckus toured all over Japan, including Kanagawa , Tokyo , Hokkaido , Ibaraki , Miyagi , Yamagata , Shizuoka , with the promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling , facing several wrestlers including Trent Acid , The Winger, Fantastic, Ryuji Ito , John Zandig , Shadow WX , Daikokubo Benkei, Abdullah Kobayashi , Van Hammer , Hideki Hosaka , Kamikaze, Shunma Matsuzaki, Naoki Numazawa , Nick Gage , teaming on several occasions with Wifebeater , Madman Pondo , Jun Kasai , Justice Pain , BADBOY Hido, Fantastic, Ryuji Ito , and won
360-823: Is an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name , Ruckus . He performs in Combat Zone Wrestling , Ring of Honor , Maryland Championship Wrestling , Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling . While often appearing at a number of other independent promotions, Ruckus is a member of the Blackout/BLKOUT stable with Eddie Kingston , Sabian , Joker , James Ellsworth , and Robbie Mireno. Ruckus began training in September 1998 at Brainbusters. A former backyard wrestler with Hardcore Championship Wrestling, Ruckus made his professional wrestling debut against Chad Austin on April 18, 1999 for
405-732: The BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship in December 2001 in Yokohama . In 2004, Ruckus and Robbie Mireno formed a stable called The Blackout (The BLKOUT). The stable also featured Sabian and Joker and they feuded with Chri$ Ca$ h . Eddie Kingston would later join them. On June 12, 2004, Ruckus and Sabian won the CZW World Tag Team Championship from Nick Gage and Nate Hatred at Trifecta Elimination 2 . Ruckus competed in
450-556: The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF). Ruckus and The Hurricane Kidd were hired by Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) when owner John Zandig saw them working for Power House Wrestling and was impressed by their ability. When Ruckus started in CZW he weighed nearly 300 lbs. but has since dropped over 75 pounds. He began wrestling in CZW around 2001 and became known for doing high flying moves, such as
495-506: The 450 Splash, that are not normally done by people of his size. He won his first title, the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship , on December 2, 2001, but only held it briefly, dropping the title at Cage of Death III to Trent Acid . He regained this title on January 18, 2003 at Live Again . During his second reign, Ruckus began teaming with Sonjay Dutt . They wrestled many matches as
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#1732780941938540-591: The BLK OUT in CZW, where they recently engaged in a war over the CZW Tag Team Title with NWA-Anarchy's Kory "Rainman" Chavis and Onyx, who claimed they were the original Blackout. In 2006, Ruckus taped episodes of MTV 's Wrestling Society X , forming a team with Babi Slymm known as "Keepin' It Gangsta". On September 6, 2008 Ruckus would make his debut for Insanity Pro Wrestling at the 8th Annual Super Junior Heavyweight Tournament . Ruckus would win
585-659: The BLKOUT and his half of the title was given to Ruckus, making Ruckus and Joker the new champions. Once Joker left CZW, however, the BLKOUT was stripped of the title. The same night they were stripped, Ruckus and the debuting Ricky Reyes helped Eddie Kingston win the World Championship and welcomed him back into the fold. At the Best of the Best tournament on July 14, 2007, Ruckus beat reigning CZW champion Justice Pain for
630-631: The Butcher . Don Montoya, Reckless Youth, Russ and Charlie Haas (the Haas Brothers), The Big Unit, Nova , The Nation Of Immigration (Homicide & Kane "D"), Chino Martinez and The Sickness were the local homegrown in the show. After the JAPW First Anniversary Show, they showed they had the potential to be a major promotion thus putting the independent wrestling scene on notice. The rest of 1998 included more growth for
675-481: The CZW World Heavyweight Title in a surprise non-tournament match. Later that night, the now three-time CZW Heavyweight Champion, Ruckus, joined his tag partner Sabian in ring to award their BLKOUT enforcer, Joker , the Best of the Best trophy he won by defeating B-Boy in the evening's final match. On December 8, 2007, at CZW Cage of Death IX , Ruckus lost the CZW World Heavyweight Title to
720-572: The Cage of Death match at Cage of Death VI against Team Ca$ h. Not only was Ruckus eliminated, but his team also lost the CZW Tag Team Title. On February 5, 2005, at Only The Strong , Ruckus defeated Messiah for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship . He held the title for quite some time, defending it against wrestlers such as Sonjay Dutt, B-Boy , SeXXXy Eddy , and Beef Wellington . Later in 2005, Ruckus and
765-849: The German Wrestling Promotion's World Heavyweight Championship belt in Germany. On Saturday February 21, 2009, he won the Maryland Championship Heavyweight title from Christian York in a cage match. He lost the title on April 25, 2014. He appeared in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood . Jersey All Pro Wrestling Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) was an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey , United States . Jersey All Pro Wrestling
810-807: The JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship in December 2010. In May 2011 JAPW hosted NJPW in the United States during their Invasion Tour 2011: Attack on East Coast . The NJPW tour caused heavy financial losses for JAPW, leading to the promotion going on a hiatus from 2010 until April 14, 2012, when they held their 14th Anniversary Show in Rahway. Afterwards, JAPW promoted only one anniversary show per year. On September 23, 2015, JAPW founder and promoter Frank Iadevaia died in his sleep at 43. They have not promoted an event since February 2018. The JAPW Student Championship
855-794: The JAPW Wrestling School also had a breakout year. Dixie and Insane Dragon became fan favorites and underdogs while on their quest to capture the JAPW Tag Team Championship. On May 18, 2001, at Youth Gone Wild , Dixie and Insane Dragon defeated Da Hit Squad to become the JAPW Tag Team Champions. Their reign only lasted 50 days as family drama slowly unfolded between the two brothers. During the feud, other family members get involved such as their father and younger sister. On December 15, 2001, JAPW learned of Russ Haas 's passing, which affected all in
900-620: The JAPW locker room. Then on February 2, 2002, JAPW presented the Russ Haas Memorial Show. Over 600 fans attended the memorial event while over 50 professional wrestlers from around the United States showed up and donated their salary for that evening. Even wrestlers from Florida flew up to the show as a show of respect for Haas to work the show. Charlie and the rest of the Haas family were also in attendance. The proceeds raised at
945-644: The New Jersey independent wrestling scene looking for that big break. One of the first of the JAPW originals to take that opportunity and shine was Homicide who made his debut on September 12, 1997. Also during the early days of JAPW, their shows were bloody and violent. Hardcore wrestling during that time was due to the craze of ECW and JAPW was seen as an alternative. Not long after, several ECW stars started making appearances in JAPW due to Iadevaia's friendship with former ECW star Jason. The Pitbulls, 911 , The Samoan Gangsta Party, and others made their debut for
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#1732780941938990-553: The Sheraton Hotel in Newark . The convention had over 2,500 fans attend, and the live event had over 1,000 fans in attendance. This was the biggest at that time to ever hit the New Jersey independent wrestling scene. That show attracted some of biggest names in business including Stone Cold Steve Austin , The Dudley Boyz , Rob Van Dam , Tommy Dreamer , Paul Heyman , The Wild Samoans , Al Snow , Shane Douglas , and Abdullah
1035-506: The Transformers toy line Uncle Ruckus , a character from the comic strip and television show The Boondocks Brands and enterprises [ edit ] Ruckus Network , formerly a provider of digital entertainment services for all American colleges and universities Ruckus Networks , formerly known as Ruckus Wireless, a computer networking company selling wired and wireless networking equipment and software Honda Ruckus ,
1080-457: The World Championship, with his allies Joker and Eddie Kingston bringing home the tag team title. On May 13, 2006, Ruckus won the Best of the Best tournament by defeating Sabian, Claudio Castagnoli, and Austin Aries in the final match. After Ruckus won the tournament, Chris Hero came out demanded a title shot and defeated Ruckus for the championship. In August 2006, Kingston was kicked out of
1125-459: The city and state. Plus, officials were sent to the shows to monitor the promotion. Thus ended the era "Blood is Better" on February 2, 2001. Frank Iadevaia, Jeff Shapiro, Pierre Pilger, and Angel Surita met with many of the promotions wrestlers to talk about the future of the promotion. If the company was going exist into the future, than change was crucial. So the company went into a new direction. In effect of this change "We are hard hitting" became
1170-448: The first round defeating Jayson Quick but would lose in the second round in a triple threat match also involving Shiima Xion and Aaron Williams. The Maryland Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title was awarded to both Ruckus and Sabian on April 21, 2007 when they defeated MCW champions Phat Blues Inc. (Kelly Bell and Buzz Stryker) and The Best of Both Worlds (Doyle Day and Buck Chyld). On May 19, 2007, Ruckus beat Christopher Daniels for
1215-455: The foundation of the future of JAPW. During July 1997, "Fat" Frank searched for a venue to house the promotion. While looking for a venue, he met a local businessman by the name of Jeff Shapiro. Shapiro owned a local building called Charity Hall and was also a wrestling fan. Iadevaia and Shapiro agreed to a one-year lease of Charity Hall. On July 25, 1997, JAPW was born. During the early days of JAPW, they featured wrestlers who were established in
1260-409: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruckus&oldid=1219562856 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ruckus (wrestler) Claude Marrow Jr. (born August 15, 1978)
1305-499: The local politicians who were now fully aware of Jersey All Pro Wrestling and their reputation. On September 18, 2000, New Jersey governor Whitman signed into law bill number A2304 banning extreme wrestling. This bill altered the face of JAPW. With the bill putting the promotion in a proverbial chokehold, the outlook for the future of the promotion seemed bleak. But in November 2000, ECW was facing bankruptcy, and JAPW had plans to put on
1350-711: The monthly shows. JAPW held their events once a month in small venues such as the Rahway Rec Center, and the Golden Door Charter School in Jersey City. On May 22, 2010, Japanese legend Jushin Thunder Liger made his debut for JAPW, wrestling Homicide in the main event of the show in which he lost. In the fall of 2010 JAPW started a working relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which saw Jushin Thunder Liger capturing
1395-452: The most brutal and bloody matches in JAPW history. In early 1998, JAPW flourished and attracted a larger fan base. Due to JAPW's continued growth, Jeff Shapiro saw the potential the promotion had and thus became an investor. Then on March 28, 1998, JAPW did something their critics and other New Jersey promoters never thought they would do: last a year and put on a their First Anniversary Show and Convention. The show and convention took place at
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1440-492: The new slogan and rally cry for JAPW. Many stars were influential during this new era, but the leaders of the new era were Da Hit Squad, Homicide, and Low Ki . JAPW once again showed their innovative style when they were the first independent promotion to showcase the strong style in the United States on a regular basis. It was also during 2001, that Philadelphia joined Bayonne as stops during their monthly shows for
1485-521: The promotion during 1997. Due to JAPW increasing popularity, it was considered the hottest ticket in Bayonne at the time, and fans craved blood and violence like their ECW counterparts. On December 5, 1997, JAPW closed out their first year with Night of Barb Wire #1 . It saw the Blood Angels defeat Homicide and Don Montoya to win the vacant JAPW Tag Team Championship in what is considered one of
1530-553: The promotion name. During 1997, only two shows were run, Northern States Wrestling Alliance a precursor to JAPW, the wrestlers were friends who were not getting booked in other wrestling shows due to the politics in the New Jersey wrestling scene at that time. Also featured wrestlers like A-Train, and Alexander the Great who are better known as D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley respectively. Other wrestlers like Rockin' Rebel and Little Guido who moved on to ECW as well as others became
1575-587: The promotion. By the end of 2001, JAPW invaded Hackettstown . During that year, many stars had breakout years, but it would be known as the breakout year for Da Hit Squad ( Monsta Mack and Mafia ), who were into their second reign as the JAPW Tag Team Champions . "Wall" become a common chant for the Bayonne fans whenever Da Hit Squad were in action. They chanted "wall, wall, wall..." until Da Hit Squad Gorilla Press Slammed their opponents out of
1620-543: The rest of the BLKOUT began a feud with The Kings of Wrestling and Super Dragon . At Night of Infamy 4 , Ruckus successfully defended the title against Claudio Castagnoli . At the next show, Cage of Death 7 , Ruckus lost the title to Super Dragon. Ruckus, Sabian, and Kingston won a six-man tag match against the Kings and Super Dragon at An Afternoon of Main Events on January 14, 2006. At CZW's next show, Ruckus regained
1665-477: The returning Nick Gage in a Triple Threat match also featuring the returning Messiah. At Manhattan Mayhem II on August 25, 2007, Ruckus made his Ring of Honor debut, coming in as the first member of Jack Evans 's faction "The Vulture Squad", and defeated Eddie Edwards . On July 26, 2008, Ruckus won the first ever 15 man Honor Rumble to earn a title shot vs Nigel McGuinness in Manassas, VA on August 1,
1710-504: The ring and into the wall at Charity Hall. The Wall is said to be one of the most talked and devastating finishers in wrestling at that time. While a top force in the JAPW tag team division, Da Hit Squad also elevated other wrestlers into future stars with their ability to put over other opponents. The Briscoe Brothers , Dixie, Insane Dragon, Deranged, JT Jobber, and many others benefited from working with Da Hit Squad. Dixie and Insane Dragon were two local Bayonne brothers who got their starts
1755-555: The show went to the widow of Russ Haas. That night for the first time ever in JAPW history, a Triple Crown Champion was determined. The match was contested in a Triple Threat Match. JAPW Heavyweight Champion Homicide was challenged by JAPW Light Heavyweight Champion The Insane Dragon and JAPW New Jersey State Champion Dixie. Dixie won the match and became the Triple Crown Champion. JAPW was in talks to do business with California based Xtreme Pro Wrestling when XPW
1800-692: The way with their extreme, hardcore, and brutal style. JAPW peaked in popularity around 2000. With this increased popularity, JAPW was all over the news. The promotion was even featured in every major New Jersey newspaper and on major television stations. On a national level JAPW was featured in The New York Times , ABC's Nightline , and MSNBC . The newfound publicity helped the company flourish even more with record attendance numbers. But that also came with increasing scrutiny towards Bayonne mayor, New Jersey Senator Joseph Doria , and New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman . While there were only
1845-734: The young promotion. "We guarantee excitement" and "blood is better" quickly became two trademark slogans for the up-and-coming promotion. Charity Hall continued to sell out crowds for each and every show JAPW put on there. Along with the sell out crowd, JAPW brought in top talent and showcased local undiscovered talent that became stars. Also during that time, the shows became increasingly more violent in nature with more blood and weapons. Death matches became commonplace in JAPW with every show featuring such weapons as barbed wire , thumbtacks , fire , mouse traps, light tubes, and other weapons became standard. Glenn "The Maniac" Strange, "Lightning" Lou Diamond, Kane "D", Homicide, Jay Lover, and Low Life Louie led
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1890-481: Was a hardcore baller sport. It was retired on 2000 when the state of New Jersey banned death match style/hardcore style wrestling. The JAPW Television Championship was a title in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling professional wrestling promotion . It became an official title on June 7, 2002, with Dixie becoming the first champion. It was retired in 2004. The JAPW Students Tag Team Championship
1935-406: Was a title in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling professional wrestling promotion . It became an official title on August 6, 1999, with Jay Lover becoming the first champion. It was retired in 2002. The JAPW Suicidal Championship was a title in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling professional wrestling promotion . It became an official title on August 29, 1999, with Jay Lover becoming the first champion. It
1980-411: Was an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia and Angel Surita on April 19, 1997. This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank and Angel. They wanted to take the promotion in a different direction than others. "Fat" Frank and Angel took a group of misfit wrestlers who were not used in other promotion for various reasons and booked them in a show on that night under
2025-501: Was making its East Coast debut in 2002. JAPW also made their debut in Seaside Heights in 2002 with several shows during the summer. They ended the year back in Bayonne. In December 2002, JAPW learned the fate of their existence at Charity Hall. Jeff Shapiro sold Charity Hall to a developer, and the promotion was forced to look for another venue to house the shows. A short term was in place until JAPW found another venue to house
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