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John Anthony Silver (born June 4, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a member of The Dark Order.
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John Anthony Silver is an American professional wrestler signed with AEW. He is a member of The Dark Order. Professional Wrestling Career. Championships and Accomplishments. Professional...
- 10 Trained by Mikey Whipwreck
- 9 Wrestled For CZW
- 8 The Shard
- 7 Tag Team with Alex Reynolds
- 6 Feuded with Alex Reynolds
- 5 AEW
- 4 Joining Dark Order
- 3 “Johnny Hungee”
- 2 “Budge”
- 1 Became A Meme
Hailing from New York, John Silver found training via a fellow New Yorker in Mikey Whipwreck. A legend of ECW, Whipreck was a Triple Crown champion in the promotion, holding the World Title,Tag Team Title, and TV Title, and had a hand in training a number of wrestlers from the area, including Matt Cardona, Brian Myers, and Tony Nese. Silver made hi...
In 2013, John Silver started performing for notable indie Combat Zone Wrestling, where he made numerous challenges to the CZW Wired Championship and had bouts with names like Rich Swann, Ethan Page, Shane Strickland, Drago, Matt Riddle, Lio Rush, and even future AEW coworker MJF. In April 2019, Silver defeated David Starr to capture the CZW World H...
Like many indie wrestlers, John Silver wrestled for the nerdy, comedic, and now-defunct Chikara, often wearing masks and/or working gimmicks that were specific to the promotion. In Chikara, Silver donned a mask to portray The Shard, an evil version of the masked Jigsaw as part of an invading heel staple called The Swarm. RELATED: Andrade & 9 Other ...
Shortly after his debut, John Silver wrestled fellow Mikey Whipwreck trainee Alex Reynolds, and the two continued to clash in various singles matches and tag bouts in the years following. In 2011, the two would finally team up, often using the name The Beaver Boys or The Slophunters. Performing as a duo for various indies including EVOLVE, Beyond W...
The break-up of The Beaver Boys happened in 2017 when, during an encounter between John Silver and future NXT 2.0 star Joe Gacy, one of Gacy’s masked underlings was revealed to be Alex Reynolds. From there, a feud ensued, with the two interfering in one another’s matches and choosing opponents for one another in Pick Your Poison scenarios. Finally,...
All Elite Wrestling is no stranger to hiring indie wrestlers to lose squash matches to signed talent, so it hardly seemed out of the ordinary when Silver and Reynolds showed up in the early days of Dynamite in 2019. Over the following months, the duo would lose bouts to the likes of Santana and Ortiz, Best Friends, and Jurassic Express. While the s...
After one loss too many, a video segment would air featuring The Dark Order mysteriously contacting Reynolds and Silver through a TV screen in their hotel room, asking them if they had enough of losing. Soon enough, the duo would be fully-fledged members of the group during its initial heel incarnation. RELATED: AEW: 5 Wrestlers Who Should Join The...
Part of what made John Silver a fan favorite was his various appearances on Being The Elite, a weekly online series that follows the exploits of various AEW stars via comedic skits. The Dark Order were a regular presence on the show, with leader Brodie Lee routinely frustrated by his goofy underlings. Silver in particular was a highlight, and in on...
With the departure of Adam Cole from WWE for AEW came Cole’s return to Being The Elite, where he was killed on-screen. Back in the fold, Cole had a recurring segment with John Silver, who made outrageous recommendations for Cole’s character based on rumors of what WWE planned for him. Silver urged Cole to cut his hair, become a manager, and change ...
As established, John Silver’s antics on Being The Elite have earned him popularity with AEW fans, but in 2022, he managed to break out of pro wrestling circles to become a full-on meme. In Feburary 2022, the Twitter account @good_faces_bot — which posts images of amusing expressions from video games, cartoons, and beyond — posted a screencap from a...
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Jun 4, 1990 · Full wrestling profile of John Silver, with Career History, Real Name, Height, Weight, Age, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won, Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams, appearance changes, and more.
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Dec 30, 2020 · John Silver | Breakout AEW 2020 Performer | Pro Wrestler Spotlight. John Silver is perhaps the most exciting AEW talent heading into 2021. He had a great year, and really seemed to find his...
