XS3

[runaway]

Real Name: Matthew Keith Irvine
Ring Name: XS3
Nickname: "The Destined One"
Sex (M/F): Male
Alignment (H/F/N): Face
Age: 29 (December 2, 1979)
Height: 6'6''
Weight: 268 lbs
Hometown: Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
Wrestling Style: Technical
Entrance Music: "Hail Destroyer" by Cancer Bats
Catchphrase: "Is that unforgivable?"

Physical Appearance: XS3 has long brown hair and a small goatee. His facial structures appear similar to Phil Anselmo and his build is similar to Edge. On his upper-back/shoulder area is a tattoo that spells out "DESTINY" in acrylic lettering. On his stomach is a tattoo that reads "Lest We Forget" in Slayer-type lettering.

Ring Attire: In the ring, XS3 wears a pair of leather shorts – black on one leg, white on the other – with silver medieval crosses on the sides, black elbow pads, black knee pads, black athletic taping across his hands and wrists and a pair of black ring boots.

Casual Attire: When not in the ring, XS3 can be seen with casual clothes, including jeans, sneakers and, most often, one of many band t-shirts.

Entrance: The opening of "Hail Destroyer" kicks in and the crowd begins to cheer as XS3 appears from the back, decked out in his ring attire and a toque. He looks on at the fans with his ever-familiar smirk before finally deciding to head down the ramp, tagging a few hands of the fans here and there. When he approaches ringside, XS3 takes in a deep breath then exhales, wondering what the ring will hold for him tonight. Finally, XS3 slides into the ring under the bottom rope and heads over to the ropes, mounting on the second rope and raising his left arm in the air. XS3 hops down and tosses off his toque as the lights return to normal and the music fades.

Gimmick: A wrestler by day and a heavy metal musician by night, XS3 is a man who isn't afraid to speak what's on his mind and certainly isn't afraid to accept any challenge.

Match Notes: XS3's style is considered a carefully constructed mix of technical wrestling, aggression and precision. When he finds a weak spot, he will target and exploit it, giving him the advantage. His style is sometimes often referred to as "explosive". XS3 doesn't prefer to tap out that often due to a general sense of stubbornness within him though he has tapped in ACW a few times before.

Awards:
Best Stable 2007 (Entourage)

Accomplishments:
KWA Grand Prix Champion (1x) (03/28/05 - 04/24/05) (27 days)
KWA Transcontinental Champion (1x) (07/20/05 - 07/31/05) (11 days)
ICW X-Treme Champion (1x) (09/25/05 - 10/30/05) (35 days)
MLWA Canadian Television Champion (1x) (07/01/07 - 07/08/07) (7 days)
ACW Tag Team Champion (1x) (w/ Thunder Train) (11/13/08 - 01/19/09) (67 days)

[runaway]

History

Matthew Keith Irvine was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on December 2nd, 1979. His mother passed away from breast cancer when Matthew was only three. For years he grieved this devastating loss inside of him but soon he found a new alternative to take his mind off of the death of his mother: wrestling. After watching WrestleMania III, it was soon known what he wanted to do when he grew up: he wanted to wrestle. After undergoing some training at Border City Wrestling in Windsor, Ontario in 1999, Matthew would emerge onto the independent circuit one year later as Xavier Stevens the Third, a name that baffled most of the audience he wrestled for. He had a fair amount of success, working in Japan doing some dark matches for Pro Wrestling NOAH. Matthew later returned to Canada in 2001.

In January 2003, Matthew met a woman named Kelly Garland, who had just divorced from her husband, taking her two children, Samantha and Kira, with her. The two met and six months later, they married. However, the marriage fell apart after mere months due to Kelly's drug abuse and his love of wrestling. They divorced and Matthew got custody of the two girls, who started preferring Matthew instead of Kelly, who died weeks afterward due to heart failure. In March 2004, Matthew met Kirsten Holmes and in January 2005, the two married. It was also in 2005 that Matthew shortened his ring name to the alias he would become famous for - XS3.

In July 2005, tragedy struck when Matthew discovered that Kirsten was murdered, a knife wound coming from her chest. He never found out who the killer was until three years later. In the meantime, he was visibly depressed until August 20, 2005 when he became KWA Transcontinental Champion, defeating Lobo Kerrang to become the new champion. The night he won the belt, he met a woman named Christine Leon, whom he began dating and eventually wound up marrying on November 25, 2005. Matthew's life had meaning once more from that night.

After a memorable run in KWA that ended on good terms, XS3 then chose to return to ACW in May 2006, having a previous yet brief stint in October 2005 as the manager for Hitman of the Gods. Upon arrival, XS3 teamed with his half-brother Punished Fox to go after the ACW Tag Team Championship, held by Flower Power. Though they did not win, they were impressive enough to gain contracts with the promotion that would be their new home away from home. Punished Fox relegated to Fallout and eventually retired from wrestling in mid 2006 while XS3 had a notable feud with Logan Locke, culminating in the introduction to the 2/3 Tables match in ACW. XS3's life then took a turn for the confusing from August 2006 until January 2007. He became notorious for jumping ship and never staying in one fed for too long. All of this jumping was due to stress and coping with XS3’s new band, Demon Inc.

He finally made a full-time return to ACW in January 2007 and after silencing Christine's ex-boyfriend and his cronies, XS3 went on to feud with Thunderkiss and planted the seeds of an on-off rivalry that lasted for two years. XS3 took a small hiatus before returning at Spring Into Hell. Weeks later, XS3 shocked the wrestling world by turning heel for the first time in his career in June, aligning with Thunderkiss and Jay Zero to form the Entourage. During that month, XS3 learned his two children and brother were killed in a tragic car accident. All of that emotion fueled XS3 into a Legit Street Fight with Danny Mainer at the third annual Omega Effect. After feuds with Nick Durden and Fallen Souls, XS3 began showing a more intense, outspoken side to him that no one had ever seen. XS3 then vowed to defeat Yoko Satoshi in an Emperor of the Ring match but failed to do so.

Before Best. PPV. Ever., Thunderkiss was embroiled in a feud with Exemplar, the brainchild of Seymour McFadden. Exemplar first targeted XS3 and broke him down so badly, he suffered two consecutive losses. However, it was all a plan as XS3 and Ken Dante revealed at Best. PPV. Ever. that they were the real driving force behind Exemplar. Seymour McFadden was only a pawn in this game and he paid for it when Ken powerbombed him all the way to the outside. XS3 turned on Thunderkiss and made his surprising exit from the Entourage. At Winter's Discontent, XS3 was supposed to have his one-on-one opportunity for a match against Thunderkiss in a match that would ultimately wind up being XS3's last match before an extended hiatus. However, Jason Freeman and Rattlesnake decided they wished to have a piece of Thunderkiss as well, making it a Gauntlet match. XS3 actually did not bother going down to the ring for his match and instead met Thunderkiss on an episode of Fallout, where he pinned the World Champion in a non-title match.

After a stint in Rainbow Pro, XS3 decided that being laidback wasn't good enough. He wished to challenge himself even more, even after seeing everything in an eight-year career. Hence, XS3 returned to ACW at Seven Deadly Sins in August, rekindling his feud with Seymour McFadden in the process. After meeting the killer of his wife Kirsten, Hatchet, XS3 formed an alliance with Jake Steele and Thunder Train, dubbed the Road Steelers Times Three (RSX3 for short). In addition, XS3 brought out the beast within him in Exemplar, who defeated Hatchet at Heatwave in a Street Fight.

After paitently biding his time for more than two years, XS3 was granted a world title shot in September but fell short to BK London. Though he lost by submission, there was no doubt that he had now posed a threat to the main event division. XS3 also made it to the EOTR semifinals, losing to Dan White at the event. The following month, XS3 began a feud with Bryce over respect in ACW, which culminated in a match at Samhain that saw XS3 emerge victorious. In November 2008, XS3 finally won his first championship in ACW, teaming with stablemate Thunder Train to win the ACW Tag Team Championship from Jay Zero and The Senator. The duo retained the titles at Winter's Discontent by drawing with Double Penetration (Thunderkiss and Fallen Souls) at the event, following a mighty superplex from the transformed Doomtrain onto Thunderkiss.

In January, XS3 entered a feud with Dan White, who refused to shake XS3's hand and help him out. In return, XS3 cost Dan the International title. Dan returned the favor by sending the Royles to cost The New Road Steelers the tag titles against Double Penetration. The feud led to a 4-on-4 match at Ragnarok where Dan's team of himself, The Royles and Duke Cogburn prevailed over Demon Inc. During the course of the match, Dan and XS3 were eliminated when Dan forced XS3 to submit to the Fujiwara Armbar while simultaneously being pinned by XS3. While Dan and XS3 later found mutual respect for one another, Zero and Train forced Steele out of the Road Steelers. XS3 chose to defend Steele, leading to the beginning of a hostile war.

After eight months of being a Road Steeler, XS3 turned on his brothers and began forging his own path towards destiny. Jake Steele used XS3's family and friends against him and even stole the mask of Exemplar. XS3 fired back with the support of his niece Lauren and the special referee for his world title match, Senator Steve Phillips. Though Jake had retained the title, Senator softened up Jake for an attack by the same family and friends Jake used against XS3, thus proving XS3 to be a manipulator of sorts. On the Meltdown back, XS3 revealed himself to be Jonny Spade's mystery partner and in turn, joined the Mega Star Alliance. However, XS3 left ACW after only two weeks with the MSA, citing burnout and family issues as his factors for departure.

Despite management declaring this would be XS3's “last strike”, they allowed him to resign with ACW after a lengthy negotiation. Now that XS3 is in the new ACW, will his destiny finally be achieved?

[runaway]

Moveset

Moveset Key
(++++) - used all the time
(+++) - used almost all the time
(++) - used less frequently
(+) - used rarely

Finishers:
1) Shadow Step (++++)
XS3 delivers a spear to the opponent. There are many different variations of the move and is seen as an efficient "quick-shot" finisher. The most common variation is XS3 bouncing off the ropes to deliver the move.

Trademark Moves:
1) Burning Cradle - Torture Rack Into Swinging Sidewalk Slam (++++)
In matches against weaker opponents, XS3 can opt to end the match with this particular move.
2) Closing Moment - Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex (++++)
This move can sometimes be done into the turnbuckles, causing the opponent to get tied up in the tree of woe. This does not actually close the match as its name implies but is rather used as a momentum shifter.
3) Final Fate - Stalling Jackhammer (+++)
4) Ralph Klein Special - Top Rope Diving Bulldog (+++)
5) Phoenix Pounce - No-Hand Suicide Dive Over the Ropes (++)
6) The New Game - Hammerlock Bearhug (+++)
XS3 applies a hammerlock then turns the opponent around to face him while maintaining the hold on the arm. XS3 then brings the opponent up with a bearhug, applying more pressure on the arm as well as squeezing the lower spine.

Basic Moves:
1) Sleeper hold slam (++)
2) Back suplex hold (+++)
3) Complete Shot (++)
4) Half nelson slam (+++)
5) Double underhook DDT (+++)
6) Spinning side kick (++++)
7) Flying forearm smash (++++)
8) Diving body splash (++)
9) Swinging spinebuster (+++)
10) Northern lights suplex (+++)

[runaway]

ACW Match Record

Wins:
1. Spring Into Hell 2006 - XS3 def. Ben Drinkin.
2. June 1, 2006 Meltdown - XS3 def. The Great KUDA.
3. June 5, 2006 Warfare - XS3 def. Dr. Doom.
4. June 8, 2006 Meltdown - XS3 and Sarin Rossi def. Logan Locke and Dr. Doom (Sarin pinned Doom).
5. July 13, 2006 Meltdown - XS3 and Logan Locke def. The Chef and Jonny Hughes in a Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament Round 1 match (XS3 pinned Hughes).
6. Seven Deadly Sins 2006 - XS3 def. Ken Williams and Jason Daniels in a 2-on-1 Handicap match (XS3 made Ken submit).
7. January 15, 2007 Warfare - XS3 def. Jack Nolton and "The Enforcer" Jeff Cassidy (XS3 made Nolton submit).
8. Ragnarok 2007 - XS3 def. Ryan East, Derrick Davies and Kenny Quinn in a 3-on-1 Handicap match (XS3 made Ryan submit).
9. February 1, 2007 Meltdown - XS3 def. "The Enforcer" Jeff Cassidy.
10. February 19, 2007 Warfare - XS3 def. The Golden Boy.
11. Bloody Valentine 2007 - XS3 and Christine Leon-Irvine def. Thunderkiss and Joanna G in a Critical Custody match.
12. March 1, 2007 Meltdown - XS3 def. Gary.
13. March 19, 2007 Warfare - XS3 def. Jack Jefferson.
14. May 31, 2007 Meltdown - XS3 def. Ricky Falco.
15. June 7, 2007 Meltdown - The Entourage (Thunderkiss, XS3 and Jay Zero) def. Santiago Rivera and Ares in a Handicap match (Zero pinned Santiago).
16. June 18, 2007 Warfare - XS3 def. James Fenden.
17. Omega Effect 2007 - XS3 def. Danny Mainer in a Legit Street Fight.
18. July 9, 2007 Warfare - XS3 and The Senator def. Jake Cheng and Rattlesnake in a Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament Round 1 match (Senator pinned Jake).
19. July 16, 2007 Warfare - XS3 and The Senator def. Symph Onyx (Hunter and VorteX) in a Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament Round 2 match (Senator pinned VorteX).
20. August 2, 2007 Meltdown - XS3 def. VorteX.
21. August 13, 2007 Warfare - XS3 def. The Senator.
22. September 10, 2007 Warfare - XS3 def. Rena Matheson in an Emperor of the Ring Round 1 match.
23. September 13, 2007 Meltdown - XS3 def. Scott Andrews.
24. October 8, 2007 Warfare - XS3 def. Alex Trixer.
25. November 15, 2007 Meltdown - XS3 def. Rena Matheson.
26. December 3, 2007 Warfare - XS3 def. Adrian Flamingo.
27. February 15, 2008 Fallout - XS3 def. Will Anger.
28. February 29, 2008 Fallout - XS3 def. Thunderkiss in a No Holds Barred match.
29. Heatwave 2008 - XS3 (as Exemplar) def. Hatchet in a Street Fight.
30. September 8, 2008 Warfare - XS3 def. Dan White.
31. September 11, 2008 Meltdown - XS3 def. Josh The Jersey Boy in an Emperor of the Ring qualifying match.
32. September 22, 2008 Warfare - XS3 def. Mr. Red in an Emperor of the Ring Round 2 match.
33. October 16, 2008 Meltdown - XS3 def. Macho Libre and The Zombie.
34. Samhain 2008 - XS3 def. Bryce in a Career vs. Respect match.
35. November 13, 2008 Meltdown - The Road Steelers (XS3 and Thunder Train) def. Jay Zero and The Senator to win the ACW Tag Team Championship (XS3 pinned Zero).
36. Hello Goodbye 2008 - XS3 def. Jonny Hughes and Alex Richmond to retain Jake Steele's ACW International Championship.
37. December 4, 2008 Meltdown - XS3 def. Thunderkiss.
38. December 8, 2008 Warfare - XS3 def. Chris Williams.
39. January 8, 2009 Meltdown - The New Road Steelers def. Chris Williams and Dave Tyler (Train pinned Williams).
40. February 16, 2009 Warfare - XS3 def. Thunder Train in a Lumberjack match.
41. Bloody Valentine 2009 - XS3 def. Rena Matheson.
42. Genocide 2009 - XS3 def. AC Evans.
43. April 9, 2009 Meltdown - XS3 def. Rattlesnake.
44. April 16, 2009 Meltdown - XS3 def. Thunder Train in a Beat the Clock match.
45. February 17, 2010 Warfare - XS3 and Dave Shadow def. Chris Phenomenal via countout.
46. February 24, 2010 Warfare - XS3 and Danny Mainer def. Sleazy & Easy (Mainer pinned Siano).
47. Ragnarok 2010 - XS3 def. Irie the Intimidator.
48. March 8, 2010 - XS3 def. Macho Man RDK by DQ in a #1 Contenders Match.

Losses:
1. May 11, 2006 Meltdown - Flower Power (Yoko Satoshi and Sarin Rossi) def. Demon Inc. v2 (XS3 and Punished Fox) to retain the ACW Tag Team Championship (Sarin pinned Fox).
2. May 22, 2006 Warfare - Team Rattlesnake (Rattlesnake, Hunter and "Senator" Steve Philips) def. Team London (BK London, Mr. Red and XS3) (Snake made BK submit).
3. Omega Effect 2006 - Fallen Souls won the #1 Contender's Battle Royal (Kenta Kobashi eliminated XS3).
4. July 13, 2006 Meltdown - Mr. Red def. XS3.
5. July 17, 2006 Warfare - Flower Power (Yoko Satoshi and Sarin Rossi) def. XS3 and Richard Parker to retain the ACW Tag Team Championship (Yoko pinned XS3).
6. July 20, 2006 Meltdown - Kudo Yasuda and Rattlesnake def. XS3 and Logan Locke in a Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament Round 2 match (Kudo pinned XS3).
7. November 19, 2006 Fallout - OLYMPIA def. XS3 to retain the Fallout Television Championship.
8. February 5, 2007 Warfare - Thunderkiss def. XS3.
9. February 12, 2007 Warfare - Thunderkiss, "Astonishing" Adrian Flamingo and Jason Freeman def. Jonny Spade, XS3 and Leon "The Chef" Chase (TK pinned Chase).
10. March 15, 2007 Meltdown - Brimstone def. XS3.
11. Fallen Heroes 2007 - BK London won the Fallen Heroes Battle Royal to win a title shot at Omega Effect III (Brimstone eliminated XS3).
12. May 24, 2007 Meltdown - Jay Zero def. Thunderkiss and XS3 to win the ACW Entertainment Championship (Zero pinned Thunderkiss).
13. May 28, 2007 Warfare - VorteX def. XS3 via countout.
14. June 11, 2007 Warfare - "Macho Man" RDK and Santiago Rivera def. The Entourage in a Handicap match (RDK pinned TK).
15. Seven Deadly Sins 2007 - Thunderkiss and BK London def. XS3 and The Senator in the Lethal Lottery Tag Team Tournament Finals (TK pinned XS3).
16. Seven Deadly Sins 2007 - Nick Durden def. XS3 in a Submission match.
17. August 20, 2007 Warfare - Scott Andrews and Fallen Souls def. XS3 and Adrian Flamingo (FSX pinned Flamingo).
18. Heatwave 2007 - Fallen Souls def. XS3 in an Ultimate X match.
19. September 17, 2007 Warfare - Yoko Satoshi def. XS3 in an Emperor of the Ring Round 2 match.
20. September 24, 2007 Warfare - Hunter def. XS3.
21. Emperor of the Ring 2007 - The Senator def. XS3 to retain the ACW International Championship.
22. October 4, 2007 Meltdown - Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune def. XS3.
23. November 5, 2007 Warfare - The Senator and Rena both won the Chairman of the Day Battle Royal (Senator and Rena eliminated Zero and XS3).
24. November 19, 2007 Warfare - Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune def. The Senator, XS3 and Adrian Flamingo in a Fatal Four-Way (AK pinned XS3).
25. Best. PPV. Ever. 2007 - Jonny Hughes def. XS3 in an Ultimate Emperor Of The Squared Circle Challenge.
26. November 29, 2007 Meltdown - The Senator def. XS3 to retain the ACW International Championship.
27. ACW June 9, 2008 Warfare - Aiden Joseph, Thunder Train and Jason Freeman def. Jay Zero, XS3 and Andrew Starr by DQ.
28. August 18, 2008 Warfare - AC Evans def. XS3.
29. September 4, 2008 Meltdown - Jay Zero def. XS3.
30. September 15, 2008 Warfare - BK London def. XS3 to retain the OCW World Championship.
31. Emperor of the Ring 2008 - Dan White def. XS3 in an Emperor of the Ring semifinal match.
32. October 6, 2008 Warfare - Wayde Russler def. XS3.
33. October 9, 2008 Meltdown - Scott Andrews def. XS3.
34. October 31, 2008 Meltdown - Scott Andrews won the Chairman for a Day Battle Royal (Thunder Train eliminated XS3).
35. November 17, 2008 Warfare - Jason Freeman def. XS3.
36. January 12, 2009 Warfare - Double Penetration def. XS3 and Dan White (Thunderkiss pinned XS3).
37. January 19, 2009 Warfare - Double Penetration def. The New Road Steelers to win the ACW Tag Team Championship (FSX pinned XS3).
38. January 26, 2009 Warfare - Scott Andrews def. XS3.
39. Ragnarok 2009 - Dan White, The Royles and Duke Cogburn def. Demon Inc in a Classic Ragnarok match (Pat eliminated Dante to win).
40. February 5, 2009 Meltdown - "Electric Head" Danny Mainer def. XS3.
41. February 12, 2009 Meltdown - Jay Zero def. XS3 to retain the ACW World Championship.
42. February 19, 2009 Meltdown - Jay Zero def. Jake Steele and XS3 by DQ.
43. March 5, 2009 Meltdown - Double Penetration def. The New Road Steelers.
44. March 9, 2009 Warfare - Dan White def. XS3.
45. March 19, 2009 Meltdown - The Megastar Alliance def. The Road Steelers in an Elimination Tag match.
46. April 20, 2009 Warfare - Jake Steele, Hollywood Mach and Dan White def. XS3, Thunderkiss and Dave Shadow (Dan pinned Shadow).
47. Fallen Heroes 2009 - Jake Steele def. XS3 in a Demon Inc. Lumberjack match with Senator Steve Phillips as the guest referee to retain the ACW World Heavyweight Championship.
48. May 7, 2009 Meltdown - The Road Steelers def. Thunderkiss, XS3 and Andrew Starr (Train pinned Thunderkiss).
49. May 11, 2009 Warfare - Dave Shadow def. XS3.
50. Spring Into Hell 2009 - Adrian Flamingo def. XS3.

Draws/No-Contests:
1. June 19, 2006 Warfare - XS3 and Logan Locke fought to a no-contest in a 2/3 Tables match.
2. March 12, 2007 Warfare - XS3 and Thunderkiss fought to a draw in a Hardcore match.
3. December 10, 2007 Warfare - Thunderkiss and Rattlesnake vs. XS3 and Jason Freeman ended in a no-contest.
4. Winter's Discontent 2007 - XS3 vs. Thunderkiss in part two of a gauntlet match was ruled a no-contest when XS3 refused to go down to the ring.
5. August 07, 2008 Meltdown - XS3 vs. Jake Steele ended in a no-contest when Hatchet interfered.
6. Winter's Discontent 2008 - Road Steelers vs. Double Penetration ended in a double countout (Road Steelers retain the ACW Tag Team Championship).
7. January 22, 2009 Meltdown - RSXZ vs. The Senator, Macho Man RDK, Dan White and Fallen Souls ended in a no-contest.
8. April 30, 2009 Meltdown - The Road Steelers vs. Jonny Spade and XS3 (as Mr. Irish) for the ACW Tag Team Championship ended in a no-contest.
9. March 22, 2010 Warfare - XS3 and Lobo Kerrang vs. Chris Phenomenal and Macho Man RDK ended in a no-contest when Danny Mainer interfered.

[runaway]

Reserved.

[jonnyomega]

I don't like the fact that you use homeless people as posers.

[BK London]

XD

[runaway]

But he has a home, at least I think he got/still has one after Hurricane Katrina >_>

[thesinner]

Don't diss on Phil Anselmo, pricks. >_>