Trent Barreta
Ring name(s)	French Man Un The Girl from Mexico[1] Greg Cardona[1] Greg Jackson[1] Plazma[1] Trent Baretta[1] Trent Barreta[1]
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Billed weight	203 lb (92 kg)[2]
Born	(1987-03-30) March 30, 1987 (age 25)[1] Mount Sinai, New York[1][2]
Resides	Tampa, Florida[1]
Billed from	Mount Sinai, New York[3]
Trained by	Mikey Whipwreck[1] New York Wrestling Connection[1] Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut	July 10, 2004[1]

Gregory "Greg" Marasciulo^[1] (born March 30, 1987)^[1] is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, working on its SmackDown brand under the ring name Trent Barreta. He was one half of the Dude Busters tag team with Caylen Croft before Croft was released from his WWE contract. Marasciulo also wrestled for the New York Wrestling Connection as Plazma, and competed in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in drag as a masked wrestler, The Girl from Mexico.^[1]

Professional wrestling career[link]

New York Wrestling Connection (2004–2007)[link]

Marasciulo made his professional debut for New York Wrestling Connection on July 10, 2004, under the ring name Plazma in a losing effort to Dan Barry.^[1] After wrestling primarily in singles and tag team matches, Plazma defeated Matt Maverick on January 28, 2006 to become the promotion's first ever Hi-Fi Champion, which was also the first championship of his career.^[1] On February 25, Plazma retained the title against Maverick in his first title defense.^[1] On March 18, Plazma lost the title to Mike Spinelli.^[1] Plazma would defeat Spinelli in a rematch for the title on May 20.^[1] After successfully retaining the title against the likes of Jamie Van Lemer, Spyder, Javi-Air, and Jerry Lynn throughout the next few months, Plazma lost the Hi-Fi Championship to Dickie Rodz on October 21.^[1] After two unsuccessful attempts to regain the title in February and March 2007, respectively, Plazma teamed with Maverick to defeat The Angus Brothers (Danny and Billy) and Dan Dynasty and Jamie Van Lemer in a three-way match to win the Tag Team Championship.^[1] The team would retain the title on several occasions before losing them to MEGA and Prince Nana on December 15.^[1] That same night, Plazma defeated Quiet Storm to win the Heavyweight Championship, although the title was vacated shortly afterwards due to Marasciulo announcing his signing to World Wrestling Entertainment.^[1]

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE[link]

Developmental territory (2007–2009)[link]

Between August 2007 and January 2008, Marasciulo had several tryout matches for WWE, using the ring name Greg Cardona.^[1] He was signed to a WWE contract and began wrestling in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Greg Jackson. His name was later changed to Trent Baretta, then tweaked to Trent Beretta. He also competed under a mask as The Girl From Mexico in an attempt to become the first Queen of FCW, but was eliminated in the second round by Angela Fong.^[4] Beretta would soon form a tag team with Caylen Croft called The Dude Busters.^[5] Together, they would defeat Tyler Reks on May 30, 2009 to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship after Reks' tag team partner, Johnny Curtis, failed to appear. On July 23, Baretta and Croft lost the title to Justin Angel and Kris Logan. The Dude Busters reclaimed the title when Croft and Curt Hawkins, their new ally, defeated the Rotundos (Bo and Duke) on November 19. Baretta was officially recognized as a champion along side Croft and Hawkins, and was allowed to defend the title alongside either Croft or Hawkins via the Freebird Rule. On January 14, 2010 at an FCW television taping, the Dude Busters lost the Florida Tag Team Championship to The Fortunate Sons (Brett DiBiase and Joe Hennig).^[6]

The Dude Busters; Brand switches (2009–2010)[link]

On the December 1, 2009 episode of ECW on Syfy, Marasciulo, under the respelled name of Trent Barreta, and Caylen Croft debuted as heels, squashing a jobber tag team.^[1][2] The duo would then feud with Goldust and Yoshi Tatsu, which culminated in a loss to Goldust and Tatsu in a match to determine the number one contenders to the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship on the February 9, 2010 episode of ECW.^[7]

When the ECW brand ended in February 2010, its roster became free agents. Barreta and Croft signed with SmackDown, making their debut for the brand on February 19 in a losing effort against Cryme Tyme.^[8] Baretta and Croft would then feud with The Hart Dynasty, but could never manage a win against them.^[1] In April, they began using their Dude Busters name again, which they had seemingly dropped since debuting in ECW.^[9]

The Dude Busters then turned face when they entered into a feud with the Gatecrashers (Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer) in August. The Dude Busters then earned their first tag team victory since joining the SmackDown roster when they defeated the Gatecrashers on the August 26 episode of Superstars.^[10]

Singles competition (2010–present)[link]

On November 19, 2010, Caylen Croft was released from his contract, effectively ending The Dude Busters and turning Barreta into a singles competitor.^[11] After becoming as a singles competitor, Barreta would largely be involved in lower-card feuds. During this period, a majority of his matches would be on Superstars, and when he appeared on SmackDown, he would almost always lose, only garnering a single win when appearing on SmackDown as of April 2012.^[1][12]

Barreta would then continue to feud with Hawkins, whose partner Archer had also been released together with Croft. Both wrestlers would exchange wins in various matches on Superstars.^[13][14][15] Barreta would then feud with Drew McIntyre, even managing to earn an upset victory over McIntyre on the January 14, 2011 episode of SmackDown, his first singles win on SmackDown since the breakup of the Dude Busters.^[16]

In 2011, Barreta would largely be used as enhancement talent, mostly competing on WWE Superstars and losing to various wrestlers such as Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Tyler Reks and Ted DiBiase,^[1] as well as Wade Barrett, Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal.^[12] From April, Barreta would enter into a long rivalry with Tyson Kidd, but he found himself on the losing end in five singles matches against Kidd.^[12] However, Baretta managed a win over Kidd when he teamed with The Usos to beat Kidd, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater on the June 30, 2011 episode of WWE Superstars.^[12][17] Barreta finally defeated Kidd in a singles match on the August 23 episode of NXT, his first match on NXT.^[18]

On NXT, Barreta formed an alliance with Yoshi Tatsu; from December 2011, they feuded with Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks.^[19] Both teams would play pranks on each other, with Tatsu being locked in a closet and Reks' hands being superglued onto an video game controller. Barreta successfully broke his singles losing streak by defeating both Hawkins and Reks on consecutive episodes of NXT Redemption in January 2012.^[20][21]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Dudebuster DDT^[3][22] (Springboard tornado DDT)^[10][14][23]
  • Gobstopper^[24] (Running single leg high knee)^[25]

• Signature moves
  • Cannonball senton^[26]
  • Corkscrew senton^[22][27]
  • Double stomp from in the corner to an oncoming opponent^[28]
  • Dropkick,^[29] sometimes while springboarding^[10][23][30]
  • Enzuigiri^[27][24]
  • Flying forearm smash^[27]
  • Frankensteiner,^[23] sometimes from the top rope^[31]
  • High knee to a cornered opponent^[32]
  • Leg drop to an opponent draped on the second rope^[27]
  • Slingshot elbow drop^[33]
  • Somersault plancha^[26][34]
  • Snap DDT onto the ring apron^[35]
  • Springboard back elbow to a cornered opponent^[23]
  • Springboard moonsault^[23][36]
  • Superplex^[37]

• With Caylen Croft
  • Inverted atomic drop (Croft) followed by a running single leg high knee (Barreta)^[38]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Caylen Croft (2) and with Curt Hawkins (1)^1[39]

• New York Wrestling Connection
  • NYWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1]
  • NYWC Hi-Fi Championship (3 times)^[1]
  • NYWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Maverick^[1]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #154 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010^[40]

¹When Croft and Hawkins won the title, Barreta could defend the title with either of them under the Freebird Rule.

References[link]

External links[link]

• WWE profile
• Online World of Wrestling profile

Tyson Kidd
Ring name(s)	Stampede Kid[1] TJ Wilson / T.J. Wilson[2] Tyson Kidd
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Billed weight	195 lb (88 kg)[3]
Born	(1980-07-11) July 11, 1980 (age 31)[2] Calgary, Alberta, Canada[2]
Billed from	Calgary, Alberta, Canada[3]
Trained by	Davey Boy Smith[2] Deep South Wrestling Bret Hart[3] Tokyo Joe[4]
Debut	July 23, 1995[1][2]

Theodore James "TJ" Wilson, sometimes stylized as T.J. Wilson, (born July 11, 1980)^[2] is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, and wrestles on the SmackDown brand as Tyson Kidd.^[3]

The final graduate of the Hart Dungeon, Wilson wrestled internationally, winning various championships, before signing with WWE in 2006. Forming the Hart Dynasty with David Hart Smith and Natalya, Kidd won the Unified Tag Team Championship in April 2010 when the Hart Dynasty defeated ShoMiz.

Professional wrestling career[link]

Training[link]

Wilson trained at Stu Hart's Dungeon in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Wilson furthered his wrestling training under the watch of Tokyo Joe, who later helped him get booked in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as well as in England.^[5] He wrestled his first match in Stampede Wrestling in Calgary at the age of fifteen in 1995.^[1][5] At age sixteen, he wrestled in the opening match of a World Wrestling Federation house show in Calgary, teaming with Andrew Picarnic against Teddy Hart and Harry Smith.^[5][6] The following year, Wilson started training with Bret Hart.^[6]

Japan, UK and Stampede Wrestling[link]

In April 2002, Wilson was given a chance to wrestle in Japan.^[5] He completed five tours in Japan,^[7] including participating in the 2003 Best of the Super Juniors tournament in NJPW.^[5] In 2004 TJ Wilson toured the UK with All Star Wrestling. He competed all over the country, wrestling several times a week for 2 months.

As a part of Stampede Wrestling, Wilson was nicknamed the "Stampede Kid".^[5] He held his first championship in the promotion in February 2004, when Wilson became Bruce Hart's new tag team partner and co-holder of the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship to replace the injured Teddy Hart.^[8] He won the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship on October 15, 2004 by beating Duke Durrango.^[9] In October 2005, Wilson and Durrango were made the bookers for Stampede Wrestling.^[2] On September 15, 2006, Wilson defeated Apocalypse to capture the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship in a match that took place at half time of Calgary Stampeders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Football League game at McMahon Stadium.^[2] On November 10, 2006, Wilson replaced one-half of the Tag Team Champions Pete Wilson, who was injured, and became Juggernaut's tag team partner.^[8] Wilson had his final singles match for Stampede on January 26, 2007, where he was defeated by his long-time rival Apocalypse.^[1][10] He returned on February 9, 2007, for his final match with the promotion, defending his International Tag Team Championship, against The A-Team (Michael Avery and Dusty Adonis).^[11] He and Juggernaut won the match, however, afterwards Wilson awarded the Championship to The A-Team, as he was leaving and could not defend the Championship.^[11] He was also heavily involved with training the younger stars of the promotion at a camp called B.J.'s Gym.^[5]

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE[link]

Developmental territories (2006–2009)[link]

Wilson signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in November 2006,^[7] after receiving impressive reviews from former WWE trainer Bill DeMott. He moved to WWE developmental territory Deep South Wrestling (DSW) in February 2007 with fellow signee and girlfriend Nattie Neidhart.^[1][7] When DSW and WWE parted ways, Wilson relocated to Tampa, Florida to train in the WWE developmental facility Florida Championship Wrestling. In late 2007, he worked with Harry Smith, Nattie Neidhart, Teddy Hart, and Ted DiBiase, Jr. as the Next Generation Hart Foundation.

On December 1, 2007, he won the FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship by defeating Afa, Jr. in a ladder match.^[12] He lost it to Ted DiBiase, Jr. on December 18.^[13] In mid 2008, he began teaming with Smith again, and the two were managed by Natalya (Nattie Neidhart).^[14] On October 30, they won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship,^[14] but they lost it to Tyler Reks and Johnny Curtis on December 11, 2008 at the FCW television taping.^[15]

The Hart Dynasty (2009–2010)[link]

Wilson made his WWE television debut on the February 10, 2009, episode of ECW on Sci Fi managed by real-life girlfriend Natalya, under the name Tyson Kidd, defeating a local wrestler, Bao Nguyen.^[16] Although Natalya was managing Kidd on ECW, she was still officially a member of the SmackDown brand until April 15, 2009, when she was drafted to ECW as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft to join Kidd.^[17] On the May 12 episode of ECW, Kidd's match with Finlay was interrupted by DH Smith, now using the name David Hart Smith, who attacked Finlay to aid Kidd.^[18] Kidd, Smith and Neidhart formed The Hart Trilogy, which was later changed to The Hart Dynasty on the May 26 episode of ECW.^[19][20]

The Hart Dynasty (from left to right) Kidd, Natalya, and David Hart Smith as the WWE Tag Team Champions in August 2010.

On June 29, The Hart Dynasty were traded to the SmackDown brand.^[21] They began an on and off feud with Cryme Tyme in July and the feud ended in October. At the Bragging Rights pay-per-view in October, Kidd and Smith competed in a seven-on-seven tag match with Chris Jericho, Kane, Finlay, Matt Hardy and R-Truth as Team SmackDown to defeat Team Raw.^[22] The Hart Dynasty got a title match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship on the December 25 episode of SmackDown against D-Generation X, but were unsuccessful. They started a feud with Matt Hardy and The Great Khali on the January 22, 2010, episode of SmackDown. The feud ended with each team trading wins against each other.

The Hart Dynasty turned face at WrestleMania XXVI, helping Bret Hart during his match against Vince McMahon, and the following night on Raw they defeated the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions ShoMiz (The Big Show and The Miz) in a non-title match after The Miz insulted Hart.^[23][24] They earned a Unified Tag Team Championship match at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view by defeating ShoMiz in a tag team gauntlet match (which also included the team of John Morrison and R-Truth and the team of Montel Vontavious Porter and Mark Henry).^[25] At the 2010 WWE Draft on April 26, The Hart Dynasty, accompanied by Natalya and Hart, defeated ShoMiz to win the Unified Tag Team Championship, when Kidd made The Miz submit to the Sharpshooter.^[26][27][28]

The following day, all three members of The Hart Dynasty were moved to the Raw brand as part of the Supplemental Draft.^[29] On the May 10 episode of Raw, he defeated The Miz to earn Bret Hart a match for The Miz's WWE United States Championship, and the following week The Hart Dynasty helped Hart to win the championship.^[30][31] At Over the Limit, they retained the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against Chris Jericho and The Miz.^[32] The following night, on the May 24 episode of Raw, they were attacked by The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) and Tamina after a match, provoking a feud between the two trios.^[33][34] At Fatal 4-Way, they defeated The Usos and Tamina in a six-person mixed tag team match when Natalya pinned Tamina, and Smith and Kidd defeated The Usos at Money in the Bank to retain the championship.^[35][36] At Night of Champions, The Hart Dynasty lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team Turmoil match which also involved The Usos, Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella, and the team of Evan Bourne and Mark Henry.^[37]

Singles competition and lower-card status (2010–present)[link]

After a failed attempt to regain the championship, in which Kidd was pushed off balance during their double-team Hart Attack move, Kidd and Smith began to have a falling out with one another. This culminated on the November 15 episode of Raw, when Kidd turned heel,^[38] refusing to tag in and attacking Smith during a match for the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Nexus (Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater).^[39] The following week, Kidd faced John Morrison in a King of the Ring qualifying match, but was unsuccessful.^[40] On the December 2 episode of WWE Superstars, Kidd lost to Smith in a singles match. Afterward, Smith offered a handshake, but Kidd slapped Smith instead.^[41] On the next episode of Raw, Kidd defeated Smith in a rematch, during which he was accompanied by a bodyguard, later revealed as Jackson Andrews.^[42][43] Andrews ceased appearing as Kidd's bodyguard after Mark Henry performed his finisher, the World's Strongest Slam, on Andrews during the December 27 episode of Raw.^[44]

Tyson Kidd in a WWE house show in 2009.

On April 26, 2011, Kidd returned to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft.^[45] He had his first match back for the brand on the May 6 episode of SmackDown, but lost to Sin Cara.^[46] On the May 12 episode of Superstars, Kidd debuted Michael Hayes as his manager as he defeated Trent Barreta.^[47] Their alliance was short-lived however, as on the following episode of Superstars, Hayes slapped Kidd after Kidd lost to Yoshi Tatsu.^[48] Armando Estrada and Matt Striker managed Kidd on the May 26 and June 2 episodes of Superstars respectively, and Kidd defeated Barreta on both occasions.^[49][50] On the June 9 episode of Superstars, Kidd appeared with his fourth manager in as many weeks, Vickie Guerrero but lost to Yoshi Tatsu.^[51] On the next episode of Superstars, Kidd received yet another manager in JTG, but lost again, this time to Kane.^[52]

Kidd was Lucky Cannon's Pro on NXT Redemption. Cannon was eliminated on the June 14 episode of NXT, the third Rookie eliminated.^[53] A week later, Kidd shaved off his signature tuft of hair.^[54] Kidd then feuded with Yoshi Tatsu on NXT, stemming from a backstage argument when Kidd broke Tatsu's toy figurine of himself and stole the leg off another.^[55] During their series of matches, the pair traded wins, and Tatsu claimed back the stolen figurine leg by winning a Necklace on a Pole match on the July 26 episode of NXT.^[55][56][57] After the match, Kidd attacked Tatsu's right leg; a week later, Kidd claimed there would be no more Yoshi Tatsu in WWE.^[58] Tatsu returned more than a month later on the September 6 episode of NXT to defeat Kidd and end the feud.^[59].

From January 2012, Kidd began a face turn.^[60] After defeating Trent Barreta twice on NXT, Kidd proposed that they tag team together.^[61] In late February 2012, Kidd began a feud with Michael McGillicutty after McGillicutty mocked his lack of wrestling heritage.^[62] Kidd then suffered a loss to McGillicutty on the February 29 episode of NXT.^[63] After McGillicutty insulted Kidd by claiming that Kidd would never be a true 'Hart',^[64] Kidd received a rematch on the March 21 episode of NXT, where he defeated McGillicutty to even up the score at one win apiece.^[65] Kidd and McGillicutty faced off in a third match on the April 11 episode of NXT, resulting in Kidd triumphant over McGillicutty.^[66]

On the March 29 episode of "Superstars", Kidd faced Justin Gabriel and lost the match, after which the duo showed mutual respect and agreed to form a tag team to challenge Primo & Epico for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a dark Triple Threat tag team match for WrestleMania XXVIII which also featured the Usos.^[67][68] However, Primo & Epico managed to win the match and retain their titles,^[69] while Gabriel suffered a hyperextended and twisted elbow during the match, rendering him out of action for several weeks.^[70]

Personal life[link]

Wilson went to school with Teddy Hart, and through him Wilson befriended Harry Smith and became close with the rest of the Hart family at the age of ten.^[5][71] He also lived with Harry Smith for several years.^[5]

He has dated Nattie Neidhart since November 2001,^[7] and as of 2012, the two had lived together for more than ten years.^[7]

In wrestling[link]

Wilson in the ring in 2007

• Finishing moves
  • Code Blue (Snapmare neckbreaker)^[72][73] – 2009
  • Code Blue^[2] (Springboard / Diving blockbuster) – Independent circuit; used as a signature move in WWE^[74][75]
  • Dungeon Lock^[76] (Crossed leg-trap triangle choke, sometimes while kicking the opponent in the head)^[77][78][79] – 2012-present
  • Sharpshooter^[62][80]
  • Springboard elbow drop^[81][82][83] - 2009; used as a signature move thereafter
  • Swinging fisherman suplex^[84][85] – 2011

• Signature moves
  • Arabian press arm drag^[86]
  • Ankle lock^[87]
  • Brainbuster^[88][89]
  • Multiple kick variations
    • Back^[81][90]
    • Backflip while he is leaning on the ropes, sending him to the apron^[91]
    • Enzuigiri^[75][92]
    • Front drop, to the side of a bent-over opponent's head^[83][93]
    • Jumping back^[94][95]
    • Roundhouse^[81]
    • Shoot to an opponent's back, preceded by a snapmare^[95][82]
    • Spinning heel^[87][82]
  • Pumphandle gutbuster^[96]
  • Release German suplex^[97]
  • Reverse chinlock^[98]
  • Ringpost figure four leglock^[99]
  • Rolling Stampede^[2] (Super rolling fireman's carry slam) – Independent circuit
  • Russian legsweep, sometimes from the second rope^[100][101]
  • Single leg Boston crab^[98]
  • Slingshot leg drop to an opponent draped on the second rope^{[90][95][102]}
  • Slingshot or diving hurricanrana to an opponent outside the ring^[83]
  • Slingshot reverse sunset flip pin^[75]
  • Springboard frankensteiner to an opponent seated on the top rope^[98]
  • Swinging neckbreaker^[95][103]
  • Suicide dive^[62]
  • Tornado DDT^[104]