Eric Young

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Eric Young
Young in December 2015
Birth nameJeremy Fritz[1]
Born (1979-12-15) December 15, 1979 (age 44)[1][2]
Florence, Ontario, Canada[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Eric Young
Super Eric[1][2]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3]
Billed weight232 lb (105 kg)[3]
Billed fromAn Undisclosed Location
Freedomland
Vancouver, British Columbia[1]
Nashville, Tennessee[1] (as Eric Young)
Metropolis (as Super Eric)
The Orient[4] (as The Not So Great Muta)
Trained byWaldo Von Erich[1][2]
Carl LeDuc[1][2]
Scott D'Amore[1][2]
Chris Kanyon[2]
Debut1998[1][2]

Jeremy Fritz [1][2](born December 15, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Eric Young. He currently competes for TNA Wrestling, where he has worked in multiple runs since 2004 and is a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he was the leader of the Sanity stable and a former NXT Tag Team Champion.

In TNA, Young is known for portraying many different comic relief gimmicks. During his time in TNA, he has also won the X Division Championship once, the Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Championship twice, and men's Tag Team Championships six times (the TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship four-times and the NWA World Tag Team Championship). He also became the only man to co-hold the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship when he won the title with ODB.

Outside of wrestling, Fritz hosts Off the Hook: Extreme Catches on Animal Planet.[5]

Championships[change | change source]

1 Young defended the championship with either Hall or Nash/Deaner, Rhino or Doering under the Freebird Rule during reigns 2–4.
2 Championship not officially recognized by TNA.

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  13. 13.0 13.1 "Best of 2020 Part 2 Recap". Impact Wrestling. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  14. Sokol, Chris (December 29, 2006). "Impact: Angle gets his rematch against Mr. TNA". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. Meltzer, Dave (January 22, 2007), "2006 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards", Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Campbell, CA, pp. 1–12, ISSN 1083-9593
  16. "NXT Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  17. "Daily Update: NXT year-end awards, TakeOver, Impact ratings". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. January 27, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

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