Wolfgang (wrestler)

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Wolfgang
Wolfgang in March 2019
Birth nameBarry Young
Born (1986-12-03) 3 December 1986 (age 37)
Glasgow, Scotland
Spouse(s)Molly Spartan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Wolfgang
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Trained byBritish Championship Wrestling
WWE UK Performance Center
Debut2003

Barry Young (born 3 December 1986), better known by his ring name Wolfgang, is a Scottish professional wrestler. He signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand. He is a member of Gallus and won the NXT Tag Team Championship and the NXT UK Tag Team Championship once with Mark Coffey.[1][2] They are the longest reigning NXT UK Tag Team Champions with a reign of 497 days.[a]

Wolfgang is also known for his time in Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), where he was a former ICW World Heavyweight Champion and Zero-G Champion.

Championships and accomplishments[change | change source]

  • British Championship Wrestling
    • BCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • BCW Openweight Championship (2 times)[3]
    • BCW Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Darkside (3),[4] Red Lightning (1),[4] and James Scott (1)[4][3]
  • Insane Championship Wrestling[5]
    • ICW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
    • ICW Zero-G Championship (1 time)[3]
    • ICW "Match of the Year" Bammy Award – for Legion (Mikey Whiplash, Tommy End & Michael Dante) vs New Age Kliq (BT Gunn, Chris Renfrew & Wolfgang) at Fear & Loathing VIII (2015)[3]
    • Square Go! (2016)[3]
    • PBW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[3]
    • PBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Lionheart[4][3]
    • PBW Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2006)[6]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 203 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019[7]
  • Rock N Wrestling
    • Highland Rumble (2016)[8]
  • Showcase Pro Wrestling
    • SPW British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
  • Scottish Wrestling Alliance
    • NWA Scottish Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[3]
    • SWA Laird of the Ring Championship (1 time)[3]
    • SWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Falcon (1)[4] and Darkside (1)[4][3]
    • Laird Of The Ring Tournament (2007)[10]
    • W3L Heavyweight Champion (1 time)[3]
    • W3L Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Darkside[3][4]
    • Seven Deadly Sins Tournament (2010)[11]
  • Wrestle Zone Wrestling
    • wZw Interpromotional Championship (1 time)[3]
  • WWE
  • Scottish Wrestling Network
    • SWN Award (1 time)[14]
      • Outstanding Recognition Award for Extraordinary Service (2017)[14]
    • Hall of Fame (2017)[15]

Footnotes[change | change source]

  1. This is listed as the second longest tag team championship reign in WWE (behind The Usos' fifth reign with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at 622 days). But the actual length of the reign is unknown, as the actual date Gallus lost the championship is unknown. So the reign length shown here is what WWE officially lists for the reign.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Wolfgang".
  2. "NXT Tag Team Championship".
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 "Titles « Wolfgang « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "The World's Largest Wrestling Database". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  5. "ICW: Wolfgang". Insanewrestling.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  6. "PBW Breaking Limits « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. 2006-03-31. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  7. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
  8. [1][dead link]
  9. "SPW British Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  10. "SWA Laird Of The Ring « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  11. "W3L Seven Deadly Sins « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  12. "Official NXT Tag Team Championship Title History". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
  13. "Official NXT UK Tag Team Championship History". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
  14. 14.0 14.1 "SWN Year End Awards Results". Scottish Wrestling Network. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. "Scottish Wrestling Network Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2023-09-30.

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