Sami Callihan

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Sami Callihan
A promo photo of Sami Callihan that was taken at a Jersey All Pro Wrestling show in 2010
Born (1987-09-01) September 1, 1987 (age 36)
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Cannonball Callihan
Cannonball Sami
Sami Callihan
Satanic
Solomon Crowe
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Billed fromBellefontaine, Ohio
The Last House On The Left
Trained byShark Boy
Les Thatcher
Cody Hawk
DebutMarch 2006

Sam Johnston (born September 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling and WWE under the ring name, Sami Callihan.

He has also competed for Combat Zone Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, EVOLVE Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Fight Club: Pro, Pro Wrestling Syndicate, WXW Germany, IPW-UK, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, and AAW.

On May 27, 2013, Dragon Gate USA confirmed that Johnston had signed with WWE.[1] On December 6, he debuted under an evil hacker gimmick, where he used a tablet computer to take control of the lights in the arena, and attacked Kalisto.[2]

Championships[change | change source]

  • Absolute Intense Wrestling
    • AIW Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Matt Riot)
  • Combat Zone Wrestling
    • CZW Iron Man/New Horror Championship (one time)[3]
    • CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship (one time)[4]
    • CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (two times)[5]
    • Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Battle Royal (2008)[6]
    • CZW Best of the Best XI (2012)[7]
  • Full Impact Pro
    • Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup (2010)[8]
  • Insanity Pro Wrestling
    • IPW World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
    • IPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (one time)
  • International Wrestling Cartel
    • IWC Super Indy Championship (one time)
    • Super Indy XI (2012)[9]
  • Jersey All Pro Wrestling
    • JAPW Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Chris Dickinson)[10]
  • Maryland Championship Wrestling
    • Shamrock Cup (2011)
  • NWA Force One Pro Wrestling
    • NWA Force 1 Heavyweight Championship (one time)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • He was ranked #52 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012.[11]
  • Pro Wrestling Syndicate
    • PWS Heavyweight Champion (one time)
  • Westside Xtreme Wrestling
    • wXw World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Jon Moxley)
    • 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2011)

References[change | change source]

  1. "News: Callihan official for WWE, another DGUSA/Evolve star close behind, new match for EVOLVE 22, updated E20-22 line-ups". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  2. "Another Hall of Famer Heading to the Slammys, NXT Debut and More". PWInsider. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  3. "CZW Title History: CZW New Horror Champions". Combat Zone Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  4. "CZW Title History: Ultraviolent Underground Champions". Combat Zone Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  5. "CZW Title History: CZW Jr. Heavyweight Champions". Combat Zone Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  6. "'Chri$ Ca$h Memorial Show' September 13th 2008 (day)". Combat Zone Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  7. "CZW Title History: Best of the Best Winners". Combat Zone Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  8. "12/4 FIP in Florida: Final tournament results and winner of the 2010 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  9. "A Look Back at Previous Super Indy Tournaments: Super Indy XI". The Internet Wrestling Cartel. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  10. "Jersey All Pro Wrestling: JAPW Tag Team Championship". Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  11. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2012". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

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