Myron Reed (wrestler) facts for kids
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Myron Reed in 2019.
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| Born | June 9, 1996 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Ring name(s) | Myron Reed Brother Reed The Bad Reed Tyler Reed |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Trained by | AR Fox |
| Debut | March 23, 2016 |
Myron Reed (born June 9, 1996) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the independent circuit and also making sporadic appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is best known for his stint in Major League Wrestling where he is a three-time MLW World Middleweight Champion.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career (2016–2018)
Reed initially started his career in wrestling on YouTube, where he competed in backyard wrestling, going by the names "The Bad Reed" and "Tyler Reed". His first stint as a professional wrestler was at the Kentucky-based World Wrestling Alliance, where he went by the name "Brother Reed".
The Rascalz (2018–2019)
On April 7, 2018, Myron Reed and his then tag team partner Trey Miguel were added to The Rascalz as new members of the group by Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz in CZW at Welcome to the Combat Zone. They defeated Bandido and Flamita and Ohio Versus Everything in a three-way match. At FCP's International Tekkers: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted, Xavier and Wentz captured The Wrestling Revolver's PWR Tag Team Championship by defeating the defending champions Millie McKenzie and Pete Dunne and The Besties In The World (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) in a three-way match. They successfully defended the titles in a one-night tag team tournament against Killer Death Machines (Jessicka Havok and Nevaeh), The Crew (Jason Cade and Shane Strickland) and The Latin American Exchange (Santana and Ortiz) at Catalina Wrestling Mixer 2. Miguel and Reed also participated in the tournament, losing to Besties in the World in the opening round. Rascalz held the PWR Tag Team Championship until It's Always Sunny In Iowa on March 3, 2019, where they lost the titles to Latin American Exchange in a three-way match, also involving Besties in the World. Reed would leave the group after Miguel, Xavier and Wentz signed with Impact Wrestling as Myron Reed strayed from the group to another wrestling promotion.
Major League Wrestling (2018–2023)
On the July 19, 2018 episode of Major League Wrestling’s Fusion, Reed made his debut for the company in a losing effort to Kotto Brazil.
In a storyline started on the February 16, 2019 edition of MLW Fusion a group known as Injustice was formed. Originally a pairing of Reed and Rich Swann, the stable later added Jordan Oliver, Kotto Brazil & Saieve Al Sabah. However the group would split with Myron Reed being the only one still with the company as of 2022.
MLW World Middleweight Champion (2019; 2021; 2022)
On the November 11, 2019 episode of Major League Wrestling's flagship show MLW Fusion, Reed defeated Teddy Hart to win the World Middleweight Championship after Contra Unit member Josef Samael threw a fireball into Hart's face. Reed successfully defended his title on four different occasions against El Lindaman, Drago, Larado Kid and Brian Pillman Jr. at Fusion. On January 6, 2021, Lio Rush defeated Myron Reed to end his 424 days title reign at special episode of Fusion - Kings Of Colosseum 2021.
On the May 5, 2021 episode of Major League Wrestling’s Fusion, Myron Reed defeated Lio Rush to win the World Middleweight Championship, making Reed the first two-time champion in company's history. However, on October 2, 2021, at MLW Fightland, Reed's title reign come to end against Yoshihiro Tajiri in a four-way match which also includes Aramis and Arez.
On the January 21, 2022 MLW Tapings, Reed would make history yet again, by defeating Yoshihiro Tajiri, Matt Cross, and Bandido in a four-way match to become a record three time MLW World Middleweight Champion.
On January 14, 2023, following the expiration of his MLW contract, Reed announced that he is a free agent.
Independent circuit (2022)
On June 9, 2022, it was announced that the Rascalz would be reforming with Miguel, Wentz and Reed (Minus ex group member Dezmond.), facing the team of Blake Christian, Nick Wayne and Fuego Del Sol at Warrior Wrestling 24 on June 26.
On February 15, 2023, Reed and Miguel, competing as the Rascalz, captured Insane Wrestling Revolution's IWR World Tag Team Championship. Also a video of a match would go on to be licensed by Impact Wrestling and posted in full to Impact's YouTube channel as a Digital Media Exclusive on May 7, 2023, of the two also taking on The Death Threat Army in tag team action and being successful.
Impact Wrestling (2023–present)
On the November 9, 2023 episode of Impact Wrestling Myron Reed made his first Impact appearance / debut by rejoining The Rascalz by being introduced to Impact Wrestling by Trey Miguel and Wentz, this time replacing Dezmond Xavier in the trio proportion of the group fill in and making himself present in the hopes of helping Trey and Wentz regain the Impact World Tag Team Championships. Since then, Reed has also made sporadic appearances for the company.
Championships and accomplishments
- AAW Wrestling
- AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with A. R. Fox
- AAW Heritage Championship (1 time)
- Desastre Total Ultraviolento
- DTU Nexo Championship (1 time) - with Mickey Midas
- Glory Pro Wrestling
- Crown of Glory Championship (1 time)
- United Glory Championship (1 time) - Stephen Wolf
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Sugar Dunkerton (1) and Trey Miguel (1)
- Candido Cup (2017) - with Sugar Dunkerton
- Independent Wrestling Expo
- Flightweight Tournament (2021)
- Major League Wrestling
- MLW World Middleweight Championship (3 times)
- New South Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mickey Muscles
- Paradigm Pro Wrestling
- PPW Championship (1 time, current)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 84 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
- Rockstar Pro Wrestling
- Rockstar Pro Trios Championship (3 times) - with Clayton Jackson & Zachary Wentz (1), Alex Colon & Trey Miguel and Dustin Rayz & Trey Miguel
- Scenic City Invitational
- Scenic City Trios Tournament (2017) - with Curt Stallion and Gary Jay
- Squared Circle Project
- Squared Circle Project Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws
- Young Guns Tournament (2017)
