Prince Devitt

Devitt as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion

Fergal Devitt ( born July 25, 1981 in Bray, County Wicklow ), better known by his ring names Prince Devitt, is an Irish professional wrestler. He currently performs regularly at New Japan Pro Wrestling. One of his biggest successes was the preservation of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

Career

Devitt was trained by Andre Baker. Its beginnings Devitt made ​​in the UK at various independent promotions (eg NWA UK Hammerlock, NWA Ireland, Irish Whip Wrestling and Independent Wrestling Federation). On 27 October 2004, he won his first title, the NWA British Commonwealth Championship.

2003 Devitt played his first match in the United States. As of 2005, he joined regularly in the United States, primarily in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA ), on.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

In April 2006, Devitt signed a contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ). There he trained in the New Japan Dojo ( the wrestling school of NJPW ).

On 16 April 2006, he made ​​his debut as Prince Devitt. In 2006, he joined the Stable Control Terrorism Unit ( CTU). In 2007 he left CTU and joined the stable RISE (consisting of Shinsuke Nakamura, Hirooki Goto, Minoru, Milano Collection AT, Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko ) to. Together with Minoru won Devitt on January 27, 2008, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. The title they gave off at AKIRA and Jushin Thunder Liger on February 17. On July 21, Devitt and Minoru won back the title. The title they gave this time to Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro from. With RISE Devitt feuded against the Great Bash Heel stable.

From June 2009 with Ryusuke Taguchi Devitt formed the tag team Apollo 55 Together they won on July 5, 2009, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin ). The title they gave off at El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto on May 8, 2010. The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship won Devitt and Taguchi until 2011 a further two times. On June 19, 2010 Devitt won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Naomichi Marufuji from. The title he gave up after 364 days, 18 June 2011, at Kota Ibushi. On September 19, 2011, he won the title again when he defeated KUSHIDA for the vacant title, which had to be re- fought by a knee injury Ibushi. Devitt held the title until May 3, 2012, when he had to hand it to Low -Ki. After an interim reign of Kota Ibushi Devitt won on November 11, 2012 the title for the third time, but lost it after about 400 days reign at Wrestle Kingdom 8 on January 4, 2014 in Tokyo on Ibushi.

Activities outside Japan

Prince Devitt is also available for bookings outside Japan are available. Above all, it occurs in England. In August 2012, he joined as part of the fans Appreciation Weekends in the turbine hall in Oberhausen Germany for the first time in Westside Xtreme Wrestling. More gigs followed at the League in Hamburg and at the 12th Anniversary in Oberhausen.

Achievements

  • New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • 3x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 5x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 3x with Ryusuke Taguchi and 2x with Minoru
  • National Wrestling Alliance
  • 2x NWA British Commonwealth Champion
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