Derick Lee Neikirk is an American professional wrestler and former professional baseball player.
23 Facts About Derick Neikirk
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Derick Neikirk has competed for several promotions, and currently competes for Impact Zone Wrestling, a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Derick Neikirk has wrestled in several other promotions and was signed to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment for several years.
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At age 21, Derick Neikirk played in Detroit's rookie-class, minor league team, the Gulf Coast League Tigers of the 1996 Gulf Coast League in Lakeland, Florida.
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Derick Neikirk played catcher in 18 games out of a 60-game season.
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Derick Neikirk's statistics were as follows: 47 plate appearances, 38 at bats, 8 hits, 4 runs, 1 run batted in, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts, and 8 total bases.
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That same year, Derick Neikirk was promoted to the high-A-class, minor-league team, the Visalia Oaks, of the 1996 California League, in Visalia, California.
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Derick Neikirk's statistics were as follows: 29 plate appearances, 27 at-bats, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts, and 4 total bases.
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In 1999, at age 24, Derick Neikirk returned to baseball playing for the independent minor league team, the Adirondack Lumberjacks, of the 1999 Northern League, in Glens Falls, New York.
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Derick Neikirk's statistics were as follows: 118 at-bats, 31 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 42 total bases.
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Derick Neikirk was wrestled in Egypt and has worked for the World Wrestling Alliance in Europe and for Enezma in Mexico.
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Derick Neikirk trained under Les Thatcher for a career in professional wrestling.
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That year, Derick Neikirk was rated number 481 on Pro Wrestling Illustrated's annual PWI 500 list of the top wrestlers in the world.
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Derick Neikirk later wrestled for Ultimate Pro Wrestling, where he formed a tag team with Mike Knox.
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On January 6,2004, Derick Neikirk turned on Knox by superkicking him in the face.
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Derick Neikirk explained this action by saying that he was tired of carrying the team and that Knox had "dropped the ball".
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Derick Neikirk won the match, but the referee then reversed his decision and awarded the victory to Knox.
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Derick Neikirk finished the year ranked number 367 in the PWI 500.
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Derick Neikirk held the Heavyweight Championship for six months before dropping it to Roughhouse O'Reilly.
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Derick Neikirk appeared on WWE's Extreme Championship Wrestling program as one of Paul Heyman's bodyguards.
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Derick Neikirk raised his shoulder just before the final count and was awarded the victory and the title belt.
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Derick Neikirk regained the title, which had been renamed the Arizona Heavyweight Championship, that summer.
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Derick Neikirk retired shortly after, coming back two nights only in 2016 for the short-lived indie promotion Western States Wrestling.