1. Raymond, under the ring name Josh Abercrombie, debuted for Ian Rotten's Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South promotion on October 23,2003 in a match against Steve Stone.
14 Facts About Josh Abercrombie
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Josh Abercrombie continued competing across Midwestern independent promotions before returning to IWA Mid-South in October 2004.
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Josh Abercrombie used that to his advantage and managed to win the bout via submission.
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Josh Abercrombie would go on to win the match and thus win his first title in the promotion.
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The new group of the Thomasellis and Josh Abercrombie were later joined by Eddie Kingston, and even aligned for a short period with Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Jacobs.
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Josh Abercrombie demanded a rematch, stating that Black received multiple shots at him during his title reign.
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Black would go on to win the match, but Josh Abercrombie pointed out that a line in the contract for the match stipulated it was his hair versus Tyler's mustache.
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Abercrombie allowed Tyler to cut his hair, but when Black went for his mustache, Josh ran off, leaving him sporting a mullet.
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Josh Abercrombie then challenged Tyler to one last match, with the title on the line, stipulating that this time the loser would leave the promotion for six months.
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Josh Abercrombie felt horrible about double-crossing his friend and trainer, but did what he felt he had to do to stay on top.
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Josh Abercrombie was part of the first season of Wrestling Society X, a promotion that aired on MTV.
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On March 17,2007, Josh Abercrombie was part of the debut event for Fight Sports Midwest, a promotion run out of Portage, Indiana.
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Josh Abercrombie pinned Austin Aries in a singles bout, and later interfered in a match between Arik Cannon and former rival Tyler Black, where he helped Cannon attack the Black.
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Josh Abercrombie returned to IWA Mid-South and reformed his WSX tag team The Trailer Park Boyz with "Spyder" Nate Webb.