1. Richard "Ric" Converse was born on December 26,1979 and is an American professional wrestler.
45 Facts About Ric Converse
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Ric Converse is one of the top "heels" on the Southeastern independent circuit, especially in the Carolinas, and currently competes for CWF Mid-Atlantic where he is a record 6-time CWF Mid-Atlantic Champion.
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Ric Converse has wrestled for a considerable number of other independent wrestling promotions, most notably, Count Grog's Southern Championship Wrestling, NWA Carolinas, and Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX.
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Ric Converse was a star in the short-lived AWA Superstars promotion holding both the promotion's world heavyweight title and tag team title during 2006 and 2007.
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On September 15,1998, Ric Converse enrolled at Ken Spence's School of Pro Wrestling and spent the next four months in training.
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Ric Converse made his professional debut on January 23,1999, wrestling a tag team match with Mr X against Dr Feelgood and Double Trouble at Winston-Salem's VFW Hall.
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Ric Converse went on to wrestle for a number of local "indy" promotions during the first two years of his career: Alternative Championship Wrestling, Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance, New Empire Wrestling, Ringside Championship Wrestling, Southern Wrestling Alliance, and the World Wrestling Alliance.
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Ric Converse had a brief stint in Count Grog's Southern Championship Wrestling.
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Ric Converse was named "Performer of the Year" by the pro wrestling website IndyInsiders.
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The match ended with a second victory for the HYP when Ric Converse pinned Yamaha after Stutts hit his opponent with a briefcase.
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Ric Converse subsequently entered the heavyweight division and spent the next few months feuding with FWA-Carolinas Heavyweight Champion Corey Edsel who had previously left the HYP months earlier.
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Ric Converse was the last of the original HYPmembers to leave the group.
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Ric Converse was one of the wrestlers Valentino thanked upon his retirement four years later.
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Ric Converse was later awarded a new title belt by legendary announcer Bob Caudle which resembled the old NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship.
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Ric Converse formed a brief partnership with Trent Wylde and Brad Attitude at the end of the year joining them in one or two 6-man tag team bouts.
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On December 18,2004, Ric Converse regained the heavyweight championship from Edsel in Burlington, North Carolina.
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Ric Converse lasted a total of 36 minutes and 57 seconds setting a new record as the longest time in the CWF Rumble and, as of 2012, remains unbroken.
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Two weeks later, Ric Converse defeated Garry Stevens in a "Winner Take All" Steel Cage match at BattleCade VI to regain the AWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship.
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Corino lost the title to Shinjiro Otani only a week prior to their scheduled match, which saw Ric Converse successfully retain the AWA Mid-Atlantic title.
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In early-2006, Ric Converse formed a brief partnership with Joey Silva.
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Wylde, who had previously been banned from the promotion, was reinstated by Commissioner William L Cross at the request of Converse following the attack.
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Meanwhile, in his home promotion, Ric Converse continued feuding with The New Dynasty.
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Less than a week later, Ric Converse successfully defended the AWA World title against Aaron Aguilera at AWA Super Clash in Amite, Louisiana.
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One week after this match, Ric Converse dropped the belt to Corino in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
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Weeks earlier, Converse had interfered in an AWA World Tag Team Championship match between The Old School Blondes and AWA Mid-Atlantic Champions Tank Lawson and Rob McBride, counting the pinfall which awarded the belts to Lawson and McBride.
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Ric Converse remained with his home promotion, CWF Mid-Atlantic, where he resumed his feud with Joey Silvia.
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Ric Converse followed this up with victories over Little J at the 2007 Johnny Weaver Cup tournament on August 25 and Corey Edsel at Sumner Civitan SuperClash on September 8.
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Two days after the attack, Converse "went berserk" at a TV taping for CWF Championship Wrestling interfering in a match between CWF Mid-Atlantic Rising Generation League Champion Roy Wilkins and "Jersey" Nick Richards, attacking both men with a steel chair, and knocking out the referee.
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Ric Converse was eventually confronted by one-time rival Garry Stevens and the two agreed to join forces against Dynasty.
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Ric Converse entered CWF Mid-Atlantic's "Lethal Lottery" in Greensboro a week later.
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Ric Converse was paired with Steve Greene and the two defeated Gemini Kid and Black Pegasus to advance to the battle royal.
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Ric Converse regained the CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship from Stevens in an Iron Man match at Battlecade VIII on December 15,2007.
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On January 5,2008, Converse pinned Rising Generation League Champion "Jersey" Nick Richards in a non-title match at New Year's Knockout.
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Ric Converse, supported by McBride and Brass Munkey, refused the offer causing Cross to make McBride his next opponent.
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Ric Converse attempted to win the title back from McBride in the fall.
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Ric Converse ended up losing the heavyweight title to Brass Munkey at BattleCade IX on December 20,2008.
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Ric Converse responded by leading the Aftermath in a 4-on-1 attack on the young wrestler and leaving him unconscious in the ring.
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Ric Converse entered the 2009 Johnny Weaver Memorial Cup tournament and made it to the finals in Burlington where he was eliminated by Kamakazi Kid on August 15.
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At Ultimate Survivor VII, Ric Converse was teamed with Xsiris, Alex Adonis, and Brass Munkey during the Incredible Pairs Wildcard Elimination match against Mikael Yamaha, Marcellus King, Jaxon Dane, and Kamakazi Kid.
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Ric Converse's team won the match with he and Brass Munkey being the sole survivors.
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Ric Converse was allowed a title shot at the heavyweight belt due to winning the event.
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On January 2,2010, Converse lost a Three Way Dance with Brass Munkey and the Kamakazi Kid for the CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship at Battlecade X He lost Brass Munkey at New Years Knockout on January 16 to decide the number-one contender for the CWF Championship.
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Ric Converse was scheduled to wrestle Shane "Hurricane" Helms in a qualifying match for the PWI International Heavyweight Championship this was changed to an official title bout at the last minute, which Helms won.
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Ric Converse was the final man eliminated when he was pinned by Yamaha.
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On December 3,2011, Converse pinned Mikael Yamaha at CWF's Road to BattleCade in Burlington, North Carolina.