Michael Verdi, best known by his ring name Trent Acid, was an American professional wrestler.
34 Facts About Trent Acid
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Trent Acid worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashmere, in several American independent promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling and Ring of Honor.
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Trent Acid worked a singles career with several promotions, including Juggalo Championship Wrestling.
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Trent Acid wrestled in independent promotions only in Philadelphia, Delaware and New Jersey.
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Trent Acid wrestled many matches against Kashmere before teaming up with him to form The Backseat Boyz.
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Trent Acid became the second Best of the Best winner by defeating Jody Fleisch in the final match at Best of the Best 2.
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In September 2003, Trent Acid won the vacant CZW Iron Man Championship by defeating Nick Gage and Jimmy Rave in a three-way match.
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However, before competing in the Cage of Death match, Trent Acid first had to defend his Iron Man Championship against Jimmy Rave.
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Trent Acid went on to the Cage of Death but was eliminated and his team eventually lost.
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Trent Acid returned to CZW later in 2004 and feuded with Teddy Hart and Messiah.
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At the young age of 19, Trent Acid would go to Japan to work for Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Trent Acid joined Ring of Honor in 2002, when he and Johnny Kashmere defeated Homicide and Steve Corino in an interpromotional match between ROH and CZW at the first Glory By Honor.
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Later, Kashmere left ROH and Trent Acid would continue as a singles wrestler.
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At ROH's Reborn: Completion, Trent Acid fought with Jimmy Rave but he lost after Rave hit the Rave Clash on him.
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Trent Acid was part of the Scramble Cage Melee main event in the scramble cage.
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Trent Acid had his last ROH match at Final Battle 2004 against Jimmy Jacobs.
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Trent Acid joined Pro Wrestling Unplugged at its inception in 2004, eventually feuding with Homicide, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Devon Moore over the PWU World Heavyweight Title.
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In 2005, Trent Acid feuded with his old friend and new rival, Hellter Skelter.
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The feud lasted a few months, starting with Hellter claiming that Trent Acid turned his back on their friendship and made him the evil person he is today.
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The feud continued in 2007, with Hellter wanting a rematch, and recording disturbing promos on PWU Surge TV, calling out Trent Acid and claiming he would "carve [Trent Acid's] flesh".
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Finally on November 23,2007, Trent Acid accepted the rematch and lost to Skelter, who had outside help from Sunny.
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Trent Acid made his return to PWU, following knee surgery, on March 16,2008, at the event Haunted, wrestling Television Champion ZBarr to a time-limit draw.
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Since the departure of Tod Gordon, and subsequent handoff of sole ownership to tag-team partner Johnny Kashmere, Trent Acid has been named co-owner of the company.
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Trent Acid made a one night appearance for WWE on January 9,2006, in a dark match on Sunday Night Heat teaming with Bison Bravado as they lost to 3-Minute Warning.
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Trent Acid debuted in Juggalo Championship Wrestling in 2007 under the gimmick of an arrogant priest.
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Trent Acid continued to badmouth the company in the following weeks while having confrontations with several heroes.
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Two weeks later at West Side Wars, Trent Acid pinned Robinson after using Robinson's championship belt as a weapon, becoming the new JCW Heavyweight Champion.
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Trent Acid worked for the new promotion Pro Wrestling Syndicate where he had matches with Alex Shelley, Human Tornado, Danny Doring, Justin Credible and Sabu.
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On May 29,2009, Trent Acid won a four-way match to win the PWS Heavyweight Championship.
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Trent Acid took a hiatus from wrestling from July 2008 to May 2009, after he got into trouble with the law after assaulting a neighbour.
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On June 14,2008, Trent Acid made his return to CZW when he faced World Champion Nick Gage in a non-title match.
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At 'An Eye for an Eye' on April 11,2009, Trent Acid made his full-time return to CZW.
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Trent Acid returned to JCW at Bloodymania III, where he teamed with the Alter Boys.
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Trent Acid died before filming was completed, and the film was dedicated to his memory.