1. Tyson Dux was initially known by the ring name "Muay Thai Kid", with a gimmick that saw him don red karate pants and shave off his hair and eyebrows, before switching to the name Tyson Dux.
22 Facts About Tyson Dux
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Tyson Dux went on to take part in the 2005 Super 8 Tournament on April 9,2005, losing to JJ Perez in the first round.
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Tyson Dux wrestles for numerous Canadian independent promotions, most prominently BSE Pro and Border City Wrestling.
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Tyson Dux joined the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion in April 2006 as a member of Team Canada in the 2006 World X Cup.
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On September 20,2009, Tyson Dux was defeated by Mr Anderson at the inaugural Defiance Wrestling Federation show in Barrie, Ontario.
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In September 2010, Tyson Dux debuted for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 losing to Masato Tanaka.
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Tyson Dux teamed with the likes of Hikaru Sato, Sonjay Dutt and Takuya Sugawara on several occasions before leaving the company.
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On May 26,2017, at What Culture Pro Wrestling's Pro Wrestling World Cup - Canadian Qualifying Round, Tyson Dux was defeated by Kyle O'Reilly in the First Round of the Canada Leg.
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Between 2002 and 2004, Tyson Dux made several appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment on Heat and Velocity.
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Tyson Dux appeared in an angle on an episode of SmackDown in 2003 that saw him pose as a security guard who was attacked by The Undertaker, and in 2005, he wrestled in dark matches at Raw and SmackDown tapings.
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On 8 June 2014, Tyson Dux returned to WWE for a dark match prior to Friday Night's Smackdown in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where he was defeated by Sin Cara.
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Tyson Dux was named as a participant in the Cruiserweight Classic in the spring of 2016.
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Tyson Dux debuted in TNA in April 2006 as a member of Team Canada in the 2006 World X Cup and at Sacrifice, Tyson Dux competed in the World X Cup Gauntlet match which was won by Petey Williams.
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On June 12,2008, Tyson Dux returned to TNA and was confirmed as a member of Team International for the TNA 2008 World X Cup Tournament.
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Tyson Dux returned to Impact Wrestling at Bound for Glory, where Tyson Dux lost to Taiji Ishimori.
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On July 25,2009 Tyson Dux made his debut in Ring of Honor in a losing effort against Tyler Black as a replacement for Nigel McGuinness, who was injured from the previous night.
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In May 2010, Tyson Dux began wrestling for the Ring of Honor promotion, marking his return to the national wrestling scene.
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In 2021, Tyson Dux took the role of Head Coach and Lead Trainer at Hard Knocks Wrestling Academy in Listowel, Ontario, Canada where he continues to train the young and up and coming talent of the wrestling industry.
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Tyson Dux has been featured in an episode of Kenny vs Spenny in which the two friends train to become the best professional wrestlers.
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Tyson Dux is assigned with training Spenny, who chooses the name "The Nice Guy", whereas Kenny chooses the name "Specimen Yarp".
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Tyson Dux makes a cameo in the music video for "Suplex" by A Tribe Called Red.
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In 2020, Tyson Dux portrayed wrestler Chris Benoit in the second-season premiere of Viceland's Dark Side of the Ring.