Larry Sweeney
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Ring name(s) | "Sweet 'n' Sour" Larry Sweeney |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Billed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
Born | February 18, 1981 Redondo Beach, California |
Trained by | Mike Quackenbush Chris Hero Buddy Rose Colonel DeBeers Skayde |
Debut | May 1, 2004 |
Laurence Swencil, better known by his stage name, "Sweet 'n' Sour" Larry Sweeney (born February 18, 1981 in Redondo Beach, California), is an American professional wrestler. He performs primarily on the American independent circuit in promotions such as CHIKARA, IWA Mid South, Combat Zone Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerilla.
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[edit] Career
While living in India, Sweeney used to practice Hatha Yoga and amateur wrestling at the Shri Satpal Pehelwan Akhara in New Delhi. Back in USA, Sweeney decided to get into professional wrestling and trained at the Chikara Wrestle Factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in September 2003, under head trainer Mike Quackenbush and co-instructors Chris Hero and Skayde. Sweeney also received training from Buddy Rose and Colonel DeBeers in Portland, Oregon before debuting on May 1, 2004. Since then, Sweeney has worked for a many promotions on the American independent circuit, including IWA-MS, CZW, UWA Hardcore, World-1, PWG, NEW, and IWC. Formerly partners and good friends, Sweeney has been enthralled in an ongoing feud in various promotions across North America with Eddie Kingston, most vehemently in CHIKARA, where he ran over Kingston with a vehicle following an ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana TV Championship match. Sweeney recently made an appearance on WWE Raw where he pretended to be Nick Hogan in a segment titled "Orton Knows Best."
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Shreveport Smash (Flying elbow drop from the top)
- '68 Comeback Special (Shoulder neckbreaker into DDT)
- Boa Constrictor (Grounded sleeper hold)
- Bionic elbow
- Piledriver
- Inverted suplex slam
- Slingshot suplex
[edit] Quotes
- "Hey (town he is wrestling in), I've got a question for you....Is Larry Sweeney lookin' good tonight, or what?!!"
- "12 Large, Brother!"
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- ICW/ICWA
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- 19-time ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Champion (Current)
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- 1-time Young Lions Cup Winner
- PWE
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- 1-time PWE World Heavyweight Champion
- WORLD-1
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- 1-time Tag Team Champion (with King Kaluha)