Stephen John Tkowski (born October 3, 1989), better known by his ring name T. K. O'Ryan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he was a three-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion as part of The Kingdom.
| T. K. O'Ryan | |
|---|---|
 O'Ryan holding both the NEW Tag Team Championship and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship in 2017. | |
| Birth name | Stephen John Tkowski |
| Born | October 3, 1989 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | T. K. O'Ryan |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Trained by | "H2O" Ryan Waters Nick Steel |
| Debut | September 28, 2014[2] |
| Retired | December 5, 2019 |
Professional wrestling career
editTraining; early career (2014–2016)
editO'Ryan began his training with "H2O" Ryan Waters and Nick Steel at the Lock-Up Wrestling School of Professional Wrestling in Fall River, Massachusetts in June 2014. He debuted in Northeast Wrestling in Connecticut on April 18, 2015 in a match against Frankie Arion. Other early matches were wrestled for Xtreme Wrestling Alliance in West Warwick, Rhode Island and Pioneer Valley Pro Wrestling in Hadley, Massachusetts.
Ring of Honor (2016–2019)
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O'Ryan made his Ring of Honor debut on October 1, 2016, in Lowell, MA as a part of The Kingdom (with Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia). They defeated The Bullet Club (Adam Cole and The Young Bucks).[3][4]
On December 2, 2016, The Kingdom became the first-ever ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions by defeating Kushida, Lio Rush, and Jay White.[5]
O'Ryan was injured on March 10, 2017, during the ROH 15th Anniversary Show when he jumped too far on an Asai Moonsault and broke his leg on a guard rail. The following day, Silas Young replaced O'Ryan in a match, where The Kingdom lost the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship to Bully Ray and The Briscoes.[6]
On May 9, 2018, at ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds Tour, The Kingdom would regain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship by defeating SoCal Uncensored. On September 27, 2019, on Death Before Dishonor XVII, O'Ryan and Marseglia was attacked backstage. On ROH Television, O'Ryan announced The Kingdom was now disbanded after Marseglia's attack on Taven. He then announced he would be stepping away from the ring for time to take care of a leg injury and several concussions suffered throughout the year.
O'Ryan wrestled his final match in December 2019.
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Canadian Wrestling's Elite
- Elite 8 Tournament (2019)[7]
- Northeast Wrestling
- NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- NEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Vinny Marseglia
- Pioneer Valley Pro Wrestling
- Pioneer Valley Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hammer Tunis
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times, inaugural) – with Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016) – with Matt Taven and Vinny Marseglia
- Top Rope Promotions
- TRP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brad Hollister
- Xtreme Wrestling Alliance
- XWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References
edit- ^ a b "TK O'Ryan". Ring of Honor. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "TK O'Ryan". CageMatch. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "ROH TV Taping Results (Show 4)". WrestlingInc.
- ^ "ROH on SBG #268". Cagematch.
- ^ "News | ROH Wrestling".
- ^ Johnson, Mike (March 12, 2017). "ROH spoiler from ongoing Las Vegas taping". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "CWE The Juice Is on the Loose Tour - Night 18". Cagematch - the Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "NEW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - the Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
External links
edit- T. K. O'Ryan's profile at Cagematch.net
Media related to Stephen John Tkowski at Wikimedia Commons
