Lucky Kid

Metehan Kocabaşoğlu[1] (born 4 March 1993),[2] better known by his former ring name Lucky Kid, is an German professional wrestler of Turkish descent. He currently works for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), where he is known mononymously by his birth name, Metehan. He is the current wXw Shotgun Champion in his first reign.

This article is about the German–Turkish professional wrestler. For the 1936 German film, see Lucky Kids.
Lucky Kid
Birth nameMetehan Kocabaşoğlu
Born (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993
Berlin, Germany
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Hakan Aslan
Lucky Kid
Metehan
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Trained byAhmed Chaer
Crazy Sexy Mike
Ikuto Hidaka
Wesna
Debut28 June 2008

Kocabaşoğlu initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but after sustaining a knee injury, he was forced to give it up.[1] A friend of his, Cem Kaplan, told him about the wrestling school at the German Wrestling Federation (GWF), so he trained to become a professional wrestler, making his debut in 2008.[1] He would go on to team with Kaplan in German Stampede Wrestling (GSW), and had greater success with Tarkan Aslan, as the Young Lions, winning multiple tag team championships across the country.[1] Billed as Aslan's storyline brother, he was nicknamed the Lucky Kid, which later became his ring name. In 2015, the Young Lions began making regular appearances in wXw, and upon their return in May 2017, they won the wXw World Tag Team Championship, aligning themselves with a new heel stable, Rise.[3] Their reign lasted until November, as they failed to advance to the finals of the World Tag Team League.[4] Rise eventually split into two factions, and Lucky aligned himself with the faces. Lucky would be involved in title shots for the wXw Shotgun Championship for much of the year, but in August 2018, Aslan turned his back on him.[5] In autumn title matches against Marius Al-Ani, Aslan and Da Mack interfered on separate occasions, costing Lucky the match.[6] This led to both factions facing off against each with the titles on the line, at Back to the Roots, which resulted in a win for the faces.[7] At wXw 16 Carat Gold, Lucky defeated Ringkampf's Timothy Thatcher and Axel Dieter Jr., and 2017 winner Ilja Dragunov on his way to the final, before gaing an upset victory over Walter.[8][9][1] He would remain a member of Rise until September 2019, as his match at Du Entscheidest with stablemate Pete Bouncer went to a no contest, and later in the night, Bouncer and Ivan Kiev made their mark in the tag division.[10] In October, he began teaming with Kyle Fletcher as wXw's official representatives of Schadenfreude, a stable that originated in Fight Club: Pro (FCP).[11] In 2020, Lucky was defeated in the first round of wXw 16 Carat Gold, and turned heel on night three, changing his ring name to his birth name, while introducing a new stable, Ezel, alongside Grup Anarsi (Abdul Kenan and Aytac Bahar).[12] During July, he participated in a tournament for the vacant Shotgun Championship, and defeated Hektor Invictus in the final to win his first singles title in wXw.[13]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Baltic Championship Wrestling
    • BCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[14] – with Tarkan Aslan
  • Championship Of Wrestling
    • cOw Tag Team Championship (1 time, inaugural)[15] – with Tarkan Aslan
  • Deutsche Wrestling Allianz
    • DWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)[16] – with Tarkan Aslan
  • Eurowrestling-Company
    • EW-COM Tag Team Championship (1 time)[17] – with Tarkan Aslan
  • German Wrestling Federation
    • GWF Berlin Championship (1 time)[18]
    • GWF Amateur Berlin Championship (1 time)[19] – with Tarkan Aslan
    • GWF Tag Team Championship (3 times)[20] – with Tarkan Aslan
  • Hungarian Championship Wrestling
    • HCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[21] – with Tarkan Aslan
  • Mad Wrestling Association
    • MWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)[22] – with Tarkan Aslan
  • Westside Xtreme Wrestling
  • YAWARA
    • Yawara Championship (1 time)[24]
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References
  1. Gronemann, Markus (March 11, 2019). "wXw 16 Carat Gold night three results: Tournament winner crowned". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. "Metehan". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. Hamilton, Ian (May 19, 2017). "wXw Superstars of Wrestling 2017 (May 13, 2017)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. Hamilton, Ian (October 8, 2017). "wXw World Tag Team League – Night Three (October 8, 2017) – Live Report". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  5. Hamilton, Ian (August 8, 2018). "wXw Shortcut to the Top 2018 (August 04, 2018)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  6. Hamilton, Ian (January 23, 2019). "wXw Back to the Roots XVIII (January 19, 2019)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. Hamilton, Ian (November 27, 2018). "wXw Shotgun Livetour: Hamburg (November 23, 2018)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  8. Gronemann, Markus (March 9, 2019). "wXw 16 Carat Gold night one results: WALTER vs. David Starr". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. Gronemann, Markus (March 10, 2019). "wXw 16 Carat Gold night two results: WWE's Alexander Wolfe appears". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. Hamilton, Ian (September 17, 2019). "wXw FAN 2019 – Du Entscheidest (September 13, 2019)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. Hamilton, Ian (October 8, 2019). "wXw Inner Circle 8 (October 03, 2019)". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. Gronemann, Markus (March 14, 2020). "A look back at last weekend's wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020 tourney". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. Hamilton, Ian (July 30, 2020). "WXW SHOTGUN 2020 #9". backbodydrop.com. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  14. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "BCW Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  15. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "cOw Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  16. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DWA Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  17. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "EW-COM Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  18. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "GWF Berlin Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  19. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "GWF Amateur Berlin Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  20. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "GWF Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  21. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "HCW Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  22. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MWA Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  23. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "wXw World Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  24. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yawara Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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