Niles Young

Jeffrey Roberts[1] (born May 7, 1982),[1] better known by his ring name Niles Young, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).

Niles Young
Birth nameJeffrey Roberts
Born (1982-05-07) May 7, 1982
Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Lance Steel
Niles Sozio
Neiko Sozio
Niles Young
Sozio
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Billed fromGreenwich, Connecticut
Trained byJohn Zandig
Eddie Valentine
Jon Dahmer
Chris Hero
Mike Quackenbush
DebutMarch 8, 2003
RetiredAugust 13, 2016

As Niles Young, he was a one-time World Junior Heavyweight Champion and a one-time World Tag Team Champion (with Derek Frazier). In 2013, he adopted a stereotypical Italian–American gimmick, changing his ring name to Sozio; during this time, he was the leader of The Front.[2] The following year, he turned on his stablemate Biff Busick at Tangled Web, to win the World Heavyweight Championship, and in the process, became the promotion's seventh Triple Crown champion. However, his reign was short-lived, as he dropped the title to BLK Jeez at Cage Of Death XVI. In the latter stages of his career, he wrestled under the ring name Neiko Sozio, until his retirement in 2016.

Young also performed for Chikara from the mid-2000s through to the mid-2010s. Initially appearing in the Young Lions Cup,[3] he was the first man to portray the luchador enmascarado Lance Steel,[4] for Chikara and its sister promotion, Wrestling Is Fun!

Outside of wrestling, Roberts attended and graduated from Philadelphia University, majoring in digital design.[5]

Championships and accomplishments
gollark: http://osmarks.tk/constants/tau/1000000
gollark: Big numbers.
gollark: I *make* numbers, myself.
gollark: Yes.
gollark: The **free, democratic country** of Turkey!

References
  1. "Niles Sozio". profightdb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. Johnson, Vaughan (August 5, 2015). "Sozio talks how he got into wrestling, winning Combat Zone Wrestling World title and more (Part 2)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. "Niles Young". chikarapro.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  4. "Lance Steel (original)". profightdb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
    Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Lance Steel". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. Johnson, Vaughan (August 4, 2015). "Sozio talks the state of Combat Zone Wrestling, Retribution iPPV and more (Part 1)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  6. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CZW World Heavyweight Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  7. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Honorary CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  8. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CZW Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.