John Anthony Silver (born June 4, 1990) is a American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is a member of The Dark Order stable.
| John Silver | |
|---|---|
 Silver in June 2019 | |
| Born | June 4, 1990 Wantagh, New York |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Four John Silver Johnny Silver Rob Grymes Shard |
| Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Billed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Billed from | "The Keep" |
| Trained by | Mikey Whipwreck |
| Debut | 2007 |
Silver has also competed in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Chikara, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and made occasional appearences in WWE.
Silver has won many Championships in many different companies. In CZW, he is a one-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion, one-time CZW World Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the Best of the Best 18 tournament in 2019. In Chikara, he was a one-time Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas and the co-winner of the Tag World Grand Prix tournament with Jigsaw. In PWG, he is a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion.
Career
changeAll Elite Wrestling
changeOn the October 16, 2019 episode of Dynamite, Silver made his AEW debut alongside Alex Reynolds and they lost to Santana and Ortiz.[1] On the December 18 episode of Dynamite, both Silver and Reynolds joined The Dark Order stable.[2]
On the February 19, 2020 episode of Dynamite, Silver and Reynolds entered a 20-man Tag Team Battle Royal to determine the #1 Contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championships but lost early in the match.[3] On the July 2 episode of AEW Dark, Silver teamed with Dark Order members Reynolds and #5 Alan Angels to defeat Joe Alonzo, Shawn Dean & Will Hobbs in a 6 man tag team match. It was their first wins in AEW and as members of The Dark Order.[4]
On the October 21 episode of Dynamite, Silver and Reynolds competed in a four-way tag team match against The Young Bucks, Private Party, and The Butcher and the Blade but lost.[5] At Full Gear, Silver made his AEW singles match debut, losing to Orange Cassidy.[6] At Winter Is Coming, Silver competed in a battle royal to determine who the two wrestlers that were going going face off for the Dynamite Diamond Ring. The match was won by MJF and Orange Cassidy.[7] At the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life memorial television special, Silver teamed with Reynolds and "Hangman" Adam Page to defeat The Inner Circle (MJF, Santana and Ortiz). Silver won the match after performing Brodie Lee's discus lariat as a tribute.[8]
On the March 24, 2021 episode of Dynamite, Silver challenged Darby Allin for his AEW TNT Championship but lost. During the match, Silver dislocated his shoulder after jumping over the guardrail and was out of in-ring action for a few weeks. He had also been wrestling with a torn labrum for a year.[9]
References
change- ↑ "10/16 AEW Dynamite on TNT: Keller's report on Jericho vs. Darby Allin for AEW Men's Title, Riho vs. Britt Baker for AEW Women's Title, Omega & Page vs. Moxley & Pac, Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy vs. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix, Best Friends vs. Daniels & Kazans". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "12/18 AEW Dynamite TV Report: Keller's report on Jericho vs. Jungle Boy, Page & Omega vs. Lucha Bros., Young Bucks vs. SCU". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite 2/19/20 Results: A Steel Cage Match, A Tag Title Match & A Battle Royal". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Kevin's AEW Dark Review 7.14.20". 411Mania. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite 10/21/20 Results: The World Title Tourney Begins, Tag Title Contenders Are Crowned!". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston in an I Quit match for the AEW Championship, FTR vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles, Cody vs. Darby Allin for the TNT Title, Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose for the AEW Women's Title, Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page in the eliminator tournament finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "12/02 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship, Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal, Chris Jericho vs. Frankie Kazarian, Darby Allin and Cody Rhodes vs. Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks, Britt Baker vs. Leyla Hirsch". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "12/30 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of the Brodie Lee (Jon Huber) celebration of life show featuring Cody Rhodes, Orange Cassidy, and 10 vs. Brian Cage, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Ricky Starks, Anna Jay and Tay Conti vs. Britt Baker and Penelope Ford". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "John Silver Details Injury Suffered In AEW TNT Title Match, Had A Torn Labrum For A Year". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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