Lance Archer
Lance Hoyt (born February 28, 1977) is an American professional wrestler. Hoyt is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and wrestles under the ring name, Lance Archer. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Lance Archer | |
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Born | Gause, Texas, U.S. | February 28, 1977
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Breakdown Dallas Hoyt Lance Archer Lance Hoyt Lance Rock Lance Steel Shadow Vance Archer |
Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg) |
Billed from | Dallas, Texas |
Trained by | Solo Fiatala |
Debut | July 2000 |
Career
changeHoyt is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he worked from 2004–2009 under his real name and under the ring name Dallas. He won the NWA World Tag Team Chamionship twice with Kid Kash.
In 2009, he joined World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and began wrestling for Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Vance Archer. He also competed on their main roster brands ECW and SmackDown. Archer was released by WWE on November 19, 2010,.[1]
In 2011, he moved to Japan where he became part of New Japan Pro Wrestling as Lance Archer.[2]
On February 26, 2020, Archer signed a multi-year contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[3] On the April 1 episode of Dynamite, Archer made his AEW in-ring debut, defeating Marko Stunt. He was managed to the ring by Jake "The Snake" Roberts.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
change- All Elite Wrestling
- American Made Wrestling
- AMW Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
- Gippsland Pro Wrestling
- GPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
- Heavy On Wrestling
- HOW Undisputed Championship (1 time)[7]
- Lions Pride Sports
- Lions Pride Sports Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Davey Boy Smith Jr.[8][9]
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- NWA Southwest
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- Professional Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 59 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020[19]
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- Pro Wrestling Religion
- PWR Championship (1 time)
- Revolution Brewing
- River City Wrestling
- RCW Championship (1 time)[24]
- RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Paul Titan
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Traditional Championship Wrestling
- TCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[27]
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[28]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Improved (2019)[29]
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) TNA Reverse Battle Royal on Impact![30]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "WWE Superstars released". World Wrestling Entertainment. November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ↑ ProWrestling.com, "Former WWE and TNA wrestler Lance Hoyt (a/k/a Vance Archer) discusses his time in WWE developmental, his brief stint on ECW, and working for New Japan Pro Wrestling," September 14, 2011; retrieved 2012-2-29.
- ↑ "Lance Archer signs multi-year deal with AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite 4/1/20 Results: TNT Title Tournament Preview, Omega vs. Trent & Vanguard 1 Appears". Fightful. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (September 5, 2020). "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW Championship, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, Hikaru Shida vs. Thunder Rosa for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy in a Mimosa Mayhem match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ↑ Lance Hoyt/Archer [@LanceHoyt] (18 August 2012). "NEW GPW (Gippsland Pro Wrestlimg in Australia) HW Champion!!! #AmericanPsychoTour" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "HOW Undisputed Championship history". Cagematch. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "IWGP United States Championship History" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ Barnett, Jake (July 21, 2021). "7/21 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of Fyter Fest Night Two with Jon Moxley vs. Lance Archer in a Texas DeathMatch for the IWGP U.S. Championship, Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose for the AEW Women's Championship, Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Spears, Orange Cassidy vs. The Blade, Darby Allin vs. Wheeler Yuta". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/WarriorWrstlng/status/1763930514199613624
- ↑ "History of the RCW Championship". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10.
- ↑ "Solie's Title Histories: NWA NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE". www.solie.org. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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- ↑ "WWC Universal Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (March 5, 2020). "March 13, 2020 Observer Newsletter: 40th Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 22, 2007), "2006 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards", Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Campbell, CA, pp. 1–12, ISSN 1083-9593