Lance Archer

American professional wrestler

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
Archer at Forbidden Door on June 26, 2022
Born (1977-02-28) February 28, 1977 (age 47)
Gause, Texas, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Breakdown
Dallas
Hoyt
Lance Archer
Lance Hoyt
Lance Rock
Lance Steel
Shadow
Vance Archer
Billed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Billed weight260 lb (120 kg)
Billed fromDallas, Texas
Trained bySolo Fiatala
DebutJuly 2000

Career

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Hoyt 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

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References

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  1. "WWE Superstars released". World Wrestling Entertainment. November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. "Lance Archer signs multi-year deal with AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  4. "AEW Dynamite 4/1/20 Results: TNT Title Tournament Preview, Omega vs. Trent & Vanguard 1 Appears". Fightful. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. Lance Hoyt/Archer [@LanceHoyt] (18 August 2012). "NEW GPW (Gippsland Pro Wrestlimg in Australia) HW Champion!!! #AmericanPsychoTour" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "HOW Undisputed Championship history". Cagematch. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
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  10. "IWGP United States Championship History" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  11. 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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  23. https://twitter.com/WarriorWrstlng/status/1763930514199613624
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  29. Meltzer, Dave (March 5, 2020). "March 13, 2020 Observer Newsletter: 40th Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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