Iceberg (wrestler) explained

Iceberg
Birthname:Edward Chastain
Names:Edward Chastain
Iceberg
Weight:385lb
Billed:"Places Men Fear to Tread"
Trainer:Abdullah the Butcher

Edward Chastain is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Iceberg. Iceberg has competed for several professional wrestling promotions, including Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Ring Of Honor, World Wrestling Council and Wrestling International New Generations (W*ING) in Japan.[1] He later wrestled as part of The Extreme Freebird Alliance. He was NWA Wildside Heavyweight Champion, NWA Wildside Tag Team Champion 3 times. He has also held the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championships 2 times.

Professional wrestling career

Chastain was mentored by Abdullah the Butcher, who inspired him to use a fork as a foreign object during matches.[2] Early in his career, Chastain faced and defeated such wrestlers as Mr. Pogo and Abdullah the Butcher.[3] In TNA Wrestling, he was brought in by manager Don Callis to feuded with The Sandman.[4] [5] At TNA's fifty-third weekly pay-per-view event, Chastain defeated Norman Smiley.[1] Chastain later lost a pay-per-view match against The Sandman. After the match, Callis ended his business arrangement with Chastain, putting on a rubber glove and then shaking his hand.[6]

In 2003, he was one third of the alliance The Extreme Freebirds, with Tank and Ray Gordy.[7]

After winning the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship, he defended it against Mikael Judas and Phill Shatter at the NWA 60th Anniversary Show. In NWA in September 2009, he wrestled in a match which carried a stipulation that he would be forced to retire if he lost. Iceberg lost the match but then wrestled one final match under his real name, Edward Chastain, claiming that only the Iceberg character had to retire.[3] During this match, he wore a dress shirt and tie, and the fans chanted "You're a legend!" after Chastain won the match.[3] [8]

Championships and accomplishments

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLAM! Wrestling. TNA: Blood, masks and many happy returns. https://archive.today/20120720163712/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/07/17/138681.html. usurped. July 20, 2012. 2010-03-19. Donnie. Abreu. 2003-07-17.
  2. Web site: Georgia wrangles over rules for pro wrestling. Los Angeles Times. SFGate.com. Jenny. Jarvis. 2008-01-07. 2010-03-19.
  3. Web site: NWA News & Notes. 2009-11-09. NWA Wrestling. 2010-03-19.
  4. Web site: Hart attack still felt in Montreal. Tim. Baines. SLAM! Wrestling. https://archive.today/20130115083705/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/07/13/135075.html. usurped. January 15, 2013. 2003-07-13. 2010-03-19.
  5. Web site: TNA: Legend makes an impact, Callis debuts. SLAM! Wrestling. 2003-07-10. 2010-03-19. Donnie. Abreu. 2012-07-14. https://archive.today/20120714051335/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/07/10/132081.html. usurped.
  6. Web site: TNA: The Fallen Angel returns. https://archive.today/20120724122247/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/07/31/150593.html. usurped. July 24, 2012. 2003-07-31. Donnie. Abreu. SLAM! Wrestling. 2010-03-21.
  7. Web site: Ray Gordy's A Freebird Too . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207174641/https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2003/09/16/ray-gordys-a-freebird-too/ . December 7, 2022 . Slam Wrestling . Renwick . Meredith . September 16, 2003 . March 21, 2010.
  8. Web site: Mon. Update: Huge TV Night, DX VS. JeriShow; Danielson; Couture; Angle Legal; Hogan vs. Flair. Wrestling Observer Newsletter/Figure Four Online. 2010-03-19. 2009-11-09. Dave. Meltzer. Edward Chastain (Iceberg wrestling in a dress shirt for his final match) & Truitt Fields b Phil Shatter & Shaun Tempers. When the show was over, all the babyfaces surrounded the ring and fans chanted "You're a legend" at Chastain..
  9. Web site: AWE Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220225219/https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3044. 2021-12-20.
  10. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=857864177618376&id=835725516498909

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