Chuck Taylor / Chuckie T.: Profile, Career, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won, Gimmick Evolution and Stats

Chuck Taylor

Profile Info

Gender Male

Real Name Dustin Howard

Ring Names

Chuck Taylor ( February 3, 2019 - Present)
Chuckie T. ( May 14, 2017 - February 2, 2019)
Chuck Taylor ( June 24, 2006 - May 13, 2017)
Dustin ( July 16, 2016 - September 30, 2017)
Mr. Azerbaijan ( May 25, 2013 - July 8, 2017)

Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Weight

210 lbs (95 kg)

Born April 22, 1986 (age 36)

Birth Place Murray, Kentucky

Billed From

Murray, Kentucky

Nicknames The Kentucky Gentleman; Sexy Chuckie T

Career History

Roles

Wrestler ( January 1, 2002 - Present)

Companies / Promotions

Promotion	from	to
Promotion AEW	February 7, 2019	Present
Promotion PWG	August 30, 2008	July 26, 2019
Promotion ROH	May 14, 2017	February 24, 2019
Promotion NJPWBrand Heavyweight	November 6, 2017	February 7, 2019
Promotion CHIKARA	June 24, 2006	January 31, 2018
Promotion EVOLVE	January 16, 2010	January 28, 2017
Promotion CZW	December 9, 2006	April 12, 2014
Promotion DG USA	July 24, 2010	April 5, 2014

Face / Heel Turns

Alignment	from	to
Face	August 31, 2013	Present
Heel	March 30, 2012	August 30, 2013
Face	January 1, 2002	March 29, 2012

Images

Sep 2022

Mar 2022

Feb 2019

Feb 2018

May 2017

Dec 2006

Finishers

Awful Waffle / Omega Driver - Leg Hook Belly-to-back Suplex into a Piledriver ( January 1, 2002 - Present)
Sole Food - Inverted Stomp Facebreaker ( January 1, 2002 - Present)
Cross Crab - Single Leg Boston Crab kneeling on the opponent's back ( January 1, 2002 - July 26, 2011)

Theme Songs

Theme Song "Best Friends" by Mikey Rukus - with Best Friends - Team ( February 7, 2019 - Present)
Theme Song "I'm Gonna Put You Down" by Gangstagrass feat. T.O.N.E-z - with The Gentleman's Club - Team ( September 8, 2012 - June 19, 2019)
Theme Song "Monster Truck" by Dale Oliver - Single ( May 14, 2017 - February 24, 2019)
Theme Song "Stoned Fury" by David Rolfe - with Beretta - Team ( May 14, 2017 - February 24, 2019)
Theme Song "Faithfully" by Journey - Single ( June 24, 2006 - January 31, 2018)
Theme Song "Bored Stiff" by Every Time I Die - Single ( December 9, 2006 - April 12, 2014)
Theme Song "Iteration"' by Wiggly of Trap Door - with F.I.S.T. - Team ( October 26, 2007 - May 3, 2013)

Titles & Accomplishments

Titles Won

Evolve Wrestling

1 Evolve Tag Team Championship (with Drew Galloway)

Combat Zone Wrestling

1 CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

1 PWG World Championship

Chikara

2 Campeonatos de Parejas (with Johnny Gargano)

Chaos Pro Wrestling

2 CPW Global Championship

DDT Pro-Wrestling

1 Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

2 IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship
2 IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
1 IWA Mid-South Women's Championship

Insanity Pro Wrestling

1 IPW Junior Heavyweight Championship

Old School Wrestling

1 OSW Cruiserweight Championship

United States Wrestling Organization

1 USWO Tag Team Championship (with Slacker J)

Other Accomplishments

AEW Dynamite Award - Hardest Moment to Clean Up After (2020 - Best Friends vs. Santana & Ortiz, The Parking Lot Brawl at Dynamite 09/16)
PWG Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament Winner (2014 - con Trent?)
Chikara Young Lions Cup V Winner (2007)
Chikara King of Trios Winner (2009 - with Icarus & Gran Akuma)
Chikara Rey de Voladores Winner (2007)
Evolve Breakout Star (2010)
Evolve MVP (2010)
IPW Hall of Fame Classic Winner (2017)
IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title Tournament Winner (2008)

Relations

Tag Teams & Stables

Best Friends - Trent Beretta / Barreta ( August 31, 2013 - Present)
Best Friends - Danhausen, Kris Statlander, Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta / Barreta, Wheeler Yuta ( May 25, 2019 - Present)
CHAOS - Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Kris Statlander, Lio Rush, Nick Miller / Mikey Nicholls, Orange Cassidy, Robbie Eagles, Rocky Romero, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Trent Beretta / Barreta, Wheeler Yuta, YOH, YOSHI-HASHI ( November 10, 2021 - Present)
The Gentleman's Club - Drew Gulak, Orange Cassidy, The Swamp Monster ( September 8, 2012 - June 19, 2019)
CHAOS - Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Jado, Jay White, Rocky Romero, SHO, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Trent Beretta / Barreta, Will Ospreay, YOH, YOSHI-HASHI ( October 15, 2017 - February 7, 2019)
Chuck Taylor & DUSTIN - Malcolm Bivens / Stokely Hathaway ( November 5, 2016 - September 30, 2017)
The Bloc Party - The Polar Baron, The Proletariat Boar of Moldova, The Brown Morning of Belarus, Prakash Sabar ( February 1, 2014 - December 22, 2016)
An Officer and a Gentleman - Dan Barry ( February 19, 2016 - November 25, 2016)
The United Nations - Juan Francisco de Coronado, The Proletariat Boar of Moldova, Prakash Sabar ( March 7, 2015 - December 5, 2015)
The Gentleman's Club Championship Edition - Orange Cassidy, Dan Champion ( October 9, 2013 - August 9, 2015)
Team F.I.S.T. - Johnny Gargano, Icarus, Gran Akuma, Sugar Dunkerton ( October 26, 2007 - May 3, 2013)
The Fightin' Taylor Boys - Brian Cage, Tyler / Taylor Rust ( September 5, 2010 - July 21, 2012)
Ronin - Johnny Gargano, Rich Swann ( October 29, 2010 - March 30, 2012)
Men of Low Moral Fiber - Kenny Omega ( May 22, 2009 - October 2, 2009)
Chuck Taylor & Ricochet - Ricochet ( July 27, 2006 - October 6, 2007)
The Kings of Wrestling - Cesaro / Claudio Castagnoli, Kassius Ohno / Chris Hero, Icarus, Gran Akuma, Larry Sweeney, Mitch Ryder, Shayne Hawke ( February 16, 2007 - September 22, 2007)