On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Chuck Taylor, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.
Dustin Howard was born in Murray, Kentucky on April 22, 1986, and he is currently 37 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler, working for AEW and ROH, under the ring name of Chuck Taylor.
Currently, he is is a member of the teams of Best Friends and CHAOS.
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)
- Born April 22, 1986 (age 37)
- Nationality
United States - Birth Place Murray, Kentucky
- Billed From
- Murray, Kentucky
- Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
- Weight
- 210 lbs (95 kg)
- Nicknames The Kentucky Gentleman; Sexy Chuckie T
United StatesCareer History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( January 1, 2002 - Present)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
AEWFebruary 7, 2019 Present Promotion ROHApril 27, 2023 Present Promotion PWGAugust 30, 2008 July 26, 2019 Promotion ROHMay 14, 2017 February 24, 2019 Promotion NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
November 6, 2017 February 7, 2019 Promotion CHIKARAJune 24, 2006 January 31, 2018 Promotion EVOLVEJanuary 16, 2010 January 28, 2017 Promotion CZWDecember 9, 2006 April 12, 2014 Promotion DG USAJuly 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 2022Mar 2022
Feb 2019Feb 2018May 2017Dec 2006
AEW
ROH
PWG
NJPW
CHIKARA
EVOLVE
CZW
DG USA
- 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 - Stokely Hathaway / Malcolm Bivens ( 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)
- Managers Kris Statlander, Orange Cassidy
