Sean Van
From Bywpedia
| Sean Van | |
| |
| Statistics | |
| Ring name | Sean Van |
| Height | 5'7 |
| Weight | 218 |
| Born | North Myrtle Beach, SC |
| Resides | Greenwood, SC |
| Debut | 1999 |
| Trained By | Killboy Powerhead |
Sean Van (born June 23, 1987) is one of the most well known backyard wrestlers in South Carolina. Mr. Van created the SCBYWA, an alliance for backyard wrestling feds in South Carolina and the only one of its kind. He competed for CWL in North Myrtle Beach, SC from 1999-2001, GCW in Greenwood, SC from 2001-2008 (off and on), CTW in Greenwood, SC from 2005-2006, TWF in Hodges, SC in 2007, BCW-TNG in Donalds, SC from 2008-present, and wrestled professionally in SCWX in Laurens, SC. His other stats & a brief bio is below.
Contents |
Backyard Wrestling Career
Sean Van started his backyard wrestling career in North Myrtle Beach, SC in the CWL (Championship Wrestling League). He competed there from December 1999 until June of 2001. He made a name for himself there by winning the CWL Hardkore Championship a record breaking 17 times, and winning the CWL World Heavyweight Championship. Sean then left NMB, SC and the CWL and moved to Greenwood to compete in the GCW (Ghetto Championship Wrestling). He wrestled for GCW from June 2001 until August 2002 when the fed folded. Sean remained inactive until the GCW was brought back in November 2003. While in GCW Van would become one of the feds top wrestlers of all time, winning all available major titles. In May of 2004 the GCW folded once more and Van remain inactive again until October 2005 when the GCW was bought out and merged with the TWF. The merger was called CTW (Crucial Territory Wrestling). Sean was in the CTW until November of 2006, he would ramain a dominant star there as well winning titles there as well. The CTW split back into the GCW and TWF in November 2006 after the GCW was purchased. The GCW was still inactive so Sean signed on with TWF (Teenage Wrestling Federation). He had a short run there, from March to June of 2007, where he won the TWF Championship twice. In January of 2008, Sean signed with GCW once more and wrestled there until it shut it's doors for good in September 2008. During his third tenure in GCW, Sean created the SCBYWA (South Carolina Backyard Wrestling Alliance). The SCBYWA is much like the old NWA, all feds from South Carolina are under the banner of the SCBYWA and sanction titles, matches, and events. In November 2008, Sean signed on with BCW-TNG of Donalds. Sean quickly became a staple of the fed as one of their biggest names. He would also compete on the indy scene in October 2009 when he began wrestling for SCWX (Southern Championship Wrestling Xtreme). He retired from backyard and independent wrestling on December 27, 2009. He does commentary and serves as "Co-Chairman" for BCW-TNG. In February of 2010, Van would return to action to win BCW-TNG's Royal Massacre. He will now challenge Mike Jones for the BCW Title in June at Destiny. Sean is now a part time competitor.
Other Stats
Entrance Song: Puritania by Dimmu Borgir
Nickname: "The Xtreme Dream"
Finisher: Epic Win
Professional Trainers: Joshua Chilton and Brice Anthony
2nd Generation Wrestler: Grandson of "Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods
Online Heat
Sean has had many altercations online with fellows yarders that had plenty of people talking within the byw world. In January of 2010, Sean would stand up for AWF's Chris Dickens during a war with Ian Finnegan. This would spiral into a very heated and personal feud between Van and Ian. The incident with Finnegan would cause the entire GBYWN, headed up by Rad Hazard, to attack Van online. After this died down, a fed from Lexington, SC called the EWL would start in on Mr. Van as well. This would cause a BCW-TNG vs. EWL feud. As of now, all the heat has died down and Sean has stated he "wishes to stay out of the drama."
Championships and Accomplishments
- CWL
- CWL League Championship (1x)
- CWL Tag Team Championship (3x)
- CWL Internet Championship (2x)
- CWL Hardkore Championship (17x)
- CWL Tag Team of the Year w/ The offspring (2000)
- GCW
- GCW World Heavyweight Championship (8x)
- GCW World Television Championship (2x)
- GCW World Tag Team Championship (1x)
- GCW Continental Championship (3x)
- GCW Xtreme Championship (7x)
- GCW CT Championship (1x)
- GCW Light-Heavyweight Championship (1x)
- GCW World War Winner (2002)
- GCW World War Winner (2004)
- GCW #1 Ranked Wrestler (2002)
- TWF
- TWF Championship (2x)
- TWF Tag Team Championship (1x)
- BCW-TNG
- TNG World Championship (3x)
- BCW-TNG King of the Ring (2009)
- BCW-TNG Royal Massacre Winner (2010)
- SCWX
- SCWX Heavyweight Championship (1x)
- GBYWN
- GBYWN South Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1x)
