The Prodigy (Chaz Ellis)
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| The Prodigy | |
 Prodigy on right | |
| Statistics | |
| Ring name | The Prodigy |
| Height | 6'0 |
| Weight | N/A |
| Born | November 15, 1989 (age 19) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Resides | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Debut | 1995 |
Chaz Ellis (born November 15, 1989), better known as The Prodigy, is an upscale backyard wrestler with professional training. Since 1995, he has invested his efforts into crafting himself as a skilled wrestler in many backyard wrestling federations but most essentially Championship Wrestling Association (CWA) with aspirations coming from professional wrestling. He is viewed by many in the community as one of the most prodigious backyard wrestling athletes in history to grace the practice.
Over a course of time, Prodigy decorated his name with countless backyard wrestling world championships while showcasing his showman abilities and received the honor of being named GBYWN Legend of the Year 2008, and has also made the BYWpedia Icons list.
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Backyard wrestling tenure
Influence and successes in HBWL, NABA, EWA, and XWA
The Prodigy started his tenure in backyard wrestling in 1995 at 6 years old aspired by the works of professional wrestling as well as inspired by Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, and Triple H. He has claimed that the sport side of backyard wrestling has always been apart of his life and just enjoys wrestling in general.
His tenure in backyard wrestling picked up in defunct federation XWA, where he became a 12 time XWA World Champion, attained several other championship reigns to earn himself Gland Slam Champion status, had become the owner at one time in November 2004 and his most noted feud was with a backyard wrestler known as Voltage.
Championship Wrestling Association
In CWA, he gained 2 CWA World Championship, other title reigns and accomplishments, defeated arguably every roster member and engaged in rivalries with Voltage, his real-life brother Eruption, Joe Randa and CJ Cross.
He has laid claim to several accomplishments in the variety of federations he has performed most importantly including EWA, XWA, Championship Wrestling Association (CWA) and Epic-1 Wrestling.
He has become an 18 time "World" Champion throughout his entire backyard wrestling tenure with reigns as 12 time XWA World Champion, 2 time XWA Champion, 2 time EWA Champion and 2 time CWA Champion to equal 18 main championship runs. Few additional achievements are becoming 6 time XWA Intercontinental Champion, 2 time CWA Intercontinental Champion, CWA X-Division Champion and CWA Tag Team Champion.
He overall engaged in notiable feuds in CWA with many wrestlers including Voltage, his brother Eruption, Joe Randa and CJ Cross, perfecting astounding skill in the recreational practice. As a result, Prodigy has become a well-respected legendary embodiment in backyard wrestling.
Epic-1 Wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- HBWL
- HBWL World Championship (1 time)
- NABA
- NABA World Championship (1 time)
- EWA
- EWA Intercontinental Championship (1 times)
- XWA
- XWA World Championship (12 times)
- XWA Championship/Xtreme (2 times)
- XWA Intercontinental Championship (6 times)
- XWA European Championship (4 times)
- XWA Hardcore Championship (6 times)
- XWA Unification Championship (2 times)
- XWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- Championship Wrestling Association
- CWA World Championship (2 time)
- CWA Intercontinental Championship (2 time)
- CWA X Division Championship (1 time)
- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- CWA Royal Rumble (2005)
- CWA Royal Rumble (2007)
- 3rd person to win every single belt in CWA history
- 1st and only person to hold 3 belts at the same time (World, X-Div. & Tag)
- 1st ever XWA Grand Slam Champion
- 1st to beat everybody in XWA & CWA
- Became the owner of XWA in November of 2004
- 1 of 2 people to compete in the 1st Undisputed 60-minute Iron Man Match
- 1 of 2 people to compete in the 1st 90-minute Iron Man Match
