Kyle O’Reilly

Jul 7, 2014 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real name: Kyle Greenwood
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 207 lbs.
Date of birth: March 1, 1987
Hometown: Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Pro debut: 2005
Trained by: Davey Richards, Aaron Idol, Scotty Mac & Tony Kozina
Finishing move: ARMageddon

Biography

– O’Reilly began his career in his native Canada, wrestling for ECCW
– On June 16, 2007, O’Reilly won the ECCW Pacific Cup Tournament, defeating Amazing Halo, Memphis Raines, Scotty Mac & Tony Kozina
– On July 21, 2007, O’Reilly defeated Ice to win the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title, but lost it back less than a week later
– On August 18, 2007, O’Reilly defeated Ice to win the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title, but lost it back later that same day
– On August 24, 2007, O’Reilly fought NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Champion Ice to a draw. The title was vacated following the match
– On December 28, 2007, O’Reilly defeated Ice 3-2 in a Best of 5 Series to win the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title
– Over the next few months, O’Reilly defended the title against Azeem The Dream, Sid Sylum, El Phantasmo, Amazing Halo and Rick The Weapon X
– On May 3, 2008, O’Reilly defeated Billy Suede, El Phantasmo, Halo & Ice in a 5-Way TLC Match to retain the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title
– On August 30, 2008, O’Reilly fought NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Champion Billy Suede to a time-limit draw
– On September 18, 2009, O’Reilly made his ROH debut, teaming with Tony Kozina to defeat The Bravado Brothers (Lance & Harlem)
– In October 2010, O’Reilly began competing regularly for ROH
– At Final Battle 2010, O’Reilly made his PPV debut, teaming with Adam Cole in a loss to The All Night Express (Rhett Titus & Kenny King). The duo of Cole & King would become known as Future Shock
– On April 29, 2011, O’Reilly & Tony Kozina fought PWE Tag Team Champions The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter) to a double countout
– At Showdown In The Sun 2012, O’Reilly defeated Adam Cole
– At Death Before Dishonor X, O’Reilly defeated ACH
– In November 2012, O’Reilly & Bobby Fish formed the tag team which is known today as reDRagon
– At Final Battle 2012, Fish & O’Reilly were defeated by The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)
– At ROH’s 11th Anniversary Show, reDRagon defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– Over the next month, reDRagon defended their titles against Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero), Alabama Attitude (Corey Hollis & Mike Posey) and The American Wolves
– On May 11, 2013, reDRagon defeated The Briscoes to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– At Best In The World 2013, reDRagon defeated C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander) and SCUM (Cliff Compton & Rhett Titus) in a 3-Way Match to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On July 11, 2013, reDRagon defeated Roderick Strong & Cheeseburger to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On August 17, 2013, reDRagon defeated The American Wolves to regain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– In late-August 2013, O’Reilly won the PWG Battle of Los Angeles Tournament, defeating Trent, ACH, Drake Younger and Michael Elgin
– On September 21, 2013, reDRagon defeated Forever Hooligans & C&C Wrestle Factory in a 3-Way Match to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On October 5, 2013, reDRagon defeated Jay Lethal & Michael Elgin to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On November 16, 2013, reDRagon defeated C&C Wrestle Factory to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On December 14, 2013, reDRagon defeated Outlaw Inc. (Eddie Kingston & Homicide) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On February 21, 2014, reDRagon defeated Adrenaline Rush (ACH & Tadarius Thomas) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– At ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles for a third time
– On May 23, 2014, O’Reilly defeated Adam Cole in a Knockout or Submission Only Match to win the PWG World Title
– At Best In The World 2014, reDRagon defeated Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– Over the next month, reDRagon defended the ROH Tag Team Titles against Brutal Burgers (Bob Evans & Cheeseburger), Rocky Romero & Tommaso Ciampa and Monster Mafia (Ethan Gabriel Owens & Josh Alexander)
– On July 26, 2014, O’Reilly defeated Chris Hero to retain the PWG World Title
– On August 15, 2014, reDRagon defeated Christopher Daniels & Kazarian to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– At ROH All Star Extravaganza VI, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On September 27, 2014, reDRagon defeated The Decade (Jimmy Jacobs & Roderick Strong) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On October 17, 2014, O’Reilly defeated Roderick Strong to retain the PWG World Title
– At NJPW Power Struggle, reDRagon defeated Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Glory By Honor XIII, reDRagon defeated The Kingdom (Michael Bennett & Matt Taven) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On November 22, 2014, reDRagon defeated ACH & Matt Sydal, The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) and The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) in an Elimination Match to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– A week later, reDRagon defeated Team Single (Rampage Brown & T-Bone), The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) and The Decade (BJ Whitmer & Roderick Strong) in a 4-Way Match to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– At Final Battle ’14, reDRagon defeated Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On December 12, 2014, O’Reilly defeated Ricochet to retain the PWG World Title, but lost it that same day to Roderick Strong
– At Wrestle Kingdom 9, reDRagon defeated Time Splitters, The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) and Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) in a 4-Way Match to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At ROH’s 13th Annniversary Show, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On March 14, 2015, reDRagon defeated Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Beretta) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On March 27, 2015, reDRagon defeated The Kingdom (Michael Bennett & Matt Taven) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– O’Reilly reached the final of the 2015 NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, but was defeated by KUSHIDA
– On August 16, 2015, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On September 27, 2015, reDRagon defeated Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On October 12, 2015, reDRagon defeated Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Beretta) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At NJPW Power Struggle ’15, reDRagon & Time Splitters defeated The Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson & Chase Owens)
– At Best In The World ’16, O’Reilly defeated Kamaitachi
– At All-Star Extravaganza VIII, O’Reilly defeated Hangman Page
– At Glory By Honor XV, reDRagon defeated The Bullet Club (Adam Cole & Hangman Page)
– At Final Battle ’16, O’Reilly defeated Adam Cole in a No-DQ Match to win the ROH World Title, but would lose it back to Cole at his first defense
– On January 14, 2017, O’Reilly defeated El Phantasmo to win the ECCW Title
– O’Reilly made his NXT debut on the August 2 episode, losing to Aleister Black. His signing was officially announced soon after
– At Takeover Brooklyn III, O’Reilly reunited with Bobby Fish and Adam Cole to attack Sanity and The Authors of Pain following their match. The trio would become known as ‘The Undisputed Era’
– At Takeover War Games, The Undisputed Era defeated Sanity (Eric Young, Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe) and The Authors of Pain (Akam, Rezar and guest, Roderick Strong) in a War Games Match
– On the December 20 episode of NXT, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Fish) defeated The Authors of Pain to win the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At Takeover: Philadelphia, The Undisputed Era defeated The Authors of Pain to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At Takeover: New Orleans, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Cole) defeated Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne and The Authors of Pain to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles and win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Strong turned on his partner and joined the faction during the match.
– At Takeover: Chicago II, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Strong) defeated Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At the NXT UK show in June 2018, The Undisputed Era lost the NXT Tag Team Titles to Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) but won them back a month later on NXT TV
– At Takeover Brooklyn 4, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Strong) defeated Moustache Mountain to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On December 26, 2018, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Strong) defeated Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At WWE’s When Worlds Collide event, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Fish) defeated Sanity (Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain)
– On the August 28, 2019 episode of NXT, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Fish) defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On the October 2 episode, The Undisputed Era defeated The Street Profits to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– As a promo for Survivor Series 2019, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly, Fish, Cole & Strong) made a one-night only appearance on Smackdown, defeating Big E, Kofi Kingston, Tucker & Otis
– At Takeover: WarGames IV, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly, Cole, Fish & Strong) defeated Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan in the titular match
– The Undisputed Era separated in early 2021
– At Takeover: Stand & Deliver, O’Reilly defeated Adam Cole in an Unsanctioned Match
– O’Reilly remained with NXT during the 2.0 reboot, forming a team with Von Wagner
– In December 2021, O’Reilly’s WWE contract expired and he chose not to renew it
– On December 22, O’Reilly debuted for All Elite Wrestling, attacking Orange Cassidy and resuming his alliance with Adam Cole and Bobby Fish
– At New Year’s Smash, O’Reilly, Fish & Cole defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta & Orange Cassidy)
– At St Patrick’s Day Slam 2022, O’Reilly, Fish & Cole defeated Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus & Adam Page
– At Double Or Nothing 2022, O’Reilly defeated Darby Allin
– In late 2022, O’Reilly suffered a neck injury and would be out for an extended amount of time

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