Wolfgang

Dec 22, 2019 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real Name: Barry Young
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 266 lbs.
Date of Birth: December 3, 1986
From: Glascow, Scotland
Pro Debut: 2003
Trained By: British Championship Wrestling
Finishing Move: The Howling

Biography

– Wolfgang began his career in Scotland’s BCW promotion
– On August 29, 2003, Wolfgang defeated General Trent Steel to win the wZw Inter-Promotional Title
– On April 30, 2004, T2K (Wolfgang & Darkside) defeated DOA (Punisher & Kolobos) to win the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On January 14, 2006, T2K defeated Gothika (Johnny Darko & Pyro), Perfectly Natural (Pete O’Neil & Mr Natural) and The Lowlanders (Glen & Grant Dunbar) to win the SWA Tag Team Titles
– On February 18, T2K defeated The Kartel (Sha Samuels & Terry Frazier) to regain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On March 31, Wolfgang defeated Drew Galloway in the final of a tournament to become the first PBW Heavyweight Champion
– On July 15, Wolfgang defeated Allan Grogan to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On September 29, Wolfgang defeated Lionheart in a Ladder Match to win the vacant BCW Openweight Title
– On October 21, Wolfgang fought Jay Phoenix to a double-pinfall draw to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On February 18, 2007, Wolfgang defeated Liam Thomson to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On March 17, Wolfgang defeated Lionheart to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On April 7, Wolfgang defeated Jay Phoenix, Dave Moralez & Lionheart in a Ladder Match to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On April 21, Wolfgang & Falcon defeated The Laandstrom Institute (Jamie Walker & Hatred) to win the SWA Tag Team Titles
– On June 24, Wolfgang defeated Bad Bones to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On July 29, Wolfgang defeated Lionheart to win the BCW Openweight Title
– On August 4, Wolfgang defeated Red Lightning to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On August 11, Wolfgang defeated BT Gunn in the final of a tournament to become the first SWA Laird Of The Ring
– On August 31, Wolfgang defeated Lionheart with Drew Galloway as special guest referee to retain the BCW Openweight Title
– On October 13, Wolfgang defeated Falcon to retain the BCW Openweight Title
– On October 27, Wolfgang fought Liam Thomson to a no-contest to retain the BCW Openweight Title
– On December 8, Wolfgang defeated Conscience, Lionheart & Red Lightning in an Elimination Match to win the vacant BCW Heavyweight Title
– On March 28, 2008, Wolfgang defeated Iceman to retain the BCW Heavyweight Title
– On April 12, Wolfgang defeated James Wallace, Darkside & Lionheart in a Ladder Match to win the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On April 26, Wolfgang defeated Red Lightning to retain the BCW Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Wolfgang defeated Liam Thomson to retain the BCW Heavyweight Title
– On May 10, Wolfgang defeated Dragon Aisu to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On May 17, Wolfgang was one of four finalists in a Battlezone Rumble Match. As a result, he won the NWA Scottish Heavyweight Title
– On May 30, Wolfgang defeated Vinnie James to retain the BCW Heavyweight Title
– On June 27, Wolfgang defeated Dragon Aisu to retain the BCW Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Wolfgang defeated Mike Musso to retain the BCW Heavyweight Title
– On July 5, Wolfgang defeated Chris Renfrew to retain the NWA Scottish Heavyweight Title
– On July 11, Wolfgang defeated Vinnie James to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On July 26, Wolfgang defeated Mike Musso to retain the BCW Heavyweight Title
– On August 9, Wolfgang defeated Micken to retain the NWA Scottish Heavyweight Title
– On August 16, Wolfgang defeated Liam Thomson to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– Between September 13 and 20, 2009, Wolfgang dropped the NWA Scottish Heavyweight Title to The Raging Bull, regained it, defended it against Martin Stone and lost it once more to Lionheart
– On October 4, Wolfgang defeated The Prince Of Pain to win the W3L Heavyweight Title
– On October 11, Wolfgang defeated Johnny Moss to retain the PBW Heavyweight Title
– On April 17, 2009, Wolfgang defeated Mike Musso to retain the W3L Heavyweight Title
– On June 26, Operation Red Wolf (Wolfgang & Red Lightning) defeated The Damned Nation (Jon Cameron & Dragon Aisu) to win the vacant BCW Tag Team Titles
– On July 24, Operation Red Wolf defeated Raging Storm (TJ Rage & Logan Storm) to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Operation Red Wolf defeated The Heritage (Rob Cage & Andy Wild) to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On September 25, Operation Red Wolf defetaed AJ Anderson & Micky L to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On October 24, Operation Red Wolf defeated STI (William Grange & Dickie Divers) to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On December 5, Operation Red Wolf defeated The Models (Joey Hayes & Danny Hope) to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On February 26, 2010, Operation Red Wolf defeated Raging Storm (TJ Rage & Logan Storm) and The Models (Joey Hayes & Danny Hope) to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On March 26, Operation Red Wolf defeated One Knight In Paris (Pierre Le Prestee & Michael Knight) to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On April 10, Wolfgang won the W3L Seven Deadly Sins Tournament, defeating David Paris in the Last Man Standing final
– On April 24, Operation Red Wolf (Wolfgang & Red Lightning) defeated BMW (Damian O’Connor & Scott Renwick) to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On April 30, Wolfgang defeated Bad Bones to retain the SSW World Title
– On May 15, Wolfgang defeated Kid Fite to retain the SSW World Title
– On April 23, 2011, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated The Final Cut (Liam Thomson & Noam Dar) to win the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On June 4, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Andy Wild & Shock to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On September 10, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Scott Maverick & TJ Rage to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On October 22, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Project Ego (Kris Travis & Martin Kirby) to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On November 26, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Blazin’ Rampage (Davey Blaze & Chris Rampage) to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On January 28, 2012, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Scott Maverick & Red Lightning to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On February 17, T2K (Wolfgang & James Scott) defeated Chris Rampage & Davey Blaze to win the BCW Tag Team Titles
– On March 3, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Colossus Kennedy & Stixx to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Lionheart & Wolfgang defeated Max Angelus & Nathan Cruz to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On March 30, T2K (Wolfgang & James Scott) defeated Chris Rampage & Davey Blaze to retain the BCW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Scott Maverick & Jack Jester to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On May 5, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Mikey Whiplash & Johnny Moss to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On June 29, Wolfgang & Lionheart defeated Saqib Ali & Switch to retain the PBW Tag Team Titles
– On February 17, 2013, Wolfgang defeated Andy Wild to win the ICW Zero-G Title
– On April 7, Wolfgang defeated Robbie Solar, Noam Dar & Grado to retain the ICW Zero-G Title
– On May 5, Wolfgang defeated Joe Coffey & Andy Wild to retain the ICW Zero-G Title
– On June 9, Wolfgang defeated Robbie Solar to retain the ICW Zero-G Title
– On July 14, Wolfgang defeated Robbie Solar, Christopher Saynt & Chris Rampage to retain the ICW Zero-G Title
– On February 6, 2016, Wolfgang defeated Mike Musso in a Last Man Standing Match to win the vacant SPW British Heavyweight Title
– On July 31, Wolfgang defeated Joe Coffey to retain the ICW World Title
– On August 28, Wolfgang defeated DCT by TKO to retain the ICW World Title
– On September 11, Wolfgang defeated Darkside to retain the ICW World Title
– At ICW Fear & Loathing IX, Wolfgang defeated Trent Seven in a Cage Match to retain the ICW World Title
– On December 11, Wolfgang defeated Stevie Boy to retain the ICW World Title
– On December 17, Wolfgang defeated Il Lupo to retain the ICW World Title
– Wolfgang reached the semi-final of the WWE UK Title Tournament in January 2017, losing to eventual winner Tyler Bate
– On January 14, 2018, Wolfgang defeated Xander Cooper to win the FSW Adrenaline Title
– On February 17, Wolfgang defeated Chris Ridgeway to retain the FSW Adrenaline Title
– On April 28, Wolfgang defeated Stevie Boy to retain the FSW Adrenaline Title
– Wolfgang debuted for NXT UK in July 2018
– In early 2019, Wolfgang formed the Gallus stable alongside Mark & Joe Coffey
– On October 4, 2019, Gallus (Wolfgang & Joe Coffey) defeated Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster to win the NXT UK Tag Team Titles
– On November 16, Gallus (Wolfgang & Mark Coffey) fought Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) to a no-contest to retain the NXT UK Tag Team Titles
– At Takeover Blackpool II, Gallus (Wolfgang & Mark Coffey) defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson), Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) and South Wales Subculture (Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster) in a Ladder Match to retain the NXT UK Tag Team Titles
– On December 17, 2020, Gallus (Wolfgang & Mark Coffey) defeated The Hunt (Wild Boar & Primate) to retain the NXT UK Tag Team Titles
– Following the demise of NXT UK, the Gallus stable were moved to NXT US
– Gallus made their NXT US debut on the August 30, 2022 episode, with Mark, Joe & Wolfgang defeating The Diamond Mine (Brutus Creed, Julius Creed & Damon Kemp)
– At New Year’s Evil 2023, Gallus (Mark & Wolfgang) defeated Malik Blade & Edris Enofe, Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) and The Rockers (Brian Williams & Jimmy Jackson) in a Gauntlet Match
– At Vengeance Day 2023, Gallus (Mark & Wolfgang) defeated Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson), Chase U (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson) and The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) to win the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On the March 14 episode of NXT, Gallus defeated Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At Stand And Deliver 2023, Gallus defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius) and The D’Angelo Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On the April 18 episode of NXT, Gallus defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius) and The Dyad (Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On the May 9 episode, Gallus defeated The Dyad to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At Battleground 2023, Gallus defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus & Julius) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles

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