Erick Stevens

Real Name: Eric Koenreich
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 248 lbs.
Date of Birth: March 12, 1982
From: Sarasota, Florida
Pro Debut: 2003
Trained By: Roderick Strong
Finishing Move: Sarasota Screwdriver

Biography

– Koenreich began his career in mid-2003 as ‘Erick Stevens’, initially working for Florida’s No Name Wrestling
– Stevens made an appearance on TNA Xplosion in September 2004 and would pop up again as an enhancement talent several more times over the next month
– Stevens became a regular for FIP in late 2005
– On March 10, 2007, Stevens defeated Roderick Strong in the final of the Eddie Graham Battle Of The Belts Tournament to win the vacant FIP Florida Heritage Title
– At ROH All Star Extravaganza III, Stevens defeated Alex Payne in under 30 seconds
– At Supercard Of Honor II, Stevens defeated Mitch Franklin in under a minute
– On April 20, Stevens defeated Claudio Castagnoli to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title and retained against Nigel McGuinness the next day
– On April 29, Stevens defeated Chasyn Rance to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– On May 25, Stevens defeated Delirious to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title and retained against Danny Daniels the next day
– On June 29, Stevens defeated Damien Wayne to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title and retained against Jigsaw the next day
– At Death Before Dishonor V, The Resilience (Stevens & Austin Aries) defeated No Remorse Corps (Roderick Strong & Rocky Romero)
– On August 17, Stevens defeated Davey Richards to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title and retained against Sal Rinauro the next day
– On September 28, Stevens defeated Jack Evans to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title and retained against Necro Butcher in an Anything Goes Match the next day
– On October 20, Stevens defeated Bruce Santee to retain the FIP Florida Heritage Title
– At Final Battle 2007, Stevens defeated Roderick Strong to win the FIP World Title
– On January 11, Stevens defeated Austin Aries to retain the FIP World Title and retained against Bryan Danielson the next day
– On January 19, Stevens defeated Ray Beez to retain the FIP World Title
– On January 25, Stevens defeated Austin Aries & Davey Richards to retain the FIP World Title
– On February 9, Stevens defeated Chris Jones to retain the FIP World Title
– At Supercard Of Honor III, Stevens fought Roderick Strong to a no-contest
– On July 19, Stevens defeated Roderick Strong in a Dog Collar Match to regain the FIP World Title
– On August 15, Stevens defeated Claudio Castagnoli by DQ to retain the FIP World Title and retained against Chris Hero the next day
– At Glory By Honor VII, Stevens defeated Rhett Titus
– Stevens won the 2008 Jeff Peterson Memorial Tournament, defeating Brad Attitude in the final
– On December 20, Stevens & Roderick Strong defeated The YRR (Kenny King & Jason Blade) to win the FIP Tag Team Titles
– At Final Battle 2008, Stevens, Roderick Strong & Brent Albright defeated Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards & Go Shiozaki in a Street Fight
– At ROH’s 7th Anniversary Show, Stevens & Roderick Strong defeated Rhett Titus & Kenny King
– At Supercard Of Honor IV, Stevens defeated Rhett Titus
– On May 2, 2009, Stevens & Roderick Strong defeated The British Lions (Tommy Taylor & Chris Gray) to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– On August 1, Stevens & Strong defeated The British Lions in a Tornado Match to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– At Final Battle 2009, The Embassy (Stevens & Bison Smith) defeated Bobby Dempsey & Delirious
– At Supercard Of Honor V, Stevens defeated Grizzly Redwood
– At Glory By Honor IX, The Embassy (Stevens & Necro Butcher) defeated Grizzly Redwood & Balls Mahoney
– Stevens retired from wrestling following his removal from the ROH roster in late 2010
– In retirement, Stevens became a strength, conditioning and powerlifting coach at a self-owned gym in Sarasota
– Stevens returned to action on May 19, 2019, defeating Milo Beasley at an IPW event in Florida
– Stevens briefly held the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title during the Turbo Graps 16 Tournament, but would lose the title to Warhorse in the tournament final
– On November 16, Stevens defeated Kobe Durst to win the BLP Heavyweight Title
– Stevens had a brief stint with MLW in early 2020
– On January 18, 2020, Stevens defeated Tom Lawlor to retain the BLP Heavyweight Title
– On February 29, Stevens defeated Josh Alexander to retain the BLP Heavyweight Title
– Stevens intended to retire at the end of 2020, but with the pandemic putting a stop to all wrestling events, he delayed the decision and instead retired at the end of 2022