Joe Gacy

Real Name: Joseph Ruby
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 249 lbs.
Date of Birth: August 8, 1987
From: Franklinville, New Jersey
Pro Debut: 2006
Trained By: CZW Pro Wrestling Academy
Finishing Move: Everything Went Black

Biography

– Ruby began his career as ‘Joe Gacy’ in CZW
– On September 19, 2009, Gacy defeated Simon Ryme to win the GBW Breaker Title
– On October 17, Gacy defeated Rich Swann to retain the GBW Breaker Title
– On November 21, Gacy defeated Ryan Slater, Tyler Veritas & Fred Flash to retain the GBW Breaker Title
– On April 17, 2010, Gacy defeated Ryan McBride to retain the GBW Breaker Title
– On May 21, The Runaways (Gacy & Ryan Slater) defeated Black Gate Trio (Alex Payne & Kevin Cunningham), The Garden State Gods (Corvis Fear & Mike Quest) and The Osirian Portal (Amasis & Ophidian) in a Gauntlet Match to become the first F1 Tag Team Champions
– On June 13, The Runaways defeated Lance-A-Lot (Lance Steel & Lance Steel) to retain the F1 Tag Team Titles
– On June 19, Gacy defeated Drew Gulak to retain the GBW Breaker Title
– On July 9, The Runaways (Gacy & Ryan Slater) defeated The Osirian Portal (Amasis & Ophidian) to retain the F1 Tag Team Titles
– At CZW Tournament of Death IX, The Switchblade Conspiracy (Gacy & Sami Callihan) defeated Vicious And Delicious 2k10 (Greg Excellent & DJ Hyde) in a Fans Bring The Weapons Match
– On September 18, Gacy defeated Ryan Slater to retain the GBW Breaker Title
– On November 12, Gacy won a 30-Man Royal Rumble Match to win the vacant F1 Heavyweight Title
– On January 22, 2011, Gacy defeated Devon Moore, Johnny Calzone, Sami Callihan, Sabian & RV1 in a Six Pack Challenge to retain the F1 Heavyweight Title
– On April 8, Gacy defeated Sami Callihan to retain the F1 Heavyweight Title
– On May 21, Gacy fought Dan Murdoch to a time limit draw to retain the F1 Heavyweight Title
– On July 8, Gacy defeated Greg Excellent to retain the F1 Heavyweight Title
– On September 16, Gacy defeated Sami Callihan & Pelle Primeau to retain the F1 Heavyweight Title, before losing it to Johnny Calzone
– On March 25, 2012, The Runaways (Gacy & Ryan Slater) defeated Niles Young & Alex Payne to win the vacant RCW Tag Team Titles
– At CZW Tournament Of Death XI, Gacy defeated Ryan Slater in a Fans Bring The Weapons Match
– On October 6, The Runaways (Gacy & Ryan Slater) defeated The Monster Mafia (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) to retain the RCW Tag Team Titles
– On November 3, The Runaways defeated Robby Mireno & Ruckus to retain the RCW Tag Team Titles
– On January 5, 2013, Gacy won the GBW Battle Of Hanover Tournament, defeating Jimmy Starz in the final
– On April 26, 2013, Gacy defeated Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole & Shane Strickland in the final of a tournament to become the first Xcite Heavyweight Champion
– The next day, Gacy defeated Jimmy Starz to win the GBW World Title
– On August 3, Gacy defeated Curtis Steele to retain the GBW World Title
– On August 9, Gacy defeated Axel Lennox to retain the Xcite Heavyweight Title
– On December 7, Gacy defeated Ian Cross to retain the GBW World Title
– On April 19, 2014, Gacy defeated Ian Cross & Jimmy Starz to retain the GBW World Title
– On July 30, Gacy defeated Shane Strickland to win the CZW Wired TV Title
– On August 2, Gacy defeated Alexander James to retain the GBW World Title
– At CZW Cage Of Death XVI, Gacy defeated Shane Strickland to regain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On January 10, 2015, Gacy defeated Jonathan Gresham to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On January 14, Gacy defeated Joey Janela to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On CZW’s 16th Anniversary Show, Gacy defeated Mike Bailey to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On February 25, Gacy defeated Dan O’Hare to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On March 6, Gacy defeated Alex Colon, Matt Taylor & Zachary Wentz to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On March 11, Gacy defeated Brittany Blake to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– At CZW Deja Vu 2015, Gacy defeated John Silver to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On March 25, Gacy defeated Trooper Audubon to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On April 8, Gacy defeated Stockade to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On May 30, Gacy defeated Tony Mamaluke in the final of a tournament to win the vacant NYWC Fusion Title
– On June 6, Gacy defeated Jason Gotti to win the DCW No Limits Title
– On June 20, Gacy defeated JT Kasin to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– Between July 1 and 11, Gacy lost the CZW Wired TV Title to Frankie Pickard, won it back from Pickard, then lost it once again to Tim Donst
– On July 30, Gacy defeated Tyler Murphy to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– On August 15, Gacy defeated Tyler Murphy to retain the DCW No Limits Title
– On August 27, Gacy defeated Anthony Nese & Papadon to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– At CZW Down With The Sickness 2015, Gacy & Frankie Pickard defeated Tim Donst & Pectoral Poseidon
– On September 26, Gacy defeated Papadon to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– On October 24, Gacy defeated Matt Justice to retain the NYWC Fusion Title
– At CZW Cage Of Death XVII, Gacy defeated Tim Donst in an I Quit Match
– On August 17, 2016, Gacy defeated Conor Claxton to win the VOW Anarchy Title, but would lose it back before the end of the night
– At CZW Cage Of Death 18, Gacy defeated Jonathan Gresham to win the CZW World Title
– On January 14, 2017, Gacy defeated Rickey Shane Page in a Relaxed Rules Match to retain the CZW World Title
– At CZW’s 18th Anniversary Show, Gacy defeated Shigehiro Irie to retain the CZW World Title
– On February 25, Gacy defeated Alex Reynolds to retain the CZW World Title
– On March 11, Gacy defeated Chris Dickinson to retain the CZW World Title
– At CZW Best Of The Best 16, Gacy defeated Brian Cage to retain the CZW World Title
– On April 8, Gacy defeated Lio Rush to retain the CZW World Title
– On April 15, Gacy fought Vinny Cenzo to a no-contest to retain the CZW World Title
– On May 10, Gacy defeated Nate Carter to retain the CZW World Title
– On November 10, Gacy defeated Mike Orlando to win the BCW Heavyweight Title
– At CZW Night Of Infamy 2017, Gacy defeated Shane Strickland to regain the CZW World Title, but would immediately lose it to Rickey Shane Page
– On January 12, 2018, Gacy fought Mike Orlando to a no-contest to retain the BCW Heavyweight Title
– At CZW Cage Of Death 20, Gacy defeated Alex Reynolds
– On February 23, 2019, Gacy defeated Elijah King to win the MCW Rage Television Title
– At EVOLVE 123, The Unwanted (Gacy & Eddie Kingston) defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) to win the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– On March 29, Gacy defeated Pentagon Jr to retain the Xcite Heavyweight Title
– On March 31, Gacy defeated Elijah King to retain the MCW Rage Television Title
– At EVOLVE 125, The Unwanted (Gacy & Eddie Kingston) defeated Konosuke Takeshita & MAO to retain the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At EVOLVE 128, The Unwanted defeated Anthony Henry & JD Drake to retain the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At EVOLVE 129, The Unwanted defeated Curt Stallion & Anthony Greene to retain the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At CZW Down With The Sickness 2019, Gacy defeated John Silver & Conor Claxton to win the CZW World Title
– On October 5, Gacy defeated Joe Keys to win the MCW Rage Television Title
– On October 26, Gacy defeated Jimmy Lloyd to retain the CZW World Title
– At CZW Night Of Infamy 2019, Gacy defeated AR Fox to retain the CZW World Title
– At CZW Cage Of Death XXI, Gacy defeated Matt Tremont to retain the CZW World Title
– On March 5, 2020, Gacy defeated Big Guns Joe to retain the CZW World Title
– On March 7, Gacy defeated Anthony Greene to retain the CZW World Title
– On March 21, Gacy defeated Jimmy Lloyd & Jordan Oliver to retain the CZW World Title
– On July 25, Gacy defeated Danny Demanto to retain the CZW World Title
– On August 31, Gacy signed with WWE following their purchase of EVOLVE
– On October 1, Gacy defeated DK Meadows & Kurt Bale to become the first We Want Wrestling Champion
– On October 7, Gacy officially reported to WWE, though he would be allowed to continue his independent dates through to the end of the year
– On November 20, Gacy defeated Ari Abbott to retain the We Want Wrestling Title
– On November 26, Gacy defeated Blackwater by DQ to retain the We Want Wrestling Title
– On December 4, Gacy defeated Johnny Jager in a Loser Leaves Town Match to retain the We Want Wrestling Title
– Gacy made his WWE debut on the July 2, 2021 episode of 205 Live, defeating Desmond Troy
– In September 2021, Gacy began competing primarily for NXT, portraying an overtly ‘politically correct’ character, though the character would slowly morph into a much darker, cultish form
– At NXT 2.0’s One Year Anniversary Show, Grimes & Joe Gacy defeated The D’Angelo Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing Lorenzo)
– At Roadblock 2023, Gacy defeated Andre Chase
– On the Stand & Deliver 2024 pre-show, Gacy defeated Shawn Spears