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Eric Young
Canadian professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeremy Fritz [1][2](born December 15, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Eric Young. He currently competes for TNA Wrestling, where he has worked in multiple runs since 2004 and is a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he was the leader of the stable Sanity and a former NXT Tag Team Champion.
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Birth name | Jeremy Fritz[1] |
Born | (1979-12-15) December 15, 1979 (age 44)[1][2] Florence, Ontario, Canada[1][2] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Eric Young Super Eric[1][2] |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 232 lb (105 kg)[3] |
Billed from | An Undisclosed Location Freedomland Vancouver, British Columbia[1] Nashville, Tennessee[1] (as Eric Young) Metropolis (as Super Eric) The Orient[4] (as The Not So Great Muta) |
Trained by | Waldo Von Erich[1][2] Carl LeDuc[1][2] Scott D'Amore[1][2] Chris Kanyon[2] |
Debut | 1998[1][2] |
In TNA, Young is known for portraying many different comic relief gimmicks. During his time in TNA, he has also won the X Division Championship once, the Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Championship twice, and men's Tag Team Championships six times (the TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship four-times and the NWA World Tag Team Championship). He also became the only man to co-hold the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship when he won the title with ODB.
Outside of wrestling, Fritz hosted Off the Hook: Extreme Catches on Animal Planet.[5]