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Ryan Wilson is an
American professional wrestler who formerly worked for
World Wrestling Entertainment in the
Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental promotion as
Jacob Duncan where he was a former
OVW Heavyweight Champion. He is best known for his appearances with
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was known by his
ring name Trytan.
Career
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Wilson joined
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in September 2003 as one-half of a
heel tag team, Redshirt Security, with
Kevin Northcutt. Northcutt and Wilson were corrupt, physically imposing
security guards (who wore
red t-shirts) loyal to
Don Callis and
Jeff Jarrett, and regularly butted heads with the diminutive
face "Blackshirt Security" (Chris Vaughn and Rick Santel). After Redshirt Security was expanded to three members with the addition of
Legend in November 2003, the trio began
feuding with the rebels who opposed the administration of Jarrett and Callis, namely
Erik Watts,
The Sandman, and
Raven. This led to a six man
Clockwork Orange House of Fun match on November 19, in which Wilson suffered a broken arm. In 2004, he was fired for steroid abuse and was replaced by Legend.
Wilson returned to TNA one year later as Titus, the
bodyguard of
Jonny Fairplay. The
gimmick was never televised, although Wilson made several
dark match appearances, including a victory over
Dallas on November 19. Fairplay was not employed by TNA on a regular basis, and the Titus character was eventually discarded.
In early 2005, video packages were aired hyping the debut of Wilson's latest gimmick, Trytan. The Trytan gimmick had aspects similar to
The Terminator, including wearing black leather attire, sunglasses and even utilizing the character's classic mannerisms. Even his finisher, a
fireman's carry facebuster was dubbed the T-3, the shortened name of
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Wilson began
stalking Monty Brown, and would disrupt his matches, extending a hand towards Brown from the entranceway. On March 13, Brown and Trytan faced off at
Destination X. Brown eventually gained the upper hand over Trytan opponent, but as he prepared to hit his signature
Pounce finisher, the arena lights went out. When the lighting was restored, a
masked man was in the ring in place of Wilson. Brown Pounced and pinned the masked man and was awarded the victory, although he had been unable to gain a victory over Wilson. The masked man was later identified as
Mideon, but was never properly included in the storyline.
Wilson's
push was virtually halted following his match at Destination X. He wrestled sporadically for TNA until May 2005, when he was placed in a tag team with
Simon Diamond. Diamond and Trytan appeared at
Slammiversary on June 19, defeating
Apolo and
Sonny Siaki in a tag team match. Wilson left TNA the following month when his contract expired and was not renewed.
World Wrestling Entertainment
Ohio Valley Wrestling
On November 14, 2005, Wilson signed a contract with
World Wrestling Entertainment. He was assigned to the WWE developmental territory
Ohio Valley Wrestling. He originally went by the name
Tytus, making his debut at the January 18, 2006 OVW TV show by coming out alongside
Da Beast. At the July 25
SmackDown!/
ECW tapings, he defeated
Funaki in a dark match.
He then began wrestling in OVW under the ring name Jacob Duncan, a
gimmick which saw him dress as a
woodsman wearing a mask similar in design to the one
Mick Foley wore as Mankind. He also spoke to his "momma" about getting his revenge on those who made fun of him growing up, indicating a sign of storyline
psychosis.
After a match, Jacob was confronted in the ring by
The Boogeyman and began a short feud with him. On August 23, Boogeyman unmasked the Duncan to reveal his identity. At OVW's 400th anniversary show, Duncan defeated The Boogeyman in a
tables match to end their feud. On October 25, 2006, Duncan won the
OVW Heavyweight Championship from Chet the Jett in an impromptu title match.
On December 15, Duncan dropped the title back to Chet.
In early 2007, Duncan began feuding with
Dan Rodman over the interest of
Beth Phoenix, resulting in a "love triangle". After the feud ended, Phoenix continued to manage Duncan in OVW before she made her last appearance in OVW on August 15, where she lost to
Katie Lea in a number one contenders match for the
OVW Women's Championship and then joined the main
World Wrestling Entertainment roster full-time. On November 8, 2007, Wilson was released from his WWE developmental contract. On November 1, 2008, Wilson, reusing his Jacob Duncan gimmick, returned to OVW for one night only to cause a surprise attack on Anthony Bravado.
In wrestling
*Chokeslam
*T-3 (TNA / Independent circuit) / Fireman's carry facebuster (OVW)
*Big boot
*Military press dropped into a spinebuster
*Powerbomb
*Don Callis
*Jonny Fairplay
*Beth Phoenix
*"Lone Wolf" Bobby Blade
*Cover of "Toxicity" by System of a Down (TNA)
*"One of a Kind" by Breaking Point (OVW)
Championships and accomplishments
*IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- New Wrestling Association
*NWA World Championship (1 time)
