Jon Trosky

Infobox Wrestler
name=Jon Trosky

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names=Supreme Lee Great
Jon Trosky
The Comet Warrior
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weight= convert|290|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date = 1981
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birth_place = Pennsylvania, United States
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resides= Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
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trainer=Afa Anoa'i
Samula Anoa'i
Sal Bellomo
Jack Molsonn
Tommy Suede
debut=May 22, 1999
vs. Garrett Dominance
retired=
website= [http://jontrosky.com JonTrosky.com]
myspace|supremeleegreat|Supreme Lee Great |

Jon Trosky (b. 1981) is an American professor, actor, stuntman and professional wrestler, known by his ring name Supreme Lee Great, who competed in North American independent promotions including the Heartland Wrestling Association, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, and World Xtreme Wrestling. He has also made appearances for World Wrestling Entertainment.

Career

Early life and career

Trosky became interested in professional wrestling at an early age when he and his brother were taken to see a World Wrestling Federation show at the local Catholic Youth Center in Scranton. Learning amateur wrestling in elementary school, he eventually had a successful career in high school winning district championships in folk style and placements in state tournaments for Greco-Roman freestyle wrestling. He also took second place at the Keystone State Games. Trosky was offered athletic scholarships to Wilkes University and King's College among others. After deciding to attend Wilkes, his scholarship with withdrawn a week before the semester as he had been competing professionally in violation of NCAA regulations. He eventually attended Bloomsburg University graduating with a degree in mass communications in 2003 cite web |url=http://www.cagematch.de/?id=17&nr=30&language=english |title=Interview with Supreme Lee Great |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2004-03-19 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=CageMatch.de |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] and later received a master's degree in interactive instructional technology. McCaffrey, Sean. "Interview with Supreme Lee Great." DeclarationofIndependents.net. 2003. 24 Aug. 2008 . ]

He and a friend, Garrett Orban, began competing in "backyard wrestling" as teenagers with Trosky using the name The Comet Warrior. Trosky, along with Orban and Brian Dorshefski, also set up rings for Extreme Championship Wrestling and other local promotions cite web |url=http://www.iwcwrestling.com/qa_supreme_lee_great.html |title=Introducing Supreme Lee Great: An exclusive Interview with IWC Correspondent Joe Dombrowski |accessdate= |author=Dombrowski, Joe |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work=IWC: Q & A With Supreme Lee Great |publisher=IWCWrestling.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] , in part to Orban's friendship with local wrestling promoter Dan Kowal. Kowal, founder of GLOW, Women Extreme Wrestling and The Wrestling Zone, later expressed interest in booking him and his friends after seeing one of their tapes in November 1998. They were originally supposed to appear in Kowal's WWWA promotion in February 1999, however several show cancellations pushed back his debut for several months. On May 22, 1999, Trosky had his first professional wrestling match against Garrett Dominance (Garrett Orban) in Malvern, Pennsylvania. cite web |url=http://www.wrestlingclothesline.com/SupremeLeeGreat.htm |title=Ten Questions With ... Supreme Lee Great |accessdate= |author=Schwan, Brett |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=WrestlingClothesline.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

A few months later, he and another friend, Brian Dorshefski, traveled to Tennessee and Kentucky where he began his initial training with Mike Promo where he learned ring psychology and southern style wrestling. After two weeks, he returned to Pennsylvania and eventually started training at the Wild Samoan Pro Wrestling Training Center in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. As well as Afa and Sal Bellomo, other wrestlers involved in his training included Samula Anoa'i and former graduates Jake Molsonn and Tommy Suede. He graduated four months later, two months less then the standard six month program, although he continued to train at the center throughout his early career and, in October 2000, he became an assistant instructor at the school. He also trained at the East Coast Pro Wrestling school and in the Tennessee-Kentucky area.

World Xtreme Wrestling

During this time, he made his debut for Afa Anoa'i's World Xtreme Wrestling promotion twice winning the WXW Cruiserweight Championship as well as the WXW Tag Team titles with Tommy Suede. In February 2001, Trosky was made head trainer of the school under Anoa'i himself. On February 24, Trosky was also awarded the WXW Hardcore Championship after defeating the then champion Nicky Ice in a tag team match. Although defending the title for almost a month, he was forced to give back the belt when WXW Commissioner Lotto Money ruled that the title change was voided because, although Trotsky had pinned Nicky Ice, the legal man in the ring was Lucifer Grimm. He officially surrendered the title at a WXW show in Hazleton, Pennsylvania on March 9. [ cite web |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/hcwxw.html |title=World Xtreme Wrestling World Hardcore Title History |accessdate= |author=Shaffer, Eric |authorlink= |coauthors=Ben Ziek, John Lazarsky, Mark Clemson and Sam Cesare |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Solie's Title Histories |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] While in the promotion, he also appeared on its "Yokozuna Memorial Show" which starred wrestlers from ECW and the WWF as well as its first international tour appearing at US Army military bases in Japan, Korea, Guam, Okinawa and Hawaii. While on the independent circuit, Trosky defeated former WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund.

Trosky also tried out for the first season of "Tough Enough" and was one of the 200 selected but failed to make the final cut. Trosky has since criticized MTV's creative control to resemble a reality television styled show similar to "Real World" or "Road Rules" rather then a more realistic training program. Through Rikishi, he later trained with Bill Demott and Dean Malenko prior to a television taping of "Smackdown".

On June 23, 2001, Trosky was one of 16 light heavyweight wrestlers who competed in Jersey Championship Wrestling's "J-Cup Tournament", a version of the Super 8 Tournament, and was eliminated by JCW Light Heavyweight Champion "Superstar" Dave Greco in the opening rounds. Other participants included the 2001 Super 8 Winner Low Ki, 2000 J-Cup winner Judas Young, EWF Light Heavyweight Champion Mike Quackenbush, UCW Heavyweight Champion Xavier, The SAT (Amazing Red, Joel & Jose Maximo), Shark Boy, "Sure Thing" Ryan Wing, Little Dixie, Queenan Creed, White Lotus, Dylan Cage and Felipe the Pool Boy. [ cite web |url=http://www.deathvalleydriver.com/road/JAPW(062301).html |title=On the Road - Jersey J-Cup (June 23, 2001) |accessdate= |author=Duffy, Ray |authorlink= |coauthors=Pete Stein |date= |year=2001 |month=June |format= |work= |publisher=DeathValleyDriver.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] Trosky also entered the 2002 J-Cup Tournament losing to American Dragon in the opening rounds in Lodi, New Jersey on June 15, 2002. [ cite web |url=http://www.deathvalleydriver.com/road/JCW(061502).html |title=On the Road - Jersey J-Cup (June 15, 2002) |accessdate= |author=Duffy, Ray |authorlink= |coauthors=Pete Stein |date= |year=2001 |month=June |format= |work= |publisher=DeathValleyDriver.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

Recent years

Trosky appeared in other promotions during the next several years including the Heartland Wrestling Association, International Wrestling Cartel, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance and Pro Wrestling Unplugged. In late-2004, Trosky taught a semester at Lackawanna College as a photoshop instructor. From 2005 to 2006, he worked as a information technology consultant for NU-Wrestling and was also an instructor in mass communications at Northampton Community College the following spring.

In 2005 Trosky toured Italy with Rikishi and other professional wrestlers working with NWE. Trosky returned to Italy for one more tour that year and then added a tour to Australia in December of 2007 with Rikishi, Gangrel and others for several performances in Perth.

In 2007, Trosky emerged as the self-appointed "coach" of the "heel" stable in WXW known as TDSLG. By early-2008, the stable saw signs of breaking up after Trosky failed to defeat his old tag team partner Tommy Suede for the WXW Television Championship on January 5, 2008. Later that night, he and his partner The Dynamic Sensation lost to the debuting Island Kings (Samoan Dragon & Monguey) causing Trosky to argue with his partner slapping him in the face. He also confronted Ivan Radski, another stable member, who lost to AJ Sabotoge. [ cite web |url=http://combat-hooligans.com/2008/01/08/wxw-newsline-samu-medical-emergency-new-wxw-champion-mickey-rourke-and-more/ |title=WXW Newsline: Samu Medical Emergency, New WXW Champion, Mickey Rourke, and More! |accessdate= |author=Trowbridge, Casey |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2008-01-08 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Combat-Hooligans.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

In the fall of 2007, Trosky was chosen by Afa The Wild Samoan to train Nicholas Cage and then Mickey Rourke for the lead role in the Darren Aronofsky film "The Wrestler". Along with Tom Farra (aka Smooth Tommy Suede) Trosky trained Cage until Cage withdrew from the film shortly before Thanksgiving 2007. Aronofsky brought Rourke into the film and Trosky and Farra worked with Rourke for about eight weeks to prepare him for the movie which just won to top award in the Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2008. Trosky stayed with Rourke throughout the filming of the movie and appears as the referee in the final and probably most dramatic scene in the movie. During the making of "The Wrestler" Trosky joined SAG.

After "The Wrestler" wrapped in March 2008, Trosky went on to be a stunt double in "Tell Tale" which stars Josh Lucas and Brian Cox. That movie is expected out in late 2008 and is based on the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Tell-Tale Heart". He also was a stunt double for Patton Oswalt in an indy film by Robert Siegel, also the writer of "The Wrestler".

On February 2, 2008, Trosky challenged Judas Young for the NWA Pro Television Championship at the Knights of Columbus in Lodi, New Jersey. [ cite web |url=http://nwa-wildside.com/news/search.cgi?category=1&keyword=siaki&page=3 |title=Bill Behrens NWA Notes for 1-14-08 |accessdate= |author=Behrens, Bill |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2008-01-14 |year= |month= |format= |work=NWA Wildside / Worldwide News |publisher=NWA-Wildside.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] Awarded the Xero World Championship, he defended the title against Julio Dinero at "Frontline: Countdown to Xtinction" at the Abderdeen Proving Grounds in Aberdeen, Maryland on February 23. [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2006/1199140069.shtml |title=Xero Underground on 2/23, CHIKARA online, 'HWA Outbreak', + KSWA |accessdate= |author=Martin, Adam |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2007-12-31 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=WrestleView.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] In December, he defended the WAW American title in a champion vs. champion match against WAW Heavyweight Champion Genesis at NWA WAW's "Full Force" at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. WAW Cruiserweight Champion The Dynamic Sensation, the kayfabe younger brother of Trosky, was banned from ringside by officials as one of the stipulations for the match. [ cite web |url=http://nwa-wildside.com/news/search.cgi?category=1&keyword=sportatorium&page=2 |title=Bill Behrens NWA Notes for 10-31-05 |accessdate= |author=Behrens, Bill |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2005-10-31 |year= |month= |format= |work=NWA Wildside / Worldwide News |publisher=NWA-Wildside.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] [ cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/25737/411-BIG-Indy-Report-W--Nate-Stein---11-23.htm |title=411 BIG Indy Report W/ Nate Stein - 11/23 |accessdate= |author=Stein, Nate |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2005-11-23 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=411mania.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

For the fall 2008, Trosky is teaching at Lehigh Carbon Community College, DeSales University and Penn State Berks and taking offers for various stunt and acting work in New York City in between teaching classes.

Championships and accomplishments

*NWA World Alliance of Wrestling :*NWA WAW American Championship (1 time)

*World Xtreme Wrestling:*WXW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times) [ cite web |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/cwwxw.html |title=World Xtreme Wrestling World Cruiserweight Title History |accessdate= |author=Shaffer, Eric |authorlink= |coauthors=Ben Ziek, John Lazarsky, Mark Clemson and Sam Cesare |date= |year=2006 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Solie's Title Histories |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] :*WXW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Tommy Suede, then with TDS (The Dynamic Sensation) [ cite web |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwxw.html |title=World Xtreme Wrestling World Tag Team Title History |accessdate= |author=Shaffer, Eric |authorlink= |coauthors=Ben Ziek, John Lazarsky, Mark Clemson and Sam Cesare |date= |year=2004 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Solie's Title Histories |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

*Xero Championship Entertainment :*Xero World Championship (1 time)

*Pro Wrestling Illustrated:*PWI ranked him # 481 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2008.:*PWI ranked him # 408 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2005.:*PWI ranked him # 436 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2004.:*PWI ranked him # 463 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2003.:*PWI ranked him # 498 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2001.

References

External links

*cite web |url=http://www.trashtalkingradio.com/tt/2005/tt03-15-05a.ram |title=Supreme Lee Great |accessdate= |author=Trash, Mike |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2005-03-15 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=TrashTalkingRadio.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=
*cite web |url=http://www.trashtalkingradio.com/tt/2004/tt01_06_04a.ram |title=Supreme Lee Great |accessdate= |author=Trash, Mike |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2004-01-06 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=TrashTalkingRadio.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=
* [http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=324 CageMatch.de - Supreme Lee Great] ger
*imdb name|id=1552354 |name=Jon Trotsky