Cliff Compton

Cliff Compton
Cliff Compton
Ring name(s) Cliff Compton[1]
Dice Domino[1]
Domino[1]
Super Domino[2]
Billed weight 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)[2]
Born November 2, 1979 (1979-11-02) (age 32)[1]
Nassau County, New York[3]
Billed from The Other Side of the Tracks[4]
New York City, New York[2]
Trained by Monster Factory[1]
OVW staff[1]
Debut 1998[1]

Clifford "Cliff" Compton[3] (born November 2, 1979)[1] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Domino. He is signed with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he is a former two–time OVW Heavyweight Champion.[5] He is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as a performer for its SmackDown brand.[4]

Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Compton was assigned to WWE's developmental territory OVW in Louisville, Kentucky in 2005. While situated at OVW, he wrestled under the name Dice Domino and was placed in tag team competition, alongside Deuce Shade. Together, the pair won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. It was also during this time that he and Deuce, alongside their manager Cherry, were known as "The Throw-Backs" and later as "The Untouchables".

After signing with WWE, the team's name was changed to Deuce 'n Domino. The pair made their debut in January 2007 on the SmackDown! roster. Three months later, Deuce 'n Domino went onto win the WWE Tag Team Championship. The team lost the title in August 2007. The group disbanded in June 2008, after a series of losses. After the split, Compton played an enhancement talent on SmackDown!. He was then released from his WWE contract on August 8, 2008.

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Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2008)

Ohio Valley Wrestling

On September 26, 2005, Compton was defeated by Danny Basham in a dark match prior to WWE Raw and was soon signed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[1] Upon signing with WWE, Compton was sent to the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) developmental territory. After four months at OVW, Compton began working as "Dice Domino", teaming with Deuce Shade under the management of his storyline sister Cherry Pie, using a 1950s greaser in-ring persona, forming the faction "The Throw-Backs".[6]

During their time together they would undergo an image change, including changing the group's name to "The Untouchables" and dropping Dice, Shade, and Pie from their respective names. On March 19, the team would become OVW Southern Tag Team Champions after Deuce defeated The Miz in a singles match after Miz's partner, Chris Cage, left the organization and forced The Miz to defend the title on his own.[7] The Untouchables lost their titles on April 5, in a three-way match to Roadkill and Kasey James, which also involved Kenny and Mikey of the Spirit Squad.[7] The group soon began a scripted rivalry with the team of CM Punk and Seth Skyfire before later engaging into a long and heated rivalry with Sean Spears and Cody Runnels,[7] which even saw Cherry leave The Untouchables to side with Spears and Runnels briefly before betraying them.[8][9] The feud culminated in a street fight between the two teams, with Spears and Runnels winning the match.

The Untouchables would go on to win the OVW Tag Team Title another two times, as well as the DSW Tag Team Championship once in October 2006, before being called up to the main WWE roster in January 2007.[7]

SmackDown!

Main article: Deuce 'n Domino
Domino and Deuce as WWE Tag Team Champions

In their first match with WWE, where they debuted on the SmackDown! brand, the team's name was changed again, this time to "Deuce 'n Domino." They debuted on the January 19, 2007 episode, where they were placed in a tag team match, in which Deuce 'n Domino won.[10] On the February 2 episode of SmackDown!, the team defeated the then-WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick in a non-title match.[11] Deuce 'n Domino faced London and Kendrick in a WWE Tag Team Championship match at February's pay-per-view event, No Way Out. At the event, they lost when Kendrick pinned Deuce via a roll-up.[12] On the April 20 episode of SmackDown!, they defeated London and Kendrick for the WWE Tag Team Championship when London was, in storyline, injured after missing a moonsault to the outside. Kendrick was left to defend the title by himself, and was pinned after being hit with the West Side Stomp, a finishing move performed by Deuce 'n Domino.[13] Three weeks later, London and Kendrick competed against William Regal and Dave Taylor. Deuce 'n Domino interfered, causing Regal and Taylor to be disqualified.[14] This made both teams number one contenders leading to a triple threat tag team match the following week where Deuce 'n Domino retained the tag title.[15]

During a tag team match with Cryme Tyme (Shad Gaspard and Jayson Paul) in late June, Domino suffered an injury, which was diagnosed as a broken nose and a possible broken orbital bone socket in his eye. The injury would keep him out of the ring for a month.[16] After coming back from his injury, Deuce 'n Domino engaged in short rivalries with Batista, and Ric Flair.[17][18][19] On the August 31 episode of SmackDown!, he and Deuce lost their tag team championship to Matt Hardy and the reigning United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter.[20] During the last few months of 2007, Deuce 'n Domino had short scripted rivalries with Hardy and MVP,[21][22][23] Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore,[24] Jesse and Festus,[25][26] and Finlay and Hornswoggle.[27][28]

At the beginning of 2008, the team suffered a series of losses. At WrestleMania XXIV in March, Deuce and Domino competed as singles competitors in a 24-man Interpromotional Battle Royal, in which the winner would face then ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero later that night; however, neither was able to win the match.[29] On the May 23 episode of SmackDown, Deuce 'n Domino parted ways with Cherry; WWE Diva Maryse would take over as the team's on-screen manager.[30]

On the June 20, 2008 episode of SmackDown, following a loss to Jesse and Festus, their second straight loss in two weeks, Deuce and Domino fought after the match, ending with Deuce laying out Domino with the Crack 'em in da Mouth.[31] Deuce then threw his jacket over Domino, dissolving their partnership.[32] The split was then further cemented when Deuce was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft.[33] Following the draft, Domino was predominantly featured as an enhancement talent on SmackDown weekly.[34][35]

Domino's last television appearance was on the August 1 episode of SmackDown, when he suffered a loss to The Big Show.[36] Compton was then released from his WWE contract on August 8, 2008.[37]

Return to OVW (2010–present)

Compton returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling in September 2010, using the ring name "Mr. Media" Cliff Compton.[38] On January 8, 2011, Compton defeated then–champion "Low Rider" Matt Barela and Mike Mondo in a three–way match to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship for the first time.[39] Two months later on March 5, the three faced off for the championship again, this time in a ladder match, which Mondo won.[40] During the match, Compton suffered a broken ankle, torn ligaments, and a strained calf muscle.[41] Compton regained the OVW Heavyweight Championship on May 14, when he defeated Mondo in a Brass Knuckles on a Pole match for the vacant championship.[42] He would lose the title to Elvis Pridemoore, following interference from Mondo, just eleven days later.[43] On May 27, Compton organized an OVW benefit show for a murdered 14 year old Trey Zwicker, who would often attend wrestling shows with his father. The show raised $2,000 for the victim's family and was covered by media outlets throughout the city of Louisville. Compton made a surprise return to OVW at the September 28TH TV taping to announce he would team with Michael Hayes at an upcoming event. Prior to this Compton had been wrestling internationally which included his infamous "Nightmare in Nigeria" trip. His story was covered by CNN and Atlanta news outlets. He told his story on many wrestling shows including Colt Cabanas The Art of Wrestling.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

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