Zane Morris

Infobox Wrestler
name= Zane Morris


names= Zane Morris / Zane Morris
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height= height|ft=5|in=10
weight= convert|210|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date = Birth date and age|1977|5|5
death_date =
birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma
resides=Colorado Springs, Colorado
billed=
trainer= "Bonecrusher" Bobby Burns, The Great Bolo 2nd
debut= 1995
retired=|

Zane Morris (born May 5, 1977) is an American professional wrestler. He currently lives and works as an advertising artist in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Fact|date=March 2008

Early years

Zane began training for wrestling at the United Wrestling Federation - Oklahoma camp in a suburb of Tulsa in May of 1994 and had his first match for Power Pro Wrestling, in Council Hill, Oklahoma in March of 1995.Fact|date=March 2008

Career

Independent circuit / United States and Canada (1995-2005)

Zane began wrestling as a singles competitor before forming a tag-team with fellow newcomer Ian St. James. As a tag-team Morris and St. James began wrestling throughout Oklahoma, winning the Oklahoma Pro Tag Team Titles [cite news
title=Oklahoma Pro Wresting title history
url=http://www.oklafan.com/titlehistories/OPW.html
publisher=Oklahomafan.com
accessdate=2008-03-16 ] , then in Texas (with the NWA Southwest) where they won the reestablishing NWA-Texas Tag Team Titles [cite news
title=WCCW Texas Tag Team Championship title history
url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories//tttnwa.html
publisher=Solie.org
accessdate=2008-02-06 ] via tournament finals over Texas mainstay Iceman King Parsons and his partner Bobo. Zane and Ian St. James lost the titles to Kit Carson and Khris Germany, however.

Zane Morris and Ian St. James continued their feud with Carson and Germany throughout Texas, Kansas, New Mexico and Nebraska with Bridgeport, Texas based Bad Boys of Wrestling. Zane and Ian St. James would also venture to Ontario, Canada to challenge for the Renegade Wrestling Tag Team Championship.

Zane transitioned into a singles competitor as he entered and won the eight-man tournament to establish the first ever NWA Texas Jr. Heavyweight Title, [cite news |title=WCCW Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship title history |url=http://www.nwa-southwest.com/history.htm |publisher=nwa-southwest.com |accessdate=2008-03-16 ] which Zane would hold twice. Zane continued to compete in the Texas independent circut winning another eight-man tournament to establish the Professional Championship Wrestling - Texas Light Heavyweight Championship, then spending time with Texas All-Star Wrestling in Houston, Texas and XCW Wrestling in Denton, Texas.

Zane would go on to develop the character "Violent Z" with the help of the writers and staff of Professional Championship Wrestling - Texas with which he found much success wrestling as a heel for the first time on a full time basis.

In 2005 Zane reunited with his good friends and wrestling partners Joey Corman and Samir, who dubbed themselves "The Overboyz" with fellow wrestler Kevin Douglas during a road trip to wrestle each other for NWA Wildside. They took the name because during the match, even though they were unknowns in the area, they had gotten "over". The reunion match was on a benefit card to help offset the medical bills incured from Joey Corman's recent emergency orchiectomy surgery.Fact|date=March 2008

God Can't Give You What You Don't Already Have (2008)

April 21, 2008 Zane Morris published his first book, God Can't Give You What You Don't Already Have, A New Approach To Getting What You Want. ISBN 978-0978870508.

Return To The Ring (2008)

August 16, 2008 Zane Morris returned to the ring to promote his new book. The first appearance was for Asylum Championship Wrestling [cite news |title=Asylum Championship Wrestling News Four |url=http://www.asylumwrestling.com/NEWS%20FOUR.htm |publisher=asylumwrestling.com |accessdate=2008-08-26 ] , in Colorado Springs, CO. According to his blog, Morris intends to increase wrestling dates to continue to promote the book [cite news |title=Zane Morris Weekly Blog |url=http://www.ZaneMorris.com |publisher=myspace.com |accessdate=2008-08-23 ] .

September 27, 2008 Zane Morris defeated female wrestler Kay O in match which stipulated if Zane Morris won, Kay O would be forced to join his "ministry," whereas if Kay O won, Morris would have to dress like a woman, including waxing, high heels, plucking, make up and a thong. With the help of Brother Luc, Morris won the match forcing Kay O to join his team for the next Asylum Championship Wrestling event [cite news |title=Asylum Championship Wrestling News Four |url=http://www.asylumwrestling.com/NEWS%20THREE.htm |publisher=asylumwrestling.com |accessdate=2008-10-01 ] .

In wrestling

*Managers:*Mike Paige:*Lance Romance:*Rick Vovk:*Paul Lewis

Championships and accomplishments

*"NWA Southwest":*NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 Time) [cite news |title=WCCW Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship title history |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories//tjhtnwa.html |publisher=Solie.org |accessdate=2008-02-06 ]

*"NWA Southwest":*NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 Time) [cite news |title=WCCW Texas Tag Team Championship title history |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories//tttnwa.html |publisher=Solie.org |accessdate=2008-02-06 ]

*"Professional Championship Wrestling":*PCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*"Mike Paige's Southwest Premier Wrestling":*SPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*"New Age Wrestling Alliance":*Southern Championship (1 time)

*"Bad Boys of Wrestling":*BBOW Tag Team Championship (3 time)

*"Oklahoma Pro Wrestling":*OPW Tag Team Championship (3 time) [cite news
title=Oklahoma Pro Wresting title history
url=http://www.oklafan.com/titlehistories/OPW.html |publisher=Oklahomafan.com
accessdate=2008-03-16 ]

*"Southern States Super 8 Tournament":*2002 Semi-finalist [cite news
title=OCW Card Results Aug. 17, 2002
url=http://www.oklafan.com/results/318/event.html |publisher=Oklahomafan.com
accessdate=2008-03-16 ]

*"PCW Fight Win Survive Tournament":*2002 Semi-finalist

References

External links

* [http://www.oklafan.com/bios/168/profile.html Zane Morris] Page On Oklahoma's Wrestling Fan's Resource Center
* [http://www.nwa-southwest.com/history.htm Zane Morris] On nwa-southwest.com history page
* [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-t.html Zane Morris (tag team)] at Wrestling-titles.com
* [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-j.html Zane Morris (singles)] at Wrestling-titles.com
* [http://www.myspace.com/ZaneMorris Zane Morris] at Myspace.com

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NAME= Morris, Zane
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DATE OF BIRTH= Birth date and age|1977|5|5
PLACE OF BIRTH= Tulsa, Oklahoma
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