Calvin Tankman

American professional wrestler

Calvin Tankman

Birth name| Christopher Heyward III
Born| December 22nd, 1994
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)| Calvin Tankman
Billed height| 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Billed weight| 355 lb (161 kg)
Debut| 2016

Christopher Heyward III, better known by the ring name Calvin Tankman, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the independent circuit. He is known for his tenures with Major League Wrestling[3] and IWA Mid-South[4]

## Professional wrestling career[edit]

### IWA Mid-South (2016–2020)[edit]

One of his first matches as a professional wrestler was at IWA Mid-South's 20th Anniversary Show on October 6, 2016, where he competed in a 20-man rumble match against other superstars such as the winner Randi West, Ian Rotten and Trey Miguel.[5] Heyward is known for his tenure with IWA Mid-South, where he was a former IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion, title which he won at IWA Mid-South Spring Heat 2018  on April 12 after defeating Mance Warner.[6] At IWA Mid-South A Hard Day's Night on January 19, 2018, he unsuccessfully defended Eddie Kingston and Homicide's IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship alone against Unfortunate Pairing (Elliott Paul and Pat Monix) in a 2-on-1 handicap match, being still unknown if he was recognized champion or not.[7] He did have another successful defense alongside at Homicide IWA Mid-South Simply The Best 11 December 14, 2017, against Jake Parnell and Shane Mercer.[8] His last appearance for IWA was at IWA Mid-South Card Subject To Change on December 19, 2020, where he fell short to Vincent Nothing.[9]

### Major League Wrestling (2020–2023)[edit]

Heyward made his first appearance for Major League Wrestling (MLW) on the November 25, 2020, episode of Fusion, where he scored a victory against enhancement talent Robert Martyr.[10] He was heavily pushed with wins over Zenshi[11] and the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid in a non-title match on Fusion.[12] At Never Say Never on March 31, 2021, Heyward unsuccessfully challenged Jacob Fatu for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.[13]

On February 26, 2022, Calvin Tankman and a tag team wrestling partner of his by the name of E. J. Nduka defeated 5150 and became the MLW World Tag Team Champions at the Grady Cole Center in North Carolina event that was sold out.[14]

On January 7, 2023, Calvin and his tag team partner Nduka lost their MLW World Tag Team Championships to The Samoan SWAT Team's Juice Finau and Lance Anoa'i at MLW's pay-per-view Blood and Thunder of year 2023.[15]

### Game Changer Wrestling (2020–present)[edit]

At Game Changer Wrestling's Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 from October 10, 2020, Heyward participated in a 30-person battle royal where he competed against various wrestlers such as the winner Nate Webb, Shark Boy, JTG, Flash Flanagan, Marko Stunt and Joey Janela.[16] He also competed at GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3 on October 11, 2020, an event produced by Game Changer Wrestling in partnership with Josh Barnett, where he defeated Alexander James by way of knockout.[17] At GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4 February 13, 2021, he fell short to Davey Boy Smith Jr. by way of submission.[18] At GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5 from February 20, 2021, Heyward scored a victory against Nolan Edward by way of knockout.[19]

## Championships and accomplishments[edit]

* AAW: Wrestling Redefined
* AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Jah-C[20]
* Bizarro Lucha
* Bizarro Lucha Luchaversal Championship (1 time, current)[21][22]
* Black Label Pro
* BLP Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)[23][24]
* Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
* DPW Worlds Championship (1 time, current)[25]
* DPW National Championship (1 time)[26]
* DPW National Championship Tournament (2022)[27]
* Freelance Underground
* FU Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[28][29]
* IWA Mid-South
* IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[30][31][32]
* Major League Wrestling
* MLW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with E. J. Nduka[14][33]
* New Wave Pro Wrestling
* NWP Crossroads Championship (1 time)[34][35]
* Paradigm Pro Wrestling
* MidwestTerritory.com Championship (1 time)[36][37][38]
* MidwestTerritory.com Interim Championship (1 time)[39]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* Ranked No. 134 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021[40]
* Ranked No. 138 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022[41]
* Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws
* WCWO Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dale Patricks[42][43]
* Wrestling Theology Fellowship
* WTF Championship (1 time)[44][45][46]
* Blizzard Brawl (2018)[47]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Calvin Tankman/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Calvin Tankman-Personal Data". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved April 1, 2021.
3. ^ Major League Wrestling (23 June 2020). "Major League Wrestling Profiles/Calvin Tankman". mlw.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Calvin Tankman • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
5. ^ Howard, Huskie (October 8, 2016). "Results From IWA Mid-South's 20th Anniversary Show". wrestlefix.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
6. ^ French, Chad (April 12, 2018). "IWA Mid-South: Spring Heat 2018 (Current Card)". midwestterritory.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
7. ^ PW Ponderings (January 20, 2018). "IWA Mid South 800th Show and A Hard Day's Night Results". pwponderings.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
8. ^ French, Chad (December 15, 2017). "IWA Mid-South: Simply the Best 11". midwestterritory.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
9. ^ French, Chad (December 16, 2020). "Calvin Tankman and Mance Warner return to IWA Mid-South Saturday". midwestterritory.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
10. ^ M. Swift (December 6, 2020). "Major League Wrestling MLW Fusion #111". theovertimer.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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## External links[edit]

* Calvin Tankman on MLW.com
* Calvin Tankman's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
* Heavyweight Hustle on Twitter

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