Channing Stacks Lorenzo
Birth nameMitchell Lavalley[1]
Born (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997[1]
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Channing Lauren[3]
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo[4]
Jake Tucker[3]
Mitchell Lyons[3]
Billed fromChicago, Illinois
Trained byKane[1]
Tom Prichard[1]
WWE Performance Center[1]
DebutAugust 24, 2019[3]

Mitchell Lavalley (born March 3, 1997) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and is one-half of the current NXT Tag Team Champions with Tony D'Angelo in their second reign.

Professional wrestling career

In 2014, Lavalley won WWE's Show Us Your Superstar contest when he was 19, making a series of videos at the WWE Performance Center before appearing on the SummerSlam pre-show panel.[1] Lavalley was trained by Jacobs-Prichard Wrestling Academy.[1] Lavalley, under the ring name Jake Tucker, made his professional wrestling debut on August 24, 2019 by defeating Sean Stephens.[5] Lavalley made an appearance on the December 2 episode of Raw as enhancement talent, going under the ring name Mitchell Lyons and teaming with Mark Sterling to lose against The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar).[6] Tucker appeared for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the June 15, 2021 episode of Dark, losing to Frankie Kazarian.[7] He also wrestled on the July 13 episode of Dark, losing to The Blade.[8]

On March 17, 2022, Lavalley signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center.[1] Lavalley, going under the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, made his debut on the April 19 episode of NXT alongside Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan, attacking Santos Escobar during a match.[9] The following week on NXT, Tony D'Angelo, the gimmick of an Italian-American mobster, introduced them as his henchmen, establishing themselves as heels in the process.[10] On June 4, at NXT In Your House, The D'Angelo Family defeated Legado del Fantasma and, as per the stipulation, this stable had to join the D'Angelo Family.[11] After Donovan's firing, on the August 2 episode of NXT, Lorenzo and D'Angelo faced The Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Team Championship, but were defeated due to Santos Escobar, who turned on D'Angelo.[12]

At NXT Stand & Deliver, on April 1, 2023, Lorenzo and D'Angelo failed to win the NXT Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match.[13] At NXT: The Great American Bash, Lorenzo and D'Angelo defeated Gallus (Wolfgang and Mark Coffey) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship, marking the first championship in his career.[14] At NXT Halloween Havoc, on October 24, they lost the titles to Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson),[15] however, they regained the titles on the November 14 episode of NXT by defeating Chase University.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center". WWE. March 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Channing Lorenzo, wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Channing Lorenzo, cagematch.net". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, WWE.com". WWE. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "IWA Mid-South Be Careful What You Volunteer For". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "WWE Raw Results – 12/2/19 (Seth Rollins apologizes, Charlotte in a handicap match)". wrestleview.com. December 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ Starr, Briar (June 16, 2021). "6/15 AEW Dark results: Starr's review of Colt Cabana and Alan "5" Angels vs. "The Acclaimed" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens, Wardlow Week continues, Dante Martin vs. Sonny Kiss, "Chaos Project" Luther and Serpentico vs. Billy and Colten Gunn". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "AEW Dark Results (7/13/21): Brian Cage, Matt Hardy And More Compete". wrestlezone.com. July 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ "WWE NXT 2.0 Results For 4/19/2022: Natalya In Action, Santos Escobar vs Carmelo Hayes + More". fightful.com. April 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tony D'Angelo introduces new associates on WWE NXT". f4wonline.com. April 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ Moore, John (June 4, 2022). "NXT In Your House results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Wendy Choo for the NXT Women's Title, Pretty Deadly vs. The Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT North American Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ Wells, Kelly (August 2, 2022). "7/12 NXT 2.0 REPORT: Wells's report on Creeds vs. D'Angelo & Stacks, Four-Way for Vacant Women's Tag Titles, Sikoa vs. Wagner in a Falls Count Anywhere match, more". Pro Wrestling Torch.
  13. ↑ McGuire, Colin (April 1, 2023). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: McGuire's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell in a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom for the NXT North American Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  14. ↑ Moore, John (July 30, 2023). "NXT Great American Bash results: Moore's live review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Title, Dominik Mysterio vs. Wes Lee vs. Mustafa Ali for the NA Title, Tiffany Stratton vs. Thea Hail in a submission match for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  15. ↑ Moore, John (October 24, 2023). "NXT TV results (10/24): Moore's review of Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women's Title, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks vs. Andre Chase and Duke Hudson for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  16. ↑ Elizabeth, Claire (November 14, 2023). "Iron Survivor Qualifiers, Alpha Academy". Cageside Seats. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ "WWE NXT Tag Team Championship Title History". WWE. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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