Larry D
Birth nameLawrence Jones
Born (1984-01-25) January 25, 1984
Georgetown, Kentucky, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Legendary Larry D
Lawrence D Larry D
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Billed weight332 lb (151 kg)[1]
Billed fromGeorgetown, Kentucky
Lover's Borough, Kentucky
DebutMarch 21, 2002
RetiredNovember 4th, 2023

Lawrence Jones (born January 25, 1984) is an American retired professional wrestler and promoter. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Larry D.[2]

Professional wrestling career

Impact Wrestling (2019–2022)

On October 19, 2019, Larry D lost to Acey Romero in the main event of Impact Wrestling's All Glory special. On February 22, 2020, at Sacrifice, Romero teamed up with Larry D to defeat oVe (Dave Crist and Madman Fulton).[3][4]

Larry D solidified his partnership with Romero on the March 31 episode of Impact!, forming a tag team called "XXXL".[5] On the April 14 episode of Impact!, they made their debut in a four-way tag team match against The Rascalz (Dez and Wentz), Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend) and TJP and Fallah Bahh, the latter winning after TJP pinned Thornstowe.[6] The following week on Night 1 of Rebellion, they fought in a three-way tag team match against The Rascalz and TJP and Fallah Bahh, the former winning after Dez pinned Larry D.[7] On the May 5 episode of Impact!, the team picked up their first televised win by defeating oVe.[8] The following months saw XXXL lose matches against the likes of TJP and Fallah Bahh,[9] Reno Scum[10] and The Deaners (Cody and Cousin Jake), the latter of which they beat up after losing to them in their second encounter.[11][12]

On the July 28 episode of Impact!, Larry D joined with Romero and a bunch of wrestlers in the reality show Wrestle House.[13] On the August 11 episode of Impact!, he was put under a love spell by Rosemary that irked Romero, leading to a match that Larry D won after delivering a knockout punch.[14][15] During both nights of Emergence, Larry D became infatuated with Rosemary and went on a date, causing John E. Bravo to become jealous and challenge him to a match, which Larry D won.[16][17] On the September 1 episode of Impact!, XXXL continued their feud with The Deaners by brawling all around the house, ending with Susie confronting Cousin Jake for breaking the truce between the two teams and "winning" the match. Larry D and the rest of the Wrestle House cast returned to the Impact Zone during Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo's Black Tie Affair.[18] On the September 15 episode of Impact!, XXXL continued their Wrestle House rivalry with The Deaners, defeating them in a tag team match.[19] At Victory Road, they faced The Rascalz in a losing effort after Dez landed the Final Flash on Larry D, and failed to beat them again on the October 6 episode of Impact!.[20][21]

At Bound for Glory, Larry D competed in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, where the winner could choose any championship match of their choice, but was eliminated by James Storm.[22] On the October 27 episode of Impact!, XXXL fought against The Rascalz again, this time defeating them. After the match, they entered into a rivalry with the Motor City Machine Guns.[23] In early November, Larry D was one of 10 suspects being investigated for the shooting of John E. Bravo, passing a lie detector test.[24][25] On the November 24 episode of Impact!, his alter-ego "Lawrence D" confessed to being the one who shot Bravo for taking Rosemary away from him.[26] After XXXL lost to the Motor City Machine Guns on the December 1 episode of Impact!, Larry D was confronted by Bravo for shooting him, with Tommy Dreamer wanting an explanation for his actions but gets attacked.[27] The following week, he was challenged by Dreamer to a match at Final Resolution, where if Larry D won, he's a free man. But if Dreamer won, he has to go to jail for shooting Bravo.[28] At Final Resolution, Larry D lost to Dreamer in an Old School Rules match, resulting in him being handcuffed and taken to jail.[29]

Larry D returned on the January 26, 2021, episode of Impact! and confronted Rosemary for framing him for shooting Bravo, leading to a match between him and Decay member Crazzy Steve that he won the following week.[30][31] At No Surrender, XXXL teamed with Tenille Dashwood in a six-person tag team match against Decay (Steve, Rosemary and Black Taurus), with Larry D taking the pinfall loss for his team.[32] They would lose a non-title bout against Impact World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) on the February 23 episode of Impact!, and an eight-man tag team match with Reno Scum against The Good Brothers and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) the following week.[33][34] On the March 31 episode of Impact!, Larry D lost to Sami Callihan after a piledriver to the ropes.[35] On May 15, at Under Siege, XXXL competed in a four-way tag team match to determine the number one contender for the Impact World Tag Team Championship, which was won by Ace Austin and Madman Fulton.[36] On October 12, XXXL disbanded after Romero was released by Impact Wrestling.[37]

On the November 25 episode of Impact!, Larry D returned as part of the reality show Wrestle House 2, reverting to his "Lawrence D" alter-ego and was used to make Johnny Swinger jealous by going after one of his Swingerellas. Later in the episode, he lost to Swinger in a match.[38] He made his in-ring return on the December 9 episode of Impact!, where he lost to Rohit Raju by disqualification when Josh Alexander interrupted the match by attacking Raju.[39] On February 1, 2022, Larry D requested his release from Impact Wrestling.[40] Three days later, Impact granted his release and Larry D departed from the company.[41] On the March 10 episode of Impact!, Larry D made a surprise return to the company and confronted Bhupinder Singh, leading to a match the following week where he lost to Singh.[42][43]

Championships and accomplishments

  • IWA Mid-South
  • New South Wrestling
    • New South Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
  • Northern Wrestling Federation
    • NWF Classic Championship (1 time)
    • NWF Tri-State Championship (1 time)
  • Ohio Championship Wrestling
    • OCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Rockstar Pro Wrestling
    • Rockstar Pro Intergalactic Championship (1 time)
  • The Wrestling Revolver
    • REVOLVER Championship (1 time)
  • United Wrestling Federation
    • UWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Prime Time Wrestling
    • PTW Heavyweight Championship
    • PTW Tag Team Championship

References

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  2. ↑ "Larry D's Impact Profile". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Impact Wrestling Sacrifice Results". Facebook. February 22, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Haulotte, Kellie (February 22, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Sacrifice (2020) Results: Tessa Blanchard Vs. Ace Austin, Moose In Action". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (March 31, 2020). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – March 31, 2020". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Coder, Brie (April 14, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Results: 4-Way Tag Match, Valkyrie Vs Dashwood, Callihan/Shamrock Contract Signing". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ Moore, John (April 21, 2020). "4/21 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's live review of Rebellion Night One featuring Ken Shamrock vs. Sami Callihan, Ace Austin vs. Willie Mack for the X Division Championship, Kiera Hogan vs. Kylie Rae, OVE vs. Tommy Dreamer, Rhino, and a mystery partner". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Impact Wrestling Results – May 19, 2020". PWMania.com. May 19, 2020. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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  11. ↑ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 7, 2020). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – July 7, 2020". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ Coder, Brie (July 14, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Results: The Deaners Face XXXL, 5 On 5 Knockouts Tag Team Action, More". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  13. ↑ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 28, 2020). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – July 28, 2020". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  14. ↑ Beaston, Erik (August 11, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction, Highlights from August 11". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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  20. ↑ Slimmer, Scott (October 3, 2020). "Slimmer's Impact Victory Road 2020 Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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  22. ↑ Gagnon, Joshua (October 24, 2020). "Impact Bound For Glory Results: Eric Young Vs. Rich Swann, Multiple Title Changes". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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  25. ↑ Moore, John (November 10, 2020). "11/10 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of Rohit Raju vs. TJP for the X Division Title, Karl Anderson vs. Josh Alexander, Chris Sabin vs. Acey Romero, Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood vs. Havok and Nevaeh, Chris Bey vs. Eddie Edwards". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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  27. ↑ Coder, Brie (December 1, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Results: Willie Mack Vs. Chris Bey, KO Tag Tournament Cont., X-Division Title Match". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  28. ↑ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (December 8, 2020). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – December 8, 2020". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  29. ↑ Cook, Ryan (December 12, 2020). "IMPACT Wrestling Final Resolution Results Swann, Purrazzo Retain, Karl Anderson Victorious". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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  31. ↑ Coder, Brie (February 2, 2021). "Impact Wrestling Results (2/2): Swann & Dreamer Vs. Moose & Bey, ODB Returns, More". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  32. ↑ Cook, Ryan (February 13, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling No Surrender 2021 Results Rich Swann vs Tommy Dreamer". Fightful. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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  34. ↑ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (March 2, 2021). "IMPACT! on AXS TV – March 2, 2021". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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  37. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (October 12, 2021). "Report: Acey Romero Obtains Release From IMPACT Wrestling". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  38. ↑ Moore, John (November 26, 2021). "11/25 Impact Wrestling TV results: Moore's review of Wrestle House 2 on the Thanksgiving edition". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  39. ↑ Moore, John (December 10, 2021). "12/9 Impact Wrestling TV results: Moore's review of Mickie James and Chris Sabin vs. Deonna Purrazzo and Matthew Rehwoldt, Eric Young vs. Rhino in a street fight, The IInspiration and The Influence vs. Decay, David Finlay and Juice Robinson vs. VSK and Zicky Dice, Rohit Raju vs. Lawrence D". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  40. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (February 1, 2021). "Larry D Has Requested His Release From IMPACT Wrestling". Fightful. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  41. ↑ Larry D [@legendoflarryd] (February 4, 2022). "As of today im offically [sic] a free agent again in the world of professional wrestling,im so thankful for opportunity @IMPACTWRESTLING provided in my life" (Tweet). Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
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