Contents. Professional wrestling career Early career (2000–2007) After training at, Devitt debuted for them in 2000 at the age of 18, soon winning the.
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After graduating, his wrestling career started quickly, and he began touring Ireland, the, and the. In mid-2002, Devitt, along with Paul Tracey, opened NWA Ireland, his own wrestling promotion based in Ireland. The promotion soon became the sister group of NWA UK Hammerlock as both promoted under the NWA banner. As part of NWA Ireland, Devitt trained future WWE competitor.
Devitt squaring off with in 2004 On 8 October 2005, in Nashville Tennessee, at the, Devitt defeated for his second British Commonwealth title. After the match both participants were invited to the in to train. During late 2005, Devitt also began competing for the U.S.–based (MWF). He made his debut in a at Soul Survivor III on 5 November, challenging for the against the champion. He made his television debut on the November edition of MWF Ultra, in a match against Osirus. After impressing many promoters and trainers, he was invited to train in New Japan's main dojo in, where, in early 2006, he began training in the. He lost the British Commonwealth Championship to in March 2006.
In June 2007, Devitt participated in a tournament for the (NWA) called ', which was to crown a new. The championship had been controlled by (TNA) for several years, but in 2007 NWA had terminated its agreement with TNA.
In the first round, Devitt defeated Australian wrestler, but lost in the second round to. New Japan Pro-Wrestling Control Terrorism Unit and RISE (2006–2008) The day after losing the British Commonwealth Championship, Devitt signed a contract with (NJPW) in March 2006. In April 2006, he made his NJPW debut against, using the Prince Devitt. Devitt later stated in an interview with PowerSlam Mag that New Japan renamed him Prince Devitt because nobody Japanese could pronounce his actual name. He was originally going to be called King David, until people started questioning why the 24-year-old would be a king already.
Eventually, Simon Inoki came up with the name Prince Devitt, which Devitt himself also preferred. In May 2006, New Japan started holding brand–exclusive events, and Devitt was assigned to the Wrestle Land brand, debuting under a as the second Pegasus Kid, which led to comparisons between Devitt and the original Pegasus Kid,.
During his tour of New Japan in late August and early September, he started competing again as his Prince Devitt identity, utilizing an Irish superstar gimmick. He eventually turned heel and started teaming with the Control Terrorism Unit (CTU) in an apprentice–type role. While teaming with CTU, he began a losing streak, aggravating his teammates to such a degree that they did not want anything to do with him anymore. This led to him being given one final chance on 6 October, where he rose to the occasion and impressed his CTU teammates enough to continue his association with them. To solidify his status with the stable, Devitt teamed with CTU leader, to take on. In a huge twist, Devitt was the one to make the final cover on Inoue following a stiff brainbuster.
From then on he was officially recognized as a member of the CTU. His momentum was halted in January 2007, when he suffered a serious knee injury, sidelining him from action in New Japan until early May of that year.
Following the injury, he returned to action, showing great improvement and was touted by fellow CTU teammate, as the future winner of the 2007 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. However, when the tournament was held in June 2007, Devitt scored no points and was eliminated early from the competition. Following the folding of CTU in August 2007, Devitt and Minoru joined the new stable, forming a tag team named 'Prince Prince', a reference to both Devitt's ring name and Minoru's nickname, 'Black Prince'. In November 2007, TNA made a tour of Japan, during which Devitt and Minoru were defeated by TNA wrestlers. On 27 January 2008, Devitt and Minoru won the, this served as Devitt's first major tag title reign.
They lost the championship to and Jyushin Thunder Liger in February, before regaining the title on 21 July. After a near three-month reign they lost the championship to ( and ) in October.
Apollo 55 (2009–2013). Main article: Devitt teamed with Ryusuke Taguchi as ( アポロ・ゴー・ゴー, Aporo Gō Gō) and on 5 July 2009 at Circuit 2009 New Japan Soul they defeated ( and ) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. On 30 May, Devitt entered the tournament. After winning his block in the round-robin stage of the tournament, Devitt advanced to the semifinals, where he defeated. In the end, Devitt was defeated in the finals of the tournament. In December, Devitt entered the.
After defeating, and, Devitt was once again defeated in the finals of the tournament, this time. On 4 January 2010, at, Devitt and Taguchi successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against. On 21 April, Devitt and Taguchi were stripped of the title, after not defending them for 30 days. On 8 May, the two entered the in an attempt to regain the championship, but were defeated in the finals by the team of El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto. On 30 May, Devitt entered the and two weeks later finished second in his block with five victories, advancing to the semifinals of the tournament. On 13 June, Devitt first defeated in the semifinals and then Kota Ibushi in the finals to win the tournament and earn a shot at Naomichi Marufuji's.
On 19 June at, Devitt defeated Marufuji to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Eleven days later, Devitt, Taguchi and won the J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament, defeating, and in the finals. Devitt made his first successful Junior Heavyweight Championship title defense on 11 July, defeating Pro Wrestling Noah's Atsushi Aoki. Just over a week later, on 19 July, Devitt and Taguchi defeated Koji Kanemoto and El Samurai to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the second time as a team. In August Devitt entered New Japan's biggest tournament of the year, the, as a substitute for the injured Naomichi Marufuji. Devitt managed to win four out of his seven matches in the round-robin stage of the tournament, including a major victory over former four-time Hiroshi Tanahashi, but finished fifth in his block and missed advancing to the finals by a single point.
On 3 September, Devitt made his second successful defense of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, defeating representative, that he won on November 11, 2012. Omega and Kota Ibushi, the team known collectively as the, came back on 11 October at and defeated Devitt and Taguchi to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Devitt in June 2013 The first match between the former members of Apollo 55 took place on 3 May at, where Devitt and Fale defeated Taguchi and in a tag team match. Later in the event, Devitt and Fale were joined by Karl Anderson and for an attack on Hiroshi Tanahashi. The new group was subsequently named '. On 24 May, Devitt entered the, where he ended up winning his block with a clean record of eight wins, though often using outside help from his Bullet Club stablemates to win his matches. On 9 June, Devitt first defeated Kenny Omega in the semifinals and then Alex Shelley in the finals to win his second Best of the Super Juniors.
Following his win, Devitt challenged Hiroshi Tanahashi, while also naming his next goal; becoming the first wrestler to hold the IWGP Junior Heavyweight and IWGP Heavyweight Championships simultaneously. On 22 June at, Devitt defeated Tanahashi with help from Bullet Club to earn his first shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Later in the event, reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion accepted Devitt's challenge for his title on the condition that he first defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against his Chaos stablemate. On 5 July, Devitt defeated Gedo in his fourth successful title defense, advancing to the IWGP Heavyweight Championship match against Okada.
The title match between the two took place on 20 July and saw Okada defeat Devitt, despite interference from the rest of Bullet Club, to retain his title. On 1 August, Devitt defeated Okada, with help from Fale, in the main event of the first day of the.
Despite three other big wins over former IWGP Heavyweight Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi, and, Devitt failed to advance from his block, finishing with a record of five wins and four losses. The rivalry between Devitt and Tanahashi culminated in a on 29 September at, where Tanahashi was victorious.
Devitt with in September 2013 With the Tanahashi rivalry behind him, Devitt moved onto a new rivalry with Togi Makabe, who played a big part in him losing the Lumberjack Deathmatch. Meanwhile, Devitt also found himself a new challenger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, recent NJPW signee Kota Ibushi, who pinned him a tag team match on 9 November at, where he and Bad Luck Fale were defeated by Ibushi and Makabe. From 23 November to 7 December, Devitt and Fale took part in the, where they finished with a record of three wins and three losses, with a loss against the previously winless Captain New Japan and Hiroshi Tanahashi on the final day costing them a spot in the semifinals. Devitt in his final NJPW match, wrestling at On 4 January 2014 at, Devitt's fourteen-month reign as the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion came to an end, when he lost the title to Kota Ibushi in his fifth defense.
Devitt wrestled the entire match in a full face and body paint, which he continued using for his bigger matches for the rest of his NJPW run. The following day, Devitt was attacked by the returning Ryusuke Taguchi, who had been sidelined with an injury for the past seven months, re-igniting the rivalry between the two former partners. On 6 April at, one year after the break-up of Apollo 55, Devitt faced Taguchi in a singles grudge match. During the match, Devitt repeatedly told (Matt and Nick Jackson), the two newest members of Bullet Club, not to interfere in the match, which eventually led to them turning on him. In the end, Taguchi defeated Devitt, after which the two men shook hands, ending their rivalry with each other.
The following day, New Japan announced Devitt's resignation from the promotion.
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