Sean Waltman
Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13, 1972)[5][3] is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed with WWE. He wrestled there under the ring names 1–2–3 Kid and X-Pac. He also wrestled with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Syxx-Pac and also under his real name.[5] Waltman is the only wrestler in history to have held the TNA X Division Championship, the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, and the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. Waltman is a member of the group known in wrestling as The Kliq. This is made up of Waltman, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall (until his death in 2020). He is a two-time WWE Hall of Famer, being inducted as a member of both D-Generation X and the New World Order.
Sean Waltman | |
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Ring name(s) | The 1–2–3 Kid[1] 6-Pac[2] The Cannonball Kid[1] The Kamikaze Kid[1] The Kid The Lightning Kid[1] Pac Sean Waltman Syxx[1] Syxx-Pac X X-Pac[1] "X-Pac" Sean Waltman |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in[1] |
Billed weight | 212 lb[1] |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | July 13, 1972
Billed from | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.[1] |
Trained by | Eddie Sharkey[3] Boris Malenko[3] |
Debut | 1989[4] |
Films and television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Crossing the Bridge | High School Senior #3 | |
2004 | 1 Night in China | Himself | |
2016 | The Chris Gethard Show | Himself | 1 episode |
2016 | Table for 3 | Himself | 1 episode |
2017 | Movie Trivia Schmoedown | Himself | 1 episode |
2017 | The Swerve | Himself | 2 episodes |
2019 | Verotika | Counter Person | Segment: "Change of Face" |
Championships and accomplishments
- Bad Boys of Wrestling Federation
- BBFW Caribbean Championship (1 time)[6]
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)[7]
- Great Lakes Championship Wrestling
- GLCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Global Wrestling Federation
- GWF Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[8]
- GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1991)
- Jersey Championship Wrestling
- JCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Joey Janela[9]
- Legends Pro Wrestling
- LPW Hall of Fame (2011)
- Metroplex Wrestling
- MPX Tag Team Champion (1 time) – with Jerome Daniels
- Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
- MEWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- NWA Pro Wrestling
- NWA Heritage Championship (1 time)[11]
- Pro Wrestling America
- PWA Iron Horse Television Championship (1 time)
- PWA Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Lynn
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- South Eastern Wrestling Alliance
- SEWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA X Division Championship (1 time)<
- Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament[17] – with Alex Shelley
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall1
- World Wrestling Federation/WWE
- WWF European Championship (2 times)
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times, last)
- WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- WWF Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Marty Jannetty (1), Bob Holly (1) and Kane (2)
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Biggest Heart (1994)
- WWF World Tag Team Championship Tournament (1995) – with Bob Holly
- WWE Hall of Fame (2 times)
- Class of 2019 – as a member of D-Generation X[18]
- Class of 2020 – as a member of the New World Order[19]
- Xtreme Pro Wrestling
- XPW Television Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Society X
- WSX Rumble (shared with Vampiro)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Gimmick (1996) – nWo
- Feud of the Year (1996) New World Order vs. World Championship Wrestling
1 – Following an injury to Nash, the nWo used the "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx as co-champion.
Sean Waltman Media
Waltman at an event in 1995.
Waltman in a Dumpster match at King of the Ring 2000
1–2–3 Kid (left) embracing El Generico after their match at King of Trios on April 17, 2011
Waltman is a two-time inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2019 as a member of D-Generation X and in 2021 as part of the nWo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "X-Pac bio". WWE. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ↑ "6-Pac's cast bio". MTV. 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sean Waltman Bio". SLAM! sports. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sean Waltman Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "BBWF Caribbean Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (September 15, 2015). "Pro wrestling history (9/15): nWo wins War Games, Hennig wins WCW US title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ↑ GameChangerWrestling [GCWrestling_] (May 9, 2015). "YOUR NEW JCW TAG CHAMPS @JANELABABY & @TheRealXPac w/ @SCOTTHALLNWO after an amazing night! @SkateandSurf next week!" (Tweet).
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(help) - ↑ Duncan, Royal. "MEWF – Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (Maryland) MEWF Light Heavyweight/Maryland Title History". Solie. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ↑ Fenwick, Adam. "NWA – National Wrestling Alliance NWA Heritage Heavyweight Title History". Solie. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Comeback of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Tag Team of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1997". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ↑ Westcott, Brian. "SEWA-South Eastern Wrestling Alliance SEWA-South Eastern Wrestling Alliance Light Heavyweight Title History". Solie. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ↑ "NWA:TNA IMPACT Aired September 9, 2005". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- ↑ Solowrestling (February 18, 2019). "D-Generation X, primer nominado al WWE Hall Of Fame 2019". www.solowrestling.com.
- ↑ Johnson, Mike (December 9, 2019). "2020 WWE HALL OF FAME CLASS HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. https://www.pwinsider.com/article/132054/2020-wwe-hall-of-fame-class-headliners-announced.html?p=1. Retrieved December 10, 2019.