Michael Verdi

Birth : 1980-11-12, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death : 2010-06-18

History

Michael Verdi best known by his ring name Trent Acid, was an American professional wrestler. He worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashmere, in several American independent promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, National Wrestling Superstars, also known as NWS based out of New Jersey and Ring of Honor. He also worked a singles career with several promotions, including Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

Movies

Japanese Hardcore Wrestling: Vol. 1
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Japanese wrestlers make American tough guys look like girlie-men in this collection of no-holds-barred matches from the Far East. Punches and kicks are just a departure point for these fighters, who also use barbed wire, furniture, broken glass and other creative weapons to bring down their opponents; one wrestler even sets the ring on fire! This is a must-see for any real wrestling fan who wants to witness hard-core warriors in action.
UXW Chris Candido Memorial Show
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USA Xtreme Wrestling pays tribute to Chris Candido with a tribute show featuring stars of the past and present.
ROH: Final Battle
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Final Battle 2004 was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on December 26, 2004 at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
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All-Star Extravaganza 2 was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on December 4, 2004 at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The show's main event was CM Punk challenging Samoa Joe for the ROH World Championship. After wrestling to two one hour draws at World Title Classic and Joe vs. Punk II, the stipulation was that there was no time limit; however, if Punk failed to defeated Joe he would not receive another shot at the title for as long as Joe held it. The show also featured appearances by legendary wrestling managers Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Jim Cornette.
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
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Weekend of Thunder: Night Two was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on November 6, 2004 in Revere, Massachusetts. The show was named in honor of Japanese wrestling icon Jushin “Thunder” Liger, who as appearing on both shows that weekend.
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
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Joe vs. Punk II was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on October 16, 2004 at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The shows name comes from the fact that this is the first rematch of Samoa Joe and CM Punk's one hour draw for the ROH World Championship, which took place at ROH World Title Classic on June 12.
ROH: Gold
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Gold was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on October 15, 2004 in Dayton, Ohio. The shows name comes from it being the 50th ROH show, as the fifty wedding anniversary is traditionally the gold anniversary.
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
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Midnight Express Reunion was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on October 2, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show featured the reunion of the 80's tag team The Midnight Express: Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane and Jim Cornette.
ROH: Glory By Honor III
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Glory by Honor 3 was a wrestling event held by Ring of Honor on September 11, 2004 at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The event was highlighted by the ROH debut of Mick Foley.
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
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ROH Scramble Cage Melee was an event held by Ring of Honor. It took place on August 28, 2004 in Braintree, Massachusetts and featured the first Scramble Cage Melee match.
ROH: Testing The Limit
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Testing the Limit was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on August 7, 2004 at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
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Death before Dishonor 2: Part Two was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 24, 2004 at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois.
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
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Death before Dishonor 2: Part One was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 23, 2004 at the Muellner Building in Hart Park in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
ROH: Reborn - Completion
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Reborn: Completion was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 17, 2004 at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. It featured a main event of ROH World Champion Samoa Joe & the Briscoe Brothers taking on The Rottweilers: Homicide, Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero.
ROH: Survival of The Fittest
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Survival of the Fittest was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on June 24, 2004 at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ROH: Generation Next
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Generation Next was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on May 22, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ROH: Round Robin Challenge III
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Round Robin Challenge III was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on May 15, 2004 in Lexington, Massachusetts.
ROH: 2nd Anniversary
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ROH 2nd Anniversary Show was the second ROH Anniversary Show professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on February 14, 2004 at the National Guard Armory in Braintree, Massachusetts. The show featured a tournament to crown the inaugural Pure Wrestling Champion.
ROH: The Last Stand
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The Last Stand was a wrestling event held by Ring of Honor. It took place on January 29, 2004 at the Michael's 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The show was named after it’s main event, as Samoa Joe teamed Jerry Lynn in his final attempt at the ROH Tag Team Championship, held by the Briscoe Brothers.
ROH: Collision Course
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Ring of Honor presents Collision Course from the Woodbridge Armory in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
ROH: The Conclusion
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The Conclusion was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on November 28, 2003 at the Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
ROH: Main Event Spectacles
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Ring of Honor Wrestling returns from the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Field of Honor tournament continues, the tag team titles are on the line, and AJ Styles and Bryan Danielson clash in a number one contenders match.
ROH: Tradition Continues
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ROH Tradition Continues features Jay Briscoe challenging Samoa Joe for the ROH World Title, and AJ Styles facing off with CM Punk.
ROH: Glory By Honor II
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Ring of Honor presents their final event from the Murphy Recreation Center on September 20, 2003.
ROH: Beating The Odds
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After months at each others throat, the CM Punk/Raven feud ends tonight as they meet in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun Steel Cage Match.
ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies
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Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on August 16, 2003 in Fairfield, Connecticut.
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
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Death Before Dishonor I is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on July 19, 2003 at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Headline matches included a Dog Collar match between Raven and CM Punk, and Samoa Joe defending the ROH title against Paul London.
ROH: WrestleRave '03
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Wrestlerave 2003 was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on June 28, 2003 at the Murphy Recreational Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ROH: Do or Die
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Do or Die was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on May 31, 2003 at the Murphy Recreational Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
3PW A Funkin' Classic
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The Electric Factory in Philadelphia presents the Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling's A Funkin' Classic, headlined by old rivals Jerry Lawler and Terry Funk.
ROH: The Epic Encounter
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Ring of Honor returns with a stacked card featuring a wrestling dream match between Paul London and the American Dragon.
ROH: Night of Champions
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Night of Champions was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on March 22, 2003 at the Murphy Recreational Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ROH: Expect The Unexpected
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ROH Wrestling invades Cambridge Massachusetts for a great night of action!
ROH: Final Battle
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Ring of Honor closes out their first year with Final Battle on December 28, 2002 at the Murphy Recreational Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ROH: Glory By Honor
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ROH Glory by Honor was the first annual Glory By Honor event held by Ring of Honor. It took place on October 5, 2002 at the Murphy Recreation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
CZW Cage of Death II - After Dark
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Cage of Death II took place in Sewell, New Jersey on September 9, 2000. That night the Cage was host to two matches. In the first match, then CZW World champion Lobo defeated Zandig to retain his title. Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) wrestler Ryuji Yamakawa had hit the ring during the match and Zandig (who had spent lots of time that year wrestling for BJW) had lost due to Yamakawa's interference. The second Cage of Death was same cage as Cage of Death but its explosively electrified.
CZW Cage of Death 1
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The first Cage Of Death was held on October 16, 1999, in Mantua, NJ where Lobo defeated Justice Pain in the first Cage of Death match for the Iron Man title. The first Cage of Death that could be a separate built unit or put on a ring with the ropes taken down. Two parallel sides of the cage are made of steel chain link fencing and the two others are made of steel bars. Inside the cage, littered in a ring, and attached to cage walls are full of different weapons (barbed wire, glass panes, cacti, tables, ladders, light tubes, trash cans, etc.) There is a scaffold across the top of the cage and elevated barbed wire boards on the outside of the ring.
ROH: Year Two
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Ring of Honor began 2003 by entering into new territory and ended it with some of the best wrestlers from Japan gracing the ring, and in-between firmly established ROH as the premier wrestling company on the planet. Whether it be in Strong Style competition or high-flying exhibitions, tag team battles or in championship bouts, Ring of Honor proved itself the home of true no limits wrestling.