Jervis Cottonbelly

Jervis Cottonbelly[1] is a professional wrestling gimmick that originates from Chikara. He has appeared in several independent promotions including Championship Wrestling from Hollywood. The masked persona was originally portrayed in the 2000s by TJ Cain, until the 2010s when the independent, wrestler Kevin Condron (also known as Snowflake and Kid Cyclone) started portraying it. Condron also adopted the name Gentleman Jervis for the character.

Jervis Cottonbelly
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jervis Cottonbelly[1][2]
Gentleman Jervis[2]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1][2]
Billed weight14 st 4 lb (200 lb; 91 kg)[1][2]
Billed fromLondon, England[1]
Trained byDrew Gulak[3]
Mike Quackenbush[2]
Debut2005

Professional wrestling career

Chikara (2005–2016)

On September 16, 2005, Cottonbelly made his debut at Chikara's Son of The International Invasion of The International Invaders: Stage I, when he unsuccessfully challenged Larry Sweeney for the ICW-ICWA Texarkana Television Championship.[4] On the following day at Son of The International Invasion of The International Invaders: Stage II, Jervis gained his first victory at Chikara in a tag team match, where he teamed with Shiima Xion to defeat the team of Adam Knight and Dr. Cheung.[5]

Other promotions

Jervis has also competed in other promotions and has won several championships. On July 10, 2016, Jervis encountered the reigning Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, Eli Drake, and started tickling Drake in front of a referee until Drake told the referee to make Jervis stop. As a result of this the referee counting Drake's request as a submission, Jervis was declared the new Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.[6] Later on that same day, Jervis surrendered the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship to Joey Ryan when Ryan requested Jervis trade the championship for the two women that Ryan had with him.[7]

On March 13, 2017, Cottonbelly acted as a marriage counselor to Laura James and her husband, Joey Ryan, who was the reigning WrestleCircus Sideshow Champion at the time. Due to the title having a "24/7" rule, Jervis asked Laura to put on a referee shirt for a counseling "exercise", and then tricked Ryan into saying "I submit" while giving him a hug, which resulted in Jervis winning the Sideshow Championship.[8]

In a match that aired on April 16, 2021, from Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, Jervis challenged Levi Shapiro in a rematch from an earlier contest for Shapiro's Wrestling With Wregret YouTube Championship. The rematch saw Jervis pin Shapiro after he broke out of Shapiro's Iron Claw by tickling him, causing a distraction that enabled Jervis to score the victory.[9] Jervis lost the title to Steve Migs at POW Pro Wrestling's Back From Beyond event on January 22, 2022.

Championships and accomplishments

1Cottonbelly's second reign was as a member of the Squared Circle Subreddit.

References
  1. "Jervis Cottonbelly - CHIKARA Pro".
  2. "Jervis Cottonbelly « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  3. @GentlemanJervis (11 September 2019). "@SevroAB @tde_wrestling @DrewGulak Mr. Gulak is one of my trainers and mentors!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "CHIKARA Son Of The International Invasion Of The International Invaders - Stage I at Riverside Beneficial Association wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database".
  5. "CHIKARA Son Of The International Invasion Of The International Invaders - Stage II at The Staircase wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database".
  6. "Jervis Cottonbelly beats Eli Drake by submission to win DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". Joey Ryan. YouTube. 2016-07-17.
  7. "Joey Ryan beats Jervis Cottonbelly by forfeit to win DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". Joey Ryan. YouTube. 2016-07-18.
  8. "Jervis Cottonbelly beats Joey Ryan to win the WrestleCircus Sideshow 24/7 Title". Joey Ryan. YouTube. 2017-03-14.
  9. Wrestling With Wregret (16 April 2021). "Levi Shapiro vs. Gentleman Jervis for the YouTube Championship!" – via YouTube.
  10. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CAGEMATCH » Titles Database » UWN Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.
  11. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CAGEMATCH » Tournaments Database » Challenge Of The Immortals". Cagematch.net.
  12. Joey Ryan (17 July 2016). "Jervis Cottonbelly beats Eli Drake by submission to win DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Title" – via YouTube.
  13. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Awards « Jervis Cottonbelly « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net.
  14. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CAGEMATCH » Titles Database » WC Sideshow Championship". Cagematch.net.
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