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Jon Davis
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Davis in February 2011
Photo by Jake Sposetta
Birth nameJonathan Davis
Born(1979-08-16)August 16, 1979(age 44)[1]
Jacksonville, Florida,U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jon Davis[2]
Billed weight225 lb (102 kg)[3]
Billed fromThe Dark City[3]
Trained byChris Turner[4]
Dory Funk Jr.[4]
DebutJune 23, 2003[3]

Jonathan Davis(born August 16, 1979) is an Americanprofessional wrestler,working forindependentpromotionsincludingDragon Gate USA,Full Impact Pro,andEvolve.Davis is a two-time formerNWA World Tag Team Championand a formerNWA Florida Tag Team Championas part ofThe Dark City Fight ClubwithKory Chavis.

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Davis was trained byChris TurnerandDory Funk, Jr.,and made hisprofessional wrestlingdebut on June 23, 2003.[3][4]In late 2005, Davis began wrestling for Funk's!Bang!promotion,where hefeudedwithBlain Rage.The pair exchanged victories on several occasions, before Rage defeated Davis on May 28, 2006, to end the feud.[5]On July 30, 2006, Davis teamed up with his trainer Funk in a loss toAmerica's Most Wanted(James StormandChris Harris).[5]

In 2016 Jon made his debut forPro Wrestling EGObased in Mississippi. While wrestling for EGO he defeatedMichael ElginandJoey Abelto win the Pride Championship.

Dark City Fight Club (2008–2012)[edit]

Main article:The Dark City Fight Club

In March 2008, Davis teamed with upKory ChavisasThe Dark City Fight Club(DCFC) inFull Impact Pro(FIP).[2]They were revealed as a team on March 22, when they defeated Shayne Swift and Myles Long, and were revealed to have been themaskedteam that had attacked the Black Market tag team.[6]The following month DCFC faced Black Market in a match that ended in ano contestwhen DCFC pouredgasolineonto Black Market memberJoey Macheteand threatened to set him on fire.[7]In anAnything Goes matchin May, DCFC defeated Black Market, which was followed by Black Market's Shawn Murphy defeating Davis viadisqualificationand Machete defeating Chavis in aNo Disqualification matchon July 19.[8][9]The following month atHeatstroke '08,DCFC defeated Black Market in a weapons match to end the feud.[10]Throughout 2009, DCFC competed sporadically for FIP. On March 28, they defeated Bumz R' Us in a street fight.[11]At the first night of theJeff Peterson Memorial Cupon November 20, they competed in a 'tag team rumble', which was won by Bumz R' Us.[12]In 2010 DCFC moved intoFIP Tag Team Championshipcontention. They faced the champions, The British Lions andThe Irish Airbornein athree-way matchfor the championship on June 26, but were unsuccessful.[13]On July 31, 2010, DCFC won the FIP Tag Team Championship inCrystal River, Floridaby defeating The British Lions.[14][15]

On January 16, 2010, DCFC made their debut for theEvolvepromotion, by defeatingAeroform(Flip KendrickandLouis Lyndon).[4]They also compete forPro Wrestling Fusion,where they won theNWA Florida Tag Team Championshipon August 22, 2009 by defeatingDagonandSinn Bodhifor the vacant championship.[16]They held the championship for 225 days, successfully defending it against The Network, Bumz R' Us, and The Poppers, before losing it toThe New Heavenly Bodies(Chris NelsonandVito DeNucci) on April 4, 2010.[16]They regained the championship from The New Heavenly Bodies on April 16, 2010.[2]On November 20, 2010, the Dark City Fight Club defeated Rasche Brown andKeith Walkerto win theNWA World Tag Team Championshipfor the first time. With the win, the Dark City Fight Club vacated the NWA Florida tag title.[17]They would lose the title to the Usual Suspects (A.J. Steele and Murder One) on May 1, 2011.[18]They would regain the title two weeks later on May 15.[19]Davis did not participate in the match where the Dark City Fight Club lost the titles, inSan Antonio, TXon December 15, 2012.Lance Hoytfilled in for Davis, as the Dark City Fight Club had stopped taking bookings together earlier in 2012.

Ring of Honor (2009–2010)[edit]

On February 6, 2009, Davis and Chavis made theirRing of Honordebut atProving Ground 2009: Night 1.[3]They appeared at theRing of Honor Wrestlingtelevision tapings on March 1, where they defeated Grizzly Redwood andAndy Ridgein asquash match.[20]On April 24, Davis dislocated his wrist during a tag team match.[21]He suffered four dislocated bones and "destroyed ligaments and tendons" in his left wrist, and underwent surgery for the injury during the first week of May.[4][22]DCFC returned as a team at theRing of Honor Wrestlingtapings in August.[2]At the November 5 television tapings, DCFC fought theBriscoe Brothersto a no contest.[23]

At the January 8, 2010, tapings ofRing of Honor WrestlingDCFC squashed theBravado Brothers(Harlem and Lance), and at the tapings the following night they defeated the formerROH World Tag Team ChampionsThe American Wolves(Davey RichardsandEddie Edwards).[24][25]They challenged the Briscoe Brothers for the ROH World Tag Team Championship at ROH'sEight Anniversary ShowinNew York Cityon February 13, but were unsuccessful.[26]At the March 6, 2010 tapings, they won a squash match, before they lost to the Briscoes. At the tapings themselves, the match was billed as a non-title match, but by the time the match aired on May 10, the Briscoes had lost the Tag Team Championship, and the match was instead billed as a number one contender's match.[27][28][29]On the July 5 episode ofRing of Honor Wrestling,DCFC defeatedThe Kings of Wrestling(Chris HeroandClaudio Castagnoli) via disqualification when the Briscoes interfered.[30]

In July 2010, ROH announced the teams that would be participating in the Tag Wars tournament, to determine three teams which would challenge the Kings of Wrestling in the finalUltimate Endurance match.[31]Chavis and Davis faced and defeatedThe Embassyteam ofShawn DaivariandErnesto Osirisin the first round and defeated the Bravado Brothers in the semi-finals on August 27.[32][33]The following night, on August 28, DCFC faced the Kings of Wrestling, The All Night Express (Kenny KingandRhett Titus) and The Briscoe Brothers in the Ultimate Endurance match, but were unsuccessful as the Kings of Wrestling won the match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship and win Tag Wars.[34]

Dragon Gate USA and Evolve Wrestling (2011–present)[edit]

On April 3, 2011, atOpen the Ultimate Gate,the Dark City Fight Club was presented asDragon Gate USA's newest tag team. In their first match in the promotion, Davis and Chavis were defeated by the Dirty Ugly Fucks (Arik CannonandSami Callihan).[35]

Davis won the EVOLVE 2012 Style Battle Round-Robin Tournament by defeatingA. R. Fox,Tommy Taylor, and Bobby Fish over 3 nights June 28–30 in Ybor City, St. Petersburg, and Jacksonville, FL.

Personal life[edit]

Davis playedAmerican footballas amiddle linebacker.[4]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

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