Chad Collyer
Report Last Updated - 7/03 (Winter)
Aliases - Chad Malenko, Metal Master
Athletic background - Wrestling (Manchester College)
Teachers - Dean & Joe Malenko (Malenko Brothers Wrestling School); Eddy Guerraro, Sabu, Jeff Bradley
Professional background - Indies(`98-), MPro(`99-), Britian(`00), HWA(`00-), ROH(`02-)
Groups - none
Career Highlights - n/a
Finisher(s) -
- Texas Cloverleaf
Favorites -
- Release German Suplex
- Butterfly Suplex
- Side Figure-Four
- Lariat
- Elbowdrop
Ringwork Rating -
move set - 5
science - 6
aerial - 2
power - 8
strikes - 5
Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 3
selling - 6
bumping - 6
heat - 4
carrying - 5
push - 6
potential - 7
Outlook - Chad Collyer seems to have all the physical tools to become one of the great juniors in the United States and/or Japan, but only if he's given the right opportunities. Collyer comes from a strong amateur background, probably better than anyone working the indies these days, so that part has more WWE appeal than it would have a few years ago when he was under a developmental contract. He really looks, moves and works similiar to the Malenko brothers and with any luck he'll be able to get chances similiar to the ones they had in their day. Collyer is pretty colorless, so he needs to be pushed as a wrestling machine in the States or be pushed strongly in Japan (though he is pushed as a "machine" there currently). One has to think he's young enough and good enough that if he sticks it out someone will take notice. Perhaps he'll be resigned by the WWE like Spanky was and others still might be, it might not be the best place for him, but he would collect a comfortable paycheck.