Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 214 pounds
Hometown: London, England
Signature Moves: Springboard Moonsault
Finisher(s): The Ridgeway To Hell

Debut: March 12, 2008 (Appeared with Kyle Andrews to attack the First Family on eXplosion!)

Career Highlight: Won first singles gold at Mind Games VI. Defeated Mike Kizzar in a ladder match for the SWF Hardcore Championship.


Eric Ridgeway has had a very successful career already, and it’s only getting better. Debuting alongside friend Kyle Andrews as part of the Underground in 2008, Eric was immediately placed in a fatal four way match for the Hardcore Championship. He would ultimately lose that match to Mike Kizzar, but quickly gained notoriety as a tag team with Andrews. The two won the tag team championship in less than 3 months.

They would hold those titles until Game Over of 2009, when they finally lost the titles to their rivals, Big D and T-Roc. However, both men decided to strike out on their own after singles gold. While his partner Andrews fought Kevin Martin at Mind Games VI for the United States Championship, Ridgeway went back to the man who defeated him in his first title opportunity, Mike Kizzar. Of course, the road to that match went straight through Dark Horizon and a brutal match with Colt LeGalley, one that would put LeGalley on the shelf for 6 months with a herniated disc in his neck.

At Mind Games VI, Ridgeway and Kizzar met once again, and once again in a ladder match. The two fought viciously, and in the end, Ridgeway came out with the win, and his first singles gold. Of course, the next season, everything would change. Kyle Andrews, tired of being part of a group, split from the Underground, effectively ending it as a force. Then, LeGalley returned and took his revenge on Ridgeway, defeating him for the Hardcore title. Ridgeway would get another chance at gold at Mind Games VII, taking on Pouncy for the United States Championship, but could not come away with the win. However, after that showing and the events of his career, how long can Eric Ridgeway really be denied?