Odinson (wrestler)

Odinson
Odinson in April 2019
Personal information
Born
Georgia, United States[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Odinson
Billed height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Billed weight128 kg (282 lb)[1]
Trained byCurtis Hughes
Debut2014

Reginald Gibbs better known by his ring name Odinson is an American professional wrestler signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he is one half of the NWA World Tag Team Champions in his first reign. He also competed in other promotions from the American and Japanese independent scenes.[3]

Professional wrestling career

American independent circuit (2014–present)

Gibbs made his professional wrestling debut at a house show promoted by World Wrestling Alliance 4 (WWA4) on January 2, 2014, where he defeated Axel Ross in singles competition.[4] He is known for his tenures with various promotions from the American independent scene such as Full Impact Pro (FIP), Southern Fried Championship Wrestling (SCFW) and others.[1]

In Game Changer Wrestling, Gibbs debuted in the Joey Janela's Spring Break series of events as part of Spring Break 3 on April 7, 2019, where he competed in the traditional Clusterfuck Battle Royal, a bout that ended in a no contest and involved notable opponents such as Joey Ryan, JTG, nWo Sting, Swoggle and others.[5]

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2018–2019; 2024)

Gibbs spent a two-year tenure with All Japan Pro Wrestling alongside "The End" tag team partner Parrow as foreign talents. They competed in one of the promotion's signature events, the World's Strongest Tag Determination League, having made their first appearance at the 2018 edition where they scored a total of twelve points after competing against the teams of Joe Doering and Dylan James, Jun Akiyama and Daisuke Sekimoto, Kai and Kengo Mashimo, Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama, Kento Miyahara and Yoshitatsu, Takao Omori and Manabu Soya, Zeus and The Bodyguard, Jake Lee and Ryoji Sai, Yuma Aoyagi and Naoya Nomura, Tajiri and Gianni Valletta.[6] Gibbs and Parrow also made an appearance one year later at the 2019 edition where thet scored only eight points.[7]

On the seventh night of the AJPW Dynamite Series 2019 from June 30, Gibbs and Parrow unsuccessfully challenged Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama) for the AJPW World Tag Team Championship.[8] They made a brief return to the promotion in 2024 at AJPW Super Power Series, unsuccessfully challenging Saito Brothers (Jun and Rei Saito) for the tag titles.[9]

National Wrestling Alliance (2021–present)

Gibbs debuted in the National Wrestling Alliance at NWA Powerrr #70 April 6, 2021, where he teamed up with tag team partner Parrow in a losing effort against Strictly Business (Chris Adonis and Thom Latimer) in tag team competition.[10]

During his time with the promotion, he chased various accomplishments. On the first night of the NWA 75th Anniversary Show from August 26, 2023, he unsuccessfully challenged "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason and J. R. Kratos in a three-way match disputed for the vacant NWA National Heavyweight Championship.[11] At NWA Samhain on October 28, 2023, he won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship alongside J. R. Kratos by defeating Daisy Kill and Talos.[12] They relinquished the titles at Hard Times 4 on April 2, 2024, in order to challenge for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.[13] At NWA 77th Anniversary Show on August 16, 2025, he won the NWA World Tag Team Championship alongside J. R. Kratos by defeating Knox and Murdoch.[14]

He made his first pay-per-view appearance at NWA When Our Shadows Fall on June 6, 2021, where he teamed up with Parrow in a losing effort against La Rebelión (Mecha Wolf and Bestia 666), Slice Boogie and Marshe Rockett, and Sal Rinauro and Sam Rudo in a four-way tag team match.[15] At NWA Hard Times 2 on December 4, 2021, he and Parrow unsuccessfully challenged Wolf and Bestia for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.[16]

Gibbs competed in several of the promotion's signature events. In the Crockett Cup, he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he teamed up with Parrow and fell short to Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx and PJ Hawx) in the first rounds.[17] He scored his best result at the 2025 edition of the tournament which he won alonsgide J. R. Kratos as "The Immotrals" by defeating The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz and Tommy Rant) in the quarterfinals, Knox and Murdoch in the semifinals, and The Colóns (Eddie Colón and Orlando Colón) in the finals.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Odinson • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (2 January 2014). "WWA4". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Joey Janela's Spring Break 3, Pt. II: A wild Clusterf*ck battle royal". f4wonline.com. F4WOnline. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ^ Dark angel (18 October 2018). "AJPW: "Real World Tag League 2018" tournament announced". Superluchas.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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  9. ^ Carlan, Lewis (29 May 2024). "Full Results For AJPW Super Power Series 2024 (5/29/2024), Yuma Anzai Retains Against Kento Miyahara". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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  14. ^ Mitchell, Scott (17 August 2025). "National Wrestling Alliance NWA 77 Results (8/16/2025)". Turnbuckletimes.com. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  15. ^ Powell, Jason (6 June 2021). "NWA When Our Shadows Fall results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs. Trevor Murdoch for the NWA Championship, Serena Deeb vs. Kamille for the NWA Women's Title, Aron Stevens and Kratos vs. Thom Latimer and Chris Adonis vs. Crimson and Jax Dane for the NWA Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  16. ^ Carey, Ian (4 December 2021). "NWA Hard Times 2 live results: Eight title matches". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  17. ^ Carey, Ian (19 March 2022). "NWA Crockett Cup night one live results: The tournament begins". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  18. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (18 May 2025). "NWA Crockett Cup Results (5/17): Natalya, Alex Hammerstone, Thom Latimer, Rhino, The Colons Compete". fightful.com. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  19. ^ Wrestling Titles. "NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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