Roderick Strong

Real name: Chris Lindsey
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 210 lbs.
Date of birth: July 26, 1983
From: New Orleans, LA
Pro debut: 2001
Trained by: Jim Neidhart
Finishing move: Gory Driver

Biography

– Lindsey began his career as ‘The Jester’, but quickly changed his ring name to Roderick Strong
– In the early 2000s, Strong formed a tag team with kayfabe brother Sedrick
– On July 19, 2003, Strong defeated David Babylon to win the NWA Florida X-Division Title
– On August 16, 2003, Strong defeated Sedrick Strong in a TLC Match to retain the NWA Florida X-Division Title
– Strong made his ROH debut at Glory By Honor II, losing a 4-Way Match to Jimmy Jacobs
– On October 11, 2003, Strong defeated Danny Doring & Jerrelle Clark in a 3-Way Match to retain the NWA Florida X-Division Title
– On November 22, 2003, Strong defeated Lex Lovett to retain the NWA Florida X-Division Title
– 4 days later, Strong made his TNA debut, teaming with Caprice Coleman in a loss to The Gathering (CM Punk & Julio Dinero). He would continue to make jobber appearances over the next few months
– On February 21, 2004, Strong defeated Mikey Batts to regain the NWA Florida X-Division Title
– On March 20, 2004, Strong defeated Dan Maff to retain the NWA Florida X-Division Title
– On May 22, 2004, Strong became a founder member of the Generation Next stable alongside Austin Aries, Alex Shelley & Jack Evans
– At Death Before Dishonor II, Generation Next (Strong & Evans) defeated John Walters & Matt Stryker
– On January 11, 2005, Strong appeared on Smackdown, competing unsuccessfully in the Kurt Angle Invitational
– At Unbreakable ’05, Austin Aries defeated Strong in a ‘Showcase Match’. Both were signed to TNA contracts soon after
– At Genesis ’05, Strong, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe & Alex Shelley defeated Chris Sabin, Austin Aries, Matt Bentley & Sonjay Dutt
– At Final Battle ’05, Generation Next (Aries & Strong) defeated Sal Rinauro & Tony Mamaluke to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– In December 2005, Strong embarked on his first tour of Japan, competing for Dragon Gate
– At Final Resolution ’06, Strong, Aries & Alex Shelley defeated Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley & Sonjay Dutt
– On January 27, 2006, Generation Next defeated Bryan Danielson & Jay Lethal to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles. They retained against Lacey’s Angels (Jimmy Jacobs & BJ Whitmer) the next day
– Strong was suspended by TNA following his late arrival at the Against All Odds ’06 PPV
– At ROH’s 4th Anniversary Show, Generation Next defeated AJ Styles & Matt Sydal to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On March 28, 2006, Strong returned to TNA telvision, but only made one more televised appearance before his release in April
– On April 1, 2006, Generation Next defeated Blood Generation (Naruki Doi & CIMA) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– At ROH’s 100th Show Celebrations, Generation Next defeated The Rottweilers (Homicide & Ricky Reyes) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles. Over the next few weeks, they retained against Matt Sydal & Samoa Joe, The Embassy (Alex Shelley & Jimmy Rave) and The Briscoes (Mark & Jay)
– On June 3, 2006, Generation Next defeated The Briscoes to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles. The stable would disband following the event, though Aries & Strong remained as a tag team
– A week later, Aries & Strong defeated Fast and Furious (Jay Fury & Jerrelle Clark) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On June 17, 2006, Aries & Strong defeated Colt Cabana & Nigel McGuinness to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On July 9, 2006, Aries & Strong defeated Muscle Outlawz (Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi) in Tokyo, Japan to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles. The titles were officially referred to as the ROH World Tag Team Titles following this match
– Two days later, Aries & Strong defeated Do FIXER (Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito) in Shizuoka, Japan to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Strong & Matt Sydal defeated Blood Generation (CIMA & Don Fujii), Muscle Outlawz (Masato Yoshino & Jimmy Rave) and Do FIXER (Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid) in an Elimination Match to win the Dragon Gate Wrestle JAM Cup
– On August 4, 2006, Aries & Strong defeated Adam Pearce & BJ Whitmer, The Embassy (Jimmy Rave & Sal Rinauro) and The Rottweilers (Homicide & Ricky Reyes) in an Ultimate Endurance Match to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Aries & Strong defeated Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist), Jack Evans & Matt Sydal and The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) in an Ultimate Endurance Match to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On August 12, 2006, Aries & Strong defeated The Briscoes in Liverpool, England to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On August 25, 2006, Aries & Strong defeated BJ Whitmer & Samoa Joe to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Aries & Strong defeated Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On November 10, 2006, Strong defeated Bryan Danielson in a Title vs Career Match to win the FIP Heavyweight Title, having defeated Danielson by DQ earlier in the night
– One week later, Strong & Davey Richards defeated B-Boy & Super Dragon to win the PWG Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back the following night
– On November 25, 2006, Strong defeated SHINGO to retain the FIP Heavyweight Title
– On December 15, 2006, Strong defeated Steve Madison to retain the FIP Heavyweight Title. He would retain against Davey Richards and Hallowicked before the month was out
– On January 13, 2007, Strong defeated Brent Albright to retain the FIP Heavyweight Title
– On February 2, 2007, Strong defeated Davey Richards in an I Quit Match to retain the FIP Heavyweight Title. He repeated the feat in a Best of 3 Falls Match the next day
– On February 17, 2007, Strong defeated Delirious to retain the FIP Heavyweight Title
– On March 3, 2007, Strong defeated PAC to retain the FIP Heavyweight Title in Liverpool, England. The title would officially be referred to as the FIP World Heavyweight Title following this match
– On March 31, 2007, Strong defeated Austin Aries to retain the FIP World Title
– On April 20, 2007, Strong defeated YAMATO to retain the FIP World Title. He retained against Sal Rinauro the following day
– One week later, Strong defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the FIP World Title
– On April 29, 2007, Strong defeated Kenny King to retain the FIP World Title
– On May 20, 2007, Strong & PAC defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) to win the PWG DDT Tournament and the vacant PWG Tag Team Titles
– On May 25, 2007, Strong defeated Necro Butcher in a No-DQ Match to retain the FIP World Title. He retained against Jimmy Rave the next night
– On June 10, 2007, Strong & PAC defeated The Havana Pitbulls (Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero) to retain the PWG Tag Team Titles
– On June 29, 2007, Strong defeated Jimmy Rave in an Anything Goes Match to retain the FIP World Title. He retained against Eddie Kingston the next night
– On July 1, 2007, at a SHIMMER event, Strong defeated Chasyn Rance, Masked Sparkler & Masked Flipper #16 in a Four Corners Match to retain the FIP World Title
– On July 27, 2007, Strong defeated Austin Aries, Jimmy Rave & Gran Akuma in an Elimination Match to retain the FIP World Title
– On August 17, 2007, Strong defeated Tyler Black to retain the FIP World Title. He retained against Delirious the next night
– On September 29, 2007, Strong defeated Larry Sweeney to retain the FIP World Title
– On October 21, 2007, Strong defeated Claudio Castagnoli to retain the FIP World Title
– On November 9, 2007, Strong defeated Castagnoli in a Best of 3 Falls Match to retain the FIP World Title
– One week later, Strong defeated Erick Stevens & Ray Beez in a Triple Threat Match to retain the FIP World Title
– On February 16, 2008, Strong defeated Erick Stevens to regain the FIP World Title, having only lost it a month before
– One week later, Strong defeated Erick Stevens & Necro Butcher in a No-DQ 3-Way Match to retain the FIP World Title
– On March 22, 2008, Strong defeated Austin Aries to retain the FIP World Title
– One week later, Strong fought Erick Stevens to a no-contest to retain the FIP World Title
– On April 26, 2008, Strong defeated Erick Stevens to retain the FIP World Title
– On May 10, 2008, Strong defeated Erick Stevens & Go Shiozaki in a 3-Way Match to retain the FIP World Title
– On May 18, 2008, Strong & Jack Evans defeated El Generico & Kevin Steen to win the PWG DDT4 Tournament and the PWG Tag Team Titles
– On May 30, 2008, Strong defeated Austin Aries & Jerry Lynn in a 3-Way Match to retain the FIP World Title
– On December 5, 2008, Strong entered the IWA:MS Revolution Strong Style Tournament, defeating Trevor Murdock, Jon Moxley & Sami Callihan on his way to victory
– On December 20, 2008, Strong & Erick Stevens defeated The YRR (Jason Blade & Kenny King) to win the FIP Tag Team Titles
– In February 2009, Strong began making regular tours with Pro Wrestling NOAH
– On March 28, 2009, Strong & Erick Stevens defeated The YRR (Chasyn Rance & Sal Rinauro) to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– On April 1, 2009, Strong defeated Trik Nasty to win the IWA:EC Heavyweight Title
– On May 2, 2009, Strong & Stevens defeated The British Lions (Chris Gray & Tommy Taylor) to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– On August 1, 2009, Strong & Stevens defeated The British Lions in a Texas Tornado Match to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– At Death Before Dishonor VIII, Strong defeated Colt Cabana, Eddie Edwards, Shawn Daivari, Steve Corino & Tyson Dux in a Gauntlet Match
– On August 10, 2010, Strong defeated Jamil Patel in a TNA dark match, but nothing further came of it
– At Glory By Honor IX, Strong defeated Tyler Black in a No-DQ Match with Terry Funk as special guest enforcer to win the ROH World Title
– In October 2010, Strong & Eddie Edwards entered the NOAH Nippon TV Junior Heavyweight Tag League. The pair made it all the way to final, but were defeated by KENTA & Atsushi Aoki
– On November 13, 2010, Strong defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the ROH World Title
– At Final Battle 2010, Strong defeated Davey Richards to retain the ROH World Title
– On January 15, 2010, Strong defeated Jay Briscoe to retain the ROH World Title
– On January 28, 2010, Strong defeated El Generico to retain the ROH World Title
– At ROH’s 9th Anniversary Show, Strong defeated Homicide in a No Holds Barred Match to retain the ROH World Title
– At Final Battle ’11, Strong defeated Chris Hero
– At ROH’s 10th Anniversary Show, The House of Truth (Strong & Michael Elgin) defeated The Amazing Red & TJ Perkins
– At Showdown In The Sun, Strong defeated Jay Lethal to win the ROH Television Title
– On April 7, 2012, Strong defeated Adam Cole to retain the ROH Television Title
– At Border Wars ’12, Strong defeated Fit Finlay to retain the ROH Television Title
– On May 18, 2012, Strong defeated Tommaso Ciampa by DQ to retain the ROH Television Title
– At Best In The World ’12, Strong defeated Jay Lethal & Tommaso Ciampa in an Elimination Match to retain the ROH Television Title
– At Boiling Point ’12, Strong defeated Mike Mondo
– At Death Before Dishonor X, The House of Truth (Strong & Michael Elgin) defeated Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist)
– On November 30, 2012, Strong & Eddie Edwards defeated The Great Outdoors (Grizzly Redwood & Jake Manning) to win the PWX Tag Team Titles
– At Final Battle ’12, Strong defeated Michael Elgin
– At Border Wars ’13, Strong defeated Mike Bennett
– At All-Star Extravaganza V, Strong defeated Matt Taven
– At Death Before Dishonor XI, Strong defeated Ricky Marvin
– On December 6, 2013, Strong & Rich Swann defeated The Bravado Brothers (Harlem & Lancelot) to win the FIP Tag Team Titles. They retained against Andrew Everett & Caleb Konley the next night
– At ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds, The Decade (Strong & BJ Whitmer) defeated CHAOS (Gedo & Jado)
– At Final Battle ’14, Strong defeated Adam Page
– On December 12, 2014, Strong defeated Kyle O’Reilly to win the PWG World Title
– On February 20, 2015, Strong defeated Trent Baretta to win the FIP World Title
– One week later, Strong defeated Trevor Lee to retain the PWG World Title
– At ROH’s 13th Anniversary Show, Strong defeated BJ Whitmer
– On April 3, 2015, Strong defeated Zack Sabre Jr to retain the PWG World Title
– At ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds ’15, Strong defeated KUSHIDA
– At ROH/NJPW Global Wars ’15, Strong, The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) and War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) defeated The Bullet Club (AJ Styles, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson)
– On May 22, 2015, Strong defeated Brian Cage & Chris Hero in a 3-Way Match to retain the PWG World Title
– At Best In The World ’15, Strong defeated Michael Elgin & Moose in a 3-Way Match
– On June 26, 2015, Strong defeated Mike Bailey to retain the PWG World Title
– At Death Before Dishonor XIII, Strong fought ROH World Champion Jay Lethal to a 60-minute time-limit draw
– On October 23, 2015, Strong defeated Jay Lethal to win the ROH Television Title
– At Glory By Honor XIV, Strong, Jay Lethal, Matt Taven & Michael Bennett defeated Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Moose & Dalton Castle
– On November 20, 2015, Strong defeated Samson Walker to retain the ROH Television Title
– On December 11, 2015, Strong defeated Matt Sydal to retain the PWG World Title
– At Final Battle ’15, Strong defeated Bobby Fish to retain the ROH Television Title
– The next day, Strong defeated Stevie Richards to retain the ROH Television Title
– On January 2, 2016, Strong defeated Chris Hero to retain the PWG World Title
– In January 2016, Strong retained the ROH Television Title against MASADA, Curry Man & Cheeseburger
– On February 12, 2016, Strong defeated Drew Galloway to retain the PWG World Title
– On October 13, Strong debuted in NXT, teaming with Austin Aries to defeat Tucker Knight & Otiz Dozovic in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
– Two weeks later, Strong was officially unveiled as a member of the NXT roster
– At Takeover San Antonio, Strong defeated Andrade Almas
– At Takeover Chicago, Strong defeated Eric Young
– At Takeover: New Orleans, Strong turned on his partner Pete Dunne, costing them their NXT Tag Team Title Match against The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) and The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole & Kyle O’Reilly). Strong joined The Undisputed Era after the match.
– Strong competed in the Greatest Royal Rumble Match, lasting around 4 minutes
– At Takeover: Chicago II, The Undisputed Era (Strong & O’Reilly) defeated Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– At the NXT UK show in June 2018, The Undisputed Era lost the NXT Tag Team Titles to Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) but won them back a month later on NXT TV
– At Takeover Brooklyn 4, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Strong) defeated Moustache Mountain to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On November 28, The Undisputed Era (O’Reilly & Strong) defeated Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic) to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On September 18, 2019, Strong defeated The Velveteen Dream to win the NXT North American Title
– On October 23, Strong defeated Keith Lee & Dominik Dijakovic to retain the NXT North American Title
– The Undisputed Era made an appearance on Smackdown in November 2019
– At Survivor Series 2019, Strong (representing NXT) defeated AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura (representing Raw and Smackdown respectively)
– On November 27, The Undisputed Era (Strong & O’Reilly) defeated Keith Lee & Dominik Dijakovic to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles
– On December 11, Strong defeated Austin Theory to retain the NXT North American Title
– At NXT’s Super Tuesday II event, Strong defeated Killian Dain
– At WarGames 2020, The Undisputed Era (Strong, Fish, Cole & O’Reilly) defeated Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan in the titular match
– In February 2021, Adam Cole attacked Strong, disbanding The Undisputed Era
– In June 2021, Strong joined up with a new stable, The Diamond Mine
– On September 21, Strong defeated Kushida to win the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– On September 28, Strong defeated Grayson Waller to retain the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– At WarGames 2021, Strong defeated Joe Gacy to retain the NXT Cruiserweight Title
– After months of reported unhappiness at his lack of creative plans, Strong’s WWE contract expired in November 2022 and he quietly left the company
– On April 26, 2023, Strong made his AEW debut
– At Holiday Bash 2023, Strong defeated Komander
– At the 2024 Dynamite Homecoming special, Strong defeated Bryan Keith
– At Revolution 2024, Strong defeated Orange Cassidy to win the AEW International Title
– At Battle Of The Belts X, Strong defeated Rocky Romero
– At Dynasty 2024, Strong defeated Kyle O’Reilly to retain the AEW International Title
– On the All Out 2024 pre-show, The Undisputed Kingdom (Strong, Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) defeated Top Flight (Dante Martin, Darius Martin & Action Andretti) and Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty & The Beast Mortos)