Chaz / Mosh

Real name: Charles Warrington
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 243 lbs.
Date of birth: May 28, 1971
From: Cherry Hill, NJ
Pro debut: 1991
Trained by: Larry Sharpe
Finishing move: The Stage Dive

Biography

– Warrington began his career in relatively auspicious fashion, almost immediately working as an enhancement talent for various WWF shows
– In 1993, Warrington and Glenn Ruth began teaming under masks as ‘The Spiders’, working for a range of independent promotions and former NWA territories
– In the summer of 1995, the duo moved to Smokey Mountain Wrestling, where they would become ‘The Headbangers, Mosh (Warrington) & Thrasher (Ruth)’
– On June 8, The Headbangers defeated Rik Matrix & Tex Monroe to win the ICW Street Fight Tag Team Titles
– On June 30, The Headbangers defeated Darkside (Glen Osbourne & Rockin’ Rebel) to win the MEWF Tag Team Titles
– On July 14, The Headbangers defeated Joe Legend & Sexton Hardcastle to retain the ICW Street Fight Tag Team Titles
– On September 14, The Headbangers defeated Menace 2 Society (Adam Flash & Romeo Valentino) to regain the MEWF Tag Team Titles
– The Headbangers lost the MEWF Tag Team Titles to Darkside (Glen Osbourne & Rockin’ Rebel) on November 10, but regained them in a Cage Match on November 16
– By this time, The Headbangers had become regulars on WWF television
– On February 2, 1997, The Headbangers defeated The Samoan Gangsta Party (Matt E Smalls & Sammy Silk) to retain the MEWF Tag Team Titles
– At WrestleMania 13, The Headbangers defeated The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas), The New Blackjacks (Bradshaw & Windham) and Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon in an Elimination Match
– On the following night’s Raw, The Headbangers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & The British Bulldog by DQ
– On the King Of The Ring 1997 pre-show, The Headbangers defeated Jesse Jammes & Bart Gunn
– At In Your House 17, The Headbangers defeated The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart & The British Bulldog), The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas) and The Legion Of Doom (Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk) to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Titles
– At WWF One Night Only 1997, The Headbangers defeated Los Boricuas (Savio Vega & Miguel Perez) to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– At In Your House 20, The Headbangers defeated Marc Mero & The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust
– On the February 23, 1998 episode of Raw, The Headbangers defeated The Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) to win the NWA Tag Team Titles
– On the March 15 episode of Superstars, The Headbangers defeated The Rock n Roll Express by DQ to retain the NWA Tag Team Titles
– The next night on Raw, The Headbangers defeated The Rock n Roll Express & Jim Cornette in a Handicap Match to retain the NWA Tag Team Titles
– At King Of The Ring 1998, The Headbangers & TAKA Michinoku defeated Kai En Tai (Dick Togo, Sho Funaki & Mens Teioh)
– On August 16, 1998, The Headbangers, Axl Rotten & Corporal Punishment defeated The Pitbulls, Jimmy Cicero & Julio Sanchez to win the vacant MCW Tag Team Titles for The Headbangers
– At In Your House 25, The Headbangers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) by DQ
– At the NWA 50th Anniversary Show, The Headbangers defeated NWA North American Tag Team Champions The Tennessee Volunteers (Steven Dunn & Reno Riggins) by DQ
– At Capital Carnage 1998, The Headbangers defeated LOD 2000 (Animal & Droz)
– At In Your House 26, The Headbangers defeated The Oddities (Kurrgan & Golga)
– On April 8, 1999, Mosh defeated Romeo Valentino to win the MCW Heavyweight Title
– A week later, Mosh & Corporal Punishment defeated Romeo Valentino & Tom Brandi to retain Mosh’s MCW Heavyweight Title
– In May 1999, Warrington was repackaged on WWF television as ‘Beaver Cleavage’, a reference to the then 30+ year old TV show ‘Leave It To Beaver’
– On May 2, Mosh defeated Lance Diamond to retain the MCW Heavyweight Title
– On May 15, Mosh defeated Romeo Valentino to retain the MCW Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Mosh defeated Jimmy Cicero to retain the MCW Heavyweight Title
– On May 21, Mosh again defeated Jimmy Cicero to retain the MCW Heavyweight Title
– On the June 28 Raw, Warrington renounced the Beaver Cleavage gimmick in a worked shoot promo, becoming simply ‘Chaz’
– In September 1999, Chaz began a storyline where it was implied that he was beating his girlfriend/manager Marianna. This lasted for around a month, before Thrasher returned and proved that Marianna was lying. The Headbangers reformed thereafter
– At the 1999 Survivor Series, The Headbangers, D’Lo Brown & The Godfather defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Bradshaw & Faarooq
– The Headbangers split up for a second time in the summer of 2000. Warrington returned to his ‘Chaz’ ringname and formed the ‘Lo Down’ tag team alongside D’Lo Brown
– Following a disastrous pairing with Tiger Ali Singh, Lo Down were sent to the WWF’s Puerto Rican affiliate, IWA
– Warrington was released from his WWF deal in August 2001 and he would work the indies under the Chaz gimmick
– On August 6, 2005, Chaz defeated Norman Smiley in a Lumberjack Match to win the MXPW Heavyweight Title
– The Headbangers reunited for JCW in 2011 and would occasionally compete together on the indies going forward
– On February 11, 2012, The Headbangers defeated Sally Boy & The Blackhart to win the CCW Tag Team Titles
– On June 16, The Headbangers defeated Eddie Graves & The Dirty White Boy to retain the CCW Tag Team Titles
– The Headbangers made several appearances for ROH in the summer of 2012, working under masks as ‘The Guardians Of Truth’
– On August 18, The Headbangers defeated The James Boys (Luke & Rich) to retain the CCW Tag Team Titles
– On March 2, 2013, The Headbangers defeated Eddie Graves & Teddy Stigma to retain the CCW Tag Team Titles
– On April 20, The Headbangers fought Scotty Landon & Danny Embry to a double DQ to retain the CCW Tag Team Titles
– On May 10, The Headbangers defeated Ace Adams & Ray Ayala to retain the CCW Tag Team Titles
– On June 22, The Headbangers fought Scotty Landon & Danny Embry to a time-limit draw to retain the CCW Tag Team Titles
– On August 26, 2016, it was reported that The Headbangers would return to WWE as part of the SmackDown brand. The duo returned on the August 30 episode of SmackDown Live as participants of the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship tournament, losing against Heath Slater and Rhyno in the first round
– On September 17, The Headbangers defeated The Honor Society (Drake Frost & Sir Samurai) and Beard Money (Will Cuevas & Julio Pedroza) to win the WFC Tag Team Titles
– On October 29, The Headbangers defeated The Hardhittas (Alex G & B Psi Phi) to win the FEW Tag Team Titles
– The Headbangers returned to Smackdown for another pair of appearances in November 2016
– On August 12, 2017, The Headbangers defeated The Hardhittas (Alex G & B Psi Phi) to regain the FEW Tag Team Titles
– On October 23, 2020, The Headbangers defeated The Brothers In Arms (Jason Dugan & Rey Xion) in a Three Stages Of Hell Match to win the ARW Tag Team Titles
– On November 22, The Headbangers defeated CJ O’Doyle & M’Badu to retain the ARW Tag Team Titles
– On December 20, The Headbangers defeated Chico Adams & Axx Clover in a Street Fight to retain the ARW Tag Team Titles
– On February 19, 2021, The Headbangers fought The Awakening (Vik & Big Kon) to a double countout to retain the ARW Tag Team Titles
– On October 2, The Headbangers defeated The Sons Of Samoa (LA Smooth & Afa Jr) to win the HLW Tag Team Titles
– On November 25, The Headbangers defeated The Shook Crew (Bryce Donovan & Bobby Orlando), The Mane Event (Jay Lyon & Midas Black) and Eric James & Jack Tomlinson to win the vacant FWF Tag Team Titles
– On July 1, 2023, The Headbangers defeated El Queso (El Ridiculoso & The Cheese) to win the ALW Tag Team Titles
– On August 27, The Headbangers defeated Jay Synn & Ryzin to retain the ALW Tag Team Titles
– On December 10, The Headbangers defeated TNT (Terrence & Terrell Hughes) to retain the ALW Tag Team Titles