Josh Woods

Real Name: Joshua Woods
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 233 lbs.
Date of Birth:
From: Dallas, Texas
Resides: Orlando, Florida
Pro Debut: April 4, 2015
Trained By: WWE Performance Center
Finishing Move: The Woods Lock

Biography

– Woods was a successful amateur wrestler at the University of Central Florida, winning the 2011 NCWA Nationals
– In 2014, Woods signed a development deal with WWE and reported to the Performance Center
– Woods wrestled his first match on April 4, 2015, competing in a Battle Royal at an NXT live event in Orlando
– In the summer of 2015, Woods adopted the gimmick of ‘Preston Cunningham Jr’, but would abandon it before the end of the year
– Woods was released by WWE in July 2016
– Woods made his indy debut on September 17, 2016, defeating Slade Porter at a BELIEVE event
– Woods wrestled an ROH dark match on October 22, 2016 and would sign with the company early the next year
– Woods won the 2017 ROH Top Prospect Tournament, defeating John Skyler in the final
– At Bound By Honor 2018, Woods defeated Shane Taylor
– On April 20, 2019, Woods defeated Ricky Martinez to win the PPW Silverweight Title
– At War Of The Worlds 2019, Woods defeated Maverick Boone
– On the Final Battle 2019 pre-show, 2 Guys 1 Tag (Woods & Silas Young) defeated Joe Hendry & Dalton Castle
– At Best In The World 2021, Woods defeated Silas Young in a Last Man Standing Match
– At Death Before Dishonor 2021, Woods defeated Jonathan Gresham to win the ROH Pure Title
– On November 5, Woods defeated LSG to retain the ROH Pure Title
– On November 20, Woods defeated Rickey Shane Page to retain the ROH Pure Title
– Woods began making semi-regular appearances on AEW Dark in December 2021
– At Final Battle 2021, Woods defeated Brian Johnson to retain the ROH Pure Title
– On December 17, Woods defeated Dak Draper to retain the ROH Pure Title
– The next day, Woods defeated Silas Young to retain the ROH Pure Title
– On January 22, 2022, Woods fought ROH Television Champion Rhett Titus to a draw in a Title vs Title Match
– On February 26, Woods defeated Victor Benjamin to retain the ROH Pure Title
– In the summer of 2022, Woods signed with AEW to compete on their revived ROH roster
– On the Death Before Dishonor 2023 pre-show, Woods defeated Tracy Williams
– On the Supercard Of Honor 2024 pre-show, The Premiere Athletes (Woods, Tony Nese & Ari Daivari) defeated Rhett Titus, Tony Deppen & Adam Priest