Warhorse

AEW

Real Name: Jake Parnell
Height:
Weight: 193 lbs.
Date of Birth: December 26, 1992
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Pro Debut: April 5, 2013
Trained By: Dynamo Pro Wrestling
Finishing Move: Diving Foot Stomp

Biography

– Parnell began his career for Dynamo Pro in April 2013 under his real name, losing to Alexandre Rudolph in his first match
– On April 26, 2014, The Viking War Party (Parnell & Alexandre Rudolph) defeated Scott Parker & Cole James to retain the SNPW Tag Team Titles
– On May 31, The Viking War Party defeated Team IOU (Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) to retain the SNPW Tag Team Titles
– On November 12, 2015, The Viking War Party defeated The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter) to win the ZERO1 USA Tag Team Titles
– On January 1, 2016, The Viking War Party defeated JJ Garrett & Harvey Bower to retain the ZERO1 USA Tag Team Titles
– On February 19, The Viking War Party defeated Shawn Nautilus & Bo Gott and Seduce and Destroy (Kody Rice & Malaki Matthews) to win the FLW Tag Team Titles, but lost them to Gott & Nautilus the next day
– On April 16, The Viking War Party defeated Arik Cannon & Heidi Lovelace to retain the ZERO1 USA Tag Team Titles
– On July 28, The Viking War Party defeated Roscoe Eat Lisa (Zakk Sawyers & Mikey McFinnegan) to retain the ZERO1 USA Tag Team Titles
– On January 8, 2017, Parnell defeated Billy McNeil to retain the WOE Interstate Title
– On March 19, Parnell defeated Prince Moses to retain the WOE Interstate Title
– On April 1, Parnell defeated Matt Cage to win the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On April 8, Parnell defeated Cole Radrick to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On April 22, Parnell defeated Matt Kenway to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On April 29, Parnell defeated Dante Leon, Kody Rice, Sage Cainan, Jake St Patrick & Gyasi to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On May 6, Parnell defeated El Drinko & Brandon Espinosa to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On May 12, Parnell defeated Aaron Dzinic to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On May 25, Parnell defeated Jordan Perry, Jake St Patrick & JD Wilk to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 25, Parnell defeated Matt Kenway to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On August 26, Parnell defeated Zachary Wentz & Matt Macintosh to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On September 22, Parnell defeated Air Wolf to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On November 4, Parnell defeated Joey O’Riley to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On January 23, 2018, Parnell defeated Logan James to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– Parnell lost the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title to Gary Jay on January 27 after suffering a gruesome injury during the match, splitting his cheek open on a turnbuckle. He would finish the match, but lose by knockout
– On May 26, 2018, Parnell defeated Gary Jay to regain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 9, Parnell defeated Shank Barzini to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On August 11, Parnell defeated Gary Jay to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On September 15, Parnell defeated Da Cobra to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On January 26, 2019, Parnell defeated Jake Lander to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On February 2, Parnell defeated Kobe Durst to win the BLP Indiana State Title
– On February 17, Parnell defeated Sheldon Jean to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On March 9, Parnell defeated Gary Jay in an I Quit Match to retain the BLP Indiana State Title
– On March 30, Parnell defeated Christian Rose in a Cage Match to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On April 20, Parnell defeated Bear Bronson, Logan James & AJ Gray to retain the BLP Indiana State Title
– On June 1, Parnell defeated Nate Webb in an Anything Goes Match to retain the BLP Indiana State Title
– On August 25, Parnell defeated Brubaker to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On September 6, Parnell defeated Gary Jay in a Casket Match to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Parnell defeated Christian Rose to retain the ZERO1 USA Junior Heavyweight Title
– Later that month, Parnell would debut a new character ‘Warhorse’, inspired by the 1980s ‘Power and Paint’ wrestlers such as The Ultimate Warrior and The Road Warriors
– Warhorse won the 2019 Turbo Graps 16 Tournament, and with it, the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title
– On September 22, Warhorse defeated Wheeler Yuta & DL Hurst to retain the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title
– In October 2019, Warhorse defended the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title against Joey Lynch, Matthew Justice, Orange Cassidy, Gary Jay, Shank Barzini & Anthony Henry
– In November 2019, Warhorse defended the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title against Rey Fury, Curt Stallion, Tony Deppen, Danhausen, Mark Wheeler, Jaden Newaman, Hermit Crab & Scotty Wild
– In December 2019, Warhorse defended the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title against Chris Crunk, Josh Briggs, Ophidian, 1 Called Manders & KTB
– In January 2020, Warhorse defended the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title against Angel Dorado, Caleb Konley, Devon Monroe, Rylie Jackson, Super Thunderfrog, Heavy Metal Lore, JDX, Ryan Cruz, Fred Yehi, Nick Iggy, Wesley Crane, Kylie Rae and Daniel Makabe
– In February 2020, Warhorse defended the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title against Arik Cannon, Tony Deppen, Isaias Velazquez, Tommy Vendetta, Calvin Tankman, Mike Bailey, Aaron Williams, Rip Byson & Effy
– On March 6, Warhorse defeated Alex Zayne, Kobe Durst & Colt Cabana to retain the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title
– On July 26, Warhorse defeated Rickey Shane Page by DQ to retain the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title
– Warhorse answered Cody Rhodes’ TNT Title Open Challenge on the July 29, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite
– On August 22, Warhorse defeated A Very Good Professional Wrestler to retain the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title
– On September 26, Warhorse defeated Frightmare to retain the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title
– In October 2020, Warhorse defended the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title against Joshua Bishop, Zachary Wentz and Violence
– On February 21, 2021, Warhorse defeated JDX to retain the IWTV Independent Wrestling Title
– Warhorse was a semi-regular face on AEW’s Youtube shows through 2021 and into early 2022
– On October 2, 2022, Warhorse defeated Eddy Woods to win the PWL World Title
– On October 22, Warhorse & Mad Dog Maxx defeated Eddy Woods & Adam Idol to retain Warhorse’s PWL World Title and win the PWL Great British Title for Maxx
– On February 3, 2023, Warhorse defeated Man Like DeReiss & Eddy Woods to retain the PWL World Title
– On February 19, Warhorse defeated Mad Dog Maxx in a British Rules Match to retain the PWL World Title
– On April 7, Warhorse defeated Anaya to win the LLL Heavyweight Title
– On June 2, Warhorse defeated Filter to retain the LLL Heavyweight Title
– On December 30, Warhorse defeated Jake Something in a Three Stages Of Hell Match to win the Crown Of Glory Title
– In 2024, Parnell announced that he was taking bookings under his real name once more, though would continue to portray Warhorse as well
– On February 18, 2024, Parnell defeated Alex Zayne to retain the Crown Of Glory Title
– On March 10, Parnell defeated Brandon Gore to win the F1RST Uptown VFW Title
– On March 17, Parnell defeated Danhausen to retain the Crown Of Glory Title
– On April 19, Warhorse defeated Conan Lycan to win the CSW Heavyweight Title
– On April 21, Parnell defeated Kevin Lee Davidson to retain the Crown Of Glory Title
– On May 25, Parnell defeated Rohit Raju to retain the Crown Of Glory Title
– On July 19, Parnell defeated Solomon Tupu to retain the CSW Heavyweight Title
– On July 28, Parnell defeated Alex Shelley by DQ to retain the Crown Of Glory Title
– On August 11, Parnell defeated Badger Briggs to retain the F1RST Upton VFW Title
– On August 17, Nihilation (Parnell & Victor Analog) defeated The Light (Hippie Johnny & The Luminary) to win the ZERO1 USA Tag Team Titles
– On August 25, Parnell defeated Rohit Raju, Dan The Dad & Kody Lane to retain the Crown Of Glory Title
– On September 13, Parnell defeated Conan Lycan in a Last Man Standing Match to retain the CSW Heavyweight Title
– On September 29, Parnell defeated Ethan Price to retain the Crown Of Glory Title
– On October 27, Parnell defeated Dan The Dad in a Street Fight to retain the Crown Of Glory Title