APOC (wrestler)
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Eric Thompson better known under his ring name
Rick Victor is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working for Florida Championship Wrestling
(FCW), the farm territory of WWE under the ring name Rick Victor. He has also worked as APOC for Ohio Valley Wrestling
, as well as WFX Wrestling
. He has also worked for Stampede Wrestling
in Canada.
and Ross Hart. He also received training under Tokyo Joe
. He started working for Stampede Wrestling
in 2001 as Bishop, later to be renamed "Apocalypse" which he continued to work as until the company shut down in 2007. In Stampede Wrestling, he won the North American Heavyweight Championship
. He also held the International Tag Team Championship
twice with partner Dave Swift
.
as "The Shadow" in November–December 2003. In his first match, he teamed with Scott Norton
against Josh Barnett
and Hiroyoshi Tenzan
. He also had matches with Manabu Nakanishi
and Tenzan. In addition, he teamed with Norton frequently on the tour.
He also did an extended tour in England with All-Star Wrestling from May to August 2005.
's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling
(OVW), before being renamed Apoc (shorthand for Apocalypse) in the spring of 2007. On September 10, 2008, he teamed with Vaughn Lilas to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
. They held the title until October, losing it to the team of Scott Cardinal and Dirty Money
. He also traded the OVW Heavyweight Championship
with Lilas, holding it twice in early-to-mid 2009.
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Rick Victor is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working for Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling
Championship Wrestling from Florida was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling...
(FCW), the farm territory of WWE under the ring name Rick Victor. He has also worked as APOC for Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
, as well as WFX Wrestling
WFX Wrestling
Wrestling Fan Xperience is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2007. WFX specializes in producing live pro wrestling events that strive to provide a distinctive fan interactive experience as well as innovative concepts...
. He has also worked for Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...
in Canada.
Stampede Wrestling
Apoc began his career in the Hart Dungeon, under the teachings of BruceBruce Hart (wrestler)
Bruce Dennis Luis Hart is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. The second son of Stu Hart, Hart is a member of the large Hart wrestling family.Hart substitute teaches for the Calgary Board of Education.-Career:...
and Ross Hart. He also received training under Tokyo Joe
Tokyo Joe
Tokyo Joe is a 1949 film directed by Stuart Heisler from a story by Steve Fisher, adapted by Walter Doniger and starring Humphrey Bogart, Florence Marly and Sessue Hayakawa...
. He started working for Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...
in 2001 as Bishop, later to be renamed "Apocalypse" which he continued to work as until the company shut down in 2007. In Stampede Wrestling, he won the North American Heavyweight Championship
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship
The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming the top title in 1972 after the previous top...
. He also held the International Tag Team Championship
Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship
The Stampede International Tag Team Championship is the main tag-team title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. It was created in 1958 as the NWA International Tag-Team Championship...
twice with partner Dave Swift
Dave Swift
Dave Swift, born 11 January 1964, is a British bassist. He is best known for his work on the BBC2 Television program Later... with Jools Holland as part of Jools's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.-Life and career:...
.
Japan and England
He did a tour with New Japan Pro WrestlingNew Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
as "The Shadow" in November–December 2003. In his first match, he teamed with Scott Norton
Scott Norton
Scott Michael Norton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling.-Before wrestling:...
against Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett
Joshua Lawrence Barnett is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who currently fights in the heavyweight division of Strikeforce. Barnett has been an accomplished fighter in mixed martial arts, winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship and the King of Pancrase Openweight...
and Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, and is better known by his ring name . With Satoshi Kojima, in 2008, they won the Real World Tag League in All Japan Pro Wrestling and the G1 Climax Tag League in NJPW becoming in the only tag team which has done...
. He also had matches with Manabu Nakanishi
Manabu Nakanishi
is a Japanese professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He is a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion.-Amateur wrestling career:...
and Tenzan. In addition, he teamed with Norton frequently on the tour.
He also did an extended tour in England with All-Star Wrestling from May to August 2005.
Ohio Valley Wrestling
He was named Erik Doom for a short period of time in World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
(OVW), before being renamed Apoc (shorthand for Apocalypse) in the spring of 2007. On September 10, 2008, he teamed with Vaughn Lilas to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
The OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling. Created in 1997, the first champions were Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan. As of 2011, the current champions are Ted McNaler and Adam Revolver, known as The Elite in their fourth reign...
. They held the title until October, losing it to the team of Scott Cardinal and Dirty Money
Dirty Money
Dirty Money was a UK game show broadcast on Sky One in 2002. It was presented by Marcus Bentley, although only by voice over.The six contestants were each given £500 to start the game. They participated in five rounds of 90 seconds duration each, and had to buzz in to answer questions read by the...
. He also traded the OVW Heavyweight Championship
OVW Heavyweight Championship
The OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National...
with Lilas, holding it twice in early-to-mid 2009.
Florida Championship Wrestling (2011-present)
In February 2011, APOC signed a developmental contract with the WWE and was assigned to FCW under the ring name Rick Victor.Championships and accomplishments
- Ohio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
- OVW Heavyweight ChampionshipOVW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National...
(2 times) - OVW Southern Tag Team ChampionshipOVW Southern Tag Team ChampionshipThe OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling. Created in 1997, the first champions were Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan. As of 2011, the current champions are Ted McNaler and Adam Revolver, known as The Elite in their fourth reign...
(1 time) – with Vaughn Lilas
- OVW Heavyweight Championship
- Prairie Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Mayhem Championship
- PWA heavywheight championship
- Stampede WrestlingStampede WrestlingStampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team ChampionshipStampede Wrestling International Tag Team ChampionshipThe Stampede International Tag Team Championship is the main tag-team title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. It was created in 1958 as the NWA International Tag-Team Championship...
(2 times) – with Dave Swift - Stampede North American Heavyweight ChampionshipStampede North American Heavyweight ChampionshipThe Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming the top title in 1972 after the previous top...
(1 time)
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship