Andrew Pendelton III
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Andrew Robert Horsefield (born July 10, 1982) better known by his ring name
Andrew Pendelton III, is an American
professional wrestler
. His gimmick is somewhat based on "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase
from the WWE
. Pendelton has worked with multiple promotions across the United States including NWA Anarchy
and Deep South Wrestling.
, Pendelton moved to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 5. Eventually graduated from Roswell High School in 2001 and, began studying teaching and business
at Georgia Perimeter College
in Atlanta, Georgia
.
Pendelton began training for a career in professional wrestling at the NWA Anarchy training school under Sal Rinauro
in 2005. Eventually he began working for Mad Asylum Xtreme Wrestling in South Carolina owned by Shadow Jackson and Alternative Pro Wrestling in North Georgia owned by Rick Michaels
. At APW Pendelton held the Southern States Championship belt twice during a feud with Adrian Hawkins, a title that his tag team partner J.T. Talent would go on to hold. While at MAXW Pendelton created his persona based partially on his favorite wrestler Ted Dibiase
. At MAXW, Pendelton, with Ryan Michaels, Matt Sells, and Randall Johnson became a top heel stable known as the Saturday Night Sensation.
. In NWA Anarchy
a feud that paired Sex and Money with The New Wave (Derrick Driver and Steven Walters) against The Anger Alliance (Brody Ray Chase, Don Matthews, Brandon P, and Adam Roberts) led up to an 8-man tag team match at Hostile Environment 2007 at the Georgia Mountain Center. Hostile Environment 2007 was the largest event/venue ever attempted by NWA Anarchy
. Pendelton and Konley with the New Wave lost the match setting up Konley's move to North Carolina to work for high spots leaving Pendelton without a tag partner.
. Pendelton fell short, losing to Rinauro in a hard fought match. Pendelton went on to fight Rinauro in a tag match weeks later in the Tag Team Championship Tournament, yet came up short. Rinauro went on to win the Tournament and tag team belts with Pendelton's former partner Caleb Konley. Pendelton continued working for Deep South Wrestling until their closing in November 2007.
in late 2006. He appeared in his first televised match against Jason Blackman. He spent the rest of 2006 working matches as needed for Anarchy against such stars as Onyx
, Mikael Judas
, Austin Creed and Kory Chavis
to name a few.
After the breakup of Sex and Money, Pendlton teamed up with former trainee J.T. Talent to create Talent and Money. Pendelton and Talent found their niche quickly and picked up bookings with several federations. Talent and Money began moving up the rankings at NWA Anarchy
getting more promos, vignettes, and more developed storylines. Talent and Money began to feud with the New Wave (Derrick Driver and Steven Walters) and the Wild Bunch (Billy Buck and Chris King). The interference of the Hollywood Brunettes (Kyle Matthews and Andrew Alexander) led to a 4 way ladder match for the number one contendership for the tag team titles at NWA Anarchy. The match took place at Hostile Environment 2008 in Cornelia, Georgia
in front of a sold-out crowd. Although the Wild Bunch won the match and received the contract for the tag team title shot, the match received rave reviews, was billed as one of the greatest matches in NWA Anarchy history, and was named Georgia Wrestling Match of the Year.
house show in Columbia, South Carolina
on March 24, 2008 and a SmackDown house show in Fayetteville, South Carolina on March 25, 2008 as an extra talent. However, he did not get the opportunity to wrestle at either event.
Tag Team Champions the New Wave. At an NWA Anarchy
television taping in January 2009, Talent and Money violently attacked the New Wave (Steven Walters and Derrick Driver) after they defended their Titles aganist The Technicians. Talent and Money left the New Wave bloodied after several belt shots to the head.
Over the next several weeks, Talent and Money and the New Wave constantly attacked each other both before and after their scheduled matches. Talent and Money defeated the New Wave in a Tag Team Championship match during an NWA Anarchy
television taping in February 2009. Talent and Money's win was somewhat debated due to interference by Seth Delay
and Brody Chase and an on air payoff by Andrew Pendelton III.
At this point NWA Anarchy
's owner Jerry Palmer stepped in because the attacks put the fans in jeopardy. The fans demanded action, so Jerry Palmer scheduled a Tag Team Championship match between Champions Talent and Money and the New Wave at NWA Anarchy
's major show Hostile Environment
2009. Ironically, many believe that the 4 way ladder match at Hostile Environment
2008 was what catapulted both Talent and Money and the New Wave into the spotlight.
The feud culminated in a no disqualification, no count out, falls count anywhere match at Hostile Environment
. The match immediately became an ultraviolent bloodfest with chairs, tables, and anything the wrestlers could get their hands on. Several first's for the NWA Anarchy
Arena saw Steven Walters allow a fan to hit Andrew Pendelton III in the head with a chair, Steven Walter's pinfall attempt on Andrew Pendelton III on top of the announce table, and Derrick Driver diving from the ceiling onto Talent and Money.
The amount of blood quickly became dangerous. J.T. Talent bled from head to toe, requiring immediate medical attention after the match. All of the wrestlers were covered in blood as was the ring and floor. Georgia Wrestling History reporter Larry Goodman claimed the match contained "the most brutal and bloody punishment in NWA Anarchy History".
The match ended with New Wave hitting a spanish fly
on J.T. Talent from the top rope through a table. The New Wave won the NWA Anarchy
Tag Team Championships for a second time.
The match was hailed as an instant classic and one of the greatest matches in the history of NWA Anarchy
and NWA Wildside
.
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:...
Andrew Pendelton III, is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. His gimmick is somewhat based on "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase
Ted DiBiase
Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. is a retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career...
from the WWE
World 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...
. Pendelton has worked with multiple promotions across the United States including NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
and Deep South Wrestling.
Early career
Born in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Pendelton moved to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 5. Eventually graduated from Roswell High School in 2001 and, began studying teaching and business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
at Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Perimeter College is a two-year associate degree-granting unit of the University System of Georgia. In May 2011, the state Board of Regents approved two bachelor's programs: a Bachelor of Arts in Sign Language Interpreting and a Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
Pendelton began training for a career in professional wrestling at the NWA Anarchy training school under Sal Rinauro
Sal Rinauro
Salvatore "Sal" Rinauro is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro in addition to being a member of The Embassy.-Ring of Honor:...
in 2005. Eventually he began working for Mad Asylum Xtreme Wrestling in South Carolina owned by Shadow Jackson and Alternative Pro Wrestling in North Georgia owned by Rick Michaels
Rick Michaels
Raymond Rawls is an American professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Rick Michaels.-National Championship Wrestling / NWA Wildside :...
. At APW Pendelton held the Southern States Championship belt twice during a feud with Adrian Hawkins, a title that his tag team partner J.T. Talent would go on to hold. While at MAXW Pendelton created his persona based partially on his favorite wrestler Ted Dibiase
Ted DiBiase
Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. is a retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career...
. At MAXW, Pendelton, with Ryan Michaels, Matt Sells, and Randall Johnson became a top heel stable known as the Saturday Night Sensation.
Sex and Money
In late 2006, Pendelton began a tag team with "The Obsession" Caleb Konley dubbed by promoters as Sex and Money. Pendlton and Konley traveled across the Southeast for several promotions such as GCW, Alternative Pro Wrestling, MAXW, and Georgia Wrestling Promotions. While in Georgia Wrestling Promotions, Sex and Money entered a year long feud with The Hellbillies Jessco Blue, Tim O'Brien, and Big Head Hanson. This feud culminated into a falls count anywhere hardcore match for Georgia Wrestling Promotions in Waleska, GeorgiaWaleska, Georgia
Waleska is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 616 at the 2000 census.-History:The first white settlement in the Waleska area began in the early 1830s. Among these first pioneer settlers were the Reinhardt, Heard and Rhyne families, who moved into the region...
. In NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
a feud that paired Sex and Money with The New Wave (Derrick Driver and Steven Walters) against The Anger Alliance (Brody Ray Chase, Don Matthews, Brandon P, and Adam Roberts) led up to an 8-man tag team match at Hostile Environment 2007 at the Georgia Mountain Center. Hostile Environment 2007 was the largest event/venue ever attempted by NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
. Pendelton and Konley with the New Wave lost the match setting up Konley's move to North Carolina to work for high spots leaving Pendelton without a tag partner.
Deep South Wrestling
On July, 5th 2007 Pendelton took part in the Inaugural Deep South Wrestling show, wrestling his former trainer Sal RinauroSal Rinauro
Salvatore "Sal" Rinauro is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro in addition to being a member of The Embassy.-Ring of Honor:...
. Pendelton fell short, losing to Rinauro in a hard fought match. Pendelton went on to fight Rinauro in a tag match weeks later in the Tag Team Championship Tournament, yet came up short. Rinauro went on to win the Tournament and tag team belts with Pendelton's former partner Caleb Konley. Pendelton continued working for Deep South Wrestling until their closing in November 2007.
NWA Anarchy
Pendelton began working for NWA AnarchyNWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
in late 2006. He appeared in his first televised match against Jason Blackman. He spent the rest of 2006 working matches as needed for Anarchy against such stars as Onyx
Onyx (wrestler)
Kyle McNeely is an American professional wrestler. He is best known under the ring name Onyx and for his stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a member of The Elite Guard.-World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment :...
, Mikael Judas
Mikael Judas
Michael Cole is an American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Mikael Judas and for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Murphy.-Professional wrestling career:...
, Austin Creed and Kory Chavis
Kory Chavis
Kory Chavis is a professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Rainman. He currently works for several independent promotions, including Dragon Gate USA, Full Impact Pro, and Evolve.- Professional wrestling career :...
to name a few.
After the breakup of Sex and Money, Pendlton teamed up with former trainee J.T. Talent to create Talent and Money. Pendelton and Talent found their niche quickly and picked up bookings with several federations. Talent and Money began moving up the rankings at NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
getting more promos, vignettes, and more developed storylines. Talent and Money began to feud with the New Wave (Derrick Driver and Steven Walters) and the Wild Bunch (Billy Buck and Chris King). The interference of the Hollywood Brunettes (Kyle Matthews and Andrew Alexander) led to a 4 way ladder match for the number one contendership for the tag team titles at NWA Anarchy. The match took place at Hostile Environment 2008 in Cornelia, Georgia
Cornelia, Georgia
Cornelia is a city in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,834 at the 2010 census. It is home to one of the world's largest apple sculptures, which is displayed on top of an obelisk shaped monument...
in front of a sold-out crowd. Although the Wild Bunch won the match and received the contract for the tag team title shot, the match received rave reviews, was billed as one of the greatest matches in NWA Anarchy history, and was named Georgia Wrestling Match of the Year.
World Wrestling Entertainment
Pendelton was given the opportunity to go to a RAWWWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
house show in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
on March 24, 2008 and a SmackDown house show in Fayetteville, South Carolina on March 25, 2008 as an extra talent. However, he did not get the opportunity to wrestle at either event.
Feud with New Wave
Talent and Money began 2009 feuding with then NWA AnarchyNWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
Tag Team Champions the New Wave. At an NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
television taping in January 2009, Talent and Money violently attacked the New Wave (Steven Walters and Derrick Driver) after they defended their Titles aganist The Technicians. Talent and Money left the New Wave bloodied after several belt shots to the head.
Over the next several weeks, Talent and Money and the New Wave constantly attacked each other both before and after their scheduled matches. Talent and Money defeated the New Wave in a Tag Team Championship match during an NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
television taping in February 2009. Talent and Money's win was somewhat debated due to interference by Seth Delay
Seth Delay
Seth Delay is an American professional wrestler from Cornelia, Georgia. Delay wrestles for many promotions, including Full Impact Pro, NWA Anarchy and the Christian Wrestling Federation.-NWA Wildside:...
and Brody Chase and an on air payoff by Andrew Pendelton III.
At this point NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
's owner Jerry Palmer stepped in because the attacks put the fans in jeopardy. The fans demanded action, so Jerry Palmer scheduled a Tag Team Championship match between Champions Talent and Money and the New Wave at NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
's major show Hostile Environment
Hostile Environment
Hostile Environment is the third solo album of rapper/emcee Rasco. It was his second and last album with Copasetik Records. The album contains some familiar and new features, both lyrically and in terms of production. -Track listing:...
2009. Ironically, many believe that the 4 way ladder match at Hostile Environment
Hostile Environment
Hostile Environment is the third solo album of rapper/emcee Rasco. It was his second and last album with Copasetik Records. The album contains some familiar and new features, both lyrically and in terms of production. -Track listing:...
2008 was what catapulted both Talent and Money and the New Wave into the spotlight.
The feud culminated in a no disqualification, no count out, falls count anywhere match at Hostile Environment
Hostile Environment
Hostile Environment is the third solo album of rapper/emcee Rasco. It was his second and last album with Copasetik Records. The album contains some familiar and new features, both lyrically and in terms of production. -Track listing:...
. The match immediately became an ultraviolent bloodfest with chairs, tables, and anything the wrestlers could get their hands on. Several first's for the NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
Arena saw Steven Walters allow a fan to hit Andrew Pendelton III in the head with a chair, Steven Walter's pinfall attempt on Andrew Pendelton III on top of the announce table, and Derrick Driver diving from the ceiling onto Talent and Money.
The amount of blood quickly became dangerous. J.T. Talent bled from head to toe, requiring immediate medical attention after the match. All of the wrestlers were covered in blood as was the ring and floor. Georgia Wrestling History reporter Larry Goodman claimed the match contained "the most brutal and bloody punishment in NWA Anarchy History".
The match ended with New Wave hitting a spanish fly
Spanish fly
The Spanish fly is an emerald-green beetle in the family Meloidae, Lytta vesicatoria. Other species of blister beetle used by apothecaries are often called by the same name...
on J.T. Talent from the top rope through a table. The New Wave won the NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
Tag Team Championships for a second time.
The match was hailed as an instant classic and one of the greatest matches in the history of NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
and NWA Wildside
NWA Wildside
NWA Wildside was an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia, with an office in Atlanta, Georgia, operating between September 1999 and April 2005....
.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Bank Breaker (Inverted facelock neckbreaker)
- Money Maker (Sitout side slam spinebuster)
- Signature moves
- Leg dropLeg dropA leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's chest, throat, face or head or in some cases, the groin/lower-abdominal area...
- Seated senton
- Leg drop
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA AnarchyNWA AnarchyNWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
- NWA Anarchy Tag Team ChampionshipNWA Anarchy Tag Team ChampionshipThe NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championship is the top tag team championship in NWA Anarchy that started 2005 after NWA Wildside folded.The title starts off where the NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship left off, but is not considered as the replacement of the NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship. After the...
(3 times) – J.T. Talent (2), Bryan Casanova (1)
- NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championship
- Other titles
- APW Southern States Championship (2 times)
- SCWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
External links
- Biography from Carolina Independent Wrestling http://carolinaindependentwrestling.com/modules/wrestlers/wrestler.php?id=702
- NWA Anarchy Talent Database http://nwa-wildside.com/photogal/index.cgi?mode=view&album=/TALENT+AND+MONEY
- Official Website of NWA Anarchy http://nwa-wildside.com
- Official Website of Deep South Wrestling http://dswrestling.com