Special K (professional wrestling)
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Special K was a heel
professional wrestling
stable in Ring of Honor
. They were billed as "rich kid rave
rs" from Webster Hall
, New York City
who had everything handed to them by their rich families. They had a spotfest style, performing many high flying and high risk moves with no regards to their own bodies. The name is an allusion to the drug ketamine
.
As part of this gimmick many Special K members were said to have bright futures ahead of them, but they wasted all of their parents' money on drug
s rather than education. During shows, Special K held raves inside the arenas, and members were often seen drinking clear liquid
from water bottles as well as cough syrup and cold medicine. Special K seemingly had no respect for anything, especially ROH's Code of Honor, and usually appeared buzzed during their matches.
When ROH produced joint shows with Jersey All Pro Wrestling
, members of the group who also competed for JAPW (Izzy, Angledust, Elax, Lit, Yeyo) wrestled under the Special K gimmick but would use their regular JAPW ring name
s.
during a six man tag team match at Crowning a Champion when Dixie and Brian XL turned on their partner Black Gordman Jr. and walked out on him. At the next show, Honor Invades Boston, the new stable, now called Special K and including Izzy and Elax, debuted and attacked Amazing Red
and Quiet Storm. This attack turned into a six man tag match against The S.A.T.
and Chris Devine, where Special K would show off their high risk moves. At Glory By Honor, after Special K slipped some drugs into Joey Matthews
' drink, he became addicted and joined the group. Special K would continue to gain members, including Harry Slugger, who was their bodyguard. They competed mainly in scramble matches, which best fit their fast paced style. At ROH's One Year Anniversary Show, Special K was in the main event, which was also a scramble match.
In 2003, Special K was involved in feuds with a number of teams. At Expect the Unexpected, Low Ki teamed with Da Hit Squad
and defeated Special K. Low Ki attempted to beat some respect into Special K, and at Death Before Dishonor, he broke up a rave and defeated Deranged in a singles match. The Carnage Crew
also tried to beat respect into them. The teams were very opposite of each other, as the Carnage Crew were working class guys, and Special K were rich and had everything handed to them. At WrestleRave 03, the Carnage Crew defeated Special K. Later in the night, Special K attacked the Backseat Boyz
, another team in ROH. Special K would face both of these teams at Glory By Honor II. At this show, Special K first defeated the Carnage Crew in a six man tag match to advance to the tag team gauntlet match for the vacant ROH Tag Team Championship
. Two teams of Special K competed in this gauntlet. The first team, Hydro and Deranged, was eliminated by the Briscoe Brothers
. The second team, Izzy and Dixie, eliminated the Briscoes, but was defeated in the final round by the Backseat Boyz. At that same show, Joey Matthews returned from rehab and rejoined Special K during a rave by attacking Alexis Laree
, his former manager and who Special K also drugged in the past. Izzy and Dixie defeated the Backseat Boyz for the tag team titles at the next show and successfully defended them against the Carnage Crew before losing them to the Briscoe Brothers. Special K continued to feud with the Carnage Crew until At Our Best when the Carnage Crew defeated Special K in a scramble cage.
In 2004, Samoa Joe
advised Special K member Hydro to leave the group and become more serious. Hydro changed his name to Jay Lethal and left Special K. After Hydro left, Special K began losing all of their matches, and at All Star Extravaganza II, after losing a match to students from the ROH wrestling school, Izzy, Deranged and Lacey
turned on Dixie, Angel Dust
and Becky Bayless
. Izzy, Deranged, and Lacey teamed up and feuded with Dixie, Becky, and Angel Dust, who changed his name to Azrieal. At Back to Basics on March 12, 2005, Dixie and Azriael defeated Izzy and Deranged for the rights to the Special K name. Dixie and Azrieal dissolved the Special K name to put the past behind them while other former members Izzy, Deranged, Cloudy, and Cheech joined together under the leadership of Lacey to become Lacey's Angels.
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
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Professional wrestling
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stable in Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
. They were billed as "rich kid rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
rs" from Webster Hall
Webster Hall
Webster Hall is a nightclub located at 125 East 11th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, near Astor Place, in Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1886, its current incarnation was opened by the Ballinger Brothers in 1992...
, New York City
New York City
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who had everything handed to them by their rich families. They had a spotfest style, performing many high flying and high risk moves with no regards to their own bodies. The name is an allusion to the drug ketamine
Ketamine
Ketamine is a drug used in human and veterinary medicine. Its hydrochloride salt is sold as Ketanest, Ketaset, and Ketalar. Pharmacologically, ketamine is classified as an NMDA receptor antagonist...
.
As part of this gimmick many Special K members were said to have bright futures ahead of them, but they wasted all of their parents' money on drug
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...
s rather than education. During shows, Special K held raves inside the arenas, and members were often seen drinking clear liquid
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...
from water bottles as well as cough syrup and cold medicine. Special K seemingly had no respect for anything, especially ROH's Code of Honor, and usually appeared buzzed during their matches.
When ROH produced joint shows with Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey.-1997:Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia on April 19, 1997. This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank. He wanted to take the promotion...
, members of the group who also competed for JAPW (Izzy, Angledust, Elax, Lit, Yeyo) wrestled under the Special K gimmick but would use their regular JAPW ring name
Ring name
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s.
History
This stable began in Ring of HonorRing of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
during a six man tag team match at Crowning a Champion when Dixie and Brian XL turned on their partner Black Gordman Jr. and walked out on him. At the next show, Honor Invades Boston, the new stable, now called Special K and including Izzy and Elax, debuted and attacked Amazing Red
Amazing Red
Jonathan Figueroa is a professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Amazing Red, or simply Red for short. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former three-time X Division Champion, while also working on the American independent circuit...
and Quiet Storm. This attack turned into a six man tag match against The S.A.T.
The S.A.T.
The S.A.T. are a professional wrestling tag team mostly seen in independent promotions that consists of brothers Jose Maximo and Joel Maximo who were both born in Brooklyn, New York...
and Chris Devine, where Special K would show off their high risk moves. At Glory By Honor, after Special K slipped some drugs into Joey Matthews
Adam Birch
Adam Birch is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment , and training in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, as Joey Mercury...
' drink, he became addicted and joined the group. Special K would continue to gain members, including Harry Slugger, who was their bodyguard. They competed mainly in scramble matches, which best fit their fast paced style. At ROH's One Year Anniversary Show, Special K was in the main event, which was also a scramble match.
In 2003, Special K was involved in feuds with a number of teams. At Expect the Unexpected, Low Ki teamed with Da Hit Squad
Da Hit Squad
Da Hit Squad was a professional wrestling tag team in Ring of Honor, Jersey All Pro Wrestling and many other independent promotions. The members were Monsta Mack and Mafia. They were known as the Hardest Hitting tag team in ROH. This duo of Repeat Offenders brutalized their opponents with...
and defeated Special K. Low Ki attempted to beat some respect into Special K, and at Death Before Dishonor, he broke up a rave and defeated Deranged in a singles match. The Carnage Crew
The Carnage Crew
-History:The Carnage Crew of Loc and DeVito had their first ROH match together at Night of Appreciation defeating The Ring Crew Express. They were very hard hitting and used many high impact moves. At the time, there were two other similar teams in ROH: Da Hit Squad and the Natural Born Sinners...
also tried to beat respect into them. The teams were very opposite of each other, as the Carnage Crew were working class guys, and Special K were rich and had everything handed to them. At WrestleRave 03, the Carnage Crew defeated Special K. Later in the night, Special K attacked the Backseat Boyz
The Backseat Boyz
The Backseat Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid who competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, the Premier Wrestling Federation, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Japan together...
, another team in ROH. Special K would face both of these teams at Glory By Honor II. At this show, Special K first defeated the Carnage Crew in a six man tag match to advance to the tag team gauntlet match for the vacant ROH Tag Team Championship
ROH World Tag Team Championship
The Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute...
. Two teams of Special K competed in this gauntlet. The first team, Hydro and Deranged, was eliminated by the Briscoe Brothers
Briscoe Brothers
The Briscoe Brothers are the professional wrestling tag team of Jay and Mark Briscoe. They are currently wrestling for the American promotions Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, Combat Zone Wrestling, as well as occasionally for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.Their wrestling careers have...
. The second team, Izzy and Dixie, eliminated the Briscoes, but was defeated in the final round by the Backseat Boyz. At that same show, Joey Matthews returned from rehab and rejoined Special K during a rave by attacking Alexis Laree
Mickie James
Mickie Laree James , better known simply as Mickie James, is an American professional wrestler and singer of mixed Native American-Caucasian descent, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is a former two-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion.James began her professional...
, his former manager and who Special K also drugged in the past. Izzy and Dixie defeated the Backseat Boyz for the tag team titles at the next show and successfully defended them against the Carnage Crew before losing them to the Briscoe Brothers. Special K continued to feud with the Carnage Crew until At Our Best when the Carnage Crew defeated Special K in a scramble cage.
In 2004, Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
advised Special K member Hydro to leave the group and become more serious. Hydro changed his name to Jay Lethal and left Special K. After Hydro left, Special K began losing all of their matches, and at All Star Extravaganza II, after losing a match to students from the ROH wrestling school, Izzy, Deranged and Lacey
Lacey (wrestler)
Lacey is an American former professional wrestler, most known for working with numerous promotions throughout Northern America career such as Ring of Honor, Shimmer, IWA-Mid South, Full Impact Pro, and NWA Midwest. She has also wrestled for Chikara, ChickFight, and was part of Wrestling Society X...
turned on Dixie, Angel Dust
Federico Palacios
Walter Kirney is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working under the ring name Azrieal for independent promotions such as Ring of Honor and Jersey All Pro Wrestling.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling:...
and Becky Bayless
Becky Bayless
Rebecca Treston better known by her ring name Rebecca "Becky" Bayless, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for independent promotions such as Women's Extreme Wrestling, Wrestling Superstars Unleashed, Wrestlicious, and Women Superstars Uncensored...
. Izzy, Deranged, and Lacey teamed up and feuded with Dixie, Becky, and Angel Dust, who changed his name to Azrieal. At Back to Basics on March 12, 2005, Dixie and Azriael defeated Izzy and Deranged for the rights to the Special K name. Dixie and Azrieal dissolved the Special K name to put the past behind them while other former members Izzy, Deranged, Cloudy, and Cheech joined together under the leadership of Lacey to become Lacey's Angels.
Members
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Jay Lethal Jamar "Jay" Shipman better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor , where he is the ROH World Television Champion... Jody Fleisch Jerome Fleisch is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jody Fleisch. He is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, One Pro Wrestling and Real Quality Wrestling... Adam Birch Adam Birch is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment , and training in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, as Joey Mercury... Lacey (wrestler) Lacey is an American former professional wrestler, most known for working with numerous promotions throughout Northern America career such as Ring of Honor, Shimmer, IWA-Mid South, Full Impact Pro, and NWA Midwest. She has also wrestled for Chikara, ChickFight, and was part of Wrestling Society X... (valet) 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:... Mikey Whipwreck John Watson , better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion.... |
In wrestling
- Double-team finishing moves
- K Drop (Electric chair / Springboard cutter combination)
Championships and accomplishments
- Ring of HonorRing of HonorRing of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
- ROH Tag Team ChampionshipROH World Tag Team ChampionshipThe Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute...
(1 time) – Izzy and Dixie
- ROH Tag Team Championship