Post by Payton on Nov 12, 2015 22:49:18 GMT
PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME:
Payton Solaire
GENDER:
Male
NATIONALITY:
Persian-Italian-American
Citizenships in America and Japan
D.O.B/AGE:
December 1st, 1994: 22
HOMETOWN:
Woodland Hills, California, United States
RESIDES:
Los Angeles, California, United States
FEDERATION ROLES:
Wrestler
Former Dancer/Entertainer
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING CAREER
RING NAME(S):
Peppermint P (2012-2013)
Payton (2013-Present)
NICKNAME(S):
The Fresh
The Loner
The Sun God
Sunlight Warrior
Wrestler of Weeb City
Master of Mint Style
BILLED FROM:
Los Angeles, California, United States
HEIGHT:
6'1
WEIGHT:
197 lbs
TRAINED BY:
Easton Angeles (Attacked in 2016)
Brandon Young (Renounced in 2016)
Bret Haven (Renounced in 2015)
CROWD AFFILIATION:
Face (2012-2014)
Tweener (2014-2015)
Heel (2016)
Face (2017-2018)
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT:
May 24th, 2012
CHARACTER ANALYSIS:
Adam Hollis
Jak Starran
Cupcakes
Hana Brightly
Norman Rhodes
Desmond Cruise
Kevin Villanova
Strigz
Lance Frisco
Ben Mackenzie
Mexima
Dutch
RIVALS:
Mr. Champion
Clark Edwards
Rev Caliber
Anarchymus
ENTRANCE THEME:
Undercover Love by Diego Boneta
Salvaged by NateWantsToBattle
I Want Candy by Good Charlotte [FaM Theme]
EXPERIENCE:
2012
GCW
2013
CCE & WAW
2014
NAH & KAPOW
2015
NAH, Lucky 7, CCE, & KAPOW
2016
NAH, VALOR, FIRE, VSW & WTW
2017
NAH, WTW, OW, LOW, FUTURE, NPCW & FIRE
2018
WTW, LOW, NPCW, FaM
ACCOLADES:
- 1x CCE Starlight Champion (Creative CAW Entertainment)
- 1x New Age Champion (New Age Horizons)
- Youngest Male World Champion In CAW History (Age 19)
- Youngest Male Champion In CAW History (Age 18)
- First Ever New Age Champion
- First Ever Starlight Champion
-Participated in an Elimination Chamber (Age 22) [New Age Horizons: Iron Frontier]
IN WRESTLING
REAL NAME:
Payton Solaire
GENDER:
Male
NATIONALITY:
Persian-Italian-American
Citizenships in America and Japan
D.O.B/AGE:
December 1st, 1994: 22
HOMETOWN:
Woodland Hills, California, United States
RESIDES:
Los Angeles, California, United States
FEDERATION ROLES:
Wrestler
Former Dancer/Entertainer
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING CAREER
RING NAME(S):
Payton (2013-Present)
NICKNAME(S):
The Sun God
Sunlight Warrior
Wrestler of Weeb City
Master of Mint Style
BILLED FROM:
Los Angeles, California, United States
HEIGHT:
6'1
WEIGHT:
197 lbs
TRAINED BY:
CROWD AFFILIATION:
Face (2012-2014)
Tweener (2014-2015)
Heel (2016)
Face (2017-2018)
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT:
May 24th, 2012
CHARACTER ANALYSIS:
Payton started his career in the tag team division, learning the ability to read his partner and develop chemistry in team-like matches. By dedicating the beginning of his wrestling career to tag teaming, he gained the ability to naturally mesh with whoever he's partnered with but for only has recently become open to teaming with other people.
Payton's fighting style has evolved from his once dancing abilities, creating smooth and swift transitions and moves. He has developed a very classic style of Neckbreakers, Atomic drops, Suplexes, Close-lines, Cross-bodies, and Firm strikes consisting of Stiff Jabs, Elbows, and Knees. Recently has picked up more technical styles, usually targeting the arms to lock in Armbars and Kimura locks but will occasionally utilize Sharpshooters every now and then. He has also taken after his Former Head Teacher Easton Angeles, and taken up high flying and high risk maneuvers and is able to do a 450 splash but it isn't easy for him and drains him because he isn't as flexible as his Former teacher.
Personality-wise, earlier in his career, Payton embraced the fans that cheered him but as time goes on, he paid less and less attention to what was going on around him and he would tunnel vision onto his opponent or what he was striving for. He had become less and less aware of the cheers or the boos he receives as his matches go on. He no longer thought his actions were right or wrong, they were just actions to him. He didn't hate the fans who would come to watch him perform, he was just doing as he sees fit. Later in his career he developed a chip on his shoulder leading him to attacking Easton Angeles, his teacher and then he renounced every teacher he has ever had. He created his own mold and since only he can fit this mold, he has concluded and proclaimed he was the only one worthy of the title Champion within the wrestling industry. Boos and Cheers blend into a light drone, all he focuses on is his opponent.
Physically, Payton doesn't have many issues except for the neck injury that has been focused on by numerous opponents in very recent matches. Its an considered a weakness but Payton has evolved his fighting style into protecting his neck as much as he can, its in his best interest to avoid any major damage to his neck.
Adam Hollis
Jak Starran
Cupcakes
Hana Brightly
Norman Rhodes
Desmond Cruise
Kevin Villanova
Strigz
Lance Frisco
Ben Mackenzie
Mexima
Dutch
RIVALS:
Mr. Champion
Clark Edwards
Rev Caliber
Anarchymus
ENTRANCE THEME:
I Want Candy by Good Charlotte [FaM Theme]
EXPERIENCE:
2012
GCW
2013
CCE & WAW
2014
NAH & KAPOW
2015
NAH, Lucky 7, CCE, & KAPOW
2016
NAH, VALOR, FIRE, VSW & WTW
2017
NAH, WTW, OW, LOW, FUTURE, NPCW & FIRE
2018
WTW, LOW, NPCW, FaM
ACCOLADES:
- 1x CCE Starlight Champion (Creative CAW Entertainment)
- 1x New Age Champion (New Age Horizons)
- Youngest Male World Champion In CAW History (Age 19)
- Youngest Male Champion In CAW History (Age 18)
- First Ever New Age Champion
- First Ever Starlight Champion
-Participated in an Elimination Chamber (Age 22) [New Age Horizons: Iron Frontier]
IN WRESTLING
- FINISHING MOVES
- Bonfire Lit (Flatliner 2) [Standing Variation]
- Bonfire Lit (Lil Jimmy) [Running Variation]
- Bonfire Lit Submission (Koji Clutch)
- SIGNATURE MOVES
Side-Show Elbow (Elbow of Disdain)Ramm It Up Your Ass (Lie Detector)
- Manus Strike (Running Bionic Elbow) [Running Variation]
- Manus Strike (Empire Elbow) [Grounded Variation]
- Sunlight Bomb (Buckle Bomb)
- SunSault (MoonSault)
BIOGRAPHY:
Payton was born in Woodland Hills, California to a mother and a father and was the middle child of three boys. His brothers were very athletic and charismatic and Payton didn't really have much to show and this didn't bother him. He lived a very content life staying inside and playing video games or reading but faltered in social events. He couldn't bring himself to be interested in others but he learned from a game his mother taught him that if he could tell her what color eyes someone had, he could get a piece of candy. Payton was sent to a completely new school to spend middle school through high school and knew absolutely no one and due to his introverted nature, he crawled up into his shell. It was like that for a year, until he met an exchange student named Ramous Livlinda (Ray-mus Live-Linda) whose personality was synonymous with the word "Spiteful". Ramous hated the popular crowd and served as shield for Payton's harmless nature against bullies. They both graduated to the high school portion of the school and Ramous began to push Payton to come out of his shell. Payton became more social and lively towards others and finally opened up, the two friends weren't partiers but they had successfully won the attention and affection of the majority of their school. On their Senior year of high school, both participated in a homecoming event where they had to make preform a dance on stage to a song randomly selected. That song was Undercover Love by Diego Boneta and they absolutely killed it, winning points and leading their grade to victory against the other 3 grades participating. After Highschool, Ramous and Payton didn't really have much of a passion for any corporate or desk jobs, but they both had a love for the sport of wrestling and sought out a wrestler they saw growing up, Bret Haven and worked in tiny wrestling events, building their own wrestling personas but weren't paid at all; using Undercover Love as their official theme.
Payton was born in Woodland Hills, California to a mother and a father and was the middle child of three boys. His brothers were very athletic and charismatic and Payton didn't really have much to show and this didn't bother him. He lived a very content life staying inside and playing video games or reading but faltered in social events. He couldn't bring himself to be interested in others but he learned from a game his mother taught him that if he could tell her what color eyes someone had, he could get a piece of candy. Payton was sent to a completely new school to spend middle school through high school and knew absolutely no one and due to his introverted nature, he crawled up into his shell. It was like that for a year, until he met an exchange student named Ramous Livlinda (Ray-mus Live-Linda) whose personality was synonymous with the word "Spiteful". Ramous hated the popular crowd and served as shield for Payton's harmless nature against bullies. They both graduated to the high school portion of the school and Ramous began to push Payton to come out of his shell. Payton became more social and lively towards others and finally opened up, the two friends weren't partiers but they had successfully won the attention and affection of the majority of their school. On their Senior year of high school, both participated in a homecoming event where they had to make preform a dance on stage to a song randomly selected. That song was Undercover Love by Diego Boneta and they absolutely killed it, winning points and leading their grade to victory against the other 3 grades participating. After Highschool, Ramous and Payton didn't really have much of a passion for any corporate or desk jobs, but they both had a love for the sport of wrestling and sought out a wrestler they saw growing up, Bret Haven and worked in tiny wrestling events, building their own wrestling personas but weren't paid at all; using Undercover Love as their official theme.
Payton Solaire and Ramous Livlinda were an established tag team but never really got the fame or the accolades they set out to acquire in the first place. Loss after Loss made the young tag team take wrestling more and more seriously and since the skills taught by Bret Haven were now obsolete, they sought out Easton Angeles and Brandon Young.
Finally, making an official televised debut on GCW Genesis, a small independent promotion in 2012 but it was bigger than anything they had been on before. Not really having matching attires, they were given winter-based clothes and pajama bottoms of different colors. As they entered, they were so new to the promotion, that the announcer had no idea what their names were and from their attires called them "Peppermint P" from Payton's pattern of Red and White and "Raspberry Ramm" to Ramous's pattern of Purple. Both were sort of annoyed at the announcer after they debuted, but those names stuck and they were dubbed "The Fruit n the Fresh"
Expanding their wrestling career to Creative CAW Entertainment with official attires, Payton was crowned Starlight Champion and was excelling in singles competition. Tag Team matches however, Ramm was the cause of their losses in their matches, even though Payton encouraged Ramm to persevere as Ramm did for him back in school, Ramm couldn't shake the boos from the crowd and the comments that he was holding Payton back. He wanted to turn his back on the audience but couldn't find it to go against Payton who seemed to be having the time of his life. After their loss in the CCE Tag Team Champion Tournament to the Saints of Apostasy, Ramm felt like he had failed his friend, even though Payton wasn't remotely upset. CCE soon closed and Ramm's sadness dipped even further.
Ramm got caught up in bad crowds and bad habits, he stopped taking care of himself and wasn't eating. One day, Ramm had asked Payton to go get him some food, due to his lack of eating, Payton rushed to the nearest fast food restaurant. While he was in line, he received a call from his friend on his cell phone asking for forgiveness and an apology on being a burden. Rushing Home, Payton feared the worst and rightfully so, his best friend had taken his own life using his dancing belt from the attires they were given in CCE to hang himself. Fruit n the Fresh was gone and gone for good.
Peppermint P was no more and he took on his first name as his in ring name, Payton. Debuting on WAW, he assaulted Blake Wolfe like an animal and went on to run through any opponent in the wrestling industry with his battle cry "#ForRamm". His conquest was half complete to win two world titles for his lost friend, at New Age Horizons' Defining Moment, winning his first World Title but lost the title at New Age Horizons' X event after already defending it once against Desmond Cruise and then being attacked by Desmond after the match and then he was put in another match right after the attack to defend the title against IB Right, while he was basically unconscious. Payton then returned to CCE when Season 2 had begun, he defeated Barry Stevens at Ascension for a title shot against the North American Champion, his teacher, Easton Angeles.
On the 5th Episode of Meltdown, Chris Andrews issued an open challenge for this CCE Championship and Payton, thinking he could end his conquest, answered the challenge, only to be defeated by Chris Andrews after two Dane Axes. Neck injuries that were caused by Barry Stevens the night before were realized as his neck became even more damaged from the Dane Axes. Payton was also working in TXW, winning his debut match against Lance Frisco. He was pinned to fight Shannon Silvera who was upset with the General Manager and attacked Payton, driving his head into the steel ring post multiple times, only hurting the neck more. Payton, was just laying there absolutely destroyed and realized that he had completed his #ForRamm conquest because now there were other things that mattered, he was falling apart. Since TXW and CCE had become joint companies, he was released from both companies due to injury.
Payton returned to the Ring after his injury to KAPOW in 2016, on Phoenix Rise Night III. Payton faced off against Big Earl, a redneck that attacked him after his very first match in the promotion. Payton returned the following week to attack Earl which set this match in motion. Payton decided to treat Earl like less and attacked him from behind but the strength of Earl caused Earl to take control of the match nearly defeating Payton until Earl picked Payton up in his signature DudeBuster which Payton shifted the weight back and turned it into a Sunset-Flip Powerbomb to get the victory over Big Earl. Ryan Giovanni interrupted Payton's celebration appearing he meant no harm but Payton made a mistake of shaking the man's hand and received a closeline followed by two piledrivers, rehashing Payton's neck pains that was caused by the Hands of Barry Stevens and made worse by Shannon Silvera and Chris Andrews. Payton was set to compete against Giovanni the following Issue of KAPOW but his neck didn't heal in time and Payton was discouraged that he left the company to heal.
During Payton's recovery he was informed that wrestling had taken it's toll and any further strain on the neck could cause permanent damage that extensive surgery might fix but nothing is for sure. Payton took time off to think about his career and after all he had done for wrestling and the business and how his body is almost spent at such a young age and others who have done less have more to show for it. Developing a chip on his shoulder, Payton prepared for his return to the ring.
Payton joined a promotion called World Tour Wrestling where is debut was doing something he felt was overdue and asserted his dominance by attacking his teacher Easton Angeles to end the first episode of the promotion. The following episode Easton came to the ring to call out Payton and Payton prerecorded an interview to run to he could blindside Easton and brutally attack him as the promo ran, insulting his former teacher. Payton faced Nachomane in the main event for the #1 Contendership for the World Title of WTW but was distracted by Easton causing him to be pinned and out of running for the title. Payton responded by attacking Nacho and signaled at Easton that it would be him next. The company closed before Payton and Easton could have an official match, both competitors went separate ways. Payton's eyes shifted to a place which he referred to as "Home".
After more than a year, Payton stepped into the arena of New Age Horizons. Staring down the Current New Age Champion, Bryan Amir. Payton the following week defeated Canni-ball to be entered into the Iron Frontier match for the New Age Champion and did it all as Bryan Amir watched. Amir and Payton were placed in a tag team facing Ryan Giovanni and Big Bronson. Payton refused to tag in and waited on the apron as he studied Amir. Eventually when he saw Amir wasn't able to get on the offensive, he tagged in. Fighting off Big Bronson and Giovanni until Amir tagged himself back in. Upset with that, he planted Bryan into the floor with Bonfire Lit. Walking off, allowing Ryan Giovanni to get the pin. The following week, Payton cut a promo against Bryan Amir, claiming he was not a wrestler and just got lucky due to the incompetence of his opponents. Payton marked Amir as a false champion, that he never deserved the belt and how it should come home to the correct champion and promised to make an example out of Amir before destroying the rest of CAW's false Idols. A Battle Royale was booked later in the night for the placement in the Iron Frontier. Payton entered the ring 5th to see no competition waiting for him in the ring because they had destroyed and eliminated each other already. Payton waited for his target, Bryan Amir to enter 6th; he brutalized Amir, catching him into a flatliner when Amir went for the Amiracle Knee. Hitting him with another flatliner after he stood Amir up, Payton exited the ring. He didn't need the #6 spot in the Iron Frontier Match, Amir did if he had any hopes of Surviving. Payton didn't see the fun of taking a title from a weathered Amir, so he wanted him at 100 for their encounter in that chamber. A Brawl broke out in the ring, Payton came back out and dismantled Alex J. Arik, another opponent in the Iron Frontier. Payton stood tall in the ring, being the only man standing as he intended to do at Iron Frontier. As he turned around, he was hit with an Amiricle Knee; Amir had accepted Payton's challenge with an act of War of his own.
The Time had come, Payton had made it to Iron Frontier to face Amir and to regain his title. Payton entered the chamber 5th with his new title: "The Sunlight Warrior". Payton entered his respective cage and when the cage closed, Amir's theme had begun to play as he entered the Chamber 6th. Payton glared at Amir as Amir went into his respective Chamber. The battle waged as Payton watched from his pod. First Giovanni, then Big Bronson, then Arik, one by one they fell. Payton entered the match and went face to face with Adam Hollis and decided to give 75% effort. He kept Hollis at bay until finally, the last pod opened. It became a three-way brawl between Amir, Hollis, and Payton. Payton become incapacitated after Amir dodged a spear from Hollis and it hit Payton. Later in the match, Payton gained his composure and attacked Amir, throwing him out. Using his strength, he battled Hollis to the corner and then tossed him over his head, Payton laid on the floor, he looked up to see Amir Jumping off the top of a Pod, onto Hollis. Payton hopped up and lariated Amir to gain the pin over Hollis to deprive Amir of that pin and to have it end with just Amir and Payton. Payton and Amir battled, giving his full strength, he waited on Amir. He pulled out a 619, a Move he never thought he had to use but it wasn't enough. Payton even reversed a side slam into the Bonfire Lit and he couldn't keep Amir down. Amir then reversed out of a submission, and nailed Payton with an Amiricle Knee. Amir backed into the corner to and prepared to hit Payton again but as Payton stumbled back up, he fell back on the floor. Amir hesitated and after falling back down again, Payton came eye to eye with Amir, Payton knew it was over and he didn't have enough energy kick out of another Amiricle Knee and he was too concussed to react quick enough to dodge a second one. Payton lifted both of his hands and gave Amir two middle fingers before Amir's knee collided with Payton's head. One, Two, Three. It was over, Payton had accepted his fate. Amir was the better wrestler.
Payton went on to debut in a new corporation the following day, Visionary Sports Wrestling. Slightly concussed, he went against Joshua Phoenix in replace of another person Alex Wolfe. Payton gave it all but after one good cutter, Payton was down for the 10 count and so was Phoenix, using his last bit of energy to execute the move, earning Payton his first draw in his career.
Payton redebuted in the revived World Tour Wrestling where he was immediately slotted into the WTW Championship tournament and placed against a New Comer named Trevor O'Brien who he didn't really think much of. Payton dominated the new comer and was setting up to finish it but the lights went out and it felt as if a truck had collided with him when Big Bronson attacked Payton to get the biggest threats out of the tournament. He was knocked out and when the lights came back on, Trevor O'Brien was next to him unconcious as well but with his arm on Payton, counting as a pin. Payton had lost his spot in the tournament and had aggrevated his neck along with acquiring another concussion. He wasn't cleared for competiton for the coming month until he returned at WTW Ice Age, to save Desmond Cruise from a brutal attack from Clark Edwards and Mr. Champion, of the newly formed Cabinet Faction. The following week it was announced that a series of matches would be set up for a Hardcore Championship Fatal Four-Way with Payton set to fight Kevin Villanova at WTW Spring Cleaning for contendership. Once Again, Payton seemed to have the match in the bag but Clark Edwards's theme had come on which made Payton think an attack was about to happen. He took his eyes off of Kevin, only to turn around to a roll-up that had Payton by surprise; unable to react quick enough, he was pinned via the roll up. Although upset, he realized he was in the wrong for looking away and shook Kevin's hand, giving him all his support in the Four-Way.
Payton took some time off from WTW to compete in other promotions, being booked in a promotion called FUTURE where he had a rematch against Trevor O'Brien and defeated him quickly, leaving him wondering what could of been if Bronson hadn't taken the easy way out. He also took part in a tag team match with Chris Corremont in an impromptu tag team known as the Plushboys in a promotion called Wreslte Orchestra. Corremont and Payton defeated a homegrown team known as the Wrestle Rangers, Payton doing so well due to his muscle memory of working in a team still functioning properly.
Payton was selected for a special team event called WTWXFUTURE where WTW Members and FUTURE members would fight on a bracket so the best of WTW and FUTURE could contend for the Project Wrestling Championship. Payton was pit against Mr. Champion in the Co-Main Event, a man who he had beaten before in other promotions such as Legacy of Wrestling. Payton was focused on this match but was still suffering some lingering issues from his most recent concussion. Once he was hoisted on the shoulders and brought down in a surprise cutter, Payton was out cold and eliminated in Round One again for a tournament.
Payton took another absence from WTW to compete in the iGlobal Sponsored Event, AVATAR. Where Payton was slotted in a Multi-Man Gauntlet for the Main Event. Payton drew the number to come out last and approached the ring as a tired Rev Caliber stood in the ring who had just defeated Lance Frisco to ascend to the finals. Payton defeated Rev and won the main event, feeling his momentum shift back to him.
Payton debuted in a New Project Wrestling league called National Pro Circuit Wrestling, where Payton took on WTW Talent, Juwan Conrad for a spot in the Multi-Man NPCW World Title Match in which he won, earning him a shot at becoming World Champion again. While in the back, he heard of a Tag Championship tournament in WTW and decided to make some calls.
At WTW Summer Solstice, Payton returned with Norman Rhodes as the Catering Crew and entered the Tag Tournament, Payton's Tag Team muscle memory once again activated and with a combination of good chemistry with Norman, both were able to pick up the win to face The Cabinet at WTW Downfall for the WTW Tag Team Championships.
Payton then recieved a call from Forever a Movement to return to his old Peppermint P persona to wrestle for them. Payton took up the offer and was given the information that he would be taking on Anarchymus, the current FaM Global Champion for the title in his debut Match. Payton made his way down to the ring, sporting old red and white gear but was attacked brutally by Anarchymus behind before the match could even get started and was beat on by the Russian Champion until Lance Frisco saved him but the damage was definitely done.
Payton is currently training harder for his upcoming title matches in the Independent Promotions.
Finally, making an official televised debut on GCW Genesis, a small independent promotion in 2012 but it was bigger than anything they had been on before. Not really having matching attires, they were given winter-based clothes and pajama bottoms of different colors. As they entered, they were so new to the promotion, that the announcer had no idea what their names were and from their attires called them "Peppermint P" from Payton's pattern of Red and White and "Raspberry Ramm" to Ramous's pattern of Purple. Both were sort of annoyed at the announcer after they debuted, but those names stuck and they were dubbed "The Fruit n the Fresh"
Expanding their wrestling career to Creative CAW Entertainment with official attires, Payton was crowned Starlight Champion and was excelling in singles competition. Tag Team matches however, Ramm was the cause of their losses in their matches, even though Payton encouraged Ramm to persevere as Ramm did for him back in school, Ramm couldn't shake the boos from the crowd and the comments that he was holding Payton back. He wanted to turn his back on the audience but couldn't find it to go against Payton who seemed to be having the time of his life. After their loss in the CCE Tag Team Champion Tournament to the Saints of Apostasy, Ramm felt like he had failed his friend, even though Payton wasn't remotely upset. CCE soon closed and Ramm's sadness dipped even further.
Ramm got caught up in bad crowds and bad habits, he stopped taking care of himself and wasn't eating. One day, Ramm had asked Payton to go get him some food, due to his lack of eating, Payton rushed to the nearest fast food restaurant. While he was in line, he received a call from his friend on his cell phone asking for forgiveness and an apology on being a burden. Rushing Home, Payton feared the worst and rightfully so, his best friend had taken his own life using his dancing belt from the attires they were given in CCE to hang himself. Fruit n the Fresh was gone and gone for good.
Peppermint P was no more and he took on his first name as his in ring name, Payton. Debuting on WAW, he assaulted Blake Wolfe like an animal and went on to run through any opponent in the wrestling industry with his battle cry "#ForRamm". His conquest was half complete to win two world titles for his lost friend, at New Age Horizons' Defining Moment, winning his first World Title but lost the title at New Age Horizons' X event after already defending it once against Desmond Cruise and then being attacked by Desmond after the match and then he was put in another match right after the attack to defend the title against IB Right, while he was basically unconscious. Payton then returned to CCE when Season 2 had begun, he defeated Barry Stevens at Ascension for a title shot against the North American Champion, his teacher, Easton Angeles.
On the 5th Episode of Meltdown, Chris Andrews issued an open challenge for this CCE Championship and Payton, thinking he could end his conquest, answered the challenge, only to be defeated by Chris Andrews after two Dane Axes. Neck injuries that were caused by Barry Stevens the night before were realized as his neck became even more damaged from the Dane Axes. Payton was also working in TXW, winning his debut match against Lance Frisco. He was pinned to fight Shannon Silvera who was upset with the General Manager and attacked Payton, driving his head into the steel ring post multiple times, only hurting the neck more. Payton, was just laying there absolutely destroyed and realized that he had completed his #ForRamm conquest because now there were other things that mattered, he was falling apart. Since TXW and CCE had become joint companies, he was released from both companies due to injury.
Payton returned to the Ring after his injury to KAPOW in 2016, on Phoenix Rise Night III. Payton faced off against Big Earl, a redneck that attacked him after his very first match in the promotion. Payton returned the following week to attack Earl which set this match in motion. Payton decided to treat Earl like less and attacked him from behind but the strength of Earl caused Earl to take control of the match nearly defeating Payton until Earl picked Payton up in his signature DudeBuster which Payton shifted the weight back and turned it into a Sunset-Flip Powerbomb to get the victory over Big Earl. Ryan Giovanni interrupted Payton's celebration appearing he meant no harm but Payton made a mistake of shaking the man's hand and received a closeline followed by two piledrivers, rehashing Payton's neck pains that was caused by the Hands of Barry Stevens and made worse by Shannon Silvera and Chris Andrews. Payton was set to compete against Giovanni the following Issue of KAPOW but his neck didn't heal in time and Payton was discouraged that he left the company to heal.
During Payton's recovery he was informed that wrestling had taken it's toll and any further strain on the neck could cause permanent damage that extensive surgery might fix but nothing is for sure. Payton took time off to think about his career and after all he had done for wrestling and the business and how his body is almost spent at such a young age and others who have done less have more to show for it. Developing a chip on his shoulder, Payton prepared for his return to the ring.
Payton joined a promotion called World Tour Wrestling where is debut was doing something he felt was overdue and asserted his dominance by attacking his teacher Easton Angeles to end the first episode of the promotion. The following episode Easton came to the ring to call out Payton and Payton prerecorded an interview to run to he could blindside Easton and brutally attack him as the promo ran, insulting his former teacher. Payton faced Nachomane in the main event for the #1 Contendership for the World Title of WTW but was distracted by Easton causing him to be pinned and out of running for the title. Payton responded by attacking Nacho and signaled at Easton that it would be him next. The company closed before Payton and Easton could have an official match, both competitors went separate ways. Payton's eyes shifted to a place which he referred to as "Home".
After more than a year, Payton stepped into the arena of New Age Horizons. Staring down the Current New Age Champion, Bryan Amir. Payton the following week defeated Canni-ball to be entered into the Iron Frontier match for the New Age Champion and did it all as Bryan Amir watched. Amir and Payton were placed in a tag team facing Ryan Giovanni and Big Bronson. Payton refused to tag in and waited on the apron as he studied Amir. Eventually when he saw Amir wasn't able to get on the offensive, he tagged in. Fighting off Big Bronson and Giovanni until Amir tagged himself back in. Upset with that, he planted Bryan into the floor with Bonfire Lit. Walking off, allowing Ryan Giovanni to get the pin. The following week, Payton cut a promo against Bryan Amir, claiming he was not a wrestler and just got lucky due to the incompetence of his opponents. Payton marked Amir as a false champion, that he never deserved the belt and how it should come home to the correct champion and promised to make an example out of Amir before destroying the rest of CAW's false Idols. A Battle Royale was booked later in the night for the placement in the Iron Frontier. Payton entered the ring 5th to see no competition waiting for him in the ring because they had destroyed and eliminated each other already. Payton waited for his target, Bryan Amir to enter 6th; he brutalized Amir, catching him into a flatliner when Amir went for the Amiracle Knee. Hitting him with another flatliner after he stood Amir up, Payton exited the ring. He didn't need the #6 spot in the Iron Frontier Match, Amir did if he had any hopes of Surviving. Payton didn't see the fun of taking a title from a weathered Amir, so he wanted him at 100 for their encounter in that chamber. A Brawl broke out in the ring, Payton came back out and dismantled Alex J. Arik, another opponent in the Iron Frontier. Payton stood tall in the ring, being the only man standing as he intended to do at Iron Frontier. As he turned around, he was hit with an Amiricle Knee; Amir had accepted Payton's challenge with an act of War of his own.
The Time had come, Payton had made it to Iron Frontier to face Amir and to regain his title. Payton entered the chamber 5th with his new title: "The Sunlight Warrior". Payton entered his respective cage and when the cage closed, Amir's theme had begun to play as he entered the Chamber 6th. Payton glared at Amir as Amir went into his respective Chamber. The battle waged as Payton watched from his pod. First Giovanni, then Big Bronson, then Arik, one by one they fell. Payton entered the match and went face to face with Adam Hollis and decided to give 75% effort. He kept Hollis at bay until finally, the last pod opened. It became a three-way brawl between Amir, Hollis, and Payton. Payton become incapacitated after Amir dodged a spear from Hollis and it hit Payton. Later in the match, Payton gained his composure and attacked Amir, throwing him out. Using his strength, he battled Hollis to the corner and then tossed him over his head, Payton laid on the floor, he looked up to see Amir Jumping off the top of a Pod, onto Hollis. Payton hopped up and lariated Amir to gain the pin over Hollis to deprive Amir of that pin and to have it end with just Amir and Payton. Payton and Amir battled, giving his full strength, he waited on Amir. He pulled out a 619, a Move he never thought he had to use but it wasn't enough. Payton even reversed a side slam into the Bonfire Lit and he couldn't keep Amir down. Amir then reversed out of a submission, and nailed Payton with an Amiricle Knee. Amir backed into the corner to and prepared to hit Payton again but as Payton stumbled back up, he fell back on the floor. Amir hesitated and after falling back down again, Payton came eye to eye with Amir, Payton knew it was over and he didn't have enough energy kick out of another Amiricle Knee and he was too concussed to react quick enough to dodge a second one. Payton lifted both of his hands and gave Amir two middle fingers before Amir's knee collided with Payton's head. One, Two, Three. It was over, Payton had accepted his fate. Amir was the better wrestler.
Payton went on to debut in a new corporation the following day, Visionary Sports Wrestling. Slightly concussed, he went against Joshua Phoenix in replace of another person Alex Wolfe. Payton gave it all but after one good cutter, Payton was down for the 10 count and so was Phoenix, using his last bit of energy to execute the move, earning Payton his first draw in his career.
Payton redebuted in the revived World Tour Wrestling where he was immediately slotted into the WTW Championship tournament and placed against a New Comer named Trevor O'Brien who he didn't really think much of. Payton dominated the new comer and was setting up to finish it but the lights went out and it felt as if a truck had collided with him when Big Bronson attacked Payton to get the biggest threats out of the tournament. He was knocked out and when the lights came back on, Trevor O'Brien was next to him unconcious as well but with his arm on Payton, counting as a pin. Payton had lost his spot in the tournament and had aggrevated his neck along with acquiring another concussion. He wasn't cleared for competiton for the coming month until he returned at WTW Ice Age, to save Desmond Cruise from a brutal attack from Clark Edwards and Mr. Champion, of the newly formed Cabinet Faction. The following week it was announced that a series of matches would be set up for a Hardcore Championship Fatal Four-Way with Payton set to fight Kevin Villanova at WTW Spring Cleaning for contendership. Once Again, Payton seemed to have the match in the bag but Clark Edwards's theme had come on which made Payton think an attack was about to happen. He took his eyes off of Kevin, only to turn around to a roll-up that had Payton by surprise; unable to react quick enough, he was pinned via the roll up. Although upset, he realized he was in the wrong for looking away and shook Kevin's hand, giving him all his support in the Four-Way.
Payton took some time off from WTW to compete in other promotions, being booked in a promotion called FUTURE where he had a rematch against Trevor O'Brien and defeated him quickly, leaving him wondering what could of been if Bronson hadn't taken the easy way out. He also took part in a tag team match with Chris Corremont in an impromptu tag team known as the Plushboys in a promotion called Wreslte Orchestra. Corremont and Payton defeated a homegrown team known as the Wrestle Rangers, Payton doing so well due to his muscle memory of working in a team still functioning properly.
Payton was selected for a special team event called WTWXFUTURE where WTW Members and FUTURE members would fight on a bracket so the best of WTW and FUTURE could contend for the Project Wrestling Championship. Payton was pit against Mr. Champion in the Co-Main Event, a man who he had beaten before in other promotions such as Legacy of Wrestling. Payton was focused on this match but was still suffering some lingering issues from his most recent concussion. Once he was hoisted on the shoulders and brought down in a surprise cutter, Payton was out cold and eliminated in Round One again for a tournament.
Payton took another absence from WTW to compete in the iGlobal Sponsored Event, AVATAR. Where Payton was slotted in a Multi-Man Gauntlet for the Main Event. Payton drew the number to come out last and approached the ring as a tired Rev Caliber stood in the ring who had just defeated Lance Frisco to ascend to the finals. Payton defeated Rev and won the main event, feeling his momentum shift back to him.
Payton debuted in a New Project Wrestling league called National Pro Circuit Wrestling, where Payton took on WTW Talent, Juwan Conrad for a spot in the Multi-Man NPCW World Title Match in which he won, earning him a shot at becoming World Champion again. While in the back, he heard of a Tag Championship tournament in WTW and decided to make some calls.
At WTW Summer Solstice, Payton returned with Norman Rhodes as the Catering Crew and entered the Tag Tournament, Payton's Tag Team muscle memory once again activated and with a combination of good chemistry with Norman, both were able to pick up the win to face The Cabinet at WTW Downfall for the WTW Tag Team Championships.
Payton then recieved a call from Forever a Movement to return to his old Peppermint P persona to wrestle for them. Payton took up the offer and was given the information that he would be taking on Anarchymus, the current FaM Global Champion for the title in his debut Match. Payton made his way down to the ring, sporting old red and white gear but was attacked brutally by Anarchymus behind before the match could even get started and was beat on by the Russian Champion until Lance Frisco saved him but the damage was definitely done.
Payton is currently training harder for his upcoming title matches in the Independent Promotions.
Televised Match Record: 28-17-2
WAW:
- Vs. Blake Wolfe (Syrase) (W)
CCE:
- Starlight Championship Battle Royale (W)
- Vs. Garfield Wentworth [Starlight Championship] (W)
- Vs. Garfield Wentworth [Starlight Championship] (L)
- Vs. Desmond Cruise and Curtis Carter (W)
- Vs. Saints of Apostasy (L)
- Vs. Easton Angeles (L)
- Vs. Kellin Stache (W)
- Vs. Barry Stevens [#1 Contendership for North American Championship] (W)
- Vs. Chris Andrews [CCE Championship] (L)
TXW:
- Vs. Lance Frisco (W)
- Vs. Shannon Silvera (L)
KAPOW:
- Vs. Mr. Champion (W)
- Vs. Big Earl (W)
NAH:
- Vs. Danny White (W)
- Vs. Chris Andrews (W)
- Vs. Chris Andrews & Danny White (W)
- Vs. Mr. Champion, Bryan Amir, & IB Right [NAH Championship] (W)
- Vs. Bryan Amir [NAH Championship] (W)
- Vs. Desmond Cruise (L)
- Vs. Desmond Cruise [NAH Championship] (W)
- Vs. IB Right [NAH Championship] (L)
- Vs. Canni-ball (W)
-Vs. Ryan Giovanni & Big Bronson (L)
- Iron Frontier Battle Royale (L) [Self-Eliminated]
- Iron Frontier Match (L) [NAH Championship]
- Vs. Jake Skylar (W)
Lucky 7:
- Vs. Damon Venture (L)
- Vs. Rev Caliber (W)
WTW:
- Vs. Nachomane (L)
- Vs. Trevor O'Brien (L)
- Vs. Norman Rhodes (D)
- Vs. Kevin Villanova (L)
- Vs. Dagas de Blanco (W)
Lion's Den:
- Vs. Matt Harris (W)
- Vs. PewdiePie (L)
VSW:
- Vs. Joshua Phoenix (D)
FIRE:
- Vs. Sean O'Riley (L)
LOW:
- Vs. Mr. Champion (W)
- Vs. Norman Rhodes (W)
WO:
- Vs. Wrestle Rangers (W)
FUTURE:
- Vs. Trevor O'Brien (W)
NPCW:
- Vs. Juwan Conrad (W)
FaM:
- Vs. Anarchymus [FaM Global Championship] (NC)
Independent Events:
- Vs. Joey Turner (W) [Arcadia]
- Vs. A.W. Night (W) [Channel Showcase]
- AVATAR Elemental Gauntlet (W) [AVATAR]
- Vs. Mr Champion (L) [WTWXFUTURE]
WAW:
- Vs. Blake Wolfe (Syrase) (W)
CCE:
- Starlight Championship Battle Royale (W)
- Vs. Garfield Wentworth [Starlight Championship] (W)
- Vs. Garfield Wentworth [Starlight Championship] (L)
- Vs. Desmond Cruise and Curtis Carter (W)
- Vs. Saints of Apostasy (L)
- Vs. Easton Angeles (L)
- Vs. Kellin Stache (W)
- Vs. Barry Stevens [#1 Contendership for North American Championship] (W)
- Vs. Chris Andrews [CCE Championship] (L)
TXW:
- Vs. Lance Frisco (W)
- Vs. Shannon Silvera (L)
KAPOW:
- Vs. Mr. Champion (W)
- Vs. Big Earl (W)
NAH:
- Vs. Danny White (W)
- Vs. Chris Andrews (W)
- Vs. Chris Andrews & Danny White (W)
- Vs. Mr. Champion, Bryan Amir, & IB Right [NAH Championship] (W)
- Vs. Bryan Amir [NAH Championship] (W)
- Vs. Desmond Cruise (L)
- Vs. Desmond Cruise [NAH Championship] (W)
- Vs. IB Right [NAH Championship] (L)
- Vs. Canni-ball (W)
-Vs. Ryan Giovanni & Big Bronson (L)
- Iron Frontier Battle Royale (L) [Self-Eliminated]
- Iron Frontier Match (L) [NAH Championship]
- Vs. Jake Skylar (W)
Lucky 7:
- Vs. Damon Venture (L)
- Vs. Rev Caliber (W)
WTW:
- Vs. Nachomane (L)
- Vs. Trevor O'Brien (L)
- Vs. Norman Rhodes (D)
- Vs. Kevin Villanova (L)
- Vs. Dagas de Blanco (W)
Lion's Den:
- Vs. Matt Harris (W)
- Vs. PewdiePie (L)
VSW:
- Vs. Joshua Phoenix (D)
FIRE:
- Vs. Sean O'Riley (L)
LOW:
- Vs. Mr. Champion (W)
- Vs. Norman Rhodes (W)
WO:
- Vs. Wrestle Rangers (W)
FUTURE:
- Vs. Trevor O'Brien (W)
NPCW:
- Vs. Juwan Conrad (W)
FaM:
- Vs. Anarchymus [FaM Global Championship] (NC)
Independent Events:
- Vs. Joey Turner (W) [Arcadia]
- Vs. A.W. Night (W) [Channel Showcase]
- AVATAR Elemental Gauntlet (W) [AVATAR]
- Vs. Mr Champion (L) [WTWXFUTURE]
