Baron Corbin

Thomas Pestock (born September 13, 1984) is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name King Corbin (previously Baron Corbin).[1]

Baron Corbin
Corbin in April 2018
Born
Thomas Pestock

(1984-09-13) September 13, 1984
Spouse(s)
Rochelle Roman
(m. 2017)
Children1
Ring name(s)Baron Corbin
King Corbin[1]
Billed height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)[1]
Billed weight285 lb (129 kg)[1]
Billed fromKansas City[1]
Trained byWWE Performance Center
DebutOctober 18, 2012[2]

Football career
No. 68
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Height:6 ft 6[3] in (1.98 m)
Weight:317[3] lb (144 kg)
Career information
College:Northwest Missouri State
Undrafted:2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-MIAA (2008)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

A former offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), as well as a three-time Golden Gloves champion and former grappling champion,[4] Pestock signed with WWE in 2012 and was assigned to their developmental brand NXT. He debuted on the main roster at WrestleMania 32, winning the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.[5] He went on to win the 2017 Money in the Bank men's ladder match[6] and the WWE United States Championship.[7] In 2018, he was made the General Manager of Raw and started a feud with Kurt Angle which culminated at WrestleMania 35, with Corbin defeating Angle in his retirement match. A few months later, he won the 2019 King of the Ring tournament, thus changing his ring name to King Corbin. Notably, he has spent his entire WWE career as a villainous character. He is a divisive figure in professional wrestling, receiving both praise and criticism.

Early life

Thomas Pestock[3][8] was born in Lenexa, Kansas,[9] on September 13, 1984.[3][10] By 2007, he was a two-time Golden Gloves regional amateur boxing champion.[11] He participated in the 2008 Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions in the super heavyweight division, defeating Chaen Chess in the preliminaries and losing to Andrae Cathron in the quarter-finals.[4][12]

Football career

College

Pestock attended NCAA Division II college Northwest Missouri State University,[3] where he played offensive guard, and he became a starter his junior year in 2007.[13] Pestock was named honorable mention all-MIAA in 2007 and first team all-MIAA in 2008.[14][15][16] He was part of teams that went to four consecutive Division II National Championships and lost each time.[17]

Professional

Pestock signed with the Indianapolis Colts on April 27, 2009, after going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft.[18] He was released by the Colts on August 13 and re-signed by the team on August 19.[18][19] He was again released by the Colts on September 5.[18]

Pestock signed a futures contract with the Arizona Cardinals on January 18, 2010, and he was noted for throwing uppercuts in a team scuffle in training camp.[18][20][21] He was released by the Cardinals on September 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6.[18][22] On January 4, 2011, he was again signed to a futures contract with the Cardinals.[18] He was again released on September 2, 2011.[18]

Professional wrestling career

NXT (2012–2016)

Corbin facing Rhyno in March 2015

Pestock signed with WWE's developmental system NXT in August 2012.[23] Using the ring name Baron Corbin, he made his in-ring debut on October 18 at a house show, losing to Dante Dash.[2] He would work in several NXT events, usually as an enhancement talent.[24][25][26]

After a long absence, Corbin returned at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way with a new look and ring character, to defeat CJ Parker.[27] Corbin then won numerous singles matches against enhancement talents, each in a short amount of time,[28][29][30] until crossing paths with Bull Dempsey, who was also winning his matches quickly, beginning a feud between the two.[31][32] After a staredown at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution,[33] Corbin won their highly anticipated one-on-one match on the January 14, 2015 episode of NXT, breaking Dempsey's undefeated streak in the process.[34] Corbin again defeated Dempsey in the first round of a number one contender's tournament for the NXT Championship, but then was eliminated by Adrian Neville in the semi-final, ending Corbin's undefeated streak.[35] At NXT TakeOver: Rival on February 11, Corbin defeated Dempsey in a No Disqualification match to end their feud.[36]

Corbin at WrestleMania 31 Axxess in March 2015.

On the May 13 episode of NXT, Corbin turned heel when showing a more bantering persona, after the crowd turned on him, defeating Rhyno at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable[37] but losing against Samoa Joe at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn.[38] Corbin then teamed up with his former rival Rhyno as a tag team to take place in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.[39] On the September 2 episode of NXT, they defeated The Ascension in the first round.[40] They then defeated the team of Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa in the second round.[41] At NXT TakeOver: Respect on October 7, Corbin and Rhyno defeated Chad Gable and Jason Jordan to advance to the finals of the tournament, where they lost to Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe.[42] After the event, a battle royal was held to determine the number one contender for the NXT Championship, which saw Corbin being lastly eliminated by Apollo Crews, who Corbin attacked during his title match to cost him the title, thus igniting a feud between the two that culminated at NXT TakeOver: London on December 16, where Corbin defeated Crews.[43]

In January 2016, Corbin was involved in a triple threat match between Sami Zayn and Samoa Joe on the January 27 episode of NXT to determine the number contender for Finn Bálor's NXT Championship, but Corbin lost after Zayn and Joe both applied their submission holds on Corbin at the same time, with Corbin submitting.[44] NXT General Manager William Regal did not give Corbin another title opportunity, leading to Corbin stating Regal would "regret" his decision, which culminated on the March 2 episode of NXT when Corbin attacked Austin Aries from behind after Regal introduced him, beginning a feud between the two that culminated at NXT TakeOver: Dallas on April 1, where Corbin lost to Aries.[45] On the April 13 episode of NXT, Corbin defeated Tucker Knight in his final NXT appearance.[46][47]

Main roster beginnings (2016–2017)

Corbin made his main roster debut at WrestleMania 32 on April 3, winning the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by last eliminating Kane.[5][48] The following night on Raw assaulted Dolph Ziggler after their match, beginning a feud.[49] Corbin lost to Ziggler at the Payback pre-show[50] and was eliminated by him from a battle royal on Raw.[51] Corbin defeated Ziggler on the May 9 episode of Raw[52] and in a no disqualification match at the Extreme Rules pre-show.[53] Ziggler then challenged Corbin to a technical wrestling match,[54] which ended in a disqualification when Ziggler hit Corbin with a low blow.[55] At Money in the Bank, Corbin defeated Ziggler to end their feud.[56]

Corbin after attacking Dolph Ziggler in December 2016

At the 2016 WWE draft on July 19, Corbin was drafted to the SmackDown brand.[57] After Apollo Crews earned a match for the Intercontinental Championship by defeating Corbin and Kalisto in a triple threat match[58] Corbin repeatedly assaulted Kalisto (who had been pinned in the match), eventually putting him out of action with a (kayfabe) injury.[59] Corbin then defeated Apollo Crews on the Backlash pre-show[60] and Jack Swagger at No Mercy[61] and on the October 18 episode of SmackDown.[62] On the November 8 episode of SmackDown, the returning Kalisto attacked Corbin, causing a (kayfabe) injury and forcing Corbin to drop out of SmackDown's Survivor Series team.[63] Corbin retaliated by costing Kalisto the Cruiserweight Championship at Survivor Series.[64] Kalisto attacked Corbin with a chair during a match on the November 22 episode of SmackDown,[65] leading to a chairs match between the two at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 4,[66] which Corbin won.[67]

On the December 20 episode of SmackDown, Corbin confronted Dolph Ziggler, who had just earned a title match against WWE Champion AJ Styles. A match between the two, with Ziggler's title opportunity on the line, ended in a double countout; as a result, Corbin was added to the title match, giving Corbin his first world title opportunity in WWE.[68] On the December 27 episode, Styles won the match by pinning Ziggler.[69] At the Royal Rumble event on January 29, Corbin entered the Royal Rumble match at number 13, notably eliminating Braun Strowman and lasting over 32 minutes before being eliminated by The Undertaker.[70][71]

At Elimination Chamber, Corbin competed in the namesake match for the WWE Championship. Immediately after being eliminated by Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, Corbin attacked Ambrose, causing the latter's elimination.[72] Corbin attacked Ambrose on the March 7 episode of SmackDown with metal pipe and a forklift. On March 21, Ambrose retaliated by distracting Corbin in a match against Randy Orton. Corbin unsuccessfully challenged Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship at the WrestleMania 33 pre-show[73] but defeated Ambrose in a non-title Street Fight on SmackDown.[74]

Mr. Money in the Bank and United States Champion (2017–2018)

On the April 17 episode, Corbin failed to win a title opportunity for the United States Championship in a triple threat match against AJ Styles and Sami Zayn.[75] After the show, Corbin attacked Zayn and also shoved an official, for which he was suspended and fined by SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon.[76] At Backlash, Corbin was defeated by Zayn.

At Money in the Bank, Corbin won the namesake match, earning him a world title match at the time of his choosing.[6] After this, Corbin feuded with Shinsuke Nakamura, whom he had attacked before the Money in the Bank match. Corbin lost to Nakamura by disqualification at Battleground[77] and again on the following episode of SmackDown. On August 1 episode of SmackDown, Corbin attacked Nakamura, who had just become number one contender for the WWE Championship, only to be attacked by Cena.[78] On the August 15 episode of SmackDown, Corbin interrupted a match between John Cena and WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and then cashed in his Money in the Bank contract. He was pinned by Mahal after being sidetracked by Cena, becoming the third wrestler to fail to win the title in a cash-in.[79] At SummerSlam, Corbin lost to Cena.[80]

On the August 22 episode of SmackDown, Corbin was approached by Kevin Owens to officiate his title match against United States Champion AJ Styles, with the promise of a future championship match if Owens were to win the title.[81] Corbin abandoned the match towards the end after heavy criticism from Shane McMahon, leaving the officiating duty to Shane instead. The following week, both Corbin and Tye Dillinger wanted to answer an open challenge issued by Styles; Dillinger was quicker but was then attacked by Corbin.[82] Corbin defeated Dillinger the following week and, on September 19, challenged Styles to a match at Hell in a Cell. When Corbin lost to Dillinger the following week on SmackDown, Dillinger was added to the match. In the subsequent Triple Threat match at Hell in a Cell, Corbin pinned Dillinger to win the title.[7] Corbin retained the title against Styles on SmackDown and defeated Intercontinental Champion The Miz in an Interbrand Champion vs Champion match at Survivor Series. At Clash of Champions, Corbin lost his title to Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match also involving Bobby Roode, ending his reign at 70 days.[83]

At Royal Rumble on January 28, 2018, Corbin competed in the Royal Rumble match, entering at number 4, until he was eliminated by Finn Bálor. On the February 13 episode of SmackDown, Corbin earned a spot in Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship match by defeating Kevin Owens, who had previously attacked him. At Fastlane, Styles won the Six-Pack Challenge by pinning Owens.[84] Corbin competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the WrestleMania 34 pre-show; he made it to the final two before being eliminated by Matt Hardy.[85]

Authority figure (2018–2019)

Corbin in May 2019

On April 16, Corbin moved to the Raw brand as part of the Superstar Shake-up.[86] On the June 4 episode of Raw, he became commissioner Stephanie McMahon's representative as the Constable of Raw, a storyline position without real power in the promotion.[87] The following week, Corbin debuted a new look, wearing a suit and a shaved head.[88] Corbin feuded with Finn Bálor, to whom he lost at Extreme Rules[89] and at SummerSlam.[90] On the August 20 episode of Raw, he was pointed as acting general manager, replacing Kurt Angle.[91] On the September 17 episode of Raw, Corbin booked himself against Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship, but did not win the title.[92]

On November 2 at the Crown Jewel, Corbin cost Braun Strowman the Universal Championship in a match against Brock Lesnar, starting a feud between the two.[93] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Corbin faced Strowman in a TLC match where, if Corbin won, he would become a full-time general manager of Raw; but if Corbin lost, he would be stripped of his authoritative powers.[94] Strowman enlisted the help of Apollo Crews, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Finn Bálor, and former Raw general manager Kurt Angle to defeat Corbin.[95] The next night on Raw, authority figures Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H stating they would now be running both Raw and SmackDown as a unit with no general managers.[96] Corbin confronted the McMahons to have another chance to become the Raw General Manager. Triple H said that if he could defeat Kurt Angle, then he could become the Raw General Manager. However, Triple H added Apollo Crews, Bobby Roode, and Chad Gable to make it a 4-on-1 handicap match that Corbin lost, definitively ruling him out of the position.[97] Corbin continued his feud with Braun Strowman, being eliminated by him in the Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019.[98] At Elimination Chamber, Corbin defeated Strowman in a no disqualification match, following interference from Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre.[99] The next night on Raw, Corbin was defeated by Strowman in a tables match, ending their feud.[100]

Corbin started a feud with Kurt Angle on the March 18 episode of Raw, Angle selected Corbin as his opponent for WrestleMania 35 in his farewell match, as Corbin had caused Angle many problems during Angle's tenure as Raw general manager.[101] At WrestleMania, Corbin defeated Angle.[102] On the May 27 episode of Raw, Corbin defeated Braun Strowman, Bobby Lashley, and The Miz in a fatal four-way elimination match to earn the Universal Championship match.[103] At Super ShowDown, Corbin was defeated by Seth Rollins, but during the match, Corbin got into an argument with referee John Cone, allowing Rollins to roll-up Corbin to retain the championship.[104] This led to a rematch at Stomping Grounds, where Corbin chose Lacey Evans as the special guest referee for the match, Evans was biased towards Corbin throughout the match, adding multiple stipulations in his favor.[105] However, Becky Lynch, Rollins' real-life girlfriend, (who defeated Evans for the Raw Women's Championship earlier in the night) attacked Evans and took her out of the match, Rollins then defeated Corbin.[106] The following night on Raw, Corbin and Evans challenged Rollins and Lynch to a match at Extreme Rules.[107] The match was agreed to with two stipulations: Rollins and Lynch would defend their respective championships, while the match would be the final respective championship opportunities for Corbin and Evans.[108] At Extreme Rules, Corbin and Evans lost the match.[109]

King Corbin (2019–present)

In August, Corbin was announced as one of sixteen competitors in the 2019 King of the Ring tournament.[110] After over a month away from Raw, Corbin returned on the August 19 episode, where he and McIntyre lost to Ricochet and The Miz.[111] In the following weeks, Corbin defeated The Miz in the first round,[112] Cedric Alexander in the quarterfinals,[113] Ricochet and Samoa Joe in the semifinals,[114] and Chad Gable in the final to win the tournament, subsequently changing his ring name to King Corbin.[115] At Hell in a Cell, Corbin had Gable dubbed as "Shorty G" before he was defeated with a roll-up pin.[116]

As part of the 2019 draft, Corbin was drafted to SmackDown brand.[117] At Crown Jewel, Corbin was a member of Team Flair, where they lost to Team Hogan.[118] In November, Corbin began a feud with Roman Reigns defeating him on the November 8, episode of SmackDown following interference from Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode.[119] At Survivor Series, Corbin was a member of Team SmackDown and caused his Team SmackDown partner Mustafa Ali to be eliminated, which then led to team captain Roman Reigns performing a spear on Corbin that caused him to be eliminated, while Reigns went on to win the match for his team.[120] Corbin would then defeat Reigns at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, in a TLC match, following interference from Dolph Ziggler and The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson),[121] but lost to Reigns at the Royal Rumble in a falls count anywhere match after interference from The Usos also involving Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode,[122] and a steel cage match at Super ShowDown ending their feud.[123] At WrestleMania 36 on Night 1 of the event, Corbin lost to Elias after a roll-up pin.[124] On the April 24 episode of Smackdown, Corbin (with the help of Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro) defeated Drew Gulak to qualify for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.[125] At Money in the Bank, Corbin failed to win the contract after he and A.J. Styles tussled over the briefcase and dropped it to Otis unintentionally.[126] At Payback, Corbin lost to Matt Riddle.[127]

Personal life

Pestock married Rochelle Roman in 2017.[128] They reside in Tampa, Florida,[129] and have one daughter.[130]

As a tribute to his father, who died in 2008 from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, Pestock wears his father's wedding ring on a necklace.[131] His numerous tattoos include portraits of his father and grandfather on his leg, as well as tattoos memorializing his friends Ryan Dunn and Zachary Hartwell, members of the Jackass crew who died in a car crash in June 2011.[132]

Pestock is a Kansas City Chiefs fan.[133] He has credited Bill DeMott, Corey Graves, Billy Gunn, Kane, and Dusty Rhodes with helping him develop his wrestling gimmick.[134] He is close friends with fellow wrestlers Tyler Breeze and Shawn Spears. After shaving his head in June 2018, he donated his ponytail to charity (though it is unknown if it was donated to Locks of Love, the most popular charity of this kind, or a similar undisclosed organization).[135]

Other media

Pestock made his video game debut in Madden NFL 12 under his real name, and later appeared as Baron Corbin in WWE 2K16,[136] WWE 2K17,[137] WWE 2K18,[138] WWE 2K19,[139] and WWE 2K20[140] as a playable character.

Championships and accomplishments

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Preceded by
Sheamus
Mr. Money in the Bank
2017
Succeeded by
Braun Strowman
Preceded by
Bad News Barrett
"King Barrett"
King of the Ring tournament winner
2019
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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