Derick Neikirk | |
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Birth name | Derick Lee Neikirk |
Born | [1] Dayton, Ohio, United States[2] | September 5, 1974
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Derek Neikirk Derick Neikirk |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg)[1] |
Trained by | Les Thatcher[2] |
Derick Lee Neikirk[2] (also spelled Derek Neikirk or Derrick Neikirk; born September 5, 1974)[2][3] is an American professional wrestler and former professional baseball player. He has competed for several promotions, and currently competes for Impact Zone Wrestling (IZW), a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) based in Phoenix, Arizona. He has also wrestled in several other promotions and was signed to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for several years. Much of his career has been connected with fellow wrestler Mike Knox, as the two have held championships together as a tag team and have feuded on multiple occasions.