Lance Archer

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Lance Archer
Archer in June 2022
Birth nameLance Hoyt
Born (1977-02-28) February 28, 1977 (age 47)[1][2]
Hearne, Texas, United States[3][4]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Lance Archer[5]
Lance Hoyt
Lance Rock
Lance Steel
Shadow
Dallas
Vance Archer[6]
Billed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[1]
Billed weight289 lb (131 kg)[1][7]
Billed fromAustin, Texas[1]
Dallas, Texas[6]
Hearne, Texas[8]
Trained bySolo Fiatala[9]
DebutJuly 2000[3]

Lance Hoyt[10] (born February 28, 1977)[5][1] is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Lance Archer and is a member of The Don Callis Family. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is also known for his time with WWE as Vance Archer, and Impact Wrestling (TNA) under his real name and as Lance Rock.

Hoyt began his career in 2000 and worked in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2004 until 2009. In TNA, he wrestled first as Dallas, winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Kid Kash. After Diamond Dallas Page signed with TNA, he changed his name to Lance Hoyt and formed a rock band themed tag team with Jimmy Rave and Christy Hemme, the Rock N Rave Infection, eventually changing his name to Lance Rock in 2008. After Hoyt left TNA, he signed with WWE, where he worked until 2010 as Vance Archer.[11] After he left WWE, he signed a contract with Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he worked as Lance Archer. During his first years, he joined Minoru Suzuki's Suzuki-Gun, winning the G1 Tag League 2011 with Suzuki. When Davey Boy Smith Jr. came to NJPW, they were paired as Killer Elite Squad, winning between 2014 and 2019 the IWGP Tag Team Championship twice, NWA World Tag Team Championship twice and NOAH'S GHC Tag Team Championship twice.[5] When Smith left the promotion in 2019, Archer became a singles wrestler, capturing the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, a championship which he eventually regained for a record-tying second time in 2021. In February 2020, it was announced that Archer had joined All Elite Wrestling, though he remained making appearances for NJPW.

  1. ^ a b c d e ランス・アーチャー. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "Free Family Tree, Genealogy, Family History, and DNA Testing". www.myheritage.com.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference wojickinterview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ RJ City (April 7, 2024). Live, Laugh, Lance Archer?. Hey! EW. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Lance Hoyt's OWOW Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
  6. ^ a b "Vance Archer Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  7. ^ "Cagematch profile".
  8. ^ LANCE ARCHER MAKES HIS DESTRUCTIVE DEBUT | AEW DYNAMITE 4/1/20. youtube.com. All Elite Wrestling. April 1, 2020. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Slam story was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Hoyt/Archer, Lance [@LanceHoyt] (February 18, 2020). "I know there's A LOT of "rumors" on the ole inter web. Remember not everything on here is true. Heck @Wikipedia has my middle name as Vance. So. I ask. Where would YOU guys like to see me end up? 4 choices to vote on or write in your favorite. RT & Like" (Tweet). Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Lowe, Phil (April 27, 2009). "Former TNA star heading to WWE". iFight365.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2009.