The Design (professional wrestling)

The Design
Statistics
Leader(s)Eric Young
Deaner
MembersJoe Doering
Rhino
Angels
Kon
Callihan
Name(s)Violent By Design
The Design
Billed heightsYoung: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Deaner: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Doering: 6 ft 8 in (1.95 m)
Rhino: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Angels: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Kon: 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)
Callihan: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Combined
billed weight		1,132 lb (513 kg)
DebutNovember 14, 2020
DisbandedFebruary 1, 2024
Years active2020–2024

The Design (originally known as Violent By Design or VBD) was a villainous professional wrestling stable in Impact Wrestling. The stable was originally led by Eric Young, and later by Deaner. The group also consisted of Joe Doering and Rhino, and later Kon, Alan Angels, and Sami Callihan under Deaner's leadership.[1][2][3] They are former two-time Impact World Tag Team Champions.

The stable was formed on November 14, 2020 at the Turning Point event, where Doering debuted as Eric Young's enforcer.[4][5] The group would later be expanded with the additions of Deaner[6] and Rhino.[7] Rhino was kicked out of the stable in September 2021. After Joe Doering's brain cancer returned, he would go on hiatus from professional wrestling in September 2022. After weeks of teasing new members, Angels and Kon would join in November 2022. In December 2022, Deaner would become the leader, with Callihan joining for a short time.

  1. ^ "Violent By Design profile". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Violent By Design". Cagematch. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Swann vs Morrisey, Tag Titles matches, more official for Against All Odds - Impact Wrestling.com
  4. ^ "Turning Point on IMPACT Plus Results". Impact Wrestling. November 14, 2020. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference TP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Powell, Jason (13 December 2020). "12/12 Impact Wrestling Final Resolution results: Rich Swann vs. Chris Bey for the Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Rosemary for the Knockouts Title, Defeat Rohit Challenge for the X Division Title, Karl Anderson vs. Ethan Page, Rhino vs. Eric Young". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Garza, Antonio (March 13, 2021). "IMPACT Sacrifice Live Results: Swann vs. Moose Title Unification Match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.