Black Market

Last updated: March 14, 2025

 

Title History

  • FWA (Florida Wrestling Alliance) Tag Team title defeating The Exterminators (1999);
  • FWA (Florida Wrestling Alliance) Tag Team title defeating Billy Fives & Dennis Allen (1999);
  • FWA (Florida Wrestling Alliance) Tag Team title defeating The Exterminators (1999);
  • FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling) Tag Team titles defeating Billy Fives & Anthoney Adonis (1999);
  • FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling) Tag Team titles defeating Wildside (1999);
  • FOW (Future of Wrestling) Tag Team title defeating Wildside (1999);
  • FOW (Future of Wrestling) Tag Team title defeating Suicidal Tendencies (2000);
  • FOW (Future of Wrestling) Tag Team title defeating The Vandalz (2000);
  • USXW (United States Xtreme Wrestling) Tag Team titles defeating Phi Delta Slam (2000);
  • AWF (American Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles defeating The Original Dudley Boyz (2000);
  • IFW (Intense Florida Wrestling) Tag Team titles defeating Earthquake & Typhoon (2001);
  • IFW (Intense Florida Wrestling) Tag Team titles defeating The Bushwhackers (2001);
  • FSCW (Four Star Championship Wrestling) Tag Team titles defeating Ryan O’Reilly & J-Dawg (2002);
  • CCW (Coastal Championship Wrestling) Tag Team titles defeating Phi Delta Slam (2003);
  • NWA Sunray Tag Team titles defeating Axis and Python (2003);
  • NWA Sunray Tag Team titles defeating The Vandalz (2004);
  • MXPW (Maximum Xtreme Pro Wrestling) Tag Team titles by Winning a Tournament (2004);
  • MXPW (Maximum Xtreme Pro Wrestling) Televison title (Joey Machete) defeating Ryan O’Reilly (2005);
  • CCW (Coastal Championship Wrestling) Tag Team titles defeating Scott Commodity and Preston James (2005);
  • CCW (Coastal Championship Wrestling) South Eastern title (Joey Machete) defeating ????? ();
  • CCW (Coastal Championship Wrestling) Heavyweight title (Shawn Murphy) defeating ????? ();
  • FIP (Full Impact Pro) Tag Team titles defeating The Heartbreak Express (May 27, 2006);

Career Highlights

The Market Crashers (NA$DAQ & DOW JONE$):

  • August 1998: The Market Crashers debuted vs Rusty Brooks and Terry Anderson at the St. Lucie County Civic Center..
  • 1999: The Market Crashers defeated The Exterminators to win their first championship, the FWA Tag Team titles..
  • 1999: The Market Crashers held and defended six tag team titles successfully for eight months straight..
  • 2001: The Market Crashers defeated The Bushwhackers and earned a spot in the World Wrestling Council of Puerto Rico..
  • ~~~This led to an eight month undefeated streak in the most violent territory in the world..
  • 2003: The Market Crashers returned to the United States to reclaim their stance as a tag team force..Black Market (Murphy & Machete):
  • 2004: The Market Crashers dropped their name and repackaged themselves as BLK/MRKT – Murphy & Machete!
  • ~~~They declared war on Florida and picked up the MXPW and NWA Sunray Tag Team titles and held them both for over a year..
  • 2005: BLK/MRKT finally made the PWI 500 under their former identities Nasdaq (#343) and Dow Jones (#347)..
  • 2005: BLK/MRKT competed in the first Annual Bruiser Brody Memorial Cup in Bayamon, Puerto Rico..
  • 2005: BLK/MRKT debut for Full Impact Pro, the sister promotion of the popular Ring of Honor promotion..
  • 2006: BLK/MRKT returned to Puerto Rico to face their best tag teams in The Hour of Truth III Tag Team Tournament..
  • February 17, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Seth Delay & Chasyn Rance defeated Black Market by Disqualification..
  • February 18, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Black Market (Murphy & Machete) defeated Tony Mamaluke & Chad Parham…..
  • March 8, 2006–Elite Wrestling Entertainment: Buck Quartermain defeated Black Market by DQ in a Handicap match..
  • March 25, 2006–Coastal Championship Wrestling: Shawn Murphy defeated Bruno Sassi to win the CCW Heavyweight title..
  • ~~~Joey Machete beat Jake Roberts to become the 1st Southeastern Champion (Machete’s wins gives him a CCW title shot)..
  • April 1, 2006–Elite Wrestling Entertainment: Shawn Murphy defeated “Heavy Metal Killing Machine” Erick Stevens..
  • April 7, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Black Market beat The Heartbreak Express and Seth Delay & Chasyn Rance in a 3-WAY..
  • April 8, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Black Market defeated The Heartbreak Express in a Non-title match.. . . . .
  • April 28, 2006–Elite Wrestling Entertainment: Black Market defeated The Sandman & Buck Quartermaine in a Tables match..
  • ~~~BLACK MARKET superbombed Buck Quartermaine onto Sandman and through a Table in this special “Tables Death Match”…
  • April 29, 2006–Maximum Xtreme Pro Wrestling: Black Market won the first ever “LORD’S OF THE RING” Tag Team Tournament..
  • ~~~ROUND #1: Black Market (Shawn Murphy & Joey Machete) defeated The Heartbreak Express (Sean & Phil Davis)..
  • ~~~ROUND #2: Black Market beat The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) | FINALS: Black Market beat The SAT..
  • May 26, 2006–FIP: Black Market & Sean Waltman defeated The Heartbreak Express & Korey Chavis & Alex Porteau..
  • May 27, 2006–FIP: Black Market beat The Heartbreak Express in a bloodbath to win the FIP Tag Team titles..
  • June 9, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Black Market defeated The Heartbreak Express by DQ to retain the FIP Tag Team titles..
  • June 10, 2006–Coastal Championship Wrestling: Shawn Murphy vs Joey Machete ended in a Double Disqualification..
  • June 24, 2006–Southern Championship Wrestling: Team 3-D (Brothers Ray & Devon) defeated Matt Bentley & Joey Machete..
  • July 7, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Black Market defeated The Heartbreak Express to retain the Tag Team titles…
  • July 8, 2006–FIP: Black Market defeated The Heartbreak Express in a Double Chain match to retain the Tag Team titles…
  • July 15, 2006–Coastal Championship Wrestling: Both Murphy & Machete successfully defended their singles titles..
  • ~~~Murphy beat Bruno Sassi to retain the CCW title | Machete beat Kahagas and Naphtali in a 3-WAY to retain the SEC title..
  • August 12, 2006–Coastal Championship Wrestling: Both members of Blk Mrkt successfully defended their singles titles..
  • ~~~Joey Machete defeated Kahagus to retain the SEC Title | Shawn Murphy defeated Dok Rivers to retain the CCW Title..
  • September 8, 2006–FIP: Black Market w/Allison Danger defeated Team Protein & Applesauce (Colt Cabana & Sal Rinauro)..
  • September 9, 2006–FIP: The Heartbreak Express & Lacey beat Black Market & Alison Danger to win the FIP Tag Team titles!
  • September 16, 2006–Coastal Championship Wrestling: Kahagas defeated Joey Machete..
  • October 13, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Black Market (Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy) beat Jerrelle Clark & Jon Davis
  • October 14, 2006–Full Impact Pro: The Briscoe Brothers defeated Black Market (Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy)..
  • October 19, 2006–Maximum Xtreme Pro Wrestling: Black Market defeated The Cash Money Brothers…
  • October 20, 2006–Coastal Championship Wrestling (Day): Joey Machete defeated Bobby Hopkins Jr. …
  • October 20, 2006–CCW (Night Show): Joey Machete beat Wade Koverly | Shawn Murphy beat Dantastic…
  • October 21, 2006–CCW: Black Market vs Syrian Assassin & Kahagas ended in a Double Disqualification..
  • October 27, 2006–D1PW: Black Market beat The Cash Money Brothers after interference from Casey Thompson & Amy Vitale
  • November 4, 2006–Sunray Pro Wrestling: Black Market defeated Modern Day Theory (Preston James & Scott Commodity)..
  • ~~~Black Market (Shawn Murphy & Joey Machete) vs The Heartbreak Express (Sean & Phil Davis) ended in a No Contest..
  • November 10, 2006–Full Impact Pro: The Briscoes defeated The Heartbreak Express and Black Market in a 3-WAY to retain!
  • November 11, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Black Market (Murphy & Machete) defeated Bino Gambino & Jake Manley..
  • December 15, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Black Market defeated The Heartbreak Express in a bloody “Cage of Pain” match
  • ~~~The Finish saw Sean Davis power bombed off the middle ropes through a table with 5,000 thumb tacks on it!
  • December 16, 2006–Full Impact Pro: Shingo & Osamu Nishimura defeated Black Market (Shawn Murphy & Joey Machete)..
  • ~~~YRR (Steve Madison & Sal Rinauro & Chasyn Rance & Kenny King) beat Black Market & Seth Delay & Jerrelle Clark..
  • January 6, 2007–Division 1 Pro Wrestling: Black Market defeated The Lifeguards in a No-DQ Street Fight..
  • January 12, 2007–Full Impact Pro: Steve Madison & Chasyn Rance defeated Black Market (Murphy & Machete)…
  • January 13, 2007–Full Impact Pro: Black Market beat Kenny King & Chasyn Rance and Shingo & Shane Hagadorn in a 3-WAY!
  • February 2, 2007–Full Impact Pro: Black Market defeated The YYR (Chasyn Rance & Sal Rinauro) by DQ
  • February 3, 2007–FIP: YRR (Claudio Castagnoli & Sal Rinauro) beat Black Market in a “Loser Leaves Town for 90s Days” match
  • February 17, 2007–AWA World 1 South: Black Market defeated The Heartbreak Express in Savannah, Georgia..
  • March 24, 2007–AWA World 1 South: The Heartbreak Express defeated Joey Machete & Steve Madison in a Barbed Wire match
  • June 30, 2007–Full Impact Pro: Black Market beat The YRR’s Assassins (Mad Man Pondo & Ares) in a Crystal River Street Fight..
  • August 18, 2007–Full Impact Pro: The YRR defeated Black Market & The Heartbreak Express in a brutal Bunkhouse Match
  • ~~~The YRR = Chasyn Rance & Salvatore Rinauro & Kenny King & Jason Blade (w/So Cal Val & Rain & Becky Bayless)..
  • August 19, 2007–Full Impact Pro: Black Market & Steve Madison beat The YRR in an Anything Goes Street Fight..
  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The YRR = Chasyn Rance & Kenny King & Jason Blade w/Rain & Becky Bayless..
  • September 28, 2007–Full Impact Pro: The YRR defeated Black Market & The Heartbreak Express in an Anything Goes match..
  • ~~~Salvatore Rinauro & Chasyn Rance & Kenny King & Jason Blade beat Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy & Sean & Phil Davis..
  • September 29, 2007–Full Impact Pro: Black Market & The Heartbreak Express defeated The YRR in a bloody Cage of Pain match!
  • ~~~Joey Machete & Shawn Murphy & Sean & Phil Davis beat Chasyn Rance & Jason Blade & Kenny King & Salvatore Rinauro..
  • November 9, 2007–Full Impact Pro: The Heartbreak Express vs. Black Market (Murphy & Machete) ended in a No Contest..
  • ~~~It was a brawl ending with The Heartbreak Express running out the front door and jumping into their car to speed off!Full Impact Pro (Black Market vs. The Dark City Fight Club):
  • February 16, 2008–Full Impact Pro: Joey Machete didn’t make the show because he was “attacked” earlier in the day at home..
  • ~~~Shawn Murphy defeated The Heartbreak Express in a Handicap “Losing Team Can Never Wrestle In FIP Again” Match..
  • ~~~After the match; Murphy was attacked by two masked men that are suspected to be the same men who attacked Machete,..
  • March 22, 2008–Full Impact Pro: The Dark City Fight Club were revealed as the masked men who took out Black Market..
  • April 26, 2008–Full Impact Pro: Black Market (Murphy & Machete) vs. The Dark City Fight Club ended in a No Contest..
  • ~~~The Dark City Fight Club poured gasoline onto Joey Machete and threatened to light him on fire but they were chased off..
  • May 30, 2008–Full Impact Pro: The Dark City Fight Club defeated Black Market (Murphy & Machete)..
  • July 19, 2008–Full Impact Pro: Shawn Murphy (Black Market) defeated Jon Davis (Dark City Fight Club) by Disqualification,..
  • July 19, 2008–Full Impact Pro: Joey Machete (Black Market) defeated Kory Chavis (Dark City Fight Club) in a No-DQ match..
  • August 23, 2008–Full Impact Pro: The Dark City Fight Club defeated Black Market in a “Weapons” match..
  • ~~~Mercedes Martinez helped Black Market, but eventually turned on them and joined the Dark City Fight Club!
members: Shawn Murphy
Joey Machete
hometown: New York City, NY
trained by: The Blackharts
debut: August 1998
previous names: The Market Crashers
Blackout
finishing move(s): Blackout Super Bomb
Boot Party
favorite move(s): Molatov Cocktail
Blackout
The Spinebuster
The Gorilla Press
The Spear
Snap Suplex
Hangman's Neck Breaker
Gutter Cutter
notable feuds: The Natural Disasters
Thunder & Lightning
The YRR (FIP)
The Heavenly Bodies
Heartbreak Express
Dark City Fight Club
Carly & Eddie Colon
The Shane Twins
The Vandalz
images: http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/gallery/b/blackmarket.html
gender: Male
status: Retired
type: Single
current promotion: Inactive

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