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Dick Durning

Title History

  • UCW tag team titles w Ryan Heath defeating Chris Cooke & Sexton Phoenix (April 3, 2010);
  • TCW heavyweight title winning a battle royal (May 11, 2013);
  • IHW TV title defeating Fantana in a tournament (August 8, 2015);
  • IFWA heavyweight title defeating JP Simms (November 10, 2016);
  • North Pro heavyweight title winning a 3-way match (January 17, 2020);

Career Highlights

  • November 11, 2009 – UCW: Chris Cooke defeated Dick Durning. Dick Durning was also in a battle royal won by Pink Flamingo.
  • January 30, 2010  UCW: Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) defeated Retro Rockers (Aarron Awesome and Cool Cross).
  • March 6, 2010 – UCW: Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) defeated Retro Rockers (Aarron Awesome and Cool Cross) & Julien Young and Nick Teeth in a 3-way tag team match.
  • April 3, 2010 – UCW: Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) defeated Chris Cooke and Sexton Phoenix to win the tag team titles.
  • April 29, 2010 – UCW: Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) defeated Johnny Jack Spade and Victor Diamond to retain the tag team titles.
  • April 30, 2010 – UCW: Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) defeated Sexton Phoenix and XXL to retain the tag team titles.
  • May 1, 2010 – UCW: Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) defeated SPX (Narcis Saint and Sexton Phoenix) to retain the tag team titles.
  • May 4, 2010 – UCW: Bushwhacker Luke and Marty Jannetty defeated Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath).
  • June 20, 2010 – UCW: Bushwhacker Luke and JP Simms defeated Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath).
  • June 21, 2010 – UCW: Bushwhacker Luke and Gary Williams defeated Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath).
  • June 22, 2010 – UCW: Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) defeated Riddick Stone and Vince Beach to retain the tag team titles.
  • June 23, 2010 – UCW: Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) defeated Bushwhacker Luke and JP Simms to retain the tag team titles.
  • July 18, 2010 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Ryan Heath.
  • November 27, 2010 – UCW: Chris Cooke and Robbie McAllister defeated Above Average (Dick Durning and Ryan Heath) to win the tag team titles.
  • October 21, 2012 – IHW: Riddick Stone defeated Dick Durning. Eric Doucet defeated Julien Young and BT Bobby Mann and Dick Durning and Kilgrave and Riddick Stone in a battle royal to become #1 contender for the heavyweight title.
  • November 18, 2012 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Mike Hughes.
  • March 24, 2013 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Julien Young.
  • April 21, 2013 – IHW: Julien Young defeated Dick Durning.
  • May 11, 2013 – TCW: Dick Durning defeated Aaron Matthews. Dick Durning also wins a battle royal to win the vacant heavyweight title.
  • May 12, 2013 – TCW: Dick Durning defeated Narcis Saint to retain the heavyweight title.
  • June 15-16, 2013 – TCW: Dick Durning defeated Julius Fantana to retain the heavyweight title.
  • June 22, 2013 – IHW: Eric Doucet defeated Dick Durning to retain the IHW i title.
  • July 19, 2013 – IHW: Dick Durning and Slash defeated Eric Doucet and Julien Young.
  • July 20, 2013 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated JJB. Dick Durning, Slash and Titus defeated Eric Doucet, Julien Young and Riddick Stone.
  • July 26, 2013 – TCW: Dick Durning and Julius Fantana defeated JP Simms and Sexton Phoenix.
  • August 23, 2013 – TCW: Dick Durning, Julius Fatana and Riddick Stone defeated JP Simms, Sexton Phoenix and Wesley Pipes.
  • August 24, 2013 – TCW: Dick Durning defeated Chip Chambers to retain the heavyweight title.
  • September 28, 2013 – TCW: Dick Durning defeated Sexton Phoenix to retain the heavyweight title.
  • October 26, 2013 – NWE: Dick Durning defeated Wesley Pipes.
  • November 3, 2013 – IHW: Riddick Stone defeated Dick Durning.
  • November 16, 2013 – TCW: Wesley Pipes defeated Dick Durning by count-out. Durning retains the heavyweight title.
  • November 29, 2013 – TCW: Dick Durning defeated Lincoln Steen to retain the heavyweight title. Wesley Pipes defeated Dick Durning to win the heavyweight title.
  • March 1, 2014 – UCW: XXL defeated Dick Durning and Julius Fantana in a 3-way match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • April 13, 2014 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated El Fuego Dragon, Julien Young, Kirk Krupp, Slash , XXL & Your Canadian Idol in a gauntlet match.
  • May 30, 2014 – RRW: Dick Durning defeated Riddick Stone by disqualification.
  • June 27, 2014 – IHW: Dick Durning and Titus defeated Vegan Power (Markus Burke and Riddick Stone). Titus defeated Dick Durning to retain the heavyweight title.
  • June 28, 2014 – TCW: Chris Sabin defeated Wesley Pipes and Dick Durning in a 3-way match to win the heavyweight title.
  • July 18, 2014 – IHW: Julien Young defeated Dick Durning. Dick Durning and Titus defeated Julien Young and Markus Burke.
  • August 9, 2014 – IHW: Titus defeated Dick Durning to retain the heavyweight title.
  • September 27, 2014 – NWE: The Itallian Stallions (Bryce Lunic and Joey Muraco) defeated Rick And Dick Connection (Dick Durning and Rick Owens) to win the tag team titles.
  • September 28, 2014 – IHW: Vegan Power (Markus Burke and Riddick Stone) defeated Dick Durning and Fantana.
  • October 19, 2014 – IHW: The Itallian Stallions (Bryce Lunic and Joey Muraco) defeated Rick And Dick Connection (Dick Durning and Rick Owens) by disqualification to retain the tag team titles.
  • November 15, 2014 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated XXL. Dick Durning was also in a royal rumble won by Riddick Stone.
  • December 6, 2014 – NWE: Rick And Dick Connection (Dick Durning and Rick Owens) defeated The Itallian Stallions (Bryce Lunic and Joey Muraco) to win the tag team titles.
  • March 14, 2015 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated James Steele.
  • May 23, 2015 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated James Liberty.
  • June 13, 2015 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Jimmy Carr in the quarter-finals. Riddick Stone and XXL defeated Dick Durning and Julien Young.
  • June 27, 2015 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated XXL in the semi-finals. Dick Durning was also in the battle royal won by Julien Young.
  • July 18, 2015 – IHW: Markus Burke defeated Dick Durning. Dick Durning, Fantana and Titus defeated Julien Young, Markus Burke and Remi Petit.
  • August 8, 2015 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Fantana to win the tournament and vacant TV title.
  • September 11, 2015 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Fantana to retain the TV title.
  • September 12, 2015 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Kurk Krupp to retain the TV title. Dick Durning, Fantana and Julien Young defeated Kirk Krupp, Remi Petit and Steve Arsenault.
  • September 13, 2015 – WC: Dick Durning defeated Markus Burke.
  • October 17, 2015 – IHW: Jimmy Carr defeated Dick Durning by disqualification. Dick Durning retains the TV title. Dick Durning was also in the royal rumble won by Markus Burke.
  • November 7, 2015 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Chip Chambers to retain the TV title.
  • November 21, 2015 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Jimmy Carr, Kris Hicks and Remi Petit in a 4-way match to retain the TV title.
  • January 31, 2016 – WC: Dick Durning defeated Colt Cabana.
  • March 18, 2016 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Jimmy Carr in a hair vs beard match.
  • April 16, 2016 – VPW: Dick Durning defeated Alister Pennington.
  • April 29, 2016 – IHW: Dick Durning and Tyson Dux defeated James Liberty and Kris Hicks.
  • April 30, 2016 – IHW: Brody Steele defeated Dick Durning.
  • May 14, 2016 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Kris Hicks to retain the TV title.
  • May 27, 2016 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated Kris Hicks to retain the TV title.
  • May 28, 2016 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated James Liberty to retain the TV title.
  • June 10, 2016 – IHW: James Liberty defeated Dick Durning to win the TV title.
  • September 23, 2016 – IHW: Chip Chambers defeated Dick Durning. Titus defeated Chip Chambers and Dick Durning and El Fuego Dragon and Fantana and Juan Ponchovi and Kirk Aube and Remi Petit and Spiderman and Wesley Pipes in a battle royal.
  • November 10, 2016 – WC: Cody Rhodes defeated Dick Durning. Dick Durning defeated JP Simms to win the IFWA heavyweight title.
  • June 9, 2017 – IHW: Titus defeated Markus Burke and Dick Durning in a 3-way match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • September 9, 2017 – IHW vs Smash: Dick Durning, Maddison Miles, Remi Petit and Titus (IHW) defeated Brent Banks, Sebastian Suave, TARIK and Xandra Bale (Smash). Dick Durning (IHW) defeated TARIK (Smash).
  • September 23, 2017 – UCW: Titus defeated Dick Durning and Markus Burke in a 3-way match.
  • October 5, 2017 – Wedlock: Dick Durning defeated Chip Chambers.
  • October 14, 2017 – IHW: Dick Durning won a battle royal. Titus defeated Dick Durning to retain the heavyweight title.
  • October 20, 2017 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated James Liberty.
  • October 27, 2017 – UCW: Marko Estrada defeated Dick Durning to retain the heavyweight title.
  • October 28, 2017 – UCW: Dick Durning wins a battle royal. Dick Durning defeated Marko Estrada by disqualification. Dick Durning and Markus Burke defeated Marko Estrada and Titus.
  • November 3, 2017 – IHW: Dick Durning defeated James Liberty. Dick Durning defeated Kirk Aube.
  • November 4, 2017 – IHW: Titus defeated Dick Durning and Markus Burke in a 3-way match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • November 17, 2017 – MSWNB: Dick Durning defeated Covey Christ by disqualification.
  • November 18, 2017 – NWE: Dick Durning defeated Zachary Pierre Beaulieu.
  • November 25, 2017 – UCW: Dick Durning and Markus Burke defeated Riddick Stone and Titus.
  • December 1, 2017 – IHW: Chip Chambers defeated Dick Durning, Charlie Winston and Shane Stephens in a 4-way match to retain the Television title.
  • January 20, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Covey Christ.
  • March 9, 2018 – UCW: Marko Estrada defeated Dick Durning to retain the heavyweight title.
  • March 10, 2018 – UCW: Titus defeated Dick Durning and Tyson Dux in a 3-way match.
  • April 26, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Carter Mason.
  • April 27, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Jake Hager.
  • April 28, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated JP Simms, Titus and Simply Michel in a 4-way match.
  • May 31, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Travis Toxic.
  • June 1, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Thad Hairy Howett.
  • June 16, 2018 – IHW: Titus defeated Dick Durning to retain the heavyweight title.
  • June 22, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Markus Burke to become #1 contender for the heavyweight title.
  • June 23, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Evil Uno.
  • July 26, 2018 – UCW: Dick During defeated Brent Banks.
  • July 27, 2018 – UCW: Covey Christ defeated Dick Durning and Scotty O’Shea in a 3-way match to retain the Maritime heavyweight title.
  • September 8, 2018 – NSPW: Thomas Dubois defeated Dick Durning.
  • September 20, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Cody Blayde.
  • September 21, 2018 – UCW: Marko Estrada defeated Dick Durning in a ladder match to retain the heavyweight title.
  • September 22, 2018 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated PJ Black (Dick Durning final match as he retired.
  • Dick Durning returned to the wrestling business.
  • August 31, 2019 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Benjamin Tull to become #1 contender for the heavyweight title.
  • September 27, 2019 – UCW: Lil Blay and Security Craft defeated Channing Decker and Dick Durning to retain the tag team titles.
  • November 29, 2019 – UCW: Troy Merrick defeated Dick Durning.
  • January 17, 2020 – North Pro: Dick Durning defeated Channing Decker and Marko Estrada in a 3-way match to win the vacant heavyweight title.
  • March 14, 2020 – North Pro: Dick Durning defeated Dylan Davis in a street fight to retain the heavyweight title.
  • August 29, 2020 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Markus Burke to retain the heavyweight title.
  • September 26, 2020 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Charlie Hubley to retain the heavyweight title.
  • August 21, 2021 – ECPW: Charlie Hubley defeated Dick Durning to retain the Celtic Roots title.
  • September 4, 2021 – North Pro: Dick Durning defeated Channing Decker in a hardcore rules match.
  • November 13, 2021 – North Pro: PCO defeated Dick Durning and Channing Decker in a 3-way death match to win the vacant heavyweight title.
  • May 14, 2022 – UWC/WC: Dick Durning won the IFWA heavyweight title battle royal.
  • June 11, 2022 – North Pro: Dick Durning defeated AD Hutchinson in the quarter-finals.
  • July 8, 2022 – North Pro: Dick Durning defeated Dylan Davis in the semi-finals.
  • July 22, 2022 – Epic Pro: Dick Durning defeated Narcis Saint.
  • July 23, 2022 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Hollywood Cole to win the Atlantic Canadian title.
  • August 13, 2022 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Ethan Knight to retain the Atlantic Canadian title.
  • September 16, 2022 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Hollywood Cole to retain the Atlantic Canadian title.
  • September 17, 2022 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Nick Strong to retain the Atlantic Canadian title.
  • September 23, 2022 – North Pro: Marko Estrada defeated Dick Durning to win the tournament and vacant heavyweight title.
  • November 26, 2022 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated JP Simms to retain the Atlantic Canadian title.
  • March 4, 2023 – UCW: Dick Durning defeated Wayne Juggs to retain the Atlantic Canadian title.
  • March 31, 2023 – North Pro: Dick Durning defeated Alex Silva to retain the North Pro title. Durning vacated the title due to his back injury coming back and will take a step back of pro wrestling.
  • October 4, 2024 – North Pro: Dick Durning returned and interfered in the Markus Burke final match.
Updated: October 27, 2024 @ 6:49 am

DickDurning

Active Promotion Independent

Trained By

Jeff Dupree & Morris Nepoose

Debut

Retired September 21, 2018

Birthday

Hometown

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Gender

Male

Height

6' 3" (190 cm)

Weight

224 lbs (102 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Status

Active