Joshua Bishop (wrestler)

Joshua Bishop
Personal information
Born (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring names
  • Josh Bishop
  • Joshua Bishop
  • Skid McGraw
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Billed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Trained byCandice LeRae (AIW Academy)
Johnny Gargano (AIW Academy)
Debut2017

Joshua Bishop (born March 18, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently working on the independent circuit. Particularly with Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) where he was the JCW Heavyweight Champion, Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) where he a three-time AIW Absolute Champion and AIW Instense Champion, and Major League Wrestling (MLW). He has also worked with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Game Changer Wrestling, Alpha-1 Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and Coastal Championship Wrestling (CCW).

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2017–present)

On May 27, 2017, Joshua Bishop made his debut at Absolute Intense Wrestling's (AIW) Back to the Future Cup at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Cleveland, Ohio in which he competed in a six-way match against Chase Oliver, Big Twan Tucker, Kurt Hurtz, Parker Pierce, and Tre Lamar.[1] On June 10, 2017, Bishop wrestled in his first singles match at AIW's Night of the Creeps against Jonathan Wolf.[2] On August 6, 2017, Bishop begam wrestling outside of Ohio as he make his Southern Underground Pro (SUP) debut at the promotion's Maximum Overdrive event in Nashville, Tennessee in a five-way match against AJ Gray, Chase Oliver, Derek Direction, and Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham.[3] At AIW's Gauntlet for the Gold 14 event on April 26, 2019, Bishop won his first championship as he defeated Matthew Justice to win the AIW Intense Championship.[4]

Game Changer Wrestling (2019–present)

On June 1, 2019, Joshua Bishop made his Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) debut at the promotion's Tournament of Survival 4 pay-per-view in Atlantic City, New Jersey in which he fought against KTB, the Grim Reefer, Kikutaro, Matthew Justice, and Pinkie Sanchez in a six-way scramble match.[5] On December 31, 2020, Bishop teamed up with Matthew Justice as the Crazy Tough Enemies against Ironbeast (KTB and Shane Mercer).[6]

Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2021–2022)

On April 10, 2021, Joshua Bishop made his Juggalo Championship Wrestling debut during the Fenced In Fury at the Folson Felony Funhouse event in Farmington Hills, Michigan in a singles match against Kaplan.[7] During Bloodymania 14 on August 20, 2021, Bishop competed in a 20-man battle royal match which featured Shane Mercer, Shark Boy, and Corporal Robinson.[8] At Bloodymania 15 on August 6, 2022, Bishop fought Vampiro and Delirious in a three-way electrified steel cage match.[9] At Bloodymania 16 on August 6, 2023, Bishop won the JCW Heavyweight Championship after defeating Joey Janela, Matthew Justice, and Tom Lawlor in a five-way match for the vacant championship.[10] On October 31, 2023, at the Hallowicked event in Detroit, Michigan, Bishop defended the title against Joey Janela.[11] However, he was stripped of the championship at the end of the year.

Major League Wrestling (2023–2024)

On November 18, 2023, during a taping for the November 30, 2023 episode of MLW Fusion, Joshua Bishop made his Major League Wrestling debut in a six-man tag team match with Alex Hammerstone and Tom Lawlor as the World Titan Federation against the Bomaye Fight Club (J Boujii, Mr. Thomas, and O'Shay Edwards).[12][13] On the December 14, 2023 episode of Fusion, Bishop won a battle royal which featured Brett Ryan Gosselin, Mance Warner as Good Brother #3, Griffin McCoy, Tom Lawlor, Tony Deppen, and Matthew Justice.[14][15]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025)

On July 18, 2025, TNA announced that Josh Bishop, Real1, and Zilla Fatu would be representing 4th Rope Wrestling in a six-man tag team match during the 2025 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Slammiversary pay-per-view on July 20, 2025.[16] During the Countdown to Slammiversary, Team 4th Rope won a pre-show six-man tag team match against Steve Maclin, Mance Warner, and Jake Something.[17] During this match, the commentators confirmed that TNA had formed a working relationship with 4th Rope.[18][19][20]

Return to Major League Wrestling (2026–present)

On January 29, 2026, Bishop made his return to MLW during the promotion's Battle Riot VIII event in which he was eliminated by Killer Kross and Matt Riddle in the Battle Riot match.[21][22] On the June 14, 2026 episode of Fusion, Bishop defeated Matthew Justice in a street fight.[23]

Return to Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2026–present)

On May 24, 2026, Bishop made his return to JCW during the Gorilla Monsoon June tapings which aired on the June 11, 2026 episode of JCW Lunacy in which he was accompanied by Joel Gertner against EC3 in his debut match.[24]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Absolute Intense Wrestling
    • AIW Intense Championship (3 times)
    • AIW Tag Team Championship (with Wes Barkley as the Rip City Shooters, 1 time)[25]
    • AIW Absolute Championship (3 times)
  • Ultimate Xtreme Wrestling Alliance
    • UXWA Tag Team Championship (with Wes Barkley as the Rip City Shooters, 1 time)[26]
  • Capital City Championship Combat
    • C4 Underground Championship (1 time)[27]
  • Appalachian Championship Wrestling
    • ACW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[28]
    • ACW Super H Championship (1 time)[28][29]
    • ACW Undisputed Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[29]
    • ACW Bluegrass Con Championship (1 time, current)[30]
    • ACW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Gen Z[31]
  • Black Label Pro
    • BLP Midwest Championship (1 time)[32]
  • Alpha-1 Wrestling
    • A1 Outer Limits Championship (1 time)[33]
  • Juggalo Championship Wrestling
  • MEGA Championship Wrestling
    • MEGA Championship (1 time)
  • Major League Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "AIW Back to the Future Cup 2017". Cagematch.net.
  2. ↑ "AIW Night of the Creeps". Cagematch.net.
  3. ↑ "SUP Maximum Over Dive". Cagematch.net.
  4. ↑ "AIW Gauntlet for the Gold 14". Cagematch.net.
  5. ↑ "GCW Tournament of Survival 4". Cagematch.net.
  6. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 1, 2021). "GCW Good Riddance Results (12/31): ACH, Jordan Oliver, Mance Warner, More In Action". Fightful.
  7. ↑ "JCW Fenced in Fury at the Folsom Felony Funhouse". Cagematch.net.
  8. ↑ "JCW Bloodymania 14". Cagematch.net.
  9. ↑ "JCW Bloodymania 15". Cagematch.net.
  10. ↑ "JCW Bloodymania 16". Cagematch.net.
  11. 1 2 "JCW Hallowicked 2023". Cagematch.net.
  12. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 1, 2023). "MLW Fusion Stream And Results (11/30): Bomaye Fight Club Faces World Titan Federation". Fightful.
  13. ↑ Powell, Jason (December 1, 2023). "MLW Fusion results (11/30): Powell's review of Tom Lawlor, Josh Bishop, and Alex Hammerstone vs. Mr. Thomas, J Boujii, and O'Shay Edwards, Jimmy Lloyd vs. Cannonball in a Thumbtack Pit of Death match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  14. ↑ Powell, Jason (December 16, 2023). "MLW Fusion results (12/14): Powell's review of Rickey Shane Page vs. Akira for the MLW National Openweight Title, Janai Kai vs. Delmi Exo vs. Tiara James for the MLW Featherweight Title, battle royal". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  15. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 15, 2023). "MLW Fusion Results And Stream (12/14): RSP vs. Akira, Battle Royal, Tony Deppen In Action". Fightful.
  16. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (July 18, 2025). "Steve Maclin, Jake Something, And Mance Warner To Face Real1, Zilla Fatu, And Josh Bishop At TNA Slammiversary". Fightful.
  17. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (July 20, 2025). "Real1 And 4th Rope Wrestling Defeat Team TNA At TNA Slammiversary". Fightful.
  18. ↑ Wannan, Jack (July 20, 2025). "TNA Slammiversary 2025 results: Trick Williams retains in three-way, Jacy Jayne captures Knockouts title". POST Wrestling.
  19. ↑ Lilly, Darrin (July 20, 2025). "TNA SLAMMIVERSARY 2025 RESULTS (7/20): Trick vs. Hendry vs. Santana, Slamovich vs. Jayne, Four-Way Ladder Match, AJ Styles surprise return". Pro Wrestling Torch.
  20. ↑ Boone, Matt (July 20, 2025). "TNA Slammiversary live results: World title three-way, AJ Styles returns". F4WOnline.
  21. ↑ Vetter, Chris (February 5, 2026). "MLW "Battle Riot VIII" results: Vetter's review of the 40-wrestler Battle Riot match for the MLW Championship, Templario vs. Kushida for the MLW Middleweight Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  22. ↑ F4W Staff (January 29, 2026). "MLW Battle Riot VIII spoilers from Kissimmee, Florida". Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 1, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ Vetter, Chris (June 14, 2026). "MLW Fusion results (6/13): Vetter's review of Killer Kross vs. Matt Riddle for the MLW Championship, Kushida vs. Alan Angels for the MLW Middleweight Championship, Matt Justice vs. Josh Bishop". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
  24. ↑ Meregildo, Roberto (June 12, 2026). "Resultados Juggalo Championship Wrestling: Lunacy #86" (in Spanish). Súper Luchas.
  25. ↑ "AIW Sunny Days". Cagematch.net.
  26. ↑ "UXWA I Got Five On It". Cagematch.net.
  27. ↑ "C4 Silver Bullet". Cagematch.net.
  28. 1 2 "ACW School's Out 2022". Cagematch.net.
  29. 1 2 "ACW Undisputed". Cagematch.net.
  30. ↑ "ACW Extreme Impact 2026". Cagematch.net.
  31. ↑ "ACW Any Way You Want It". Cagematch.net.
  32. ↑ "BLP Turbo Graps 24 - Part 2". Cagematch.net.
  33. ↑ "A1 Watch The Throne 7 - The Kings Are Back". Cagematch.net.
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