Cliff Compton

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Cliff Compton
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Ring name(s) Cliff Compton[1]
Dice Domino[1]
Domino[1]
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Billed weight 240 lb (110 kg/17 st)[2]
Born November 2, 1979 (1979-11-02) (age 28)
Nassau County, New York[3]
Billed from The Other Side of the Tracks[2]
Trained by Monster Factory Larry Sharpe
OVW Al Snow
Debut 1998

Clifford Compton[3](born November 2, 1979)[citation needed] better known by his ring name Domino, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand,[2] where he is a former WWE Tag Team Champion, with his partner Deuce.[4]

Contents

Career

World Wrestling Enterainment

Ohio Valley Wrestling

On September 26th, 2005 Cliff Compton was defeated by Danny Basham in a dark match prior to RAW and was soon signed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Compton was then sent to WWE's developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling

In January 2006, Compton began working as Domino, teaming with Deuce Shade under the management of his kayfabe sister Cherry, working a 1950s greaser gimmick.

Calling themselves The Throwbacks and then later The Untouchables, the team would become OVW Southern Tag Team Champions after Deuce Shade defeated Mike Mizanin on March 19, to win the titles for the team. The team lost their titles on April 5, in a 3-way match to Roadkill and Kasey James, which also involved Kenny and Mikey of the Spirit Squad. Deuce N' Domino would move on to feud with CM Punk and Seth Skyfire. They would later be involved in a long rivalry with Sean Spears and Cody Runnels. The feud came to an end with a brutal street fight.

The team would go on to win the OVW Tag Team Title another two times as well as win the DSW Tag Team Championship before being called up to the main WWE roster.

SmackDown!

Debuting on the January 19, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, the team now known as Deuce 'N Domino, began squashing jobber teams.[5] On the February 2 edition of SmackDown!, they defeated the then WWE Tag Team champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick in a non-title match.[6] They faced London and Kendrick in a WWE Tag Team Championship match at No Way Out but lost when Kendrick pinned Deuce via a roll-up.[7] On the April 20 edition of SmackDown!, Deuce 'N Domino defeated London and Kendrick for the WWE Tag Team Championship when Paul London was kayfabe injured when he missed a moonsault to the outside. Kendrick was left to defend the title by himself, and was pinned after being hit with the West Side Stop.[8] On the May 25 edition of Smackdown, Brian Kendrick and Paul London competed against William Regal and Dave Taylor. Deuce 'N Domino interfered causing Regal and Taylor to be disqualified.[9] This made both teams number 1 contenders leading to a triple threat tag match the next week where Deuce 'N Domino retained the titles.[10]

At Vengeance: Night of Champions, after insulting former Tag Team Champions Tony Garea and Rick Martel, Deuce 'N Domino defeated the legendary Sgt. Slaughter and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka.[11] Despite the fact that Deuce and Snuka are actual adopted son and father in real life, it was never mentioned after Deuce and Domino made it to national television.

During a tag team match with Cryme Tyme, Domino suffered an injury which was diagnosed as a broken nose and a possible broken orbital bone socket in his eye. The injury would keep him out of the ring for a month.[12] On the August 31 edition of SmackDown!, he and Deuce lost their tag team titles to Matt Hardy and reigning United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter.[13][4]

In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

  • Old Time Wrestling
  • OTW Delaware Valley Championship (3 times)
  • Other Titles
  • WWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

  1. ^ a b c Domino Profile. Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
  2. ^ a b c d WWE Profile. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
  3. ^ a b WWE Current Roster. WWE.
  4. ^ a b c History Of The WWE Tag Team Championship. WWE.
  5. ^ Smackdown! results - January 19, 2007. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
  6. ^ Smackdown! results - February 2, 2007. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
  7. ^ No Way Out results - WWE Tag Team Championship. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
  8. ^ Smackdown! results - April 20, 2007. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
  9. ^ Lennie DiFino (May 25, 2007). Golden goals. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
  10. ^ Draft patterns. WWE.
  11. ^ Tag champs win, but taught a legendary lesson. WWE.
  12. ^ Smackdown! article - Domino Injured - June 29, 2007. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
  13. ^ Tumultuous tag team. WWE.

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