Line #6 Wrestling/RecklessYouth


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:As [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mcw/mcw-c.html MCW Cruiserweight Champion]]]]
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4	Thomas Carter (born September 18, 1974) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er and trainer from Mount Holly, New Jersey who competed from the 1990s until 2010 as Reckless Youth. He was a major figure in the independent scene, competing heavily in the Mid-Atlantic area alongside Wrestling/DevonStorm, Ace Darling and Lance Diamond. Along with Mike Quackenbush, he was one of the founders of Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} in 2002. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/others/na-h.html NWA North American Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/de/ecwa/ecwa-ma.html ECWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/md/mcw/mcw-c.html MCW (Maryland) Cruiserweight Champion]]. He retired in 2007 and presently works as an accountant.
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6	!!"Reckless Tropes":
7	* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/TheKingsOfWrestling
8	* BadassTeacher: He was one of the original trainers at the CHIKARA Wrestle Factory, and helped train Hallowicked, Wrestling/{{UltraMantis Black}}, Gran Akuma and Icarus, among others.
9	* TheCameo: Defeated [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Super Nova]] at Wrestling/{{ECW}}'s December 26, 1998 show.
10	* CantGetAwayWithNuthin': Successfully defended his [[http://incredible8.com/hcwtitlehistories.html HCW Heavyweight Title]] against Christian York by pinning York with his feet on the ropes. After the match, the special enforcer the Warlord was told about how Reckless Youth won.. and chokeslammed him for it.
11	* CommutingOnABus: Competed for CHIKARA regularly in 2002-2003, was absent for 2004, came back in 2005 and left after three appearances in 2006.
12	* CoolCrown: From his time in the ECWA, as seen [[http://imagizer.imageshack.com/a/img912/5504/T5I8Od.jpg here]].
13	* FinishingMove: Northern Lights 2K1 (Cross-legged Fisherman's Buster), Stretch Plum
14	* GimmickMatches:
15	** Don Montoya d. Reckless Youth in a Street Fight at CWF's (Championship Wrestling Federation in Michigan) April 26, 1997 show.
16	** Debuted for Great Lakes Wrestling in a ladder match against Steve Nixon.
17	* HesBack: He was among the many past and present CHIKARA wrestlers who gathered around ringside during the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/chikara/chikara-g.html CHIKARA Grand Championship]] 12 Large: Summit Tournament Final between Mike Quackenbush and Wrestling/EddieKingston at ''CHIKARA High Noon'' on November 13, 2011.
18	* IHaveManyNames: Started his career under the name Silver Wings.
19	* ItAmusedMe: The main event of ''CHIKARA The Second Show'', May 31, 2002, was the Black T-Shirt Squad (Quack/Reckless/Montoya) vs. the Night Shift (Blind Rage[=/=]Hallowicked/Ichabod Slayne [Icarus]), which is the second disc in the two-DVD set ''CHIKARA The Renaissance Dawns''. At one point, Reckless is doing the waterpump spot to Hallowicked's arm. On the DVD Commentary track, Quackenbush noted that sometimes Reckless did things to entertain the fans and sometimes he did things to entertain himself.
20	* TheLancer: To Mike Quackenbush
21	* LastOfHisKind: Won the GLW (Great Lakes Wrestling) Heavyweight Title in the final match of the promotion's final show.
22	* MeaningfulRename: Starting in 2003, he competed on and off for Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Pro Wrestling Unplugged and [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance NWA Pro Wrestling]] as "Technician" Tom Carter.
23	* MeleeATrois: Defeated Ric Blade and White Lotus at ''CZW Pain in the Rain'' on October 9, 1999.
24	* RedBaron: "The King of the Independents"
25	* ThirdPersonPerson: He talks this way in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHhojaktlEU this promo]] before his match with [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=416 ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Champion]] [[Wrestling/LarrySweeney "Sweet 'N' Sour" Larry Sweeney]] at ''CHIKARA Son of the International Invasion of the International Invaders Night II'', September 17, 2005, saying, "Reckless doesn't care."

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