Eddie Edwards

Eric Maher (born December 30, 1983) is an American professional wrestler who is known by the ring name Eddie Edwards.

He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former two-time TNA World Champion, two-time TNA X Division Champion and a five-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Davey Richards.

Edwards has also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former World Champion, the inaugural Television Champion and a two-time World Tag Team Champion with his partner Davey Richards as the American Wolves.

Debuting in 2002 as Eddie Edwards, Maher has competed for numerous independent promotions throughout his career, most notably New England Championship Wrestling (NECW), Top Rope Promotions (TRP), Maryland Championship Wrestling, and the Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF).

He has also competed for MXW Pro Wrestling, Defiant Pro Wrestling, Power League Wrestling, Showcase Pro Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling.

On February 5, 2003, Edwards became the first MWF Television Champion, by defeating Jerelle Clark in the final of a tournament to crown the inaugural champion.

He held the title for over two and a half years, before losing it to Tommaso Ciampa in a three-way match, also involving A.J. Styles.

On August 20, 2005, Edwards started his first tour with Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.

During the tour, which lasted until September 18, Edwards wrestled mainly opening matches, losing all of them.

During his time in Noah, Edwards also underwent further training.

During 2006, Edwards made two more tours with Noah, first in April and the second in November.

On December 2, Edwards picked up his first win in Noah, when he and Doug Williams defeated Shuhei Taniguchi and Yoshinari Ogawa in a tag team match, with Edwards pinning Taniguchi for the win.

During the next years, Edwards continued making two tours of Noah per year and now had begun earning himself title matches in the promotion.

In January 2007, Edwards started wrestling for Squared Circle Wrestling (2CW).

On June 9, 2007, Edwards competed in NECW's annual Iron 8 Championship Tournament, where he defeated Gary Cassidy in his first round match.

Later that night, he beat Bobby Fish, Brandon Locke, and Brian Fury in the final, in a four-way Iron Man match, to win the Tournament.

The time limit had been reached with a four-way tie with each wrestler on two pinfalls, so Edwards won in sudden death overtime, during which Fish broke his ankle.

On May 25, 2007, Edwards and Ted Dibiase, Jr. unsuccessfully challenged Kentaro Shiga and Kishin Kawabata for the GHC Hardcore Tag Team Championship, and on November 28, 2008, Edwards also unsuccessfully challenged Kenta for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.

As part of 2CW he wrestled against R. J. Brewer, C. W. Anderson, Samoa Joe, and challenged Slyck Wagner Brown for the 2CW Title in August 2008.

During the tours, Edwards formed a partnership with Ricky Marvin, with whom he took part in the 2008 and 2009 Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag Leagues, with the two making the semifinals in the latter.

He won ROH's Survival of the Fittest tournament in November 2010 which propelled him to win the World Championship.

His World Championship victory made him the first wrestler to win the ROH Triple Crown and the first wrestler to ever hold both the Impact Wrestling and ROH Triple Crowns.

He was also a regular for the Southern California-based promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and has made several tours of Japan with Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former GHC Heavyweight Champion, and is, to date, the only foreigner ever to win said championship.

Between TNA, ROH and Noah, Edwards has won 14 total championships (including four world championships) and is the only wrestler to have held the TNA, ROH and GHC world championships.

Edwards won his first title in 2CW, the 2CW Tag Team Championship alongside Davey Richards, on April 2, 2010.

They held the championship for four months before losing it to Colin Delaney and Jimmy Olsen on August 22.

In the 2010 edition of the tournament, Edwards and Roderick Strong made it to the finals, before losing to the team of Atsushi Aoki and Kenta.

On October 30, 2011, Edwards made an appearance in Chikara, losing to Jigsaw.

On January 29, 2011, Edwards received his second shot at the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated by the defending champion, Kotaro Suzuki.

On November 30, 2012, he and Roderick Strong, billed as the Dojo Bros., won the Premiere Wrestling Xperience's Tag Team Championship.

At House of Hardcore VII, Edwards made his debut in the promotion, defeating Eddie Kingston.

In April 2012, Edwards took part in his first Global Tag League, teaming with Colt Cabana.

After two wins, one draw and four losses, the team was eliminated from the tournament, but was afterward awarded the Technique award.

Edwards then formed a new partnership with Bobby Fish, with whom he took part in the 2012 Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League and 2013 Global Tag League.

Edwards returned to Noah in late October 2013 to take part in the 2013 Global League.

Despite big wins over reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta and Katsuhiko Nakajima, he finished last in his block.

On August 26, 2017, Edwards defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the first time, becoming the first ever gaijin to win the title.

On October 1, he defeated Naomichi Marufuji for his first successful title defense.

He lost the title to Kenoh on December 22.

Edwards returned to NOAH in a Tag Team match, along with Go Shiozaki and Yoshiki Inamura against the team of Hayata, Kenoh and Masa Kitamiya.