Billy Wiles Biography

William "Billy" Wiles (born 1971) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Billy Wiles and Bilvis Wesley. He is best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he was part of the New Dangerous Alliance, often teaming with C.W. Anderson.

Professional wrestling career

Prior to first wrestling in a ring, he was once a timekeeper. Wiles then became a construction worker within Extreme Championship Wrestling, building up rings and working as a hauler backstage. Eventually he worked his way into the sport and Wiles' first known match in ECW was against Axl Rotten in a house show in Waltham, Massachusetts, in a losing effort. Wrestling the likes of Sabu, Louie Spicolli and Balls Mahoney, failing to defeat said wrestlers. Wiles challenged Taz for the ECW World Television Championship in a singles match in the same venue in Waltham, Massachusetts to a losing effort.

Wiles would work alongside Lou E. Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance teaming up with C.W. Anderson proceeding to feud against Roadkill and Danny Doring and The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten). The brink of the feud with Roadkill and Doring happened at ECW Living Dangerously, Doring and Roadkill's manager Elektra turned on them, allowing Anderson and Wiles to pick up the win. Wiles soon left the Dangerous Alliance sometime after Cyberslam 2000 as a singles competitor, facing Nova, Michael Shane and Steve Corino in several matches on ECW Hardcore TV and ECW on TNN tapings. Sooner or later, he formed a tag team with "The Prodigy" Tom Marquez dubbed as the Sideshow Freaks. They fought Doring and Roadkill, and Christian York and Joey Matthews. The team would eventually split up.

Wiles wrestled at the final Extreme Championship Wrestling Pay-per-view event Guilty as Charged scoring the victory against Mike Bell in a dark match.

Wiles recently appeared at the Legends of the Arena event at the The Arena in Philadelphia on June 27, 2009, winning a match against The Musketeer, using New Jack's theme song for distraction.

Personal life

Prior to becoming a wrestler, he was a drummer for a local band. Wiles is good friends with fellow wrestler Balls Mahoney, whom he met during his sophomore year of high school. He also cites Roddy Piper as his favorite wrestler.

In wrestling

• Finishing move
  • Time Bomb (Spinning fireman's carry cutter transitioned into a high impact Samoan driver, sometimes preceded by an Irish whip)

• Signature moves
  • Wiles Driver (Piledriver)
  • Wiles Dive (Clothesline from the top rope)
  • Wiles Jab (European uppercut)
  • Wiles-Plex (Delayed vertical suplex)
  • Frontface Stranglehold (Camel clutch)
  • Death Valley driver
  • Double underhook brainbuster
  • Dragon suplex
  • German suplex
  • Reverse brainbuster
  • Reverse DDT
  • Reverse tiger suplex
  • Running powerbomb
  • Running powerslam
  • Scoop powerslam
  • Superkick

• Managers
  • Elektra
  • Lou E. Dangerously
  • CW Anderson

• Nicknames
  • "Wild" Bill Whiles (ECW)
  • "Beautiful" Billy Wiles(ECW)

• Entrance music
  • "Sad but True" by Metallica
  • "The New Dangerous Alliance" by Harry Slash & The Slashtones (ECW)
  • "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley
  • "O.G. Original Gangster" by Ice T

Championships and accomplishments

• Empire Wrestling Federation
  • EWF American Championship (1 time) (as "Nomad")

• National Wrestling League
  • NWL Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)