Rhys Townsend

About The Wrestler

Rhys Townsend is a rare thing for a wrestling company in the 21st century. He made his professional wrestling debut in a High Octane Wrestling ring, on the lawn of the White House, in a dark match, in August of 2010, shortly after his 18th birthday. This inauspicious start, and the troubled months that followed it were deceiving, however, as the Lee Best Invitational rolled around in January 2011 and the then 18 year old from Wales went on what was, at the time, called a “Cinderella Run”, all the way to the final. All this talk seemed to do was infuriate the Welshman, who promptly went on to win the HOW World Championship. His 2011 included a second World Championship, and the first of many pay per view main events, proving that his LBI run was no fluke. He followed this year up with numerous other championships, including the ICON and Tag Team Championships, as well as main eventing every pay per view, and wrestling in pretty much every single match that High Octane Wrestling had to offer. Also a founding member with John Sektor and Evan Ward of the storied stable Ground Zero, this Hall of Famer has etched an indelible mark on the history of High Octane Wrestling. Some call him HOW’s Finest Homegrown, alluding to both his development and connection to the HOW’s fanbase, as well as the man’s love for cannabis. Some call him HOW’s One True Monster, alluding to his destructive time in the Best Alliance, and others know him as the leader of Ground Zero. Whatever you want to label him, what’s inarguable at this point is that he is one of the most successful wrestlers to ever step foot in a High Octane Wrestling ring.

Short Bio/Personality

Townsend has wrestled almost his entire career in High Octane Wrestling, having had less than ten matches outside the walls of HOW. He is a five time former World Champion, and his ego, as well as his expectations of himself are what you’d expect of a guy who’s climbed the figurative Everest as much as he has. Calm and easy going in everyday conversation and life, there’s very much a switch with Townsend – and once it’s been flipped, he’s likely to attempt complete and total destruction of everything around him, regardless of cost. In the ring, Townsend is largely rule abiding, though, as you might expect for a man who knows little other than High Octane, he’s not above taking the occasional shortcut, though he has a disdain for using weapons, preferring to do things with his hands. He does not go to the top rope, figuring the land of flippy shit is something for other people.