Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo

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Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
Birth nameMitchell LaValley [1]
Born (1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 28) [1]
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. [2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Channing Lauren [3]
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo [4]
Jake Tucker [3]
Mitchell Lyons [3]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Billed weight206 lb (93 kg)
Billed from Albany, New York
Trained by Kane [1]
Tom Prichard [1]
WWE Performance Center [1]
DebutAugust 24, 2019 [3]

Mitchell LaValley (born March 3, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, where he is currently the NXT Heritage Cup Champion in his first reign. He is also a former two-time NXT Tag Team Champion.

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Professional wrestling career

Training and early WWE appearances (2014–2019)

In 2014, Lavalley won WWE's Show Us Your Superstar contest when he was 18, making a series of videos at the WWE Performance Center before appearing on the SummerSlam pre-show panel. [1] Lavalley was trained by Jacobs-Prichard Wrestling Academy. [1] Lavalley, under the ring name Jake Tucker, made his professional wrestling debut on August 24, 2019 by defeating Sean Stephens. [5] Lavalley made an appearance on the December 2 episode of Raw as enhancement talent, going under the ring name Mitchell Lyons and teaming with Mark Sterling to lose against The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar). [6]

All Elite Wrestling (2021)

Tucker appeared for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the June 15, 2021 episode of Dark , losing to Frankie Kazarian. [7] He also wrestled on the July 13 episode of Dark, losing to The Blade. [8]

WWE (2022–present)

On March 17, 2022, Lavalley signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center. [1] Lavalley, going under the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, made his debut on April 19 episode of NXT alongside Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan, attacking Santos Escobar during a match. [9] The following week on NXT, Tony D'Angelo, with the gimmick of an Italian-American mobster and the leader of The D'Angelo Family stable, introduced them as his henchmen, establishing themselves as heels in the process. [10] On June 4, at NXT In Your House, The D'Angelo Family defeated Legado Del Fantasma and as per the stipulation, Legado Del Fantasma had to join The D'Angelo Family. [11] After Two Dime's firing on the August 2 episode of NXT, Lorenzo and D'Angelo faced The Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Team Championship, but were defeated due to Escobar turning on D'Angelo. [12]

At NXT Stand & Deliver, on April 1, 2023, Lorenzo and D'Angelo, now face, failed to win the NXT Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match. [13] At NXT: The Great American Bash, Lorenzo and D'Angelo defeated Gallus (Wolfgang and Mark Coffey) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship, marking the first championship in his career. [14] At NXT: Halloween Havoc, on October 24, they lost the titles to Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson). [15] They regained the titles on the November 14 episode of NXT from Chase University. [16] On the February 13, 2024 episode of NXT, Stacks and D'Angelo lost the titles to Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin. [17] At NXT: Roadblock, D'Angelo introduced Luca Crusifino as the "consigliere" of The D'Angelo Family. [18] On the April 16 episode of NXT, D'Angelo revealed that his Family were hired by No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC; Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, and Myles Borne) to (kayfabe) eliminate their leader Drew Gulak. D'Angelo demanded payment for the job but NQCC refused, causing a brawl between the two factions [19] and resulting in a six-man tag team match between the two factions at Week 1 of Spring Breakin' , which was won by The D'Angelo Family. [20] On the May 7 episode of NXT, Dempsey and Borne faced Tyson DuPont and Tyriek Igwe in a tag team match. Before the match started, the match referee was declared "unavailable" and Stacks was announced as the special guest referee, costing Dempsey and Borne the match through a fast count. After the match, an irate Dempsey gave D'Angelo a title shot at the NXT Heritage Cup as payment due to the D'Angelo Family and invoked the Catch Clause. Later that night, D'Angelo and his Family kidnapped Kemp and Borne to nullify the Catch Clause. [21]

At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, 2025, during the six-man tag team match between The D'Angelo Family against DarkState (Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars and Osiris Griffin), Lorenzo turned on D'Angelo after months of D'Angelo distrusting Lorenzo, turning heel in the process. [22] At Battleground on May 25, Lorenzo defeated D’Angelo despite interference from Luca Crusifino. [23] On the June 24 episode of NXT, Stacks defeated D'Angelo 2—1 in British Rounds Rules to win the vacant NXT Heritage Cup, the first singles championship in his career.

Personal life

LaValley is a 2019 graduate of NC State University holding a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center". WWE. March 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Channing Lorenzo, wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Channing Lorenzo, cagematch.net". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, WWE.com". WWE. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "IWA Mid-South Be Careful What You Volunteer For". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "WWE Raw Results – 12/2/19 (Seth Rollins apologizes, Charlotte in a handicap match)". wrestleview.com. December 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ Starr, Briar (June 16, 2021). "6/15 AEW Dark results: Starr's review of Colt Cabana and Alan "5" Angels vs. "The Acclaimed" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens, Wardlow Week continues, Dante Martin vs. Sonny Kiss, "Chaos Project" Luther and Serpentico vs. Billy and Colten Gunn". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "AEW Dark Results (7/13/21): Brian Cage, Matt Hardy And More Compete". wrestlezone.com. July 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ "WWE NXT 2.0 Results For 4/19/2022: Natalya In Action, Santos Escobar vs Carmelo Hayes + More". fightful.com. April 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tony D'Angelo introduces new associates on WWE NXT". f4wonline.com. April 26, 2022.
  11. ↑ Moore, John (June 4, 2022). "NXT In Your House results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Wendy Choo for the NXT Women's Title, Pretty Deadly vs. The Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT North American Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ Wells, Kelly (August 2, 2022). "7/12 NXT 2.0 REPORT: Wells's report on Creeds vs. D'Angelo & Stacks, Four-Way for Vacant Women's Tag Titles, Sikoa vs. Wagner in a Falls Count Anywhere match, more". Pro Wrestling Torch.
  13. ↑ McGuire, Colin (April 1, 2023). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: McGuire's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell in a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom for the NXT North American Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  14. ↑ Moore, John (July 30, 2023). "NXT Great American Bash results: Moore's live review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Title, Dominik Mysterio vs. Wes Lee vs. Mustafa Ali for the NA Title, Tiffany Stratton vs. Thea Hail in a submission match for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  15. ↑ Moore, John (October 24, 2023). "NXT TV results (10/24): Moore's review of Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women's Title, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks vs. Andre Chase and Duke Hudson for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  16. ↑ Elizabeth, Claire (November 14, 2023). "Iron Survivor Qualifiers, Alpha Academy". Cageside Seats. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ Moore, John (February 13, 2024). "NXT TV results (2/13): Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo vs. Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin for the NXT Tag Titles, Von Wagner and Mr. Stone vs. Noam Dar and Oro Mensah". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  18. ↑ Powell, Jason (March 5, 2024). "NXT TV results (3/5): Moore's review of NXT Roadblock with Carmelo Hayes vs. Tony D'Angelo for a shot at the NXT Title, Kabuki Warriors vs. Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley for the WWE Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  19. ↑ Moore, John (April 16, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/16): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams in a steel cage match, Ridge Holland vs. Joaquin Wilde, Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice, Noam Dar vs. Dijak". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  20. ↑ "NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 Week One results". WWE . April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  21. ↑ Moore, John (May 7, 2024). "NXT TV results (5/7): Moore's review of Roxanne Perez vs. Chelsea Green for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Josh Briggs, Karmen Petrovic vs. Shayna Baszler, Mia Yim vs. Arianna Grace". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  22. ↑ Moore, John (April 19, 2025). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Title, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ Moore, John (May 25, 2025). "NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Stephanie Vaquer vs. Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women's Championship, Joe Hendry vs. Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  24. ↑ "WWE NXT Tag Team Championship Title History". WWE . Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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