Edward Chastain is an American
professional wrestler, better known by his
ring name, Iceberg. Iceberg has competed for several
professional wrestling promotions, including
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
Ring Of HonorWorld Wrestling Council and Wrestling International New Generations (W*ING) in
Japan.[2] He later wrestled as part of The Extreme Freebird Alliance. He was NWA Wildside Heavyweight Champion, NWA Wildside Tag Team Champion 3 times. He has also held the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Anarchy Tag Team Championships 2 times.
Professional wrestling career
Chastain was mentored by
Abdullah the Butcher, who inspired him to use a fork as a
foreign object during matches.[1] Early in his career, Chastain faced and defeated such wrestlers as
Mr. Pogo and Abdullah the Butcher.[3] In TNA Wrestling, he was brought in by
managerDon Callis to
feuded with
The Sandman.[4][5] At TNA's fifty-third weekly pay-per-view event, Chastain defeated
Norman Smiley.[2] Chastain later lost a pay-per-view match against The Sandman. After the match, Callis ended his business arrangement with Chastain, putting on a rubber glove and then shaking his hand.[6]
In 2003, he was one third of the alliance The Extreme Freebirds, with Tank and
Ray Gordy.[7]
After winning the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship, he defended it against
Mikael Judas and
Phill Shatter at the
NWA 60th Anniversary Show. In NWA in September 2009, he wrestled in a match which carried a stipulation that he would be forced to retire if he lost. Iceberg lost the match but then wrestled one final match under his real name, Edward Chastain, claiming that only the Iceberg character had to retire.[3] During this match, he wore a dress shirt and tie, and the fans chanted "You're a legend!" after Chastain won the match.[3][8]
Championships and accomplishments
Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment
AWE Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Tank[9]
Continental Championship Wrestling
CCW Heavyweight Championship
CCW Brass Knuckles Championship
Extreme Wrestling Alliance
EWA Heavyweight Championship
EWA United States Championship
IWA-Deep South
IWA-Deep South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tank
Pro Wrestling Evolution
PWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Peachstate Wrestling Alliance
PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rick Michaels
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with
Luke Gallows[10]
^Abreu, Donnie (2003-07-31).
"TNA: The Fallen Angel returns". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved 2010-03-21.{{
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^Renwick, Meredith (September 16, 2003).
"Ray Gordy's A Freebird Too". Slam Wrestling.
Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
^Meltzer, Dave (2009-11-09).
"Mon. Update: Huge TV Night, DX VS. JeriShow; Danielson; Couture; Angle Legal; Hogan vs. Flair". Wrestling Observer Newsletter/Figure Four Online. Retrieved 2010-03-19. Edward Chastain (Iceberg wrestling in a dress shirt for his final match) & Truitt Fields b Phil Shatter & Shaun Tempers. When the show was over, all the babyfaces surrounded the ring and fans chanted "You're a legend" at Chastain.