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Niles Plonk

Nickname: The Connoisseur

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 210 lbs.

From: Napa Valley, CA

Birthday: Mar 22nd

Pro Debut: 1999

Aliases: Krow, Kraig Keesaman, The Viking Warrior, Takeon, Greg Lezlie

Feds Worked For: BCW, BPW, EPW, FTE, IZW, MStW, NWA-OK, NWA-U, OCW, TexPro, UWE, WCR, WFC, WLW, WWE, 3XWrestling (IA), All Star Wrestling (AR/KS/MO), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (Mexico), Bayou Independent Wrestling (AR), Belgian Catch Wrestling Federation (Belgium), Big Time Wrestling (OH), Central Empire Wrestling (IA), Central States Wrestling (KS/MO), Crown Championship Wrestling (AR), Global Wrestling Federation (KS), Heartland Championship Wrestling (KS), Kansas Wrestling Alliance (KS), Metro Pro Wrestling (KS), NEW (KS/MO), Midwest Renegade Wrestling (KS), Midwest Wrestling Alliance (NE), Midwest Wrestling Federation (KS), Mutiny Wrestling Federation (AR), National Wrasslin' League (KS/MO), New Breed Wrestling (MO), NWA Central States (KS/MO), NWA Dynamite (KS), NWA Dynamo Pro Wrestling (KS), NWA Kansas (KS), NWA Midwest (KS/MO), Pony Xpress Wrestling (MO), Pro Wrestling Phoenix (IA), Red River Wrestling (TX), Rocky Mountain Pro (CO), School of Morton (TN), Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling (IL), Southwest Wrestling Entertainment (TX), Steel Domain Wrestling (MN), Texas Style Wrestling (TX), Traditional American Pro Wrestling (NE), TXW (MO), UnderGround Wrestling (IL), USA Championship Wrestling (TN), Whiplash Wrestling (KS), Wrestling Alliance Midwest (KS), Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment (KS)

Finisher: Nordic Spike

Signature Moves: Sleeper, Frog Splash, Double Arm DDT, Grapes Stomp, Corkscrew Elbow

Career Highlights: -3XW Champion
-3XW Pure Wrestling Champion (3x)
-ASW Shooting Star Champion
-BCW Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Dexter Hardaway & Flex Zerba)
-CEW Tag Team Champion (w/ Zac James)
-MWF Cruiserweight Champion
-MStW Champion (2x)
-SDW Champion
-Southern Champion
-SWE Television Champion
-SWF Fury Television Champion
-TexPro Red River Champion
-WW Champion
-XWE Champion

Affiliates: Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Gary Gram, Michael Barry/Flex Zerba, Derek Stone, Ken Dharma, Belvedere, Lakota Red Cloud, Stephen E, Jeremy Wyatt, Zac James, Miranda Gordy, Nigel Rabid, Jerry Bostic, El Hijo del Eagle-o Gigante, The Golden Idol, Mitchell Taylor

Notable Feuds: Stephen E, Darrien Sanders, Stiff Jackson, Lakota Red Cloud

Other Facts: -Uncle of pro wrestler Carlton Easley
-Trained for pro wrestling by Sonny Myers
-As Kraig Keesaman, he is billed from St. Joseph, MO and uses the nicknames "The Krow", "The Viking Warrior", "Vintage", and "Vintage Viking Vintner"
-When using the name The Viking Warrior, he was billed from The Land of Ice and Snow, and not to be confused with the wrestler of the same name that competes in California.
-Competed as Takeon in Metro Pro Wrestling until he was unmasked on August 10, 2013.
-Is a third-degree black belt in Hap-ki-do
-Owner of Windy Wine Company in St. Joseph, MO
-Former member of The Office
-Former member of Bad & Bourgeois
-Former member of The O. G.'s
-Voted Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (tied w/ Michael Barry) by the NWA-U fans in 2006 (as Krow)
-Ranked #63 in the 2008 Missouri Wrestling Revival Top 100 Wrestlers in the Midwest (as Kraig Keesaman)