C. W. Anderson

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)

On June 6, 1999, Anderson accompanied a friend to an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) tryout in Georgia and was convinced to get in the ring by Nova. His work impressed ECW owner Paul Heyman, and Anderson was hired. In his first match for ECW, Anderson teamed with Skull Von Krush against Danny Doring and Roadkill. On June 10, 2005, Anderson appeared at Hardcore Homecoming, an ECW reunion event organized by Shane Douglas. The event saw Anderson team with Simon Diamond in a loss to Chris Chetti and Mikey Whipwreck. He went on to appear at Hardcore Homecoming events in September 2005 and November 2005.

Anderson was hospitalized in 2005 after a supplement named Superdrol gave him jaundice and caused his liver to stop functioning. He returned to the ring after several months, during which he lost 40 lb (18 kg) in weight. On June 12, 2005, he appeared at the WWE promoted ECW reunion show ECW One Night Stand, sitting at ringside next to Chris Chetti and Elektra.

On May 4, 2006, Anderson and several other Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni were hired by WWE to work on their new brand, ECW. Throughout June and July, Anderson wrestled at ECW house shows and in ECW on Sci Fi dark matches. On August 1, he became known as Christopher W. Anderson. He made what would be his only ECW television appearance on August 22, 2006, losing to CM Punk. Anderson was released by WWE on January 18, 2007, along with ten other superstars.

Independent circuit (2007–2020)

C. W. Anderson then worked in independent promotions including Vanguard Championship Wrestling where he defeated TNA wrestler Sonjay Dutt. CW re-debuted recently working for NWA Charlotte. Anderson showed up dropping 40 lbs attributing it to his new workout P90x. On April 25, 2009, he worked for GSW German Stampede Wrestling at International Impact losing to "Bad Bones" John Kay. On June 27, 2009, he appeared at an ECW type reunion show called "Legends of the Arena" and wrestled against 2 Cold Scorpio. On August 4, 2010, it was confirmed that Wright would be taking part in TNA's ECW reunion show, Hardcore Justice, on August 8. At the event he was defeated by 2 Cold Scorpio. CW Anderson was announced for the 2nd ever match of the new Extreme Reunion organization; which is conceived as a continuation of the original Extreme Championship Wrestling. His opponent was announced as ECW Alumnus, Al Snow. On June 29, Extreme Rising's 2nd show in Queens, NY, CW lost a match against "Pitbull" Gary Wolfe. The following night, in Philadelphia, he lost a match to Balls Mahoney and had a confrontation with The Sandman. In 2013, Anderson performed in OMEGA. On January 15, James Storm, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy & Shane Helms defeat CW Anderson, Gunner, Lodi & Steve Corino. On May 25, 2013, Matt Hardy & Shane Helms defeat CW Anderson & Steve Corino. On October 12, 2013, Anderson was defeated by Hardy in the first round for the OMEGA Championship. On October 5, 2013, at Vanguard Championship Wrestling, Anderson defeated Tommy Dreamer in an I Quit match. On November 30, 2013, at WrestleCade, Anderson was defeated by Dreamer in an I Quit match. Now he is the AWE heavyweight Champion after winning the title at Waynesboro Virginia High school.

Anderson appeared on the December 17th episode of NWA Power and wrestled in a tournament qualifying match for the NWA TV Title. He wrestled against Sal Rinauro and Zicky Dice in a Triple Threat, in which Zicky Dice won. On the March 3rd edition of Power, Anderson won a "last chance match" alongside Caleb Konley, defeating the Dawsons and earning a contract with the National Wrestling Alliance.

Retirement (2020–2021) On June 19, 2020, Anderson announced his retirement from wrestling. In a video posted on his Facebook page crying, Anderson stated that he was ready for the next chapter of his life to begin, and felt like he had lost sight of what's important in his life. He also stated that he had no plans to appear on any podcasts or interviews, feeling that it was time to fully move on from wrestling.

In late April 2024, CW and Brock Anderson won the AML Tag Team Championship at AML Wanted Man in Statesville, North Carolina.

Championships and accomplishments

America's Most Liked Wrestling AML Championship (2 times) AML Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Damien Wayne (1), Preston Quinn (1) and Brock Anderson (1) Carolina Championship Wrestling Association CCWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) CCWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Pat Anderson Continental Wrestling Alliance CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pat Anderson Delaware Championship Wrestling DCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Red Hot Russ Fortitude Wrestling Entertainment FWE Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Brock Anderson High Volume Pro Wrestling HVPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Jacksonville Wrestling Alliance JWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Live Action Wrestling LAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Major League Wrestling MLW Global Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Simon Diamond MLW Global Tag Team Tournament (2002) - with Simon Diamond Mid-Atlantic Territory Wrestling Chuck Coates Memorial Tag Team Tournament (2026) - with Brock Anderson Midwest Wrestling United MWU Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NIWA NIWA Television Championship (1 time) National Wrestling Alliance NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pat Anderson NWA 2000 NWA 2000 American Heritage Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Pat Anderson (1) and Cueball Carmichael (1) North Carolina Wrestling Association NCWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) Palmetto Pride Championship Wrestling PPCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Premier Wrestling Federation PWF Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time) PWF Universal Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Steve Corino and John Skyler PWF United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) PWF Television Championship (1 time) PWF Universal Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Steve Corino Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup (2014) Match of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2014) Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2004) Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 WORLD-1 Great Lakes Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bull Wheeler WORLD-1 Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Steve Corino Pro Wrestling Zero1 NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Steve Corino ZERO1-MAX United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) RAGE Wrestling Warriors RARE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) RARE Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Preston Quinn Ring Wars Carolina RWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Southern Championship Wrestling SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) SCW North Carolina Championship (2 times) SCW Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Pat Anderson (2), Cueball Carmichael (1), and Dewey Cheatum (1) Southern Wrestling Association SWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Pat Anderson Vanguard Championship Wrestling VCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) VCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Phil Brown Revolution Wrestling Authority RWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) X3 Wrestling X3 Heavyweight Championship (1 time, final)