Robert Teet

Robert Teet (born March 27, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and author. He currently competes on the independent wrestling circuit in the Great Lakes region as Rob Clooney. an alternate for the United States wrestling team twice, Teet is also an All American in belt wrestling.

Early life Teet was a fan of professional wrestling in the late 1980s, and expressed interest in participating in amateur wrestling. Growing up in River Rouge, Michigan, there weren't amateur wrestling clubs available. He finally had the chance to compete after his family moved to Brown City, Michigan during his first year in high school. Teet won the team's "Rookie of the Year" award, was a part of the school's first team district championship during his sophomore season, and qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) individual state championships his junior year. By the end of his junior season, Teet became the first wrestler from Brown City to have more than thirty wins in a season and held the school record for pins in a season. Before the start of his senior year, Teet enrolled in Riverview Community High School.

Professional wrestling Teet began his pro wrestling training with the National Wrestling Alliance-Great Lakes in 2000, making his debut in 2001 as Rick Solid. He won the BWCW Tag-Team Championship with Buddy Hanlon, and won the 2002 King of the North tournament. He also wrestled for Thunderzone Wrestling, Superior Wrestling Alliance, Independent Wrestling Revolution, Urban Wrestling Alliance, and Universal Wrestling Alliance. Other career highlights include a successful BWCW Cruiserweight title defense against Shark Boy and an unsuccessful attempt at winning the X Division Championship in a match featuring then-X Division Champion Chris Sabin, Truth Martini and Buddy Hanlon.

Teet took time away from professional wrestling in late 2003, to mourn the death of Raymond Gold. but failed to win a match during the World Team Trials. In 2009, Teet suffered an injury that kept him out for the year.

He made a comeback in 2010 and placed second at the Beach Wrestling National Championships, and finished in 4th place at the World Team Trials to be named an alternate for the U.S. Team for the second time in his career. Teet retired from amateur wrestling in 2013, but has on occasion entered beach wrestling competitions. He won the Michigan USA Wrestling State Championship in 2015 and 2017, and earned All American honors in beach wrestling and belt wrestling in 2018. He reached the finals of the Raymond Gold 10 Year Memorial Tournament, losing to Breyer Wellington. He has teamed up with "The Maize Rage" Rampage in 2016, and the team known as All American Aggression won the TWA Tag-Team Championship near the end of the year and held the titles for a 910-day reign. He also started teaming with "Mr. Fitness" Slim Trimmons as Twinkie Power during the autumn of 2017.,

Author Teet has written four editions of Hosting Beach Wrestling Events and was a main contributor to the now defunct website, SandWrestling.com. (and a follow-up Revised Edition).

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling Michigan High School Athletic Association 1995 Team District Champion (with the Brown City Green Devils) 2018 Beach Wrestling National Championships, 3rd place (Veteran B, open weight) BWCW Tag-Team Champion (with Buddy Hanlon) 2003 Raymond Gold Memorial tournament winner Superior Wrestling Alliance 2x SWA Tag-Team Champion (1x with Raymond Gold; 1x with Devin Devine) 2002 King of the North tournament champion Takedown Wrestling Alliance TWA Tag-Team Champion (with Rampage) Underground Wrestling Alliance UWA Heavyweight Champion UWA I–C Champion Xtreme Border Wrestling XBW Champion

Literary works Corporate Lunacy; Behind the Scenes of America's Worst Gas Station ; Revised Edition Fast Cash Hosting Beach Wrestling Events (1st edition); (2nd edition); (3rd edition); (3.5 edition) A Solid Performance (working project)