Low Ki

At 45 years old, Low Ki has this physical status:

Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American professional wrestler of Italian and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name Low Ki, who has recently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW).

He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and other independent wrestling promotions.

Kaval has won a handful of tournaments and other championships on the independent circuit, and was the champion of the second season of NXT in 2010.

Silvestry has also worked in Japan, most notably for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he competed for three times as a champion in the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and Pro Wrestling Zero-One (Zero-One), where he was also a one-time world Lightweight Tag Team Champion and a one-time Pro Wrestling Zero-One (Zero-One) where he was a one-time Zero-One International Lightweight Tag Team z fought in Japan, most notably for Pro Wrestling Zero-One (NJPWWPWPWPWGP Junior Heavyweight champion and Pro Wrestling (NJPWhehe was he was he was & Pro Wrestling Zero-One) and Pro Wrestling Zero and NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champion.

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Professional wrestling career

Silvestry first began wrestling in late 1998 under the name Low Ki, which he dederived from the lyrics of the song "No Diggity." He began wrestling for Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) in 1998, opposing Homicide and Kane D for the JAPW Tag Team Championship. He qualified for the JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship twice, but won the second Best of the Light Heavyweight Championships tournament, defeating Crazy Ivan and Judas Young.

He made several appearances in the World Wrestling Federation in 2000, including Metal and Jakked, where he competed against the likes of Raven, Crash Holly, Christian, and Essa Ros. He made it to the finals of All Pro Wrestling's King of the Indies tournament the previous year, losing the crown to the American Dragon. During 2001, he defeated Nick Berk and Homicide in separate matches on the same evening to win both the JAPW Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Championships; he would also defend both titles in separate matches later this month. In a Three Way match against Homicide the following month, he lost both titles, with Xavier as the other competitor.

On February 23, Low Ki made his Ring of Honor (ROH) debut at its first exhibition, The Era of Honor Begins. In the show's main event, he defeated Bryan Danielson and Christopher Daniels, nicknamed "The Fallen Angel" in the show's main event. Crowning a Champion, Robert Gordon became the first ROH champion by defeating Daniels, Spanky, and Doug Williams in a Four Way Ironman match on July 27, 2002. Low Ki defended his title against A.J. on August 24, which was a win for him. Styles. He lost the title to Xavier, who, after winning the title, became a member of Daniels' faction The Prophecy. In what was Joe's first ROH debut in a "Fight Without Honor" match, Low Ki then met Samoa Joe on October 5 in what was Joe's first ROH debut. Low Ki won the match and shook hands after the match in what seemed to be more of a MMA brawl. Low Kiwod in 2004 due to the Feinstein accident, but he returned on July 17, 2004, when Samoa Joe and the Briscoe Brothers fought against the Rottweilers (Homicide and the Havana Pitbulls). It seemed that Low Ki would save Samoa Joe from a beating by The Rottweilers, but instead, he spat on the ROH Championship, which was then skipped by Joe, and joined the Rottweilers.

On Friday, Thunder Night 2's founder, Bryan Danielson, was a feud with Bryan Danielson, who was Low Ki's partner in a match against Samoa Joe and Jushin Thunder Liger. Low Ki and Danielson were dissatisfied with the game, and Low Ki blamed his partner for it, so the Rottweilers took the field to face Danielson. Danielson defeated Homicide of the Rottweilers at All Star Extravaganza II on December 4, the Rottweilers' Homicide. Low Ki fought Austin Aries in a number one challenge to determine who would face ROH Champion Samoa Joe for the title in the same tournament. The match came to a draw. Officials shortened the game, but Low Kiowa refused to participate, so Aries was declared the champion. Low Kiwane wrestled Danielson instead of facing Joe in the Final Battle of 2004, but the referee was disqualified and dismissed him. As a result, ROH officials were compelled to suspend him indefinitely.

Low Ki resurfaced on May 7, 2005 and instantly attacked Jay Lethal and Samoa Joe at Manhattan Mayhem with his fellow Rottweilers, Homicide, Julius Smokes, Monsta Mack, and Rocky Romero. The Rottweilers vs. Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal were the match that sparked animpromptu tag team competition. With a Ghetto Stomp/Cop Killa combo, Low Ki and Homicide won the match, while Lethal was injured. On June 18, the feud raged at Death Before Dishonor III, where Lethal and Lethal first met in a singles match, but the match ended in a no contest. On August 12, they had a rematch at Redemption, but the result was the same, and Rottweilers defeated Lethal down after the match. Low Ki finally won by 30 points over Lethal after a "Fight Without Honor" on September 17 at Glory By Honor IV. Lethal came out to even the odds and said he wanted another rematch with Low Ki, which Lethal won this time, putting an end to the feud. Samoa Joe went on to save Colt Cabana from a beating by the Rottweilers. Low Ki also helped Homicide with his feud against Colt Cabana later this year. He challenged Kenta in the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship on December 17, 2005, but fell short. Low Ki's business arrangements were discontinued in January 2006 due to a "disagreement in company relations." He defeated Jack Evans in his last match on January 28. After discovering that he was the one who knocked Cornette's tooth out at that performance, ROH defended his departure by requiring ROH commissioner Jim Cornette to prohibit Low Ki from Ring of Honor for life. In the summer of 2006, he was also used as a focus point (in name only) in the Cornette/Homicide conflict, with Cornette refusing to reinstate Low Ki as Homicide's "third wish."

Low Ki's first appearance with NWA Total Nonstop Action (NWA TNA) was on June 19, 2002, a six-man tag team match with A.J. The Flying Elvises have styled and Jerry Lynn. On June 26, he attempted to become the first X Division Champion, but Styles denied him. He would win the Styles award on August 7, but lost it three weeks later to Lynn. He would later join the Triple X group with Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper this year and compete in the NWA World Tag Team Championship three times under the "Freebird Rule." As Triple X defeated America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) for the title on January 22, 2003, Low Ki wrestled beside Skipper. Low Ki was expected to face Daniels in Ultimate X if Daniels' ardently love for the X Division Championship had initially kicked Low Ki out of Triple X, but his attempt was unsuccessful. In July 2004, he left NWA TNA and returned to ROH.

In 2002, Low Ki went to Japan with Pro Wrestling Zero-One. He defeated Leonardo Spanky for the International Junior Heavyweight Championships from him on September 16, which was his first appearance in the tournament. He remained champion until August 31, 2003, when he lost it to Wataru Sakata. Low Ki also appeared on All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 2003.

Low Kiwi left Zero-One in mid-2004 to join Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was given a championship shot against Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoshinomaru, which he was unable to win. He appeared in MXW Pro Wrestling's Gaijin Battle Series during this period. He later joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and joined Shinsuke Nakamura's stable RISE, replacing the injured Milano Collection A.T.; in his first match back, he sustained a knee injury that required surgery. Low Ki returned to the service in September after defecting from RISE to join New Japan's most villainous group, Great Bash Heel. (GBH).

He won the International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Junior Heavyweight Championship from Tiger Mask on September 21, 2008 on NJPW's Circuit 2008 New Japan Generation tour after joining GBH. On NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom III exhibition in Tokyo on January 4, 2009, he subsequently lost it back to Tiger Mask. Low Ki made several appearances for Hustle after losing the championship.

Christopher Daniels' mystic rival, Low Ki, was named as the returning Low Ki (Japanese for "warrior" or "soldier" at Lockdown). Senshi was not seen in action for many weeks after Lockdown. Rather, he was built up with a slew of vignettes hyping his experience, preparation, and aspirations to dominate the X Division once more, hinting at the possibility of facing the undefeated Samoa Joe, the X Division champion.

Senshi defeated Alex Shelley, Jay Lethal, Petey Williams, Shark Boy, and Sonjay Dutt at Slammiversary to become the top X Division Championship candidate. Senshi also became the X Division champion on the June 22, 2006 episode of Impact!, defeating Joe and Dutt after he pinned Dutt. He remained undefeated for six months, winning the X Division Championship against Kazarian at Victory Road, Jay Lethal, and Petey Williams in a three-way match at Hard Justice and No Surrender before losing the title to Sabin in October at Bound for Glory.

Senshi and Austin Starr later feuded. The feud will continue until Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel match that he won. He teamed up with Rhino to defeat The Latin American Xchange in Slammiversary (LAX). Senshi was ranked first in a 10-Man Ultimate X Battle at Victory Road, which he lost. However, Triple X was reformed with Daniels, Senshi, and the returning Skipper. On the 2007 episode of Impact, they won their reunion match. Serotonin has been beaten.

In a losing effort, Triple X faced Lethal and Dutt, as well as The Motor City Machine Guns at The Motor City Guns. Skipper and Senshi then went on to face LAX in Ultimate X, ultimately losing.

Senshi was in the Feast or Fired match in which he was one of four briefcases at Turning Point. Senshi's case was revealed to have a pink slip, which meant he had been dismissed, in the upcoming episode of Impact.

Senshi had resigned to TNA in December 2007, and he left the company shortly after. Silvestry contributed to the success of the game's first ever video game by giving both voicing and motion capture for Suicide's protagonist.

Low Ki made his Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) debut on April 7, 2007, defeating Davey Richards at All Star Weekend V – Night One. Low Ki defeated Bryan Danielson in an unannounced match on January 5, 2008. He had one successful title defense against El Generico before his knee injury forced him to postpone the competition just a month later.

Low Kiwanski retired from PWG after being a part of a four-way match for the World Championship on August 30, 2008; the match also featured Eddie Kingston, Necro Butcher, and current champion Chris Hero, who was retained by winning Kingston. Low Ki defeated Roderick Strong in the first round, Masato Yoshino in the quarterfinals, and Chris Hero in a non-title final match to win the 2008 Battle of Los Angeles tournament.

Low Ki returned to PWG on January 29, 2011 in a rematch between Davey Richards and 2005 in a rematch from 2007. Low Ki defeated Akira Tozawa in his next appearance on April 9. Low Ki unsuccessfully challenged Claudio Castagnoli for the World Championship on May 28, during the second night of All Star Weekend 8.

Low Ki competed in a dark match on November 7, 2008, losing to then-WWE Tag Team Champion Primo. Low Ki then won a match against Trent Beretta at the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) tapings on January 8. Later, he was revealed on his official website that he had signed a World Wrestling Entertainment deal. In FCW, WWE's growth territory, he wrestled under the name Kawal – "older" in the Tagalog language, but then changed it to Kaval. In January 2009, he took a break from FCW due to a leg injury, which kept him sidelined until late October. In a dark match prior to the SmackDown/ECW tapings, Kaval defeated Paul Burchill on November 24 in a dark match. He was defeated by Goldust in another dark match at the tapings on December 8. Bryan Danielson, for whom this was his debut match, was defeated by Warrior's Way, defeated him on February 8 and became the top contender for the Florida Heavyweight Championship. Kaval fired his championship shot two weeks later, but Justin Gabriel, the defending champion, was defeated by him. Kaval and Michael McGillicutty won the Florida Tag Team Championship on July 15, beating Los Aviadores (Hunico and Epico) by beating them on July 15, a new breed in the Florida Tag Team Championship. Kaval and McGillicutty held the championship for a single day before losing it to Los Aviadores.

Kaval will be a participant in the second season of NXT, with Team Lay-Cool (Michelle McCool and Layla) as his storyline mentors. He appeared in NXT's episode on June 8 but did not participate in a match. He was defeated by Alex Riley on his debut on NXT in June 15, and Eli Cottonwood defeated him the following week. Kaval defeated Riley, Cottonwood, and Titus O'Neil, who was defeated by Michael McGillicutty and Lucky Cannon on NXT's June 29 episode, giving Kaval his first victory on NXT. He was ranked first in the poll later that night. He dropped to second place in the second poll four weeks later on July 27, just behind McGillicutty. The rookies competed in a six-man tag team match on Raw on August 9, which Kaval's team lost after being pinned by Husky Harris. Sheamus was stabbed during the match. When Kaval pinned McGillicutty, Kaval's team won a rematch on NXT, Kaval's team rematch. Kaval regained the number one ranking in the poll later that night. On the 30-epoch tag team match between The Miz and Alex Riley on August 30, Kaval and Daniel Bryan lost a triple threat tag team match to The Miz and Riley. Kaval won the second season of NXT on August 31, with McGillicutty ranked second and Riley in third place, with Riley in third place. All the former season two rookies were targeted after he was announced his victory.

Kaval was transferred to the SmackDown brand following his NXT win, making his debut during the SmackDown tapings in a loss to Drew McIntyre that aired on September 10. Kaval lost to Chavo Guerrero Jr. on the September 24 episode of SmackDown, Kaval and Kofi Kingston lost to Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes after Rhodes pinned Kaval to Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes. On the tenth anniversary of SmackDown Kaval, the protagonist lasted five minutes in the ring with Big Show, and in doing so, earned a spot on Team SmackDown at Bragging Rights. However, Kaval was subsequently defeated by Tyler Reks, who eventually came to an end of the match to beat him for his seat at the pay-per-view. Kaval competed in a SmackDown vs. Mark Henry was defeated by Raw Battle Royal, where he was defeated by him. Kaval lost to Jack Swagger on Smackdown's October 29 episode. On the November 4 episode of WWE Superstars, Kaval lost a rematch. Kaval lost to Drew McIntyre on the November 11 episode of Superstars.

Kaval won his first match on SmackDown's November 19 episode by defeating Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match. Following his victory, Kaval announced that he would not be using his guaranteed title opportunity earned by defeating NXT at the Intercontinental Championship against Ziggler. Kaval was disqualified in his bid to win the Intercontinental Championship at the pay-per-view. Kaval and Montel Vontavious Porter lost to Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre on December 3's episode of Smackdown. Kaval lost by submission to Jack Swagger on the December 10 episode of Smackdown. On the December 17 episode of Smackdown, Kaval and Kofi Kingston defeated Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler.

On the live December 21 episode of SmackDown, Kaval's last appearance in WWE was a disappointment to Drew McIntyre, and he was suspended from his service on December 23.

Silvestry, who went by the name Low Kiffin, made his return to NJPW on May 13, 2011, during the promotion's first tour of the United States, teaming with Homicide in a tag team match against Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask, where they defeated Jushin Thunder Liger and Mask. Low Kiwilt unsuccessfully challenged Prince Devitt for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship the following day. Low Ki and Homicide failed to challenge Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on the third and final day of the tour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Low Ki returned to TNA at the tapings of the Impact Wrestling version on June 27, 2011, defeating Jimmy Yang and Matt Bentley in a three-way match that will determine a TNA contract at Destination X. Low Ki was disqualified in the finals by Austin Aries, who paid the rent on the spot.

Low Ki returned to NJPW on April 21, 2012, aligning himself with the Chaos stable and teaming with Gedo, Jado, and Rocky Romero in an eight-man tag team match, in which they defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Tiger Mask, with Ki claiming IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Devitt for the win. Low Ki defeated Devitt for the second time on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2012, defeating him for the second time. Low Ki's entry in the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors tournament in New Japan took place on May 27. Low Ki's eight matches ended on June 9, out of his eight matches, winning his block and advancing to the tournament's semifinals. Low Ki defeated Prince Devitt in the semifinals the day before losing to Ryusuke Taguchi in the tournament's finals. Low Ki defeated Taguchi on a rematch to keep the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, which will take place on June 16 at Dominion 6.16. In his second defense, Low Ki lost the title to Kota Ibushi on July 29. Low Ki regained the title from Ibushi on October 8 at King of Pro-Wrestling. Low Ki and Brian Kendrick were tagged "Chaos World Wrestling Warriors" in the 2012 Super Jr. Tag Tournament on October 21, 2012. However, by Apollo 55, the team was barred from the tournament in the first round (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi). Low Ki lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship to Prince Devitt in his first title defense on November 11 at Power Struggle.

Low Ki unsuccessfully challenged Devitt for the title in a three-way match that also included Kota Ibushi on January 4, 2013. Low Ki had the whole match in a suit. Low Ki's profile was taken from the company's official website in the following month, indicating the end of his tenure with the promotion. Low Ki had told New Japan's New Japan office that he did not want to participate in a forthcoming Fukushima event due to health and safety concerns stemming from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. In the suit of resistance, Low Kiwi wrestled the WK7 match in the suit. The NJPW was reportedly "furious" over a Low Ki wrestling championship match in a lawsuit without announcing it first, and the organization was said to be open to returning anyone "with the exception of Low Ki."

Low Ki made his unadvertised debut for Evolve on January 14, 2012, defeating Ahtu in the final professional wrestling match in the Asylum Arena. Low Ki had been working with both Evolve and Dragon Gate USA full time, according to the website. On January 27, Low Ki made his Dragon Gate USA debut when he defeated BxB Hulk in a singles match. Low Ki was employed with Right Coast Pro's "Festivus" tournament on July 13, 2013, defeating Billy Bax in a singles match amid rumors regarding his retirement from wrestling.

Low Ki had come out of retirement to attend a Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) function on June 30, 2014. He had also confirmed for Dragon Gate USA's April activities the day before. Ki was defeated by Trent Baretta in his Dragon Gate USA return match on April 4.

Low Ki will return to the sport the following month to compete in the 2013 d' Tournament,' according to AJPW. Low Ki qualified for the tournament on September 11, defeating Dark Cuervo in his first round match. Low Ki was disqualified from the tournament in Akebono's second round five days later. Low Ki was sidelined with an abdominal injury for the remainder of the tour after the match. Following his injury, Silvestry resigned from professional wrestling due to All Japan's ostensible failure to respect their contractual obligation of medical care following his injury.

In 2014, Low Ki began to TNA, battling Samoa Joe for the X Division Champion. Low Ki was disqualified by Samoa Joe in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title, which also included Sanada on August 7. In a losing bid, Ki will meet Joe again at Hardcore Justice. However, Joe vacated the title on September 19 due to health problems. Low Ki defeated Tigre Uno, Manik, and DJ Z in a Four-Way match on November 12 to win the vacant X Division Championship, becoming a three-time champion. He and Austin Aries developed a storyline. Impact Wrestling Ki lost the title against Aries, turned heel, and joined the newly formed, combative stable led by MVP The Beat Down Clan on January 7, 2015. Low Ki defeated Austin Aries in a rematch to regain the X Division title, with support from The Beat Down Clan. Low Ki lost the title to Rockstar Spud on the March 20 episode of Impact Wrestling. The Beat Down Clan began a feud with The Rising (Drew Galloway, Eli Drake, and Micah), culminating in a match between the two camps on Impact Wrestling's July 1 and 3. To make the Rising disbanded, The Rising began in April. Low Ki's CEO, Terry Moore, announced that he had left the organization on June 25, 2015.

Low Ki made his return to Impact Wrestling on April 20, debuting a hitman / Agent 47 inspired gimmick. He defeated Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett, Sonjay Dutt, Dezmond Xavier, and Suicide in a six-way match for his fifth Impact Wrestling X Division Championship. He will represent the United Kingdom in the United Kingdom, defeating Mark Haskins for Pro Wrestling Pride and Ultimo Tiger. Dutt pinned then X Division Champion Low Ki to victory his championship at the Impact Wrestling taping in Mumbai, India, on May 30. Low Ki turned heel again at the Impact Wrestling tapings on July 6 by blaming Dutt at his Championship debut, putting a two out of a three-fall match in which Ki was unsuccessful in regaining the X-Division Championship. He was drafted with the Latin American Xchange (LAX), starting with Alberto El Patron, the Impact World Champion. Ki had been expected to face Alberto for the title at Bound for Glory but since Impact stripped him from the competition, the match was called off. Rather, Eli Drake was crowned the next champion of Bound for Glory, and Johnny Impact was named as the challenger in Bound for Glory. Silvestry had left GFW on August 23, according to the story. According to reports, Silvestry had made the decision to leave, but they disagreed over whether it was due to financial or cultural differences.

Low Ki made his debut in Major League Wrestling (MLW) in 2018 as a heel, where Salina de la Renta became his boss. His first match for the promotion was on January 11, where he and MVP managed to draw. Low Ki won the MLW World Heavyweight Championship on July 20 with a strong defense against John Hennigan and Fenix. Low Ki defended his championship against Daga on November 10 in a match where he triumphed after ripping a portion of Daga's ear off. In a rematch against Strickland on November 23, Low Ki will defeat Strickland and win by a hairy piece of Strickland's hair before pinning him. He will defend the title for 205 days after losing it to Tom Lawlor at SuperFight on February 2, 2019. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Low Ki was announced as part of the MLW roster that would be present at the company's relaunch.

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