Hunter Raynor is an independent professional wrestler from Princeton, North Carolina. He is known for his wrestling character, which has earned him the nickname "Based". Raynor has wrestled for promotions all over the United States, including Deadlock Pro-Wrestling, Firestar Pro Wrestling, and Ring Wars Carolina.
| Hunter Raynor | |
|---|---|
 Hunter in August 2024 | |
| Birth name | Landon Hunter Raynor[1] |
| Born | September 3, 2005 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Hunter Hunter Raynor |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Princeton, North Carolina |
| Trained by | Eddie Brown |
| Debut | August 3, 2019 |
Independent circuit (2019–Present)
editHunter wrestled extensively on the independent circuit for various promotions in the Northeastern USA, most notably for Deadlock Pro-Wrestling under the ring name Hunter Raynor.
At the age of 13, Hunter began training at the Ring Wars Carolina Wrestling School. While in Ring Wars Carolina, Raynor won the promotion's Ring Wars Carolina Jr. Heavyweight Championship becoming the longest reigning champion before losing it to James Anthony on May 29, 2022, after 240 days.[2]
Hunter also has made his name known in the company Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW)[3] by wrestling 1/2 of the tag team champions at the time, Chance Ryzer in 2022 [4] and subsequently wrestling Krule [5] in 2023.
In early 2023, Hunter branched out more and found a home in Firestar Pro Wrestling [6] and became a regular on the shows “Afterburn” program. In 2024, Hunter competed in Firestar’s “Path to Glory” tournament, losing out in the first round to Alexander Moss.
In April 2024, Hunter ran his first professional wrestling event, titled “Dawg House” [7] which featured many starts from the North Carolina independent scene, such as LaBron Kozone, Bojack, and Andrew Everett, the latter of whom faced Hunter in a No Disqualification match in the main event.
Personal Life
editHunter won the WRAL News Extra Effort award in October 2023 for his work in professional wrestling and his community [8]
References
edit- ^ "Hunter". Hunter Raynor. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Cagematch". cagematch. January 25, 2013.
- ^ "DPW Appearance". cagematch. May 25, 2022.
- ^ "DPW vs Chance Ryzer". cagematch. November 12, 2022.
- ^ "DPW vs Krule". cagematch. May 25, 2023.
- ^ "FSPW". Firestar Pro Wrestling. February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Dawg House". X. January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Extra Effort Award". X. January 7, 2024.