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{{Short description|Canadian wrestler (born 1978)}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name        = Tyson Dux
|image       = Tyson Dux at Smash London 2015.jpg
|caption     = Dux at an indy wrestling show in November 2015
|names       = 
|height      = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
|birthname   = Tyson Moody
|weight      = {{convert|193|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1978|6|19|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[Miramichi, New Brunswick|Miramichi]], [[New Brunswick]], Canada
|spouse      = {{marriage|Lisa Marie Moody|2016}}
|billed      =
|trainer     = [[Scott D'Amore]]<br />[[Joe E. Legend]]<br />[[Terry Taylor]]
|debut       = 1997
|retired     = 2022
}}
'''Tyson Moody''' (born June 19, 1978), known by his ring name '''Tyson Dux''' ({{IPAc-en|d|u:|k|s}} {{respell|DOOKS}}), is a retired Canadian [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1331&gimmick=Tyson+Dux|accessdate=November 17, 2016|title=Tyson Dux|publisher=Cagematch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/04/28/22777221.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180815185314/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/04/28/22777221.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2018|title=Tyson Dux: From wrestling machine to teaching machine|work=slam.canoe.com|first=Chris|last=Funston|date=April 28, 2018|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2017/10/31/22761944.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180815185433/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2017/10/31/22761944.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2018|title=Tyson Dux opens own wrestling school|work=slam.canoe.com|first=Jan|last=Murphy|date=October 31, 2017|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/07/11/22650944.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180815185505/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/07/11/22650944.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2018|title=Dux a great fit for WWE cruiserweight tournament|work=slam.canoe.com|first=Jan|last=Murphy|date=July 11, 2016|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2014/08/19/21884831.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180815185227/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2014/08/19/21884831.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2018|title=Why Tyson Dux is the Godfather of Ontario wrestling|work=slam.canoe.com|first=Caleb|last=Smith|date=August 19, 2014|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2006/04/25/1550137.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180815185612/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2006/04/25/1550137.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2018|title=Tyson Dux opens his textbook|work=slam.canoe.com|first=John|last=Milner|date=April 25, 2006|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Professional wrestling career==

===Independent circuit (1997–present)===
Dux trained under [[Scott D'Amore]], [[Joe E. Legend]] and [[Terry Taylor]] and debuted in 1997 at the age of 18 in the International Championship Wrestling [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]]. He was initially known by the [[ring name]] "Muay Thai Kid", with a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|gimmick]] that saw him don red [[karate]] pants and shave off his hair and eyebrows, before switching to the name Tyson Dux. Dux was asked to participate in the [[East Coast Wrestling Association]]'s [[ECWA Super 8 Tournament#2004|2004 Super 8 Tournament]], a tournament highlighting prominent [[Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)|cruiserweights]] on the [[independent circuit]]. However, he was forced to pull out of the tournament on March 31, 2004 after tearing his [[anterior cruciate ligament]] while wrestling [[Mark Jindrak]] on an episode of ''[[WWE Velocity|Velocity]]''. Dux went on to take part in the 2005 Super 8 Tournament on April 9, 2005, losing to J.J. Perez in the first round.

Dux wrestled for numerous Canadian [[Independent circuit|independent]] promotions, most prominently [[BSE Pro]] and [[Border City Wrestling]]. He joined the [[United States|American]] [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] promotion in April 2006 as a member of [[Team Canada (TNA)|Team Canada]] in the [[TNA 2006 World X Cup Tournament|2006 World X Cup]].

He wrestled in [[BSE Pro|Blood, Sweat & Ears]], Living Legends Wrestling (LLW), Prime Time Wrestling (PWT), Northwest Ohio Wrestling (NOW) and New Vision Pro Wrestling (NVP) where he is the current NVP Pride Champion.

On September 20, 2009, Dux was defeated by [[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Anderson]] at the inaugural ''Defiance Wrestling Federation'' show in [[Barrie, Ontario]]. This was Mr. Anderson's first match since leaving [[WWE]].

When BSE Pro and [[Border City Wrestling]] merged in the beginning of 2010 to form [[Maximum Pro Wrestling]], Dux, at the time the [[BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship|BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Champion]], defeated Derek Wylde on March 18 to merge the title with NSP Grand Independent titles, BSE's Suicide Six Pack Championship, which he won from Xtremo, and become the first [[Maximum Pro Wrestling#MaxPro Triple Crown Championship|MaxPro Triple Crown Champion]]. On April 11 he lost the title to [[The Highlanders (professional wrestling)|Robbie McAllister]]. Dux regained the Triple Crown championship on April 17 in North Bay, Ontario.

In September 2010, Dux debuted for the Japanese promotion [[Pro Wrestling Zero1]] losing to [[Masato Tanaka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=55522|accessdate=November 17, 2016|title=ZERO1 Euro Vintage Action 2010 - Tag 1|publisher=Cagematch}}</ref> Dux later took part in the Tenkaichi Jr. tournament being eliminated in the second round after losing to [[Munenori Sawa]]. Dux teamed with the likes of [[Hikaru Sato]], [[Sonjay Dutt]] and [[Takuya Sugawara]] on several occasions before leaving the company.

On May 26, 2017, at What Culture Pro Wrestling's Pro Wrestling World Cup - Canadian Qualifying Round, Dux was defeated by [[Kyle O'Reilly]] in the First Round of the Canada Leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kayfabetoday.com/index.php/2017/05/30/wcpw-pro-wrestling-world-cup-canadian-qualifiers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122211/http://kayfabetoday.com/index.php/2017/05/30/wcpw-pro-wrestling-world-cup-canadian-qualifiers/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 27, 2017|title=WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup- Canadian Qualifiers|last=Dorsch|first=Luke|date=May 30, 2017|accessdate=2017-06-16|work=KayfabeToday}}</ref>

===World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2002–2005; 2007; 2014; 2016)===
Between 2002 and 2004, Dux made several appearances with [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] on ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]'' and ''[[WWE Velocity|Velocity]]''. He appeared in an [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle|angle]] on an episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' in 2003 that saw him pose as a security guard who was attacked by [[The Undertaker]], and in 2005, he wrestled in [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Dark match|dark matches]] at ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''SmackDown'' tapings.
On 28 May 2007, Dux made an appearance for WWE in match for ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV|Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV]]'' in which he was defeated by [[Chuck Palumbo]].

On 8 June 2014, Dux returned to WWE for a dark match prior to ''Friday Night's Smackdown'' in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada, where he was defeated by [[Cinta de Oro|Sin Cara]]. Dux was named as a participant in the [[Cruiserweight Classic]] in the spring of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/section/cruiserweight-classic-competitors/article/tyson-dux-bio|title=Tyson Dux|work=WWE|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref> The tournament kicked off on 23 June with Dux being eliminated in his first round match by [[Zack Sabre Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-cruiserweight-classic-round-one-spoilers-sabre-jr-swann-gargano-ibushi-more-215211|title=WWE Cruiserweight Classic round one spoilers: Sabre Jr, Swann, Gargano, Ibushi, more!|last=Williams|first=JJ|date=2016-06-23|accessdate=2016-06-24|work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>

===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2006; 2008; 2017–2019)===
Dux debuted in TNA in April 2006 as a member of Team Canada in the 2006 World X Cup and at [[TNA Sacrifice (2006)|Sacrifice]], Dux competed in the [[TNA 2006 World X Cup Tournament|World X Cup Gauntlet match]] which was won by Petey Williams.

On June 12, 2008, Dux returned to TNA and was confirmed as a member of Team International for the [[TNA 2008 World X Cup Tournament]]. On the June 19 episode of ''[[TNA Impact!|Impact!]]'', Dux and [[Shawn Daivari|Daivari]] lost to [[Alex Shelley]] and [[Chris Sabin]], at [[Victory Road (2008)|Victory Road]], Dux competed in a four-team twelve man elimination tag team match with [[Alex Koslov]] and [[Doug Williams (wrestler)|Doug Williams]]; the match was won by Team TNA.

Dux returned to Impact Wrestling at [[Bound for Glory (2017)|Bound for Glory]], where Dux lost to [[Taiji Ishimori]].

On the November 30, 2017 episode of ''Impact!'', Dux lost to [[Matt Sydal]].

===Ring of Honor (2009–2010; 2014–2015)===
On July 25, 2009 Dux made his debut in [[Ring of Honor]] in a losing effort against [[Seth Rollins|Tyler Black]] as a replacement for [[Nigel McGuinness]], who was injured from the previous night. In May 2010, Dux began wrestling for the [[Ring of Honor]] promotion, marking his return to the national wrestling scene.

=== ''Hard Knocks Wrestling Academy (2021 to Present)'' ===
In 2021, Tyson took the role of Head Coach and Lead Trainer at Hard Knocks Wrestling Academy in Listowel, Ontario, Canada where he continues to train the young and up and coming talent of the wrestling industry.

==In other media==
[[Image:Tyson Dux.jpg|thumb|right|Dux at an NWA Midwest show in November 2006]]
Dux has been featured in an episode of ''[[Kenny vs Spenny]]'' in which the two friends train to become the best professional wrestlers. Dux is assigned with training Spenny, who chooses the name "The Nice Guy", whereas Kenny chooses the name "Specimen Yarp". When the actual match occurs, Dux turns on Spenny, aiding Kenny and his trainer in a three-on-one assault. At the conclusion of the episode, Kenny is declared the winner because Spenny breaks character, and as his humiliation forces Spenny to strip naked and receive a beating from wrestling legend [[The Iron Sheik]].

In 2003, Dux appeared in ''Zombie Beach Party''. Dux also makes a cameo in the music video for "Suplex" by [[A Tribe Called Red]].

In 2020, Dux portrayed wrestler [[Chris Benoit]] in the second-season premiere of [[Viceland (U.S. TV channel)|Viceland]]'s ''[[Dark Side of the Ring]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/identity-of-chris-benoit-actor-in-dark-side-of-the-ring-premiere-revealed/|title=Identity of Chris Benoit Actor in Dark Side of the Ring Premiere Revealed|work=411Mania.com|first=Jeremy|last=Thomas|date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>
He also played Dutch Mantell in the Brusier Brody episode.

==Personal life==
Moody is married and has four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/canadian-wrestler-dads-dad-village_ca_5e34aa82c5b611ac94d4a158?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLnVrLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKhZ3RV7XSK-R6PPmKpZ95hG2weJg3Bch7C_zHQ6KbUzIBrx4jxKFDsQPkthTkpnFvRldQzBIP5q50SoW5Ch0oNyXDQ8m6Nask3mQmjlgDgP7jqpIvjdjUBYE_uLJM0ldAB_gRay4PSjo_ZbzKopLRYp4W_iTA2TMeUgOvFmUV4b|title=Canadian Wrestler Dads Give Advice On Roughhousing With Kids|work=Huffington Post Canada|first=Al|last=Donato|date=February 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewhig.com/2016/07/11/dux-continues-to-chase-his-dreams/wcm/c61a7263-6000-6cdb-1882-4e58b4a842b0|title=Dux continues to chase his dreams
|work=The Kingston Whig Standard|first=Jan|last=Murphy|date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>
Quietly retired November 2022

==Championships and accomplishments==
[[File:Tyson Dux with Conflict belt.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Dux with the  Conflict Wrestling championship belt around his waist.]]
*'''Absolute Intense Wrestling'''
**AIW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with [[Tracy Williams]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=612|title=AIW Tag Team Championship history}}</ref>
*'''All-Star Wrestling'''
**ASW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''Alpha-1 Wrestling'''
**A1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) &ndash; with Gavin Quinn and [[Josh Alexander (wrestler)|Josh Alexander]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1599|title=A1 Tag Team Championship history}}</ref>
* '''Absolute Wrestling Entertainment'''
** AWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
*'''Barrie Wrestling'''
**BW Heavyweight Championship (2 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3263|title=BW Heavyweight Championship history}}</ref>
**BW 400 North Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brent Banks And Sebastian Suave
*'''[[BSE Pro|Blood Sweat and Ears]]'''
**[[BSE Pro#BSE Adrenaline Cup|BSE Adrenaline Cup (2008)]]
**[[BSE Pro#BSE Arctic Championship Arctic Championship|BSE Arctic Championship (1 time)]]
**[[BSE Pro#BSE Suicide Six Pack Championship|BSE Suicide Six Pack Championship (1 time)]]
**[[BSE Pro#BSE Tag Team Championship|BSE Tag Team Championship (2 times)]] – with El Tornado
*'''[[Border City Wrestling]]'''
**[[BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship]] ([[BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])
**BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship ([[BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship#Title history|3 times]]) – with Jack Damage (2), and El Tornado (1)
*'''Canadian Wrestling Federation'''
**CWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''Twin City Wrestling'''
**TCW Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
**TCW Heavyweight Title Tournament (2015)
*'''Conflict Wrestling'''
**Conflict Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''Full Impact Wrestling'''
**FIW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''Future Stars of Pro Wrestling'''
**FSPW Internet Championship (1 time)
*'''Hardcore Championship Wrestling'''
**HCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[Maximum Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[Maximum Pro Wrestling|MaxPro Triple Crown Championship (2 times)]]
**[[Maximum Pro Wrestling|MaxPro Arctic Championship (1 time)]]
*'''Motor City Wrestling'''
**MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''New Vision Pro Wrestling'''
**NVP Pride Champion (1 time)
*'''North Shore Pro Wrestling'''
**NSPW Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=1389|title=NSPW Championship history}}</ref>
**NSPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tarik<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=1390|title=NSPW Tag Team Championship history}}</ref>
*'''Pro Wrestling Eclipse'''
**PWE Tag Team Championship (1 time)– with Tarik
*'''New Evolution Wrestling'''
**NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
**PWI ranked him #'''98''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2009.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2009|accessdate=2009-09-01|work=The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
*'''Proving Ground Pro'''
** Ryan Buckley Memorial Tournament (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=143597|title=NSPW Championship history}}</ref>
*'''Pro Wrestling Xtreme'''
**PWX Bar Championship (1 time)
**PWX X Division Championship (1 time)
*'''Smash Wrestling'''
**Smash Wrestling Championship (1 time)
**Smash Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brent Banks
**The Northern Tournament (2018)
*'''Squared Circle Wrestling'''
**SCW Triple Crown Champion (1 time)
*'''Wolverine Pro Wrestling'''
** WPW Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
*'''Other titles'''
**ICW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
*'''Theatre Extreme/Federation de Lutte Quebecoise'''
**FLQ Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[Ontario Indy Wrestling Awards]]'''
** Technical Wrestler Of The Year - 2008, 2009<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=2&nr=1331&page=12|title=Tyson Dux - Awards}}</ref>
** Wrestler Of The Year - 2009<ref name="awards"/>
** Match Of The Year - 2008: vs. Derek Wylde<ref name="awards"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027042046/http://geocities.com/tysondux/ The official website of Tyson Dux]}}
* [http://www.myspace.com/tyson_dux The official MySpace of Tyson Dux]
* [http://www.tv.com/tyson-dux/person/222317/summary.html TV.com Profile]
* [http://www.wwe.com/section/cruiserweight-classic-competitors/article/tyson-dux-bio WWE Cruiserweight Classic profile]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/tyson-dux.html Online World of Wrestling profile]

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