Draft:Silas Mason (wrestler)


 * Disambiguation page created Chuffman.mt (talk) 19:05, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Silas Mason, also known as "The Thrillbilly" Silas Mason, is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance, where he is a one time NWA National Champion.

Professional Wrestling Career
Mason spent the earlier parts of his career wrestling for IWA Mid-South, where he won the IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship with Devan Dixon on January 2, 2021. He debuted for the National Wrestling Alliance in June 2022. At the Nuff Said pay-per-view, Mason defeated Kratos. Two days later on February 13, 2023, Mason announced that he had signed a contract with the National Wrestling Alliance, accompanied by a picture of Mason shaking hands with NWA President Billy Corgan.

At night one of the NWA 75th Anniversary Show, Mason defeated Odinson and J. R. Kratos in a triple threat match to win the NWA National Championship. At night two of the 75th Anniversary Show, Mason successfully defended the NWA National Championship against Jordan Clearwater, who won a battle royal during the event's pre-show to challenge for the title.

Mason was presented the new NWA/JCP Southeastern Heavyweight title on February 9, 2024 at a NWA Southeast live event. He subsequently defended the title multiple times, including a match against Jay Bradley for NWA Southeast in April 2024.

At NWA Samhain, Mason retained his NWA National Championship by defeating Chris Adonis. On the March 19th episode of NWA Powerrr, Mason relinquished the NWA National Championship in order to pursue a match with EC3 for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.

In March 2024, Mason lost his home and possessions in a house fire. A GoFundMe fundraiser was set up by Kerry Morton to support Mason following the event.

At NWA Hard Times 2024, episode 5, which debuted on The CW app May 7, 2024, Mason was unsuccessful in challenging EC3 for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.

Other media
Mason made his feature film debut as Terry Gordy in the 2023 biographical film The Iron Claw, starring Zac Efron.

In buildup to the Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, Mason was featured in a commercial for MoonPie as The Sun.

Championships and Accomplishments

 * IWA Mid-South
 * IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Devon Dixon
 * National Wrestling Alliance
 * NWA National Championship (1 time)
 * NWA Southeast - Joe Cazana Promotions
 * NWA/JCP Southeastern Heavyweight Title (1 time, current)
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * Ranked No. 212 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023