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Oney Lorcan working as full-time coach at WWE Performance Center

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Oney Lorcan is back full-time with WWE. 

It was reported earlier this week that the 36-year-old was serving as a guest coach at the WWE Performance Center. Our own Dave Meltzer reported in Friday’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Lorcan has actually been back with the company for a while and working full-time in a coaching role. 

“There were stories about Oney Lorcan (Chris Girard, 36), working as a guest coach this week at the Performance Center. When asked about it, we were told he’s not a guest coach and has been there for a while as a full-time coach,” Meltzer wrote. 

Lorcan requested his release from WWE last year and it was officially granted on November 4, 2021. He had been with the company for six years after signing a developmental deal in the fall of 2015. He won the NXT Tag Team Championships along with Danny Burch in October 2020 but the belts would be vacated that March after Burch suffered a shoulder injury. 

Biff Busick reportedly guest coaching at WWE Performance Center this week

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A former NXT Tag Team Champion is back at the WWE Performance Center this week.

PWInsider reported today that Biff Busick (formerly known as Oney Lorcan in WWE) is at the Performance Center this week serving as a guest coach. Busick was released from WWE as part of a round of roster cuts in November 2021.

Busick was a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion during his time with WWE, holding the titles with Danny Burch from October 2020 to March 2021.

After his WWE release, Busick returned to wrestling on the indies. He posted a message on Twitter this July announcing that he was taking some time away from performing in the ring.

“If you have contacted me about bookings, I apologize if I haven’t immediately gotten back to you,” Busick wrote. “I’ve decided to take some time away from performing in the ring. Thank you.”

When NXT unveiled its new logo last month, Busick tweeted out a picture of it. The new logo ditched the colorful NXT 2.0 aesthetic for a black, gold, and white color scheme.

Jon Moxley vs. Biff Busick announced for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8

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Jon Moxley’s Bloodsport match has been announced.

Josh Barnett announced that Moxley would be facing Biff Busick. Moxley had previously been announced for the show, but it wasn’t announced who he would face.

“Busick wanted to enter Bloodsport at the top of the pyramid and Moxley is there to see him crash and burn,” Barnett wrote on Twitter. “A mat clinician takes on a human tsunami. Jon Moxley takes on Biff Busick at Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport 8.”

Busick, formerly Oney Lorcan, was released by the WWE on November 5 as part of budget cuts. He had been wrestling in NXT since 2015, where he is a former NXT Tag Team Champion with Danny Burch, who was released from WWE earlier this year. Busick recently made his return to the independent scene earlier this month, defeating Slade at Beyond’s Day 91 event.

Also announced for Bloodsport is a match between Minoru Suzuki and Chris Dickerson. Others scheduled to appear include Janai Kai, Masha Slamovich, Timothy Thatcher, JONAH, Marina Shafir, and John Hennigan.

Biff Busick announced for three more GCW events

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Biff Busick is set to make five appearances for Game Changer Wrestling this spring.

On Monday night, it was announced that Busick (formerly known as Oney Lorcan in WWE) would be competing for GCW at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8 and Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, pt. 2 over The Collective 2022 weekend. Busick has now been added to three additional GCW shows that will be taking place in April and May.

Busick’s full schedule of GCW appearances is listed below:

  • Thursday, March 31 — Dallas, Texas (Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8)
  • Friday, April 1 — Dallas, Texas (Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6, pt. 2)
  • Sunday, April 10 — San Francisco, California
  • Saturday, April 30 — Atlantic City, New Jersey
  • Saturday, May 21 — Los Angeles, California

All five shows will air live via Fite TV. Ticket information will be announced soon.

Busick is a former NXT Tag Team Champion. He was released by WWE last November as part of a set of roster cuts.

Earlier this month, Busick officially became a free agent and made his return to the ring at a show for Beyond Wrestling.

Busick is also set to face Minoru Suzuki at WrestleCon’s Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow on March 31.

Biff Busick announced for GCW’s Bloodsport, Spring Break events

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Biff Busick has been announced for a pair of GCW events over WrestleMania weekend at The Collective. 

Busick is the first talent officially announced for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8 on Thursday, March 31 in Dallas. Additionally, Busick will take part in Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6: Part 2 on Friday, April 1. Both shows will be held at The Collective at Fair Park in Dallas.

Busick has already been announced for the WrestleCon SuperShow on March 31, where he will take on Minoru Suzuki in Dallas at the Fairmont Hotel. Mike Bailey, The Briscoe Brothers, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Bandido, Jonathan Gresham, and Atsushi Onita are also set for the SuperShow.

Opponents have yet to be announced for Busick at the GCW events.

Busick is also schedule for wXw’s 16 Carat Gold tournament from March 4 to March 6, 2022 in Oberhausen, Germany.

Oney Lorcan during his WWE tenure, Busick was part of WWE mass releases in November 2021 that saw 18 different talents being cut.

Minoru Suzuki vs. Biff Busick set for WrestleCon SuperShow

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Minoru Suzuki will take on Biff Busick in Dallas.

WrestleCon made Suzuki vs. Busick the first official match announcement for the annual Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow in Dallas at the Fairmont Hotel on Thursday, March 31.

The announcement came after Busick demanded a match with Suzuki earlier in the day.

The convention obliged, and the match is on. 

Suzuki and Busick join Mike Bailey, The Briscoe Brothers, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Bandido, Jonathan Gresham, and Atsushi Onita as the talent officially announced for the SuperShow.

Oney Lorcan during his WWE tenure, Busick was part of the November 2021 WWE mass releases that included 18 different talents being cut.

Suzuki was announced for a pair of NJPW shows in the United States in April, including the Lonestar Shooutout on Friday, April 1 in Dallas, plus Windy City Riot in the Chicago area on Saturday, April 16. He currently holds the NJPW provisional KOPW 2022 trophy, and is set to defend it against Toru Yano in a dog cage match on Sunday’s NJPW New Year’s Golden Series event.

Left My Wallet: Biff Busick/Oney Lorcan on WWE NXT experience, working with Shawn Michaels

Posted on by Antonio Thomas

Left My Wallet returns with an hour-long conversation with Biff Busick, the former Oney Lorcan in WWE NXT.

Biff and I go back to before he even had his first match so we talk about him coming up through the New England indie scene, the first time we met, training with both Lance Storm and Funaki, getting kicked out of a WWE tv taping, who he learned the most from in NXT, reviewing matches with Shawn Michaels, and his return match for his home promotion, Beyond Wrestling.

We also talk the subtleties and aspects of in-ring working and how great Kane was to work with. 

Biff is one of the most intense and fun workers I have ever had the privilege to work with and it was just as fun to talk with him here. He is a name you will be seeing everywhere, so enjoy this fun conversation with one of the best unsigned (but maybe not for long) talents today.

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Oney Lorcan announced for wXw 16 Carat Gold 2022 tournament

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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Biff Busick will soon be back in action. The former Oney Lorcan was announced today as taking part in wXw’s 16 Carat Gold tournament in March 2022. 

Busick was released from his WWE contract just yesterday after spending over six years with the company. Busick revealed in a YouTube video that he has a 90-day non-compete clause to wait out before he can return to the ring.

Busick held NXT Tag Team Championship gold from October 2020 to March 2021, before an injury to partner Danny Burch forced the duo to relinquish the titles. 

The list of past 16 Carat Gold tournament winners reads like a who’s who in terms of international stardom. NXT UK Champion Ilja Dragunov, Zack Sabre Jr., Malakai Black, Chris Hero, Sami Zayn, Sami Callihan, WALTER and IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Shingo Takagi are all past 16 Carat Gold winners. 

The 16 Carat Gold will be held from March 4 to March 6, 2022 in Oberhausen, Germany. Jonathan Gresham, Ace Romero and Fuminori Abe have also been announced for the tournament.