1. Home
  2. Profiles
  3. Hannibal

Hannibal

01-2

Title History

  • IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental title defeating Ricky Banderras (October 2005);
  • WWC (Puerto Rico) Tag Team titles w/Black Pain defeating Star Corporation (November 23, 2006);
  • WWC (Puerto Rico) Tag Team titles w/Black Pain defeating Juventud Boricua (April 2007);
  • CRW Quebec title winning a 6-way match (October 10, 2010);
  • GNW Canadian heavyweight title defeating Jeremy Prophet (May 10, 2014);
  • GNW Canadian title defeating Jeremy Prophet (February 27, 2016);

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • July 2001: Devon Nicholson (as Adam Lust) made his professional wrestling debut in Calgary for Matrats..
  • July 2001: Adam Pust won a 4-on-1 Handicapped match for Matrats in debut match from Calgary, Alberta, Canada..

Wrestling in Canada & Puerto Rico + WWE Tryouts:

  • June 2, 2005–WWE SmackDown: John Heidenreich defeated Devon Nicholson.
  • June 11, 2005–IWA Puerto Rico: Hannibal defeated Pablo Marquez..
  • October 1, 2005–IWA Puerto Rico: The Twin Towers (Hannibal & Mr. Big) defeated Thunder & Lightning..
  • October 20, 2005–IWA Hardcore Weekend: Hannibal defeated Ricky Banderas to win the IWA Intercontinental title..
  • October 22, 2005–IWA: Thunder & Lightning defeated The Twin Towers (Hannibal & Mr. Big) in a Hair vs. Mask match..
  • December 9, 2005–WWC: Eddie Colon & Hannibal defeated Brent Dail & James Storm.
  • December 10, 2005–WWC: James Storm defeated Hannibal. Poder Supremo (Brent Dail, Bryan, James Storm & Rico Suave) defeated Justice Army (Abbad, Chris Joel, El Bronco & Hannibal) and Team NWS (Chicky Starr, Crazy Rudy, Diamante & El Gran Faraon) in a war games steel cage rules match.
  • December 11, 2005–WWC: Rico Suave & The Bad Guys (Bandido & Crazy Rudy) defeated Ash, Dr. Cesar Vargas & Hannibal.
  • April 30, 2006–New Japan Dojo: Kafu & Skull Crusher defeated Hannibal & Plague.
  • May 12, 2006–Stampede Wrestling: Kid Nichols vs Abdullah the Butcher ended in a bloody no contest..
  • May 26, 2006–WWE HEAT: Eugene defeated Devon Nicholson.
  • July 22, 2006–AWA CWA: Kid Nichols defeated Osirus.
  • August 10, 2006–WWC: Fidel Sierra & Ricky Santana defeated Hannibal & Jason X.
  • August 11, 2006–WWC: Fidel Sierra defeated Hannibal by disqualification.
  • August 12, 2006–WWC: Fidel Sierra & Ricky Santana defeated Hannibal & Jason X by disqualification.
  • August 13, 2006–WWC: Fire Blaze defeated Hannibal.
  • August 19, 2006–WWC: Hannibal defeated Super Star Romeo.
  • August 20, 2006–WWC: Eddie Colon & Fire Blaze defeats El Bronco & Hannibal.
  • August 25, 2006–WWC: Hannibal defeated Abbad.
  • August 28, 2006–WWC: Abbad defeated Hannibal.
  • September 1, 2006–WWC: Abbad defeated Hannibal in a TLC match.
  • September 2, 2006–WWC: Fire Blaze defeated Hannibal.
  • September 3, 2006–WWC: Hannibal defeated Chicky Starr.
  • September 8, 2006–WWC: Bryan defeated Hannibal.
  • September 9, 2006–WWC: Eddie Colon defeated Hannibal.
  • September 10, 2006–WWC: Hannibal defeated Rage.
  • September 16, 2006–WWC: El Bronco vs. Hannibal ended in a double DQ.
  • September 28, 2006–Deep South Wrestling: Devon Nicholson & Derrick Neikirk defeated The Headliners..
  • October 15, 2006–DSW TV: Freakin Deacon defeated Hannibal.
  • October 29, 2006–DSW TV: Tommy Suede defeated Hannibal in a dark match.

World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico):

  • Hannibal formed a tag team with Black Pain known as “Terror Incorporated” for WWC managed by Rico Suave..
  • October 27, 2006–WWC: Black Pain defeated Hannibal in a death match.
  • October 28, 2006–WWC: Black Pain vs. Hannibal ended in a double count-out to become #1 contender for the Universal title.
  • October 29, 2006-WWC: Hannibal defeated WWC Universal champion Jon Heidenreich by disqualification. Heidenreich retains the Universal title.
  • November 3, 2006–WWC: Eddie Colon defeated Hannibal.
  • November 10, 2006–WWC: Abbad defeated Hannibal by disqualification.
  • November 11, 2006–WWC: Black Pain & Hannibal defeated Abbad & Noriega.
  • November 18, 2006–WWC: Chris Joel & Huracan Castillo Jr. vs. Black Pain & Hannibal ended in a double disqualification to retain the tag titles.
  • November 23, 2006–WWC: Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) defeated Chris Joel & Huracan Castillo to win the tag team titles.
  • November 24, 2006–WWC: Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) defeated Chris Joel & Jose Rivera Jr..
  • November 25, 2006–WWC: Eddie Colon & Huracan Castillo Jr. vs. Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) ended in a double disqualification. Black Pain & Hannibal retains the tag team titles.
  • December 2, 9, 2006–WWC: Eddie Colon & Huracan Castillo vs. Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) ended in a no contest.
  • December 16, 2006–WWC: Eddie Colon & Huracan Castillo defeated Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) by disqualification. Black Pain & Hannibal retains.
  • January 6, 2007–WWC: Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) defeated Jose Rivera Jr. & Noriega by disqualification to retain the tag titles.
  • January 13, 2007–WWC: Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) defeated Jose Rivera Jr. & Noriega by disqualification.
  • January 19, 2007–WWC: Jose Rivera Jr. & Noriega defeated El Bronco & Hannibal.
  • January 20, 2007–WWC: Jose Rivera Jr. & Noriega defeated Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) to retain the tag team titles.
  • February 3, 2007–WWC: Abbad defeated Hannibal.
  • February 10, 2007–WWC: Hannibal defeated Abbad.
  • February 17, 2007–WWC: Abbad defeated Hannibal.
  • February 23, 2007–WWC: Noriega defeated Hannibal.
  • February 24, 2007–WWC: Black Pain, Hannibal & Rico Suave defeated Abbad, Chris Joel & Noriega.
  • March 3, 2007–WWC: Hannibal defeated Abbad in a 1st blood match.
  • March 10, 2007–WWC: Black Pain, El Bronco & Hannibal defeated Chris Joel, Crazy Rudy & Noriega.
  • March 23, 2007–WWC: Noriega defeated Hannibal.
  • March 24, 2007–WWC: Chris Joel defeated Hannibal.
  • March 31, 2007–WWC: Orlando Colon defeated Hannibal..
  • April 7, 2007–WWC: Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) defeated Juventud Boricua (Chris Joel & Noriega) to retain the tag titles.
  • April 8, 2007–WWC: Juventud Boricua (Chris Joel & Noriega) & Super Star Romeo defeated Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) & Rico Suave.
  • April 13, 2007–WWC: Fire Blaze defeated Hannibal.
  • April 14, 2007–WWC: Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) defeated Juventud Boricua (Chris Joel & Noriega) by disqualification.
  • April 15, 2007–WWC: Hannibal defeated Tabu.
  • April 21, 2007–WWC: Noriega defeated Hannibal by disqualification.
  • April 27, 2007–WWC: Black Pain, Hannibal & Rico Suave defeated Bad Boy, Noriega & Super Star Romeo.
  • April 28, 2007–WWC: Chris Joel & Noriega defeated Terror Inc. (Black Pain & Hannibal) to win the tag team titles.
  • April 29, 2007–WWC: Eddie Colon & Fire Blaze defeated El Bronco & Hannibal.
  • May 12, 2007–WWC: Ash Rubinsky defeated Hannibal.
  • May 19, 2007–WWC: Black Pain defeated Hannibal. Eddie Colon defeated Apolo and Alofa The Samoan Tank and Ash Rubinsky and Black Pain and Hannibal and Huracan Castillo and Rico Suave in a battle royal to win the Universal title.

Canadian Independent Wrestling:

  • May 25, 2007–Wrestling Supershow: Hannibal defeated Abdullah The Butcher in a steel cage match.
  • May 26, 2007–Prairie Wrestling Association: Abdullah the Butcher & Hannibal defeated Tex Gaines & Slammer..
  • May 27, 2007–Bad News Allen Tribute Show: Devon Nicholson defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a Steel Cage match..
  • July 8, 2007–CGPW: Hannibal defeated Kwan Chang in a Stretcher Match.
  • July 13, 2007–GCW: Abdullah the Butcher vs. Devon “Hannibal” Nicholson ended in a no contest..
  • August 9, 2007–Prime Time Wrestling: Hannibal vs. Abdullah the Butcher ended in a double disqualification..
  • August 21, 2007: Abdullah the Butcher beat Hannibal after getting powder in the face in a bloody no disqualification match.
  • August 22, 2007–GCW: Abdullah the Butcher beat Devon “Hannibal” Nicholson in a no disqualification, Falls Count Anywhere match.
  • August 23, 2007: “The Ugandan Giant” Kamala defeated Hannibal..
  • August 23, 2007–SuperEx Showdown: Abdullah the Butcher vs. Hannibal ended in a double disqualification (bloodbath)..
  • September 29, 2007–EPW: Hannibal defeated Nick Westgate.
  • October 19, 2007–PWA: Hannibal defeated Bobby Fletcher.
  • October 20, 2007–PWA: Juggernaut defeated Chris Steele, Hannibal, Johnny Handsome, Lucas Drago and Phoenix Taylor in a 6-way steel cage match to win the vacant PWA title.
  • December 29, 2007–TNA House Show: Abyss defeated Hannibal.
  • March 28, 2008–ASW: Hannibal defeated James Mason.
  • March 29, 2008–ASW: Hannibal defeated Doug Williams.
  • April 5, 2008–ASW: Deano, Frankie Sloan, Kid Cool & The Smackdown Warrior defeated Hannibal, Mikey Whiplash, Pierre Carl Ouellet & Robbie Dynamite in a tag team elimination match.
  • April 9, 2008–ASW: Tatanka defeated Hannibal.
  • April 13, 2008–ASW: Hannibal defeated Frankie Sloan.
  • April 20, 2008–ASW: Hannibal defeated The Zulu Prince.
  • May 3, 2008–WWC: Orlando Colon defeated Hannibal by disqualification.
  • June 20, 2008–Wrestling Supershow: Hannibal defeated Sycho Sid.
  • June 21, 2008–Wrestling Supershow: Hannibal defeated Abdullah The Butcher in a steel cage match.
  • July 4, 2008–Wrestling Supershow: Hannibal defeated Raj Singh.
  • July 5, 2008–Wrestling Supershow: Hannibal & Samoa Joe defeated The New Karachi Vice (Gama Singh Jr. & Raj Singh).
  • November 28, 2008–Wrestling Supershwo: Hannibal defeated Tag.
  • February 22, 2009–Wrestling Supershow: Hannibal defeated Jeremy Prophet.
  • April 4, 2009–NCW: Hannibal defeated Abdullah the Butcher in what was billed as Abdullah’s Canadian retirement match..
  • June 13, 2009–NCW: Dan Paysan defeated Hannibal disqualification to retain the Quebec title.
  • June 18, 2009–Wrestling Supershow: Abdullah The Butcher vs. Hannibal ended in a double disqualification.
  • April 18, 2010–CRW: Hannibal defeated Mathieu St-Jacques.
  • May 15, 2010–Great North Wrestling: Kevin Nash defeated Hannibal with the help of special referee Terry Funk (65).
  • June 6, 2010–CRW: Hannibal defeated Mathieu St-Jacques.
  • September 11, 2010–GNW: Hannibal defeated Lanny Poffo.
  • September 12, 2010–GNW: Lanny Poffo & The Honky Tonk Man defeated Darko & Hannibal.
  • October 3, 2010–CRW: Hannibal defeated Alextreme.
  • October 10, 2010–CRW: Hannibal defeated Dru Onyx, Jeremy Prophet, Martin Rolland, Paul Rosenberg and Sylvain Grenier in a 6-way elimination match to win the vacant Quebec title.
  • November 13, 2010–PWL: Hannibal defeated Genesis.
  • November 14, 2010–CRW: Hannibal defeated Pat Skillz to retain the Quebec title.
  • December 11, 2010–CRW: Hannibal defeated Tommy Dreamer in a hardcore rules match.
  • April 9, 2011–PWL: Hannibal defeated Mike Lyons.
  • May 13, 2011–GNW: Hannibal defeated Chaz Lovely.
  • May 14, 2011–GNW: Hannibal defeated Jeremy Prophet in a TLC hardcore rules match.
  • June 23, 2011–GNW: Hannibal defeated Preston Perry.
  • June 24, 2011–GNW: Hannibal defeated Sao Amin.
  • ~~~Terry Funk suffered a ruptured eardrum during a pre-show press conference to hype the event in Thunder Bay, Ontario..Mike Aldren wrote (On July 28, 2011): Ontario-based Indy wrestler Devon Nicholson has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Abdullah the Butcher (Larry Shreve, 70) after contracting Hepatitis C, a virus that affects the liver’s ability to function properly. Nicholson, 30, claims that Abdullah infected him with the virus a few years ago during a bloody match when he was cut with a razor blade that Abdullah had also used on himself. Nicholson is seeking damages of $6.5 million in paperwork filed Monday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. He was offered a contract with WWE in 2009 but it was rescinded shortly after because of the virus being active in his blood. He also did a try out with TNA in October 2010 but they did not hire him either because of the same reason. Nicholson’s attorney Ron Caza met with Abdullah at his Atlanta-based restaurant last year to request blood work. Abdullah reportedly agreed to submit blood at the time but changed his mind after the meeting, and has since ignored all attempts of contact from Caza. Story is developing.
  • September 3, 2011–GNW: Hannibal defeated Nathan Banner.
  • September 23, 2011–GNW: Hannibal defeated Sexxxy Eddy.
  • October 8, 2011–GNW: Hannibal defeated Darko.
  • May 10, 2014–GNW: Hannibal defeated Jeremy Prophet to win the GNW Canadian heavyweight title.
  • July 18, 2014–IPW: Mark Sterling defeated Hannibal.
  • August 30, 2014–GNW: AJ Styles defeated GNW Canadian champion Hannibal by disqualification in a best 2 out of 3 falls match. Hannibal retains the title.
  • February 28, 2015–GNW: Hannibal defeated Dan Severn to retain the GNW Canadian title.
  • May 29, 2015–GNW: Hannibal defeated Jeremy Prophet in a street fight to retain the GNW Canadian title.
  • May 30, 2015–GNW: Hannibal defeated Sao Amin to retain the Canadian title.
  • August 14, 2015–GNW: Hannibal defeated Darko to retain the Canadian title.
  • September 13, 2015–GNW: Hannibal defeated Myzery The Barbarian to retain the CNW Canadian title.
  • November 27, 2015–CWA: Jeremy Prophet defeated Hannibal and Darko in a 3-way match to win the GNW Canadian title.
  • February 27, 2016–CWA: Hannibal defeated Jeremy Prophet to retain the GNW Canadian title.
  • February 28, 2016–CWA: Hannibal defeated Judas to retain the GNW Canadian title.
  • April 23, 2016–PWA: Hannibal defeated Darko to retain the GNW Canadian title.
  • May 6, 2016–GNW: Hannibal defeated Nathan Banner to retain the Canadian title.
  • May 7, 2016–GNW: Hannibal defeated Sao Amin to retain the Canadian title.
  • June 4, 2016–GNW: Hannibal defeated Al Snow to retain the Canadian title.
  • June 26, 2016–GNW: Hannibal defeated Maximus Testosterone.
  • November 5, 2016–CPW: Hannibal defeated Rick Steiner to retain the GNW Canadian title.
  • November 5, 2016–CPW: Hannibal defeated Wes Brisco to retain the GNW Canadian title.
  • Thanks to DEVON NICHOLSON for writing in and helping with some of the content on this profile.
Updated: February 2, 2024 @ 10:33 am

Social Media

Twitter: @DevonHannibal

Trained By

Bruce Hart,
Jacques Rougeau Jr.,
Les Thornton,
Lance Storm,
Bill Demott,
Dave Taylor

Debut

July 2001

Birthday

October 16, 1982

Hometown

Ottawa, Ontario

Gender

Male

Height

6'4"

Weight

307 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Tilt-a-Whirl Side Slam

Favorite Move(s)

Brawling Tactics

Notable Feuds

Abdullah The Butcher,
Ricky Banderras (IWA PR),
Thunder & Lightning (IWA PR),
Eddie Colon (WWC PR),
Orlando Colon (WWC PR),
Harry Smith (Stampede)

Status

Living