Channing Stacks Lorenzo
| Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mitchell Lavalley |
| Born | March 3, 1997 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Channing Lauren Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo Jake Tucker Mitchell Lyons |
| Billed from | Chicago, Illinois |
| Trained by | Kane Tom Prichard WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | August 24, 2019 |
Mitchell Lavalley (born March 3, 1997) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and is one-half of the current NXT Tag Team Champions with Tony D'Angelo in their second reign.
Professional wrestling career
In 2014, Lavalley won WWE's Show Us Your Superstar contest when he was 19, making a series of videos at the WWE Performance Center before appearing on the SummerSlam pre-show panel. Lavalley was trained by Jacobs-Prichard Wrestling Academy. Lavalley, under the ring name Jake Tucker, made his professional wrestling debut on August 24, 2019 by defeating Sean Stephens. Lavalley made an appearance on the December 2 episode of Raw as enhancement talent, going under the ring name Mitchell Lyons and teaming with Mark Sterling to lose against The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar). Tucker appeared for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the June 15, 2021 episode of Dark, losing to Frankie Kazarian. He also wrestled on the July 13 episode of Dark, losing to The Blade.
On March 17, 2022, Lavalley signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center. Lavalley, going under the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, made his debut on the April 19 episode of NXT alongside Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan, attacking Santos Escobar during a match. The following week on NXT, Tony D'Angelo, the gimmick of an Italian-American mobster, introduced them as his henchmen, establishing themselves as heels in the process. On June 4, at NXT In Your House, The D'Angelo Family defeated Legado Del Fantasma and, as per the stipulation, this stable had to join the D'Angelo Family. After Donovan's firing, on the August 2 episode of NXT, Lorenzo and D'Angelo faced The Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Team Championship, but were defeated due to Santos Escobar, who turned on D'Angelo.
At NXT Stand & Deliver, on April 1, 2023, Lorenzo and D'Angelo, now face failed to win the NXT Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match. At NXT: The Great American Bash, Lorenzo and D'Angelo defeated Gallus (Wolfgang and Mark Coffey) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship, marking the first championship in his career. At NXT Halloween Havoc, on October 24, they lost the titles to Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson), however, they regained the titles on the November 14 episode of NXT by defeating Chase University.