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| Birth name | Craig Williams |
| Born | May 1, 1983 Hollywood, Alabama |
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| Ring name(s) | Human Tornado El Negro El Snowflake |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Billed from | Ejersa Goro, Harar, Ethiopia Hollywood, Alabama |
| Trained by | American Wild Child Revolution Pro Wrestling |
| Debut | November 29, 2003 |
| Retired | 2018 |
Craig Williams (born May 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name, Human Tornado. His wrestling character was like a cool street hero from the 1970s.
He mainly wrestled in California for groups like Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He also appeared in shows for Ring of Honor, Combat Zone Wrestling, and MTV's Wrestling Society X. Human Tornado has won the PWG World Championship two times. He also won the PWG World Tag Team Championship once with his partner, El Generico.
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Human Tornado's Wrestling Career
Starting Out in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2004–2010)
Human Tornado began wrestling for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) in April 2004. He started in a tag team match, where two wrestlers team up against another pair.
In August 2005, Tornado won his first championship with PWG. He and El Generico formed a team called 2 Skinny Black Guys. They won the PWG World Tag Team Championship. A couple of months later, they lost their titles.
After losing the tag team titles, Human Tornado started trying to win the main PWG World Championship. He faced the champion, Joey Ryan. Tornado beat Ryan twice, but Ryan kept his title because of how the matches ended. In one match, Tornado even wrestled as "El Snowflake," a character he played in the movie Nacho Libre.
Finally, in January 2007, Tornado defeated Joey Ryan in a tough "Guerrilla Warfare" match. This win made him the new PWG World Champion. However, his time as champion was short. Just one month later, he lost the title to his former tag team partner, El Generico.
After losing his title, Tornado changed his wrestling style. He became a "heel," which means he acted like a bad guy in the wrestling story. He blamed his manager, Candice LeRae, for his loss. After a while, Candice turned against him, costing him a match. This started a big fight between Tornado and Chris Hero.
In February 2008, Human Tornado won the PWG World Championship for a second time. He won a special tournament for the title. Soon after, he got a serious knee injury while wrestling for another company. This injury meant he couldn't wrestle as much.
He was told to defend his title against Chris Hero. In July 2008, Hero defeated Tornado in a "steel cage" match to win the championship. After this, Tornado took time off to heal his knee.
Tornado came back to PWG in February 2009. He tried to win back his title but didn't succeed. He then became a "face" again, acting like a good guy. He teamed up with Scorpio Sky and later reunited with El Generico. In January 2010, Human Tornado wrestled his last match for PWG. He then announced he was retiring from wrestling.
Wrestling Society X (2006–2007)
In 2006, Human Tornado was part of a wrestling show called Wrestling Society X. This show was on MTV in 2007. He had matches against wrestlers like Luke Hawx and 6-Pac. He also had a fun dance-off and a match with Jack Evans.
Combat Zone Wrestling (2006–2007)
Human Tornado joined Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) in October 2006. He was part of a group called BLKOUT. He and his partner, Ruckus, tried to win the CZW World Tag Team Championship. They lost, and then Ruckus and another wrestler turned against Tornado.
Tornado later returned to CZW in July 2007 for a special tournament. He won his first match but was defeated in the next round. In October, he had a "ladder match" against Ruckus for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship. Tornado almost won, but the referee was distracted. Ruckus kept his title. After this, Tornado and Ruckus made up, and Tornado hasn't wrestled for CZW since.
Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2007–2008)
Human Tornado also wrestled for Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW). He teamed up with Nosawa and won their first match. He continued to wrestle well in singles matches.
In 2008, Tornado got a serious knee injury during a match in JCW. This was the same injury that affected his second title reign in PWG.
Ring of Honor (2007–2008, 2010)
Human Tornado made his debut in Ring of Honor (ROH) in October 2007. He won a match to enter a special tournament, but he was the first wrestler eliminated. He wrestled a few more matches in ROH that year. In December 2007, he was in a car accident with other wrestlers on the way to a show. Luckily, he was unharmed.
He returned to ROH in February 2008 for a few more matches. Almost two years later, in January 2010, Tornado came back to ROH for one match. He was supposed to wrestle more, but he announced his retirement. However, he made a surprise return in March 2010 for two more matches.
Return to Wrestling
After his retirement, Human Tornado made a surprise return to wrestling in November 2012 for CZW. He also wrestled for Pro Wrestling Syndicate in April 2013.
In November 2018, Tornado wrestled for Game Changer Wrestling. In October 2021, he won a match against Santana Jackson. As of 2024, Craig Williams is touring with the Micro Mania Midget Wrestling tour.
Other Appearances
Craig Williams appeared in the 2006 movie Nacho Libre. He played a wrestler called El Snowflake. His character was based on his Human Tornado wrestling style. He even used a move similar to his real-life wrestling move, the House party, which was called the Snowflake kick in the movie.
Championships and Awards
- Alternative Wrestling Show
- AWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- AWS Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- Empire Wrestling Federation
- EWF American Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Championship (2 times)
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with El Generico
- ¡Dia de los Dangerous! (2008) (Tournament winner)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #179 out of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 2009
- Revolution Pro Wrestling
- Revolution Pro Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- SoCal Uncensored
- Rookie of the Year (2004)
- Underground Empire Wrestling
- UEW Internet Television Championship (1 time, current)
- Wrestling Superstars Unleashed
- WSU Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
See also
In Spanish: Human Tornado para niños
