Chris Dickinson(XII)

is an American professional wrestler, best known for his on-going work on the independent circuit under his ring name Chris Dickinson. He currently works for the internet streaming and video on demand service known as the World Wrestling Network Benton debuted in the early 2000s, between 2001 and August 2002, as Chris Dickinson. He was trained by WWE names including Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat and Nunzio. The earliest of his known matches was on May 31, 2008 at the JAPW Full F'N Force held by Jersey All Pro Wrestling. There he wrestled in a Three-On-Two Handicap match, teaming with Cooter against Amy Lee. He returned to JAPW on June 28, teaming with Chase Del Monte in a tag match won by The Nigerian Nightmares. Dickinson's first title match was held on December 19, 2009 during his debut year in Absolute Intense Wrestling at AIW Nightmare Before X-Mas 3: 50th Show Celebration, where he defeated Facade to win the AIW Intense Championship. On October 23, 2010 at JAPW Halloween Hell, Dickinson teamed with Sami Callihan to win the JAPW Tag Team Championship in a Three-Way match defeating the defending tag champion Monsta Mack and challengers from team Chair Swinging Freaks (Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney). On December 10 at the JAPW 13th Anniversary Show, under their recent team name United States Death Machine, Dickinson and Callihan lost the titles to Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack). Other promotions Dickinson worked for during his early years included Full Impact Pro, where he debuted during the 2010 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup Tournament, where he was eliminated in the first round by his tag partner Sami Callihan. He returned for the second night of the tournament, where he teamed with Christopher Gray, Jake Manning & Scott Reed in defeating AR Fox, Brad Allen, Grizzly Redwood & Lince Dorado in a tag match. Dickinson also made appearances in promotions including Hybrid Wrestling, Insanity Pro Wrestling, World Xtreme Wrestling, Maven Bentley Association, IWA Deep South, Beyond Wrestling, NWA New Jersey/New York, Impact Championship Wrestling, Force One Pro Wrestling, Fight The World Wrestling, Far North Wrestling and several more.