When Martel officially departed from the WWF for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Callis was left without a gimmick and spot on WWF television. World Wrestling Federation (1996–1998) The Truth Commission (1996–1998) Ĭallis received a try-out match with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1996 and was eventually hired to form a tag team with Rick Martel, which was dubbed "The Models". The Jet Set Team held the Lutte Lanaudière Tag Team Championship for eight months. In 1992, Callis wrestled for the Quebec-based Lutte Lanaudière as "The General", teaming with El Diablero as "The Jet Set Team". Callis held the IWA Heavyweight Championship twice in 1996. In 1994, the West Four Wrestling Alliance was renamed the International Wrestling Alliance (IWA). Between 19, he held the championship a total of four times.
In May 1991, The Natural won the WFWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship. Later that year, Callis adopted the ring name "The Natural". Professional wrestling career West Four Wrestling Alliance/International Wrestling Alliance (1989–1998) Ĭallis was trained by Manitoba wrestling promoter Tony Condello, debuting in 1989 in Condello's West Four Wrestling Alliance (WFWA) promotion under his birth name. The following year in 2021, Callis' time as Impact executive vice president came to an end, with Callis remaining in the company as an on-air talent until October 2021 when the AEW and Impact partnership ended. In 2020, through Impact's relationship with AEW, Callis began appearing on AEW programming. While with Impact, Callis also worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he served as an English language commentator on NJPW World. In 2003, he was introduced as an on-screen character for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and returned to the company, now called Impact Wrestling, in 2017 becoming an executive vice president and commentator for the promotion. From 1999 to 2001, he worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as a manager and commentator, during which he was portrayed as a fictional "network representative" who headed a group known as The Network. While in the WWF, Callis managed a group known as The Truth Commission and later managed The Oddities and The Acolytes before being released in 1999.
He first gained international attention working under the name The Jackyl for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Ī former wrestler, Callis spent the majority of his career performing as either Cyrus (shortened from Cyrus the Virus) or Don Callis. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works as the on-screen manager of Konosuke Takeshita and as a backstage consultant. Donald Callis (born October 13, 1963) is a Canadian professional wrestling manager, color commentator, and former professional wrestler and business executive.
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