Seth McKenna

Seth Alexander McKenna (born March 11, 1990) is a Canadian Virtual Pro Wrestler, better known by his ring name Seth Schmidt. Currently signed to Legacy World Wrestling and Honor Championship Pro Wrestling, McKenna regularly appears in other promotions as well.

As a singles competitor, McKenna is a four-time world champion. He is also a prolific team wrestler, most notably as the leader of Altered Perspective and its sub-group, Ego-Death, which he forms with his best-friend Tyler Clark. He's also known as a member of Red Dragon Yakuza, alongside with Chris Milenko, Shayne Frost, JMS (Maniac Martin), Natural Born Killers (Kacey Marr & Nik Rodriguez), Rose Flynn, and others.

Early career
McKenna received his wrestling training at the Schmidt Family Ranch in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Graduating in late 2011, where McKenna also made his wrestling debut against Tyler Clark in January 2012. For a number of years, McKenna wrestled solely in his father's shows held at their ranch, until being signed by Deez Bulletz to Bulletz Championship Wrestling (BCW).

Debut
It was reported in early 2018, that McKenna had signed an exclusive contract with BCW, a CAW company owned by Deez Bulletz. There isn't much on his time in BCW.

Underground Wrestling Alliance (2018-2020)
His UWA debut occurred at UWA TV 7/7/18 in a losing effort against Diego Ryley.

He then was defeated by Kacey Marr at UWA TV 7/14/18.

At UWA TV 7/28/18 he was victorious in an extreme rules match against a returning Troy Byrd.

World Championship Match
McKenna took part in UWA Blood and Gore, against Wes Lightning in a World Championship match. In his UWA PPV debut, he defeated Wes Lightning and gained possession of the World Championship and became a member of The Red Dragon Yakuza.

Season 3
McKenna made his JMPro debut on June 1st, 2019, in the Season 3 Cruiserweight Tournament. Round 1 he lost to El Fuego, who then lost to the eventual winner Kevin Wade. On June 8th, 2019, Seth then competed in the BTZ Gaming Twitch Championship Tournament, against Matt Rose in Round 1. McKenna beat Rose via roll-up, which caught Rose off guard. Advancing into the second round Seth had to face a guy he knew all too well, Shayne Frost. Frost beat Schmidt via pinfall to advance to eventually win the Twitch Championship. McKenna then also took part in the JMPro Tag Team Championship Tournamenton June 19th, 2019, alongside Chris Milenko as apart of Red Dragon Yakuza (RDY). They advanced to the second-round defeating JMPro originals Uncut Diamonds (AJ & Duke Diamond). In Round 2 they had to face longtime rivals of Chris, Purity. Purity beat them via pinfall. Schmidt then had a season long feud with Kevin Wade over the Cruiserweight Championship, where he beat Wade for it on July 28th, 2019, holding it until August 16th, 2019, where he dropped it back to Wade.

Season 4
McKenna made his Season 4 Debut as a Tag Team with Tyler Clark (Reboot). They didn't do much in the tag division. Seemingly losing to the Tag Champions, The Order (Alex & Jay Haas). Fed up with losing Clark turned on Schmidt leading into a feud between the former partners. On Apr 23, 2020, McKenna was given the opportunity to go to HighSpot to face Clark to settle the score, but Clark beat Schmidt via pinfall. On Apr 24, 2020, McKenna participated in the JMPro Internet Championship Tournament losing in the first round to Cameron Wolf.

Season 5
So far in Season 5 Seth hasn't been seen or heard from due to an injury caused by JMS in HCPW.

Televised Debut/Global Championship Match
McKenna made his Legacy World Wrestling televised debut at Legacy VI in the prelim main event, taking on Travis Turner for the Legacy Global Championship.

United Legacy
McKenna taken on Legacy World Champion Nik Rodriguez in a Champion vs Champion match where the winner takes both belts. McKenna was victorious against Nik retaining his Global Championship and gaining the Legacy World Championship.

Personal Life
A second-generation wrestler, McKenna is the middle son of Canadian Indy wrestling legend "Spectacular" Samuel Schmidt Sr. McKenna along side brothers Sammie McKenna (Samuel Schmidt Jr.), Sean McKenna, Scott McKenna and sisters Willow McKenna, Kelly Parker (Snow Schmidt), and Aubrey McKenna are all wrestlers as well. McKenna was previously engaged to an American wrestler, Selina Priss, since 2018, they broke up and are still friends to this day. Schmidt is currently in an ongoing relationship with Australian wrestler, Sonya Wilson.

McKenna is fluent in English and semi-fluent in French.

McKenna has been known as a straight edge "punk", McKenna takes great pride in his lifestyle, presenting himself as a professional jerk in and outside the ring.

McKenna is a fan of both classic and electronic rock music, as well as punk rock. He enjoys action and horror films, claiming Die Hard and Pet Semetary as his favorite movies.

McKenna has twin children Stevie & Johnny Flynn with fellow Canadian wrestler Rose Flynn.

In Wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Mind Games (Somersault Inverted Double Underhook Facebuster) - 2023-present
 * Crowning Achievement (Double Underhook Facebuster) - 2023-present
 * Violence (Buckle Bomb)
 * Decode (Running Knee Lift)
 * Seth Walker (Backflip Three-quarter Facelock Reverse DDT) - 2017-2020; used as a signature move thereafter
 * Swanton Bomb (Diving Senton Bomb) - used rarely


 * Signature moves
 * Tope Con Hilo to the outside
 * Cornered High Knee
 * Snap Dragon (snap dragon suplex)
 * Prince Devitt Shit (Diving Double Foot Stomp)
 * Phoenix Splash/Middle Rope Phoenix Splash
 * Diving Fist Drop - adopted from Samuel Schmidt Sr.
 * Creeping Death (Bararm Sleeper/Sleeper Hold) - modified / adopted from Samuel Schmidt Sr.
 * Lifting sitout reverse DDT
 * Neckbreaker O'Doom (Swinging Neckbreaker)
 * Prince Blitz (Phenomenal Blitz)
 * Springboard roundhouse kick
 * Prince's Tatsumaki (Springboard Sling Blade)
 * Sixth Sense (Spider suplex from the top rope, often followed by a Phoenix Splash)
 * Springboard Bottom Rope Moonsault
 * Cheeky Nandos (Package Superkick)

Nicknames
"Crossfit Jesus"

"The Saint"

"Prince Of Calgary"

"The Crownless King"

"The Only Canadian That Matters"

Entrance Themes
"Players' Haters Ball" by Palisades (July 2018 - August 2021)

"Holy Diver" by Killswitch Engage (November 2011 - July 2018)

"Fight Back" by Neffex (JMPro exclusive) (June 2019 - December 2021)

"The Crownless King" by Killswitch Engage (August 2021 - March 2022)

"Erase You" by Holoscape (March 2022 - Present)

Teams/Factions
Seth Schmidt & Diego Ryley (Early 2018)

Seth & Sammie Schmidt (On & Off)

Ego Death fka. Reboot w/ Tyler Clark (2019- Early 2021)

Altered Perspective (2019-2020)

Paradox (2019)

Red Dragon Yakuza (2018)

Apocalypse (2018)

Goat Squad (2018)

Legacy World Wrestling
LWW Tiger Pro World Championship (1 time)

LWW Global Championship (1 time)

LWW World Championship (1 time)

2021 After Dark Clash Winner

First Ever Legacy World Wrestling Triple Crown Champion

Underground Wrestling Alliance
UWA World Championship (1 time)

JM Promotions
JMPro Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

Honor Championship Pro Wrestling
HCPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

HCPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - w/ Tyler Clark

Outcast Wrestling Society
OWS World Championship (1 time)

OWS Intercontinental Championship (1 time)

OWS Tag Team Championship (1 time) - w/ Sammie Schmidt

Bulletz Championship Wrestling
BCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - w/ Diego Ryley

BCW Intercontinental Championship (5 times)

BCW Hardcore Championship (2 time)

BCW World Tag Team Championship (2 time) - w/Sammie Schmidt

Ace Wrestling Society
AWS World Tag Team Championship (3 time) - w/ Tyler Clark (2) & Sammie Schmidt (1)

AWS Challenge the Throne Briefcase (1 time)

Heel Turn Wrestling
HTW Intercontinental Championship (3 time)

HTW United States Championship (2 times)