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'''Christopher Lindsey''' (born July 26, 1983) is an American [[professional wrestler]] currently signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW), where he performs under the [[ring name]] '''Roderick Strong.''' He is a member of the [[The Kingdom (professional wrestling)|Undisputed Kingdom]] stable and is the current [[AEW International Champion]] in his first reign.
 
He is best known for his tenure with [[WWE]], where he performed on the [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]]. He is also known for his 13-year tenure with [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), where he is a former [[List of ROH World Champions|one-time]] [[ROH World Champion]], a [[List of ROH World Television Champions|two-time]] [[ROH World Television Champion]], and a [[List of ROH World Tag Team Champions|one-time]] [[ROH World Tag Team Champion]] with [[Austin Aries]], which made him the second-ever ROH [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)|Triple Crown Champion]] (after [[Eddie Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]]).
 
In 2000, he debuted on the Floridian [[independent circuit]]. He worked for IPW Hardcore and NWA Florida, before debuting for ROH in September 2003. In mid-2004, Strong joined forces with [[Alex Shelley]], Austin Aries, and [[Jack Evans (wrestler)|Jack Evans]], collectively known as [[Generation Next (professional wrestling)|Generation Next]]. As part of Generation Next, Strong won the ROH World Tag Team Championship with Austin Aries. Strong later turned on Aries, forming a new faction, the [[No Remorse Corps]], with [[Davey Richards]] and [[Rocky Romero]]. During this time, he was also competing for ROH's sister promotion, [[Full Impact Pro]] (FIP), and debuted for [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] (PWG). Strong toured Japan with [[Dragon Gate (wrestling)|Dragon Gate]] and [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] and had a brief stint in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) in 2005.
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In FIP, he won the [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Championship]] three times, and the [[FIP Tag Team Championship|Tag Team Championship]] twice, once with [[Erick Stevens]] and once with [[Rich Swann]]. In PWG, he is a one-time [[PWG World Championship|World Champion]] and a three-time [[PWG World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Champion]], having held the title with Davey Richards, [[Pac (wrestler)|Pac]], and Jack Evans, respectively. In addition, he is the only wrestler to win PWG's annual [[List of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla tournaments#Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament|Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament]] with two different partners (Pac in [[List of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla tournaments#DDT4 (2007)|2007]] and Jack Evans in [[List of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla tournaments#DDT4 (2008)|2008]]).
 
After signing with WWE in 2016, Strong debuted in NXT as a [[face (professional wrestling)|fan-favoriteface]] before turning into a [[heel (professional wrestling)|villainheel]] and joining [[The Undisputed Era]], where he became a [[List of NXT Tag Team Champions|two-time]] [[NXT Tag Team Champion]] (both with [[Kyle O'Reilly]]) and a [[List of NXT North American Champions|one-time]] [[NXT North American Champion]]. As the leader of [[Diamond Mine (professional wrestling)|The Diamond Mine]], he became [[NXT Cruiserweight Champion]] [[List of NXT Cruiserweight Champions|once]].
 
==Early life==