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Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
Personal information
BornMitchell LaValley
(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 29)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Channing Lauren
Channing Lorenzo
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
Jake Tucker
Mitchell Lyons
Stacks
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Billed weight206 lb (93 kg)
Billed fromAlbany, New York
Trained byKane
Tom Prichard
WWE Performance Center
DebutAugust 24, 2019

Mitchell LaValley (born March 3, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. As of March 2022, he is signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and is a member of the BirthRight stable. He is a former two-time NXT Tag Team Champion and a former one-time and final NXT Heritage Cup Champion. He also makes appearances in WWE's partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former one-time TNA International Champion.

Professional wrestling career

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Early career (2014–2019)

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In 2014, LaValley won WWE's Show Us Your Superstar contest when he was 17, making a series of videos at the WWE Performance Center before appearing on the SummerSlam pre-show panel.[1] LaValley was trained by Glenn Jacobs and Tom Prichard's Jacobs-Prichard Wrestling Academy in July 2018.[1] LaValley, under the ring name Jake Tucker, made his professional wrestling debut on August 24, 2019 by defeating Sean Stephens.[2] LaValley made an appearance in WWE on the December 2 episode of Raw as an enhancement talent, going under the ring name Mitchell Lyons and teaming with Mark Sterling to lose against The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar).[3]

All Elite Wrestling (2021)

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LaValley, under the ring name Jake Tucker, appeared for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the June 15, 2021 episode of Dark, losing to Frankie Kazarian.[4] He also wrestled on the July 14 episode of Dark, losing to The Blade.[5]

WWE

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The D'Angelo Family (2022–2025)

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On March 17, 2022, LaValley signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to the WWE Performance Center.[1] LaValley, going under the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, made his debut on April 19 episode of NXT alongside Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan, attacking Santos Escobar during a match.[6] The following week on NXT, Tony D'Angelo, with the gimmick of an Italian-American mobster and the leader of The D'Angelo Family stable, introduced them as his henchmen, establishing themselves as heels in the process.[7] On June 4, at NXT In Your House, The D'Angelo Family defeated Legado Del Fantasma and as per the stipulation, Legado Del Fantasma had to join The D'Angelo Family.[8] After Donovan's firing on the August 2 episode of NXT, Lorenzo and D'Angelo faced Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Team Championship, but were defeated due to Escobar turning on D'Angelo.[9]

At NXT Stand & Deliver, on April 1, 2023, Lorenzo and D'Angelo, turning face, failed to win the NXT Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match.[10] At NXT: The Great American Bash, Lorenzo and D'Angelo defeated Gallus (Wolfgang and Mark Coffey) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship, marking the first championship in LaValley's career.[11] At NXT: Halloween Havoc, on October 24, they lost the titles to Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson).[12] They regained the titles on the November 14 episode of NXT from Chase University.[13]

On the February 13, 2024 episode of NXT, Stacks and D'Angelo lost the titles to Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin.[14] On the April 16 episode of NXT, D'Angelo revealed that his Family were hired by No Quarter Catch Crew to (kayfabe) eliminate their leader Drew Gulak. D'Angelo demanded payment for the job but NQCC refused, causing a brawl between the two factions[15] and resulting in a six-man tag team match between the two factions at Week 1 of Spring Breakin', which was won by The D'Angelo Family.[16]

Singles competition (2025–2026)

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At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, 2025, during the six-man tag team match between The D'Angelo Family against DarkState (Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, and Osiris Griffin), Lorenzo turned on D'Angelo after months of D'Angelo distrusting him, turning heel in the process.[17] At NXT Battleground on May 25, Lorenzo defeated D’Angelo despite interference from Luca Crusifino.[18] On the June 24 episode of NXT, Stacks defeated D'Angelo 2—1 in British Rounds Rules to win the vacant NXT Heritage Cup, the first singles championship in his career. At The Great American Bash on July 12, D'Angelo stole and tossed the NXT Heritage Cup off a bridge.[19] On the October 21 episode of NXT, Lorenzo challenged Total Nonstop Action's (TNA) Leon Slater for the TNA X Division Championship but failed to win the title[20]

At the time of Stacks' reign as Heritage Cup Champion, the title remained active on WWE's website, but on June 3, 2026, WWE updated the website and retired the title, with July 12, 2025 recognized as the end date, officially ending Lorenzo's reign at 18 days (17 days as recognized by WWE).[21]

BirthRight (2026–present)

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In early 2026, Lexis King formed a new faction consisting of second generation WWE wrestlers called BirthRight and recruited Lorenzo and Arianna Grace (as the fiancé of Lorenzo and the daughter of Santino Marella, respectively), Uriah Conners (son of Fit Finlay), and Charlie Dempsey (son of William Regal).[22][23] At the NXT Stand & Deliver's Countdown Show on April 4, BirthRight teamed together for the first time where they lost to Hank and Tank, Shiloh Hill, EK Prosper, and Wren Sinclair in a 10-person mixed tag team match.[24]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025–present)

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At Final Resolution on December 5, 2025, Lorenzo defeated Steve Maclin to win the TNA International Championship.[25] At Genesis, accompanied by his fiancé Arianna Grace, he defeated Eric Young, BDE, and KJ Orso in a four-way match to retain the TNA International Championship, only to lose it to Trey Miguel a month later at No Surrender, in Miguel's Feast of Fired match for the championship.

Personal life

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LaValley is a 2019 graduate of NC State University, holding a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center". WWE. March 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "IWA Mid-South Be Careful What You Volunteer For". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "WWE Raw Results – 12/2/19 (Seth Rollins apologizes, Charlotte in a handicap match)". wrestleview.com. December 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ Starr, Briar (June 16, 2021). "6/15 AEW Dark results: Starr's review of Colt Cabana and Alan "5" Angels vs. "The Acclaimed" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens, Wardlow Week continues, Dante Martin vs. Sonny Kiss, "Chaos Project" Luther and Serpentico vs. Billy and Colten Gunn". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "AEW Dark Results (7/13/21): Brian Cage, Matt Hardy And More Compete". wrestlezone.com. July 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ "WWE NXT 2.0 Results For 4/19/2022: Natalya In Action, Santos Escobar vs Carmelo Hayes + More". fightful.com. April 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tony D'Angelo introduces new associates on WWE NXT". f4wonline.com. April 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Moore, John (June 4, 2022). "NXT In Your House results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Wendy Choo for the NXT Women's Title, Pretty Deadly vs. The Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT North American Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ Wells, Kelly (August 2, 2022). "7/12 NXT 2.0 REPORT: Wells's report on Creeds vs. D'Angelo & Stacks, Four-Way for Vacant Women's Tag Titles, Sikoa vs. Wagner in a Falls Count Anywhere match, more". Pro Wrestling Torch.
  10. ↑ McGuire, Colin (April 1, 2023). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: McGuire's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Zoey Stark vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Indi Hartwell in a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, Wes Lee vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. Axiom for the NXT North American Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  11. ↑ Moore, John (July 30, 2023). "NXT Great American Bash results: Moore's live review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Title, Dominik Mysterio vs. Wes Lee vs. Mustafa Ali for the NA Title, Tiffany Stratton vs. Thea Hail in a submission match for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  12. ↑ Moore, John (October 24, 2023). "NXT TV results (10/24): Moore's review of Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women's Title, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks vs. Andre Chase and Duke Hudson for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ Elizabeth, Claire (November 14, 2023). "Iron Survivor Qualifiers, Alpha Academy". Cageside Seats. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  14. ↑ Moore, John (February 13, 2024). "NXT TV results (2/13): Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo vs. Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin for the NXT Tag Titles, Von Wagner and Mr. Stone vs. Noam Dar and Oro Mensah". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  15. ↑ Moore, John (April 16, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/16): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams in a steel cage match, Ridge Holland vs. Joaquin Wilde, Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice, Noam Dar vs. Dijak". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ "NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 Week One results". WWE. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  17. ↑ Moore, John (April 19, 2025). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Title, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  18. ↑ Moore, John (May 25, 2025). "NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Stephanie Vaquer vs. Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women's Championship, Joe Hendry vs. Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  19. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (July 12, 2025). "Tony D'Angelo Steals Stacks' NXT Heritage Cup, Tosses It Off Bridge". Fightful. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  20. ↑ Moore, John (October 21, 2025). "NXT TV results (10/21): Moore's review of the Ricky Saints and Trick Williams contract signing for the NXT Title match at Halloween Havoc, Leon Slater vs. Stacks for the TNA X Division Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  21. ↑ Russell, Skylar (June 3, 2026). "NXT Heritage Cup Title Removed From WWE Roster Page". Fightful. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  22. ↑ Lovell, Blake (February 12, 2026). "WWE Reportedly Files Trademark For New Faction". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  23. ↑ Moore, John (March 10, 2026). "NXT TV results (3/10): Moore's review of the Joe Hendry and Myles Borne vs. Ricky Saints and Ethan Page, Jasper Troy vs. Sean Legacy vs. Eli Knight, Sol Ruca vs. Lainey Reid". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  24. ↑ Moore, John (April 4, 2026). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Joe Hendry vs. Ricky Saints vs. Ethan Page vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT Championship, Sol Ruca vs. Zaria". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  25. ↑ Collins, Joseph (December 5, 2025). "TNA Final Resolution live results: Six title matches". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  26. ↑ Collins, Joseph (December 5, 2025). "TNA Final Resolution live results: Six title matches". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  27. ↑ "NXT Heritage Cup | WWE". WWE. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  28. ↑ "WWE NXT Tag Team Championship Title History". WWE. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  29. ↑ Moore, John (November 14, 2023). "NXT TV results (11/14): Moore's review of Andre Chase and Duke Hudson vs. Tony D'Angelo Stacks for the NXT Tag Titles, Ridge Holland and Butch vs. OTM, Wes Lee vs. Baron Corbin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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