ICW
On February 2, 1999, Ben Malone signed a contract with ICW under the name, Trilogy X, which gave him the first opportunity to show his skills. His first appearance was on February 8th, during a battle royale when he ran through the crowd and threw the final two wrestlers out of the ring. Immediately, he made an impact. Three days later, he teamed up with a struggling wrestler named Chip Minton against several other wrestlers including Mike Mechanic. Three days after that, he received a TV title shot against a living legend named Bret Masters. To his surprise, he won and later was named into the Wolfpac, the rival faction to the Ministry. His reign was short lived, though, as he lost to Mechanic 4 days later. At about this time, a man named Prowler (Steven Lee) would be starting up a new faction of his own named the Revolution. X, however, would win the TV Tag Belts with Chip Minton on the 22nd of the month. Unfortunately, this would be one of his last matches before the ICW would close down due to financial problems. Trilogy X's road to stardom would reach a slight roadblock.

May 1999 - The ICW would reopen. Unfortunately, much of the talent roster was depleted because many wrestlers left and signed on with other promotions. Among them was Chip Minton, Trilogy X's tag team partner and one-half of the TV Tag Champs. Trilogy X, would stay and he later chose Mechanic as his partner. Along with Paladin, Mike Mechanic, and Steven Lee, X would rebuild the Wolfpac which became the most powerful stable in the ICW. X quickly captured the Internet Belt which he held until his match against Stone Cold Steve Austin for the US Belt. The fight ensued from the previous match, a Hardcore Tag match between Bret Masters and Paladin against Kane and Smoke. X used his arsenal of moves to defeat Austin and become the US Champ. Days later, he received his first chance at greatness, a World Title shot against Bret Masters. The match was hard and furious, both men were staggered, but then Lance Manyon came in. He attacked Masters and X, allowing Masters to retain the title. X would face one more match before ICW was shut down once again.

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