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Team Vision Dojo Remembers Father Of Santana Garrett, ‘TNT’ Keny G

Published

5 years ago

December 11, 2018

‘TNT’ Keny G, father of Santana Garrett, has passed away.

Over the weekend, Team Vision Dojo lost one of its own as ‘TNT’ Keny G, the father of Santana Garrett and an integral part in launching the Team Vision Dojo to what it is today.

Team Vision sent along The Chairshot the following detailing Keny G’s turn in health and remembering their friend:

Santana announced a few days ago that her dad TNT Keny G was hospitalized:

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Sad but necessary post. 😢 . My dad wants to fight..but his body seems to be giving up. So sadly, these are his final days. 🕊 . I want him to know and feel we are all thinking of him..💙 . So I am asking all of you for thoughts, prayers, positive vibes, & if you have one, post a photo or memory in which you have involving my dad, TNT KENY G. 🙏 🧨 . . Want to know more ➡️ He was diagnosed with lung cancer and had multiple major scares over the years. Had his lung removed and was cancer-free for 3 years. The cancer came back on his only remaining lung about a month ago, & now he is having many complications. His kidneys are failing, he has blood clots, & they are unable to perform surgery needed in order to treat the cancer.

A post shared by SantanaGarrett (@santanagarrett) on Dec 4, 2018 at 7:06pm PST

We posted a few pictures a few hours after hearing the news. Mostly with Scott Hall, Kahagas, and Santana at the Cauliflower Alley Club:

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It's with a very heavy heart that we wish to send our most sincerest condolences to everyone affected by the passing of #TNTKenyG #KenyGarrett. You were a dear friend and family member. You will be missed more than you can imagine #RIPKenyGarrett #RIPTNTKenyG History fact: the original #TeamVisionDojo started in 2002 in Keny G's father's backyard where #ChasynRance trained #MisterSaintLaurent, #SoCalVal, and with Manny Montana, the original Team Vision members.

A post shared by Team Vision Dojo (@teamvisiondojo) on Dec 10, 2018 at 9:31pm PST

What most don’t know about Keny G, he started wrestling later in life and picked up the business side quick. He was not a wrestler in the 80s or even the 90s but he acted the part. Debuting in 2000, believe it or not, he realized her could make money as a wrestler and as a promoter and created High Voltage Wrestling. Born and raised in Miami, he had a very rough upbringing which made him into the amazing man, father, husband, and friend that he became.

High Voltage Wrestling primarily ran the Ocala and more northern areas in Florida starting in the very early 2000s. His family helped at the events in the area where Keny put on many charity events in his family’s area Belleview and surrounding cities. Also, Keny G had a ring in his father’s back yard in Ocala which was the original Team Vision Dojo consisting of Chasyn Rance, Mister Saint Laurent, and HVW Heavyweight Champion Manny Montana.

Keny moved to St Louis where he also brought wrestling to the area and surrounding areas under High Voltage Wrestling – Midwest. His second daughter, Santana, showed inteterest in wrestling from a young age and loved watching her favorites Steve Austin and Keny G. Santana eventually started training following in her dad’s footsteps and made him so proud of her. She didn’t need to wrestle to make him proud as he already was of her and his entire family. He is survived by wife Luanne, his daughters Savannah and Santana (daughters from first marriage with Jackie), sons Sam, Dusty, and “Lil” Keny (with Luanne), and granddaughter Sadie (Savannah’s daughter).

More information should be made available on Santana Garrett’s social media accounts.

Here is a link to Keny’s Facebook account that friends and family are sharing their thoughts:

https://www.facebook.com/keny.garrett.9

Have any memories of Keny G. you’d like to share? Let us know on social media @theCHAIRSHOTcom and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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What a start to the tournament!

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5 months ago

November 27, 2023

Steven Mitchell

Did your picks win points?

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Jay Lethal: 0-1, 0 points

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Brody King: 1-0, 3 points
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Daniel Garcia: 0-1, 0 points
Eddie Kingston: 0-1, 0 points
Bryan Danielson: Yet to Compete
Andrade El Idolo: Yet to Compete

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Nothing too crazy, nothing too wild, this tournament only just got started. The only disappointing point is that they could not get Bryan “cleared to compete” Saturday night. Not sure how much of that is shoot given the bad eye, but this was kinda the problem of wanting him in the tournament over tons of other choices. Bryan wants to face Okada for WrestleKingdom 18, how is Bryan supposed to do that at his best if he’s also gonna be in a round robin, doing five top level matches in about as many weeks? And it takes away from Andrade being able to do something. Also a little surprised we didn’t even hear from Andrade on Saturday.

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In fact, that could be half the reason they did wait on those two, that’s almost too good for just a first round opener. But I still would’ve done it, same as NJPW does stuff like that for round robins, which this is all modeled after anyway.

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AEW announces Continental Classic entrants

The C2 is set!

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Tony Khan Reveals the Blue and Gold “Leagues!”

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Bryan Danielson
Andrade El Idolo
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Claudio Castagnoli
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Gold League

Jon Moxley
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Every match has a 20 minute time limit
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