Sebei made his professional wrestling debut in under the ring name Stevie McFly. He has also performed in Chikara and Evolve. After being promoted to the main roster, he would become a four-time Intercontinental Champion. Starting in , his popularity with fans would begin to skyrocket thanks to his critically acclaimed work with The Bloodline faction.
Rami Sebei [ 10 ] was born on July 12, , [ 6 ] in Laval , Quebec , Canada , [ 11 ] [ 12 ] to Syrian migrants who relocated from Homs to Laval in the s. Generico is also the only participant to consecutively appear in the first eight Battle of Los Angeles tournaments from The team made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament, before being defeated by the SuperFriends Chris Hero and Mike Quackenbush. El Generico's next appearance for Chikara occurred almost two years later on January 23, , when he faced Eddie Kingston in a losing effort.
Chuck Taylor, Icarus and Johnny Gargano. Much like many previous matches, they were defeated in this encounter, but the two men had a memorable showing that eventually earned them a full-time spot on the roster. Throughout , the two teams feuded with one another, having several memorable matches including but not limited to a great match on the Driven pay-per-view, ROH's second-ever. Also during this time, Generico broke out as a singles competitor, having a strong run in the Race to the Top Tournament of He defeated in order Delirious , Chris Hero and Davey Richards , only to lose in the final match of the tournament to Claudio Castagnoli.
After the feud with the Briscoes ended, Generico and Steen spent several months feuding with the Hangmen Three in an inconclusive feud that carried on into They also worked through the tag ranks and attempted to win the tag titles, but came up short in a tag title tournament at Up For Grabs.
Generico was booked in another match against McGuinness at Caged Collision , which he lost. At the following pay-per-view, The Big Bang! After the match Steen attacked El Generico and unmasked him. In the weeks leading up to the event, Generico debuted a new darker character and an all-black outfit.
