Teddy James Perkins is an American professional wrestler, better known as T.J. Perkins. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)), where he is a former TNA X Division Champion. In his original run in TNA, Perkins used the ring name Manik, which is based on the Suicide gimmick. He also worked on the independent circuit, sometimes under his initials TJP or under a mask as Puma (also stylized as PUMA).