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Brian Knighton
Statistics
Ring name(s) Axl Rotten
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight 285 lb (129 kg)
Born April 21, 1971 (1971-04-21) (age 37)
Baltimore, Maryland
Billed from Hostile City
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trained by Jim Leon,
Joey Maggs
Debut 1986

Brian Knighton (born April 21, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer.

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Career

After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler. He trained under retired professional wrestler Jim Leon in a boxing gym in his hometown of Baltimore, receiving supplementary training from former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) jobber Joey Maggs. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match Knighton debuted in 1986, shortly after Leon was murdered, and adopted the ring name "Axl Rotten".

In the early 1990s, Rotten trained Ian Rotten, who formed a tag team with Axl, masquerading as his brother. John Williams is a American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ian Rotten. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The duo, known as the Bad Breed, wrestled primarily in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation. The Bad Breed was the Professional wrestling Tag team of Axl Rotten with his storyline brother/real life protégé Ian Rotten. Rotten later opened his own professional wrestling promotion in Maryland called "Universal Independent Wrestling". A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional The promotion featured wrestlers such as the Bad Breed, Bam Bam Bigelow and Scotty The Body, and had a television series that aired on Saturday nights on the local ABC channel. Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The promotion closed in the mid 1990s.

WCW & GWF

In 1991, Rotten had a short stint with WCW, where he feuded with wrestler/rapper PN News. Paul Neu (born July 9 1969) is a Professional wrestler best known as "The Rapmaster" P After leaving WCW, Axl and his trainee Ian Rotten had a run with the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas, being featured on their daily ESPN show. Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to While in GWF Axl succeeded in winning both the GWF Commonwealth title and the GWF Tag Team Championship, with Ian Rotten. John Williams is a American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ian Rotten.

ECW

In 1993, the Bad Breed were hired by Paul Heyman, the then-booker of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion. Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by They competed in the ECW tag team division until November 5, 1994 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when they lost a tag team match to The Pulic Enemy with the stipulation that the losing team would be forced to separate. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Both Rotten brothers blamed one another for the loss, leading to a feud between the two. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers The former partners wrestled their first match against one another in ECW at Double Tables on February 4, 1995, with Ian pinning Axl. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 They faced one another in a variety of hardcore matches over the subsequent seventeen months, fighting in "hair versus hair" matches and "barbed wire baseball bat, barbed wire chair" matches. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using Their feud finally ended at Hardcore Heaven 1995 on July 1, 1995 when Axl defeated Ian in a "Taipei Death Match" (a match that saw each man coat their taped fists with shards of broken glass) which turned out to be one of ECW's bloodier matches. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Bad Breed eventually reconciled, and teamed together once again in early 1996.

Rotten competed in the ECW heavyweight division as a singles wrestler throughout the remainder of 1996. In 1997, he formed a tag team with Balls Mahoney known as The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks. Jonathan Rechner (born April 11, 1972 in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey) better known by his Ring name Balls Mahoney, The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks was the Tag team of Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten most notably seen in Extreme Championship Wrestling. Mahoney and Rotten teamed together until 1999, occasionally wrestling one another. Rotten eventually left ECW in 1999, and appeared with Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the Japanese Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling promotion. Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW was an independent Professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW was a revolutionary Japanese Professional wrestling promotion founded in 1989 by Atsushi Onita. Rotten then wrestled on the independent circuit throughout the early 2000s. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised

ECW reunions

On the June 6, 2005 episode of "RAW", Rotten debuted in WWE, storming the ring with several other ECW alumni. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Rotten went on to appear at the two ECW reunion shows taking place that month. At Hardcore Homecoming on June 10, 2005, the Bad Breed reunited, losing to The Gangstanators. Hardcore Homecoming was a series of Professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Gangstanators were a Professional wrestling Tag team in Extreme Championship Wrestling. At ECW One Night Stand 2005 on June 12, 2005, Rotten, Mahoney and Kid Kash attacked the bWo after they interfered in the main event tag team match. ECW One Night Stand (2005 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Cash (born July 31 1969) better known by his Ring name Kid Kash, is an American professional wrestler known for his The Blue World Order (bWo was a stable of professional wrestlers formed at ECW's November to Remember 1996 event at the ECW Following the events, Rotten and Mahoney wrestled several dark matches for WWE, but were not signed to contracts. At the second Hardcore Homecoming event on November 4, 2005, Axl defeated Ian Rotten in another bloody "Taipei deathmatch" (Each man had his hands dipped in superglue, then glass). Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cyanoacrylate is the generic name for cyanoacrylate based fast-acting Glues such as ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate (commonly sold under trade names like Superglue and Krazy

ECW Brand

Axl Rotten was listed as an ECW wrestler on the official ECW. com website, however events put his future with in the new ECW Brand in jeopardy. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Rotten failed to show for the June 5 edition of Raw in an angle involving several other ECW wrestlers. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem WWE management was not happy with Rotten no showing at Raw. Furthermore, it was confirmed that Rotten was not backstage at the WWE vs. ECW Head to Head special that aired on USA Network on June 7. USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Rotten also did not appear at the ECW One Night Stand 2006 pay per view event that was held on June 11. One Night Stand is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. He was then removed from the roster on the ECW. com website.

Brian "Axl Rotten" Knighton was released before he could even compete in the new ECW. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent His release was not announced on WWE. com. He has made a few appearances in IWA Mid South in tag team matches. Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (also known as IWA Mid-South IWA-MS and IWA Mid South Wrestling is an independent Professional wrestling promotion

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • EWA Hardcore Championship (1 time)
  • MAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • MEWF Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
  • MEWF Tag Team Champion (1 time) with Corporal Punishment
  • NWL Hardcore Champion (1 time)
  • NWL Tag Team Champion (1 time) with Morgus the Maniac
SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
  • UIW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • AAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • PWI ranked him # 437 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
  • 1995 Feud of the Year – vs. A Brainbuster, also known as an Avalanche Suplex, is a Professional wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (also known as IWA Mid-South IWA-MS and IWA Mid South Wrestling is an independent Professional wrestling promotion The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the IWA Mid-South based in Louisville Kentucky. The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the IWA Mid-South based in Louisville Kentucky. The IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship is the major title in the IWA Mid-South promotion The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation was a Mid-Atlantic independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Essex Maryland. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The New Jersey version of the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was a short-lived National Wrestling Alliance title recognized in the U Morgus the Maniac (b March 1, 1961) is an American professional wrestler who has competed on the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern independent promotions including Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. The PWI Feud of the Year Award, given yearly since 1986 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes the best Ian Rotten

References

External links

John Williams is a American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ian Rotten.
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