Benjamin Whitmer
Statistics
Ring name(s)	B. J. Whitmer [1]
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1. 85 m)
Billed weight	232 lb (105 kg)
Born	January 25, 1978 (1978-01-25) (age 30) Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Resides	Alexandria, Kentucky, United States
Trained by	Les Thatcher Ian Rotten
Debut	January 23, 2000

Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, B. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alexandria is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. Leslie Alan Malady was born on October 28, 1940 in Cincinnati Ohio. John Williams is a American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ian Rotten. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 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. J. Whitmer. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between January 2003 and March 2008. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia ^[1]

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Heartland Wrestling Association 1.2 Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South 1.3 Pro Wrestling NOAH 1.4 Ring of Honor (2003-2008) 2 Wrestling facts 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 References 5 External links

Career

Heartland Wrestling Association

Whitmer was trained by Les Thatcher and debuted on January 23, 2000 in Thatcher's Ohio-based Heartland Wrestling Association. Leslie Alan Malady was born on October 28, 1940 in Cincinnati Ohio. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Heartland Wrestling Association is a Midwestern independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati Ohio. Whitmer feuded with "Ice Cream Man" Tony B. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers before forming a tag team with Jamie Knoble in 2002. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. James Gibson.He is also known for his appearances with Ring of Honor, where he won its World Championship, and World Championship Wrestling in its See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. On May 8 2002 he won the HWA Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Knoble, Shannon Moore and Matt Stryker in a four-man-elimination match in Dayton. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Shannon Brian Moore is an American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW as a member of 3 Count Brian Woermann (born June 21, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Matt Stryker. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. He lost the title to Rory Fox on August 10 in Cincinnati. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

Whitmer moved on to IWA Mid-South in Illinois. 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 State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. On April 9, 2004 he defeated Jerry Lynn in a thirty minute Iron Man match for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship, which he held until May 29, when he was beaten by Petey Williams. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn (born June 12 1963) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme An Iron Man match is a Professional wrestling match type that is set to go a specific amount of time usually 30 or 60 minutes with the competitor with the most decisions The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the IWA Mid-South based in Louisville Kentucky. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Peter "Petey" Williams III (born August 26, 1981 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional wrestler

Pro Wrestling NOAH

In June 2001 Whitmer toured Japan with Pro Wrestling NOAH, teaming on several occasions with fellow gaijins Matt Murphy and 2 Cold Scorpio. June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Pro-Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa is a Japanese word meaning "foreigner" or "non-Japanese" "All That" Matt Murphy (born 1979 is a retired American professional wrestler Charles "Charlie" Scaggs During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. He was entered in the GHC Junior Tournament, but was eliminated by Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in his final match in Japan on June 21 in Toyama, Toyama. (born November 21 1964) is a Professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH. is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is located on the coast of the Sea of Japan on the island of Honshū, about 200 km north Whitmer toured with NOAH once more in August and September 2005, losing most of his matches. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources.

Ring of Honor (2003-2008)

In January 2003 Whitmer joined the Pennsylvania based Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion. January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. His first major match was a bout with CM Punk at Epic Encounter on April 12, 2003. Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The match was declared a no-contest after Punk gave Whitmer a German suplex off the ring apron and through a table on the outside, leaving Punk stunned and Whitmer concussed. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling A table is a form of Furniture composed of a surface supported by a base usually four legs Whitmer returned on May 31, losing to Dan Maff, and on June 14 he teamed with Punk's other enemy, Raven, to face CM Punk and Colt Cabana at Night Of The Grudges. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Dan Lopez is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dan "Danny" Maff. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional Scott Colton (born May 6 1980) better known by his Ring name Colt Cabana, is a Professional wrestler currently wrestling Whitmer and Raven lost when Cabana pinned Whitmer, apparently settling the issue.

Whitmer regained some momentum with a victory in a four corners survival match on June 28 at WrestleRave '03, and on July 19 at Death Before Dishonor he won another four corners survival match with the number one contendership to the ROH World Championship on the line. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. The Ring of Honor (ROH World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title" is the top championship title competed for in the independent Professional Whitmer faced the reigning champion, Samoa Joe, at Wrath of the Racket on August 9, but was defeated. Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Between August and November Whitmer took part in the Field of Honor event, winning Block A but losing to Matt Stryker on December 22 at Final Battle 2003. August 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies

That same evening, CM Punk confronted Christopher Daniels, Dan Maff and Allison Danger, members of The Prophecy. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name Cathy Allison Corino (born March 31, 1977 in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a Canadian professional wrestler and professional wrestling The Prophecy was a heel stable in Ring of Honor, led by Christopher Daniels, who's goal was to break down Ring of Honor and rebuild in their (a heel stable led by Daniels), demanding to know which one of them had attacked and sidelined his girlfriend and valet, Lucy, earlier that year. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Shannon Claire Spruill (born July 17 1975) is an American professional wrestler and valet. A brawl broke out with The Prophecy on one side and Punk and Colt Cabana on the other. Whitmer then approached the ring and announced that he had been behind the attack, thus joining The Prophecy.

The events on December 22 led to a match on January 10, 2004 at The Battle Lines Are Drawn between The Second City Saints (Punk, Cabana and Ace Steel) and The Prophecy (Daniels, Maff and Whitmer). Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Chris Guy (born January 25, 1973) is an American professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ace Steel. The match descended into a brawl, and the referee declared it a no contest after Lucy returned to ROH for one night, slapping Whitmer to gain a measure of revenge. After the match, Punk injured Daniels with a Pepsi Plunge through a table, marking Daniels' last appearance in ROH until June 2005 (in reality, Daniels had signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action 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 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett

Whitmer and Maff continued to team together as The Prophecy, accompanied by Allison Danger, and feuded with the Saints throughout early 2004. They defeated the Saints for the ROH Tag Team Championship at Round Robin Challenge III on May 15, but lost the title to the Briscoe Brothers later that evening. The Ring of Honor (ROH World Tag Team Championship is the Tag team title contested for in the independent Professional wrestling promotion Ring Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the On June 12, 2004, at World Title Classic, Maff and Whitmer defeated three other teams in a thirty five minute long ultimate endurance match. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " After the match, Maff convinced Whitmer to discard both the Prophecy name and the managerial services of Allison Danger, claiming that they no longer needed a leader or a manager. Danger was furious, and placed a bounty on the heads of Maff and Whitmer. They spent several months feuding with teams sent after them by Danger, including Slash Venom and Chicano and The Carnage Crew. The Carnage Crew was a professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor. On December 26 at Final Battle 2004 they defeated the Carnage Crew in a "fight without honor", and shook hands with their opponents after the match. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Whitmer injured his elbow in the course of the match, and was sidelined for two months.

Whitmer and Maff captured the ROH Tag Team Championship for a second time on February 19, 2005, defeating the Havana Pitbulls. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Havana Pitbulls were a Professional wrestling Tag team, consisting of Rocky Romero and Ricky Reyes. After Maff left ROH following a backstage altercation with Homicide, the title was vacated. Nelson Erazo (born March 20 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent better known by his ring Whitmer formed a new team with Jimmy Jacobs, and defeated Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal in a match for the vacant title on April 2. Chris Scoville (born February 17, 1984 in Grand Rapids Michigan) better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs, is an American Jamar Shipman was born April 21, 1985 in Elizabeth New Jersey. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of They lost the title to the Carnage Crew on July 9 at Escape from New York, but regained them two weeks later on July 23 at The Homecoming. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. The duo went on to lose the title again, this time to the team of Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke, on October 1, 2005. Salvatore "Sal" Rinauro (born September 12 1982) is an American Professional wrestler. Charles John Spencer (born July 19 1977) They lost the title however on December 3 to Danny Doring and Roadkill. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On October 2, 2005 at Unforgettable, Whitmer and Jacobs joined manager Lacey, becoming the new "Lacey's Angels". Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lacey, (born April 27 1983) is a former American professional wrestler, working with numerous promotions throughout her career such as

On the ROH DVD Release of Hell Freezes Over, ROH's first show of 2006, a video segment piloted by Jimmy Jacobs revealed that Jimmy Jacobs was in fact in love with Lacey. Focusing more on his love of Lacey rather than his effort in matches, Jimmy Jacobs cost the Lacey's Angels team (also joined by Adam Pearce for the night) the victory at Tag Wars 2006. Adam Pearce (born June 24 1978 is an American Professional wrestler. Jimmy Jacobs also cost himself and B. J. Whitmer the ROH Tag Team Title the following night at ROH Dissension against the champions Roderick Strong and Austin Aries. Chris Lindsey (born July 26, 1983 in Wisconsin) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dan Solwold He wrestled in the midwest for several years before his east coast wrestling career was jumpstarted after he progressed to the finals of the 2004 After this, B. J. Whitmer had had enough and turned on Jimmy Jacobs. It was also learned later on in the DVD Release in a video segment that B. J. Whitmer quit Lacey's Angels altogether. Since then Lacey has done whatever she can to be a thorn in B. J. Whitmer's side in Ring of Honor.

B. J. Whitmer was one of the frontrunners in the Ring of Honor vs. Combat Zone Wrestling feud. Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling The feud was settled in a Cage of Death match with the ROH team winning. BJ Whitmer defeated Necro Butcher in a No Rope Barbed Wire Match in Dayton, with this show being War of the Wire II, the original War of the Wire being headlined by Homicide and Steve Corino in a No Rope Barbed Wire Match.

Whitmer suffered an ankle injury at the hands of Jimmy Jacobs at Chicago Ridge, Illinois and was out of action, but appeared at ROH Survival of the Fittest 2006 to attack Jimmy Jacobs during his tag match with Colt Cabana against Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli. Chicago Ridge is a village in Cook County Illinois, United States. Whitmer then begin stalking Jacobs at the next few shows.

Whitmer, along with Colt Cabana and Daizee Haze, began feuding with Lacey, Jimmy Jacobs, and the hired gun Brent Albright in a series of violent matches. Brent Alan Albright (born November 28 1978 in Louisiana) is an American Professional wrestler, currently working for Ring Including one at Final Battle 2006 where Albright put BJ Whitmer through a table with a powerbomb. The feud continued into early 2007 and included Whitmer using a super exploder suplex on Albright through a table in New York on February 16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols

Whitmer lost to Takeshi Morishima in a match for the ROH World Championship on February 23, 2007 in Dayton, Ohio. (October 15 1978 is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently performing for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan and for Ring of Honor in the United The Ring of Honor (ROH World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title" is the top championship title competed for in the independent Professional Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. ^[1]

In September 2007, Whitmer, Brent Albright and Adam Pearce formed a stable known as "The Hangm3n". September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday Brent Alan Albright (born November 28 1978 in Louisiana) is an American Professional wrestler, currently working for Ring Adam Pearce (born June 24 1978 is an American Professional wrestler. In March 2008, Albright and Pearce joined Sweet 'n' Sour Inc, prompting Whitmer to leave The Hangm3n. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Larry Sweeney (born Lawrence Swencil February 15, 1982 in Redondo Beach California) is an American professional wrestler and On March 19, 2008, ROH announced that Whitmer had resigned from the promotion, praising his "immense contribution". Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[1]

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Adrenaline Spike (Reverse piledriver)
  • Frog splash
  • Wrist-clutch exploder suplex
  • Brainbuster
  • Cradle piledriver
  • Diving headbutt
  • Double knee backbreaker
  • Elevated spike DDT
  • German suplex into full nelson suplex into powerbomb
  • Inverted DDT
  • Ura-nage into inverted sitout side powerslam

• With Jimmy Jacobs
  • Doomsday Rana
  • Powerbomb, shiranui combination

• Managers
  • Allison Danger
  • Jim Fannin
  • Daizee Haze
  • Lacey

• Entrance music
  • Down (Stone Temple Pilots)

Championships and accomplishments

• Extreme Wrestling Alliance
  • EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Heartland Wrestling Association
  • HWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • HWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • Ted Petty Invitational Tournament winner (2002)
• Jacksonville Wrestling Entertainment
  • JWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Northern Wrestling Xperience
  • NWX Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Midwest Wrestling Alliance
  • MWA Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Steve Stone
• New Breed Wrestling Association
  • NBWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Ring of Honor
  • ROH Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Dan Maff (2) and Jimmy Jacobs (2) ^[1]
• Revolution Pro
  • Revolution Strong Style Champion (2002)
• Sin City Wrestling
  • SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mack Beaman

References

• NOAH.Puroresufan.com

External links

• BJWhitmer.tk
• B.J. Whitmer at the Internet Movie Database

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