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Chris Spradlin
An image of Chris Spradlin.
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Ring name(s) Wife Beater
Chris Hyro
Chris Hero
Billed height 6 ft 5 in (195 cm)
Billed weight 240 lb (108 kg)
Born December 24, 1979 (1979-12-24) (age 28)
Dayton, Ohio
Billed from Metropolis
Trained by Dory Funk, Jr.
Ian Rotten
Les Thatcher
Tracy Smothers
Dave Taylor
Fit Finlay
William Regal
Jorge "Skayde" Rivera
Debut September 12, 1998

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Career

After graduating from Northmont High School in Clayton, OH, Chris decided to train as a professional wrestler in the summer of 1998. Northmont High School is part of Northmont City Schools. The school is located in Clayton Ohio, and serves approximately 2000 students from the communities of Clayton is a city in Montgomery and Miami Counties in the US state of Ohio. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon. Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) After undergoing some initial training in Middletown, OH, Spradlin debuted on September 12, 1998 in Xenia, OH wrestling Shawn "HeartThrob" Halsey in the Unified Championship Wrestling promotion. As Spradlin wrestled wearing a "wifebeater" T-shirt, he began using the ring name Wife Beater. A sleeveless shirt, tank top or singlet (or sometimes Vest) is a Shirt manufactured without Sleeves or one where the sleeves A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a Shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's Torso. He continued to use the Wife Beater character until a women's group, offended by the gimmick, organized a boycott of a show Spradlin was wrestling on in Platteville, Wisconsin. Platteville is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, which is in the southwest corner of the state The character was discussed on the talk show Politically Incorrect, although Spradlin was not mentioned by name. Politically Incorrect was a late-night half-hour political Talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002 After Spradlin was booked for a series of family-friendly shows for NWA West Virginia / Ohio, he changed his ring name to Chris Hero. He wrestled his last matches as Wife Beater in 2000. People sometimes confuse professional wrestler Matt Prince, who wrestled in Combat Zone Wrestling using the ring name Wifebeater, with Chris Hero's Wife Beater; especially as both are alumni of CZW. Matt Prince, better known as Ring name Wifebeater, is a former U Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling Neither he nor his character are related to Hero.

Training

Chris's initial training in Middletown, Ohio was under the supervision of a small time promoter named Gary Goffinet. Middletown is an All-American City[http //wwwenquirercom/editions/2003/03/14/loc_middletownmood14 Gary ran a promotion called OCWA from 1997 to 1998. Chris trained for a little while alongside his friend, Adam Ghazee AKA The Sasquatch, under a wrestler by the name of Bo Dacious. Bo had trained previously under Charlie Fulton at the Monster Factory. The OCWA school closed down in November of 1998. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

At the suggestion of Matt Stryker, Hero underwent further training at Les Thatcher's Cincinnati, Ohio-based HWA Main Event Wrestling Camp between May 1999 and November 1999. Brian Woermann (born June 21, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Matt Stryker.

In December 1999, he traveled to Ocala, Florida to train under Dory Funk, Jr. at the Funkin' Conservatory professional wrestling school. Dorrance Funk Jr Dory Jr still claims that the accident and injuries were real but does not explain why he did not lose the title to Brisco as the NWA board had planned A professional wrestling school is a school or gym that teaches students the necessary skills to become pro wrestlers.

In 2000, Hero began working for the Indiana-based Independent Wrestling Association Mid South, where he received supplementary training from Ian Rotten. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union John Williams is a American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ian Rotten. In the following years, Chris spent a great deal of time working with Tracy Smothers on IWA Mid South shows and he credits Smothers with being a mentor of his. Tracy Smothers (born September 2, 1962) is an American professional wrestler.

In October 2002, Hero attended the Blue Bloods Wrestling Camp, operated by English wrestlers David Taylor, William Regal and Northern Irish wrestler Dave Finlay. The Blue Bloods was the name of a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that consisted of "Lord" Steven Regal The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English David Taylor or Dave Taylor can be one of several persons In sports: David Taylor (English cricketer (born 1974 David Darren Kenneth Matthews In WWF/E he is a former Intercontinental Champion, 4 time European Champion, a 5 time Hardcore Champion Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of David Finlay (born October 20, 1958) a nickname he had previously used while in the UK and later as "Fit" Finley.

In July of 2003, CHIKARA brought in Jorge "Skayde" Rivera from Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Gym in Mexico City to teach some special lucha libre clinics. CHIKARA (sometimes referred to as CHIKARA Pro) is an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Hero took part in the training sessions and was able to add an entirely new style to his repertoire. Chris has attended "Skayde" sessions in Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Mexico City from 2003 until 2006. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

Hero debuted for IWA Mid-South on July 1st, 2000, in a losing attempt versus Harry Palmer. 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 his first year in the promotion, he won the annual Sweet Science 16 tournament (now known as the Ted Petty Invitational or TPI), defeating four other wrestlers in the process (Colt Cabana, American Kickboxer, Ace Steel and Harry Palmer), and unsuccessfully challenged Sabu for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Bloodfeast 2000. The Ted Petty Invitational tournament (the TPI is an Independent wrestling tournament in North America, run and promoted by IWA Mid-South. Scott Colton (born May 6 1980) better known by his Ring name Colt Cabana, is a Professional wrestler currently wrestling American Kickboxer, also known as American Kickboxer 1, is a 1991 American Martial arts film starring John G Chris Guy (born January 25, 1973) is an American professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ace Steel. Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Hero engaged in feuds with the Suicide Kid, American Kickboxer, Mark Wolf and the Rugby Thug. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers

Throughout 2001 and 2003 Hero engaged in a bitter rivalry with CM Punk. 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

On October 21, 2001 in Charlestown, Indiana, Hero won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship from the Rugby Thug. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Charlestown is a city in Clark County, Indiana, United States. The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the IWA Mid-South based in Louisville Kentucky. He held the title until December 5 of that year, when he lost to CM Punk. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. He regained the title on July 12, 2002, in Clarksville, Indiana, defeating Colt Cabana, and lost it to M-Dogg 20 three months later on October 5 in Clarksville. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River as apart of the Louisville Metropolitan area. Matthew Capiccioni (born December 31, 1980) is a Professional wrestler, better known as M-Dogg 20 or Matt Cross. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople He won the title for a third time on February 7, 2003, in Clarksville, pinning CM Punk in a match that lasted over ninety minutes. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince His third reign lasted until June 7, when he lost to Mark Wolf. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Hero regained the title in a match with Danny Daniels on July 12, 2003, after Mark Wolf had vacated the title. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Hero lost it for a fourth and final time to Danny Daniels less than a month later on August 2. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the

During the fall of 2005, Hero and Arik Cannon continued their feud that had started years before in IWA-MS. Arik Cannon (born December 23, 1981) is a professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as CHIKARA, IWA Mid-South At the end of it, Hero turned heel after being eliminated by Cannon in the 3rd round of the 2005 TPI. He later turned his back on Rotten, his trainees Trik Davis, Mickie Knuckles, Bryce Remsburg and everyone else that had befriended him. Mickie Lee Knuckles (born May 16, 1984) is a professional wrestler who has worked for a number of major independent promotions including IWA Hero has since destroyed the IWA Mid South Heavyweight title belt.

He is the only wrestler to have competed in all seven TPI/Sweet Science 16 events. At the end of 2005, he won the 3rd annual Revolution Strong Style Tournament, defeating Necro Butcher in the finals. Not to be confused with Necrobutcher Dylan Keith Summers (born July 13 1973 in Morgantown West Virginia

CHIKARA

In May 2002, at CHIKARA's inaugural event, Hero teamed with CM Punk and Colt Cabana calling themselves the Gold Bond Mafia to face The Black T-Shirt Squad: Reckless Youth, Mike Quackenbush and Don Montoya. CHIKARA (sometimes referred to as CHIKARA Pro) is an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. In July 2003, the team of Chris Hero and Mike Quackenbush - the "Superfriends" - was formed. The Superfriends defeated Toryumon representatives Skayde and Koichiro Arai in the first round of the 2003 Tag World Grand Prix, then wrestled Swiss Money Holding to a draw, eliminating both teams from the tournament. Toryumon is the name of Último Dragón 's Professional wrestling school and the associated professional wrestling promotion.

In July 2004, Hero moved to Pennsylvania to work alongside Mike Quackenbush at the Chikara Wrestle Factory. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern In April 2005, the school moved from Allentown, Pennsylvania to the former ECW arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the song by Billy Joel, see " Allentown (song." For the neighborhood in Pittsburgh New Alhambra Arena is a former Warehouse and current multi-purpose venue used primarily for Professional wrestling and Boxing events Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The school was renamed the CZW / Chikara Wrestle Factory and is operated by Quackenbush, Hero and Jorge "Skayde" Rivera.

In February 2005, the Superfriends made it to the finals of CHIKARA's three day, thirty-two team tournament, the Tag World Grand Prix. Late in the match, Hero turned on Quackenbush and formed an alliance with Claudio Castagnoli and Arik Cannon. He would later refer to the trio as "The Kings of Wrestling". For the short-lived TNA stable see Kings of Wrestling (TNA The Kings of Wrestling, is the Professional wrestling stable Hero's faction feuded with Quackenbush's and his allies for the entirety of 2005. At the closing of the CHIKARA "season", Arik Cannon departed from the group, leaving Hero and Claudio as the remaining "Kings of Wrestling". At the open of the 2006 CHIKARA "season", Hero and Claudio defeated Equinox and Hydra, Sumie Sakai and RANMARU, the North Star Express, Hallowicked and Delirious, and finally Team Dragondoor to become the first CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas. The Campeonatos de Parejas are Professional wrestling tag team titles contested in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania based promotion CHIKARA

On November, 17th 2006 at a Chikara show in Reading Pennsylvania, Hero & Castagnoli dropped the Chikara tag titles to Team F. I. S. T (Icarus & Gran Akuma) in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Gran Akuma is a Professional wrestler who currently works for the Pennsylvania based CHIKARA and Combat Zone Wrestling, and the Florida Following the match, Hero and Team F. I. S. T turned on Claudio and engaged in a beat down, beginning a new feud.

Upon CHIKARA's season return in February, King of Trios, Hero was scheduled to be teaming with his Team F. King of Trios is a three-night tournament promoted by the CHIKARA wrestling promotion I. S. T partners to enter the tournament. However, Hero was booked to make his Pro Wrestling NOAH debut in Japan. Pro-Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa So it was stated that F. I. S. T didn't want Hero on their team. Instead they went on to recruit Chuck Taylor as a new member of the Kings of Wrestling. Charlie and Chuck are common familiar or shortened forms for Charles.

On the other hand, Chris Hero had his sights set on other things when he returned to CHIKARA in March of 2007. After Claudio Castagnoli successfully defeated numerous opponents, and seemed focused on getting his revenge on his former partner, Hero decided he wanted to win back the control of Claudio. Claudio Castagnoli (born December 27 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. At CHIKARA's April 'Rey De Voladores' tournament Chris Hero faced Claudio Castagnoli in a non-tournament match in which the winner would gain control of the loser. Mike Quackenbush was special referee for the contest. Chris Hero won the match and now Castagnoli is un-willingly back under the control of Hero.

Hero faced "Lightning" Mike Quackenbush at CHIKARA's May 26th 'Aniversario?' show in a match that was two years in the making. The match was given the title "Long Time Coming!". Quackenbush defeated Hero with a his new finisher, the CHIKARA Special.

Combat Zone Wrestling

In May 2002, Hero debuted in Combat Zone Wrestling, wrestling Ruckus in a match that went badly. Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling Claude Marrow (born August 15 1978 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American independent Professional wrestler better known by his He wrestled a second match later that year that "also ended in a debacle". Hero returned to CZW for a third time in the autumn of 2003, and this time he secured a regular place on the roster. Declaring himself the "Savior" of CZW, Hero defeated Jimmy Rave on May 1, 2004, to become the promotion's Ironman Champion. James Guffey (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Jimmy Rave. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. He became the longest reigning Ironman Champion before losing the title to B-Boy at the CZW year-end event, Cage of Death, on December 11, 2004. For information on the breakdancers see B-boy. Benjamin "Benny" Cuntapay (born December 29, 1978) is an American Hero recruited Claudio Castagnoli and Blackjack Marciano to be his "Few Good Men", but shortly thereafter, Marciano disappeared from wrestling altogether, leaving Hero and Claudio as a tag team, calling themselves the Kings of Wrestling. Claudio Castagnoli (born December 27 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. For the short-lived TNA stable see Kings of Wrestling (TNA The Kings of Wrestling, is the Professional wrestling stable On September 10, 2005, the duo defeated the Tough Crazy Bastards (Necro Butcher and Toby Klein) to become the CZW Tag Team Champions. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Not to be confused with Necrobutcher Dylan Keith Summers (born July 13 1973 in Morgantown West Virginia Hero and Castagnoli held the titles and defended them in an ongoing feud with Eddie Kingston and the rest of the BLK OUT faction. While Hero and Claudio dropped the titles to Eddie Kingston and Joker in February 2006, the feud with BLK OUT continued. Eddie Kingston (born in Yonkers New York) is an American Professional wrestler who most notably performs for CHIKARA, IWA Mid-South Joker is an American independent Professional wrestler who works for the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion IWA Mid-South,

On May 13, 2006, Chris Hero was scheduled to take part in the Best of the Best tournament. However, Hero gave his spot to the CZW World Heavyweight Champion, Ruckus, who promised him a title shot in return. When Ruckus won the Best of the Best tournament, Hero came out and immediately used his title shot to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship. The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is the top Professional wrestling title in the Philadelphia -based promotion Combat Zone Hero successfully defended it against Claudio Castagnoli and Necro Butcher. At Down with the Sickness 4-Ever, Eddie Kingston accepted an open challenge from Hero and pinned him to become the new CZW World Heavyweight Champion.

On October 14th of 2006, the Kings of Wrestling defeated 3 other teams in a one night tournament at the CZW show "Last Team Standing" to become 2 time CZW Tag Team Champs. They defeated Team Masturbation (Beef Wellington & Excalibur) in the first round, the BLKOUT (Ruckus & Human Tornado) in the second round, and the makeshift team of Justice Pain & the Human Tornado (subbing for Pain's partner in the H8 Club, Nick Gage, who left the building before the match). Claude Marrow (born August 15 1978 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American independent Professional wrestler better known by his Craig Williams (born May 1, 1983) better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American Professional wrestler Christopher Wilson is an American professional wrestler from Pro Wrestling Unplugged better known as Justice Pain. Craig Williams (born May 1, 1983) better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American Professional wrestler "The Future of Hardcore" Nick Gage is a professional wrestler best known from Combat Zone Wrestling.

On Saturday April 7th, 2007, at Combat Zone Wrestling's 'Out with the Old, in With the New' show, Hero would face long time, heated rival Eddie Kingston in a match where the loser would be forced to leave Combat Zone Wrestling. Eddie Kingston (born in Yonkers New York) is an American Professional wrestler who most notably performs for CHIKARA, IWA Mid-South Hero was defeated following a spinning back fist from Kingston and post match made a leaving speech to the CZW crowd. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Following this CZW owner John Zandig came out and thanked Hero for all he had done for CZW, including the war with Ring of Honor. John Corso (born April 4, 1971 in Sewell New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion.

Ring of Honor

During a large portion of 2006, Hero feuded with the entire Ring of Honor promotion. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. It started when he issued a challenge to ROH at CZW's Cage of Death 7 in December 2005. Hero then challenged and lost a match for the ROH World Championship on January 14 at "Hell Freezes Over" in Philadelphia, to then champion, Bryan Danielson. The Ring of Honor (ROH World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title" is the top championship title competed for in the independent Professional Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Bryan Danielson (born May 22 1981) is a American independent professional wrestler, also known as the "American Dragon" He, along with Necro Butcher, had been attending various Ring of Honor events, which would usually involve he and Necro getting kicked out after excessive heckling or harassing of a Ring of Honor wrestler, in the middle of a match. Not to be confused with Necrobutcher Dylan Keith Summers (born July 13 1973 in Morgantown West Virginia One interesting point of the feud is that most of the promos were put on the internet, either through Chris Hero's livejournal, or the ROH Newswire. With this feud, it seemed that Hero had turned heel. According to him "2006 will be all about destruction. ", and while this was presented as a heel turn in Ring of Honor, he remained a face with CZW. The feud came to a head at the former ECW Arena on March 11th in Philadelphia, where both promotions' locker rooms were in a double header (ROH's "Arena Warfare" and CZW's "When 2 Worlds Collide"). New Alhambra Arena is a former Warehouse and current multi-purpose venue used primarily for Professional wrestling and Boxing events The event was named "Arena Warfare" as both locker rooms were expected to cause chaos throughout the event. This was inspired after Hero, Necro Butcher, and the CZW locker room invaded ROH's 4th Anniversary show on February 25. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor

Although Chris Hero was not in attendance at "Arena Warfare" (according to Danielson, he was in Mexico with Claudio Castagnoli), CZW proved to come out on top in the end. Claudio Castagnoli (born December 27 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. After the ROH main event did not go as planned, the CZW locker room took on Samoa Joe and BJ Whitmer. Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, B This resulted in an all out brawl between the Ring of Honor locker room and the Combat Zone locker room, and Whitmer being tortured by the Combat Zone roster after the Ring of Honor roster was chased away. The Combat Zone roster proceeded to destroy the ring ROH had set up, and chase Ring of Honor out of "their house".

Hero and Necro Butcher came to ROH's "Best in the World" event in New York on March 25 to answer a challenge made by Adam Pearce. Not to be confused with Necrobutcher Dylan Keith Summers (born July 13 1973 in Morgantown West Virginia New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Adam Pearce (born June 24 1978 is an American Professional wrestler. They proceeded to beat him down, but in a surprising turn of events Chris Hero's long time tag partner, friend, and pupil Claudio turned on both Necro and Hero by saving Pearce. Claudio beat them down, and then chased them out while screaming "Fuck CZW!".

The next weekend, March 30 through April 1, in Detroit and Chicago, Hero and Necro again caused a disruption during the ROH shows. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. They ran in each night, beating down and injuring ROH Commissioner Jim Cornette as well as Whitmer and Pearce. James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter They also finally got the attention of Joe, who personally declared war on CZW in Detroit. On April 22, ROH's 100th show in Philadelphia featured a battle between Team ROH (Joe, Whitmer & Pearce) against Team CZW (Hero, Necro & Super Dragon). Daniel Lyon (born May 23 1975) better known by his ring name Super Dragon is an American professional wrestler. In his LiveJournal, Hero proclaimed that Team CZW would make ROH look like fools on their biggest stage and regret not ending this war before. LiveJournal (often abbreviated LJ) is a Virtual community where Internet users can keep a Blog, Journal or Diary.

Chris Hero walked into ROH's 100th show in their home at the National Guard Armory, and proclaimed that he wasn't a stranger to being up against overwhelming odds, and he wasn't a stranger to being "the everyman". He stood in the CZW bleachers in the crowd and declared that these people were "his army". The team of Hero, Necro Butcher, and Super Dragon went on to win the ROH vs. CZW main event in an extremely chaotic match. Adam Pearce of team ROH was pinned after Claudio turned on ROH and helped Hero deliver the Hero's Welcome on Pearce for the pin. Claudio hugged Hero and went on to celebrate with Zandig, Team CZW, and the CZW section of the crowd who were chanting "match of the year!".

Hero led Team CZW into the Cage of Death at Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor IV. This was the first time Cage of Death was featured in a show outside of CZW. Hero had teased that he had made a deal with a mystery fifth man, which he stated would be a "deal with the devil". This led to rampant speculation as to whether or not the fifth man was someone from ROH jumping ship. Homicide had been a likely candidate, due to a recent storyline involving his frustration with the company. However, their fifth man turned out to be Hero's hated rival Eddie Kingston. Although ROH's surprise fifth man Bryan Danielson turned on Samoa Joe in an effort to incapacitate Joe before their title match, Team ROH finally put CZW away when Homicide arrived in the Cage and pinned Nate Webb for the win. Two days later on their Newswire, ROH stated that the war with CZW was over, thanks to Homicide.

In August of 2006, the Ring of Honor tag title belts were stolen and later returned from champions Austin Aries and Roderick Strong. The Ring of Honor (ROH World Tag Team Championship is the Tag team title contested for in the independent Professional wrestling promotion Ring 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 Chris Lindsey (born July 26, 1983 in Wisconsin) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hero revealed on his LiveJournal that he and Castagnoli were the culprits and would be challenging for the titles September 16. LiveJournal (often abbreviated LJ) is a Virtual community where Internet users can keep a Blog, Journal or Diary. They defeated Aries and Strong at Glory By Honor V Night 2 to become the Ring of Honor tag team champions. ROH then announced that by winning the belts, Chris Hero had been made a full time ROH Wrestler.

However, the KoW lost the belts to Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal on November 25. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name Matthew Joseph Korklan (born March 19 1983 is an American professional wrestler best known as Matt Sydal

KOW had what looks like their last match on December 23 in Manhattan when they, with super agent Larry Sweeney in their corner, were defeated by the Briscoe Brothers. Larry Sweeney (born Lawrence Swencil February 15, 1982 in Redondo Beach California) is an American professional wrestler and After the match, Claudio announced that he was no longer going to WWE, and would remain in ROH as one half of the Kings of Wrestling. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Sweeney then said he and Chris Hero had big plans for 2007, but Claudio was not included in them. Then, when Hero was forced to choose between staying with Claudio or going with Sweeney, he shook Claudio's hand but left with Sweeney.

Since this, Hero has found relative success in singles competition, with notable feuds including Nigel McGuinness and the Briscoe Brothers. Nigel McGuinness is the Ring name of an English professional wrestler, currently working for Ring of Honor in the United States Hero is described by Sweeney as 'the best athlete in Ring of Honor today', and he is the most high-profile member of Sweet 'N' Sour Incorporated, Sweeney's stable that includes Hero, Tank Toland, Bobby Dempsey and Sara Del Rey. Sara Amato All Pro Wrestling, Later in 2005 she toured Japan and released a video that depicts six of those battles entitled "Sara Del Rey Japan Tour 2005 He had challenged for the ROH World Title in a losing effort against then champion Homicide, and briefly reformed the Kings of Wrestling in another losing attempt at winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Nelson Erazo (born March 20 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent better known by his ring The Ring of Honor (ROH World Tag Team Championship is the Tag team title contested for in the independent Professional wrestling promotion Ring

At Survival of the Fittest 2007, Hero single handedly eliminated Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, Claudio Castagnoli, Rocky Romero and Human Tornado to win the Survival of the Fittest tournament. John R Rivera born on October 28 1982 is a Cuban American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Rocky Romero and Craig Williams (born May 1, 1983) better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American Professional wrestler For winning, Hero would be granted a shot at the ROH Heavyweight Championship at a time of his choosing. He chose to challenge the current champion, Nigel McGuinness, at Glory by Honor VI: Night One. Nigel McGuinness is the Ring name of an English professional wrestler, currently working for Ring of Honor in the United States Despite a badly torn biceps sustained a week prior and being on the injury list, McGuinness reluctantly accepted and was able to retain the title.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

Chris Hero also wrestles for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, based in southern California. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG) is a Professional wrestling promotion that is run by wrestlers themselves as it was created by Southern California wrestlers Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U His first appearance was at the Tango & Cash Invitational tournament to determine the first ever PWG Tag Team Champions. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG) is a Professional wrestling promotion that is run by wrestlers themselves as it was created by Southern California wrestlers The PWG World Tag Team Championship is the Tag team championship contended in the independent Professional wrestling promotion Pro He and his partner CM Punk defeated The Messiah and Christopher Daniels in the first round, and the Thomaselli Brothers in the second round, but lost to B-Boy and Homicide in the third round. 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 William C Welch (born December 18, 1977 in Detroit Michigan) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name For information on the breakdancers see B-boy. Benjamin "Benny" Cuntapay (born December 29, 1978) is an American Nelson Erazo (born March 20 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent better known by his ring He made his next appearance nine months later in a hard hitting match against Super Dragon. Daniel Lyon (born May 23 1975) better known by his ring name Super Dragon is an American professional wrestler. At the 2005 All Star Weekend - Night One, Hero defeated Chris Sabin. Joshua Harter (born February 4 1982) better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working Later in the night, Hero came out and challenged Christopher Daniels for his TNA X Division Championship. Daniels accepted and defeated Hero the next night. However, a few months later at Zombies Shouldn't Run, Daniels refused to put the title on the line against Hero and defeated him in a non title match. At After School Special, Hero became one of Joey Ryan's targets to prove he is the best technical wrestler. Hero seemed to be out-wrestling Ryan in the match, so Scott Lost came out to help Ryan win. "The Professional" Scott Lost is an American Professional wrestler from Southern California. Hero would defeat Lost at the next show. At Card Subject to Change 2, Hero teamed up with Claudio Castagnoli to challenge Super Dragon and Davey Richards for the tag team championship. Claudio Castagnoli (born December 27 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. David Richards (born March 1 1983 in Othello Washington) is an American Professional wrestler, better known by his ring name They wrestled for 55 minutes, but Dragon and Richards were able to win after Richards hit the Shooting Star Press on Claudio. Hero also competed in the Battle of Los Angeles 2006, but lost to Genki Horiguchi in the first round. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG) is a Professional wrestling promotion that is run by wrestlers themselves as it was created by Southern California wrestlers (September 15 1978 is a Japanese professional wrestler He has competed in Wrestling Society X and Ring of Honor, and presently wrestles for Dragon Gate, Most recently Hero appeared with regular tag team partner Claudio Castagnoli in PWG's DDT 4 Tag Team Title Tournament. They lost in the first round to the Briscoes. He is currently in a heated feud with The Human Tornado.


Insanity Pro Wrestling

Chris Hero made his Insanity Pro Wrestling debut on August 4, 2007 along with his team partner Claudio Castagnoli as the tag team Kings of Wrestling. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Claudio Castagnoli (born December 27 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler. The tag team made their debut against the Irish Airborne(Dave and Jake Crist), but ended up losing the match in the end.

Outside the States

Chris has become a regular for several European wrestling promotions, most notably being the wXw federation located in Essen, Germany. He has wrestled in thirteen different countries across the world: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Scotland and Switzerland.

In April 2007, Chris Hero competed in the first King of Europe Cup, as the representitive of CZW. This tournament should not be confused with the "King of Europe Tournament" held in 2006 by the Austrian wrestling promotion Rings of Europe He defeated Claudio Castagnoli in the first round before being defeated by Doug Williams. Douglas Clayton Durdle (born September 1, 1972 in Reading Berkshire) is an English professional wrestler best known by his Hero recently won the German-based promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling's prestigious international competition event, the "16 Carat Gold Tournament", defeating Ares in the finals.

He has also recently appeared in the UK with the All Star Wrestling promotion. Hero recently returned to Australia to wrestle for the PWA Queensland promotion, competing in their annual "Rise Of The Warriors" Tournament which he also competed in last year. Hero made it all the way to the final of the tournament, which lasted two nights, losing out to PWA Queensland regular, Esteban Molina.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Hero wrestled off and on for TNA in 2003 and 2004. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett He traveled alongside Nate Webb and Dave Prazak to Nashville, Tennessee on a weekly basis at the urging of Bill Behrens. Hero wrestled on several Xplosion tapings. TNA Xplosion is a syndicated Television program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA featuring both highlights from Although he never appeared on pay per view he is featured on card # 22 of the Pacific released TNA trading card set.

In wrestling

Wrestlers trained by Hero

  • Adam Polak
  • Marc Roudin
  • Ravage
  • Bryce Remsburg
  • Emil Sitoci
  • Soldier Ant
  • Shane Storm
  • Larry Sweeney
  • Andy Sumner
  • Worker Ant

Championships and accomplishments

  • ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • CCW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with John Caesar
  • GPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • HCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Danny Blackheart
  • ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • IWA East-Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA VW/OH Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • UCW Television Championship (1 time)
  • VCW Tag Team Championship (2 times)
  • VCW Triple Threat Championship (2 times)
  • wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament Winner 2007
  • wXw Tag Team Championship (current) – with Marc Roudin

Other

  • Intergender Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Sara Del Rey

References

External links

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