Info

Wolfy · Trimis: 12/9/2007 11:30 Titlul subiectului: Info

Early career
Originally from Fairfax, Virginia, Kendrick moved to Olympia, Washington where he attended North Thurston High School.[3][5] During his senior year, he worked as a dishwasher in a pizza parlor while saving money to attend wrestling school. In 1999, he moved to Texas to begin training at the NWA Southwest wrestling school and later attended the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy.[5] It was there that Kendrick was given the nickname Spanky, which later became his ring name.[2][3] He made his professional wrestling debut on October 8 1999 in a match with American Dragon that ended in a 10 minute time limit draw.[5]

In February 2000, Spanky signed a developmental deal with the World Wrestling Federation, spending a year in the company's "farm territory", Memphis Championship Wrestling, before the promotion closed and Spanky was released from his contract.[5][2] On February 23, 2002, Spanky wrestled on the premiere show of Ring of Honor (ROH), winning the match to gain an ROH contract.[7] While in ROH, Spanky competed in several other promotions such as Heartland Wrestling Association and All Pro Wrestling, before leaving for Japan in June to compete in Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE (ZERO1).[2] There, he wrestled under the ring name Leonardo Spanky, a gimmick proposed by Shinya Hashimoto due to Kendrick's resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio.[8] On June 29 he became the first AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion in company history.[9]

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
In late 2002, Kendrick signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) but was unable to compete until he completed his time in the independent circuit.[2] He made his WWE debut on the January 9, 2003 edition of Velocity under the gimmick of a mascot representing the local sports team of the hometown in which he competed.[10][11] He continued wearing masks for several weeks, each time competing under a different identity.[12][13][14][15][16] On the May 1 edition of SmackDown! he reverted to his former "Spanky" ring name after he interrupted a promo by John Cena.[17] The two feuded over their similar hip hop gimmicks, until May 22 when Cena defeated Spanky in a match.[18] On October 30 Spanky began teaming with Paul London until January 13, 2004 when Kendrick left WWE to return to ZERO1.[19][20][8]

[edit] Independent circuit
After leaving WWE Kendrick wrestled in different independent promotions. He returned to ZERO1 as "Spanky" and quickly captured the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship with partner Low Ki on February 19, and again on September 19 with Kaz Hayashi, as well as winning the ZERO1-MAX United States Openweight Championship a year later.[21][22][23] After a brief stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Spanky returned to ROH as well as debuting on its sister promotion Full Impact Pro (FIP) on December 17, winning the first ever Florida Rumble.[3][24] In ROH he unsuccessfully competed for several titles such as the ROH Pure Championship, ROH World Championship and ROH World Tag Team Championship.[25][26][27][28] In FIP Spanky won the FIP Tag Team Championship with Sal Rinauro on August 6, 2005.[29]

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
In July 2005 Kendrick announced that after he had fulfilled his obligations on the independent circuit, he would return to WWE. He made his return during a live event on August 22, losing in a Fatal Four Way Match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.[2] He then teamed with his former partner Paul London on the September 30 edition of Velocity.[30] On December 16 the pair remade their image, wearing theatrical masks to the ring with matching vests and shorts.[31]

London and Kendrick participated in a non-title match against WWE Tag Team Champions MNM on the February 10, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, which London and Kendrick lost.[32] On April 7 they faced MNM again, picking up a win in a non-title match.[33] They continued their winning streak on the champions, including singles victories for both Kendrick and London on MNM members Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury respectively.[34][35][36][37] London and Kendrick won the WWE Tag Team Title at Judgment Day, thus defeating MNM six times in a row in singles and tag team matches altogether.[38]

On August 11, K.C. James and Idol Stevens defeated the champions in a non-title match, igniting a feud between the two teams.[39] During the rivalry, WWE Diva Ashley Massaro began accompanying London and Kendrick to the ring, acting as a valet to the team while combating the actions of James and Stevens' manager Michelle McCool.[40]

On October 14, London and Kendrick became the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of all time, surpassing MNM's previous record of 145 days.[41][42][43] However, they soon went on a losing streak to the team of William Regal and Dave Taylor. Regal defeated both in singles matches and on the December 8 edition of SmackDown!, Kendrick and London lost a non-title tag team match to the duo.[44][45][46] During a scheduled title defense at Armageddon, London and Kendrick not only retained against Regal and Taylor but also won a Fatal Four Way tag team ladder match which also involved MNM and The Hardys.[47]

On February 2, 2007, London and Kendrick suffered a non-title loss to the rookie team Deuce 'N Domino.[48] In a title rematch at No Way Out, London and Kendrick retained the championship.[49] However, London and Kendrick lost the championship to Deuce 'N Domino on the April 20 edition of SmackDown!, ending their reign at 331 days (SmackDown! was recorded on April 17).[50] During the match London missed a moonsault from the ring apron to the floor (kayfabe) injuring his ribs, leaving Kendrick to battle Deuce 'N Domino alone.[51] London and Kendrick unsuccessfully competed for the title on June 1 in a Triple Threat tag team match, which also involved Regal and Taylor, and lost a rematch on June 15 in a standard tag team match.[52][53]

Kendrick, along with London, was drafted to the RAW brand on June 17 during the Supplemental Draft.[54] They won their debut match on RAW against The World's Greatest Tag Team on June 18.[55] On the September 3 edition of RAW they won a number one contender's match for Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch's World Tag Team Championship.[56] At a house show on September 5, Kendrick and London defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch to win the title only to lose it back to Cade and Murdoch three days later.[57][58]

[edit] In wrestling
Finishing and signature moves
Sliced Bread #2 (Springboard backflip three quarter facelock diving reverse DDT)[1]
Cyclone DDT (Springboard tornado DDT)
Dr. Smoothe’s Secret Recipe (Corner backflip dropkick)[1]
Dr. Teeth (Over-the-shoulder facebreaker onto the knee)
Electric Mayhem (Knee smash off an elevated position)[3]
Left Turn At Albuquerque (Turning frog splash)[3]
Whirling Twirlixer (Somersault corkscrew plancha)[3]
Flying forearm
Hurricanrana
Leg lariat
Suicide dive
Superkick
Running dropkick
WWE masked personas
Each one was a representation of a hometown's sports team, depending on where he wrestled.
The Diamondback – January 9, 2003 edition of Velocity in Tucson, Arizona
Mr. Titan – January 11, 2003 live event in Trenton, New Jersey
The Jet – January 16, 2003 edition of Velocity in East Rutherford, New Jersey
River Rat – January 23, 2003 edition of Velocity in Albany, New York
The Roughrider – January 25, 2003 live event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The Pittsburgh Penguin – March 13, 2003 edition of SmackDown! in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Theme music
"Hey You" – WWE
"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion (dance remix) – ZERO1 (as Leonardo Spanky)[59]
"Quality Control" by Jurassic 5 – ROH[60]
"Danger! High Voltage" by Electric Six – ROH
"Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera – ROH[61]

[edit] Championships and accomplishments
Full Impact Pro
FIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sal Rinauro[62]
Florida Rumble (2004)[24]
Memphis Championship Wrestling
MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[63]
MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with American Dragon[64]
Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE | ZERO1-MAX
NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Low Ki (1) and Kaz Hayashi (1)[65]
NWA/UPW/ZERO-ONE International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[66] (First)

Paul London (far left) and Brian Kendrick (far right) as WWE Tag Team Champions.ZERO1-MAX United States Openweight Championship (1 time)[67]
Texas Wrestling Alliance
TWA Television Championship (1 time)[68]
TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with American Dragon[68]
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Paul London1[69]
World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Paul London