Mundo's team won the tournament defeating "Team AAA" (Pentagn Jr., El Texano Jr. and Psycho Clown) in the finals.[172]. [233][292] He was also good friends with Shad Gaspard, and still is with JTG, of Cryme Tyme, and was a part of the search team after Gaspard's disappearance and death. [219] As part of the 2020 Draft in October, both Morrison and Miz were drafted to the Raw brand. Throughout April, Impact successfully defended his title from Cage, often with interferences from Valkyrie and former referee John E Bravo. [84], Morrison and Miz engaged themselves in a feud with The Colns (Carlito and Primo), who were the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions, which resulted in both teams defending their respective championships successfully in separate matches. John Morrison (wrestler) 32 languages Talk Read Edit View history John Randall Hennigan [1] (born October 3, 1979) [2] is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by the ring name John Morrison. Applying those movement patterns is what I do in the ring. [250] On the May 27 episode of AEW Dark, Elite scored his first victory by defeating Marq Quen. 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Hennigan is a playable character in WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2007 and WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 as "Johnny Nitro", WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2009, WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010, WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011, WWE '12 and WWE 2K22 as "John Morrison", and RetroMania Wrestling under the name "Johnny Retro". In July 2017, Mundo and his fiance Kira Forster, known as Taya, were involved in controversy with AAA and its Director of Talent Vampiro, which led to Taya's departure from the company. [47] Also around this time, Nitro entered into a partnership with rapper Kevin Federline, with the duo antagonizing and beginning a rivalry with WWE Champion John Cena. [70][71][72], Though rivals, Morrison and The Miz faced the dysfunctional tag team of Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter on the November 16 episode of SmackDown! [65] Morrison retained the title against Punk at The Great American Bash on July 22,[66] and on August 26 at SummerSlam. [156] Mundo defeated Cage on February 24, after interference from the debuting Taya, subsequently becoming Mundo's valet. [173][174] At the event, on August 28, Mundo defeated Pentagn to win the Latin American Championship, marking his first championship in AAA and becoming the first non-Mexican to hold the title. [79] Afterwards, they started a feud with Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad) through each team's Internet show, which then transitioned to matches on Raw and on October 26 at Cyber Sunday. He took sick on Friday and was diagnosed with a bad case of diphtheria. His father, Edward, was only 20 years old when John was born and, although it is not known about his family or . [118], On the April 11 episode of Raw, Morrison participated in a five-man gauntlet match for the #1 contender's spot for the WWE Championship, but was eliminated by R-Truth. Seated: Curt Gowdy, Ted Williams, and Jimmy Albright. to win the championship for the third time. [241], On March 31, 2022, Hennigan debuted for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8, defeating Simon Gotch. Chris Chase of USA Today praised Hennigan for being "true to everything weve seen from him this season, [and] a class act after his shock defeat". [183] Since the Bound for Glory match ended after Alberto El Patrn made an interference, Impact, Alberto and Drake had a three-way Last Chance Six Sides of Steel match on the January 25, 2018 episode of Impact!, where Drake retained the title. At Night of Champions on September 18, Morrison competed in a fatal four-way match for the United States Championship, also involving Alex Riley, Dolph Ziggler, and Jack Swagger, with Ziggler retaining his title. James Herbert Morris, son of William John and Elizabeth Morris, was born on 6 January 1914. [33] MNM held the titles for three months, having successful defenses against the teams of Guerrero and Mysterio,[34] and Charlie Haas and Hardcore Holly on May 22 at Judgment Day,[35] before dropping them to the Legion of Doom on July 24 at The Great American Bash. brand in April that same year. The son of a postmaster, Johnny Morris had early ambitions to make a living out of music. [185] Impact returned at Slammiversary XVI on July 22, when he won a four-way match against Fenix, Taiji Ishimori, and Petey Williams. After adopting an "anti-Mexico" attitude and teaming with El Mesas and Hernandez to defeat El Texano Jr., El Hijo del Fantasma and Pentagn Jr., Mundo challenged the latter to a match at Triplemana XXIV for the AAA Latin American Championship, to which Pentagn accepted. As Mundo revealed himself as Fnix's replacement for their match, Black and Evans allied with the two. Morris, son of Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris, said he and several friends were targeting carp and other rough fish Saturday night, using a boat with special floodlights that. [214] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. At Survivor Series on November 21, Morrison defeated Sheamus. King Cuerno attacked Mundo on the February 4 episode, beginning a feud between them; the second installment took place on the episode which aired March 11, where Mundo and Cuerno wrestled in a Steel Cage match, which was won by Mundo. John was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. How perfectly Biblical. [52][53] Nitro challenged Jeff Hardy for the Intercontinental Championship in a steel cage match at New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007, but lost. The Beginning [16] He also began to refer to himself as "Johnny Drip Drip", a reference to the song "Drip" by rapper Cardi B. [93] Morrison then began a feud with Dolph Ziggler, retaining the title against Ziggler on October 4 at Hell in a Cell,[94] and again on the following episode of SmackDown. [240] Caballero pinned Laredo Kid to win the match for his team, but did not win the World Trios Championship due to the match stipulation in which the champions must be pinned to win the titles. This was used to write Morrison off television, even being stretchered out of the arena after the match. (AP Photo) In 1963,. [21][22], After graduating college with a degree in film and geology and deciding that he did not want to pursue either path,[22] Hennigan began his professional wrestling career training at the Supreme Pro Wrestling school in Sacramento, California. Later that night in the main event, Mundo, Black and Evans defeated Rey Mysterio Jr., Prince Puma and Dragon Azteca Jr. to win the Lucha Underground Trios Championship, the first championship for each in Lucha Underground. He is also the founder of the White River Marine Group. On the June 19 episode of SmackDown, Morrison lost a critically acclaimed match against Edge, in which the commentators described it as a "third main event". As of September 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$7.1 billion. [254] After transitioning to his John Morrison character, Hennigan began using a corkscrew neckbreaker dubbed Moonlight Drive, in reference to the song of the same name written by Jim Morrison. Neither Morrison nor Miz were pinned, as Hawkins pinned Jesse to win the titles. [5] At Triplemana XXX: Mexico City on October 15, Caballero teamed with Brian Cage and Sam Adonis in a three-way trios match for the AAA World Trios Championship against Psycho Clown, Laredo Kid, and Bandido and champions Nueva Generacin Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Sansn, and Forastero). As Impact was able to cover his opponent first the referee was able to provide the count and therefore Impact won the match as Brian Cage went to cover his opponent. He's short-tempered, but frank . [253] He is known to utilize a split-legged corkscrew moonsault, dubbed Starship Pain, as a finishing maneuver. 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[16] In a video published on December 9, 2011, via Hennigan's personal YouTube channel, Hennigan claimed that he was taking time off to heal and retrain for a possible return to wrestling in the future. John Morris Pendleton and his son John T. were living in the home of Elizabeth Monroe in the 1870 United States Federal Census of Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The nickname is Johnny Morris. 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I also did gymnastics at UC Davis. He also competed as a contestant on the 37th season of the competitive reality show Survivor. John Morrison and Johnny Nitro: Part 2", "Money in the Bank Match a Chance for John Morrison to Climb the WWE Ladder", "John Morrison Files To Trademark 'Slamtown', Maryse and Morrison Talking on "Eurosport", "News on Summerslam, Rhodes, and Morrison", "Lucha Underground: A new era in wrestling", "Ninjak Vs. Mustafa Ali, Ricochet and Elias to qualify for the United States Championship Triple Threat Match", "Riddle def. Johnny (John L) Morris, founder and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, got his start in 1972 by selling fishing tackle out of the back of his father's store. [200][201][202] He made his return on January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown under his John Morrison ring name and resumed his partnership with The Miz, thus re-establishing him as a heel for the first time in WWE in 10 years. He had one uncle living in the area, Ira Powers. "We saw this big fish cruising toward our boat in 8 feet of water," Morris stated in an interview. I really took to it. On the April 19 episode of Impact!, Johnny Impact was attacked and injured by Kongo Kong, which was performed to write him off television in order to film for reality television show Survivor. 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[65] Following his return to WWE and reunion with his tag team partner the Miz in 2020, Hennigan added a comedic aspect to his villainous character, with WWE describing him as using "quirkiness and quick wit to shine every time he is on screen". [194] At Rebellion on April 28, Impact, accompanied by Valkyrie and Bravo, lost the title to Cage in a match where Lance Storm was special guest referee; this left Impact's reign to end at 196 days, leaving it the longest reign since Bobby Roode's 20112012 reign, and therefore the longest reign in seven years, as well as the third-longest reign in history. [157] On the May 25 episode of Lucha Underground, Taya revealed to P. J. [120] After the match, Truth viciously attacked Morrison. [110][111] He continued to feud with Sheamus and defeated him in a WWE Championship number one contender's ladder match at Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 19. Hennigan won the match to become the inaugural WWFX Heavyweight Champion. Later that night, he teamed with Michael Elgin to face Swann and Willie Mack in a tag team match, in which Swann pinned Impact. Morris played for the Bears from 1958 to 1967 and went on to a sportscasting . [105][106] Cottonwood, however, was the second person eliminated from the competition, and was eliminated on the July 27 episode of NXT. [115] During the match, Morrison climbed to the top of the cage while inside the cage before dropping to deliver a crossbody on and eliminate Sheamus. [124] Morrison initially returned on the June 13 episode of Raw, but Truth attacked him again prior to their scheduled match, re-injuring him. [170] Mundo participated in the 2016 Lucha Libre World Cup as a member of "Team Lucha Underground" alongside Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Brian Cage, defeating "Team Mexico Leyendas" (Blue Demon Jr., Canek, and La Parka) in the quarter-finals,[171] and "Team Mexico International" (Rey Mysterio Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr., and Dragon Azteca Jr.) in the semi-finals. [281], Hennigan was a contestant on the 37th season of Survivor, Survivor: David vs. Goliath where he was originally part of the Goliath tribe and later the Tiva tribe before making it to the merged tribe Kalokalo. 424 on Forbes' "World's Billionaires List" for 2022. [152] Mundo then defeated Prince Puma and Big Ryck in the main event of the December 10, 2014 episode, which was a three-way ladder match, to finally win the hundred thousand dollars he was denied in the Lucha Underground debut. [62] Nitro made his debut for the brand on the June 19 episode of ECW, with a win over Nunzio,[63] and few days later, on June 24, at Vengeance: Night of Champions, he won the vacant ECW World Championship by defeating CM Punk, replacing the absent Chris Benoit due to his double-murder suicide. Hennigan was described by WWE as having "lightning-fast offense", "high-risk aerial expertise", and "incredible agility". [207] At Super ShowDown on February 27, Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day. Despite being unsuccessful, Morrison had a standout performance in the match, in which he performed a moonsault from the top rope to the outside of the ring while holding onto a ladder. [74] After the defeat, the rivalry aspect of Morrison and Miz's relationship faded, as they were now portrayed as trusting friends. Johnny Morris Johnny Morris's Profession & Career In 1972, Morris opened Bass Pro Shops in the back of one of his father's liquor stores to sell fishing equipment. Payne and Scotty Sabre), The Suicide Blondes (Derrick King and Jason Lee), The Disciples of Synn (B.J. On January 7, 2023 Hennigan debuted in Major League Wrestling (MLW) at their Blood and Thunder pay-per-view under the ring name Johnny Fusion and defeated Davey Richards to win their National Openweight Championship. [73] At Survivor Series two days later, Morrison and The Miz were both defeated by CM Punk in a triple threat match for the ECW Championship. Upon leaving education James took up . [80][81][82] After winning the Slammy Award for Best WWE.com exclusive earlier in the day, Morrison and Miz won the "Tag Team of the Year" Slammy Award on December 8, 2008 episode of Raw. He also makes appearances for the independent circuit under various ring names. ""Peace in the Streets"" will. [96] Morrison then went on to feud with newcomer Drew McIntyre, who defeated Morrison in a non-title match on the December 4 episode of SmackDown, thus earning a championship opportunity against Morrison. [54] MNM lost to The Hardys at the Royal Rumble on January 28, and again at No Way Out on February 18, which ended the feud.

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