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{{Infobox professional wrestler | name = Captain Insano | names = Captain Insano^[1]^[2]
The Giant^[1]
Paul Wight^[3] | image = Big-Show-T4.jpg | caption = | height = 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)^[4] | weight = 441 lb (200 kg)^[4] | birth_date = (1972-02-08) February 8, 1972 (age 40)^[1] | birth_place = Aiken, South Carolina^[5] | resides = Tampa, Florida^[1] | trainer = Larry Sharpe^[1]
Jim Duggan^[1]
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Contents

1 Professional wrestling career

1.1 World Championship Wrestling (1995–1999)

1.2 World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

1.2.1 Debut and WWF Champion (1999–2000)

1.2.2 Various feuds, nWo and Championship reigns (2000–2004)

1.2.3 Various storylines and teaming with Kane (2004-2006)

1.2.4 ECW Champion and departure (2006–2007)

1.3 PMG Clash of Legends (2007)

1.4 Return to WWE

1.4.1 SmackDown (2008–2009)

1.4.2 Raw and Unified Tag Team Champion (2009–2010)

1.4.3 Various feuds and reunion with Kane (2010-2011)

1.4.4 World Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion (2011–2012)

1.4.5 Feud with John Cena (2012)

2 Other media

2.1 Filmography

2.2 Television appearances

2.3 Video games

3 Personal life

4 In wrestling

5 Championships and accomplishments

6 References

7 External links

Professional wrestling career [link]

World Championship Wrestling (1995–1999)[link]

Wight made his first appearance at Slamboree in 1995 as an unknown giant at three foot seven man during the main event of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage versus Ric Flair and Vader. Wight debuted in WCW at The Great American Bash on June 18, 1995 as a plant during the match between Arn Anderson and The Renegade, who was accompanied by manager Jimmy Hart. Nearly a month later at a Main Event show, prior to Bash at the Beach, Wight interfered in an interview between Hulk Hogan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund. Wight introduced himself as The Giant, and claimed in the storyline to be the son of André the Giant and blaming Hulk Hogan for the death of his "father". The Giant joined the Dungeon of Doom, who were at war with Hogan and his allies, and immediately began a heated feud with Hogan. At Fall Brawl, after his team won a WarGames match, Hogan earned five minutes fighting the leader of the Dungeon of Doom, "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan, in the cage alone – at this point, Giant attacked Hogan, saving Sullivan.

After The Giant destroyed Hulk Hogan's Harley-Davidson Motorcycle using a monster truck, Hogan challenged him to a "Monster Truck Battle" at Halloween Havoc.^[6] On October 29, the battle took place atop Cobo Hall, with each man driving a monster truck and trying to force the other truck out of a circle, as in a sumo wrestling contest. Hogan won the match when Giant descended from his vehicle and appeared to fall from the roof. Later that night, The Giant came to the ring with The Taskmaster and challenged Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, making his WCW in-ring debut.^[7] Giant was awarded the victory by disqualification after interference from Jimmy Hart, Hogan's manager. Hart then revealed that the contract Hogan signed (which he had written) had a clause stating that the title would change hands on a disqualification, and, as Hart had intentionally caused a disqualification, the Giant won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. At 23 years old, The Giant became the youngest WCW World Heavyweight Champion. The title was vacated one week later as a result of the controversial finish.^[6]^[8]^[9]

The Giant tried to reclaim the title at World War 3 but was foiled by Hogan, who helped Randy Savage win the vacant title.^[10]^[11] The Giant teamed with Ric Flair to defeat Hogan and Savage at Clash of the Champions XXXII,^[12] but was decisively beaten by Hogan in a Cage match at SuperBrawl VI.^[13]^[14]

After a short feud with Loch Ness,^[15]^[16] The Giant won the World Heavyweight Championship a second time by defeating Ric Flair.^[9] After Hogan formed the New World Order (nWo), he defeated The Giant for the Championship at Hog Wild following interference from Scott Hall and Kevin Nash.^[17]^[18] The Giant joined the nWo twenty three days later, citing Ted DiBiase's money as his primary motivation, feuding with Lex Luger and the Four Horsemen.^[6]^[8] The Giant was thrown out of the nWo on December 30 for asking Hogan for a World Heavyweight Championship title match. He fought against the nWo along with Sting and Lex Luger, winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship twice.^[6]

In 1997, The Giant began a feud with nWo member Kevin Nash, who constantly dodged Giant, failing to appear for their scheduled match at Starrcade. In 1998 at Souled Out the two finally met in the ring, with Nash accidentally injuring Wight's neck when he botched a Jackknife Powerbomb.^[19]^[20] When Nash left the nWo and formed his own stable, the nWo Wolfpac, The Giant rejoined the original nWo to oppose Nash and his allies. While back with the nWo, The Giant won two more Tag Team Championships, once with Sting as an unwilling partner (as the match was signed before The Giant returned to the nWo) and once with Scott Hall. In the interim between those two reigns, he lost his half of the Tag Team Championship to Sting in a singles match where only the winner would remain champion and choose a partner for the second half of the team.

On the October 11, 1998, episode of WCW Monday Nitro, Goldberg defeated The Giant in a no-disqualification match; in a show of strength, Goldberg executed a delayed vertical suplex before hitting the Jackhammer on The Giant.^[21]^[22]^[23] After the nWo Hollywood and the nWo Wolfpac merged together again in January 1999, Hogan declared that there was only room for one "giant" in the group, and forced Giant and Nash to wrestle for that spot. Nash defeated him following a run-in by Scott Hall and Eric Bischoff. The Giant was then attacked by the entire nWo. Wight allowed his WCW contract to expire on February 8, 1999 at his 27th birthday.

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment [link]

Debut and WWF Champion (1999–2000)[link]

Show entering arena on the SmackDown entrance way in 1999.

Wight signed a ten-year contract with the World Wrestling Federation on February 9, 1999,^[8] debuting as a villainous member of Vince McMahon's stable, The Corporation, at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House. During the McMahon versus Steve Austin cage match, Wight tore through the canvas from underneath the ring and attacked Austin. However, Wight cost McMahon the match when he threw Austin into the side of the cage and the cage broke, spilling Austin outside to the floor and granting him the victory. Wight subsequently served as McMahon's enforcer.^[6]

Wight performed as "Big Nasty" Paul Wight for several weeks before being renamed "Big Show" Paul Wight.^[8]^{[not in citation given]} He then gradually dropped his real name, eventually being referred to simply as (The) Big Show. McMahon wanted to ensure that Corporation member The Rock would retain his title at WrestleMania, so he had Wight wrestle Mankind at WrestleMania XV for the right to referee the main event. Wight incapacitated Mankind, but got disqualified in the process, meaning that he could not be referee. Mankind won the right to be the official but was taken to a hospital following the match with Wight (although he eventually returned during the Championship match). After a furious McMahon slapped Wight, he punched McMahon. Wight concluded his feud with Foley in a Boiler Room Brawl before joining Mankind, Test, and Ken Shamrock in a stable known as The Union who fought against the Corporation, and later against The Corporate Ministry. On the May 10 episode of Monday Night Raw, Show was pitted against The Undertaker's manager Paul Bearer. On the June 7 episode of Raw, Big Show faced The Undertaker for the WWF Championship. Undertaker attempted a clothesline from the top turnbuckle, however Wight caught him and delivered a chokeslam, which sent Undertaker crashing through the ring mat; the referee was forced to stop the match so The Undertaker retained his title. Following the match Bradshaw, Faarooq, and Mideon all ran down to attack Big Show and were all subsequently chokeslammed as well. Big Show and The Undertaker later formed an unlikely alliance, wrestling against X-Pac and Kane. As a team, Show and The Undertaker won the WWF Tag Team Championship twice.^[6] After The Undertaker was sidelined with injuries, Big Show began a feud with the Big Boss Man. After it was announced that Big Show's father was terminally ill with cancer, the Boss Man had one of his crooked police colleagues inform Show that his father has died, and then mocked Show's tearful reaction. Several weeks later, when it was announced Big Show's father had actually died (in reality, Wight's father had died years before), the Boss Man interrupted the ten-bell toll by reciting an offensive poem. Later, Boss Man invaded the funeral and used a chain to couple the coffin to the hearse, towing the coffin away with a grief stricken Big Show clinging on to it. Big Show then took on Big Boss Man, Prince Albert, Mideon and Viscera at Survivor Series in a 4-on-1 elimination match. He eventually won the match after Big Boss Man left the match and was counted out. Later that night, Wight took the injured Steve Austin's place in the Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship. In that match, which also featured The Rock, he pinned Triple H to become WWF Champion.^[6]^[8] At Armageddon 1999, Show defeated Boss Man to retain his WWF Championship, despite interference by Prince Albert.^[24]

On the January 3, 2000 episode of Raw, Triple H defeated Show for the WWF Championship. Trying to regain the title, Wight participated in the Royal Rumble match where he antagonized The Rock. The Rock eliminated him to win the Royal Rumble. Wight was convinced that he had won, and eventually produced a video tape that showed The Rock's feet striking the ground first.^[6] He was then given a match with The Rock at No Way Out, with the WrestleMania title shot on the line. Wight defeated The Rock when Shane McMahon interfered, knocking The Rock out with a chair shot. Rock was desperate to reclaim his title shot, and eventually agreed to a match with Wight on the March 13 episode of Raw – if he won, the WrestleMania title match would become a Triple Threat match, and if he lost, he would retire from the WWF. Shane McMahon, now actively supporting Wight's bid to become champion, appointed himself as the special guest referee. However, The Rock triumphed when Vince McMahon assaulted Shane and donned the referee shirt, personally making the three count following a Rock Bottom.

On the March 20 episode of Raw, Triple H defended the title against The Rock and Wight on the condition that the match would not take place at WrestleMania, pinning Wight. Linda McMahon stated this match would not occur at WrestleMania as Triple H would defend the title there in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match, with Mick Foley as the fourth man. Wight was the first man eliminated from the match at WrestleMania 2000 after the other three competitors worked together against him.^[6]

Various feuds, nWo and Championship reigns (2000–2004)[link]

Main article: New World Order (professional wrestling)

Show competing for the Raw brand.

After WrestleMania, Big Show became a fan favorite again by starting a comical gimmick where he began mimicking other wrestlers, lampooning Rikishi as Showkishi, The Berzerker as Shonan the Barbarian, and Val Venis as The Big Showbowski. He defeated Kurt Angle at Backlash dressed like his friend and role model Hulk Hogan as the Showster, complete with skullcap/wig and yellow tights.^[6] Show began feuding with Shane McMahon after Shane voiced his disapproval of Big Show's antics. At Judgment Day 2000, Shane defeated Wight in a Falls Count Anywhere match following interference from Big Boss Man, Bull Buchanan, Test, and Albert.^[25] Wight returned two months later, apparently intending to gain revenge on Shane. Instead, he attacked The Undertaker thus siding with Shane once more, forming a short-lived stable known as "The Conspiracy" with Shane, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, and Edge and Christian. After The Undertaker threw Show off a stage through a table, he was removed from WWF television for the remainder of the year. Big Show was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling, a WWF developmental territory, to lose weight and improve his cardiovascular fitness.^[6]^[8]^[26]

Show returned at the 2001 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by The Rock.^[27] Angered by his quick elimination, Wight proceeded to chokeslam The Rock through the announcer's table before leaving the arena. He then began competing for the WWF Hardcore Championship, which he lost to Kane in a Triple Threat match that also included Raven at WrestleMania X-Seven.^[28]

Throughout The Invasion, Big Show remained loyal to the WWF, which made him a fan favorite again. He faced Shane McMahon, the on-screen owner of WCW, in a Last Man Standing match at Backlash and was defeated following interference from Test.^[29] Show was also part of the victorious Team WWF at Survivor Series, though he was the first man eliminated.^[30]

Show was drafted by Ric Flair (representing the Raw brand) in the 2002 draft. He then turned on Steve Austin during a tag team match. At Judgment Day, Big Show and Ric Flair were defeated by Austin in a Handicap match. Wight once again joined the New World Order, but the stable disbanded after Kevin Nash was injured.^[6] After the nWo disbanded, Show achieved little success on Raw after losing matches against Jeff Hardy, Booker T, and the Dudley Boyz.

Show as United States Champion.

In late 2002, Big Show was traded to SmackDown!, immediately challenging Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. During this time, Big Show adopted a new attire, donning black jeans and taking on a new hairstyle and facial hair. Big Show became a two-time WWE Champion defeating Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series. He lost the title to Kurt Angle a month later at Armageddon. At the Royal Rumble, Big Show lost a Royal Rumble Qualifying Match to Lesnar. He then began feuding with The Undertaker, after Big Show threw him off the stage, injuring his neck, leading to Big Show and his partner A-Train losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania XIX. He renewed his feud with Lesnar, wrestling him four times for the WWE title (including a Stretcher match at Judgment Day) but was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain the title. On the June 26, 2003 episode of SmackDown! Big Show, Shelton Benjamin, and Charlie Haas defeated Mr. America (a disguised Hulk Hogan), Brock Lesnar, and Kurt Angle in a six-man tag team match when Show pinned Mr. America. This was Hulk Hogan's last appearance as Mr. America. For several months afterwards, WWE hyped up Big Show as the man who retired Hogan. At No Mercy, Big Show defeated Eddie Guerrero for the WWE United States Championship and then formed an alliance with the then WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.

Big Show abandoned a departing Lesnar immediately before WrestleMania XX. At the pay-per-view, Big Show lost the United States Championship to John Cena.^[6] On the April 15, 2004 episode of SmackDown!, Big Show promised to quit if he failed to defeat Eddie Guerrero that night.^[31] He lost to Guerrero (Guerrero had snuck a wrench in the back of Big Show's boot, which got Big Show disqualified), and, believing that Torrie Wilson had laughed at him for losing, upended her car and threatened to throw her off a ledge.^[31] Then General Manager of SmackDown!, Kurt Angle ascended the ledge to try to talk some reason into Big Show, but he chokeslammed Angle off the ledge, kayfabe concussing him and breaking his leg, as well as causing the back of Angle's head to bleed.^[31] After the show, Big Show was neither seen nor heard from on WWE television for months.

Various storylines and teaming with Kane (2004-2006)[link]

Main article: Big Show and Kane

Show at Tribute to the Troops.

In mid-2004, Big Show was reinstated by new General Manager Theodore Long, as he interfered during a Lumberjack match between Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle. Big Show had a choice to face either Guerrero or Angle at No Mercy, choosing to fight Angle, thus becoming a fan favorite. Big Show defeated Angle at the event.^[32] In the weeks before the match, He claimed to have "lost his dignity" when Angle tranquilized him in the middle of the ring using a dart gun and shaved his head.^[6]

On April 3, 2005 at WrestleMania 21, Big Show faced Sumo Grand Champion Akebono in a worked sumo match;^[33] the match was added to the show to attract a strong pay-per-view audience in Japan, where Akebono is considered a sporting legend. In the weeks preceding the match, Big Show pushed over a jeep driven to the ring by Luther Reigns to show that he was capable of moving the marginally heavier Akebono. Big Show lost to Akebono at WrestleMania 21.^[33] Big Show subsequently feuded with Carlito Caribbean Cool and his bodyguard, Matt Morgan.^[34] preventing him from participating in a scheduled Six-Man Elimination match for the SmackDown! Championship. He successfully pinned Gene Snitsky in a Tag Team match, which turned into a singles match when both men's partners brawled backstage. After squashing his scheduled opponents for several weeks, Wight returned to his rivalry with Snitsky. On August 22, he foiled Snitsky's harassment of backstage interviewer Maria.^[35] On August 29, Snitsky hit Big Show with the ring bell immediately after Big Show had won a match.^[36] As a result, Big Show and Snitsky were placed in a match at Unforgiven, in which Big Show defeated Snitsky.^[37] On September 26, Big Show defeated Snitsky again in a Street Fight.^[38]

On October 17, Big Show defeated Edge and was thus entered in an online opinion poll, with the winner of the poll facing John Cena and Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship at Taboo Tuesday 2005.^[39] The poll was won by Shawn Michaels, meaning that the other two options would wrestle for the World Tag Team Championships.^[40] Big Show teamed with Kane to defeat Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch for the Tag Team Championships.^[41]

In the weeks preceding Survivor Series 2005, Big Show became involved in the rivalry between the Raw and SmackDown! brands. Big Show and Kane invaded the November 11 episode of SmackDown! and, along with Edge, attacked Batista (inadvertently injuring him in the process).^[42] On the November 14 episode of Raw, Big Show and Kane defeated SmackDown! wrestlers and reigning WWE Tag Team Champions MNM in an inter-brand, non-title match.^[43] On November 21, Big Show and Kane "injured" Batista by delivering a double chokeslam onto the windshield of a car.^[44] At Survivor Series, Show, Kane, Carlito, Chris Masters, and team captain Shawn Michaels represented Raw in a match with Team SmackDown!: JBL, Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton, and Batista.^[45] Team SmackDown! won the match, with Orton being the sole survivor.^[45] On the November 29 episode of SmackDown!, Big Show wrestled Rey Mysterio in an inter-brand promotional match, however, Kane interfered, resulting in the match being declared a no-contest.^[46] Following the match, Big Show and Kane attacked Mysterio until The Undertaker chased them from the ring.^[46] Big Show and Kane returned to SmackDown! on December 2, defeating Mysterio and JBL after JBL abandoned the match, claiming the referee had poked him in the eye.^[47] Following the match, Big Show and Kane's attempt to assault Mysterio was once again foiled, this time when Batista ran in to see them off.^[47] As a result, on the December 16 episode of SmackDown!, Big Show and Kane were booked to face Batista and Mysterio, the Smackdown Tag Team Champions, at Armageddon 2005.^[48] They won the match, which pitted the Tag Team Champions from each brand against one another.^[49]

On the December 12 episode of Raw, Big Show took part in a qualifying match for a shot at the WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at New Year's Revolution 2006.^[50] Big Show lost to his opponent, Shawn Michaels, by disqualification after Triple H hit Michaels with a steel chair, intentionally costing Big Show the match and the title shot.^[50] In retaliation, Wight cost Triple H his qualifying match with Kane later that evening.^[50] On the December 26 episode of Raw, during the contract-signing for the announced match between Big Show and Triple H at New Year's Revolution, Triple H struck Big Show in the hand that Big Show apparently favors when using the chokeslam with his sledgehammer.^[51] The following week, Big Show attacked Triple H while wearing a cast on his hand, using the padding provided by the cast to punch a hole in a chair held by Triple H, destroying a monitor from the announcers' table that Triple H intended to throw at him, and chasing Triple H away from the ring.^[52] At New Year's Revolution, Triple H defeated Wight after striking him in the head with his sledgehammer.^[53]

Subsequently, Big Show was one of eight participants in the 2006 Road to WrestleMania Tournament, the winner of which would receive a shot at the WWE Championship.^[54] On the February 13 episode of Raw, Big Show faced Triple H in the tournament semi-finals in a match that ended in a double count-out.^[55] As a result, Big Show and Triple H faced Rob Van Dam (the winner of the opposing semi-finals) in a Triple Threat match to determine the winner of the tournament on the February 20 episode of Raw.^[56] The match was won by Triple H after he pinned RVD.^[56]

In the weeks following the tournament, Big Show and Kane feuded with Chris Masters and Carlito, leading to a World Tag Team Championships title match being scheduled for WrestleMania 22.^[57]^[58] Wight and Kane defeated Carlito and Masters, marking Big Show's first victory at WrestleMania after suffering six defeats.^[59] On the following evening, Big Show and Kane lost the World Tag Team Championships to Spirit Squad members Kenny and Mikey following copious interference from the other members of the Spirit Squad.^[60]^[61] They faced Spirit Squad members Johnny and Nicky in a rematch one week later, but lost via disqualification after Kane "snapped" and left the ring to attack the other members of the Spirit Squad.^[62] The ensuing feud between Kane and Big Show culminated in a match at Backlash 2006 that ended in a ruling of no-contest.^[63]

ECW Champion and departure (2006–2007)[link]

At WWE vs. ECW Head to Head on June 7, Big Show was drafted to the newly debuted ECW brand; he removed his Raw shirt to reveal an ECW shirt during a twenty man battle royal including members of the Raw and SmackDown rosters against members of the ECW roster.^[64] Big Show won the match for ECW by eliminating Randy Orton.^[64] Big Show then appeared at One Night Stand, attacking Tajiri, Super Crazy, and the Full Blooded Italians after their tag team match.^[65]

On the July 4 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, Big Show beat Van Dam to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship on an ECW show in Philadelphia with the assistance of ECW's General Manager Paul Heyman, who declined to make the three-count for Van Dam after Van Dam hit his finisher Five Star Frog Splash on the Big Show.^[66]^[67] Heyman then instructed Big Show to chokeslam Van Dam onto a steel chair, before making the three-count.^[66] The fans almost rioted when Big Show became the ECW World Champion, throwing drinks and empty cups into the ring, as Heyman and Big Show celebrated.^[68] The victory made him the first ever professional wrestler to hold the WWE Championship, WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and ECW World Heavyweight Championship.^[69] He is also the first non ECW Original to hold the ECW title. Over the next several weeks, Wight defeated many other wrestlers from other brands, such as Ric Flair and Kane to retain his championship but lost to Batista and The Undertaker by disqualification.^[69]^[70]^[71] He lost to the Undertaker, however, at The Great American Bash in the first ever Punjabi Prison match;^[72] he was a substitute for The Great Khali, who was removed by SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long and replaced with Big Show as punishment for an attack on The Undertaker shortly before the match.^[72] He also had a brief feud with Sabu, whom he defeated at SummerSlam.^[70]^[71]^[73]

At Cyber Sunday he faced John Cena and King Booker in a Champion of Champions match.^[74] The fans voted for King Booker's World Heavyweight Championship to be on the line.^[74] Booker won the match following interference from Kevin Federline, who was just beginning a feud with Cena at the time.^[74] At Survivor Series, Cena wrestled Big Show in a traditional 10-Man Survivor Series Tag Team Match, with Cena and Bobby Lashley leaving as the sole survivors of the match after Cena pinned Big Show to claim the victory due to a double team with Lashley.^[75] Big Show then began a feud with Lashley, who left SmackDown! to join the ECW brand to participate in the Extreme Elimination Chamber match at December to Dismember for the ECW Championship.^[76] After busting Big Show open by breaking one of the plexiglass pods with his face, Lashley speared and pinned him to claim the ECW Championship. On December 6, 2006 following an unsuccessful rematch, WWE.com announced that Big Show was taking time off from the ring to heal injuries he had sustained on ECW.^[77] After December to Dismember, Big Show told the WWE and he said "I'm a raw boned bastard that breaks things and moves the immovable objects. When I'm injured, I can't do those things," the Big Show told the official WWE website. "I'm much more valuable healthy both mentally and physically, and this hiatus will help me to get there." WWE announced that Wight's WWE contract had expired on February 8, 2007, at his 35th birthday.

PMG Clash of Legends (2007)[link]

After two month departure from WWE, Wight replaced Jerry "The King" Lawler when the WWE withdrew him from a match with former nWo partner Hulk Hogan at the PMG Clash of Legends on April 27, 2007. Wight was introduced as Paul "The Great" Wight. He stated that "Big Show" was his slave name and that he didn't want to be owned anymore.^[78] Wight lost the match after Hogan picked him up and bodyslammed Wight and pinned him following the leg drop.

Return to WWE [link]

SmackDown (2008–2009)[link]

The Big Show arguing with referee Scott Armstrong.

A noticeably slimmer Wight returned to WWE under his last used ring name (The) Big Show, at No Way Out, on February 17, stating that he has lost 108 pounds, previously weighing at least 500 pounds^{[citation needed]} when he took time off from injuries. Wight then attempted to attack Rey Mysterio after his World Heavyweight Championship match with then champion Edge but got into a physical confrontation with boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. after Mayweather came from the crowd to defend his friend Rey. The confrontation ended with Mayweather breaking Wight's nose with a punching combination.^[79] Big Show was then assigned to the SmackDown brand.^[80]

Big Show lost to Mayweather at WrestleMania XXIV via knockout after a shot to the jaw with brass knuckles.^[81] Shortly after, Big Show entered a feud with The Great Khali, concluding at Backlash, where Big Show defeated Khali pinning him after executing a chokeslam.^[82]

At One Night Stand, Show defeated CM Punk, John Morrison, Chavo Guerrero, and Tommy Dreamer in a Singapore Cane match. During the bout, he received a black eye and deep gash along the eyebrow, which required stitches after John Morrison swung a Singapore cane to his knee, which caused Show to fall with the steps. As he fell, the steps accidentally moved to the right, which hit Show in the eye. The win gave him contention^[83] to face Kane and Mark Henry at Night of Champions for the ECW Championship, which Henry won by pinfall.^[84]

Big Show sided with Vickie Guerrero in her ongoing feud with The Undertaker by attacking him at Unforgiven, and later interfering in many of Undertaker's matches on SmackDown, most notably against Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Chavo Guerrero, and The Great Khali. He went on to defeat Undertaker by knockout at No Mercy. However, Show lost to him in a fan voted Last Man Standing match at Cyber Sunday and a Casket Match at Survivor Series. Show would then go on to lose a Steel Cage match against The Undertaker on SmackDown, ending the feud. At No Way Out, Show wrestled in the Elimination Chamber for the WWE Championship, but lost after being the third person eliminated by Triple H.^[85] In March, it was revealed by John Cena that the Big Show was having secret relations with Vickie Guerrero. At WrestleMania XXV, Show was involved in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship featuring champion Edge and John Cena. Once again, he was unsuccessful as Cena won.^[86]

Raw and Unified Tag Team Champion (2009–2010)[link]

See also: Jeri-Show and ShoMiz

Big Show and Chris Jericho as the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions, forming an alliance known as JeriShow.

On April 13, Big Show was drafted to the Raw brand as a part of the 2009 WWE Draft.^[87] At Backlash, Big Show interfered in a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Cena and Edge when he threw Cena into a spotlight, thus resulting in Edge winning the title and Cena being seriously injured.^[88] He continued to feud with John Cena, losing to him at Judgment Day by pinfall and at Extreme Rules by submission by Cena's submission known as the STF,^[89]^[90] before defeating Cena on the June 22 episode of Raw to end the feud.^[91]

In the weeks prior to Night of Champions, Big Show constantly attacked U.S. Champion Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne among others. He would go on to develop a feud with Kingston for the U.S. Title and earn himself a spot in the six-pack challenge at Night of Champions. At the event, Big Show was announced as Chris Jericho's new tag team partner due to Edge needing time off to tend to an injury, thus taking Show out of the six-pack challenge for the U.S. Title. Together, Jeri-Show were able to successfully defend the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against The Legacy.^[92] Jeri-Show would successfully defend their titles against Cryme Tyme at SummerSlam, MVP and Mark Henry at Breaking Point and also Rey Mysterio and Batista at Hell in a Cell.^[93]^[94]^[95] At Bragging Rights, Big Show represented Team Raw, but he betrayed and attacked his team-mates, which led to Team SmackDown winning, so that he could receive an opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship.^[96] Big Show received his title shot at Survivor Series in a triple threat match against the Undertaker and Jericho, but the Undertaker successfully retained his title.^[97]

The 140 day reign of Jeri-Show as Unified Tag Team Champions came to an end at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view at the hands of D-Generation X (DX).^[98] As a member of the SmackDown roster, Jericho could only appear on Raw as a champion and so DX intentionally disqualified themselves in a rematch to force Jericho off the show.^[99] Eventually the teams had a match with a definitive finish, though DX still won, signalling the end of Jeri-Show.^[100]

Big Show during his second Unified WWE Tag Team Championship reign with the Miz (collectively known as ShoMiz) before their title defense at WrestleMania XXVI.

On the February 8 episode of Raw, Show regained the title from DX with his new tag team partner The Miz in a Triple Threat Tag Team Elimination match, which also included the Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows).^[101] On February 16, he and Miz successfully defended the title against Yoshi Tatsu and Goldust on the final episode of ECW.^[102] On the March 1 episode of Raw, Show and Miz defeated DX in their rematch.^[103] At WrestleMania XXVI, Show and Miz defeated John Morrison and R-Truth to retain the title again.^[104] At Extreme Rules ShoMiz was in a tag team gauntlet match where the tag team that beat ShoMiz would get a tag title match the next night on Raw. ShoMiz managed to beat the first two teams in the gauntlet match, the first team of John Morrison and R-Truth and the second team of MVP and Mark Henry. However, the third team, the Hart Dynasty managed to beat ShoMiz and thus they earned their title shot.^[105]

On the April 26, 2010 episode of Raw, Show and Miz lost the Unified Tag Team Titles to The Hart Dynasty.

Various feuds and reunion with Kane (2010-2011)[link]

See also: Big Show and Kane

After the title loss, Big Show struck Miz with a knockout punch and hugged Teddy Long.^[106] Later on in the night as part of the 2010 WWE Draft, Big Show was drafted back to the SmackDown brand.^[107]

Show at Tribute to Troops 2010.

He returned to the brand on the April 30 episode of SmackDown, and was subsequently named the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, later on in the night he interrupted World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger as he was giving his "State of Championship Address" and knocked him out with his signature punch. On the May 7 episode of SmackDown, Big Show sat ringside during the Swagger/Kane main event. After Swagger was disqualified, Show chokeslammed him through the announce table.^[108] He would also crash Swagger's achievement celebration and cost his match with Kofi Kingston in the following weeks. Big Show defeated Jack Swagger via disqualification at Over The Limit.^[109] On the May 27 episode of Smackdown, General Manager Thedore Long announced that qualifying matches were going to take place that night for the World Heavyweight Championship match at WWE Fatal 4-Way. Long then announced due to Jack Swagger losing his match with Big Show via disqualification at Over the Limit, Big Show qualified automatically, but was unsuccessful in.^[110] At WWE Fatal 4 Way he faced Rey Mysterio, CM Punk and Swagger for the World Heavyweight Title, but Mysterio won the title. The following night, Swagger debuted his new finishing move The Ankle Lock applied the submission move on Big Show, thus injuring his ankle and continuing their feud. Two weeks later on Smackdown, Big Show saved Rey Mysterio, whose ankle was injured by the same move, from Swagger. Later that night, Big Show fought Swagger to a double count-out. Soon he began a feud with CM Punk and his Straight Edge Society confronting him the Friday night before the Money in the Bank event and would unmask Punk revealing his bald head. After failing to win the ladder match for the Money in the Bank contract,^[111] he fought the mysterious masked member of the SES also unmasking him revealing Joey Mercury as the masked member. Show's feud with the Straight Edge Society continued after he defeated them in a 3 on 1 Handicap match at SummerSlam^[112] and CM Punk at Night of Champions.^[113] Big Show was announced as Team SmackDown's captain for Bragging Rights on the October 8 episode of SmackDown. At the event, Big Show was counted out with Sheamus during the match but his team ultimately won with Edge and Rey Mysterio left on the team.^[114] He was on Rey Mysterio's team for Survivor Series where he was a survivor along with Mysterio.^[115] The following episode of SmackDown, he was unsuccessful in qualifying for King of the Ring as he was defeated by Alberto Del Rio by count-out thanks to interference by his personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez.

At the SmackDown tapings on January 4, Big Show participated in a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. He lost due to interference by former Nexus leader Wade Barrett. The next week, Show faced Barrett, and won via DQ, when former Nexus members Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel attacked him. Moments later Ezekiel Jackson appeared to help him, but instead attacked Big Show. The next week, Barrett, Slater, Gabriel and Jackson informed that they had formed the Corre. In the following weeks, the Corre continued to assault Show, due to the size and power of Ezekiel Jackson. At Elimination Chamber, Show participated in the Elimination Chamber match, eliminating Wade Barrett before eliminated by Kane.^[116] Big Show would feud with the Corre in the following weeks.

On the March 4 episode of SmackDown, Big Show faced Kane in a confrontation until the Corre interfered on Kane's behalf.^[117] However, a miscommunication led to Kane turning on the Corre. Big Show and Kane thus reunited to take on the Corre. At WrestleMania XXVII, Big Show and Kane would team together with Santino Marella and Kofi Kingston to beat the Corre.^[118]

On the April 22 episode of SmackDown, the duo defeated Corre members Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater to win the WWE Tag Team Championship, their second championship win as a team.^[119] Big Show was drafted to Raw as a part of the 2011 WWE Draft. He and Kane then started feuding with the New Nexus. After defending the titles against Wade Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson at Extreme Rules^[120] and CM Punk and Mason Ryan at Over the Limit,^[121] Kane and Big Show lost their titles to Michael McGilligutty and David Otunga on the following day on Raw.^[122] After losing the titles, Show was run over by Alberto Del Rio's car, driven by his ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez, and was sidelined with an injury for almost a month. He returned during a match between Kane and Del Rio, attacking both Del Rio and Rodriguez.^[123]

Show then began feuding with Mark Henry after he attacked and injured him on the June 17 edition of SmackDown, as Big Show's frustrations and anger towards Del Rio was redirected unintentionally to Mark Henry. Henry retaliated by attacking Big Show during his match on Capitol Punishment and hitting him with the World Strongest Slam through the announce table, thus costing Show his match against Del Rio.^[124] Henry did same thing on Kane through the announce table the next day on Raw after their arm wrestling match, and again on the June 27 episode. Henry then broke the cage door during the steel cage between Big Show and Alberto Del Rio, allowing Del Rio to escape. He then attacked Show with the cage door, breaking the cage viciously. On July 17, 2011 at Money in the Bank, Henry defeated Big Show. After the match, Henry fractured Show's fibula, keeping him out of action for almost four months.^[125]

World Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion (2011–2012)[link]

Show after winning the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania XXVIII.

On the October 7 episode of SmackDown, Show returned to SmackDown and became number-one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship after he attacked Mark Henry and chokeslammed him through the announcer table.^[126] At Vengeance Big Show fought Mark Henry to a no contest after the ring collapsed. Big Show faced Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship once again at Survivor Series winning via disqualification when Henry hit Show with a low blow, afterwards he leg dropped a steel chair on Henry's leg, much like what Henry did to Show months before.^[127] TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Big Show finally defeated Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Chairs Match. However, Henry would knock Big Show out with a DDT onto a steel chair and Daniel Bryan immediately cashed his Money in the Bank contract on Big Show to win the title from him causing Show to have the shortest World Heavyweight Championship reign lasting 45 seconds.^[128] Show challenged Bryan for his world title on the January 6, 2012 episode of SmackDown, but Bryan retained his title by disqualification when he goaded Mark Henry into attacking him.^[129] The following week on SmackDown, Show received a rematch for the title contested under no disqualification, no count-out rules. Bryan again retained his title as the rematch ended in a no contest after Show accidentally crashed into AJ (Bryan's storyline girlfriend) at ringside, injuring her.^[130] At the 2012 Royal Rumble event, Show faced Bryan and Henry in a triple threat steel cage match for the world title, but Bryan escaped the steel cage to retain his title.^[131] At the Elimination Chamber event, Show failed again to capture the World Heavyweight Championship after he was eliminated second by Cody Rhodes.^[132]

In the following weeks, Show would begin a feud with Rhodes after Rhodes would highlight Show's embarrassing moments in previous WrestleManias, often costing Show to lose matches in the process.^[133] At WrestleMania XXVIII, Big Show defeated Rhodes to win the Intercontinental Championship. With this, Big Show became the third wrestler to win every active men's championship in the WWE (after Kurt Angle and Edge).^[134] Show's feud with Rhodes would continue with Show highlighting embarrassing moments in Rhodes' career.^[135]^[136] After only a four week reign, Show would lose the title back to Rhodes at Extreme Rules in Tables match.^[137] Show received his rematch on the May 7 episode of Raw SuperShow, where he defeated Rhodes via countout after he walked out on the match.^[138]

Feud with John Cena (2012)[link]

After a series of confrontations with General Manager John Laurinaitis, Big Show was fired by Laurinaitis for making fun of his voice on the May 14 episode of Raw.^[139] Big Show returned at Over the Limit, appearing to help John Cena in his match with Laurinaitis. However, he hit an unsuspecting Cena with a WMD, allowing Laurinaitis to win the match by pinfall.^[140] The following night on Raw, Big Show explained that his actions were out of necessity to keep his job in the WWE, therefore resulting in Laurinaitis re-signing him to an "ironclad contract with a big fat bonus", also stating that nobody showed him any sympathy when he got fired.^[141]

Other media [link]

Show has been featured in infomercials for Stacker 2 with NASCAR drivers Kenny Wallace, Scott Wimmer, and Elliott Sadler, crew chief Jeff Hammond, and 2002, 2005, and 2011 Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart. In addition, Wight made a cameo appearance on the "Thong Song" remix music by Sisqó and Foxy Brown. Wight was featured on the game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, winning $15,000 for his chosen charity, United Service Organizations Inc.

A three disc DVD set focusing on Show's career titled The Big Show: A Giant's World was released on February 22, 2011.^[142]

On March 31, 2012, Big Show won the first ever Slime Wrestling World Championship at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, defeating The Miz after throwing him into a tub of slime.

Filmography [link]

Reggie's Prayer (1996) as "Mr. Portola"

Jingle All the Way (1996) as "Huge Santa"

McCinsey's Island (1998) as "Little Snow Flake"

The Waterboy (1998) as "Captain Insano"

Little Hercules in 3-D (2006) as "Marduk"

MacGruber (2010) as "Brick Hughes"

Knucklehead (WWE Studios Production) (2010) as "Walter Krunk"

Television appearances [link]

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Thunder in Paradise (1994)

Figure It Out (1998)

Cousin Skeeter (March 18, 1999) in episode "Skeeter's Suplex"

Shasta McNasty (October 5, 1999) in the pilot episode (as himself, wearing a pizza delivery guy's uniform)

Sisqó's "Thong Song" remix music video (2000)

The Cindy Margolis Show (September 8, 2000)

The Weakest Link (November 12, 2001) – WWF Edition (First one voted off 6 votes)

Saturday Night Live (March 18, 2000)

TV total (April 29, 2002)

One on One (November 25, 2002) in episode "Is It Safe?" as "Miles"

Player$ (2004) in episode "Barenaked Players"

MADtv (March 13, 2004)

Star Trek: Enterprise (October 29, 2004) in episode "Borderland" as "Orion Slave Trader #1"

Hogan Knows Best (2004–2005, 2007)

Late Night with Kevin (September 27, 2005)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2008, 2009)

Attack of the Show! (October 2, 2008)

VH1 Top 20 Countdown (2009)

Are You Smarter than A Fifth Grader? (Australian version) (August 10/17, 2009)

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (August 26, 2009)

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (April 11, 2010)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (June 16, 2010)

Royal Pains Season 2, Episode 3 "Keeping the Faith" (June 17, 2010)

Supah Ninjas "Two Ton Harley" (April 23, 2011)

2011 Kids Choice Awards as himself/stunt driver

Burn Notice' (2011) as "Griffin Black"^[143]

The 2011 American Country Awards (December 5, 2011)

2012 Kids Choice Awards as himself/Wrestler against The Miz (March 31, 2012)

Video games [link]

Wight has appeared in every WWE video game since WWF Wrestlemania 2000 except for WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role ,WWF No Mercy where his story line character was replaced with Stevie Richards during the Right To Censor story line, and SmackDown vs Raw 2008 when he left WWE in 2007. Most recently, Wight has appeared in WWE All Stars and WWE '12.

Personal life [link]

Like André the Giant, Wight used to have acromegaly, a disease of the endocrine system. By the age of twelve, Wight was 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall, weighed 220 lb (100 kg), and had chest hair. In 1991, as a member of the Wichita State University basketball team at age nineteen, Wight was listed at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m).^[144] He underwent successful surgery in the early 1990s on his pituitary gland, which halted the progress of this condition. His shoe size is 18 5 E, his ring size is 22, and his chest is 64 inches (160 cm) in circumference. Prior to attending Wichita State University, Wight attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College in Tonkawa, OK, competing on the basketball team. In 2005, Wight leased a bus and hired a bus driver because of the practical problems his size presents to air travel and car rental.^[145]^[146] Wight played basketball and football in high school at Wyman King Academy in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina.^[8] He was a standout center for the basketball team and a tight end for the football team. While at Wichita State University, Wight played basketball. Wight also attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1992 to 1993, was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Cougars basketball team, and is a member of the Xi Beta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. During his one year at SIUE, Wight scored a total of thirty-nine points for the Cougars in limited action.^[147]

In December 1998, Wight was arrested and detained for allegedly exposing himself to a hotel clerk in Memphis, Tennessee. Wight was later released due to a lack of evidence.^[148]

Wight married his first wife, Melissa Ann Piavis, on February 14, 1997. They separated in 2000 and their divorce was finalized on February 6, 2002. Together, they have a daughter named Cierra.^[149] On February 11, 2002,^[149] he married his second wife, Bess Katramados. Together they have two children.^[150]

In March 1999, Wight was charged with assault by Robert Sawyer, who alleged that Wight had broken his jaw during the summer of 1998 in the course of an altercation at Marriott Hotels & Resorts in Uniondale, New York. Wight claimed that Sawyer had verbally abused, threatened, and shoved him, and that he had responded by punching Sawyer. After three days, Judge Thomas Feinman delivered a verdict of not guilty.^[151]^[152]^[153]

In wrestling [link]

Big Show performing a Chokeslam.

Big Show delivers a open-hand chop to Alberto Del Rio in the corner.

Finishing moves

Chokeslam^[4]

Cobra clutch, sometimes from a cobra clutch backbreaker^[154] – 2006

Colossal Clutch (Camel clutch)^[4] - 2009-2010

Showstopper^[155] (Inverted leg drop bulldog)^[150] - 2002-2006; used as a signature move thereafter

WMD – Weapon of Mass Destruction (Right-handed knockout hook)^[4] – 2008–present

Signature moves

Abdominal stretch^[156]

Bearhug^[157]

Big boot^[1]^[156]

Fallaway powerbomb^[1]

Final Cut (Inverted headlock spinning elbow drop)^[1]^[150] - 2001-2007

Headbutt^[158]

Military press slam^[1]

Open-handed chop to a cornered opponent's chest^[158]

Sidewalk slam^[150]

Spear^[159]

Managers

Jimmy Hart^[160]

Shane McMahon^[161]

Paul Bearer^[161]

Paul Heyman^[161]

Joy Giovanni^[161]

Nicknames

"The World's Largest Athlete"^[162]

Entrance themes

"Big" by Jim Johnston^[163] (April 1999–May 29, 2006)

"Unholy Alliance" by Jim Johnston (1999; Used while teaming up with The Undertaker)

"Big (Remix)" by Mack 10, K Mac, Boo Kapone, and MC Eiht^[164] (May 2000)

"Crank the Walls Down" by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster^[163] (July 31, 2009–January 2010; Used while teaming up with Chris Jericho)

"I Came to Crank It Up" by Downstait and Brand New Sin^[165] (February 8, 2010–April 25, 2010; Used while teaming up with The Miz)

"Crank It Up" by Brand New Sin^[163] (June 7, 2006-December 6, 2006, February 17, 2008–present)

Championships and accomplishments [link]

Big Show as the ECW World Heavyweight Champion

The Big Show as WWE Intercontinental Champion in April 2012.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI Rookie of the Year (1996)^[7]^[166]

PWI Wrestler of the Year (1996)^[7]^[166]

PWI ranked him #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1996^[166]^[167]

World Championship Wrestling

WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[168]

WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Lex Luger (1), Sting (1), and Scott Hall (1)^[169]

WCW World War 3 (1996)

King of Cable (1996)^[170]

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[67]

World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[171]

World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with The Undertaker (2), Kane (1), Chris Jericho (1) and The Miz (1)^[172]

WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[173]

WWE Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Chris Jericho (1), The Miz (1) and Kane (1)^[174]

WWE United States Championship (1 time)^[175]

WWF/E Championship (2 time)^[176]^[177]

WWF Hardcore Championship (3 times)^[178]

Slammy Award for Tag Team of the Year (2009) – with Chris Jericho^[179]

Slammy Award for Holy $#!+ Move of the Year (2011) – with Mark Henry^[180]

Twenty-Fourth Triple Crown Champion

Twelfth Grand Slam Champion

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Rookie of the Year (1996)^[166]

Worst Feud of the Year (1999) vs. The Big Boss Man

Worst Wrestler (2001, 2002)

Most Embarrassing Wrestler (2002)

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Name Wight, Paul

Alternative names Big Show; The Giant

Short description Professional wrestler; actor

Date of birth February 8, 1978

Place of birth Aiken, South Carolina

Date of death

Place of death

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Randy Orton

Randy Orton at WWE Tribute to the Troops in 2010.

Ring name(s) Randy Orton

Billed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)^[1]

Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)^[1]

Born (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 32)^[2]^[3]
Knoxville, Tennessee^[2]^[3]

Resides Saint Charles, Missouri^[4]

Billed from St. Louis, Missouri^[1]

Trained by "Cowboy" Bob Orton
South Broadway Athletic Club^[5]
Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance
Ohio Valley Wrestling^[5]

Debut March 18, 2000^[6]

Randal Keith "Randy" Orton^[7]^[8] (born April 1, 1980)^[3] is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand. Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and uncle Barry O all competed in the professional wrestling industry.^[2]^[9]

Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) roster, Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where Orton held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions.^[10]

After signing with WWF, Orton became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to a WWE Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company.^[11] Orton also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions.^[1] At age 24, Orton became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship.^[12] With this win, Orton departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, Orton and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship.^[13] After the team disbanded, during mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night.^[14] Orton formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008, however, they would disband in 2010 with Orton returning to singles competition. Overall, Orton has won eleven total championships in WWE, including being a nine-time world champion, having won the World Heavyweight Championship three times and the WWE Championship six times. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match.^[15]

Contents

1 Early life

2 Professional wrestling career

2.1 Training

2.2 World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

2.2.1 Evolution and World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2005)

2.2.2 Rated RKO (2005–2007)

2.2.3 WWE Champion; The Legacy (2007–2011)

2.2.4 World Heavyweight Champion and various feuds (2011–present)

3 Other media

4 Controversy

5 Personal life

6 In wrestling

7 Championships and accomplishments

8 Notes

9 References

10 External links

Early life [link]

Orton was born on April 1, 1980, in Knoxville, Tennessee.^[2]^[3] Son to Elaine and "Cowboy" Bob Orton,^[16] he has two younger siblings—Becky and Nathan.^[17] Knowing from experience the hardships of life as a professional wrestler, Orton's parents tried to convince him to stay away from the business,^[2] and his father warned him that life in the ring meant a life on the road, away from family.^[1] Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School, where he was an amateur wrestler.^[1]^[2] After graduating from Hazelwood in 1998,^[8] Orton enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. At the base, he received a bad conduct discharge a year later after going AWOL on two separate occasions and disobeying an order from a commanding officer.^[18] Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Private First Class Orton was tried and convicted under a special court-martial and was put into a military prison for thirty-eight days.^[16]

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Training [link]

Orton made his wrestling debut in 2000 at the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling (MMWA-SICW) in St. Louis, Missouri, an offshoot of the historic St. Louis Wrestling Club headed by Sam Muchnick.^[6] There, he was trained by both the promotion and his father, "Cowboy" Bob Orton.^[16] He wrestled for the promotion for one month,^[19] where he performed with wrestlers such as Ace Strange and Mark Bland.^[6]^[19] Orton also refereed a few matches with World Organized Wrestling, a promotion where his uncle Barry Orton worked.^[5]

In 2001, Orton signed a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was sent to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky, where he continued his training. During his time in OVW, Orton wrestled the likes of Rico Constantino and The Prototype and teamed with Bobby Eaton during a tag team title tournament. He won the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions by defeating Mr. Black on February 14, 2001, and Flash Flanagan on May 5, 2001.^[10]

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment [link]

Evolution and World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2005)[link]

Main article: Evolution

One of Orton's first official WWF appearances was March 16, 2002 at WrestleMania X8's Fan Axxess, where he was defeated by Tommy Dreamer. Orton's first televised WWF match was against Hardcore Holly on SmackDown! on April 25, 2002.^[20] Soon after, Orton became a fan favorite and was placed in a series of matches with Holly.^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24] In September 2002, Orton was drafted to the Raw brand, where he defeated Stevie Richards in his debut on the show.^[25]^[26] Within weeks of his debut on the Raw brand, Orton suffered a shoulder injury,^[27] leaving him sidelined for months.^[28]^[29] While recovering, Orton still appeared on Raw in his own Randy News Network segment, a weekly vignette featuring him talking about his condition.^[28]^[30] The show interrupted other segments of Raw programming, which caused Orton to slowly transition himself into a narcissistic and self-centered villain.^[31]

After his injury healed, Orton joined the Evolution stable, which consisted of Ric Flair, Triple H, and relative newcomer, Dave Batista. The group was pushed on Raw from 2003 to 2004, with the height of their dominance occurring after Armageddon in 2003 when all of the men's titles on Raw were held by the members of Evolution.^[32] In 2003, Orton spent much of his time helping Triple H overcome challenges for the World Heavyweight Championship.^[33]^[34]^[35] Orton joined Triple H in a six-man Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam, involved primarily to secure Triple H's title defense, and was eliminated by Goldberg.^[36]

Orton is the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history.

Afterwards, Orton proclaimed himself "The Legend Killer", a young upstart who was so talented that he touted himself as the future of professional wrestling. He embarked on numerous storyline feuds with "legendary" wrestlers and gained infamy for his blatant disrespect of many older, well-respected names in wrestling history. With the help of his stablemate and mentor Ric Flair, he defeated Shawn Michaels at Unforgiven in the first of many high profile matches billed as "Legend versus Legend Killer."^[37] Orton then spat in the face of Harley Race on the April 26, 2004, episode of Raw.^[38]^[39]

During this time, Orton began using the move that would become his signature finisher, the RKO, a jumping cutter named after his initials.^[40] Orton soon defeated Rob Van Dam for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Armageddon on December 14, 2003.^[41] With this win, Orton started the longest Intercontinental title reign in seven years, holding the title for seven months.^[42]

Orton continued to establish himself as a "Legend Killer" throughout 2004, challenging the semi-retired wrestler Mick Foley. Famed for his hardcore matches and ability to handle excruciating pain, Foley offered Orton a hardcore "Legend versus Legend Killer" match if Orton would put his Intercontinental Championship on the line. In a bloody match involving thumbtacks and barbed wire, Orton defeated Foley.^[43] Two months later at Bad Blood, he successfully retained the Intercontinental Championship against Shelton Benjamin.

In July, at Vengeance, Edge defeated Orton to win the Intercontinental Championship, ending Orton's seven month title reign.^[44] After losing the Intercontinental Championship, Orton became the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship after winning a 20 man battle royal on July 26.^[45] At SummerSlam, Orton defeated Chris Benoit for the championship. Orton became the youngest person ever to hold the title in WWE history at the age of 24.^[46] Benoit congratulated Orton after the match, shaking his hand for showing the ability to "be a man."^[47]

The following night, after Orton successfully defended the championship against Benoit in a rematch, Evolution threw Orton a mock celebration, only to reveal that they were not pleased with his new victory.

Rated RKO (2005–2007)[link]

Main article: Rated-RKO

While Batista had Orton propped on his shoulders in elation, Triple H gave him a pleased thumbs up and then abruptly changed it to a thumbs-down, which was followed by Batista's dropping Orton to the mat.^[48] Ric Flair and Batista attacked Orton in the ring as Triple H revealed his jealousy for Orton's title. He ordered Orton to hand over the championship, but he refused, spitting in Triple H's face and hitting him with the title belt.^[49] Orton's break-up with Evolution began a new storyline for him as a crowd favorite when he continued to feud with his former stablemates.^[49]^[50] A month later, Orton lost his championship to Triple H at Unforgiven.^[51] Seeking revenge, Orton lashed out at Evolution members, catching them by surprise during a show by giving them a large cake as a make-up gift, which he came out of to beat and humiliate the group.^[52] At Taboo Tuesday, Orton defeated Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match. After this, Orton experienced another push, becoming General Manager of the Raw brand for a week following a match stipulation at Survivor Series where he picked up the win for his team by last pinning Triple H in a 4 on 4 Survivor Series match.^[53] He continued to feud with Triple H, using his authority to place his opponents at severe disadvantages during title defenses.^[54] Orton was granted another chance at the championship in January 2005, but lost a six-man championship Elimination Chamber match to Triple H at New Year's Revolution.^[55] On the January 10 episode of Raw, Orton defeated Batista to earn a match against Triple H at the Royal Rumble for the World Heavyweight title.^[56] At the Royal Rumble, Triple H defeated Orton to retain the World title.^[57]

Orton began an on-screen relationship with Stacy Keibler and briefly feuded with Christian in February 2005.^[58] On the February 28 episode of Raw, "Superstar" Billy Graham made an appearance, in which he advised Orton to "go where no wrestler [had] gone before".^[59] Orton then produced a copy of SmackDown! magazine, which featured The Undertaker on the cover.^[60] Heeding Graham's advice, Orton claimed that he would set himself apart from all other wrestlers by ending The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania.^[61] Throughout March 2005, Orton taunted The Undertaker, claiming he was unafraid of him. On the March 21 episode of Raw, Orton turned into a villain once more after he delivered an RKO to his unsuspecting on-screen girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, knocking her unconscious.^[62] During Orton's promos, he would immediately run for cover when signs of The Undertaker's appearance were near (lightning, darkness, or smoke).^[63] When legendary wrestler Jake Roberts advised Orton not to underestimate The Undertaker, Orton performed an RKO on Roberts as well.^[64] In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania, Orton became more defiant and unafraid of The Undertaker, taunting and assaulting him in the ring following distractions from his father, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. At WrestleMania 21, however, the heavily hyped match was unsuccessful for Orton, as he lost despite his father's interference.^[57]

Orton at a WWE house show in 2005

The following night on Raw, Orton faced Batista, who had become World Heavyweight Champion. Orton stated on-screen that his match with The Undertaker had aggravated a shoulder injury.^[65]^[66] While sidelined, Orton appeared on Raw and claimed that he was ineligible for the WWE Draft Lottery due to his injury. He was informed by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon that he was indeed a candidate for the draft, leaving a possibility of a return to SmackDown!.^[67] Orton returned to WWE programming for the SmackDown! brand on June 16, announcing that he was the second pick in the 2005 draft lottery.^[68] He rekindled his feud with The Undertaker, defeating him at SummerSlam following a distraction from his father.^[69] Two months later, Orton and his father Bob Orton defeated The Undertaker in a Handicap Casket match.^[70] The following month, Orton was a participant in the annual elimination match of Team SmackDown against Team Raw at Survivor Series. In the match, Orton was the last remaining wrestler in the match, as he pinned Shawn Michaels to get the victory for Team SmackDown.^[71] At the event, The Undertaker, who had been absent since Orton had apparently killed him on an episode of SmackDown!,^[72] returned by emerging from a flaming casket.^[71] The feud was finally settled with a Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon, where The Undertaker offered to retire if he lost.^[73] On December 16, The Undertaker entered the ring to deliver a promo while one of his druids appeared to be standing in the ring. The Undertaker sustained an RKO from Orton in a surprise attack. The druid revealed himself to be Orton's father, who gave Orton The Undertaker's urn, which, according to the storyline, allowed whomever held it to control The Undertaker.^[74] The Undertaker, however, beat both Ortons in a Hell in a Cell match, ending their nine-month-long feud.^[75]

Orton showing off his signature pose

Following Armageddon, Orton entered the 2006 Royal Rumble match as the thirtieth and final wrestler, but he was eliminated by Rey Mysterio.^[75] Mysterio won the match and a title shot, and Orton urged him to put the title shot at stake in a match at No Way Out.^[76] In the weeks preceding No Way Out, Orton made disparaging remarks about Eddie Guerrero, Mysterio's friend who had died a few months previously, in an attempt to gain villain heat.^[77] Many fans felt the comments were unwarranted and highly distasteful so soon after Guerrero's death in November 2005.^[78]^[79]^[80] Orton won at No Way Out, earning Mysterio's title shot for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 22.^[81] General Manager Theodore Long re-added Mysterio to the WrestleMania 22 title match, however, making it a Triple Threat match between Orton, Mysterio, and then-champion, Kurt Angle.^[82] On April 2, at WrestleMania 22, Orton was pinned by Mysterio, making Mysterio the World Heavyweight Champion and ending their on-screen rivalry.^[83]

On April 4, 2006, Orton was suspended for sixty days for "unprofessional conduct."^[84] In an interview, Orton stated, "my conduct was unbecoming of a champion, which is what I will be again when I return."^[85] To cover for the suspension, a faked injury was devised, where Kurt Angle broke Orton's ankle during a grudge match.^[86] In July, Orton said his suspension resulted from smoking marijuana backstage.^[87] Orton returned from his suspension in June to the Raw brand,^[88]^[89] where he entered a rivalry with Angle, culminating in matches at One Night Stand and Vengeance before engaging in a storyline feud with Hulk Hogan. Orton began cutting promos insulting the aging Hogan and flirted with Hogan's then-eighteen-year-old daughter Brooke.^[90]^[91] At SummerSlam, the two met in a "Legend vs. Legend Killer" match, which Hogan won.^[92] After the newly reformed D-Generation X (DX) (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) cost Edge the WWE Championship numerous times, Edge approached Orton and asked him to join forces to defeat the team. Orton, whose championship reign had been ended by Triple H in 2004, agreed, forming the tag team Rated-RKO. The two became the first to defeat DX since their reunion and quickly dominated the Raw brand's tag team division to become tag team champions.^[93]^[94] As part of the angle, Rated-RKO attacked Ric Flair with steel chairs to enrage DX on November 27.^[95] At New Year's Revolution, Rated-RKO faced DX in a title defense, but the match was declared a no-contest when Triple H suffered a legitimate injury during the match.^[96]

Edge and Orton as Rated-RKO

With Triple H out of action, Rated-RKO continued their on-screen rivalry with remaining DX member Shawn Michaels. Michaels teamed with John Cena to defeat Rated-RKO for the tag team championship on January 29.^[97] Orton and Edge suffered a series of losses to Cena and Michaels in the following months, building hatred towards one another. Edge and Orton also became rivals in their goals of achieving the WWE Championship. Neither Edge nor Orton won the Championship, and they lost their claims as number one contenders after a failed match with Cena at Backlash.^[98] Orton then continued his "Legend Killer" persona, attacking Shawn Michaels. Using frequent attacks to the head, including an elevated DDT and a running punt to the face, Orton defeated Michaels at Judgment Day. When the kayfabe wounded and concussed Michaels collapsed in the ring, the referee was forced to stop the match and award Orton the victory.^[99] Orton continued his attacks when he engaged himself in feuds with Rob Van Dam,^[100] Ric Flair,^[101] Dusty Rhodes,^[102] and Sgt. Slaughter.^[103]

WWE Champion; The Legacy (2007–2011)[link]

Main article: The Legacy (professional wrestling)

On the July 23 episode of Raw, Orton was named as the number one contender at SummerSlam for John Cena's WWE Championship.^[102] Weeks before their scheduled bout at SummerSlam, Orton attacked Cena on three separate occasions by performing RKOs on him.^[102]^[104]^[105] At SummerSlam, Orton lost the title match to Cena, who pinned Orton after executing an FU.^[106] The following night on Raw, Orton demanded a rematch for the title, but his request was declined by Raw General Manager William Regal. Orton then took his demands to Mr. McMahon, who also refused to give Orton a rematch unless he proved himself. That night, Orton interfered in Cena's match by assaulting Cena and kicking Cena's father, who was at ringside, in the head.^[107] Orton was granted his title rematch against Cena at Unforgiven and won by disqualification when Cena refused to stop punching Orton in the corner;^[108] however, Cena retained the WWE title because a title cannot change hands by disqualification. After the match, Cena's father, who was again at ringside, kicked Orton in the head.^[108] At No Mercy, Orton was awarded the WWE Championship by Mr. McMahon after Cena was stripped of the title due to an injury the previous week, which also ended the Orton-Cena storyline prematurely.^[109] Orton then lost the title to Triple H in the opening match of the show, making Orton's reign the fourth shortest in WWE history.^[110] Later in the night, Orton defeated Triple H in a Last Man Standing match to regain the title, thus becoming a two-time WWE Champion in one night.^[111]

Following No Mercy, Orton continued his feud with Shawn Michaels, who made his return on the October 8 episode of Raw and performed Sweet Chin Music on Orton.^[112] The two met in a title match at Cyber Sunday after a match was made in which the fans would get to vote on either Michaels, Jeff Hardy or Mr. Kennedy as the opponent.^[113] As a result, Michaels was voted to face Orton.^[114] In the match, Orton was disqualified when he performed a low blow on Michaels, but Orton retained the title.^[114] In a scheduled rematch,^[115] Orton successfully defended the title at Survivor Series against Michaels when he performed the RKO on Michaels for the win.^[116] The stipulation of the match was that if Michaels used Sweet Chin Music, the match would be stopped and Michaels would never get a chance at the WWE title, but if Orton got himself disqualified, he would lose the title.^[117]

After weeks of intensity between the two, Orton defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble.^[118] Following this, he re-engaged in his feud with John Cena, who had returned from injury and won the 2008 Royal Rumble match.^[118] Instead of cashing in his title opportunity at WrestleMania XXIV, Cena decided to face Orton for the title at No Way Out.^[119] Orton lost the match after getting himself intentionally disqualified, thus retaining the title.^[120] At WrestleMania, Orton retained the WWE Championship in a Triple Threat match involving Cena and Triple H. Orton won the match by pinning Cena after a Pedigree from Triple H.^[121] The following month, at Backlash, Orton lost the title to Triple H in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match, which also included Cena and John "Bradshaw" Layfield.^[122] After failing to win the title back at Judgment Day,^[123] Orton faced Triple H in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand for the title. Orton lost the match and legitimately broke his collarbone. During this time, Orton dropped his Legend Killer gimmick and replaced it with his new gimmick known as The Viper and debuted his new entrance music, Voices.^[124]

Orton after winning the 2009 Royal Rumble match

Just before he made his return, Orton re-injured himself in a motorcycle accident, and, to keep on-screen exposure, he made an unexpected return to Raw at the beginning of September, criticizing all of the champions on the brand. Heel tag team Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase took exception to this and tried to gain his respect.^[125] Unsuccessful until the pay-per-view event Unforgiven, the two of them, alongside new recruit Manu, assaulted World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, costing him his title.^[126] He made his in-ring return on the November 3 episode of Raw losing to Punk by disqualification after Ted DiBiase interfered.^[127] In retaliation, Orton punted DiBiase in the head.^[127] On the December 1 episode of Raw, Orton proposed that he along with Cody Rhodes and Manu form an alliance.^[128]^[129] The following week, they made it official by defeating Batista and Triple H, Orton's former stablemates, in a three-on-two handicap match, dubbing themselves The Legacy.^[130] On January 25, 2009, Orton won the 2009 Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Triple H.^[15] On the March 2 episode of Raw, Orton challenged Triple H for the WWE title at WrestleMania XXV,^[131] where Orton lost the match.^[132] Orton, however, won the title at Backlash in a six-man tag team match with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, facing off against Triple H, Batista, and Shane McMahon.^[133] At Extreme Rules, he dropped the title to Batista in a Steel Cage match.^[134] The following night on Raw, Orton and Legacy attacked Batista and (kayfabe) broke his arm, forcing him to vacate the title. It was later revealed that Batista was suffering from a torn biceps and Legacy was given on-screen credit for his injury.^[135] On the June 15 episode of Raw, Orton regained the title in a Fatal Four-Way match involving Triple H, John Cena and The Big Show.^[136] Orton later lost the title to John Cena in an "I Quit" match at Breaking Point,^[137] but defeated Cena to win back the championship in a Hell in a Cell match at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view in October.^[138] At Bragging Rights, Orton lost the title to Cena in a 60 minute Iron Man match.^[139]

On the January 11, 2010, episode of Raw, Orton won a triple threat match, with the help of Rhodes and DiBiase, to challenge Sheamus at the Royal Rumble for the WWE Championship.^[140] At the Royal Rumble, however, Orton failed to win the championship when Rhodes interfered, causing a disqualification. After the match, Orton attacked Rhodes and DiBiase.^[141] On the February 15 episode of Raw, Orton was again disqualified in a rematch after Rhodes and DiBiase interfered.^[142] Orton and DiBiase both competed in the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, and DiBiase eliminated Orton after hitting him with a pipe which Rhodes had passed to him.^[143] The next night on Raw, in a six-man tag team match, Orton attacked Rhodes and DiBiase in retaliation.^[144] At WrestleMania XXVI, Orton defeated Rhodes and DiBiase in a triple threat match, turning him into a fan favorite in the process for the first time since 2005.^[145]

Orton posing at a WWE live event

Following his departure from Legacy, Orton, now playing a babyface role, faced Jack Swagger for the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules in April, however, he was unsuccessful in defeating Swagger.^[146] After being speared by Edge, resulting in Orton losing a number one contender's match for the WWE Championship, on the WWE Draft episode of Raw,^[147] he faced Edge at the Over the Limit pay-per-view, but separated his right shoulder during the match, which concluded in a double countout.^[148] At Fatal 4-Way in June, Orton competed in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Championship against John Cena, Sheamus and Edge but came up short.^[149] On the July 19 episode of Raw, he won a number one contender's match against Edge and Chris Jericho giving him a match against Sheamus at SummerSlam.^[150] At the event, Sheamus was disqualified for bringing a steel chair into the match giving Orton the victory, however, not the title.^[151] Immediately afterwards Orton took the steel chair and hit Sheamus with it and gave him an RKO. Orton defeated John Cena, Chris Jericho, Wade Barrett, Edge and Sheamus in a Six-Pack Challenge Elimination Match to become WWE Champion for the sixth time at Night of Champions.^[152]

After defending his title against Sheamus at Hell in a Cell,^[153] Orton feuded with Wade Barrett, who attempted to use John Cena to help capture Orton's championship. After successfully defending his title against Barrett at Bragging Rights and Survivor Series,^[154]^[155] Orton defeated Barrett again on the November 22 episode of Raw, only to lose his title immediately afterwards to The Miz, who cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase.^[156] Orton failed to recapture the title after losing a Tables match to The Miz at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view^[157] and again in a singles match at the Royal Rumble in January 2011 after interference from the New Nexus starting a feud between Punk and Orton.^[158] The following month at the Elimination Chamber event Orton participated in the Raw Elimination Chamber match but was unsuccessful in winning.^[159] Over the ongoing weeks, Orton would punt all members of the New Nexus, Michael McGillicutty, David Otunga, and Mason Ryan, removing each, one by one, from active competition.^[160]^[161]^[162] At WrestleMania XXVII, Orton defeated CM Punk.^[163] On the April 11 episode of Raw, McGillicutty, Otunga and Ryan returned and cost Orton a number one contender's match for the WWE Championship.^[164] Two weeks later, at the 2011 WWE Draft, Orton was drafted to SmackDown and beat Punk at Extreme Rules thus ending his feud with New Nexus.^[165]

World Heavyweight Champion and various feuds (2011–present)[link]

Orton in another signature pose; he does this prior to hitting his RKO finisher

On April 29 episode of SmackDown, Orton made his debut his match in a tag team match with Christian against Alberto Del Rio and Brodus Clay.^[166] The following week, Orton received a title opportunity against World Heavyweight Champion, Christian. Orton was successful in defeating Christian to win his second World Heavyweight Championship.^[167] At Over the Limit and Capitol Punishment, Orton successfully defended his championship against Christian.^[168]^[169] In July at Money in the Bank, Orton lost the title to Christian after Christian spat in his face, which led Orton to lose control of his temper, kick Christian in the groin and get disqualified,^[170] in a match where the stipulation was if Orton got himself disqualified, or if the referee made a "bad call", Christian would automatically win the championship.^[171] A month later, at the SummerSlam pay-per-view event, Orton regained the title when he defeated Christian in a No Holds Barred match.^[172] Orton ended his feud with Christian when he retained the World Championship in a Steel Cage Match on the August 30 episode of SmackDown.^[173]

Orton then entered a feud with Mark Henry after Henry became the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship^[174] and over the next few weeks, Henry would attack Orton, getting the advantage over him.^[175]^[176]^[177]^[178] At Night of Champions, Orton lost the World Heavyweight title Henry,^[179] and failed to regain it two weeks later at Hell in a Cell.^[180] On the October 14 edition of Smackdown, Orton received another title shot against Henry after winning a 41 man battle royal, he was successful in winning the match by disqualification but failed to win the title after interference from rival Cody Rhodes. He then defeated Rhodes at Vengeance,^[181] and on the November 4 episode of Smackdown in a Street Fight.^[182]

Orton would re-ignite his feud with Wade Barrett after both superstars were named captain for a traditional 5 on 5 Survivor Series elimination match. On the November 11 episode of SmackDown, Orton was defeated by Barrett in a singles match, however on the November 14 episode of Raw, Orton won in a rematch by disqualification.^[183]^[184] His team was defeated at Survivor Series with Barrett and Cody Rhodes being the sole survivors.^[185] Barrett would then begin attack and distract Orton during matches, getting the advantage.^[186]^[187] At Tables, Ladders, & Chairs, Orton defeated Barrett in a tables match hitting the RKO mid-air with Barrett landing through the table.^[188] Barrett and Orton would continue their feud on the December 23 episode of SmackDown, where they engaged in a brawl that ended backstage with Barrett getting hit with a RKO onto a car.^[189] This led to a Falls Count Anywhere match on December 30 episode of Smackdown, where Barrett pushed Orton down a set of stairs before exiting through the door.^[190] Orton suffered a herniated disc as a result, taking him off television for a number of weeks.^[191] On January 27, 2012 edition of SmackDown, he returned to the ring and attacked Barrett.^[192] On the February 3 edition of SmackDown, Orton defeated Barrett in a No Disqualification match to end the feud.^[193]

On the February 14 edition of Raw SuperShow, Orton suffered a concussion after World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan smashed Orton over the head with the title belt. Due to the injury, Orton was taken out of his elimination chamber match at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view and was replaced by Santino Marella.^[194] Orton returned on the March 2 episode of SmackDown, losing to Bryan by count-out, following interference from Kane, who then attacked Orton after the match.^[195] In retaliation, Orton hit Kane with an RKO on the March 5 edition of Raw Supershow, after the latter defeated R-Truth.^[196] On the following SmackDown, Orton would hit Kane with another RKO before his match and they would later engage in a brawl as SmackDown went off air.^[197] At WrestleMania XXVIII, Orton was defeated by Kane in a singles match.^[198] Orton would then defeat Kane on the following episode of SmackDown in a No Disqualifications match^[199] and at Extreme Rules in a Falls Count Anywhere match to end the feud.^[200]

On April 30 episode of Raw, Orton was part of a Beat the Clock challenge to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship match at Over the Limit; he defeated Jack Swagger in 4:16^[201] to beat The Miz's time by two seconds.^[202] Orton's time was later beaten by Daniel Bryan, thus earning him the title match.^[203] On the following episode of Raw SuperShow, Orton was brogue kicked by tag team partner Sheamus during their match against Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio, costing them the match. After the match, Orton RKO'd Sheamus and then he, Jericho, and Del Rio demanded a match for Sheamus' World Heavyweight Championship at Over the Limit, which they were granted.^[204] At the pay-per-view, Orton failed in his World title pursuit after Sheamus pinned Jericho to retain the title.^[205]

On May 30, WWE announced that they had suspended Orton for 60 days due to his second violation of the company´s Talent Wellness Program.^[206]^[207]

Other media [link]

In 2004, Orton appeared on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, to promote the Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view.^[208] In March 2007, alongside Edge, John Cena, and Bobby Lashley, Orton appeared on the NBC game show Deal or No Deal.^[209] In July 2009, Orton revealed he read for the lead role in The Marine 2 (2009), the sequel to the 2006 film The Marine. He was given the part, but after injuring his collarbone, the film's producers decided to go with Ted DiBiase.^[210] Orton has a supporting role in the film That's What I Am, alongside Ed Harris and Amy Madigan. The film is a coming-of-age comedy written and directed by Michael Pavone.^[211] On March 28 2012 it was reported that Randy Orton would starring in Marine: Homefront^[212] On 3 April it was reported that Orton was dropped from starring Marine Homefront due to his past with the USMC.^[213]^[18] He was replaced by fellow wrestler The Miz^[214]

Controversy [link]

While on the Raw brand, Orton was accused of harassing fellow WWE employees Amy Weber and Rochelle Loewen; Loewen has called Orton "an animal". While she quashed a long-standing rumor that he defecated in her bag, she did claim that he vandalized her possessions and subjected her to verbal harassment because she did not know who he was upon meeting him.^[215]

On March 19, 2007, Sports Illustrated posted an article on its website as part of its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports. That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers, including Orton who was alleged to have obtained clomiphene citrate, anastrozole and the steroids stanozolol, nandrolone, oxandrolone, and testosterone.^[216] WWE has since made a statement on this situation, claiming that the allegations preceded the Talent Wellness program WWE launched in February 2006.^[216]

Personal life [link]

In November 2005, Orton announced his engagement to his girlfriend Samantha Speno.^[217] They married on September 21, 2007.^[218]^[219] In December 2007, Orton announced that he and his wife were expecting their first child, a daughter.^[220]^[221] Orton and his wife welcomed Alanna Marie Orton on July 12, 2008.^[222]

He had a tattoo on his left arm that read "USMC" for United States Marine Corps but covered it up after receiving a bad conduct discharge when he went AWOL from the service. He was sent home after serving thirty-eight days in military prison at Camp Pendleton in California.^[18]

Orton suffers from hypermobile shoulders.^[223] After being medically cleared to wrestle and after he broke his collarbone in a Last Man Standing match at One Night Stand against Triple H, Orton re-injured his collarbone in a motorcycle accident.^[224]^[225]

In wrestling [link]

Orton performing the RKO on The Miz.

Orton performing a rope-hung DDT on Sheamus.

Orton performing the Inverted headlock backbreaker on Sheamus.

Finishing moves

O-Zone (Overdrive)^[5] – 2002–2003

RKO^[1]^[5] (Jumping cutter, sometimes from the top rope or used as a counter to a midair opponent) - 2003-present

Signature moves

Bodyscissors^[5]

Diving crossbody^[5]

Dropkick^[5]

European uppercut^[5]

Falling clothesline^[5]

Full nelson slam^[5]

Gutwrench elevated neckbreaker^[226]

Inverted headlock backbreaker^[5]^[227]

Knee drop^[228]

Lou thesz press followed by mounted punches^[5]^[227]

Olympic slam^[229]^[228]

Randy Orton Stomps^[1]^[5] (Multiple stomps while circling a fallen opponent)

Rope-hung DDT^[227] (sometimes from the turnbuckle)

Running punt kick to an opponent's head^[5] – Used mainly to cause a storyline concussion

Side belly-to-belly suplex^[226]

Snap scoop powerslam^[230]^[231]

Superplex^[226] - adopted off his father, "Cowboy" Bob Orton

Wrenching chinlock^[5]^[227]

Managers

Ric Flair

"Cowboy" Bob Orton

Lita

Stacy Keibler

Tag-teams and Stables

Evolution

Rated RKO

The Legacy

Nicknames

"The Legend Killer"^[232]

"The Viper"^[233]

"WWE's/The Apex Predator"^[234]

Entrance themes

"Line in the Sand" by Motörhead (2003–2004) (Used while a member of Evolution)

"This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage (March 3, 2006)

"Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive (August 30, 2004–May 5, 2008)^[235]

"Rated RKO" by Jim Johnston (October 2, 2006–April 29, 2007; Used while apart of Rated RKO)

"Voices" by Rev Theory (May 12, 2008–present)^[236]

Championships and accomplishments [link]

Orton during his first reign as WWE Champion.

Ohio Valley Wrestling

OVW Hardcore Championship (2 times)^[10]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI Feud of the Year (2009) vs. Triple H

PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2009)^[237]^[238]

PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2004)^[239]

PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2010)^[240]

PWI Rookie of the Year (2001)^[241]

PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008^[242]

PWI Wrestler of the Year (2009, 2010)^[243]^[244]

World Wrestling Entertainment

World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)^[46]^[245]

World Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[94] – with Edge

WWE Championship (6 times)^[14]^[246]^[247]^[248]

WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[41]

Royal Rumble (2009)

Seventeenth Triple Crown Champion

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Most Improved (2004)

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Randy Orton

Persondata

Name Orton, Randall Keith

Alternative names

Short description Professional wrestler

Date of birth April 1, 1980

Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri

Date of death

Place of death

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Jeff Hardy

Ring name(s) Galaxion^[1]
Gladiator^[1]
The Iceman^[1]
Jeff Hardy^[2]
Mean Jimmy Jack^[1]
Willow the Whisp^[3]
Wolverine^[1]

Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)^[4]

Weight 215 lb (98 kg)^[4]

Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)^[5]

Billed weight 215 lb (98 kg)^[5]

Born (1977-08-31) August 31, 1977 (age 34)^[6]
Cameron, North Carolina^[5]

Resides Raleigh, North Carolina

Billed from Cameron, North Carolina^[2]

Trained by Dory Funk, Jr.^[2]
Michael Hayes^[2]

Debut October 15, 1993

Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy^[6] (born August 31, 1977)^[3] is an American professional wrestler, painter, poet, singer-songwriter and musician who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).^[7] He is also known for his stint with the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE).

Before gaining prominence in WWE, Hardy performed for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), a promotion he ran with his brother Matt.^[3] After being signed by WWE, the brothers worked as jobbers,^[8] before gaining notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches.^[9] With the addition of Lita, the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity.^[2] As a tag team wrestler, Hardy is a six-time World Tag Team Champion and a one-time WCW Tag Team Champion.^[2]^[10] Noted for his seemingly fearless airborne moves, Hardy's offensive toolbox more resembles a stunt man's than a pro wrestler's.^[11]

Hardy has also experienced success as a singles wrestler and is a five-time world champion, having held the WWE Championship once, the World Heavyweight Championship twice and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice, a four-time Intercontinental Champion, and has held the Light Heavyweight, and European Championships once each. He is also a former Hardcore Champion, having held the championship on three occasions. Between WWE and TNA, Hardy has won 21 total championships.^[10] He received his first major main event push in WWE towards the end of 2007, including challenging for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in 2008, and eventually won the WWE Championship at the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 2008.^[12]^[13] Hardy went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship twice, before he left WWE in mid-2009. He returned to TNA in January 2010, and in October of that year, he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Moreover, Hardy is involved in motocross, music, painting, and other artistic endeavors.^[14] He is currently a member of the band Peroxwhy?gen.^[15]

Contents

1 Early life

2 Professional wrestling career

2.1 Early career

2.2 World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

2.2.1 The Hardy Boyz (1998–2002)

2.2.2 Singles competition (2002–2003)

2.3 Independent circuit (2003)

2.4 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2006)

2.5 Return to World Wrestling Entertainment

2.5.1 Raw (2006)

2.5.2 The Hardys reunion (2006–2007)

2.5.3 Main event status and departure (2007–2009)

2.6 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling return

2.6.1 Early storylines (2010)

2.6.2 Immortal and World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)

2.6.3 Return (2011–present)

3 Other media

4 Artistic pursuits

5 Personal life

6 In wrestling

7 Championships and accomplishments

8 Notes

9 References

10 External links

Early life [link]

Hardy is the son of Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy, and the younger brother of Matt.^[2]^[8]^[16] Their mother died of brain cancer in 1986, when Hardy was nine.^[8]^[17]^[18] He developed an interest in motocross aged 12 and got his first bike, a Yamaha YZ-80, at age 13.^[19] He had his first race when he was in ninth grade.^[20] Hardy played baseball as a child, but had to stop after he crashed during a motocross race, injuring his arm.^[20] He also played football during high school as a fullback and linebacker.^[19] He briefly competed in amateur wrestling in high school.^[21] He had to stop playing sports in high school, after he was ordered to pick between professional wrestling and playing sports, and he chose wrestling.^[22] Hardy's favorite subjects in school were U.S. history and art, which he did for extra credit.^[23]

Professional wrestling career [link]

Early career [link]

Hardy cites Sting, The Ultimate Warrior, and Shawn Michaels as his childhood inspirations to wrestle.^[24] Hardy had been on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television as a jobber—a wrestler who consistently loses to make his opponents look stronger—as early as age sixteen. His first WWF match was against Razor Ramon on May 24, 1994 in Youngstown, Ohio, with "Macho Man" Randy Savage mentioning on-air in a commentary role "Welcome to the big leagues".^[25] The next day he wrestled against The 1-2-3 Kid, and the match aired on the June 25 episode of Superstars.^[26] He occasionally wrestled as a jobber as late as 1997 (including a match against Rob Van Dam during the ECW "invasion" storyline that had Hardy billed as being from Virginia instead of Cameron, North Carolina)^[27] before beginning his first major run in 1998.^[8] Hardy, along with his brother Matt and friends, started their own federation, the Trampoline Wrestling Federation (TWF) and mimicked the moves they saw on television.^[8] Later on, the TWF went under several different names, eventually being integrated into a county fair in North Carolina. The brothers and their friends then began to work for other independent companies. They drove all over the East Coast of the United States, working for companies such as ACW and other small promotions.^[6]

Before arriving in the WWF, Matt formed his own wrestling promotion, the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) with Thomas Simpson.^[3] The promotion was a more successful version of the original TWF and included talent such as both Hardy brothers, Shannon Moore, Gregory Helms, Joey Matthews, and Steve Corino, among others.^[28] In OMEGA, each of the brothers portrayed several different characters; Hardy portrayed such characters as Willow the Wisp, Iceman, Mean Jimmy Jack Tomkins, and The Masked Mountain.^[3] While there, Hardy held the New Frontier Championship as a singles competitor and the Tag Team Championship with Matt.^[3]^[29]^[30] The promotion folded in April 1998 when they signed contracts with the WWF.^[31]

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment [link]

The Hardy Boyz (1998–2002)[link]

Main article: Hardy Boyz

Team Xtreme at King of the Ring in 2000.

The Hardy brothers eventually caught the eyes of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). After being signed to a contract in 1998,^[8]^[32] they were trained by Dory Funk, Jr. in his Funkin' Dojo with other notable wrestlers such as Kurt Angle, Christian, Test, and A-Train.^[6] When the team was finally brought up to WWF television, after months of 'jobbing' and live events, they formed the acrobatic tag team called the Hardy Boyz.^[3] While feuding with The Brood in mid-1999, they added Michael Hayes as their manager.^[3] On July 5, they won their first WWF Tag Team Championship by defeating the Acolytes, but lost it back to them a month later.^[33] After the dissolution of the Brood, the Hardys joined forces with Gangrel as The New Brood and feuded with Edge and Christian.^[3]^[34] This stable did not last long, however, and on October 17, 1999 at No Mercy, the Hardy Boyz won the managerial services of Terri Runnels in the finals of the Terri Invitational Tournament in the WWF's first ever tag team ladder match against Edge and Christian.^[8]^[35]

In 2000, the Hardy Boyz found a new manager in their real-life friend Lita.^[2] Together, the three became known as "Team Xtreme".^[2] They continued their feud with Edge and Christian throughout 2000, defeating them for the WWF Tag Team Championship on two occasions.^[36]^[37] At SummerSlam the Hardy Boyz competed in the first ever Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match (TLC match), for the Tag Team Championship against the Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian, but were unsuccessful.^[9]

Hardy gained attention for his high risk stunts in the TLC matches in the year 2000,^[9] 2001,^[38] and 2002.^[39] He made a name for himself as one of the most seemingly reckless and unorthodox WWF performers of his time.^[40] In 2001, Hardy received a push as a singles competitor, and he held the WWF Intercontinental (defeating Triple H),^[41] Light Heavyweight (defeating Jerry Lynn)^[42] and Hardcore Championships (defeating Mike Awesome and Van Dam on two separate occasions).^[43] At the end of 2001, the Hardys began a storyline in which they began to fight, which led to Matt demanding a match at Vengeance, with Lita as the special guest referee.^[44] After Hardy beat Matt at Vengeance, while Matt's foot was on the ropes, Hardy and Lita began feuding against Matt.^[45] In the middle of the feud, however, Hardy faced The Undertaker in a Hardcore Championship match and lost.^[46] After the match, the Undertaker was scripted to attack both Hardy and Lita, injuring them.^[46] On the next episode of SmackDown!, the Undertaker also attacked Matt, also injuring him, in storyline.^[47] The Hardys and Lita were not seen again until the Royal Rumble, because WWE did not have another storyline for their characters.^[48] The Hardys later came back as a team, and there was never any mention of their previous storyline split.^[48]

Jeff Hardy during an autograph signing session

In early April 2002, the Hardy Boyz began a feud with Brock Lesnar after Lesnar gave Matt an F-5 on the steel entrance ramp, which led to an angered Hardy seeking revenge on Lesnar.^[49] At Backlash, Hardy faced-off against Lesnar in his first televised match.^[50] Lesnar dominated Hardy and won the match by knockout.^[51] Lesnar and the Hardys continued to feud over the next few weeks, with the Hardys coming out victorious only once by disqualification.^[52] At Judgment Day, Lesnar gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging his partner, Paul Heyman, in to claim the win for the team.^[53] In July 2002, Hardy won his third Hardcore Championship by defeating Bradshaw.^[10]^[43]

Singles competition (2002–2003)[link]

After years in the tag team division, Hardy took on The Undertaker in a ladder match for the Undisputed Championship.^[3]^[54] Hardy came up short, but earned the Undertaker's respect.^[3] Hardy competed for singles titles on several occasions and defeated William Regal for the WWE European Championship.^[55] Hardy was defeated a few weeks later by Rob Van Dam in a match to unify the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship, and the European Championship was dropped.^[55] Finally, the Hardy Boyz split apart, as Hardy continued to pursue his singles ambitions on Raw and his brother, Matt was drafted to the SmackDown! brand.^[56]

In January 2003, he briefly turned into a heel (villain) after he attacked Van Dam and Shawn Michaels.^[6]^[57]^[58] It ended a month later when he saved Stacy Keibler from an attack by then-villain, Christian.^[59] In February, he had a brief program with Michaels, which saw the two team up.^[54]^[60] Then, in storyline, Hardy began dating Trish Stratus after saving her from Steven Richards and Victoria in March.^[61] Hardy and Stratus had a brief on-screen relationship that saw the duo talking backstage, kissing, and teaming together in matches.^[6]^[62] Hardy, however, was released from WWE on April 22, 2003.^[6]^[63] The reasons given for the release were Hardy's erratic behavior, drug use, refusal to go to rehab, deteriorating ring performance, as well as constant tardiness and no-showing events.^[2]^[63] Hardy also cites "burn out" and the need for time off as reasons for leaving WWE.^[24]

Independent circuit (2003)[link]

Hardy made his first wrestling appearance after being released from WWE at an OMEGA show, on May 24.^[3] Using his old gimmick, "Willow the Wisp", Hardy challenged Krazy K for the OMEGA Cruiserweight Championship, but lost the match.^[3] Hardy performed with the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion on one occasion.^[64] Hardy appeared at ROH's 2003 show, Death Before Dishonor, under his "Willow the Wisp" gimmick, wearing a mask and trench coat.^[64] Hardy was quickly unmasked and lost his jacket, wearing attire similar to that he wore in WWE.^[64] Hardy was booed and heckled before, during, and after the match by the ROH audience, who chanted "We want Matt!" and "You were fired!" during his match with Joey Matthews and Krazy K, which Hardy won.^[64] Hardy then took a whole year off of wrestling to concentrate on motocross and finish his motocross track.^[14]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2006)[link]

Hardy in TNA in 2005

Hardy debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on June 23, 2004, at the Second Anniversary Show, in a match against TNA X Division Champion A.J. Styles, for the title.^[65] He also debuted his new entrance theme "Modest", a song performed by Hardy himself,^[66] and a new nickname, "The Charismatic Enigma".^[3] The match ended in a no contest when Kid Kash and Dallas interfered.^[65] Hardy returned to TNA on July 21 and was awarded a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.^[67] Hardy challenged for the title on September 8, losing to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett.^[68] In October 2004, he won a tournament,^[69] earning a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on November 7 at Victory Road, TNA's first monthly pay-per-view.^[70] Hardy was defeated by Jarrett once again in a ladder match at Victory Road following interference from Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.^[70] One month later at Turning Point, Hardy, Styles and Randy Savage defeated Jarrett, Hall and Nash (collectively known as the Kings of Wrestling).^[71] Hardy went on to defeat Hall in a singles match, substituting for Héctor Garza at Final Resolution on January 16, 2005.^[72]

At Against All Odds in February 2005, Hardy lost to Abyss in a "Full Metal Mayhem" match for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.^[73] Hardy returned the favor by defeating Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Destination X in March.^[74] Hardy then went on to feud with Raven,^[75]^[76] with Hardy booked to defeat Raven in a steel cage match at Lockdown in April.^[77] Hardy was suspended from TNA after no-showing his "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" rematch with Raven at Hard Justice on May 15, allegedly due to travel difficulties.^[3]^[78]^[79] Hardy's suspension was lifted on August 5, and he returned at Sacrifice approximately a week later, attacking Jeff Jarrett.^[80] He wrestled his first TNA match in four months at Unbreakable on September 11, losing to Bobby Roode following interference from Jarrett.^[81] Throughout October 2005, Hardy became embroiled in a feud with Abyss, Rhino and Sabu.^[82]^[83] The four way feud culminated in a Monster's Ball match at Bound for Glory on October 23, which Rhino won after delivering a second rope Rhino Driver to Hardy.^[6]^[84] In the course of the match, Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb to Abyss from a height of approximately 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m).^[84] Later that night, Hardy competed in a ten-man battle royal for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which Rhino also won.^[84] At Genesis in November, Hardy lost to Monty Brown in another number one contender match.^[85]

Hardy was scheduled to wrestle on the pre-show of Turning Point in December 2005, but once again no-showed the event, again citing traveling problems.^[3]^[6] Hardy was suspended as a result and did not appear on TNA television again.^[3] In March, April, and May 2006, Hardy appeared on several live events promoted by TNA in conjunction with Dave Hebner and the United Wrestling Federation.^[3]^[6]

Return to World Wrestling Entertainment [link]

Raw (2006)[link]

Jeff Hardy performing a low dropkick on Umaga in a tag-team match during 2007

On August 4, 2006, WWE announced that Hardy had re-signed with the company.^[63] In the following weeks, vignettes aired hyping his return on the August 21 episode of Raw.^[86] On the day of his return, Hardy received a push and defeated then-WWE Champion Edge by disqualification when Lita pulled Edge out of the ring.^[87] After failing to capture the Intercontinental Championship from Johnny Nitro over the next few weeks, including at Unforgiven,^[88] Hardy finally defeated Nitro to win his second Intercontinental Championship on the October 2 episode of Raw.^[89] On the November 6 episode of Raw, Hardy lost the Intercontinental Championship back to Nitro, after Nitro hit him with the Intercontinental Championship title belt.^[90] One week later, Hardy regained it on the November 13 episode of Raw, with a crucifix pin.^[91] This marked Hardy's third reign as Intercontinental Champion.^[41]

The Hardys reunion (2006–2007)[link]

On the November 21 episode of ECW on Sci Fi Hardy teamed with his brother, Matt, for the first time in almost five years to defeat the Full Blooded Italians.^[92] At Survivor Series, they both were a part of Team D-Generation X, which gained the victory over Team Rated-RKO with a clean sweep.^[93] The brothers then received their first opportunity since Hardy's return to win a tag team championship at Armageddon.^[94] They competed in a four-team ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but they came up short in their attempt.^[94] In the course of the match, however, they inadvertently legitimately injured Joey Mercury's face.^[95]

The Hardy Boyz, Jeff (far left) and Matt (far right).

With Hardy still feuding with Johnny Nitro and the other members of MNM into 2007, he was challenged once again by Nitro at New Year's Revolution in a steel cage match for the Intercontinental Championship.^[96] Hardy once again defeated Nitro.^[96] Hardy then teamed with Matt to defeat MNM at both the Royal Rumble and No Way Out pay-per-views.^[97]^[98] The next night on Raw, February 19, Hardy was defeated for the Intercontinental Championship by Umaga.^[99] In April 2007, Hardy competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23.^[100] During the match, Matt threw Edge onto a ladder and encouraged Hardy, who was close to the winning briefcase, to finish him off.^[100] Hardy then leaped off the 20-foot-high (6.1 m) ladder, drove Edge through the ladder with a leg drop, seemingly injuring both Edge and himself.^[100] The two were unable to continue the match and were removed from ringside on stretchers.^[100]

The next night on Raw, April 2, the Hardys competed in a 10-team battle royal for the World Tag Team Championship.^[101] They won the titles after eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.^[101] They then began a feud with Cade and Murdoch, with the Hardys retaining the Championship in their first title defense against them at Backlash and again at Judgment Day.^[102]^[103] The Hardys, however, dropped the titles to Cade and Murdoch on June 4 on Raw.^[104] The Hardys earned a rematch at Vengeance: Night of Champions but were defeated.^[105]

Main event status and departure (2007–2009)[link]

Jeff Hardy worked closely with Triple H during late 2007, and again in late 2008.

In the midst of feuding with Umaga, who defeated Hardy at The Great American Bash to retain the Intercontinental Championship in late July,^[106] Hardy was abruptly taken off WWE programming.^[3] He posted on his own website and in the forums of TheHardyShow.com that it was time off to heal, stemming from a bad fall taken in a match against Mr. Kennedy on the July 23 episode of Raw.^[3] He made his return on the August 27 episode of Raw beating Kennedy by disqualification after Umaga interfered.^[107] The following week, on September 3, Hardy successfully captured his fourth Intercontinental Championship by defeating Umaga for the title.^[108]

This was the start of a push for Hardy, and at Survivor Series, Hardy and Triple H were the last two standing to win the traditional elimination match.^[109] Hardy began an on and off tag team with Triple H,^[110]^[111] which eventually led to a respectful feud between the two.^[111] The scripted rivalry continued at Armageddon, when Hardy defeated Triple H to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship.^[112] In the weeks leading up to the Royal Rumble, Hardy and Randy Orton engaged in a personal feud, which began when Orton kicked Hardy's brother, Matt, in the head in the storyline.^[113] Hardy, in retaliation, performed a Swanton Bomb on Orton from the top of the Raw set and seemed to have all the momentum after coming out on top in their encounters.^[13]^[114]^[115] Hardy, however, lost the title match at the Royal Rumble,^[13] but was named as one of six men to compete in an Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out, where he survived to the final two before being eliminated by the eventual winner, Triple H.^[116]

During the March 3 episode of Raw, Hardy appeared on Chris Jericho's "Highlight Reel" segment as a special guest, but ended up attacking Jericho.^[117] This led to an Intercontinental title match on the following Raw where Hardy dropped the title to Jericho.^[118] Off-screen, Hardy dropped the title after he was suspended for sixty days, as of March 11, for his second violation of the company's Substance Abuse and Drug Testing Policy.^[119] Hardy was also removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV after the suspension was announced.^[119]^[120] Hardy returned on the May 12 episode of Raw, defeating Umaga.^[121] This reignited the rivalry between the two, and they met in a Falls Count Anywhere match at One Night Stand, which Hardy won.^[122]

Hardy as WWE Champion at the start of 2009.

On June 23, 2008, Hardy was drafted from the Raw brand to the SmackDown brand, as a part of the 2008 WWE Draft.^[123] Hardy made his SmackDown debut on the July 4 episode, defeating John Morrison.^[124] Hardy participated in the WWE Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven and also challenged for the Championship at No Mercy and Cyber Sunday, but failed to win each time.^[125]^[126]^[127] He was originally scheduled to be in the WWE Championship match at Survivor Series, but, in storyline, was found unconscious in his hotel, allowing the returning Edge to replace him in the match and win the title.^[128]^[129] At Armageddon in December 2008, Hardy defeated the defending champion Edge and Triple H in a triple threat match to capture the WWE Championship, his first world heavyweight championship.^[12]^[130]

In January 2009, Hardy's next storyline led to his involvement in scripted accidents, including a hit-and-run automobile accident and an accident involving his ring entrance pyrotechnics.^[131]^[132] At the 2009 Royal Rumble, Hardy lost his WWE Championship to Edge after Hardy's brother, Matt, interfered on Edge's behalf and hit Hardy with a steel chair.^[133] The buildup to this feud involved Matt implying that he was responsible for all of Hardy's accidents over the past few months, and at WrestleMania XXV, Hardy was defeated by Matt in an Extreme Rules match.^[134]^[135] In a rematch at Backlash, however, Hardy defeated Matt in an "I Quit" match.^[136]

At Extreme Rules, Hardy defeated Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship in a ladder match. Immediately after the match, however, CM Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase, which gave him a guaranteed world championship match at any time he wanted, and defeated Hardy to win the championship.^[137] Hardy received his rematch at The Bash, and won the match via disqualification, with Punk still retaining the title.^[138] At Night of Champions, however, Hardy won the championship for the second time, by defeating Punk.^[139]^[140] At the SummerSlam pay-per-view in August, Hardy lost the title back to Punk in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.^[141] On the August 28 episode of SmackDown, Punk defeated Hardy in a steel cage rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship, resulting in Hardy being forced to leave WWE, in storyline, per the pre-match stipulation.^[142] This storyline was put in place to allow Hardy to leave WWE to heal his injuries, including a neck injury.^[143]^[144] Hardy also had two herniated discs in his lower back and was suffering from Restless legs syndrome.^[143]^[144]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling return [link]

Early storylines (2010)[link]

Hardy during his return to TNA at the live Impact! on January 4.

On TNA's first live Monday episode of Impact! on January 4, 2010, Hardy made his return to TNA, along with Shannon Moore.^[145] He was attacked by Homicide after emerging from the crowd, but hit Homicide with a steel chair and performed the Twist of Fate on the Impact! Zone ramp.^[145] He later appeared in backstage segments throughout the evening.^[146] The following day, it was reported that Hardy had signed a new contract with TNA.^[7] Hardy would make his next appearance for the company on the March 8 episode of Impact!, saving D'Angelo Dinero, Abyss and Hulk Hogan from A.J. Styles, Ric Flair and Desmond Wolfe.^[147] The following week Hardy defeated the TNA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles in a non-title match.^[148] On the April 5 episode of Impact! Hardy was introduced as a member of Team Hogan for the annual Lethal Lockdown match, where they would face Team Flair.^[149] At Lockdown Team Hogan (Hardy, Abyss, Jeff Jarrett and Rob Van Dam) defeated Team Flair (Sting, Desmond Wolfe, Robert Roode and James Storm).^[150] At Sacrifice Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson.^[151] After the event, Anderson turned face and eventually managed to convince the skeptical Hardy that he really had changed, after which the two went on to form a tag team.^[152]^[153] At Slammiversary VIII Hardy and Anderson, now known as Enigmatic Assholes, defeated Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) in a tag team match.^[154]

Immortal and World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)[link]

Hardy as the TNA World Heavyweight Champion in November 2010

On the August 19 episode of Impact! the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated and Hardy was entered into an eight man tournament for the championship, defeating Rob Terry in his first round match.^[155] At the semifinals at No Surrender Hardy first wrestled Kurt Angle to a twenty minute time-limit draw, after which Eric Bischoff ordered a five minute period of extra time. After that and a second five minute extra time period also ended in draws, it was ruled that Angle was unable to continue and the match ended in a no contest.^[156] After wrestling a draw on the September 16 episode of Impact!, it was announced that both Hardy and Angle would advance to the finals at Bound for Glory, where they would compete with Mr. Anderson in a three–way match.^[157]

At Bound for Glory, Hardy turned heel with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff and with their help defeated Angle and Anderson to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. They were then joined by Jeff Jarrett and Abyss, revealing the group that Abyss had been referring to as "they" for several months.^[158] On the following episode of Impact! the stable was named Immortal, as it formed an alliance with Ric Flair's Fortune. Meanwhile, Hardy debuted a new dark character, using cryptic messages as he explained the reasons behind his turn.^[159] At Turning Point Hardy retained his title in a defense against Matt Morgan, a replacement for Mr. Anderson, who was sidelined after suffering a concussion during an attack by Hardy.^[160] On the following episode of Impact! Hogan presented Hardy with a new design of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, which he dubbed the TNA Immortal Championship.^[161] At Final Resolution in December, Hardy successfully defended the championship in a rematch against Morgan after incapacitating the special guest referee Mr. Anderson and having a replacement referee count the pinfall.^[162] On January 4, 2011, Hardy made his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) at Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome, where he successfully defended the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naitō.^[163]^[164]

On January 9 at Genesis, Hardy's brother, Matt, made his TNA debut as a surprise member of Immortal and defeated Rob Van Dam to prevent him from receiving a match at Hardy's championship. That same night Hardy gave Anderson a match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, immediately following Anderson's victory in a number one contender's match. Despite Matt, Flair, and Bischoff interfering in an attempt to help Hardy, Anderson defeated Hardy for the championship.^[165] On the January 13 episode of Impact! the Hardy Boyz reunited and defeated Anderson and Van Dam in a tag team match, following interference from Beer Money, Inc.^[166] On the February 3 episode of Impact!, Hardy received his rematch for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The rest of Immortal interfered in the match, but were stopped by Fortune, which led to Anderson retaining the championship.^[167] On February 13 at Against All Odds Hardy defeated Anderson in a ladder match to regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.^[168] Hardy held the championship for less than two weeks, defending it once against Rob Van Dam, before losing it to Sting on February 24, at the tapings of the March 3 episode of Impact!.^[169]^[170]^[171] On March 13 at Victory Road, Hardy received a rematch for the title under No Disqualification rules, but was defeated in ninety seconds.^[172] TNA had made the decision to cut the match short after deeming that Hardy was in no condition to wrestle.^[173] The following day it was reported that TNA had sent Hardy home from the week's Impact! tapings.^[173] On the March 17 episode of Impact!, Immortal severed their ties with Hardy.^[174]

Return (2011–present)[link]

On August 23, 2011, TNA announced that Hardy would be making his return to the promotion at the Impact Wrestling tapings on August 25 in Huntsville, Alabama.^[175] The return would take place only five days after Matt Hardy was released from his TNA contract.^[176] In his return, which was taped for the September 8 episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy spoke to the audience, acknowledging that he had hit rock bottom at Victory Road in March, before asking the fans for "one more shot".^[177]^[178] Hardy wrestled his first match in six months on September 15 at a live event in York, Pennsylvania, defeating Jeff Jarrett.^[179] Hardy then began feuding with his former stable Immortal, attacking Eric Bischoff on the October 6 episode of Impact Wrestling and engaging in brawls with Jeff Jarrett at Bound for Glory and on the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling.^[180]^[181]^[182] Hardy wrestled his first televised match since his return on the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, defeating Immortal member Bully Ray.^[183] On November 13 at Turning Point, Hardy defeated Jeff Jarrett three times, first in six seconds, the second in six minutes, and the third in ten seconds.^[184] On December 11 at Final Resolution, Hardy defeated Jarrett in a steel cage match to become the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.^[185] On January 8, 2012, at Genesis, Hardy defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode via disqualification; as a result, the title remained with Roode.^[186] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, a rematch between Hardy and Roode ended in a no contest, following interference from Bully Ray.^[187] The following week, Hardy was entered into a number one contender's match against James Storm, which ended in a no contest following interference from Ray and Roode.^[188] On February 12 at Against All Odds, Hardy was unable to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Roode in a four-way match, which also included Bully Ray and James Storm.^[189] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy lost his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, following interference from the returning Kurt Angle.^[190] On March 18 at Victory Road, Hardy was defeated by Angle in a singles match.^[191] On April 15 at Lockdown, Hardy defeated Angle in a rematch, contested inside a steel cage.^[192] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy and Mr. Anderson were defeated by Rob Van Dam in a three-way number one contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.^[193] During the first "Open Fight Night" the following week, Hardy teamed up with Anderson to unsuccessfully challenge Magnus and Samoa Joe for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.^[194] On May 13 at Sacrifice, Hardy was defeated by Anderson in a singles match.^[195] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy defeated Anderson in a rematch.^[196] On the live May 31 episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy won a fan voting to become the number one contender to the TNA Television Championship. However, his title match with Devon ended in a no contest, following interference from Robbie E and Robbie T.^[197]

Other media [link]

Hardy appeared on the February 7, 1999 episode of That '70s Show entitled "That Wrestling Show", along with Matt, as an uncredited wrestler.^[198]^[199] Hardy and Matt also appeared on Tough Enough in early 2001, talking to and wrestling the contestants.^[200] He appeared on the February 25, 2002 episode of Fear Factor competing against five other World Wrestling Federation wrestlers.^[201] He was eliminated in the first round.^[201] Hardy also appears on The Hardy Show, an internet web show which features the Hardys, Shannon Moore and many of their friends.^[202] In September 2009, Hardy signed a deal with Fox 21 studios to appear in a reality television show.^[143]

In 2001, Hardy, Matt and Lita appeared in Rolling Stone magazine's 2001 Sports Hall of Fame issue.^[203] In 2003, Hardy and Matt, with the help of Michael Krugman, wrote and published their autobiography The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire.^[204]

As part of WWE, Hardy has appeared in several of their DVDs, including The Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith (2001) and The Ladder Match (2007).^[205]^[206] He is also featured in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling release Enigma: The Best of Jeff Hardy (2005) and Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders: Hardy Boys – From the Backyard to the Big Time (2005). On April 29, 2008, WWE released "Twist of Fate: The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story".^[205] The DVD features footage of the brothers in OMEGA and WWE, and also briefly mentions Hardy's first run with TNA.^[205] In December 2009, WWE released a DVD about Hardy entitled Jeff Hardy: My Life, My Rules.^[207]

Artistic pursuits [link]

Hardy has an eclectic set of interests outside of wrestling. He calls his artistic side "The Imag-I-Nation".^[208] At one stage, Hardy constructed a 30-foot (9.1 m) statue of an "aluminummy" named "Neroameee" out of tin foil outside of his recording studio (a spray painted trailer).^[2] On another occasion, he created an artificial volcano in his front yard, which he then jumped over on his motocross dirtbike. On another occasion Hardy created a large sculpture of his brother Matt's hand signal "V1", which was seen on "The Hardy Show", an Internet web show which features both the Hardys, Shannon Moore and many of their friends.^[209] Hardy is also an artist and poet.^[2]

Hardy taught himself how to play guitar and later bought a drum kit.^[210] In 2003, Hardy formed a band, Peroxwhy?gen, with members of the band Burnside 6, and Moore, who later left.^[66]^[210] He also converted a trailer into a recording studio.^[210] The band recorded two songs;^[17] One song was "September Day", a song Jeff wrote in reaction to the September 11, 2001 attacks.^[211] Rumors arose that Peroxwhy?gen split up in 2004 shortly after recording the second song, "Modest", which Hardy later used as his entrance music in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.^[66] On the official Peroxwhy?gen MySpace, however, the rumors were denounced.^[15] Currently, Peroxwhy?gen only has three members, Hardy, Shannon Moore and JR Merrill.^[15]

Personal life [link]

Hardy at an autograph signing, showing his roots tattoo on his arm

He has a tattoo of roots that starts on his head, behind his ear, and finishes at his hand.^[212] He also has a few other signature designed tattoos, one of which, a dragon, he hid from his father.^[212] It was also the first tattoo he got in 1998.^[213] He later got tattoos of the Chinese symbols for "Peace" and "Health", as well as tattoos of fire and a wave.^[213] Hardy regards his tattoos as his "artistic impulses".^[214] Hardy is very good friends with Shannon Moore, who he has known since around 1987.^[215] He is also good friends with Marty Garner, Jason Arhndt and John Morrison .^[216]^[217] He regards Vanilla Ice as a big influence on him,^[218] and he was even nicknamed "Ice" by Scott Hall.^[219]

Hardy met his girlfriend Beth Britt in 1999, shortly after the Hardy Boyz had won the WWF Tag Team Championship for the first time.^[220] Hardy and his brother Matt went to a club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where Hardy met her.^[220] On March 15, 2008, it was reported that Hardy's house had burned to the ground in a fire.^[119]^[120] Hardy and his girlfriend were not home at the time, but his dog, Jack, was killed in the fire.^[119]^[120] It is believed that the fire was started by faulty electrical wiring.^[221] In October 2008, Hardy was building a new home in the same area, which was expected to be completed by early 2009.^[119]^[120] In August 2010, Hardy announced that Britt was pregnant with the couple's first child,^[222] a daughter, who was born on October 28, 2010.^[223]^[224] Hardy married Britt on March 9, 2011.^[225]

On September 17, 2008, Hardy was involved in an incident at the Nashville International Airport's Southwest gate.^[226] A Southwest Airline employee reported that Hardy appeared to be intoxicated and therefore, he was not allowed to board the flight.^[226] He was not, however, arrested as he was said to be "calm" and "co-operative", and he made other arrangements to get home.^[226]

On September 11, 2009 Hardy was arrested on charges of trafficking in controlled prescription pills and possession of anabolic steroids, after a search of his house yielded 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.^[227] Over a year later, the district attorney announced that Hardy would plead guilty to the charges.^[228] On September 8, 2011, Hardy was sentenced to ten days in jail, 30 months of probation and a fine of $100,000.^[229]^[230] Hardy served his jail sentence from October 3 to October 13, 2011.^[231]

In wrestling [link]

Hardy performing a 'Swanton Bomb' on Chris Jericho in 2002.

Hardy performing the 'Whisper in the Wind' on Edge

Hardy performing 'Poetry in Motion' on Billy Gunn at WrestleMania X8.

Hardy performing his 'Twist of Hate' on Mr. Anderson.

Finishing moves

Reverse of Fate (Inverted facelock neckbreaker slam)^[3]

Spine Line (Armlock cloverleaf)^[232] – OMEGA;^[3] used as a regular move in TNA^[232]

Swanton Bomb / The Swanton (High-angle swan dive senton bomb)^[2]^[5]

Twist of Fate^[2] (Front facelock dropped either into a cutter – WWF/E / TNA or a stunner – TNA) / Twist of Hate^[233] (TNA; 2010–2011)

Signature moves

Baseball slide^[234]

Diving clothesline from off a barricade^[235]

Double leg drop to an opponent's midsection^[3]

Hardyac Arrest^[236] (Rope-aided corner dropkick)^[237]

Mule kick^[238]

Plancha^[239]^[240]

Positioned at the top rope or on another ladder, Hardy performs a diving leg drop or a splash after leapfrogging over a ladder^[232]

Sitout inverted suplex slam^[237]

Sitout jawbreaker^[3]

Whisper in the Wind (Turnbuckle climb into a rebounded corkscrew senton to a standing opponent)^[2]

Managers

Gangrel^[34]

Michael Hayes^[3]

Lita^[3]

Trish Stratus

Terri^[3]

Nicknames

"The Charismatic Enigma"^[3]^[241] (TNA / WWE)

"The Legend Thriller"^[242] (WWE)

"The Rainbow–Haired Warrior"^[13] (WWE)

"The anti-Christ of professional wrestling" (TNA)^[243]

Entrance themes

"Loaded" by Zack Tempest^[244] (WWF / WWE; 1999–2003, 2006–2008)

"Tourniquet" by Marilyn Manson^[245] (ROH; 2003)

"Modest" by Peroxwhy?gen^[66] (TNA; 2004–2006, 2010, 2011)

"No More Words" by EndeverafteR^[246] (WWE; 2008–2009)

"Another Me" by Jeff Hardy and Dale Oliver^[247]^[248] (TNA; 2010–2011)

"Immortal Theme" by Dale Oliver^[249] (TNA; 2010–2011)

"Resurrected" by Jeff Hardy and Dale Oliver^[250]^[251] (TNA; 2011–present)

Championships and accomplishments [link]

National Championship Wrestling

NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[3]

New Dimension Wrestling

NDW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]

NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)¹^[252] – with Matt Hardy

New Frontier Wrestling Association

NFWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]

North East Wrestling

NEW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]

NWA 2000

NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hardy^[6]

Jeff Hardy as World Tag Team Champion

Jeff Hardy as the WWE Intercontinental Champion

Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts

OMEGA New Frontiers Championship (1 time)^[30]

OMEGA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hardy^[6]^[253]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI Comeback of the Year (2007)^[254]

PWI Match of the Year (2000)^[255] with Matt Hardy vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a Triangle Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000

PWI Match of the Year (2001)^[255] with Matt Hardy vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at WrestleMania X-Seven

PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2008, 2009)^[256]

PWI Tag Team of the Year (2000)^[257] with Matt Hardy

PWI ranked him #13 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009^[258]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[158]^[168]

Universal Wrestling Association

UWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time)^[6]

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment

World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[139]^[259]

WWE Championship (1 time)^[10]^[12]

WWE European Championship (1 time)^[10]^[55]

WWF Hardcore Championship (3 times)^[43]

WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hardy^[3]

WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (4 times)^[41]

WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[42]

WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Matt Hardy^[10]^[260]

Terri Invitational Tournament^[35] – with Matt Hardy

Ninth Grand Slam Champion

Eighteenth Triple Crown Champion

Slammy Award for Extreme Moment of the Year (2008) Swanton Bomb to Randy Orton from the top of the Raw set (Raw, January 14) ^[261]

Slammy Award for Extreme Moment of the Year (2009) Jumping from ladder onto CM Punk at SummerSlam

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Best Flying Wrestler (2000)^[262]

Feud of the Year (2009) vs. CM Punk

Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2008) Hardy attacked in stairwell before Survivor Series^[263]

Worst Worked Match of the Year (2011) vs. Sting at Victory Road^[264]

¹The titles have been vacant since 1999 due to the Hardy Boys signing contracts with the WWF and have been declared inactive until they defend the titles again.

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Name Hardy, Jeff

Alternative names Willow the Wisp; Itchweed; Galaxion; Gladiator; Iceman, The; Mean Jimmy Jack; Wolverine

Short description professional wrestler and musician; artist

Date of birth August 31, 1977

Place of birth Cameron, North Carolina

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The Great Khali

The Great Khali in 2008

Ring name(s) Giant Singh^[1]
Khali
The Great Khali
Dalip Singh^[2]

Billed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) ^[3]

Billed weight 347 lb (157 kg)^[3]

Born (1972-08-27) 27 August 1972 (age 39)^[1]^[4]
Dhirana, India^[4]

Resides Punjab, India^[5]

Billed from Punjab, India

Trained by APW Boot Camp^[1]

Debut 7 October 2000^[1]^[6]

Dalip Singh Rana^[4] (born 27 August 1972), better known by his ring name The Great Khali, is an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and powerlifter. He is currently working for WWE as a member of the SmackDown roster.

He debuted alongside Daivari and had alliances with Ranjin Singh and Jinder Mahal. However he spent most of his career as a singles superstar and in 2007 he became the World Heavyweight Champion.

Before embarking on his professional wrestling career, he was a police officer in the Punjab state police.^[7] He has appeared in four Hollywood films as well as two Bollywood films.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Professional wrestling career

2.1 All Pro Wrestling (2000-2001)

2.2 New Japan Pro Wrestling (2001–2002)

2.3 World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2006–present)

2.3.1 Debut and Feud with The Undertaker (2006)

2.3.2 ECW and Raw (2006–2007)

2.3.3 Arrival of Ranjin Singh and Pursuit of the World Championship (2007–2008)

2.3.4 Punjabi Playboy (2008–2011)

2.3.5 Return to SmackDown (2011–present)

3 Television

4 Brian Ong incident

5 Personal life

6 In wrestling

7 Championships and accomplishments

8 Filmography

9 Television

10 References

11 External links

Early life [link]

Singh was born in Himachal Pradesh, India to Jwala Ram (father) and Tandi Devi (mother); he is one of seven siblings. He is a Hindu Rajput.^[8] Although his parents are of normal stature, his grandfather was well over 6 ft 6 inches.^[9]

Professional wrestling career [link]

All Pro Wrestling (2000-2001)[link]

Under the ring name Giant Singh, Dalip Singh first became a professional wrestler for All Pro Wrestling (APW) in the United States, making his first appearance in October 2000, when teaming with Tony Jones against the West Side Playaz.^[1]

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2001–2002)[link]

In August 2001, Singh was brought into New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) by Team 2000 leader, Masahiro Chono, as Giant Singh, along with another big man, Giant Silva.^[1] They were the tallest tag team in professional wrestling history at an average height of 7 foot 2½ inches, and a combined weight of 805 pounds. The two teamed up for the first time at the Tokyo Dome in October, labeled Club 7 by Chono, and defeated Yutaka Yoshie, Kenzo Suzuki, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Wataru Inoue in a Handicap Match when Silva pinned Tanahashi and Inoue at the same time.^[10] Singh suffered his first loss in a tag match in January 2002 after Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned him with a cradle.^[11] He suffered another big tag defeat during March, being pinned by Manabu Nakanishi after a German suplex pin. His most critical loss came in August at Tokyo Nippon Budokan when, after a falling out, he was pinned by Silva in a singles match.^[1]

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2006–present)[link]

Debut and Feud with The Undertaker (2006)[link]

The Great Khali in WWE.

On 2 January 2006, Singh became the first Indian professional wrestler to be signed to a contract by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE);^[12] he was assigned to their developmental federation, Deep South Wrestling,^[1] where he wrestled under his real name.^[2]

With Daivari as his manager, the unnamed Singh debuted on WWE television on the 7 April 2006 episode of SmackDown!, attacking The Undertaker and leaving him defenceless during his match with Mark Henry, and thus causing a no-contest ruling.^[13] The next week he was introduced as The Great Khali. Daivari explained that he now finally had a client that would destroy The Undertaker (after Muhammed Hassan and Mark Henry had previously failed).^[14] Khali made his in-ring debut on the 21 April edition of SmackDown!, defeating Funaki.^[15]

On the 12 May edition of SmackDown!, Khali was John "Bradshaw" Layfield's hand-picked opponent against World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio. Khali had a height advantage of two feet and a weight advantage of 250 pounds, and defeated Mysterio in a squash match.^[16] In his match against The Undertaker at Judgment Day, Khali defeated The Undertaker with a kick to the head after receiving some illegal help from Daivari.^[17]^[18] Khali continued on a rampage for several weeks, winning handicap matches,^[19] beating superstars up in a display of power,^[20]^[21]^[22] and mocking The Undertaker's signature pin and victory pose.^[22]

Khali then challenged The Undertaker to a Punjabi Prison match at The Great American Bash.^[23] However, Khali was not medically cleared to compete in the match, and was instead replaced by Big Show, who would end up losing to The Undertaker despite interference from Khali. After he was medically cleared, Khali would be challenged by The Undertaker to a Last Man Standing match at SummerSlam.^[24] The match was moved to the SmackDown! just prior to SummerSlam and was won by The Undertaker, giving Khali his first definite loss in WWE.^[25]

[edit] ECW and Raw (2006–2007)

Daivari and The Great Khali were moved to the ECW brand officially when they made their ECW debuts on the 31 October 2006 edition of ECW on Sci Fi. Daivari beat "The Reject" Shannon Moore in a very quick match.^[26] Daivari's original theme music was used as well as his Persian rants on the microphone. Afterwards, Moore was manhandled by The Great Khali.^[26] Daivari continued his ECW winning streak over the next several weeks with The Great Khali usually following up the contest with a chokebomb on Daivari's opponent. At December to Dismember, Daivari got a victory over Tommy Dreamer following a roll-up.^[27] Dreamer then chased Daivari backstage; The Great Khali appeared and caught Dreamer, planting him on the steel ramp with a chokebomb.

Since 2007, Khali was accompanied by his translator and manager Ranjin Singh.

On the 8 January episode of Raw, Jonathan Coachman announced that Khali had signed with Raw (without his manager Daivari), and would wrestle John Cena in the main event. Khali won by disqualification after Cena took a steel chair held by Armando Estrada and hit Khali with it. After the match, Khali chokeslammed Cena to the mat and left the ringside area, leaving Cena prone to an attack by Umaga.^[28]

On the 19 February edition of Raw, Khali demanded better competition after easily defeating The Highlanders.^[29] Four days later on SmackDown!, Khali interfered in a Falls Count Anywhere Money In The Bank qualifying match between Kane and King Booker. Khali cost Kane the match,^[30] leading to a feud which would culminate with a match at WrestleMania 23. In his first appearance at WrestleMania, Khali defeated Kane at WrestleMania 23 after slamming him with the Khali Bomb. Right after the match, Khali choked Kane with a hook and chain.^[31]

Arrival of Ranjin Singh and Pursuit of the World Championship (2007–2008)[link]

On the 30 April edition of Raw, Khali attacked Shawn Michaels, Edge, and Randy Orton (all three top contenders to the WWE Championship at the time) backstage.^[32] He then attacked WWE Champion John Cena as well, sending a message that he wanted Cena's title.^[32] The next week on Raw, Khali defeated Michaels in a No. 1 contender's match for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day.^[33]^[34] At the event, Khali lost via submission for the first time ever, tapping out to John Cena's STFU. However, at Judgment Day, Khali's foot was under the rope when he tapped out, which went unnoticed by the referee.^[35] The next night on Raw, Khali expressed his outrage over the outcome via his newly established translator and manager, Ranjin Singh.^[36] At One Night Stand, Khali lost to John Cena after he was FU'd off a crane bed. This would be the first time that The Great Khali had ever been pinned in a singles match.^[37]

On the 11 June edition of Raw, as part of the 2007 WWE Draft, Khali was drafted from Raw to SmackDown! as SmackDown!'s first draft pick.^[38] He would soon enter a feud with Dave Batista in July.^[39] The two were scheduled for a match at The Great American Bash, however, because Edge vacated the World Heavyweight Championship due to an injury, a twenty man Battle Royal was held for the title on the 20 July edition of SmackDown!. Khali won after eliminating both Kane and Batista in one move, winning his first World Heavyweight Championship.^[40] Khali dominated and defeated both Batista and Kane in a Triple Threat match that same week at The Great American Bash.^[41] Khali then debuted a new finisher called the "Khali Vise Grip" which he used to wear down Ric Flair, Batista, and Kane. At SummerSlam, Khali lost by disqualification when he used a steel chair but retained the title.^[42]

Khali in 2008.

Khali then began a feud with Rey Mysterio after Mysterio won a "Championship Competition" making Mysterio the No. 1 contender. On the September 7 edition of SmackDown!, after Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero in an "I Quit" match, Khali applied his Vice Grip on Mysterio until Batista came to the rescue. After the assault, General Manager Theodore Long informed Khali that he would be defending his World Heavyweight Championship against both Rey Mysterio and Batista in a Triple Threat Match at Unforgiven, which Khali lost to Batista after receiving a spinebuster.^[43] Khali challenged Batista to a rematch in a Punjabi Prison Match at No Mercy in which Khali lost by failing to escape the Punjabi Prison before Batista.^[44]

In late 2007 and early 2008, Khali was put in a program with Finlay usually trying to assault Hornswoggle but with Finlay stopping him. Khali participated in a Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out, which was won by The Undertaker. At WrestleMania XXIV, Khali participated in a twenty-four man battle royal in which the winner would receive a title match against the ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero later that evening. Kane won the battle royal and went on to win the title. Khali then began a short feud with Big Show. The feud culminated with a match at Backlash where Big Show emerged victorious.^[45]

In July, Khali feuded with Triple H over his WWE Championship. On the 25 July edition of SmackDown!, Khali won a battle royal also involving Big Show, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Kennedy, Umaga and Montel Vontavious Porter, to earn the right to face Triple H at SummerSlam.^[46] At the event, Khali lost to Triple H after receiving a Pedigree. Khali was given another opportunity to win the WWE Championship, when he faced Jeff Hardy to gain entry into the Championship Scramble at Unforgiven. Triple H interfered in the Scramble qualification match, and aided Jeff Hardy with a chair shot to Khali, helping Hardy win and eliminating Khali from title contention.

Punjabi Playboy (2008–2011)[link]

Khali in a match with Finlay against Kane & Mike Knox.

On 3 October, daredevil Johnny Knoxville aired a segment on www.jackassworld.com interviewing Khali with his translator. When Knoxville asked about Khali's "taliwacker" Khali was upset and threatened to tip the interview table onto Knoxville.^[47] Khali later invited Knoxville to attend the 13 October episode of Raw, where Knoxville was attacked by Khali, WWE Diva Beth Phoenix, and Hornswoggle.

Khali grew to take on a more "fun" persona; he and Ranjin Singh began hosting the weekly "Khali Kiss Cam", where Singh would summon ostensibly random women from the audience to kiss Khali.

The Great Khali feuded with Dolph Ziggler, winning by disqualification after Ziggler attacked him with a steel chair.^[48] As a result, Khali began coming out to the ring during and after Ziggler's matches, in attempt to gain revenge and to stop Ziggler from cheating.^[49]^[50] Over the next few weeks, Khali lost to Ziggler by countout and disqualification after Ziggler made it look like Khali hit him with a steel chair.^[51]^[52] At The Bash, Khali lost to Ziggler by pinfall, after Kane returned and attacked Khali.^[53] It was later revealed that Ranjin Singh was Khali's brother. The feud with Kane resulted in a match at SummerSlam, where Kane defeated Khali after Kane used Singh as a distraction, and performed a running DDT on Khali.^[54] Then Khali lost to Kane again at the first ever WWE Breaking Point event.^[55]

Khali required knee surgery, so Kane "assaulted" Khali with the ring steps during a match so Khali could have time off.^[56] Whilst injured, Khali made a surprise appearance alongside Ranjin Singh, Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon on the 2 November edition of Raw, as a judge for the "Raw's Got Talent" segment.^[57]^[58] He made his official return on the 14 December edition of Raw teaming with Kane and Christian to defeat William Regal, Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov.

On the 2 April edition of SmackDown, it was announced that Khali would be out of action for an undefined amount of time as he needed to spend time with his family and regroup his thoughts back in India. However, on the 19 April edition on Raw, he made an appearance by teaming up with special guest host Will Forte (as his character MacGruber) in a 2-on-1 handicap match against Vladimir Kozlov as "Khaluber" (Khali dressed as MacGruber) which they won by intentional count-out.^[59]^[60]

As part of the 2010 WWE Supplemental Draft, Khali and Ranjin Singh were both drafted back to the Raw brand.^[61] After returning from his hiatus the previous month, Khali was announced by John Cena to be a part of his team along with John Morrison, Chris Jericho, Edge, R-Truth and Bret Hart to face The Nexus at SummerSlam. On the 9 August episode of Raw however, Khali was assaulted and injured by The Nexus, thus removing him from the match. Following the attack, Khali then took another hiatus to compete in Bigg Boss, in which he was the runner up on. He made his return at the 2011 Royal Rumble though he was eliminated shortly by Mason Ryan. On the 14 March episode of Raw, after Khali defeated The Miz by disqualification, Miz would assault Khali with a steel chair, which resulted in Khali suffering an injury. Khali won an interbrand dark match battle royal at WrestleMania XXVII.^[62]

Return to SmackDown (2011–present)[link]

On 26 April, Khali was drafted to back to SmackDown as part of the 2011 Supplemental Draft. Khali returned on the 29 April edition of SmackDown, talking backstage with Jinder Mahal, who made his WWE debut that night. On the 2 May episode of Raw, Khali dressed up as the Tooth Fairy at The Rock's birthday party.

On the 6 May edition of SmackDown, Mahal, unimpressed by how Khali and Ranjin Singh have been partaking in childish activities instead of winning matches, confronted Singh about his mismanagement of Khali. Mahal then interrupted a Khali Kiss Cam segment the following week, slapping Khali twice. On the 20 May edition of SmackDown, Mahal interrupted Khali's match against Jey Uso, which lead to Khali leaving the ring to confront Mahal. Mahal would then slap Khali again, which made Khali re-enter the ring and defeat Jey Uso, and then assault Jimmy Uso after the match.

On the 27 May edition of SmackDown, after being defeated by Kane, Mahal came out and shoved Ranjin Singh. Khali then used his vice-grip on Singh, turning heel in the process and forming an alliance with Mahal. Khali from then on acted as Mahal's bodyguard, assaulting Mahal's opponent's after his matches. On the 1 July edition of SmackDown, Ranjin Singh revealed that Mahal was their brother-in-law and that if Khali didn't obey Mahal, then he would divorce Khali's sister and put his family back into poverty. On the September 9 edition of SmackDown, Khali and Mahal went against WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) in a losing effort after Khali pushed Mahal, allowing Kingston to hit his Trouble in Paradise finishing move onto Mahal. After the match, Khali would walk away from Mahal, thus, turning face again.^[63] Khali would face Mahal on the 23 September edition of SmackDown, in which he successfully beat Mahal.

On the 30 September episode of SmackDown, Khali was defeated by World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry. After the match Henry (kayfabe) fractured Khali's fibula with a steel chair. Khali then returned to India for a few months for charity work and artistic pursuits.^[64]

On 29 January 2012, Khali returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view as the number 15 entrant in the Royal Rumble match, eliminating Ezekiel Jackson and Jinder Mahal before being eliminated by Cody Rhodes and Dolph Ziggler.^[65] He returned on the 3 February episode of SmackDown, saving Justin Gabriel from Rhodes, Hunico, and Hunico's bodyguard Camacho. Later the same night, Khali was announced as the replacement to Mark Henry in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.^[66] On the February 6 edition of Raw, Khali teamed up with Randy Orton in a winning effort against Rhodes and Wade Barrett. After the match, Khali and Orton got into an argument which led to Khali being hit with an RKO.^[67] On the February 10 edition of SmackDown, Khali defeated Jinder Mahal, winning his first singles match since returning.^[68] On the February 17 edition, Khali teamed up with the Big Show in a winning effort against Rhodes and Barrett. After the match, Big Show knocked out Khali with a W.M.D.^[69] At Elimination Chamber, Khali failed to capture the World Heavyweight Championship after being eliminated first by Big Show.^[70] On the March 23 edition of SmackDown, The Great Khali was added to Theodore Long's WrestleMania XXVIII team.^[71]

Television [link]

Great Khali during a Peace Rally in Mumbai on 20th November, 2011

From October 2010 until the final in January 2011, Khali appeared on the television reality show Bigg Boss, on which he finished as first runner-up. The show made special arrangements only for Khali, including a custom-made bed to fit him.^[72] In March 2011, Khali had a brief cameo in episode 18 of NBC's Outsourced. It was confirmed by WWE.com mid April that Khali would appear on Disney Channel TV program Pair of Kings as Atog, a rock smashing giant who appears in the episode "Fight School".^[73]

Brian Ong incident [link]

On 28 May 2001, Brian Ong died after receiving a flapjack from Singh.^[1] Ong had suffered a previous concussion during the session, but the trainers gave him a lower evaluation for not avoiding injuries and told him to continue training. In addition, it was proven that Ong did not receive protective gear or supervision by All Pro Wrestling (APW) staff. This second concussion ultimately proved fatal for him. As Singh inadvertently caused his death, Ong's family brought a lawsuit against APW.^[1] APW was found liable for recklessness after less than a day of deliberations, awarding the Ong family for damages of over $1.3 million.^[1]

Personal life [link]

Khali is a religious person.^{[citation needed]} He meditates every day and does not consume alcohol, drugs, tobacco, caffeine or meat.^{[citation needed]} Contrary to popular belief, Singh has not suffered from gigantism or acromegaly.^{[citation needed]} Singh married Harminder Kaur on 27 February 2002.^[4]^[12] Singh suggested the ringname "The Great Khali" after the Hindu goddess Kali, who is associated with eternal energy.^[12] Singh's training schedule consists of two hours of weight training, morning and evening, every day. Singh's diet is unclear, as in some interviews it is claimed he maintains his size on a vegetarian diet,^[74] and in other interviews it is claimed he consumes vast quantities of chicken.^[75] He has however clarified that he had to start eating chicken in order to get sufficient protein for his exercise program.^[76]

In wrestling [link]

Khali with the WWE Championship, a title he never won.

Finishing moves

Punjabi Plunge / Khali Bomb^[77] (Two-handed chokeslam) - 2006-present

Vise Grip (Two-handed clawhold) - 2007-present

Signature moves

Big boot

Brain chop^[78]

Chokeslam^[79]

Clothesline^[33]

Delayed scoop slam

Headbutt

Kick to the head of a facedown opponent

Leg drop^[33]

Military press slam

Nerve hold^[33]^[79]

Repeated back elbow strikes to a cornered opponent

Short–arm clothesline

Slap to a cornered opponent's chest, sometimes onto a charging or diving opponent

Spin kick to an oncoming opponent^[33]

Managers

Masahiro Chono

Daivari

Ranjin Singh^[80]

Jinder Mahal

Nicknames

"The Punjabi Nightmare"

"The Punjabi Playboy" (2008–2011;2012-Present)

"The Punjabi Titan"^[81]

"The Prince of the Land of Five Rivers" (2009)

Entrance themes

"Da.ngr"^[82] by Jim Johnston (2006–2008,2011)

"Land of Five Rivers"^[83] by Panjabi MC^[84] (2008–2011;2012-Present)

"'Main Yash Hun V2" by Jim Johnston (2011, with Jinder Mahal)

Championships and accomplishments [link]

The Great Khali as the World Heavyweight Champion.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Teisen Hall Six-Man Tournament (2002)–with Masahiro Chono and Giant Silva^[85]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him #83 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008^[86]

World Wrestling Entertainment

World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[87]

Slammy Award for "Damn!" Moment of the Year (2008)^[88] Khali Kiss Cam

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Most Overrated (2007)

Worst Gimmick (2008)

Filmography [link]

Film

Year Film Role Notes

2005 The Longest Yard Turley

2008 Get Smart Dalip

2010 MacGruber Tug Phelps

2010 Kushti Ramakrishna

2010 Ramaa: The Saviour Vali

2010 The A-Team Chop Shop Guy Uncredited

2012 Sur la piste du Marsupilami Bolo French film

Television [link]

Year Title Role Channel Notes

2010 Bigg Boss (season 4) Himself Colors Reality TV series
Runner-up as Contestant
Evicted Day 96

2011 Outsourced Himself NBC Cameo (season 1: episode 18)

2012 Pair of Kings Atog the Giant Disney Channel Episode:"Fight School"

References [link]

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Name Great Khali, The

Alternative names Singh, Dalip

Short description Professional wrestler

Date of birth 27 August 1972

Place of birth Dhirana, India

Date of death

Place of death

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Juicy J

Juicy J (front) performing with Three 6 Mafia bandmate DJ Paul.

Background information

Birth name Jordan Houston

Origin Memphis, Tennessee

Genres Hip hop, dirty south, gangsta rap, crunk, horrorcore

Occupations Rapper, Record producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Songwriter

Years active 1990–present

Labels Taylor Gang, Columbia, Hypnotize Minds

Associated acts Three 6 Mafia, DJ Paul, Project Pat, Young Buck, Wiz Khalifa, Lex Luger

Website juicyjofthree6mafia.com

Jordan Houston, better known by his stage name Juicy J (born April 5, 1977) is an Academy Award-winning American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee and is the co-founder and a member of the duo Three 6 Mafia (formerly known as Triple Six Mafia). He is also the younger brother of fellow member, Project Pat.^[1] His second solo album, Hustle Till I Die,^[2] was released June 16, 2009. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". In December 2011 Juicy J confirmed rumors that he was the newest member of Wiz Khalifa's "Taylor Gang." He is featured with other members of Taylor Gang on the cover of Source Magazine's May 2012 issue.

Juicy J is most notable for his crunk style of rapping, highlighted by his patented "heavy-breathing" and "stomping" background sound effects. Juicy J's production style is characterized by fast-rolling high hats, sharp snares, and deep cinematic bass. He also incorporates samples from classic soul artists such as Willie Hutch, David Ruffin, and Isaac Hayes.

Contents

1 Guest appearances

2 Discography

3 Music Videos

4 See also

5 References

6 External links

Guest appearances [link]

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album

"Smokin' On" (Produced by: Drumma Boy) 2011 Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Mac & Devin Go to High School

"Brand New" (Produced by: Aone) 2012 Young Buck Bond Money

"Errday" (Follow @BiggSmok3) 21st Century Cabin Fever

"Cup" 2012 Wiz Khalifa, Chevy Woods N/A

"My Favorite Song" (Produced by: Rob Holladay) Wiz Khalifa Taylor Allderdice

"T.A.P." (Produced by: Spaceghostpurrp)

"Blindfolds" (Produced by: Harry Fraud)

"The Code" (Produced by: Lex Luger) Wiz Khalifa, Lola Monroe, Chevy Woods

Discography [link]

Studio albums

2002: Chronicles of the Juice Man

2009: Hustle Till I Die

2012: Stay Trippy

Collaborative albums

2012: TBA (with Taylor Gang)

Official mixtapes

2009: The Realest Nigga In The Game (Hosted By: DJ Scream)

2011: Blue Dream & Lean (Hosted By: DJ Scream)

2012: Blue Dream & Lean: Reloaded

Collaboration mixtapes

2009: Play Me Some Pimpin (With: Project Pat) (Hosted By: Trap-A-Holics)

2009: Cut Throat (With: Project Pat) (Hosted By: DJ Smallz & DJ Kay Slay)

2009: Play Me Some Pimpin 2 (With: Project Pat) (Hosted By: DJ Drama)

2010: Cut Throat 2 (Dinner Thieves) (With: Project Pat) (Hosted By: DJ Scream & DJ Whoo Kid)

2010: Convicted Felons (With: Project Pat & Bank Mr. 912) (Hosted By: DJ Rell, DJ Boogaloo & Devin Steel)

2010: Rubba Band Business (With: Lex Luger) (Hosted By: Trap-A-Holics)

2011: Rubba Band Business 2 (With: Lex Luger) (Hosted By: Trap-A-Holics)

2011: Young Nigga Movement (With: Lex Luger & V.A.B.P.) (Hosted By: Trap-A-Holics)

2011: Cocaine Mafia (With: Project Pat & French Montana) (Hosted By: Evil Empire)

2012: Young Nigga Movement 2 (With: Lex Luger & V.A.B.P.) (Hosted By: Trap-A-Holics)

Music Videos [link]

See also [link]

Three 6 Mafia

Hypnotize Minds

Wiz Khalifa

References [link]

^ allmusic ((( Project Pat > Biography )))

^ AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Juicy J, DJ Paul Prep New Solo Albums, Tour

External links [link]

Three 6 Mafia Official Website

Juicy J on Myspace

Jordan Houston at the Internet Movie Database

List of Music Videos Juicy J appeared in.
Title Year Performer(s)

"30 Inches" 2009 Juicy J, Project Pat

"Violent" Juicy J

"Ugh Ugh Ugh" Juicy J, Project Pat, Webbie

"North Memphis Like Me" (Remix) Juicy J, Project Pat, V Slash

"Lets Get High" Juicy J

"Hood Sprung" Juicy J

"Talkin Shit" Juicy J

"Twerk" Juicy J, Project Pat

"They Want Me Gone" Juicy J, Project Pat, Lil Reno

"Convicted Felon" Juicy J

"Robbers, Killas, and Thieves" Juicy J

"Get Yo Ass Robbed" Juicy J, Project Pat, V Slash

"Break It Down" 2010 Juicy J, Project Pat

"Cali High" Juicy J, Project Pat

"Take A Loss" Juicy J, Jon Geezy

"Money Shit" Juicy J, Jon Geezy, Lil Reno

"Stupid High" Juicy J, Lil Wyte

"Old Triple Six" Juicy J

"I'm Gutta Bra" Juicy J, Lil Wyte, V Slash

"I Be Flippin" Juicy J, Lil Lody

"Smith & Wesson" Juicy J

"Ain't Shit Changed" Juicy J

"Bitch Get Me High High" Juicy J, Lil Reno, V Slash

"Bet Yo Bankroll" Juicy J, Yo Yo Munie

"OG Masta Kush" Juicy J, Jelly Roll

"Last Piece of Change" Juicy J, Billy Wes, Project Pat

"That's What It Is" Juicy J, Bank Mr. 912

"Yao Ming" Juicy J

"Flip That Bitch A Few Times" 2011 Juicy J

"Black And Yellow" (Remix) Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Juicy J

"Smokin And Sippin" Juicy J

"Stunna's Do" Juicy J, Billy Wes

"Talkin Bout (Bombay Gin Dance)" Juicy J

"Boat Load (Inhale)" Juicy J, Machine Gun Kelly

"Shine" Juicy J, Billy Wes

"Niggas Got Problems" Juicy J

"So Much Money" Juicy J

"Introduce" Juicy J, Don Trip

"A Zip and a Double Cup" Juicy J

"Killa" Juicy J

"Delete Em" Juicy J

"Make It Happen" Juicy J, Casey veggies

"Money Balls" Juicy J

"Got To Meet A G" Juicy J

"Oh Well" Juicy J, 2 Chainz

"Rockstar Stoned" Juicy J

"Met The Wrong Gun" Juicy J

"Stoners Nite" Juicy J

"Geeked Up Off Them Bars" Juicy J

"Me" Juicy J

"Make Money" Juicy J

"I Don't Play With Guns" Juicy J, Project Pat, Alley Boy

"A Zip and a Double Cup" (Remix) Juicy J, 2 Chainz, Tha Joker

"Get Higher" Juicy J, Kreayshawn

"Juicy J Can't" Juicy J

"Get Rowdy" Drumma Boy, Young Buck, Juicy J

"Deez Bitches Rollin" 2012 Juicy J, Spaceghost Purrp, Speak!

"Lucky Charm" Juicy J

"Countin' Faces" Juicy J

"Drugged Out" Juicy J

"This Bitch By My Side" Juicy J

"Oh Gee La" Wiz Khalifa, Lola Monroe, Juicy J

"My Favorite Song" Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J

"Gotta New One" Juicy J

"Been Gettin Money" Juicy J

"You Want Deez Rackz" Juicy J

"Errbody Wave" Juicy J

"Won't Miss Ya" Juicy J

"Riley" Juicy J

"20 Zig Zags" Juicy J

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Academy Award for Best Original Song (2001–2010)

"If I Didn't Have You"

Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2001)

"Lose Yourself"

Music: Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto

Lyrics: Eminem (2002)

"Into the West"

Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (2003)

"Al otro lado del río"

Music and lyrics: Jorge Drexler (2004)

"It's Hard out Here for a Pimp"

Music and lyrics: Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard (2005)

"I Need to Wake Up"

Music and lyrics: Melissa Etheridge (2006)

"Falling Slowly"

Music and lyrics: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007)

"Jai Ho"

Music: A. R. Rahman

Lyrics: Gulzar (2008)

"The Weary Kind"

Music and lyrics: Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett (2009)

"We Belong Together"

Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2010)

Complete list

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(1941–1950)

(1951–1960)

(1961–1970)

(1971–1980)

(1981–1990)

(1991–2000)

(2001–2010)

(2011–2020)

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Three 6 Mafia

DJ Paul

Juicy J

Crunchy Black

Gangsta Boo

Koopsta Knicca

Lord Infamous

Albums

Smoked Out, Loced Out

Mystic Stylez

Chapter 1: The End

Chapter 2: World Domination

When the Smoke Clears

Choices: The Album

Da Unbreakables

Choices II: The Setup

Most Known Unknown

Last 2 Walk

Laws of Power

Compilations

Live by Yo Rep

Underground Vol. 1: (1991-1994)

Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis

Underground Vol. 3: Kings of Memphis

Three 6 Mafia Presents: Hypnotize Camp Posse

Most Known Hits

Smoked Out Music Greatest Hits

Prophet's Greatest Hits

CrazyNDaLazDayz

Da Headbusaz - Dat's How It Happen To'M

Singles

"Sippin' on Some Syrup"

"Ridin' Spinners"

"Stay Fly"

"Poppin' My Collar"

"Side 2 Side"

"Doe Boy Fresh"

"Like Money"

"I'd Rather"

"Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)"

"That's Right"

"Shake My"

"Lil Freak (Ugh, Ugh, Ugh)"

"Feel It"

"Shots After Shots"

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Lil Wyte

Hypnotize Minds

Adventures in Hollyhood

Columbia Records

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Name J, Juicy

Alternative names

Short description

Date of birth April 5, 1973

Place of birth

Date of death

Place of death

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Persondata
Name	Wight, Paul
Alternative names	Big Show; The Giant
Short description	Professional wrestler; actor
Date of birth	February 8, 1978
Place of birth	Aiken, South Carolina
Date of death
Place of death

Randy Orton
Randy Orton at WWE Tribute to the Troops in 2010.
Ring name(s)	Randy Orton
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)^[1]
Billed weight	235 lb (107 kg)^[1]
Born	(1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 32)^[2]^[3] Knoxville, Tennessee^[2]^[3]
Resides	Saint Charles, Missouri^[4]
Billed from	St. Louis, Missouri^[1]
Trained by	"Cowboy" Bob Orton South Broadway Athletic Club^[5] Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance Ohio Valley Wrestling^[5]
Debut	March 18, 2000^[6]

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Persondata
Name	Orton, Randall Keith
Alternative names
Short description	Professional wrestler
Date of birth	April 1, 1980
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death

Jeff Hardy

Ring name(s)	Galaxion^[1] Gladiator^[1] The Iceman^[1] Jeff Hardy^[2] Mean Jimmy Jack^[1] Willow the Whisp^[3] Wolverine^[1]
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)^[4]
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)^[4]
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)^[5]
Billed weight	215 lb (98 kg)^[5]
Born	(1977-08-31) August 31, 1977 (age 34)^[6] Cameron, North Carolina^[5]
Resides	Raleigh, North Carolina
Billed from	Cameron, North Carolina^[2]
Trained by	Dory Funk, Jr.^[2] Michael Hayes^[2]
Debut	October 15, 1993

Persondata
Name	Hardy, Jeff
Alternative names	Willow the Wisp; Itchweed; Galaxion; Gladiator; Iceman, The; Mean Jimmy Jack; Wolverine
Short description	professional wrestler and musician; artist
Date of birth	August 31, 1977
Place of birth	Cameron, North Carolina
Date of death
Place of death

The Great Khali
The Great Khali in 2008
Ring name(s)	Giant Singh^[1] Khali The Great Khali Dalip Singh^[2]
Billed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) ^[3]
Billed weight	347 lb (157 kg)^[3]
Born	(1972-08-27) 27 August 1972 (age 39)^[1]^[4] Dhirana, India^[4]
Resides	Punjab, India^[5]
Billed from	Punjab, India
Trained by	APW Boot Camp^[1]
Debut	7 October 2000^[1]^[6]

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	The Longest Yard	Turley
2008	Get Smart	Dalip
2010	MacGruber	Tug Phelps
2010	Kushti	Ramakrishna
2010	Ramaa: The Saviour	Vali
2010	The A-Team	Chop Shop Guy	Uncredited
2012	Sur la piste du Marsupilami	Bolo	French film

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2010	Bigg Boss (season 4)	Himself	Colors	Reality TV series Runner-up as Contestant Evicted Day 96
2011	Outsourced	Himself	NBC	Cameo (season 1: episode 18)
2012	Pair of Kings	Atog the Giant	Disney Channel	Episode:"Fight School"

Persondata
Name	Great Khali, The
Alternative names	Singh, Dalip
Short description	Professional wrestler
Date of birth	27 August 1972
Place of birth	Dhirana, India
Date of death
Place of death

Juicy J
Juicy J (front) performing with Three 6 Mafia bandmate DJ Paul.
Background information
Birth name	Jordan Houston
Origin	Memphis, Tennessee
Genres	Hip hop, dirty south, gangsta rap, crunk, horrorcore
Occupations	Rapper, Record producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Songwriter
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Taylor Gang, Columbia, Hypnotize Minds
Associated acts	Three 6 Mafia, DJ Paul, Project Pat, Young Buck, Wiz Khalifa, Lex Luger
Website	juicyjofthree6mafia.com

Title	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Smokin' On" (Produced by: Drumma Boy)	2011	Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa	Mac & Devin Go to High School
"Brand New" (Produced by: Aone)	2012	Young Buck	Bond Money
"Errday" (Follow @BiggSmok3)		21st Century	Cabin Fever
"Cup"		2012	Wiz Khalifa, Chevy Woods	N/A
"My Favorite Song" (Produced by: Rob Holladay)			Wiz Khalifa	Taylor Allderdice
"T.A.P." (Produced by: Spaceghostpurrp)
"Blindfolds" (Produced by: Harry Fraud)
"The Code" (Produced by: Lex Luger)	Wiz Khalifa, Lola Monroe, Chevy Woods

Persondata
Name	J, Juicy
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 5, 1973
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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