Vic Ghezzi
Personal information
Full name	Victor J. Ghezzi
Born	(1910-10-19)October 19, 1910 Rumson, New Jersey
Died	May 30, 1976(1976-05-30) (aged 65) Miami Beach, Florida
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1932
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	11
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T6: 1941
U.S. Open	T2: 1946
The Open Championship	T18: 1947
PGA Championship	Won: 1941

Victor J. Ghezzi (October 19, 1910 – May 30, 1976) was an American golfer. (Birth year sometimes listed as 1912) He won 11 times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 1941 PGA Championship. He was selected for three Ryder Cup teams, 1939, 1941, and 1943 but each was canceled due to World War II. He was born in Rumson, New Jersey and died of cancer at the Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida.^[1]

Professional wins[link]

PGA Tour wins (11)[link]

• 1935 (2) Los Angeles Open, Calvert Open
• 1936 (2) Hollywood Open, New Jersey PGA Championship
• 1937 (1) Lake Placid Open
• 1938 (3) North and South Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Sam Snead), Hershey Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
• 1941 (1) PGA Championship
• 1947 (1) Greater Greensboro Open
• 1948 (1) Dapper Dan-Alcoma Tournament

Major championship is shown on bold.

Other wins[link]

this list may be incomplete

• 1935 Maryland Open
• 1937 New Jersey State Open
• 1939 New Jersey PGA Championship
• 1943 New Jersey State Open
• 1944 New Jersey State Open
• 1949 New Jersey PGA Championship

Major championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1941	PGA Championship	38 holes	Byron Nelson

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline[link]

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also[link]

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References[link]

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Vic
—  Municipality  —
Plaça Major de Vic
Flag Coat of arms
Vic Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°56′N 2°15′E / 41.933°N 2.25°E / 41.933; 2.25Coordinates: 41°56′N 2°15′E / 41.933°N 2.25°E / 41.933; 2.25
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Osona
Government
• Mayor	Josep Maria Vila d'Abadal Serra (CIU)
Area
• Total	30.60 km2 (11.81 sq mi)
Elevation	484 m (1,588 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	38,321
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Vigatà, vigatana
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Roman temple

Vic (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbik]) is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.

History[link]

Vic is of ancient origin. Vic, in past times, was called Ausa by the Romans. Iberian coins bearing this name have been found there. The Visigoths called it Ausona. Sewage caps on sidewalks around the city will also read "Vich," an old form of the name.

During the 8th and 9th centuries, Vic sat in the Spanish Marches that separated Frankish and Islamic forces. It was destroyed in 788 during a Muslim incursion. Afterwards only one quarter was rebuilt, which was called Vicus Ausonensis (vicus is Latin for city borough), from which the name Vic was derived. It was repopulated by Wilfred the Hairy in 878 who gained control over the high part of the city and gave up the lowest part to the bishop to construct the episcopal see. From then on, the city was ruled by the count of Barcelona and by the bishop of Vic.

At a council in Toulouges in 1027, the bishop of Vic established the first Peace and Truce of God that helped reduce private warfare.

During the 18th century the city was the first focus of the rebellion against the centralist policy of King Philip V of Spain. The conflict became the War of the Spanish Succession, which resulted in Catalonia losing its freedom as a nation.

In the early 20th century Vic had 9500 inhabitants, and in 1992 it hosted Roller Hockey events of the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics.

Ecclesiastical history[link]

The bishopric is a suffragan of the archbishopric of Tarragona, bounded on the north by Girona, on the east by Girona and Barcelona, on the south by Barcelona and Tarragona, on the west by Tarragona and Lleida. It lies within the four Catalonian provinces, but the greater part of it in that of Barcelona.

The introduction of Christianity was undoubtedly very early, as martyrs of Ausa are recorded in the time of Emperor Decius, and in the earliest records of the Tarraconensian sees the Bishop of Vic is one of the very first mentioned. None, however, is mentioned by name until 516 when Cinidius is named as assisting at the provincial Council of Tarragona and Girona. Aquilinus (589-99) attended the third Council of Toledo; Esteban, the fourth and one at Egara; Dominus, the sixth of Toledo; Guericus, the eighth; Wisefredus sent his vicar to the thirteenth, and attended in person the fifteenth and sixteenth. With this bishop ends the history of the Church of Ausona before the Saracen invasion.

The reconquest of Vic was begun in the time of Louis the Pious, who confided the civil government to Borrell, Count of Ausona, all ecclesiastical matters being under the direction of the Archbishop of Narbonne.

In 826 Vic fell once more into the hands of the Moors and was finally reconquered by Wilfred the Hairy, independent Count of Barcelona.

Count Wilfred dedicated the famous monastery of Ripoll to the Blessed Virgin, and obtained from the Archbishop of Narbonne the consecration of Godmarus as Bishop of Vic. The bishops and the family of Montcada disputed the right of sovereignty over the city until 1315, when the Bishop Berenguer Gaguardia ceded his rights to the king, James II, who also purchased the rights of the Moncadas.

Bishop Atton (960-72) is worthy of mention as a great promoter of education. Many persons availed themselves of the advantages offered by his reforms, among them Gerbert, the monk of Aurillac, afterwards Pope Sylvester II, who was distinguished for his learning.

Another of the most illustrious bishops of Vic was Oliva (1018–46), son of the Count of Besalú, and Abbot of Ripoll where he reconstructed and richly decorated the church. The dedication took place 15 January 1032. He also, with the help of Ermesinda, Countess of Barcelona, reconstructed the cathedral and dedicated it to Sts. Peter and Paul on 31 August 1038. In the time of his successor Guillermo I the relics of its patron saints, the martyrs Lucianus and Marcianus, were found at Vic, and a council was held for the restoration of peace among the faithful.

Berenguer Seniofredo reformed the chapter, expelling lax members and introducing regular observance. Berenguer obtained for himself the dignity of Archbishop of Tarragona, which was contested by the Bishop of Narbonne. Among the Spanish bishops who attended the Council of Trent was Acisclo Moya de Contreras, Bishop of Vic, who was accompanied by the theologian Pedro Mercado.

Of the more recent bishops, Josep Morgades i Gili deserves special mention. He restored the monastery of Ripoll, destroyed and pillaged by the revolutionists, and reconsecrated its church on 1 July 1893. He also established at Vic an archaeological museum where he collected many treasures of medieval art which had been dispersed among the ancient churches of the diocese. The next Bishop of Vic was Josep Torres i Bages, a man of great culture and learning.

• Other celebrated natives of the Vic diocese include:

• Saint Antoni Maria Claret i Clarà, archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, confessor of Isabella II and founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in North America also known as the Claretians.

• Archbishop Josep Sadoc Alemany i Concill, Dominican and first archbishop of San Francisco, California.

• See also Roman Catholic Diocese of Vic

Culture[link]

Among other centers and institutions working to promote culture education, Vic is renowned for:

• The Universitat de Vic, a young but active University that, according to its numbers, has grown to be the most important outside the four main cities of Catalonia.
• The Museu episcopal, a medieval art museum administered by the bishopric.
• The Museu de la pell, a museum dedicated to leathers.
• The popular markets, trade fairs and festivals. Especially the Mercat de música viva de Vic & Mercat Medieval.

Economy[link]

For centuries, the city's primary industrial and commercial activity was a textile industry, now almost disappeared. Nowadays, the pillars of the economy are agriculture and other alimentary industries, and construction.

The city is famous for its sausages and other pork derivatives, especially fuet, a thin cured sausage. The making of cured sausages and cold meats stems from the long tradition of pig farming in the Vic plain.

Main sights[link]

It is disputed whether the Church of Sant Pere Apòstol or Sta. Maria la Rodona ^[1] was the first cathedral church. For centuries the bishops celebrated the first Christmas Mass in this church, and the third in that of Sant Pere.

The ancient Church of S. Maria was rebuilt from the foundations by Canon Guillem Bonfil in 1140, and consecrated forty years later by Bishop Pere Retorta. In 1787 it was demolished to make room for the new Cathedral. Bishop Jordi (915- 38) reconsecrated the Church of Ripoll and also consecrated that of Sta. Maria de Manresa.

The original cathedral, which had but a single nave, thick walls, and few windows, was replaced by that built by Bishop Oliva. As early as the thirteenth century Bishop Raimond d'Anglesola wrote a pastoral letter exhorting his people to contribute towards repairing the cathedral. In 1401 Bishop Diego de Heredia added a transept, and in 1585 the door of Sant Joan was added, but the necessity of a complete reconstruction was soon recognized, and towards the end of the eighteenth century the building was torn down, and the cornerstone of the new one was laid on 24 September 1781. It was consecrated on 15 September 1803. It is classic in design, a combination of Doric and Tuscan, with a facade of white stone enriched with a beautiful balustrade. It has three entrances, corresponding to the three naves, and colossal statutes of its six patrons. The interior is Corinthian. All the monuments and altars were destroyed when the old church was demolished, except the high altar which is of alabaster, in the Gothic style, and was given early in the fifteen century by D. Bernat Despujol. Among the chapels that of St. Bernat Calvó (1233–43), who assisted James I of Aragon in the conquest of Valencia, deserves special mention. The two-storied Gothic cloister is exceedingly beautiful. A handsome Gothic doorway leading to the chapter house has been preserved.

The conciliar seminary was begun in 1635 by Gaspar Gil and was finally finished, by command of Pope Benedict XIV, by Manuel Muñoz in 1748. The modern seminary is located in the former Jesuit College. It has sent out many famous men, among them Balmes and the poet Jacint Verdaguer, author of "L'Atlàntida". The episcopal palace was destroyed in the wars of 1640 and rebuilt by degrees, being completed by Bishop Veyan. The archaeological museum is in this building.

Manresa, where St. Ignatius Loyola wrote his Spiritual Exercises, is situated in the Diocese of Vic. His memory is venerated in the Santa Cova, which has been converted into a church, and a magnificent college of the Jesuits built near it.

Demography[link]

Miscellaneous[link]

The University of Vic never attained to any great importance; it is not known when or by whom it was founded. King Philip II granted it the privilege of conferring degrees, but only in philosophy and the arts (1599). Philip V, in the Corts of Barcelona (1702), granted it the power to confer degrees in theology and other higher sciences.

The greatest glory of Vic of modern times is Jaume Balmes, the foremost Spanish philosopher of the nineteenth century, whose remains are interred in the cloister of the cathedral. His first centenary was celebrated at Vic by a Catholic Congress.

Other celebrated natives of Vic include:

• Trinitarian Saint Michael de Sanctis
• Joseph Sadoc Alemany, (1814–1888), born in Vic, later Archbishop of San Francisco^[2]

On 2005-12-22, some inhabitants of the city won a total prize of about 500 million euros in the Spanish Christmas Lottery.^[3]

Sport[link]

The city has a roller hockey team, CHP Vic, one of the most important in Spain, and dispute the main League OK Liga.

See also[link]

• List of municipalities in Barcelona
• Osona
• Plain of Vic

Sources and references[link]

1. ^ Sta. Maria la Rodona archaeological site and history
2. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967. 
3. ^ Spanish town wins big in lottery, CNN, December 22, 2005. Archived on the Internet Archive January 16, 2006.

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rius Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Vich". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 
• Paul Freedman, "The Diocese of Vic" has broad implications for the medieval history of Catalonia in general
• Diocese of Vic general information of the Catholic-Hierarchy website

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• Information from the Diputació de Barcelona (Catalan)
• University of Vic
• Tourist information

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Betty Hicks
Personal information
Born	(1920-11-16)November 16, 1920 Long Beach, California
Died	February 20, 2011(2011-02-20) (aged 90) Aptos, California
Nationality	United States
Residence	Cupertino, California
Career
College	Long Beach City College
Turned professional	1941
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined at founding in 1950)
Professional wins	1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
LPGA Championship	6th: 1955
U.S. Women's Open	2nd: 1948, 1954

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Hicks (November 16, 1920 – February 20, 2011)^[1][2] was an American professional golfer, golf coach and teacher, aviator, and author. She also competed under her married name, Betty Hicks Newell.

Hicks was born in Long Beach, California.^[1] As an amateur golfer, she won the 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur^[3] and was Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. She turned professional later that year.

Hicks competed on the LPGA Tour, finishing second several times in the 1950s but never winning.^[4] She finished second in the U.S. Women's Open in 1948^[5] and 1954^[6] and third in 1957. She won the All American Open, which would later become a LPGA Tour event, in 1944.

Hicks coached the women's golf team at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, where she also coordinated the aviation department.^[2]

As an author, Hicks co-authored the book "Golf Manual for Teachers" with Ellen Griffin in 1949. In 1996, she co-authored "Patty Sheehan on Golf" with Patty Sheehan. In 2006, she wrote "My Life: From Fairway to Airway" which chronicles her life in golf and her second career as a pilot.^[7]

Hicks is a member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Hall of Fame,^[8] the Long Beach Golf Hall of Fame,^[9] San Jose Sports Hall of Fame,^[10] the Women's Sports Foundation International Hall of Fame,^[11] the California Golf Writers Hall of Fame, and the International Forest of Friendship Aviation Hall of Fame.^[12] In 1999, she won the Ellen Griffin Rolex award for her efforts in helping the LPGA grow and in teaching the game of golf to women.

Hicks is sometimes confused with contemporary Helen Hicks, who won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1931.

Hicks died on February 20, 2011, from Alzheimer's disease.^[2][13]

References[link]

Orlando Jordan
Ring name(s)	Orlando Jordan[1]
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Billed weight	257 lb (117 kg)[1]
Born	(1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 38)[2] Richmond, Virginia[1]
Resides	Miami, Florida
Billed from	Miami, Florida
Trained by	Rocky Johnson[1] Dan McDevitt[3] RJ Carrington[3]
Debut	1999[4]

Orlando Jordan^[1] (born April 21, 1974)^[5] is an American professional wrestler. Jordan is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one-time United States Champion. Following his departure from WWE, he spent nineteen months signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Professional wrestling career[link]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003–2006)[link]

Jordan made his WWE TV debut on the May 31, 2003 episode of Velocity defeating Jamie Noble. On June 26, 2003, Jordan made his first SmackDown! appearance as a fan favorite at Madison Square Garden against then-villain John Cena.^[6] Although he did not win the match, he was impressive enough that when Cena attacked Jordan after the match was over, The Undertaker, with whom Cena was feuding, came to the ring and helped Jordan to his feet.^[6]

Jordan was named "Chief of Staff" of John "Bradshaw" Layfield's (right) Cabinet.

After being a fan favorite for several months, Jordan turned into a villain by joining John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL)'s Cabinet and being appointed as his "Chief of Staff". This happened when he saved J.B.L. from an attack from The Undertaker.^[7] A few months after joining, Jordan began changing his look by growing out his hair. While a part of The Cabinet, Jordan, along with the Basham Brothers (who became the newly appointed "Co-Secretaries of Defense"), helped JBL manage to keep his WWE Championship for nine months by interfering in his title matches against Eddie Guerrero, Booker T, the face run of The Big Show, and The Undertaker, who was the first person to show Jordan respect.

After JBL began a feud with a now-fan favorite John Cena over the WWE Title leading up to WrestleMania 21, Jordan faced off with Cena on the March 3, 2005 edition of SmackDown! from the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.^[8] Orlando defeated John Cena with the help of JBL to win the United States Championship, his first and only title in WWE.^[8] After losing his WWE Title to John Cena at WrestleMania 21, JBL stated that his Cabinet had been holding him back, which led to the departure of the Bashams. At The Great American Bash, Jordan began feuding with the newly drafted Chris Benoit. Jordan defeated Benoit and retained his United States Championship after removing the turnbuckle pad and shoving Benoit head-first into the exposed steel and covered him for the win.^[9] Feeling cheated, Benoit continued to chase Jordan for the title. He finally defeated Jordan (in a record 25.5 seconds) at SummerSlam to win the title.^[10] Following this quick match, Jordan attempted to win his title back on multiple occasions, leading to 3 consecutive losses with all matches lasting less than a minute. The first rematch lasted 23.4 seconds.^[11] During the second rematch, Jordan actually almost knocked out Benoit with a punch in the opening moments but still lost at 22.5 seconds, which was even faster than the first match.^[12] During the third match, Jordan stalled until the time, which was being displayed on the TitanTron, went over 25 seconds.^[13] He got so excited when his time went over 30 seconds that he dropped his guard and Benoit took the opportunity to lock on the Sharpshooter for a win at the 49.8 second mark.^[13] Earlier in the show, Orlando stated that he had mastered every counter to Benoit's signature Crippler Crossface, which was shown when during the match every time Benoit attempted the Crippler Crossface, Jordan countered it.^[13] After those unsuccessful rematches, Jordan later broke away from JBL, although both later made a few appearances together later on.

Jordan in a wrestling match against Tatanka in 2006.

When Booker T got injured half-way through his Best of Seven series for the United States Championship, he needed a replacement to face Chris Benoit.^[14] As the series was at 3–1 in Booker's favor, Booker T only needed his replacement to win one match in order to become the United States Champion.^[14] Orlando approached him about the position but Booker T and his wife Sharmell laughed in Orlando's face and made jokes about Orlando's quick tap-out losses to Benoit.^[14] Booker instead asked Randy Orton to substitute for him.^[14] Orton, however, failed to win the deciding match, leading Jordan to once again ask for the position the next week.^[14][15] Booker T and his wife laughed at him and turned him down once again, however.^[15] During the sixth match in the series, Jordan jumped the rail, grabbed Booker T's crutch, and hit Chris Benoit for a disqualification finish.^[15] Chris Benoit was announced as the winner, tying the Best of Seven Series at 3–3.^[15] The next week, Jordan ran to ringside to attempt to halt Booker T from winning the Championship but was unable to prevent Orton from eventually beating Chris Benoit and winning the series for Booker T.

Jordan was then pushed down to Velocity and won several matches there. Jordan made his final SmackDown! appearance on the May 12 episode of SmackDown! in a backstage segment, telling Nunzio that he had seen someone who looked like his partner Vito dressed in drag at a night club during the recent UK tour.^[16] His final WWE appearance was a loss to Gunner Scott on the May 13 episode of Velocity.

Jordan was then fired from the WWE on May 26, 2006 because of traveling with someone not authorized by WWE to travel with him.^[17] Before his firing, there were plans for Jordan to be repackaged with a bisexual gimmick in a storyline that would have involved Trinity and a friend of Jordan's with no wrestling background,^[17] considered in some circles to be taboo in wrestling, but was passed for Jordan since he is bisexual in real-life.^[4] The storyline was Jordan's idea, because the WWE creative team had no plans for him.^[18]

Independent circuit (2006–2010)[link]

Jordan during the Hulkmania tour of Australia in 2008.

Jordan began competing on the independent circuit soon after his WWE departure along with wrestling overseas, most notably for Nu-Wrestling Evolution, a promotion based in Italy, as well as New Japan Pro Wrestling. Jordan became NWE Champion in April 2008. Later in that month, he was involved in a storyline confrontation with the Ultimate Warrior, leading to the return of Warrior after a ten-year absence to face Jordan in a match in June 2008. Jordan lost the title to Warrior on August 21, 2008 In Barcelona.

TNA Wrestling (2010–2011)[link]

Jordan in July 2010

On the January 4, 2010, live, three-hour, Monday night edition of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact! television show Jordan made his debut for the company in a backstage segment with D'Angelo Dinero.^[19] He then as a heel, defeated Dinero in a singles match on the January 21 episode of Impact!.^[20] After scoring an upset victory over Samoa Joe on the February 18 edition of Impact!,^[21] Jordan disappeared from TV, before re-surfacing on the March 29 edition of Impact!, debuting a new look and starting the bisexual angle he had proposed to WWE creative before his release from that company.^[22] On April 9 Jordan announced that he had signed a new multi-year contract with TNA.^[23] On the May 3 edition of Impact!, Jordan debuted his new interview segment, O-Zone, during which he attacked and started a feud with the Global Champion Rob Terry.^[24] At Sacrifice Jordan challenged Terry for the Global Championship, but was unsuccessful.^[25] The following Thursday on Impact!, Jordan scored a non-title victory over Terry, after capitalizing on Terry's injured knee, which he had injured at Sacrifice.^[26] Jordan's feud with Terry came to an end on the June 3 edition of Impact!, when the Global Champion pinned him in a tag team match, where he teamed with Desmond Wolfe and Terry with Abyss.^[27]

On the July 29 edition of Impact! Jordan, himself formed a dysfunctional tag team with babyface Eric Young, who had been battling (kayfabe) mental problems ever since taking a bump on the head, being completely unaware of Jordan's sexual orientation and interest in him.^[28][29][30] At Bound for Glory Young's antics cost him and Jordan their match against Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore).^[31] Upon the team's next appearance on Impact! on December 16, Jordan had turned face as he and Young defeated Generation Me (Jeremy and Max Buck) in a tag team match.^[32] On April 17, 2011, at Lockdown, Jordan and Young were unsuccessful in becoming the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a four tag team steel cage match, which was won by Ink Inc.^[33] After this point, Eric Young went on a singles run and won the TNA Television Championship, the title formerly known as the Global Championship, while Jordan was taken off television. On July 11, 2011, it was reported that Jordan had been released from TNA.^[34]

Independent Circuit (2012 - Present)[link]

All Action Wrestling (AAW)[link]

The All Action Wrestling General Manager, announced that Orlando Jordan will be competing for AAW for one full year. On his first night with AAW he won the 20 man Unleashed Rumble, entering at number 20 which he won by defeating one of Australia's best. He won the AAW world title on that same night, traveled to Bunbury, Warnbro and retained his title against the best of All Action Wrestling.

At AAW Anniversary VI, Orlando Jordan along with AAW World Champion The Shark formed an elite group named "The Foundation". Along with Chris Target and Josh Page this group has been dominating All Action Wrestling.

High Risk Professional Wrestling[link]

On February 24th Jordan Won a 5 man elimination match to become the number one contender for the HRPW Title, then on the 25th (following night) Jordan beat David Hawk via pinfall for the HRPW World Heavyweight Championship. Jordan defended the HRPW Title in a rematch with David Hawk in March at the Revenge Show. ^[35]

Other media[link]

Shortly after his WWE departure, Jordan participated in the wrestling documentary Bloodstained Memoirs.^[36]

Personal life[link]

Jordan was misdiagnosed with autism as a child.^[4] He also had speech difficulties, and attended classes to help him.^[18] Before becoming a professional wrestler, Jordan was a member of the United States Forest Service.^[4] He then relocated to Florida where he became a reputable amateur boxer.^[4] Jordan competed in gymnastics as a child, and participated in amateur wrestling.^[18] He attended Boise State University after winning the 1993 state championship at 189 pounds for Hermitage High School in Richmond, Va. .^[18]

Jordan is openly bisexual.^[4] Jordan appeared on an episode of the reality TV show Beverly Hills Fabulous on April 10th, 2011. He went out on a date with a male hair stylist from Los Angeles. He drove his black Lamborghini and took the stylist on a shopping spree in South Beach, Miami.^{[citation needed]} As of June 2011, Jordan is the co-owner, along with independent wrestler Luke Hawx, of WildKat Sports & Entertainment, a professional wrestling training center located just outside of New Orleans, LA. Their school has since spawned a National Wrestling Alliance territory, NWA WildKat.

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Black Ice (Double knee backbreaker,^[37] sometimes from the top rope^[38] or a sitout shoulder jawbreaker)^[1]
  • Blackout (Reverse STO)^[1][20][37]
  • Gender Bender (Rolling cutter)^[39] – 2011
  • Guillotine choke^[40] – 2010
  • Orlando Magic (Whiplash)^[1][37]
  • Running leg drop bulldog^[41] – 2006
  • Running powerslam^[4] – 2003

• Signature moves
  • Arm drag^[20]
  • Dragon screw^[20]
  • Dropkick^[37][42]
  • Elbow drop,^[37] sometimes from the second or top rope^[37]
  • Johnson Shuffle (Three left-handed jabs followed by a right-handed knockout punch)^[1] – adopted from his trainer Rocky Johnson^[1]
  • Knee drop, with theatrics^[37]
  • Swinging side slam backbreaker^[42] – 2010

• Managers
  • Amy Weber^[1]
  • Santana G^[43]

• Nicknames
  • "The Chief of Staff" (WWE)^[3]
  • "The Wild Card" (TNA)^[26]

• Entrance Themes

"Do It Big" by Sikk The Shocker (WWE)

"Simply the Greatest" by Dale Oliver (TNA)

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Amateur wrestling[link]

• All–American Wrestling Champion (2 times)^[4]
• Central Region (Richmond) Wrestling Champion (3 times)
• National Wrestling Champion (2 times)^[4]
• Virginia Commonwealth Games Freestyle Wrestling Champion (1 time)
• Virginia State Wrestling Champion (AAA) (1 time)

Professional wrestling[link]

• All Action Wrestling (Australia)
  • AAW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• High Risk Pro Wrestling (Australia)
  • HRPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, Current)

• Maryland Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1]

• Nu-Wrestling Evolution
  • NWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[44]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him # 82 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2011^[45]

• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE United States Championship (1 time)^[8]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Worst Gimmick (2010)^[46]

References[link]