[28] The Nitro name, which finally stuck, was a reference to WCW Monday Nitro, the flagship show of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for which Bischoff had previously worked, using the Nitro theme as his ring entrance music. In July 2017, Mundo and his fiance Kira Forster, known as Taya, were involved in controversy with AAA and its Director of Talent Vampiro, which led to Taya's departure from the company. On August 12, 2012, Hennigan appeared at Juggalo Championship Wrestling's Bloodymania 6 event, defeating Matt Hardy and Breyer Wellington in a three-way match. Johnny Edward Morris Position: FL-HB 5-10 , 180lb (178cm, 81kg) Born: September 26 in Long Beach, CA (Age: 87-138d) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 1x Pro Bowl 1x All-Pro 1x NFL Champ 47 SUMMARY Career G 121 AV 61 Rec 356 Yds 5059 Y/R 14.2 TD 31 FantPt 815.9 Rush 224 Yds 1040 Y/A 4.6 TD 5 FantPt 815.9 Johnny Morris Overview Game Logs Career [41] Melina and Nitro left the SmackDown! [26] The next week his name was changed to "Johnny Spade",[27] and three weeks after that it was changed to "Johnny Nitro". Mundo's team won the tournament defeating "Team AAA" (Pentagn Jr., El Texano Jr. and Psycho Clown) in the finals.[172]. [19][268] He appeared on an episode of Destroy Build Destroy on March 3, 2010. [175] On October 2 in the main event of Hroes Inmortales X, Mundo successfully defended his title against Garza Jr.[176] On March 19, 2017, at Rey de Reyes, Mundo defeated El Texano Jr. and El Hijo del Fantasma in a three-way match to not only retain the Latin American Championship, but to also win Texano's AAA Mega Championship and Fantasma's AAA World Cruiserweight Championship. John L. Morris (born 1948) is an American billionaire businessman, and the founder, majority owner, and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, a hunting and fishing retail chain in the US and Canada. He was born in Washington County, Iowa. [270] In 2016, Hennigan, Rey Mysterio, and King Cuerno appeared on ESPN to promote the second season of Lucha Underground. [199], On September 26, 2019, it was reported by Mike Johnson of Pro Wrestling Insider that Hennigan had re-signed with WWE, which was officially confirmed by the company on December 3 during WWE Backstage. Billy pate, loren grey (zane grey's son), george hommell, johnny morris, lefty kreh, mina hemingway (granddaughter of ernest). MNM (new champions)", "Raw: DX have a jolly ol' time in England", "WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs. William Regal & Dave Taylor", "Cena retains, Triple H injured at Revolution", "The Hardys & Chris Benoit def. Seated: Curt Gowdy, Ted Williams, and Jimmy Albright. Styles. Impact hit his finisher on Moose, barely seconds prior to Cage hitting his Drill Claw finisher on Killer Kross. [241], On March 31, 2022, Hennigan debuted for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8, defeating Simon Gotch. Jeannie Morris, Trailblazing Chicago Sportscaster, Dies at 85 She was a rare woman in broadcast sports journalism when she began her career in the late 1960s, but she helped pave the way for the. John Gault was the son of John Ewing Gault and Miranda Ann Powers. [207] At Super ShowDown on February 27, Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day. He is a founder, retired CEO, and the owner of hunting and fishing retail chain called "Bass Pro Shops." He has been recognized as one of the most visionary retailers of the last 50 years. " Jameson West Messner and Rocco. [226] At Elimination Chamber event on February 21, 2021, Morrison defeated Ricochet, Elias, and Mustafa Ali in a fatal four-way match for an opportunity at the United States Championship. [161], On the October 26 episode of Lucha Underground, Mundo defeated Sexy Star to win the Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship after he knocked out Sexy Star with brass knuckles while the referee was unaware. The son of a postmaster, Johnny Morris had early ambitions to make a living out of music. Johnny Morris Johnny Morris's Profession & Career In 1972, Morris opened Bass Pro Shops in the back of one of his father's liquor stores to sell fishing equipment. [42] Nitro held the championship for four months, retaining against Jeff Hardy on September 17 at Unforgiven,[44] before losing the title back to Hardy on the October 2 episode of Raw. The former Cold Case star and actor Johnny Messner welcomed twin sons on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, Calif., her rep confirms to PEOPLE. The ad marks a return to the big game for. [237], On February 19, 2022, Hennigan returned to AAA as "Johnny Superstar" (his former ring name in Ohio Valley Wrestling),[9] and unsuccessfully challenged El Hijo del Vikingo at Rey de Reyes for the AAA Mega Championship. [5] At Triplemana XXX: Mexico City on October 15, Caballero teamed with Brian Cage and Sam Adonis in a three-way trios match for the AAA World Trios Championship against Psycho Clown, Laredo Kid, and Bandido and champions Nueva Generacin Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Sansn, and Forastero). He is best known for his time in WWE, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. Johnny Morris announces new Valhalla Island oceanfront resort. [8] After failing his audition for Tough Enough 2,[23] a competition in which the winner earned a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) contract, he was accepted as a cast member for Tough Enough III in 2002, eventually becoming the co-winner with Matt Cappotelli. On January 7, 2023 Hennigan debuted in Major League Wrestling (MLW) at their Blood and Thunder pay-per-view under the ring name Johnny Fusion and defeated Davey Richards to win their National Openweight Championship. [153], On January 7, 2015, Mundo participated in a 20-man "Aztec Warfare" battle royal for the Lucha Underground Championship. Johnny Morris is an American billionaire businessman. [158] The week after, Mundo, Black and Evans, now collectively billed as Worldwide Underground, retained their championships in a rematch via disqualification. [198] On July 8, Pro Wrestling Insider reported that Hennigan's contract with Impact Wrestling had expired several weeks prior to the event, and the two sides agreed to have Hennigan work until Slammiversary. At Night of Champions on September 18, Morrison competed in a fatal four-way match for the United States Championship, also involving Alex Riley, Dolph Ziggler, and Jack Swagger, with Ziggler retaining his title. At Homecoming on January 6, 2019, Impact defeated Brian Cage to retain his championship. "We saw this big fish cruising toward our boat in 8 feet of water," Morris stated in an interview. [29] Nitro acted as Bischoff's apprentice and assistant until June, when he was sent back to OVW. [190] The two wrestlers got in a brawl the night before Bound for Glory during Abyss's Impact Hall of Fame induction. On April 4, Hennigan defeated Elijah Burke and on April 5, Morrison defeated Japanese legend Jushin Thunder Liger in an "International Dream Match" at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) event. [166], On June 4, 2015 in the main event of Verano de Escndalo, Mundo established himself as a rudo (or villain) and teamed with El Mesias and Pentagn Jr. losing to Myzteziz, La Parka and Rey Mysterio Jr.[167] On September 27, Konnan announced Mundo as an official member of the rudo stable, La Sociedad, while he subsequently stepped down as the leader of the group. On September 22, Morrison reunited with former MNM tag team partner Joey Mercury after ten years, defeating Reno Scum. Johnny Morris, founder and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, is ranked No. ""Peace in the Streets"" will. [169] After Alberto left AAA, Mundo was scheduled to face Rey Mysterio Jr. for the vacant AAA Mega Championship at Guerra de Titanes, but after the matches of the event were officially announced, neither Mundo nor Mysterio were featured for the event. Throughout the following weeks, Impact successfully defended his title against Fnix, Killer Kross, and Matt Sydal. [100] On the March 5 episode of SmackDown, Morrison teamed with R-Truth to defeat Cryme Tyme and The Hart Dynasty to earn a Unified WWE Tag Team Championship match against ShoMiz (Big Show and The Miz). 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[80][81][82] After winning the Slammy Award for Best WWE.com exclusive earlier in the day, Morrison and Miz won the "Tag Team of the Year" Slammy Award on December 8, 2008 episode of Raw. 24 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Best WWE.com Exclusive (2008) with The Miz, Airi Ueda, Minami Tanabe and Shiori Takahashi, The Andretti Express (Guido Andretti and Vito Andretti), Jebediah Blackhawk and Trailer Park Trash, The Paynethrillers (B.J. Noted conservationist shares plans for major nature-based fishing resort in the Sport Fishing Capital of the World! John Luke Morris Age and Birth Information Do you know what is the age of John Luke Morris? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Morris was a two-time Jefferson County Farmers Federation president who served on the state board from 1984-2000. [192], During the February tapings for Impact Wrestling, Impact defended his title in a four-way contest involving Killer Kross, Moose and Brian Cage. At Survivor Series on November 21, Morrison defeated Sheamus. Morris played for the Bears from 1958 to 1967 and went on to a sportscasting . I really took to it. 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Known Children: John T. Pendleton Sally Pendleton (b. July 9, 1861) [84], Morrison and Miz engaged themselves in a feud with The Colns (Carlito and Primo), who were the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions, which resulted in both teams defending their respective championships successfully in separate matches. The nickname is Johnny Morris. [16][259] He also has a background in amateur wrestling, breakdancing, gymnastics, and martial arts. [152] Mundo then defeated Prince Puma and Big Ryck in the main event of the December 10, 2014 episode, which was a three-way ladder match, to finally win the hundred thousand dollars he was denied in the Lucha Underground debut. Payne and Scotty Sabre), The Suicide Blondes (Derrick King and Jason Lee), The Disciples of Synn (B.J. John was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. [156] Mundo defeated Cage on February 24, after interference from the debuting Taya, subsequently becoming Mundo's valet. [296] They became engaged on June 14, 2017,[297] and were married on June 1, 2018.[298]. [232], After Miz suffered an injury at WrestleMania Backlash on May 16, Morrison would embark on a singles run, starting by defeating Jeff Hardy on the June 14 episode of Raw. [50][51] MNM and The Hardys feuded across the brands throughout the month, with the two teams competing in a four-way ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Armageddon on December 17 also involving Brian Kendrick and Paul London and Dave Taylor and William Regal, which MNM failed to win. [195][196], On the May 31 episode of Impact Wrestling, Impact challenged X Division Champion Rich Swann to a title match at Slammiversary XVII. Morris and his outdoors retail company purchased a founding sanction for the Missouri Thunder team, according to a news release. He took sick on Friday and was diagnosed with a bad case of diphtheria. [45] Nitro recaptured the Intercontinental Championship from Hardy on the November 6 episode of Raw,[46] but lost it back to Hardy on the following week's Raw. [221][222], "He's come back and he's kind of been, like, the handyman. [248], On the May 18, 2022 episode of Dynamite, under the name Johnny Elite, Hennigan debuted for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as the surprise "Joker" entrant in the Owen Hart Cup Memorial Tournament's quarterfinals, being defeated by Samoa Joe. Mustafa Ali, Ricochet and Elias to qualify for the United States Championship Triple Threat Match", "Riddle def. When you're. Aries and Impact both alleged in the media that they authentically took issue with comments. [138] On January 25, 2013, Morrison appeared at Dragon Gate USA's Open the Golden Gate, defeating Akira Tozawa in the main event of the show. [233], Outside of WWE, Hennigan began referring to himself as the "Mayor of Slamtown", a fictional town he first coined in Lucha Underground in 2015. [75] In February 2008, Morrison and Miz were given a streaming segment on WWE.com named The Dirt Sheet in which they mocked other wrestlers and facets of pop culture. The man behind that name is billionaire Missourian Johnny Morris. [76], Morrison and Miz retained the titles against Kane and CM Punk at Judgment Day on May 18[77] and Finlay and Hornswoggle at Night of Champions on June 29,[78] before dropping the titles to Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder on July 20 at The Great American Bash in a fatal four-way match which also featured Jesse and Festus. At Bragging Rights on October 25, Morrison lost to his former tag team partner then-United States Champion The Miz in an interbrand Champion vs. Champion match. Hennigan has won the ECW World Championship, AAA Mega Championship, Impact World Championship, and Lucha Underground Championship once each. He is a member of the Morris Clan an offshoot of the Belmont Clan and wields the Vampire Killer, much like his ancestors. John Morris was born in the year 1600 in Wales. [264], In 2009, Hennigan and Maryse Ouellet were interviewed on Eurosport. In January 2023, it was announced that Hennigan would fight Harley Morenstein at Creator Clash 2 in his boxing debut. [31] They were soon called up to the main SmackDown! [3] He is best known for his time in WWE, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. He is one of four children in the family, the only son, and is becoming, after his 68-year-old father, a public face of Bass Pro, a chain of sporting goods department stores that runs up nearly. [151] He then teamed with Prince Puma during the November 5, 2014 episode, defeating Cortez Castro and Mr. Cisco. [citation needed] On the March 15 episode of Impact Wrestling, Impact's wife Taya Valkyrie would low blow Cage, which allowed Impact to attack Cage, turning into a villain. [173][174] At the event, on August 28, Mundo defeated Pentagn to win the Latin American Championship, marking his first championship in AAA and becoming the first non-Mexican to hold the title. He's short-tempered, but frank . Noted conservationist and Bass Pro Shops founder/CEO Johnny Morris today announced a collaborative partnership with 79-time PGA TOUR winner Tiger Woods and the Payne Stewart family that includes plans to create the first-ever public access golf courses designed by TGR Design, a world-class . Men like John Luke Morris are the kind of special, entrepreneurial wizards who saw the future and went after it like a northern pike eating a creek chub.. B orn in 1948 in Springfield, Missouri, Morris was the product of a fishing family that ultimately led to his profession. [164] On the December 21 episode of Lucha Underground, Mundo successfully defended his championship in a rematch against Sexy Star inside a steel cage. [122] The next night on Raw, Morrison was attacked by Truth again, prior to a scheduled match between the two which did not happen as a result. In WWE, he also held the Intercontinental Championship three times, and was a six-time tag team champion. [189] TMZ Live also pushed the angle "like [it] was a shoot". [269] Hennigan was on the cover of Muscle & Fitness in June 2010, with the issue also featuring an interview and photo shoot. During his singles run as Johnny Nitro, he used a standing shooting star press as his finisher. [240] Caballero pinned Laredo Kid to win the match for his team, but did not win the World Trios Championship due to the match stipulation in which the champions must be pinned to win the titles. 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[271], Hennigan is also a frequent collaborator with comic book-based film producers Bat in the Sun Productions, appearing in two episodes of their well-known Super Power Beat Down series; playing as Casey Jones against Kick-Ass in episode 13,[272] and as Winter Soldier against Nightwing in episode 19. Hennigan is a playable character in WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2007 and WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 as "Johnny Nitro", WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2009, WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010, WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011, WWE '12 and WWE 2K22 as "John Morrison", and RetroMania Wrestling under the name "Johnny Retro". His golf empire in the Ozarks might change that By: Josh Sens August 20, 2022 Johnny Morris, the chief visionary of Big Cedar's. Bobby Lashley and John Morrison to become the new United States Champion", "2/1 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the night after the Royal Rumble with Edge vs. Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley vs. Riddle for the U.S. Championship, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin vs. Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik for the Raw Tag Titles, Bad Bunny on Miz TV", "4/5 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the brand's final push for WrestleMania 37 with WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Cedric Alexander in a non-title match, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Rhea Ripley and Asuka in a non-title match, Drew McIntyre vs. King Corbin", "Bad Bunny & Damian Priest def. [162][163] On the November 23 episode of Lucha Underground, he cashed in his Gift of the Gods Championship on Sexy Star before defeating her to win the Lucha Underground Championship, becoming the second Triple Crown Champion in Lucha Underground history. [191] At the event on October 14, Impact defeated Aries to win the Impact World Championship. [74] After the defeat, the rivalry aspect of Morrison and Miz's relationship faded, as they were now portrayed as trusting friends. Morrison competed in the 2008 Royal Rumble match on January 27, but failed to win after being eliminated by Kane. Morrison and Miz co-wrote each episode of The Dirt Sheet each week, and Morrison credits his time in college studying film with contributing to the success of the show. [86], On April 15, Morrison was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft. John Morris Pendleton and his son John T. were living in the home of Elizabeth Monroe in the 1870 United States Federal Census of Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. On the November 19 episode, Mundo defeated Big Ryck by disqualification after interference by Castro and Cisco. [55][56] MNM disbanded as a team when Mercury was released from WWE in March 2007. for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a winning effort, marking Morrison's fourth WWE Tag Team Championship reign. brand by losing their jobs in kayfabe. He speaks slowly and thoughtfully, recalling events that happened more than 50 years ago almost as if they just happened yesterday. Morrison challenged Ziggler for the championship at Survivor Series on November 20 but lost. New "Payne's Valley" Course will honor legacy of Payne Stewart in beautiful Ozark Mountains. [103] In his final match on SmackDown, he lost to Cody Rhodes. Chris Chase of USA Today praised Hennigan for being "true to everything weve seen from him this season, [and] a class act after his shock defeat". Hennigan currently makes appearances for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide as Johnny Caballero and Major League Wrestling under his real name, where he is the current MLW National Openweight Champion in his first reign. I also did gymnastics at UC Davis. His nationality is American by birth. [19][268] The DVD covers his career from his name change to John Morrison up until his Intercontinental Championship win in September 2009. [154] On the June 17, episode of Lucha Underground, Johnny Mundo unsuccessfully challenged Prince Puma for the Lucha Underground Championship in an Iron Man match. [62] Nitro made his debut for the brand on the June 19 episode of ECW, with a win over Nunzio,[63] and few days later, on June 24, at Vengeance: Night of Champions, he won the vacant ECW World Championship by defeating CM Punk, replacing the absent Chris Benoit due to his double-murder suicide. He also competed as a contestant on the 37th season of the competitive reality show Survivor. The Beginning [183] Since the Bound for Glory match ended after Alberto El Patrn made an interference, Impact, Alberto and Drake had a three-way Last Chance Six Sides of Steel match on the January 25, 2018 episode of Impact!, where Drake retained the title. That might be true and yet, for just about any child who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, Morris (1916-99) was the figure who first taught us about the wonders of the natural world. He is Jonathan Morris's father and a close friend of Eric Lecarde. [47] Also around this time, Nitro entered into a partnership with rapper Kevin Federline, with the duo antagonizing and beginning a rivalry with WWE Champion John Cena. [139] Hennigan took part in the WrestleMania weekend, wrestling for the Pro Wrestling Syndicate. [16] In a video published on December 9, 2011, via Hennigan's personal YouTube channel, Hennigan claimed that he was taking time off to heal and retrain for a possible return to wrestling in the future. After leaving WWE in 2011, Hennigan pursued a career in the film industry as an actor and filmmaker. [10][238] At Triplemana XXX: Monterrey, Hennigan, now under the name "Johnny Caballero", teamed with Taurus in a three-way tag team match to defeat Dragon Lee and Dralstico, and Laredo Kid and Jack Cartwheel. [102], On April 26, Morrison was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2010 WWE draft, and lost his first match back for the brand later that night to Jack Swagger. He finished 12th out of 20 contestants and became the second member of the jury after the former members of the Goliath tribe were blindsided at tribal council; two contestants used hidden immunity idols, causing Hennigan to be eliminated despite only having three elimination votes, as Christian Hubicki, who received seven, was immune. [283] Writing for People, former Survivor contestant Stephen Fishbach highlighted that "in a tribal council that was meant to take out the Davidest David [Christian Hubicki], it was really the Goliath of the Goliaths [Hennigan] who fell. [6] His first feud in the promotion was with Eli Drake, when Impact made his televised in-ring debut on the August 24 episode of Impact!, participating in a Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacant Global Championship, but was eliminated by eventual winner Eli Drake. [243] On May 28, Hennigan appeared at GCW's Downward Spiral event under the name "Johnny Game Changer", defeating Joey Janela. John Paul Morris, son of Bass Pro Shops founder, Johnny Morris, shot the big fish very recently and claimed fame in his own right. How perfectly Biblical. [262] After winning the ECW World Championship in 2007, he changed his ring name to John Morrison and his gimmick was tweaked to be even more conceited and self-aggrandizing[263] in addition to being modeled after Jim Morrison, the legendary frontman of the 1960s rock band The Doors, to whom he bears a strong physical resemblance. As Impact was able to cover his opponent first the referee was able to provide the count and therefore Impact won the match as Brian Cage went to cover his opponent. John Morrison (wrestler) 32 languages Talk Read Edit View history John Randall Hennigan [1] (born October 3, 1979) [2] is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by the ring name John Morrison. [215] At Money in the Bank on May 10, Morrison and Miz unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake). 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