The Brian Kendrick
Brian Kendrick 
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| Surname | Brian Kendrick |
| Ring name | Brian Kendrick Leonardo Spanky Spanky The Brian Kendrick |
| height | 173 cm |
| Fighting weight | 71 kg |
| birth |
May 29, 1979 Fairfax , Virginia |
| Announced from |
Venice , Los Angeles Olympia (Washington) |
| Trained by | William Regal , Shawn Michaels |
| debut | 1999 |
Brian Kendrick (born May 29, 1979 in Fairfax , Virginia ) is an American wrestler . He is best known for his appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .
Career
Beginnings / Independent
In October 1999, Kendrick made his wrestling debut when he faced the "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson with the Texas Wrestling Alliance . A short time later he was also engaged by the independent promotions Ring of Honor and Ultimate Pro Wrestling . In addition, Kendrick also competed in Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE in Japan .
World Wrestling Entertainment
In 2003, Kendrick made his debut at World Wrestling Entertainment when he competed there under the ring name Spanky . He was merged with Paul London to a tag team , which was only used in the lower combat map. In early 2004, Kendrick asked for the early termination of his WWE contract.
On June 28, 2005, Kendrick and the WWE signed a new contract. Kendrick returned to the shows as Paul London's tag team partner and both appeared in a few matches on the TV formats RAW and SmackDown! on.
From February 2006 the team Kendrick – London was tied into a feud program with MNM (consisting of Johnny Nitro , Joey Mercury and Melina Perez ). London and Kendrick have now been used in the top combat map. Both of them were able to win the tag team title at the PPV WWE Judgment Day on May 21, 2006 and hold it for almost 12 months. It wasn't until April 20, 2007 that they both lost the titles on SmackDown! To Deuce 'n Domino . In the course of the annual line-up change of the WWE roster , the "Draft Lottery", London and Kendrick were switched to RAW. In September 2007, the two were at a house show , during a tour in South Africa took place, the World Team Championship day for a few days of Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch win.
On June 25, 2008, the WWE separated the team from London to Kendrick. Kendrick was sent back to SmackDown through the WWE Draft ! and there he made his debut as The Brian Kendrick . Kendrick now embodied an arrogant heel , who was given a manager in Ezekiel Jackson . Among other things, he got chances at the WWE Championship , but the push was dropped at the end of the year.
On April 15, 2009, he switched back to RAW. After his last match in June of the same year, Kendrick was sacked by the WWE on July 30, 2009 and this stepped on as with his first sack in the independent scene.
Total non-stop action wrestling
In August 2004, Kendrick signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . But contrary to expectations, he was only used there twice.
On January 17, 2010, Kendrick returned to TNA using his real name Brian Kendrick . At Destination X on July 10, 2011 he won the TNA X Division Championship for the first time from Abyss . He lost the title at No Surrender on September 11, 2011 to Austin Aries . On February 27, 2012, after three months without TV appearances, his release was announced.
Return to the WWE
After spending two years with New Japan Pro Wrestling after his release from TNA , he returned to WWE in 2014 as a coach. In addition to his activity as a trainer, he also appeared as a wrestler in the WWE NXT expansion league . At NXT, he mainly helped develop new talent. Among other things, he competed against Solomon Crowe and Finn Bálor .
In 2016 he also took part in a tournament organized by the WWE, the Cruiserweight Classic . On June 23, 2016, he defeated Raul Mendoza in the first round. On July 14th, he defeated Tony Nese in the second round. On August 26, he lost in the quarterfinals against Kota Ibushi and was eliminated from the Cruiserweight Classic . On September 19, 2016, he returned to the main roster on Raw . On the same evening he won a fatal four-way match against Rich Swann, Gran Metalik, and Cedric Alexander, with which he secured a match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship at the major event Clash of Champions against TJ Perkins , which he lost.
In the following period, the feud between Perkins and Kendrick continued. On October 30, 2016, Kendrick defeated TJ Perkins at Hell in a Cell to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship . He gave the title to Rich Swann on November 29, 2016 at the premiere of the WWE cruiserweight show 205 Live.
successes
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World Wrestling Entertainment
- 1 × WWE Tag Team Champion , with Paul London
- 1 × World Tag Team Champion , with Paul London
- 1 × WWE Cruiserweight Championship
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Pro wrestling ZERO-ONE
- 1 × NWA (Zero-One) Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 1 × NWA (Zero-One) International Lightweight Tag Team Champion, with Low Ki
- 1 × NWA (Zero-One) United States Champion
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Memphis Championship Wrestling
- 1 × MCW Southern Tag Team Champion, with American Dragon
- 3 × MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Champion
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Texas Wrestling Alliance
- 1 × TWA Tag Team Champion, with American Dragon
- 1 × TWA Television Champion
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Full Impact Pro
- 1 × FIP Tag Team Championship, with Sal Rinauro
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ WWE "Hell in a Cell 2016" results + short report from Boston, Massachusetts from October 30, 2016 (incl. Videos + complete pre-show) wrestling-infos.de, October 31, 2016
- ↑ WWE 205 LIVE # 1 results + report from Columbia, South Carolina ( November 29, 2016 ) wrestling-infos.de, November 30, 2016
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kendrick, The Brian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kendrick, Brian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fairfax |