Jerry Flynn

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Not to be confused with Jerry Lynn.
Jerry Flynn
Birth nameWilliam Brenneman
Born (1959-11-21) November 21, 1959 (age 64)
Tampa, Florida
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jerry Flynn
Jerry Blayman
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1]
Billed weight251 lb (114 kg)[1]
Trained byBoris Malenko[2]
Debut1989
Retired2001

William Brenneman (born November 21, 1959) is an American retired

promotions including Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He is currently signed to WWE
in a Legends deal.

Professional wrestling career

Jerry Flynn's professional wrestling career began with training under Boris Malenko. He made his debut in FMW in 1989. During this time, he befriended fellow student Michael Bollea, later known as Horace Hogan.

Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (1991–1993)

In 1991, Flynn debuted in the Japanese

WWF SuperWrestle card on December 12, 1991.[3]

World Wrestling Federation (1995)

Flynn wrestled for the

Jean-Pierre LaFitte, Rad Radford, The Roadie and Waylon Mercy.[4]

World Championship Wrestling (1996-2000)

Early feuds (1996–1999)

By 1996, Flynn had worked as a jobber for the WWF, performing in a few house shows before making his way into WCW with help from

road agent Paul Orndorff, and Mark Starr, who helped gain Flynn a tryout at Universal Studios Florida for a WCW WorldWide taping. He began performing regularly on WCW's secondary TV program, WCW Saturday Night, in 1997 and by the following year was gaining numerous wins over low-card performers.[5]

In 1998, Flynn began to elevate his status, wrestling on Monday Nitro, the company's flagship program. He had a series of matches with Bill Goldberg, which saw Flynn come close to beating Goldberg, but ended up losing, adding several notches in Goldberg's streak, until his defeat by Kevin Nash at Starrcade. In 1999, he had a short-lived feud with Ernest "The Cat" Miller and his manager Sonny Onoo after Miller and Onoo attacked Flynn backstage during an interview with Gene Okerlund and cut off his hair.[5] The feud ended when Flynn gained revenge by defeating Miller and Onoo in a handicap match at the Uncensored pay-per-view.[5] Later that year, he unsuccessfully participated in the Junkyard Invitational at Bash at the Beach.[5]

First Family and departure (1999–2000)

Main article:
The First Family

He then became a member of

The First Family, a heel stable managed by Jimmy Hart.[5] However, an injury Flynn sustained led to the eventual disestablishment of the group.[2] In November 1999, Flynn and Juventud Guerrera were arrested for DUI. He then began a feud with mixed martial arts fighter Tank Abbott which Flynn later expressed enthusiasm for.[5] During this time, Flynn's persona emphasized his shootfighting skills including a "shootfight rules" match against The Wall on Thunder.[6] His feud with Abbott culminated at the 2000 Souled Out where Abbott defeated him via knock-out in a mere 1:39.[5]
He was released in April of that year.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1998)

In November and December 1998, Flynn returned to Japan, where he wrestled for

Keiji Mutoh and Satoshi Kojima.[7]

Later career (2000–2001)

On September 19, 2000 in

NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[8] He wrestled a tour of Puerto Rico for World Wrestling Council, where he briefly held the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
in February 2001, before retiring.

Mixed martial arts career

Jerry Flynn has a

Tampa, FL
.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 0
By submission 0 1
By decision 0 0
No contests 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0–1 Fred Floyd Submission (choke) WCC 1 - First Strike October 17, 1995 1 3:02 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Alternate bout

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b "Jerry Flynn". Cagematch.net. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Jerry Flynn's OWW Profile". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  3. ^ Miscellaneous Japanese Events WrestleTapes.net. Retrieved on 7-25-09.
  4. ASIN B00RWUNSRS
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  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1499656343
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  6. ^ WCW Thunder - Thursday, January 6, 2000 DDTDigest.com (2000). Retrieved on 7-25-09.
  7. ^ "Super Grade Tag Team LeagueVIII". ProWrestlingHistory.com. November 16 – December 6, 1998. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  8. ^ "NWA World Heavyweight Championship". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  9. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 – 1999: 242 Jerry Flynn". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. September 27, 1999. p. 42. October 1999.
  10. ^ "World Wrestling Council: Universal Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2008-01-24.

External links

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