Johnny Hotbody

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Johnny Hotbody
Birth nameJohn Weiss
Born (1963-06-12) June 12, 1963 (age 60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Johnny Hotbody[1]
John Weiss
Sir Jonathan Hotbody
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)[2]
Trained byLarry Sharpe
Debut1988[2]
Retired2001

John Weiss (born February 19, 1963) is an American retired

ECW Television Championship.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1988–1992)

Johnny Hotbody broke into professional wrestling in the late 1980s after completing his training at The Monster Factory, operated by Larry Sharpe. He made a name for himself in several Pennsylvania and New Jersey- based independent promotions before signing with Philadelphia's Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) in 1990. Hotbody had a long-running feud with Tony Stetson. The TWA closed its doors suddenly in 1991, but was soon replaced by Eastern Championship Wrestling (later Extreme Championship Wrestling), run by Tod Gordon.

Eastern Championship Wrestling (1992–1993)

On April 26, 1992, Hotbody won the

legitimate broken ankle.[4]

Upon his return, he formed the Suicide Blondes with

Johnny Gunn, however, in a nine-second match, on November 13.[5][17]

Late career (1993–2001)

Hotbody later competed for the NWA New Jersey, where he was awarded the New Jersey version of the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship on September 25, 1998.[1] He lost it to Rik Ratchett that same day. After successful tours in several Philadelphia-area independent promotions, Hotbody retired from active competition in 2001.

Championships and accomplishments

1Johnny Hotbody's reign occurred while the promotion was an NWA affiliate named Eastern Championship Wrestling, and was prior to the promotion becoming Extreme Championship Wrestling and the title being declared a world title by ECW.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Johnny Hotbody profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Johnny Hotbody". BodySlamming.com. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  3. ^
    World Wrestling Entertainment
    . Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary. "ECW Television Title / ECW World Television Title History". Wrestling Title Histories. Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  5. ^
    World Wrestling Entertainment
    . Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  6. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - May 25, 1993 -- ECW Television in Philadelphia, PA". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-05-25. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  7. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - June 8, 1993 -- ECW Television in Philadelphia, PA at ECW Arena". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-06-08. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  8. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - April 6, 1993 -- ECW Television in Philadelphia, PA". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  9. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - April 14, 1993 -- ECW Television in Philadelphia, PA". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-04-14. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  10. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - April 28, 1993--ECW Television in Philadelphia,PA". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-04-28. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  11. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - May 4, 1993 -- ECW Television in Philadelphia, PA". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-05-04. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  12. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - May 11, 1993 -- ECW Television in Philadelphia, PA". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-05-11. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  13. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - July 20, 1993 -- ECW Television in Philadelphia, PA at ECW Arena". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-07-20. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  14. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - October 2, 1993 -- NWA Bloodfest: Part 2 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at ECW Arena". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-10-02. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  15. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - October 1, 1993 -- NWA Bloodfest: Part 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at ECW Arena". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-10-01. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  16. ^ "Eastern Championship Wrestling Results - November 13, 1993 -- November to Remember in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at ECW Arena". Online World of Wrestling. 1993-11-13. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  17. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2009-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  18. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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