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Jon Bolen
Birth nameJonathan Bolen
BornUniontown, Pennsylvania[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)John Bolen[1]
Jon Bolen[1]
War Child
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)[1]
Billed fromWilkes-barre, Pennsylvania[1]
Erie, Pennsylvania
Trained byScott D'Amore[1]
Ohio Valley Wrestling[1]
DebutOctober 16, 2004[1]

Jonathan Bolen is an American

Ryan Reeves
.

Early life

Born in

ligaments in his knee breaking his tibula and fibula
, he spent only a year in rehab and continued playing during his senior year completing the season without missing a single game.

Bodybuilding

After graduation, he continued bodybuilding and eventually set a state bench record in the 275 lb (125 kg). weight class at 670 lb (300 kg). At a state power lifting meet, he attempted to qualify for the

Arnold Classic by benching 700 lb (320 kg). Although coming two inches of locking out the qualifying limit, he did manage to break his own record at 670 lb (300 kg). During the meet, he met former Gold's Gym Venice owner Ed Conners who had happened to be in town that evening to attend a bodybuilding show. During this meeting, Conners encouraged Bolen to participate in the "Gut Check Challenge", a talent recruitment event organized by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in conjunction with TrimSpa
as part of the Show of Strength Pro Championship weekend.

Professional wrestling career

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Bolen accepted Conners' offer to fly him to

Jaime Dauncey respectively, with Bolen and Dauncey rewarded with a $4,000 USD cash prize and a subsequent appearance on TNA programming.[2][3] During the next two months, he trained under Scott D'Amore for three hours a day and five days a week and began appearing at house shows after an 8-week period.[4]

Bolen appeared several times in TNA during 2005, including an appearance at

Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) in a six-man tag team match. In later appearances, he was utilized as a preliminary wrestler
during his later appearances with the promotion.

World Wrestling Entertainment

Ohio Valley Wrestling

Appearing on the undercard of the final episode of

Aaron Stevens, Rod Steel and Eddie Craven in an 8-man tag team match losing to Chet the Jet, Brent Albright, Cody Runnels and Shawn Osborne. On August 11, he participated in a 15-man battle royal which included Shawn Osborne, Elijah Burke, Eddie Craven III, Pat Buck, Mike Kruel, Shad Gaspard, Lennox Lightfoot, Ranger Milton, Neighborhoodie, Johnny Punch, Seth Skyfire, Rod Steele, Jack Bull, Los Locos (Ramón and Raúl) and The Untouchables (Deuce Shade and Dice Domino).[5]

In September, Bolen formed a

Ryan Reeves called High Dosage.[6] On January 10, 2007, High Dosage received their first and only opportunity at Southern Tag Team Championship, which they lost to defending champions Cody Runnels and Shawn Spears.[7]
The team ended soon afterwards when Reeves was released from his WWE developmental contract on January 19, 2007.

On January 20, Bolen teamed up with Katie Lea to defeat Domino and Cherry in a mixed tag team match in

Justin "The Ox" LaRoche
on January 31.

Deep South Wrestling and departure

By mid-February, Bolen appeared in Deep South Wrestling, teaming with Shawn Osborne in a losing effort against

Atlanta, Georgia.[8] In his final appearance, he and Osborne defeated Robert Anthony and Johnny Curtis at the DSW Arena in McDonough, Georgia on April 5.[9] Bolen was then released the following day.[10]

Return to the independent circuit

On June 9, 2007, Bolen won the NWA Upstate Kayfabe Dojo Championship after defeating

Cloudy and then-champion JP Black.[11] Beginning in 2008, the Kayfabe Dojo Title was retired without Bolen ever having lost it.[12] During the summer, he made his return to the International Wrestling Cartel, making a surprise appearance at the supercard Super Indy VI interfering on behalf of former Heavyweight Champion Ricky Reyes, who was being attacked by Dennis Gregory and Brent Albright. Although scheduled to face Albright the following month at Summer Sizzler 4: Checkmate, Albright was unable to make the event due to "travel issues" and Bolen instead faced Chris Hero
, who he defeated.

At the 2007 Ellsworth Basebrawl, Bolen was to team with former tag team partner Sterling James Keenan against War Machine (Brent Albright and Sebastian Dark). However, Keenan ended up defeating Albright in an Ellsworth Street Fight after Bolen was unable to make the event due to travel issues.[13]

After being seen at many IWC events in the past several months, Bolen made his official return at the Promotional Consideration Paid for by the Following championship tournament as a color commentator.

In March 2009, Bolen was featured on all three shows of the inaugural tour of Scott D'Amore's new promotion Maximum Pro Wrestling in Ontario.

In late 2013, Bolen began wrestling under the name "Warchild" as a part of Krimson's 'Dead Wrestling Society' stable.

Global Force Wrestling (2015, 2017)

Bolen debuted in the original

Global Force Wrestling on July 10, 2015 during a GFW Grand Slam Tour event in Erie, Pennsylvania, teaming with Jamin Olivencia in a losing effort against Sonjay Dutt and Moose.[14] The following night, Bolen defeated Olivencia in a singles match.[15]

Following the merger of

OvE
.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "OWOW profile".
  2. ^ "Jaime D in Physical Magazine". JaimeD.net. 2004-12-14. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03.
  3. ^ "December 2004: Special Report". Physical Online. December 2004.
  4. ^ Dombroski, Joe. "Interrogation with Jon Bolen". IWCwrestling.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-30.
  5. ^ "Ohio Valley Wrestling: Six Flag Shows". ProWrestlingHistory.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09.
  6. ^ "High Dosage's Cagematch profile".
  7. ^ "High Dosage's match listing".
  8. ^ "News and Notes: March 20, 2007". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. 2007-03-20.
  9. ^ Goodman, Larry; Adam Martin (2007-04-23). "Deep South Wrestling 4/15 TV report & full 4/21 NWA Anarchy Report". WrestleView.com.
  10. WWE.com. 2007-04-06. Archived from the original
    on 2007-10-10.
  11. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 23, 2007). "NWA Upstate Continuing The Tradition 2007". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "NWA Upstate Kayfabe Dojo Championship history".
  13. ^ "Bolen Finally Gets His Hands On "The Shooter"". International Wrestling Cartel. July 23, 2007. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "GFW Grand Slam Tour: Erie, Pennsylvania".
  15. ^ "GFW Grand Slam Tour: Lake County, Ohio".
  16. ^ "BCW Heavyweight Championship history".
  17. ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
  18. ^ "NWA Upstate Kayfabe Dojo Championship history".
  19. ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
  20. ^ "PWR Tag Team Championship history".

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