Shannon Moore
Shannon Moore | |
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Born | [1] Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S. | July 27, 1979
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | El Gran Luchadore Kid Dynamo[1] Shannon Moore[2] Prince of Punk[3] |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4] |
Billed weight | 207 lb (94 kg)[4] |
Billed from | Cameron, North Carolina[3] Whispering Pines, North Carolina[2] |
Trained by | Matt Hardy[5] Jeff Hardy[5] |
Debut | April 8, 1995[1] |
Shannon Moore (born July 27, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1999 and 2001 and with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for several years in the 2000s. He has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He currently wrestles for Atomic Legacy Wrestling (ALW) where he is the current ALW Heavyweight Champion in his 3rd reign.
Moore befriended
He later joined the then-WWF in 2001 and was assigned to
Aside from wrestling, Moore is also a
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1995–1999)
Moore befriended
World Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)
In 1999, Moore was hired by
3 Count were not involved in
In late 2000, 3 Count began to fall apart, with Moore and Helms kicking Karagias out of the group for continually stealing the spotlight.
In 2001, Moore and Helms briefly appeared in
World Wrestling Federation/ Entertainment (2001–2005)
Developmental (2001–2002)
In March 2001, the
Mattitude follower (2002–2003)
In July 2002, Moore was assigned to the
Singles competention (2003–2005)
Moore and Hardy continued to work together until November 17, when Hardy left SmackDown! and joined the
On March 21 he suffered a concussion and whiplash after his Hummer was involved in a head-on collision with a vehicle driven by an inebriated United States Army Sergeant in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.[1][6] He quickly recovered from his injuries, but was released by WWE on July 5.[1][36]
Independent circuit (2005–2006)
Moore returned to the independent circuit soon thereafter, although the no-compete clause in his contract (which prohibits WWE employees who are fired or who negotiate a contract release from appearing on television within a given time period) did not expire until November 1 of that year.[6] Moore appeared at an AWA Superstars of Wrestling show, competing in a tournament for the WSL World Light Heavyweight Championship. Moore defeated Dexter Poindexter, Ricky Landell, and "Amazing" N8 Mattson before losing to "Krazy K" Kirby Mack in the finals. Over the next few months, he wrestled Davey Richards at a Pro Wrestling WAR event, J.J. Perez at an All Pro Wrestling show, and Sonjay Dutt at Universal Uproar. He also wrestled A.J. Styles on a United Wrestling Association charity show on February 2, 2006.[1]
During this time, Moore opened a professional wrestling school known as the "School of Punk".[6][32][37]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–2006)
Moore made his
On the December 31 episode, Moore was seen standing on the stage once again, before he attacked A.J. Styles during a tag team match on the special midnight episode of Impact!, preventing him from winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Christopher Daniels.[40] This attack prompted a feud between Moore and Styles, with Moore stalking Styles, attacking him and stealing his "Mr. TNA" award plaque.[32][41] This led to a street fight between the two, which Moore won.[42] On the February 18 episode of Impact!, Moore faced Roderick Strong and Jay Lethal in a three-way match for a place on Team USA, but the match was won by Lethal.[43] Moore then teamed with Samoa Joe to defeat Styles and Daniels.[44] Moore's final match as part of TNA aired on the March 18 episode of Impact!, when he, America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) and Alex Shelley lost to Styles, Daniels, Ron Killings, and Rhino.[45]
Return to WWE (2006–2008)
Prince of Punk (2006–2007)
On March 17, 2006, WWE released an interview with Moore talking about his imminent return to the company.[46] In July 2006, Moore began appearing as part of WWE's ECW brand, making his first appearances in vignettes calling himself "The Reject".[47][48][49] His in-ring debut was a loss to CM Punk on September 12,[50] a week before Punk had confronted Moore and called him a "poser" before slapping him.[51] After one more loss to Punk,[52] Moore made only sporadic appearances throughout the rest of 2006 and early 2007, losing each time.[53][54][55]
On the February 16, 2007 episode of
Following a hiatus from television, Moore returned on the June 15 episode of SmackDown!, competing in a fatal four-way number one contender match for the Cruiserweight Championship, which was won by Wang Yang and also involved Daivari and Jamie Noble.[1][59] The following week, Moore teamed with Wang Yang in a losing effort against Guerrero and Noble.[60] Moore competed in the 20-man battle royal for the World Heavyweight Championship in July, but was the third person to be eliminated.[61] He also competed in the "Cruiserweight Open" at The Great American Bash along with Noble, Funaki, Wang Yang, and Guerrero. The match was inadvertently won by Hornswoggle.[62] He also faced Noble and Guerrero, in losing efforts.[63][64] Moore began feuding with Noble, appearing in several backstage vignettes together, where he mocked Noble for his obsession with Hornswoggle.[65][66][67] Moore defeated Noble on the September 14 episode of SmackDown!, by pretending that Hornswoggle was at ringside, distracting Noble and allowing Moore to pin him for the victory.[68] In a rematch two weeks later, Noble pinned Moore.[69]
Teaming with Jimmy Wang Yang and Departure (2007–2008)
In October 2007, Moore formed a tag team with Yang, with the two defeating
After this feud ended, Moore was rarely utilized.[1] On August 8, 2008, WWE announced that Moore had been released from his WWE contract.[83]
Return to independent circuit (2008–2009)
On September 28, 2008, Moore won the World Stars of Wrestling World Championship by defeating
In mid-2009, Moore took a six-month hiatus from wrestling.[85]
During November, Moore participated in the Hulkamania tour of Australia, where he took part in a best of three match series for a prize of US$25,000 with Spartan 3000. Spartan won the first match on November 21, and Moore won the second on November 24.[86][87] The rubber match ended in a draw on November 26, resulting in a ladder match for the final match of the tour, which Spartan won.[88][89]
Return to TNA (2010–2012)
On the
In April, Moore insulted the
As a result, Moore returned to singles competition and on July 10 at Destination X, Moore participated in his first Ultimate X match, for a shot at the X Division Championship, but was defeated by Alex Shelley in the match, which also included Amazing Red and Robbie E.[108] Ink Inc. returned on the September 22 episode of Impact Wrestling, attacking Mexican America, now the TNA World Tag Team Champions, at a tattoo parlour.[109] On the October 13 episode of Impact Wrestling, Toxxin aligned herself with Ink Inc. by saving them from Mexican America.[110] On October 16, during the Bound for Glory pre-show, Ink Inc. unsuccessfully challenged Mexican America for the TNA World Tag Team Championship and at Turning Point the following month, they again failed to win the championship in a six-person tag team match, which also included Toxxin and Mexican America's Sarita.[111][112] In December, Neal parted ways with TNA, effectively dissolving Ink Inc.[113]
On the December 22 episode of Impact Wrestling, Moore teamed up with Anarquia in the
Second return to independent circuit (2012–present)
After leaving TNA in 2012 with a neck injury, Moore did not wrestle for approximately two years, and on July 6, 2014, he announced on Twitter that he is finished with in-ring competition.[119] Despite this, Moore returned to wrestling on December 14, 2014, at Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling (XICW)'s Hardcore With A Heart; he defeated Hakim Zane to win the XICW Midwest Heavyweight Championship.[120] On January 17, 2015, at Best in Detroit 8 Moore lost the XICW Midwest Heavyweight Title to Rhyno.[121] On December 3, 2016, at Full Throttle Pro Wrestling Event "Fight Club: Round 2" Moore defeated Braydon Knight and became the inaugural FTPW Heavyweight Champion.[122] On May 19, 2017, at Atomic Wrestling Entertainment Event "Mayhem" Moore defeated Cj O'Doyle for the AWE Heavyweight Title.[123]
Other media
Moore was in a band with
Personal life
Moore has been married twice. Moore's first wife, Crystal, was a professional singer, they were married from 2002-2005.[37] In April 2009, Moore married his second wife, Julie Youngberg, a WWE seamstress and divorced in 2017.[citation needed]
Moore has known Jeff and Matt Hardy since around 1987.[126] Moore cites Shawn Michaels, The Rock 'n' Roll Express, André the Giant, and The Ultimate Warrior as his influences.[37]
Moore has multiple tattoos including one on the inside of his lip that says "extinct".[127] He also has two tattoos across his fingers saying "Hard Knox" and "Made 1979". In 2005, he had 2BME tattooed on his stomach.[127] He operated a tattoo shop called Gas Chamber Ink in Southern Pines, North Carolina.[127] He also has a total of three piercings; one in each ear and one in his septum.[128]
Championships and accomplishments
- Atomic Wrestling Entertainment / Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling
- Full Throttle Pro Wrestling
- FTPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[132]
- Free-Style Championship Wrestling
- FCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Heartland Wrestling Association
- HWA Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)[1]
- HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Evan Karagias[18]
- New Frontier Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Wildside / National Championship Wrestling
- NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shane Helms[8]
- Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Revolution Wrestling Authority
- RWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- World Championship Wrestling
- World Stars of Wrestling
- Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
Footnotes
- Freebird Rule.
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External links
- Archived WWE profile
- Shannon Moore's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database