brand by losing their jobs in kayfabe. He was known for his children's programmes for the BBC on the topic of zoology, most notably Animal Magic, and for narrating the Tales of the Riverbank series of stories. [21][22], After graduating college with a degree in film and geology and deciding that he did not want to pursue either path,[22] Hennigan began his professional wrestling career training at the Supreme Pro Wrestling school in Sacramento, California. [226] At Elimination Chamber event on February 21, 2021, Morrison defeated Ricochet, Elias, and Mustafa Ali in a fatal four-way match for an opportunity at the United States Championship. [156] Mundo defeated Cage on February 24, after interference from the debuting Taya, subsequently becoming Mundo's valet. Seated: Curt Gowdy, Ted Williams, and Jimmy Albright. [223], On the December 7 episode of Raw, Morrison ended a nearly seven-month losing streak after defeating Drew McIntyre and Sheamus in a 3-on-2 handicap match alongside The Miz and AJ Styles. Known Children: John T. Pendleton Sally Pendleton (b. July 9, 1861) [1] As of February 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$8.3 billion. Johnny Edward Morris Position: FL-HB 5-10 , 180lb (178cm, 81kg) Born: September 26 in Long Beach, CA (Age: 87-138d) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 1x Pro Bowl 1x All-Pro 1x NFL Champ 47 SUMMARY Career G 121 AV 61 Rec 356 Yds 5059 Y/R 14.2 TD 31 FantPt 815.9 Rush 224 Yds 1040 Y/A 4.6 TD 5 FantPt 815.9 Johnny Morris Overview Game Logs Career in a four-way match defeating Legion of Doom, The Mexicools, and William Regal and Paul Burchill,[37] but lost them to Rey Mysterio and Batista on the December 16 episode of SmackDown! WWE promoted Hennigan to its SmackDown! [101] At WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, they failed to win the championship. [121] At Extreme Rules on May 1, R-Truth interfered in the WWE Championship steel cage match, attacking Morrison to prevent him from winning the match. [255][256] He also prominently used a superkick as a finisher in 2008 during a feud with D-Generation X, as a way to mock Shawn Michaels's Sweet Chin Music maneuver. [184], After Drake lost the renamed Impact World Championship to Austin Aries, Impact began pursuit of Aries's championship, facing him at Crossroads special on March 8, where he lost again. [216] Morrison and Miz then started a rivalry with Universal Champion Braun Strowman. Noted conservationist shares plans for major nature-based fishing resort in the Sport Fishing Capital of the World! [31] They were soon called up to the main SmackDown! [219] As part of the 2020 Draft in October, both Morrison and Miz were drafted to the Raw brand. [188] Specifically, Impact mocked Aries' short stature and the champion responded by making fun of his wife's weight. When you're. There's a sense of sincerity in Johnny Morris's voice as he tells his story of falling in love with the Ozarks and its rich history. [242] The following day, Hennigan, as "Johnny Caballero", wrestled at GCW's Wrld on Lucha event, defeating Jack Cartwheel. He was the second luchador to enter the ring, but was the last man eliminated by Prince Puma who won the Championship. [208][209][210][211], On March 8, Morrison and Miz had their first title defense in a tag team Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber, successfully defending their titles against The New Day, The Usos, Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker), Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado), and Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. [123] Morrison then underwent surgery to correct a legitimately pinched nerve in his neck. Served in the Army Air Corps. John Morris Pendleton married Eliza Huston on August 21, 1855. [178], On August 26, at Triplemana XXV, Mundo successfully defended his three championships against Fantasma and Texano in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops are investing in a new bull-riding team. Despite being unsuccessful, Morrison had a standout performance in the match, in which he performed a moonsault from the top rope to the outside of the ring while holding onto a ladder. 24 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Best WWE.com Exclusive (2008) with The Miz, Airi Ueda, Minami Tanabe and Shiori Takahashi, The Andretti Express (Guido Andretti and Vito Andretti), Jebediah Blackhawk and Trailer Park Trash, The Paynethrillers (B.J. [102], On April 26, Morrison was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2010 WWE draft, and lost his first match back for the brand later that night to Jack Swagger. [229] After this, Morrison and Miz feuded with rapper Bad Bunny and Damian Priest. ", Bobby Lashley on Morrison's role in WWE in March 2021. The pair met during the auditions for Tough Enough III, in which Perez was cut and Hennigan eventually won. John Morrison & R-Truth", "WWE NXT: Barrett wins show's first season", "WWE News: NXT Results Season Two announced, Pro & Rookie pairings revealed", "WWE NXT: Second rookie goes home; New No. "I was a young kid running around in a diaper with a fishing pole in my hand," says Morris. Chris Chase of USA Today praised Hennigan for being "true to everything weve seen from him this season, [and] a class act after his shock defeat". 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[233], Outside of WWE, Hennigan began referring to himself as the "Mayor of Slamtown", a fictional town he first coined in Lucha Underground in 2015. Hennigan is a playable character in WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2007 and WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 as "Johnny Nitro", WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2009, WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010, WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011, WWE '12 and WWE 2K22 as "John Morrison", and RetroMania Wrestling under the name "Johnny Retro". [58][59] Nitro was placed in a tag team with Kenny Dykstra,[60][61] until the 2007 WWE draft, during which Nitro was drafted to the ECW brand. MNM wrestled in OVW for around a year, holding the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship once, before losing the titles to Cappotelli and Johnny Jeter in January 2005. On April 4, Hennigan defeated Elijah Burke and on April 5, Morrison defeated Japanese legend Jushin Thunder Liger in an "International Dream Match" at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) event. [281], Hennigan was a contestant on the 37th season of Survivor, Survivor: David vs. Goliath where he was originally part of the Goliath tribe and later the Tiva tribe before making it to the merged tribe Kalokalo. He is best known for his time in WWE, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. How perfectly Biblical. At Night of Champions on September 18, Morrison competed in a fatal four-way match for the United States Championship, also involving Alex Riley, Dolph Ziggler, and Jack Swagger, with Ziggler retaining his title. "All of us took a shot . New "Payne's Valley" Course will honor legacy of Payne Stewart in beautiful Ozark Mountains. [79] Afterwards, they started a feud with Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad) through each team's Internet show, which then transitioned to matches on Raw and on October 26 at Cyber Sunday. On January 28, 2017, Morrison won a tournament at a 5 Star Wrestling event for the 5 Star Wrestling Championship, defeating Moose, Drew Galloway, and Rey Mysterio to win the title. [136], After leaving WWE, Hennigan began wrestling on the independent circuit under his real name, as well as his previous ring name John Morrison. [217][218] At Backlash on June 14, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match, but lost. He is a member of the Morris Clan an offshoot of the Belmont Clan and wields the Vampire Killer, much like his ancestors. [36] They won the titles again on the October 28 episode of SmackDown! [135] In 2015, Hennigan revealed on Stone Cold Steve Austin's podcast that WWE wanted him to sign another multi-year contract, but due to a neck injury, residual pain, and creative frustrations, he decided to not renew his contract, wanting "more control over [his] time". [49], MNM reunited on the November 27 episode of Raw to accept an open challenge from The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) at December to Dismember on December 3, a match that they lost. He has headlined multiple major events for WWE and Impact, including the latter company's flagship event, Bound for Glory, in 2017 and 2018. In January 2023, it was announced that Hennigan would fight Harley Morenstein at Creator Clash 2 in his boxing debut. [164] On the December 21 episode of Lucha Underground, Mundo successfully defended his championship in a rematch against Sexy Star inside a steel cage. On August 12, 2012, Hennigan appeared at Juggalo Championship Wrestling's Bloodymania 6 event, defeating Matt Hardy and Breyer Wellington in a three-way match. After adopting an "anti-Mexico" attitude and teaming with El Mesas and Hernandez to defeat El Texano Jr., El Hijo del Fantasma and Pentagn Jr., Mundo challenged the latter to a match at Triplemana XXIV for the AAA Latin American Championship, to which Pentagn accepted. [39] They began a rivalry with the team of Paul London and Brian Kendrick that lasted over three months,[40] until they dropped the championship to London and Kendrick at Judgment Day on May 21, 2006, with the storyline leading to Nitro and Melina suddenly turning on Mercury after the match, breaking up the group. After leaving WWE in 2011, Hennigan pursued a career in the film industry as an actor and filmmaker. [113] Morrison participated in the Royal Rumble match at Royal Rumble on January 30, 2011 and despite not winning, he had a stand-out moment which was praised by critics as "arguably the spot of the decade" when Morrison was knocked off of the ring apron and performed a cat leap onto the barricade to avoid having his feet touch the floor and then went on to precision jump onto the ring steps and re-enter the ring. [91] During this time, Morrison would soon become wildly popular with fans. Impact hit his finisher on Moose, barely seconds prior to Cage hitting his Drill Claw finisher on Killer Kross. On November 17, 2018, Mundo wrestled on the final episode of Lucha Underground, Ultima Lucha Cuatro, defeating Matanza Cueto in a Sacrifice to the Gods match. [98] Morrison later won an Elimination Chamber qualifying match[99] and participated in the Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship on February 21, 2010, but was eliminated by The Undertaker. John Randall Hennigan was born on October 3, 1979, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Palos Verdes Peninsula, where he attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. They finished in second place, losing in the finals to the "Dream Team" (El Patrn Alberto, Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.). [227][228] Later that night, he failed to win the title in a triple threat match against Riddle and reigning champion Bobby Lashley, as Riddle won the match. Early life [ edit] [145] He won his match against Matt Sydal in the first round,[146] but was eliminated by Ricochet in the quarter-finals.[147]. Since then, Johnny has earned a reputation as one of the most visionary and influential retailers of the last 50 years. His gimmick was that he was the apprentice and assistant of the Raw General Manager, Eric Bischoff. [198] On July 8, Pro Wrestling Insider reported that Hennigan's contract with Impact Wrestling had expired several weeks prior to the event, and the two sides agreed to have Hennigan work until Slammiversary. [19] On March 30 at WrestleMania XXIV, Morrison competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won by CM Punk. This real-life Doctor Dolittle talked to the zoo's residents and, in a delirious assortment of silly . The following week, Morrison defeated Randy Orton to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at the namesake pay-per-view event on July 18,[233] which was won by Big E.[234] On the August 23 episode of Raw, Miz turned on Morrison by attacking him, thus turning Morrison face and setting up a feud between the pair. 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King Cuerno attacked Mundo on the February 4 episode, beginning a feud between them; the second installment took place on the episode which aired March 11, where Mundo and Cuerno wrestled in a Steel Cage match, which was won by Mundo. The Beginning The feud between Morrison and Ziggler continued throughout the next month, with the two wrestling to a double countout for the Intercontinental Championship on the November 13 episode of SmackDown and Morrison retaining the championship in a two-out-of-three falls match the following week to end the feud. [48] Federline was then, in storyline, trained by Nitro for a match with Cena, which he won after interference from Umaga. [239] In the main event of Triplemana XXX: Tijuana, Caballero was revealed as Matt Hardy's mystery tag team partner (due to his original partner Jeff Hardy's arrest five days prior). [181] On August 17, a video package was shown at Destination X revealing his ring name as Johnny Impact. 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