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Balls Mahoney
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Jonathan Rechner  |
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| Ring name(s) | John Rechner Abbudah Singh Abudda Dein Balls Mahoney Boo Bradley Xanta Klaus |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 305 lb (139 kg) |
| Born | April 11, 1972 Nutley, New Jersey |
| Resides | Belmar, New Jersey |
| Billed from | South Pole Nutley, New Jersey |
| Trained by | Larry Sharpe |
| Debut | 1987 |
Jonathan Rechner[citation needed] (born April 11, 1972)[citation needed] better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney, is an American professional wrestler. Mahoney is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its ECW brand.
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Career
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Jon Rechner started wrestling in 1987 by training at the Monster Factory and wrestling in the independents under the name Abbudah Singh. He made a small name for himself as the heel Boo Bradley (a take-off of the character Boo Radley from "To Kill a Mockingbird") in 1994 in Smoky Mountain Wrestling where he had a long feud with his (kayfabe) childhood friend, Chris Candido. He was originally allied with Candido and managed by Tammy Sytch, who abused him for months, but they eventually turned on him, killing his pet cat, and turning him face in the process. Bradley briefly formed a team with Cactus Jack who convinced him to be his own person.
World Wrestling Federation
In 1995, he briefly appeared in the World Wrestling Federation as Xanta Klaus. During a December "In Your House" PPV, while Savio Vega and "Santa Claus" were at ringside handing out presents and playing to the fans, heel manager The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase appeared. DiBiase proclaimed that everyone had a price, even Santa. As Vega argued with DiBiase, "Santa" jumped him from behind and attacked him. DiBiase laughed his trademark laugh and introduced this warped Santa as Xanta Klaus, Santa's evil brother from the South Pole who steals presents. As Xanta, Rechner made only a couple more appearances (one on the following night's Monday Night Raw), before never being mentioned again.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
In 1997 Rechner signed with Extreme Championship Wrestling and finally became a star as Balls Mahoney. Capitalizing on the ECW crowd's lust for violence and the hardcore attitude Rechner was never seen without his signature steel chair, usually with some kind of writing or sign placed on it, which he would use to bash any opponent at any time. He would come to the ring to the AC/DC song Big Balls and lead the crowd in singing the chorus before or after his matches. While in ECW he teamed with Axl Rotten, a similar hardcore and violent wrestler, and the duo became informally known as the "Hardcore Chair Swinging Freaks". Later he would tag with Masato Tanaka and win the Tag Team Titles. He would also join forces with Spike Dudley and hold the gold twice more before the demise of ECW in 2001.
During an exchange of blows, ECW fans would often chant "Balls!" When Rechner landed a punch or kick on an opponent, and "Suck!" when his opponent retaliated. This gimmick was inherited from Hack Meyers.
Independent circuit
After ECW folded Rechner spent time in a number of independent federations across America, most notably USA Pro Wrestling (UXW) as well as Juggalo Championshit Wrestling where he united with The Dead Pool (Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, and Raven) to become The Dead Pool 2000. He also had a brief run in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, teaming with The Sandman to face off against The Gathering.
World Wrestling Entertainment
In 2005, Mahoney made a non-wrestling appearance at the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promoted ECW One Night Stand reunion show, taking part -- alongside Axl Rotten -- in a brawl with Kid Kash, Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, the Dudley Boyz, and the Blue World Order before the main event. After the main event, Mahoney and Rotten returned to the ring to brawl with the "invading" Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers.
In 2006, when WWE relaunched ECW as their own brand, one of the first announcements was the signing of Balls Mahoney. His signing was announced with that of Axl Rotten, but when Rotten missed some WWE dates and was released, Balls was left to start a singles career.
During the "cross promotion" hype Balls appeared on the June 5, episode of RAW with other ECW wrestlers who proceeded to attack WWE Champion John Cena. He appeared again as a part of the ECW team in the "WWE vs. ECW team battle royal" at the WWE vs. ECW Head to Head event on June 7. The next night a match between Balls Mahoney and Masato Tanaka was officially added to the 2006 One Night Stand pay-per-view, which Balls won following a chair shot (denting the chair) to Tanaka's head.
When ECW on Sci Fi debuted, Balls started off with a small role in the company, having sporadic matches and little else. However, once the show got going he started to appear in vignettes talking about how tough he is, elevating his role on the show. On the September 12 episode of ECW on Sci Fi Mahoney entered a feud with Kevin Thorn after Thorn and his valet Ariel cost him a match against René Duprée. The following week, he brought Francine to ringside with him, marking her first televised appearance at the revived ECW ring, where she proceeded to get into a catfight with Ariel. That pairing, however, was short lived as Francine was released shortly after. On the January 2, 2007 edition of ECW on Sci Fi, Mahoney had one of his front teeth (legitimately) knocked out during a match with Kevin Thorn.
Shortly after, Balls began a short feud with Snitsky. On the June 4 edition of ECW, Balls, Tommy Dreamer, and Sandman faced Bobby Lashley in a 3 on 1 Hardcore Handicap Match for the ECW Championship, in which they were defeated. On the August 7, 2007 episode of ECW, Balls went against The Miz in a losing effort. During and after the match, it appeared that Kelly Kelly was concerned about him. Over the weeks that followed, he attempted to ask her out to dinner and flirted with her backstage, but was interrupted by The Miz, Brooke, and Layla before Kelly could get a word in. Regardless, Kelly still showed interest in him each week, wishing him good luck before his match, winking at him, and cheering him on during his match. On the September 18, 2007 edition of ECW, after defeating Mike Knox in a match, he asked Kelly Kelly if she would go out with him to which she couldn't respond due to The Miz taking her backstage. However, Tuesday, 16th October 2007, ECW was live Birmingham, England, UK, and Kelly Kelly asked him backstage if he would go out with her, in which he agreed.
Personal life
Johnathan and his girlfriend have a son named Christopher, who was born on November 22, 2007.[2]
Johnathan has numerous tattoos, including 2 tribal pieces, a dragon and inverted pentagram on his arm, and a tattoo dedicated to Chris Candido.[3]
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Nutcracker Suite (Michinoku driver II)
- Ballbreaker (Spinning sitdown spinebuster or standing spinebuster)
- This Is Gonna Hurt (Chair shot)
- New Jersey Jam (Diving leg drop)
- Balls Combo (Punching combination) (Three or four lefts and a "big" right with fans yelling "Balls" after each punch, ending with a loud "Whooooooooaaa Balls!" on the wind up punch)
- Frog splash
- Superkick - Original ECW
- Sidewalk slam
- Signature Foreign Objects
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- Steel Chair (often painted with the ECW logo and/or the phrase "This Is Gonna Hurt")
- Managers
- Nicknames
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- The Chair Swingin' Freak[1]
- Captain Caveman
Championships and accomplishments
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- ECW World Tag Team Champions (3 times) - with Spike Dudley (2), and Masato Tanaka (1)
- Mid-American Wrestling
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- MAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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- PWI ranked him #443 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.
Theme Songs
In his ECW original run, he used AC/DC's Big Balls but he currently uses a generic version.
Other Media
On April 26, 2007 it was announced that Balls would be an adviser to the cast of the reality show Who Wants to Be a Superhero?. The show's new season is set to premiere this summer on Sci Fi. During the season finale, Balls taught the superheroes how to fight.[4]
References
- ^ a b TV Shows > ECW > Superstars > Balls Mahoney > Bio. WWE.com.
- ^ DOI is reporting that ECW superstar Balls Mahoney is the father of a new baby boy named Christopher. Balls' girlfriend gave birth to the 9 pound baby boy on Thanksgiving.
- ^ Balls' award-winning ink?. WWE.
- ^ Tello, Craig. Excelsior gone extreme. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
External links
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