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Career

After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler. He trained under retired professional wrestler Jim Leon in a boxing gym in his hometown of Baltimore, receiving supplementary training from former World Championship Wrestling (WCW) jobber Joey Maggs. Knighton debuted in 1986, shortly after Leon was murdered, and adopted the ring name "Axl Rotten". For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... A job is professional wrestling slang referring to a performer who loses a match. ...

In the early 1990s, Rotten trained Ian Rotten, who formed a tag team with Axl, masquerading as his brother. The duo, known as the Bad Breed, wrestled primarily in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation. Rotten later opened his own professional wrestling promotion in Maryland called "Universal Independent Wrestling". The promotion featured wrestlers such as the Bad Breed, Bam Bam Bigelow and Scotty The Body, and had a television series that aired on Saturday nights on the local ABC channel. The promotion closed in the mid 1990s. John Williams is a professional wrestler better known as Ian Rotten. ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... The Bad Breed was the team of brothers, Axl Rotten & Ian Rotten. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known by the stage name Bam Bam Bigelow. ... Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8, 1964) better known by his ring name Raven, is an American professional wrestler. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

WCW & GWF

In 1991, Rotten had a short stint with WCW, where he feuded with wrestler/rapper PN News. After leaving WCW, Axl and his trainee Ian Rotten had a run with the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas, being featured on their daily ESPN show. While in GWF Axl succeeded in winning both the GWF Commonwealth title and the GWF Tag Team Championship, with Ian Rotten. WCW logo until 1999 World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. ... Paul Neu is a professional wrestler known as P.N. News in ECW and WCW. Currently wrestling in Europe as Cannonball Grizzley. ... Global Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ... John Williams is a professional wrestler better known as Ian Rotten. ...

ECW

In 1993, the Bad Breed were hired by Paul Heyman, the then-booker of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion. They competed in the ECW tag team division until November 5, 1994 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when they lost a tag team match to The Pitbulls with the stipulation that the losing team would be forced to separate. Both Rotten brothers blamed one another for the loss, leading to a feud between the two. The former partners wrestled their first match against one another in ECW at Double Tables on February 4, 1995, with Ian pinning Axl. They faced one another in a variety of hardcore matches over the subsequent seventeen months, fighting in "hair versus hair" matches and "barbed wire baseball bat, barbed wire chair" matches. Their feud finally ended at Hardcore Heaven 1995 on July 1, 1995 when Axl defeated Ian in a "Taipei Death Match" (a match that saw each man coat their taped fists with shards of broken glass) which turned out to be one of ECW's bloodier matches. The Bad Breed eventually reconciled, and teamed together once again in early 1996. Paul Buster Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter. ... A booker, as the term is used in professional wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match; in other words, the... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... This article is about the independent promotion from 1992-2001. ... November To Remember (normally abbreviated to N2R) was an Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling show (and, later, pay per view) held annually during the month of November between 1993 and 2000. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Christian Cage after being chokeslammed onto a pile of thumbtacks. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

Rotten competed in the ECW heavyweight division as a singles wrestler throughout the remainder of 1996. In 1997, he formed a tag team with Balls Mahoney known as The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks. Mahoney and Rotten teamed together until 1999, occasionally wrestling one another. Rotten eventually left ECW in 1999, and appeared with Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the Japanese Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling promotion. Rotten then wrestled on the independent circuit throughout the early 2000s. Jonathan Rechner is a professional wrestler best known as Balls Mahoney, he currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment in its Extreme Championship Wrestling brand. ... The Hardcore Chair Swingin Freaks was the tag team of Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten most notably seen in Extreme Championship Wrestling. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, better known by its initials FMW, was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1989 by Atsushi ÅŒnita (often spelled Ohnita). ... -1...

ECW reunions

On the June 6, 2005 episode of "RAW", Rotten debuted in WWE, storming the ring with several other ECW alumni. Rotten went on to appear at the two ECW reunion shows taking place that month. At Hardcore Homecoming on June 10, 2005, the Bad Breed reunited, losing to The Gangstanators. At ECW One Night Stand 2005 on June 12, 2005, Rotten, Mahoney and Kid Kash attacked the bWo after they interfered in the main event tag team match. Following the events, Rotten and Mahoney wrestled several dark matches for WWE, but were not signed to contracts. At the second Hardcore Homecoming event on November 4, 2005, Axl defeated Ian Rotten in another bloody "Taipei deathmatch" (Each man had his hands dipped in superglue, then glass). is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hardcore Homecoming was a professional wrestling promotion that was booked by Shane Douglas, a former ECW World Heavyweight Champion. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gangstanators were a professional wrestling tag team in Extreme Championship Wrestling. ... ECW One Night Stand 2005 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Wrestler, David Cash. ... BWO can refer to: Body without organs, a sociological concept developed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari A Swedish pop group formerly known as Bodies Without Organs, named after the above concept Backward wave oscillator Blue World Order, a parody of the nWo Buds World Order, a secret society... In professional wrestling, a dark match is a match that is part of a televised card, but is not itself televised. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cyanoacrylate is the generic name for substances such as methyl-2-cyanoacrylate, which is usually sold under the trademarks Superglue and Krazy Glue, and 2-octyl cyanoacrylate, which is used in medical glues such as Dermabond and Traumaseal. ...

ECW Brand

Axl Rotten was listed as an ECW wrestler on the official ECW.com website, however events put his future with in the new ECW Brand in jeopardy. Rotten failed to show for the June 5 edition of Raw in an angle involving several other ECW wrestlers. WWE management was not happy with Rotten no showing at Raw. Furthermore, it was confirmed that Rotten was not backstage at the WWE vs. ECW Head to Head special that aired on USA Network on June 7. Rotten also did not appear at the ECW One Night Stand 2006 pay per view event that was held on June 11. He was then removed from the roster on the ECW.com website. This article is about the WWE brand. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... One Night Stand is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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KYDA Pro

Axl appeared in Manassas Virginia on July 13 Teaming up with Christian York and Jimmy Cicero to face the heel stable "Total Quality Management" After the show Axl announced that he would be returning week after week as a regular on the Kyda Pro Roster. Recently (According to hisMyspace) Axl has been in hospital due to a knee surgery. is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jason Spence (born April 13, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Christian York. ... Wiseguy Jimmy Cicero is an American professional wrestler who competes in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions including International Professional Wrestling Alliance, [1] Maryland Championship Wrestling, [2] Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, House of Pain Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance as well as stints in the United States Wrestling...

Finishing and signature moves

• S.S.T. - Severe Skull Trauma (Inverted brainbuster)
• This Is Gonna Hurt (Chair shot)
• Chokeslam
• Death Valley driver
• Inverted powerslam
• T-bone suplex
• Tiger driver

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Championships and accomplishments

• Eastern Wrestling Alliance

• EWA Hardcore Championship (1 time)

• Global Wrestling Federation

• GWF Commomwealth Championship (1 time)
• GWF Tag Team Champion (1 time) with Ian Rotten

• Independent Wrestling Association

• IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Ian Rotten

• Mid-America Wrestling

• MAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation

• MEWF Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
• MEWF Tag Team Champion (1 time) with Corporal Punishment

• National Wrestling Alliance

• Regional
• NWA Jersey Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• National Wrestling League

• NWL Hardcore Champion (1 time)
• NWL Tag Team Champion (1 time) with Morgus the Maniac

• SCW

SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)

• Universal Independent Wrestling

• UIW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• 'Other titles

• AAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 437 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
• 1995 Feud of the Year – vs. Ian Rotten

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References

• Profile at Online World of Wrestling

External links

• Axl Rotten at the Internet Movie Database
• Axl Rotten On Myspace
• Axl Rotten Speaks Exclusively With PWMania.com!