Brian Knighton as Axl Rotten

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Career

Knighton won a Taipei death match (taped fists with broken glass glued to them) against his "brother" and former tag team partner (they were known as the Bad Breed), Ian Rotten. After that, he teamed with Balls Mahoney on and off (when they weren't having a match against each other), they were known as The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks. After ECW died, Axl has been wrestling on the independent circuit and was recently at both Hardcore Homecoming & ECW One Night Stand. The Bad Breed was the team of brothers, Axl Rotten & Ian Rotten. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Jonathan Rechner is a professional wrestler best known as Balls Mahoney of Extreme Championship Wrestling fame. ... The Hardcore Chair Swingin Freaks was the tag team of Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten. ... Hardcore Homecoming was a professional wrestling event booked by former ECW World Heavyweight Champion, Shane Douglas. ... ECW One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by World Wrestling Entertainment, that took place in New York City on June 12, 2005 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. ...

Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten were recently approached by the WWE with the possibility of being signed to the company, but WWE has lost interest in signing them and are no longer in consideration.

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
• Weight: 285 lb (129 kg)
• Birthday: April 21, 1971
• Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
• Billed from: Hostile City
• Trained by: Jim Leon
• Professional debut: 1986
• Previous identities: Axl Rotten

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Finishing/signature moves

• S.S.T. - Severe Skull Trauma (Inverted Brainbuster)
• T-Bone Suplex
• "This Is Gonna Hurt" Chair Shot

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Championships/accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ...

• 1-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA Jersey Heavyweight Champion

Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation

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

Global Wrestling Federation

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

International Wrestling Association: Mid-South The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. ...

• 2-time IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time IWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion (with Ian Rotten)

National Wrestling League

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

Mid-America Wrestling

• 1-time MAW Heavyweight Champion

Eastern Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time EWA Hardcore Champion

AAWA

• 1-time AAWA Heavyweight Champion

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• PWI ranked him # 437 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
• Knighton was part of the 1995 PWI Feud of the Year (vs. Ian Rotten)

External link

• The official website of Axl Rotten