| Johnny Curtis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jonathan[2] Johnny Curtis[2][1] Jonathan Curtis[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[3] |
| Billed weight | 238 lb (108 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Westbrook, Maine |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski[1] Bill DeMott[3] Deep South Wrestling[1] Florida Championship Wrestling[1] |
| Debut | September 1999[3] |
Jonathan Curtis[1] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, where he performs in developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Johnny Curtis.
Professional wrestling career
After working as a model,[3] Curtis began training under Killer Kowalski. Curtis debuted in late 1999 and wrestled for various independent promotions in the New England area over the next few years.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2006-present)
Deep South Wrestling (2006-2007)
In 2006, Curtis was signed to a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and was subsequently assigned to the Deep South Wrestling developmental territory. Curtis made his debut for the territory on November 9, where he lost to David Heath.[1] After losing consistently over the next several weeks, Curtis scored his first victory in the territory as he and Robert Anthony defeated The Headliners (Shawn Shulz and Chris Thomas) on February 15, 2007.[1] Curtis continued to team with Anthony and after winning a few more matches, the team faced then-Tag Team Champions Team Elite (Mike Knox and Derick Neikirk) in a match for the championship on March 15, but they were unable to win the title.[1] Curtis then became a singles competitor once again and after losing two matches, he won his final match in DSW against Frankie Coverdale on April 12.[1]
Florida Championship Wrestling (2007-present)
After WWE severed ties with DSW, Curtis and all the other talent in DSW were transferred over to the newly established Florida Championship Wrestling in June. On June 26, Curtis made his FCW debut as he defeated former tag team partner Robert Anthony.[1] After mixed success as a singles and tag team wrestler, Curtis defeated Chris Gray on December 18 to become the number one contender for the Southern Heavyweight Championship.[1] On January 8, 2008, he wrestled Ted DiBiase, Jr. for title, but lost the match.[1] On September 18, Curtis made an appearance at the SmackDown/ECW tapings, where he defeated Armando Estrada in a dark match.[1]
On December 11, 2008, Curtis teamed with Tyler Reks to defeat The New Hart Foundation (DH Smith and TJ Wilson) for the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. The team of Curtis and Reks proved to be successful, as they managed to retain the title on several occasions.[1] After beginning a feuding with Caylen Croft and Trent Beretta, Curtis and Reks retained the title against them on a few different occasions before finally losing the title to Croft and Beretta on April 30, 2009 after Curtis didn't appear for the title defense, leaving Reks to wrestle alone.
After Reks was called up to WWE's main roster, Curtis renamed himself to Jonathan Curtis and became a villain. The two then faced off for Reks' Florida Heavyweight Championship on June 25, but Curtis was unable to win the title.[1] On July 2, Curtis wrestled in a triple threat match for the FCW Title also involving Alex Riley, but was again unsuccessful as Reks retained the title.[4] Soon afterwards, Curtis reverted his ring name to Johnny Curtis.[5]
Beginning in 2010, Curtis began competing at house shows for the Raw brand, with his first match being a loss to Evan Bourne on January 8.[4] After losing several matches to both Bourne and Paul Burchill at house shows, Curtis wrestled his first dark match, which he lost to Kung Fu Naki on the January 19 episode of ECW on Sy Fy.[4]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Maine Jam (Diving guillotine leg drop, sometimes while springboarding)[3][6]
- Over the shoulder belly to back piledriver[3]
- Signature moves
- Johnny Kick (Spinning wheel kick)[7]
- Sitout suplex slam[6]
Championships and accomplishments
- Northeast Championship Wrestling
- Power League Wrestling
- PLW New England Championship (1 time)[11]
- Premier Wrestling Federation
- PWF Northeast Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[8][12]
- PWF Northeast Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kenn Phoenix[8][13]
- South Coast Championship Wrestling
- SCCW Lightweight Championship (1 time)[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Johnny Curtis". Online World of Wrestling.
{{cite web}}: Text "accessdate-2010-01-24" ignored (help) - ^ a b "PLW profile".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cagematch profile".
- ^ a b c "Cagematch match listing".
- ^ "FCW roster".
- ^ a b "FCW report on August 8, 2009".
- ^ "FCW TV REPORT 7/5: Tyler Reks FCW Title defense, Abraham Washington and his Presidential Cabinet, El Sicodelico debuts".
- ^ a b c "Premier Wrestling Federation championship histories".
- ^ "FCW Florida Tag Team Championship history".
- ^ a b "Northeast Championship Wrestling championship histories".
- ^ "PLW New England Championship history".
- ^ "PWF Northeast Heavyweight Championship history".
- ^ "PWF Northeast Tag Team Championship history".
- ^ "SCCW Lightweight Championship history".