[62] Nitro made his debut for the brand on the June 19 episode of ECW, with a win over Nunzio,[63] and few days later, on June 24, at Vengeance: Night of Champions, he won the vacant ECW World Championship by defeating CM Punk, replacing the absent Chris Benoit due to his double-murder suicide. New "Payne's Valley" Course will honor legacy of Payne Stewart in beautiful Ozark Mountains. [162][163] On the November 23 episode of Lucha Underground, he cashed in his Gift of the Gods Championship on Sexy Star before defeating her to win the Lucha Underground Championship, becoming the second Triple Crown Champion in Lucha Underground history. [52][53] Nitro challenged Jeff Hardy for the Intercontinental Championship in a steel cage match at New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007, but lost. [262] After winning the ECW World Championship in 2007, he changed his ring name to John Morrison and his gimmick was tweaked to be even more conceited and self-aggrandizing[263] in addition to being modeled after Jim Morrison, the legendary frontman of the 1960s rock band The Doors, to whom he bears a strong physical resemblance. [219] As part of the 2020 Draft in October, both Morrison and Miz were drafted to the Raw brand. In January 2023, it was announced that Hennigan would fight Harley Morenstein at Creator Clash 2 in his boxing debut. [187] As the PPV moved closer, the feud started to blur the lines between a work (something scripted) and shoot (something real), beginning with the two wrestlers trading insults on Twitter that they appeared to take personal, with Aries later deleting many of his tweets. No relationship was listed. 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Big Ryck, New Wrestler Debuts", "12/10 Lucha Underground live TV review: Johnny Mundo vs. [173][174] At the event, on August 28, Mundo defeated Pentagn to win the Latin American Championship, marking his first championship in AAA and becoming the first non-Mexican to hold the title. "[284] The shows executive producer and host Jeff Probst was "so impressed" with Hennigan, describing him as "the guy who catches the winning touchdown pass in the final moments of the Super Bowl, and then, instead of some crazy celebration, he casually tosses the ball to the ref, kisses his wife and hugs his kids", alongside stating that he would "absolutely" have Hennigan back on the show. Payne and Scotty Sabre), The Suicide Blondes (Derrick King and Jason Lee), The Disciples of Synn (B.J. [45] Nitro recaptured the Intercontinental Championship from Hardy on the November 6 episode of Raw,[46] but lost it back to Hardy on the following week's Raw. As Mundo revealed himself as Fnix's replacement for their match, Black and Evans allied with the two. [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. The nickname is Johnny Morris. [112] Morrison received his WWE Championship match on the January 3, 2011 episode of Raw, but lost to reigning champion The Miz in a falls count anywhere match. Johnny Morris, founder and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, is ranked No. On May 13, Mundo turned into a villain when he attacked Alberto El Patrn in his match against Hernandez, throwing him through the window of Dario Cueto's office. ", Bobby Lashley on Morrison's role in WWE in March 2021. He lost the title to Prince Puma at Ultima Lucha Tres.[165]. [107] Morrison then went on to participate in the main event of SummerSlam on August 15, in which he and six teammates (John Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, R-Truth, and Daniel Bryan) were victorious in a seven-on-seven elimination tag team match against The Nexus. Johnny Morris is an American billionaire businessman. "We saw this big fish cruising toward our boat in 8 feet of water," Morris stated in an interview. [257][258] Hennigan is a practitioner of parkour and often incorporates it into his wrestling style, giving him the nickname "The Prince of Parkour". [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. He is one of four children in the family, the only son, and is becoming, after his 68-year-old father, a public face of Bass Pro, a chain of sporting goods department stores that runs up nearly. Johnny Morris is an avid angler who has spent considerable time in the Keys. [224][225] Morrison entered the 2021 Royal Rumble match on January 31, lasting over eight minutes before being eliminated by Damian Priest. On May 24, 2015, Mundo made his debut for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) at the Lucha Libre World Cup event representing Lucha Underground as a member of "Team TNA/Lucha Underground" alongside TNA wrestlers Matt Hardy and Mr. Anderson. 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. On the July 31 episode of SmackDown, Morrison had his first World Heavyweight Championship match against Jeff Hardy, but failed to win the title. [64] A few weeks after winning the title, Nitro was repackaged as John Morrison, a reference to musician Jim Morrison, to whom Hennigan bears a strong physical resemblance. Early life [ edit] Jeannie Morris, Trailblazing Chicago Sportscaster, Dies at 85 She was a rare woman in broadcast sports journalism when she began her career in the late 1960s, but she helped pave the way for the. He's short-tempered, but frank . [181] On August 17, a video package was shown at Destination X revealing his ring name as Johnny Impact. On January 7, 2023 Hennigan debuted in Major League Wrestling (MLW) at their Blood and Thunder pay-per-view under the ring name Johnny Fusion and defeated Davey Richards to win their National Openweight Championship. Noted conservationist shares plans for major nature-based fishing resort in the Sport Fishing Capital of the World! [168] On October 4, at Hroes Inmortales IX, Mundo unsuccessfully challenged El Patrn Alberto for the AAA Mega Championship, when he was defeated by disqualification. [16] He also began to refer to himself as "Johnny Drip Drip", a reference to the song "Drip" by rapper Cardi B. 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". 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. On the April 19 episode of Impact!, Johnny Impact was attacked and injured by Kongo Kong, which was performed to write him off television in order to film for reality television show Survivor. During the course of the feud, Melina was brought into the company as Nitro's ex-girlfriend and an ally of Cappotelli, only to turn on him and side with Nitro. [48] Federline was then, in storyline, trained by Nitro for a match with Cena, which he won after interference from Umaga. [156] Mundo defeated Cage on February 24, after interference from the debuting Taya, subsequently becoming Mundo's valet. [86], On April 15, Morrison was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft. John Paul Morris, son of Bass Pro Shops founder, Johnny Morris, shot the big fish very recently and claimed fame in his own right. [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. At Homecoming on January 6, 2019, Impact defeated Brian Cage to retain his championship. Morrison competed in the 2008 Royal Rumble match on January 27, but failed to win after being eliminated by Kane. [114] On February 20, Morrison participated in the Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber, but was eliminated by CM Punk. [36] They won the titles again on the October 28 episode of SmackDown! [197] At Slammiversary XVII on July 7, Impact lost to Swann. 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 [1] As of February 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$8.3 billion. Hennigan sold his house in order to finance the film. [253] He is known to utilize a split-legged corkscrew moonsault, dubbed Starship Pain, as a finishing maneuver. " Jameson West Messner and Rocco. John was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. [149], In September 2014, it was reported that Hennigan had signed with the El Rey network's new television series, Lucha Underground,[150] where he wrestled under the ring name Johnny Mundo. two days before Armageddon. [140], On June 21, 2013, Hennigan defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool in FWE Welcome to the Rumble II, winning the FWE Heavyweight Championship. [29] Nitro acted as Bischoff's apprentice and assistant until June, when he was sent back to OVW. [270] In 2016, Hennigan, Rey Mysterio, and King Cuerno appeared on ESPN to promote the second season of Lucha Underground. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Johnny (John L) Morris, founder and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, got his start in 1972 by selling fishing tackle out of the back of his father's store. [2] Early life [ edit] John Morris was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1948. 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[250] On the May 27 episode of AEW Dark, Elite scored his first victory by defeating Marq Quen. [177] In his first AAA Mega Championship defense, on June 30, Mundo successfully retained his title against Texano. [47] Also around this time, Nitro entered into a partnership with rapper Kevin Federline, with the duo antagonizing and beginning a rivalry with WWE Champion John Cena. His gimmick was that he was the apprentice and assistant of the Raw General Manager, Eric Bischoff. In WWE, he also held the Intercontinental Championship three times, and was a six-time tag team champion. [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". James Herbert Morris, son of William John and Elizabeth Morris, was born on 6 January 1914. The ad marks a return to the big game for. [131], In his last advertised WWE appearance on the November 28 episode of Raw,[132] Morrison faced The Miz in a Falls Count Anywhere match; Miz won the match by delivering the Skull-Crushing Finale on the steel entrance stage, giving Morrison a kayfabe injury. [93] Morrison then began a feud with Dolph Ziggler, retaining the title against Ziggler on October 4 at Hell in a Cell,[94] and again on the following episode of SmackDown. [2] Hennigan and Cappotelli made an appearance on an episode of Heat in January 2004, losing to Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak. 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