Chris Hero is on fire. Any fan of independent wrestling should know who Chris Hero is and if you don't you will very soon. Chris has been wrestling for close to 5 solid years. His training with some on wrestling finest is all paying off. Chris's resume is growing high including becoming the IWA -Mid South heavyweight champion on 3 separate occasions. Chris's finest moment came in a 90 plus minute "Iron Man Match" with CM Punk, it's a must see event.

Height: 6'4
Weight: 240 lbs
Hometown: Metropolis or Dayton, Ohio
DOB: 12/24/79
Trained By: Dory Funk, Jr.(attended the Funkin' Conservatory twice), Les Thatcher, Ian Rotten, Tracy Smothers, Bluebloods Training Camp (Dave Taylor, Fit Finlay and Steven Regal)
Began Training: Summer of 1998
Turned Pro: September 12, 1998
Inspirations: Dean Malenko, Toshiaki Kawada and Johnny Saint
Favorite Opponent: My best matches have been with CM Punk but I love wrestling people of all different sizes, experience and skill levels.
Dream Match-up: I don't really have a dream match-up. I'd like to wrestle Kawada, Saint or Malenko though.
Federations worked for: IWA Mid South, WXW (Germany), XPW, CCW, MAW, IWF (Michigan), BBW, Chikara, CZW, 3PW, PWF, IWC, NWA Nashville, RCW (Knoxville, TN), FCW (Netherlands), GWA (Germany), SWF (Switzerland), NWA East, NWA WV/OH, ICW (Indianapolis), IWW (Germany)
Titles held: IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion (3 time), WXW German Heavyweight Champion, IWA MS Sweet Science Sixteen 2000 Tournament winner, CCW tag Team Champion
Signature moves: Hero's Welcome (inverted swinging facebreaker), Hangman's Clutch (step over toe hold w/ inverted cravate), Cravate Suplex, Hero Sandwich #2
Long term Goals: I want to wrestle in England, Mexico and Japan. I want to continue to wrestle for a living and eventually move into other areas of the business once I can no longer perform in the ring.
Theme Music: "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down, "Certain Shade of Green" by Incubus, "Dead and Bloated" by Stone Temple Pilots, "Holding out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler, My Hero" by Foo Fighters

Word Association:
Les Thatcher: Les Thatcher hates me!
IWA: The best OVERALL independent promotion in the U.S.
McMahon: I wish he didn't have a monopoly on the business...but there's nothing I can do about it so blah. Great Production though.
XPW: I enjoyed working for them. I hope they get through all of this drama and get headed in the right direction.
Superman: I'm actually more fond of Spider Man, heh.
The future: I just want to continue to learn more and more about professional wrestling.
Web-site: http://www.ChrisHero.com

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