[175] On October 2 in the main event of Hroes Inmortales X, Mundo successfully defended his title against Garza Jr.[176] On March 19, 2017, at Rey de Reyes, Mundo defeated El Texano Jr. and El Hijo del Fantasma in a three-way match to not only retain the Latin American Championship, but to also win Texano's AAA Mega Championship and Fantasma's AAA World Cruiserweight Championship. Jaye Morris, whose husband Willie James Bendolph and son Jarrel Morris were killed in a shooting on Aug. 2, 2004. [119] The next week on Raw, Morrison challenged R-Truth to a match with the stipulation that if Morrison won, he would take Truth's place in the steel cage match at Extreme Rules. [145] He won his match against Matt Sydal in the first round,[146] but was eliminated by Ricochet in the quarter-finals.[147]. [141] The next day, Hennigan defended the title against Too Cold Scorpio at House of Hardcore 2. [265] In 2009, Hennigan appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. [113] Morrison participated in the Royal Rumble match at Royal Rumble on January 30, 2011 and despite not winning, he had a stand-out moment which was praised by critics as "arguably the spot of the decade" when Morrison was knocked off of the ring apron and performed a cat leap onto the barricade to avoid having his feet touch the floor and then went on to precision jump onto the ring steps and re-enter the ring. Hennigan sold his house in order to finance the film. On the May 7 episode of Superstars, Morrison lost a match to Jericho after a distraction by Benjamin. Noted conservationist shares plans for major nature-based fishing resort in the Sport Fishing Capital of the World! [41] Melina and Nitro left the SmackDown! Outside of wrestling, Hennigan has also worked in the film and television industry. [43] Nitro was immediately placed in the Intercontinental Championship picture, and at Vengeance on June 25, he defeated champion Shelton Benjamin in a triple threat match also involving Carlito to win the title. He is a founder, retired CEO, and the owner of hunting and fishing retail chain called "Bass Pro Shops." He has been recognized as one of the most visionary retailers of the last 50 years. "We saw this big fish cruising toward our boat in 8 feet of water," Morris stated in an interview. Styles. Chris Chase of USA Today praised Hennigan for being "true to everything weve seen from him this season, [and] a class act after his shock defeat". He was known for his children's programmes for the BBC on the topic of zoology, most notably Animal Magic, and for narrating the Tales of the Riverbank series of stories. [123] Morrison then underwent surgery to correct a legitimately pinched nerve in his neck. [28] The Nitro name, which finally stuck, was a reference to WCW Monday Nitro, the flagship show of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for which Bischoff had previously worked, using the Nitro theme as his ring entrance music. On August 12, 2012, Hennigan appeared at Juggalo Championship Wrestling's Bloodymania 6 event, defeating Matt Hardy and Breyer Wellington in a three-way match. [154] On the June 17, episode of Lucha Underground, Johnny Mundo unsuccessfully challenged Prince Puma for the Lucha Underground Championship in an Iron Man match. [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. [122] The next night on Raw, Morrison was attacked by Truth again, prior to a scheduled match between the two which did not happen as a result. [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. The ad marks a return to the big game for. To explain his departure, Nitro lost a match on the June 7 episode of Raw against Eugene, which carried the stipulation that upon his loss, he also lost his job, but was actually returned to OVW. John has a bright and strong personality. [115] During the match, Morrison climbed to the top of the cage while inside the cage before dropping to deliver a crossbody on and eliminate Sheamus. The man behind that name is billionaire Missourian Johnny Morris. 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Steve Wonder's wife Karen-Millard Morris with son attends John Galliano's ready-to-wear Fall-Winter collection 2004-2005 fashion show on March 6,. [39] They began a rivalry with the team of Paul London and Brian Kendrick that lasted over three months,[40] until they dropped the championship to London and Kendrick at Judgment Day on May 21, 2006, with the storyline leading to Nitro and Melina suddenly turning on Mercury after the match, breaking up the group. 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King Cuerno attacked Mundo on the February 4 episode, beginning a feud between them; the second installment took place on the episode which aired March 11, where Mundo and Cuerno wrestled in a Steel Cage match, which was won by Mundo. "I was a young kid running around in a diaper with a fishing pole in my hand," says Morris. [285], On May 14, 2022, Hennigan appeared at the Creator Clash event, accompanying Nathan Barnatt (known as "Dad") for his match against Matt Watson, which Barnatt won. 424 on Forbes' "World's Billionaires List" for 2022. On the June 19 episode of SmackDown, Morrison lost a critically acclaimed match against Edge, in which the commentators described it as a "third main event". [283] Writing for People, former Survivor contestant Stephen Fishbach highlighted that "in a tribal council that was meant to take out the Davidest David [Christian Hubicki], it was really the Goliath of the Goliaths [Hennigan] who fell. 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. ", Bobby Lashley on Morrison's role in WWE in March 2021. [91] During this time, Morrison would soon become wildly popular with fans. [75] In February 2008, Morrison and Miz were given a streaming segment on WWE.com named The Dirt Sheet in which they mocked other wrestlers and facets of pop culture. John Paul Morris, son of Bass Pro Shops founder, Johnny Morris, shot the big fish very recently and claimed fame in his own right. He's short-tempered, but frank . [24] For winning, Hennigan was awarded a developmental contract and assigned to their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), to continue his training. His nationality is American by birth. The franchise will participate in the Professional Bull Riders association's PBR Team Series that's slated to start in June. [226][230][231] At WrestleMania 37 on April 10, Morrison and Miz lost to Bad Bunny and Priest. [110][111] He continued to feud with Sheamus and defeated him in a WWE Championship number one contender's ladder match at Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 19. Morris was a two-time Jefferson County Farmers Federation president who served on the state board from 1984-2000. [193] At United We Stand on April 4, Impact won a five-way Ultimate X match to become the number one contender for the Impact X Division Championship. [143] On March 11, 2015, Hennigan lost the FWE Heavyweight Championship to A.J. As Mundo revealed himself as Fnix's replacement for their match, Black and Evans allied with the two. He. I was an amateur collegiate wrestler at UC Davis. On the July 31 episode of SmackDown, Morrison had his first World Heavyweight Championship match against Jeff Hardy, but failed to win the title. Served in the Army Air Corps. [138] On January 25, 2013, Morrison appeared at Dragon Gate USA's Open the Golden Gate, defeating Akira Tozawa in the main event of the show. [85] On April 13, as part of the 2009 WWE draft, The Miz was drafted to the Raw brand to split up the team, and as a result, Miz attacked Morrison. [33] MNM held the titles for three months, having successful defenses against the teams of Guerrero and Mysterio,[34] and Charlie Haas and Hardcore Holly on May 22 at Judgment Day,[35] before dropping them to the Legion of Doom on July 24 at The Great American Bash. [116][117] At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, Morrison, Trish Stratus and Jersey Shore guest star Snooki defeated Dolph Ziggler and LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool) in a mixed tag team match. Their feud culminated in a tag team lumberjack match where both titles were on the line at the WrestleMania 25, but it was The Colns who would unify the championships with a win. In WWE, he also held the Intercontinental Championship three times, and was a six-time tag team champion. Recipient of conservation's highest honors. [148] On February 8, 2018, he lost the title against Jake Hager after over a year as champion. [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. [166], On June 4, 2015 in the main event of Verano de Escndalo, Mundo established himself as a rudo (or villain) and teamed with El Mesias and Pentagn Jr. losing to Myzteziz, La Parka and Rey Mysterio Jr.[167] On September 27, Konnan announced Mundo as an official member of the rudo stable, La Sociedad, while he subsequently stepped down as the leader of the group. [21][22], After graduating college with a degree in film and geology and deciding that he did not want to pursue either path,[22] Hennigan began his professional wrestling career training at the Supreme Pro Wrestling school in Sacramento, California. At Night of Champions on September 18, Morrison competed in a fatal four-way match for the United States Championship, also involving Alex Riley, Dolph Ziggler, and Jack Swagger, with Ziggler retaining his title. [219] As part of the 2020 Draft in October, both Morrison and Miz were drafted to the Raw brand. Morrison challenged Ziggler for the championship at Survivor Series on November 20 but lost. [195][196], On the May 31 episode of Impact Wrestling, Impact challenged X Division Champion Rich Swann to a title match at Slammiversary XVII. [200][201][202] He made his return on January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown under his John Morrison ring name and resumed his partnership with The Miz, thus re-establishing him as a heel for the first time in WWE in 10 years. [129] Following this, Morrison went on a losing streak, lasting a number of weeks. 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. [128] Morrison then challenged Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship at Hell in a Cell on October 2, but failed to win the title. In film, he has mainly worked as an actor, producer and stuntman. [257][258] Hennigan is a practitioner of parkour and often incorporates it into his wrestling style, giving him the nickname "The Prince of Parkour". He was the second luchador to enter the ring, but was the last man eliminated by Prince Puma who won the Championship. I also did gymnastics at UC Davis. [233][292] He was also good friends with Shad Gaspard, and still is with JTG, of Cryme Tyme, and was a part of the search team after Gaspard's disappearance and death. After winning Tough Enough III (a WWE reality TV competition show that awarded winners a wrestling contract with the company), Hennigan was assigned to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. He finished 12th out of 20 contestants and became the second member of the jury after the former members of the Goliath tribe were blindsided at tribal council; two contestants used hidden immunity idols, causing Hennigan to be eliminated despite only having three elimination votes, as Christian Hubicki, who received seven, was immune. [87] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, he defeated R-Truth. On August 5, 2015, at Ultima Lucha, Mundo defeated Alberto El Patrn after an interference by his girlfriend Melina Perez. His golf empire in the Ozarks might change that By: Josh Sens August 20, 2022 Johnny Morris, the chief visionary of Big Cedar's. 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. [68][69] Morrison was then suspended for thirty days for violating WWE's Wellness Program,[citation needed] renewing his feud with Punk upon his return, as well as competing against The Miz for the number one contendership to the title. He was born in Washington County, Iowa. [42], The next week, Nitro, along with Melina, debuted on the Raw brand in a loss to WWE Champion John Cena. [144], On June 28, 2016, it was announced that Hennigan would make his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerilla in the company's annual Battle of Los Angeles tournament. 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