For the Abbuda Dein who wrestled in Pacific Northwest Wrestling, see Rocky Iaukea.
Balls Mahoney
Mahoney after a match in 2013
Birth name
Jonathan Rechner
Born
(1972-04-11)April 11, 1972 Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
April 12, 2016(2016-04-12) (aged 44) Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey, U.S.
Cause of death
Heart attack
Spouse(s)
Gayle Schechter
(m. 2006)
Children
1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Abbudah Singh Abudda Dein Balls Mahoney Ballz Mahoney[1] Boo Bradley Jon Rechner Kahoneys[2] Mahoney Xanta Klaus
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3]
Billed weight
305 lb (138 kg)[3]
Billed from
The South Pole (as Xanta Klaus) Nutley, New Jersey (as Balls Mahoney) Asbury Park, New Jersey (as Boo Radley)
Trained by
Larry Sharpe
Debut
1987
Jonathan Rechner (April 11, 1972 – April 12, 2016),[4][5] better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney, was an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he was a three-time ECW Tag Team Champion, as well as working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand.[6]
^Caldwell, James (September 9, 2010). "ROH News: New match added to Internet PPV featuring wrestler on TNA Hardcore Justice PPV; final ROH Video Wire leading to PPV (w/VIDEO)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
^Cite error: The named reference HJ2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abShields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
^"Balls Mahoney Bio". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
^Williams, Kenny (April 12, 2016). "ECW Original Balls Mahoney Passes Away At Age 44". Wrestling News Source. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
^Finley, Bill (March 1, 2009). "Faded Glory on the Wrestling Circuit". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
Rechner (April 11, 1972 – April 12, 2016), better known by his ring name BallsMahoney, was an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for...
defeated at Heat Wave 1998. Tanaka formed a short-lived tag team with BallsMahoney, and at November to Remember on November 1, 1998, they defeated The...
and D-Von Dudley before forming Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks with BallsMahoney in 1997. The team lasted until he departed ECW in 1999. He then wrestled...
during his time held two reigns as ECW World Tag Team Champion alongside BallsMahoney. The promotion fell into bankruptcy in 2001, which led Hyson to join...
player Ann Mahoney (1976– ), American television, film, and stage actress Atholstan Mahoney (1908–1979), New Zealand rugby union player BallsMahoney (1972–2016)...
rivals such as the Eliminators, New Jack, Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman, BallsMahoney, and Little Spike Dudley, the sole remaining face Dudley. At It Ain't...
promptly starting a feud with the Originals, who lost BallsMahoney but were joined by Rob Van Dam (Mahoney was still an active performer and still recognised...
Hardcore TV. They defeated Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and BallsMahoney) and Dudley Boyz in a three-way dance at Fright Fight and received a...
Massachusetts, in a losing effort. He wrestled Sabu, Louie Spicolli and BallsMahoney, but failed to defeat them. Wiles challenged Taz for the ECW World Television...
Awesome returned to ECW in January 1997 at House Party, defeating BallsMahoney. At Crossing the Line Again the following month, he lost to Louie Spicolli...
and attack various ECW superstars, including CM Punk, Hardcore Holly BallsMahoney, and Matt Striker. On April 3, 2007, Snitsky faced Holly in a match...
BallsMahoney Bam Bam Bigelow Barry Hardy Paul "Big Show" Wight Chris Candido Chris Harris Domino D'Lo Brown Giant Silva Gillberg The Godfather The Headbangers...
Chris Candido and Lance Storm Rob Van Dam and Sabu BallsMahoney and Masato Tanaka BallsMahoney and Spike Dudley Raven and Tommy Dreamer Impact Players...
Little Guido), The Gangstanators and The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (BallsMahoney and Axl Rotten). The F.B.I. won the match and retained the titles. The...
February and April 2016 respectively, former ECW wrestlers Axl Rotten and BallsMahoney were found to have had CTE. In July 2016, 53 professional wrestlers...
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