(1979-12-24) December 24, 1979 (age 44)[2] Dayton, Ohio, U.S.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Brother Hero[3] Chris Hero[2][4] Chris Hyde[5] Kassius Ohno[6] Wife Beater[2]
Billed height
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[7][8][9]
Billed weight
270 lb (122 kg)[7]
Billed from
"Metropolis"[4][10] Dayton, Ohio[6]
Trained by
Dory Funk Jr.[4] Ian Rotten[4] Les Thatcher[4] Tracy Smothers[4] Dave Taylor[4] Fit Finlay[4] William Regal[4] Skayde[4] Johnny Saint[4] Pro Wrestling Noah[4][11] Marshall Kauffman (boxing)[11]
Debut
September 12, 1998[2][12]
Chris Spradlin (born December 24, 1979), better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. As of July 2023[update], he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of independent wrestling promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Ring of Honor (ROH), Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Chikara, as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. Hero has had two stints in WWE, both as part of their development territory NXT, under the ring name Kassius Ohno. His second tenure with the company saw him work as a "player-coach" for the trainees in NXT and NXT UK.
For years Hero teamed up with Claudio Castagnoli as the "Kings of Wrestling", winning various tag team championships and tournaments such as Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas, Tag World Grand Prix 2006, CZW World Tag Team Championship, JCW Tag Team Championship and the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
^Kapur, Bob (June 20, 2006). "Not just another Hero". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
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^Blanton, Michael (November 6, 2016). "Low Ki makes surprise appearance, Broken Matt with Brother...Hero?, Zack Sabre Jr., Homicide and tons more: 11/4 AAW Never Say Die live report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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^"Wrestlingdata.com profile". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
^"Roster". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ ab"Evolve Wrestling profile". Evolve. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
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Chris Spradlin (born December 24, 1979), better known by his ring name ChrisHero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. As of July 2023[update]...
Review". 411Mania. Retrieved 16 December 2009. Hero, Chris (17 August 2006). "These Will Be Ours". ChrisHero on LiveJournal. Archived from the original on...
opponent to the absent Chris Dickinson. Galloway debuted for AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined (AAW) in a losing effort to ChrisHero on 1 September at...
appeared in numerous promotions mainly as a tag team of ChrisHero and Claudio Castagnoli. Hero's manager Larry Sweeney and valet Sara Del Rey were also...
to take on The Kings of Wrestling (ChrisHero, Claudio Castagnoli, Gran Akuma and Arik Cannon). On August 13, Hero defeated Kingston in a singles match...
"DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero Van Halen and Band Hero Announced". Shacknews. Retrieved 2009-05-07. Faylor, Chris (2009-07-23). "Band Hero Brings...
Tournament, defeating Eddie Kingston and B. J. Whitmer, but losing to ChrisHero. In 2005 and 2006, Necro had two high-profile matches against both Samoa...
Philadelphia, ChrisHero and his agent Larry Sweeney complained of McGuinness' injury, calling him a fluke champion. Sweeney felt that Hero's victory of...
by Larry Sweeney. During her time in the faction, she was paired with ChrisHero by Sweeney and dubbed the "Intergender Heavyweight Tag Team Champions"...
Reseda, Calif.: New PWG champion, Roderick Strong vs. Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley vs. ChrisHero". PWTorch. Retrieved 2010-02-28. Tylwalk, Nick (2007-03-14)...
September 2003, under head trainer Mike Quackenbush and co-instructors ChrisHero and Skayde. Sweeney also received training from Buddy Rose and Colonel...
explaining this as a protest to Ian Rotten's mistreatment of ChrisHero in the company. However, Hero has stated he believes there were other reasons and Rotten's...
Guitar Hero World Tour Hands-on". IGN. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-29. Faylor, Chris (2009-03-25). "Guitar Hero World...
My Hero Academia (Japanese: 僕のヒーローアカデミア, Hepburn: Boku no Hīrō Akademia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has...
main event title match - Galloway vs. Thatcher, Strong vs. Sabre, Jr., ChrisHero, So Cal Val's faction, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 11,...
Naomichi Marufuji at Final Battle on December 17. At the beginning of 2006, ChrisHero, a representative from Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), invaded ROH and targeted...
the match, Tornado began to attack LeRae, who was saved by ChrisHero. As a result, Hero and LeRae united to take on Tornado. In January 2008, Tornado...
September 16, 2006, when they were defeated by The Kings of Wrestling (ChrisHero and Claudio Castagnoli). In February 2007, Strong turned on Aries to form...
to the finals after defeating Kenny The Bastard in the first round and ChrisHero in the second round. He was unable to clench the trophy, however, as he...
eliminated by ChrisHero Rocky Romero was eliminated by ChrisHero Austin Aries was eliminated by ChrisHero Roderick Strong was eliminated by ChrisHero Claudio...
title. On August 20, The Young Bucks defeated The Kings of Wrestling (ChrisHero and Claudio Castagnoli) in an unadvertised match to retain the PWG World...
match, Rhodes called out Drew Galloway. The following day, he lost to ChrisHero. Rhodes wrestled for the Northeast Wrestling promotion from August 25...
match, where they defeated the Gold Bond Mafia (CM Punk, Colt Cabana and ChrisHero). On the last show of 2002 Quackenbush finished his first feud in Chikara...
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