[273] Hennigan portrayed Eternal Warrior in the web series Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe, produced by Valiant Entertainment and directed by Bat in the Sun.[274][275]. On January 26, 2018 at Guerra de Titanes, Mundo lost the AAA Mega Championship to Rey Wagner, ending his reign at 314 days. Put some respect on his name because John Morrison is a superstar when given the right opportunity. [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. [243] On May 28, Hennigan appeared at GCW's Downward Spiral event under the name "Johnny Game Changer", defeating Joey Janela. [191] At the event on October 14, Impact defeated Aries to win the Impact World Championship. Noted conservationist and Bass Pro Shops founder/CEO Johnny Morris today announced a collaborative partnership with 79-time PGA TOUR winner Tiger Woods and the Payne Stewart family that includes plans to create the first-ever public access golf courses designed by TGR Design, a world-class . Caballero, who went under the name "Johnny Hardy", and Matt Hardy lost their match against Dragon Lee and Dralstico. 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. [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". [188] Specifically, Impact mocked Aries' short stature and the champion responded by making fun of his wife's weight. He is best known for his time in WWE, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. A few weeks later, Vampiro addressed to the live crowd that Forster was stripped of the title due to not appearing to defend her title, despite not being scheduled to appear. [161], On the October 26 episode of Lucha Underground, Mundo defeated Sexy Star to win the Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship after he knocked out Sexy Star with brass knuckles while the referee was unaware. [265] In 2009, Hennigan appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. No relationship was listed. [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. On September 22, Morrison reunited with former MNM tag team partner Joey Mercury after ten years, defeating Reno Scum. [141] The next day, Hennigan defended the title against Too Cold Scorpio at House of Hardcore 2. [108] In October, Morrison began a feud with Sheamus after he helped Santino Marella earn an upset win during a one-sided match against Sheamus. His nationality is American by birth. [32], In their debut match on the main roster, MNM won the WWE Tag Team Championship from Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio on the April 21 episode of SmackDown!. Seated: Curt Gowdy, Ted Williams, and Jimmy Albright. He is best known for his time in WWE, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. John had gone west to work for the summer for John Gangwer in Grandview, Morris, Kansas. [159][160] Worldwide Underground lost their titles to Aero Star, Drago and Fnix at the third and final part Ultima Lucha Dos, which aired on July 20. James Herbert Morris, son of William John and Elizabeth Morris, was born on 6 January 1914. During his singles run as Johnny Nitro, he used a standing shooting star press as his finisher. [240] Caballero pinned Laredo Kid to win the match for his team, but did not win the World Trios Championship due to the match stipulation in which the champions must be pinned to win the titles. The full name of this Businessman is John Luke Morris. 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. [226][230][231] At WrestleMania 37 on April 10, Morrison and Miz lost to Bad Bunny and Priest. [293], Hennigan was involved in an on-off relationship with former WWE Diva and on-screen manager Melina Perez from 2003 to 2015. The following week, Morrison defeated Randy Orton to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at the namesake pay-per-view event on July 18,[233] which was won by Big E.[234] On the August 23 episode of Raw, Miz turned on Morrison by attacking him, thus turning Morrison face and setting up a feud between the pair. [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. [95] Their rivalry continued after both were announced as opposing team captains for Survivor Series on November 22, where Miz's team defeated Morrison's team. He was educated at St Pauls Practising School from August 1920 - July 1925, then Central School, Gloucester Road. [67] Punk would again challenge for the championship on the September 4 episode of ECW, in which Morrison lost the championship to Punk, ending his reign at 69 days. 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. Throughout April, Impact successfully defended his title from Cage, often with interferences from Valkyrie and former referee John E Bravo. [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. [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. [236] On November 18, as part of an eighth round of layoffs due to budget cuts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Morrison was released from his WWE contract. [270] In 2016, Hennigan, Rey Mysterio, and King Cuerno appeared on ESPN to promote the second season of Lucha Underground. [189] TMZ Live also pushed the angle "like [it] was a shoot". [183] Since the Bound for Glory match ended after Alberto El Patrn made an interference, Impact, Alberto and Drake had a three-way Last Chance Six Sides of Steel match on the January 25, 2018 episode of Impact!, where Drake retained the title. [6] His first feud in the promotion was with Eli Drake, when Impact made his televised in-ring debut on the August 24 episode of Impact!, participating in a Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacant Global Championship, but was eliminated by eventual winner Eli Drake. Men like John Luke Morris are the kind of special, entrepreneurial wizards who saw the future and went after it like a northern pike eating a creek chub.. B orn in 1948 in Springfield, Missouri, Morris was the product of a fishing family that ultimately led to his profession. "All of us took a shot . [57], After Mercury's departure, Nitro also ended his association with Melina. John has a bright and strong personality. [25] Hennigan competed in Acolytes Protection Agency's invitational Bar Room Brawl match on July 27, 2003, at Vengeance. [169] After Alberto left AAA, Mundo was scheduled to face Rey Mysterio Jr. for the vacant AAA Mega Championship at Guerra de Titanes, but after the matches of the event were officially announced, neither Mundo nor Mysterio were featured for the event. Johnny Morris was born at Newport on 20 June 1916, while the Great War was at its height. [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. 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. [226] At Elimination Chamber event on February 21, 2021, Morrison defeated Ricochet, Elias, and Mustafa Ali in a fatal four-way match for an opportunity at the United States Championship. [242] The following day, Hennigan, as "Johnny Caballero", wrestled at GCW's Wrld on Lucha event, defeating Jack Cartwheel. [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. "We saw this big fish cruising toward our boat in 8 feet of water," Morris stated in an interview. [181] On August 17, a video package was shown at Destination X revealing his ring name as Johnny Impact. Payne and Scotty Sabre), The Suicide Blondes (Derrick King and Jason Lee), The Disciples of Synn (B.J. [197] At Slammiversary XVII on July 7, Impact lost to Swann. [296] They became engaged on June 14, 2017,[297] and were married on June 1, 2018.[298]. [158] The week after, Mundo, Black and Evans, now collectively billed as Worldwide Underground, retained their championships in a rematch via disqualification. Johnny Morris, founder and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, is ranked No. Johnny Morris is an avid angler who has spent considerable time in the Keys. 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[203][204] They would feud with the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The New Day, with Morrison winning singles matches against Big E and Kofi Kingston. [177] In his first AAA Mega Championship defense, on June 30, Mundo successfully retained his title against Texano. The pair met during the auditions for Tough Enough III, in which Perez was cut and Hennigan eventually won. John Randall Hennigan was born on October 3, 1979, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Palos Verdes Peninsula, where he attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. [255][256] He also prominently used a superkick as a finisher in 2008 during a feud with D-Generation X, as a way to mock Shawn Michaels's Sweet Chin Music maneuver. In January 2023, it was announced that Hennigan would fight Harley Morenstein at Creator Clash 2 in his boxing debut. Johnny Morris is best known as the founder of Bass Pro Shops. 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. [130] On the November 7 episode of Raw, Morrison picked up his first victory in three months, defeating United States Champion Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match. Applying those movement patterns is what I do in the ring. [101] At WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, they failed to win the championship. [3] How perfectly Biblical. [152] Mundo then defeated Prince Puma and Big Ryck in the main event of the December 10, 2014 episode, which was a three-way ladder match, to finally win the hundred thousand dollars he was denied in the Lucha Underground debut. [295] The pair met through the affiliation between AAA and Lucha Underground, with Forster becoming Hennigan's on-screen partner in the latter promotion prior to their real-life relationship. [156] Mundo defeated Cage on February 24, after interference from the debuting Taya, subsequently becoming Mundo's valet. [123] Morrison then underwent surgery to correct a legitimately pinched nerve in his neck. The franchise will participate in the Professional Bull Riders association's PBR Team Series that's slated to start in June. [178], On August 26, at Triplemana XXV, Mundo successfully defended his three championships against Fantasma and Texano in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. [212] On the first night of WrestleMania 36 on April 4, after the Miz's absence due to illness,[213] Morrison defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championships by himself in a ladder match against Kofi Kingston and Jimmy Uso, in which he was successful. The former Cold Case star and actor Johnny Messner welcomed twin sons on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, Calif., her rep confirms to PEOPLE. brand in April that same year. 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[271], Hennigan is also a frequent collaborator with comic book-based film producers Bat in the Sun Productions, appearing in two episodes of their well-known Super Power Beat Down series; playing as Casey Jones against Kick-Ass in episode 13,[272] and as Winter Soldier against Nightwing in episode 19. [205][206] At Royal Rumble on January 26, 2020, Morrison participated in the Royal Rumble match as the fifth entrant, but he was eliminated by Brock Lesnar. Growing up in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Bass Pro Shops founder and CEO Johnny Morris, it's no surprise that John Paul Morris grew up with a love for the outdoors. 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