Ian Rotten

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John Benson Williams
Ring name(s) Ian Rotten
Johnny Lawler[1]
Zach Blades[1]
Ian Bloody
The Midnight Rider
Billed height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Billed weight 240 lb (109 kg)[1]
Born June 1,[1] 1970 (41 years old)
Baltimore, Maryland[1]
Resides Louisville, Kentucky[1]
Billed from Newcastle upon Anus
Louisville, Kentucky
The Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas
Trained by Axl Rotten[1]
Debut August 10, 1990

John Benson Williams (born June 1, 1970) is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation (GWF), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.

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Professional wrestling career

Early career

After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar" Bill Dundee while growing up in Florida and Baltimore, Maryland, John Williams, began his career under the name Johnny Lawler, the storyline illegitimate son of Jerry "The King" Lawler. However, after heat from Jerry Lawler and a short stint as hockey gimmick Zach Blades, Williams went to wrestle for Skandor Akbar in the Global Wrestling Federation.

Bad Breed

Main article: Bad Breed

After Brian Knighton suggested they become "brothers", they became Ian and Axl Rotten, the Bad Breed. The Bad Breed defeated the Texas Mustangs (Bobby Duncum, Jr. & Johnny Hawk) for the GWF Tag Team Championship in January 1993. In June 1994 in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the Bad Breed started a feud with Public Enemy over the ECW Tag Team Championship, but never won the title.

Later career

Williams left ECW in late 1995 over money disputes and moved to Kentucky, where he started a wrestling hotline. He found that many fans were calling in to complain about the "old fashioned" style of wrestling they were seeing at the local United States Wrestling Association (USWA) shows run by Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett, and, realizing there was a demand for the more violent ECW-style product, started the IWA Mid-South promotion in early 1996. In addition, he competed for Combat Zone Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, and Chikara.

In 2005, Williams made appearances at the Hardcore Homecoming shows promoted by Shane Douglas and Jeremy Borash, including the Taipei Death 2 rematch against Axl Rotten.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Anarchy Championship Wrestling
  • ACW-IWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time)- with Drake Younger
  • Independent Wrestling Association Deep South
  • Mid-American Wrestling
  • MAW World Heavyweight Championship (8 times)[8]
  • MAW Hardcore Cup Winner (2 times - 2001 and 2003)
  • NWA Revolution
  • NWA Revolution Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Danny McKay [10]
  • Pro Wrestling Unplugged
  • PWU Hardcore Championship (1 time)[13]
  • wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[14]
  • wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time)[15]
  • Estudio Wrestling Association
  • EWA World Champion (1 time, current)
  • Total Championship Wrestling
  • TCW World Champion (1 time,current)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ian Rotten Profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/i/ian-rotten.html. Retrieved 2008-09-11. 
  2. ^ "GWF NORTH AMERICAN TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY". solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/ttgwf.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  3. ^ "IWA Deep South Tag Team Championships". titlehistories.com. http://www.titlehistories.com/IWA_Deep_South.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  4. ^ "IWA - MID-SOUTH HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY". solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/mshtiwassoc.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  5. ^ "IWA - MID-SOUTH TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY". solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/msttiwassoc.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  6. ^ "IWA Mid South Results 1997". paulos-puro.com. http://paulos-puro.com/page30.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  7. ^ "IWA Mid South Results 2001". paulos-puro.com. http://paulos-puro.com/page34.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  8. ^ "MAW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY". solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/hwtmaw.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  9. ^ "NWA UNITED STATES TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY". solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/usttnwa.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  10. ^ "Independent Wrestling Results - October 2004". onlineworldofwrestling.com. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2004-10.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  11. ^ "PWI 500 1996". wwe-zone.com. http://www.wwe-zone.com/other/pwi/500/1996/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  12. ^ "Pro-Wrestling Illustrated Feud of the Year". wwe-zone.com. http://www.wwe-zone.com/other/pwi/feud_of_year/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  13. ^ "Pro Wrestling Unplugged Hardcore Championship". titlehistories.com. http://www.titlehistories.com/Pro_Wrestling_Unplugged.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  14. ^ "Westside Xtreme Wrestling Title Histories". titlehistories.com. http://www.titlehistories.com/Westside_Xtreme_Wrestling.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  15. ^ "Westside Xtreme Wrestling". onlineworldofwrestling.com. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wxw-germany/. Retrieved 2008-07-06. 

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