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Jerry Lynn is a professional wrestler currently performing for independent promotions all over the world.

Profile

Height: 5 ft 9 in
Weight: 185 lb
Birthday: June 12th 1963
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Trained by: Brad Rheingans
Professional Debut: 1988
Previous Identities: Mr. J.L., Gorgada Cross, Sultan Gargola
Finishing/Signature Moves: Cradle Piledriver, TKO

Career

Lynn started wrestling in 1988 in the independents in the Minnesota area. His first exposure to television wrestling was in the Global Wrestling Federation in 1991 and 1992 where he captured their Light Heavyweight Title. GWF was aired on ESPN. His two year feud with The Lightning Kid gave both men considerable exposure.

He first became known in WCW as the masked Mr. J.L. His high flying moves enabled him to compete against the Mexican wrestlers and the great cruiserweight crop of Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho and Alex Wright.

After leaving WCW, he headed for ECW, where he made a name for himself as an excellent all-round wrestler. He had a famous feud with Rob Van Dam that is still talked about today, which encompassed what many fans reagrd as some of the best matches of all-time. He took the name the "New F'n Show" to mock Van Dam being the "Whole F'n Show". On October 1, 2000 Lynn defeated Justin Credible for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

Lynn was hired by the World Wrestling Federation in late-2001, where he defeated Crash Holly for the Light Heavyweight Championship. He faced Rob Van Dam on Sunday Night Heat, but the match was heavily edited. Lynn left the Federation later that year, unhappy with the backstage politics.

In 2002, Lynn signed with Total Nonstop Action, where he won the X Division Championship twice, as well as the NWA World Tag Team Championships. He feuded with AJ Styles and Don Callis, and was an X Division mainstay.

In 2005, he can still be found on the independent circuit wrestling and as a Road Agent for TNA.

Titles held

1-Time WWE Light-Heavyweight Champion
2-Time NWA:TNA Tag-Team Champion
2-Time NWA:TNA X Division Champion
1-Time ECW Champion
1-Time IWA Mid-South Champion
1-Time WWA Cruiserweight Champion
1-Time GWF Junior Heavyweight Champion
1-Time NEPW Triple Crown Champion
1-Time PWA Champion
1-Time PWA Tag-Team Champion
3-Time PWA Light Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 281 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Lynn also won the PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Award in 1999.

Job titles

NWA TNA Road Agent

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 ==Career==
-Lynn started wrestling in 1988 in the independents in the [[Minnesota]] area. His first exposure to television wrestling was in the [[Global Wrestling Federation]] in 1991 and 1992 where he captured their Light Heavyweight Title. GWF was aired on [[ESPN]].
+Lynn started wrestling in 1988 in the independents in the [[Minnesota]] area. His first exposure to television wrestling was in the [[Global Wrestling Federation]] in 1991 and 1992 where he captured their Light Heavyweight Title. GWF was aired on [[ESPN]]. His two year [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with [[Sean Waltman|The Lightning Kid]] gave both men considerable exposure.
 He first became known in [[WCW]] as the masked '''Mr. J.L.''' His high flying moves enabled him to compete against the Mexican wrestlers and the great cruiserweight crop of [[Chris Benoit]], [[Dean Malenko]], [[Eddie Guerrero]], [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Alex Wright]].
-After leaving WCW, he headed for [[ECW]], where he became known as a premier wrestler. He had a legendary feud with [[Rob Van Dam]] that is still talked about today and they had some of the best matches of all-time. He took the name the "New F'n Show" to mock Van Dam being the "Whole F'n Show".
+After leaving WCW, he headed for [[ECW]], where he made a name for himself as an excellent all-round wrestler. He had a famous feud with [[Rob Van Dam]] that is still talked about today, which encompassed what many fans reagrd as some of the best matches of all-time. He took the name the "New F'n Show" to mock Van Dam being the "Whole F'n Show". On [[October 1]], [[2000]] Lynn defeated [[Peter Polaco|Justin Credible]] for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]].
-He had a small stint in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] and won the Light Heavyweight Title. He even had a match against Rob Van Dam that was aired on WWF Heat, but it was edited terribly and was nothing like their ECW matches due to the cuts.
+Lynn was hired by the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] in late-[[2001]], where he defeated [[Michael Lockwood|Crash Holly]] for the [[WWE Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight Championship]]. He faced Rob Van Dam on [[Sunday Night Heat]], but the match was heavily edited. Lynn left the Federation later that year, unhappy with the backstage politics.
-Lynn went to [[Total Nonstop Action]] when it opened in 2002 and won the X Division Title twice and the Tag Team Titles. He had some great matches there but sustained an injury and became a Road Agent.
+In [[2002]], Lynn signed with [[Total Nonstop Action]], where he won the [[X Division Championship]] twice, as well as the NWA World Tag Team Championships. He feuded with [[AJ Styles]] and [[Don Callis]], and was an [[X Division]] mainstay.
 In 2005, he can still be found on the independent circuit wrestling and as a Road Agent for TNA.