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Jerry Lynn

Jeremy (Jerry) Lynn (born June 12, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action.

Career

Lynn started wrestling in 1988 in various independent promotions in the Minnesota area. His first television appearances were on ESPN as part of the Global Wrestling Federation roster in 1991 and 1992. While in GWF, Lynn captured , where he captured the GWF Light Heavyweight Championship. Lynn also engaged in an epic two year feud with The Lightning Kid which gave both men considerable exposure.

Lynn first became known to a global audience in World Championship Wrestling as the masked Mr. J.L. The high-flying Lynn joined the WCW cruiserweight division, where he competed against the Mexican luchadores and a variety of wrestlers from around the world such as Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho and Alex Wright.

After leaving WCW, Lynn joined Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he made a name for himself as an excellent all-round wrestler. His feud with Rob Van Dam encompassed several matches which some fans regard as among the best matches of all time. In the course of the feud, Lynn began referring to himself as "The new f'n show", mocking Van Dam's nickname, "The whole f'n show". On October 1, 2000 Lynn defeated Justin Credible for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

Following the bankruptcy of ECW in April 2001, Lynn was hired by the World Wrestling Federation in mid-2001, where he defeated Crash Holly for the Light Heavyweight Championship in his debut match. He faced Rob Van Dam on Sunday Night Heat, rekindling their rivalry from several years previously, but the match was heavily edited. Lynn left the WWF later that year, unhappy with the backstage politics.

In 2002, Lynn signed with Total Nonstop Action, where he won the TNA X Division Championship twice, as well as the NWA World Tag Team Championships. He feuded with A.J. Styles and Don Callis, and was an X Division mainstay. However, in February 2004 he suffered a severe shoulder injury, tearing the tendon from the bone in his rotator cuff, when Juventud Guerrera botched a Juvi Driver. Lynn became a TNA road agent, planning matches and coaching younger talent.

Lynn made his return to the ring on June 10, 2005 when he faced Justin Credible at Hardcore Homecoming, an ECW reunion show organized by ECW alumnus Shane Douglas. On July 17 at No Surrender, Lynn refereed a match between Sean Waltman and A.J. Styles, refusing to allowing Waltman to cheat in the course of the match. This lead to a match between Lynn and Waltman at Sacrifice on August 14, which Lynn won with a victory roll. After the match, Waltman initially celebrated with Lynn before attacking his former partner. The following week on TNA iMPACT!, it was announced that Lynn had reinjured his shoulder (this is believed to be an angle designed to fuel the feud between Lynn and Waltman rather than a legitimate aggrevation of the existing injury).

Profile

Height: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Birthday: June 12, 1963
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Trained by: Brad Rheingans
Professional Debut: 1988

Stage names

Jerry Lynn
Gorgada Cross
Sultan Gargola
Mr. J.L.
"Dynamic" Jerry Lynn
"The New F'N Show"

Finishing and signature moves

File:J L.jpg

Lynn as Mr. J.L.

Championships and accomplishments

Continental Wrestling Association

1-time CWA Heavyweight Champion

Extreme Championship Wrestling

1-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion

Global Wrestling Federation

1-time GWF Light Heavyweight Champion

Independent Wrestling Association

1-time IWA Mid-South Champion

National Wrestling Alliance

2-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (1-time with AJ Styles, 1-time with The Amazing Red)

New Era Pro Wrestling

1-time NEPW Triple Crown Champion

Pro Wrestling America

1-time PWA Champion
1-time PWA Tag Team Champion (with The Lightning Kid)
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
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Award (1999)

Total Nonstop Action

2-time TNA X Division Champion

World Wrestling Allstars

1-time WWA Cruiserweight Champion

World Wrestling Federation

1-time WWF Light-Heavyweight Champion

External links

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+[[Image:Jerry Lynn.jpg|right|thumb|170px|Jerry Lynn]]
-'''Jeremy Lynn''', normally '''Jerry Lynn''' (born [[June 12]] [[1963]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], currently working for [[Total Nonstop Action]].
+'''Jeremy (Jerry) Lynn''' (born [[June 12]], [[1963]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], currently working for [[Total Nonstop Action]].
-== Profile ==
+==Career==
+Lynn started wrestling in [[1988]] in various [[independent circuit|independent]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotions]] in the [[Minnesota]] area. His first television appearances were on [[ESPN]] as part of the [[Global Wrestling Federation]] roster in [[1991]] and [[1992]]. While in GWF, Lynn captured , where he captured the [[GWF Light Heavyweight Championship]]. Lynn also engaged in an epic two year [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with [[Sean Waltman|The Lightning Kid]] which gave both men considerable exposure.
+Lynn first became known to a global audience in [[World Championship Wrestling]] as the [[Wrestling mask|masked]] '''Mr. J.L.''' The high-flying Lynn joined the WCW [[Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)|cruiserweight]] division, where he competed against the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[luchadores]] and a variety of wrestlers from around the world such as [[Chris Benoit]], [[Dean Simon|Dean Malenko]], [[Eddie Guerrero]], [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Alex Wright]].
+After leaving WCW, Lynn joined [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]], where he made a name for himself as an excellent all-round wrestler. His feud with [[Rob Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] encompassed several matches which some fans regard as among the best matches of all time. In the course of the feud, Lynn began referring to himself as "The new f'n show", mocking Van Dam's nickname, "The whole f'n show". On [[October 1]], [[2000]] Lynn defeated [[Peter Polaco|Justin Credible]] for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]].
+Following the [[bankruptcy]] of ECW in [[April 2001]], Lynn was hired by the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] in mid-[[2001]], where he defeated [[Michael Lockwood|Crash Holly]] for the [[WWE Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight Championship]] in his debut match. He faced Rob Van Dam on [[Sunday Night Heat]], rekindling their rivalry from several years previously, but the match was heavily edited. Lynn left the WWF later that year, unhappy with the backstage politics.
+In [[2002]], Lynn signed with [[Total Nonstop Action]], where he won the [[TNA X Division Championship]] twice, as well as the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]]s. He feuded with [[A.J. Styles]] and [[Don Callis]], and was an [[Total Nonstop Action#X Division|X Division]] mainstay. However, in [[February 2004]] he suffered a severe shoulder injury, tearing the [[tendon]] from the bone in his [[rotator cuff]], when [[Juventud Guerrera]] [[botch (professional wrestling)|botched]] a [[Professional wrestling throws#Michinoku driver II|Juvi Driver]]. Lynn became a TNA [[road agent]], planning matches and coaching younger talent.
+Lynn made his return to the ring on [[June 10]], [[2005]] when he faced [[Peter Polaco|Justin Credible]] at [[Hardcore Homecoming]], an ECW reunion show organized by ECW alumnus [[Shane Douglas]]. On [[July 17]] at [[TNA No Surrender|No Surrender]], Lynn refereed a match between [[Sean Waltman]] and [[A.J. Styles]], refusing to allowing Waltman to cheat in the course of the match. This lead to a match between Lynn and Waltman at [[TNA Sacrifice|Sacrifice]] on [[August 14]], which Lynn won with a [[Professional wrestling holds#Victory roll|victory roll]]. After the match, Waltman initially celebrated with Lynn before attacking his former partner. The following week on [[TNA iMPACT!]], it was announced that Lynn had reinjured his shoulder (this is believed to be an [[Angle (professional wrestling)|angle]] designed to fuel the feud between Lynn and Waltman rather than a legitimate aggrevation of the existing injury).
+==Profile==
 *Height: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
 *Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
-*Birthday: [[June 12]] [[1963]]
+*Birthday: [[June 12]], [[1963]]
 *Hometown: [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
 *Trained by: [[Brad Rheingans]]
 *Professional Debut: [[1988]]
-*Previous identities: Mr. J.L., Gorgada Cross, Sultan Gargola, "Dynamic" Jerry Lynn, '''Jerry Lynn'''
-*Nicknames: The New F'N Show, The pioneer of the X Division
+===Stage names===
-=== Finishing and signature moves ===
+*Jerry Lynn
-*[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Cradle Piledriver|'''Cradle Piledriver''']]
+*Gorgada Cross
+*Sultan Gargola
+*Mr. J.L.
+*"Dynamic" Jerry Lynn
+*"The New F'N Show"
+===Finishing and signature moves===
+*[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Cradle Piledriver|'''Cradle piledriver''']]
 *[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Tombstone Piledriver|'''Cradle tombstone piledriver''']]
-*[[Professional wrestling throws#TKO|TKO (Fireman's carry three-quarter facelock bulldog)]]
 *[[DDT (professional wrestling)#Tornado DDT|Tornado DDT]]
+*[[Professional wrestling throws#TKO|TKO (fireman's carry three-quarter facelock bulldog)]]
 *[[Professional wrestling holds#Tilt-a-whirl|Tilt-a-whirl]] [[Professional wrestling throws#Headscissors takedown|flying head scissors]]
 *[[Professional wrestling attacks#Leg drop|Rope hung apron leg drop]]
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 [[Image:J L.jpg||thumb||Lynn as Mr. J.L.]]
+==Championships and accomplishments==
-==Career==
-Lynn started wrestling in [[1988]] in various [[independent circuit|independent]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotions]] in the [[Minnesota]] area. His first exposure to television wrestling was in the [[ESPN]] televised [[Global Wrestling Federation]] in [[1991]] and [[1992]], where he captured the GWF Light Heavyweight Title. His two year [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with [[Sean Waltman|The Lightning Kid]] gave both men considerable exposure.
+====Continental Wrestling Association====
-He first became known to a global audience in [[World Championship Wrestling]] as the masked '''Mr. J.L.''' His high flying moves enabled him to compete against the [[Mexico|Mexican]] wrestlers and the great cruiserweight crop of [[Chris Benoit]], [[Dean Simon|Dean Malenko]], [[Eddie Guerrero]], [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Alex Wright]].
+*1-time CWA Heavyweight Champion
+====[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]====
-After leaving WCW, he headed for [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]], where he made a name for himself as an excellent all-round wrestler. He had a famous feud with [[Rob Szatkowski|Rob Van Dam]] that is still talked about today, which encompassed what many fans regard 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]].
+*1-time [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW World Heavyweight Champion]]
+====[[Global Wrestling Federation]]====
-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.
+*1-time [[GWF Light Heavyweight Championship|GWF Light Heavyweight Champion]]
+====Independent Wrestling Association====
-In [[2002]], Lynn signed with [[Total Nonstop Action]], where he won the [[TNA X Division Championship]] twice, as well as the NWA World Tag Team Championships. He feuded with [[A.J. Styles]] and [[Don Callis]], and was an [[Total Nonstop Action#X Division|X Division]] mainstay. However, in [[February 2004]] he suffered a severe shoulder injury, tearing the [[tendon]] from the bone in his [[rotator cuff]], when [[Juventud Guerrera]] [[botch (professional wrestling)|botched]] a [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Double Underhook Piledriver|Juvi Driver]]. Lynn became a TNA Road Agent, laying out matches and coaching younger talent. He made his return to the ring on [[June 10]] [[2005]] when he faced [[Peter Polaco|Justin Credible]] at [[Hardcore Homecoming]]. On [[July 17]] at [[TNA No Surrender|No Surrender]], Lynn refereed a match between [[Sean Waltman]] and [[A.J. Styles]], refusing to allowing Waltman to cheat in the course of the match. This lead to a match between Lynn and Waltman at [[TNA Sacrifice|Sacrifice]] on [[August 14]], which Lynn won with a [[Professional wrestling holds#Victory roll|victory roll]]. After the match, Waltman initially celebrated with Lynn before attacking his former partner and trying to reinjure his shoulder.
+*1-time IWA Mid-South Champion
-==Championships and accomplishments==
-====[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]====
-*1-Time [[WWE Light-Heavyweight Championship|WWE Light-Heavyweight Champion]]
 ====[[National Wrestling Alliance]]====
-*2-Time [[NWA World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Champion]] (1-time with [[AJ Styles]], 1-time with [[The Amazing Red]])
+*2-time [[NWA World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Champion]] (1-time with [[AJ Styles]], 1-time with [[The Amazing Red]])
-*2-Time [[TNA X Division Championship|TNA X Division Champion]]
-====[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]====
-*1-Time [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW World Heavyweight Champion]]
-====[[International Wrestling Association]]====
-*1-Time IWA Mid-South Champion
-====[[World Wrestling Allstars]]====
-*1-Time WWA Cruiserweight Champion
-====[[Global Wrestling Federation]]====
-*1-Time [[GWF Light Heavyweight Championship|GWF Light Heavyweight Champion]]
 ====New Era Pro Wrestling====
-*1-Time NEPW Triple Crown Champion
+*1-time NEPW Triple Crown Champion
 ====Pro Wrestling America====
-*1-Time PWA Champion
+*1-time PWA Champion
-*1-Time PWA Tag-Team Champion (with [[Sean Waltman|The Lightning Kid]])
+*1-time PWA Tag Team Champion (with [[Sean Waltman|The Lightning Kid]])
-*3-Time PWA Light Heavyweight Champion
+*3-time PWA Light Heavyweight Champion
-====Continental Wrestling Association====
-*1-time CWA Heavyweight Champion
 ====[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]====
-*PWI ranked him # '''281''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
+*PWI ranked him # '''281''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the [[PWI Years]] in 2003
 *PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Award (1999)
+====[[Total Nonstop Action]]====
+*2-time [[TNA X Division Championship|TNA X Division Champion]]
+====[[World Wrestling Allstars]]====
+*1-time WWA Cruiserweight Champion
+====[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]====
+*1-time [[WWE Light-Heavyweight Championship|WWF Light-Heavyweight Champion]]
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/jerrylynn/index.html TNA profile]
-*[http://www.jerrylynn.8m.com/ Fansite]
+*[http://www.jerrylynn.8m.com/ Jerry Lynn fansite]
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