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Karl Anderson. Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Karl Anderson. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the SmackDown brand. He is a member of the stable The O.C. as well as a former member of the Bullet Club .
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Karl Anderson: Bio. Karl Anderson is tough. All you have to do is follow the word of Anderson’s accomplishments in Japan to understand the type of competitor that the WWE Tag Team division inherited. Along with his partner, Luke Gallows, Anderson left a trail of destruction throughout the Land of the Rising Sun, picking up exactly where they ...
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Early career
Shortly after beginning his training under Les Thatcher in 2000, he received a concussion at the hands of fellow trainee Derek Neikirk, which put Allegra on the shelf for over a year. When he finally felt that he was able to return, he contacted Kirk Sheppard who worked for the Northern Wrestling Federation in Cincinnati, who introduced him to Roger Ruffen, the head trainer at BoneKrushers (the NWF's wrestling school). Allegra trained for several months before debuting under his real name in...
National Wrestling Alliance
In October 2005, Allegra had the opportunity to wrestle at the National Wrestling Alliance's Annual Convention where he was noticed by Dave Marquez of the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo. Allegra was invited to train at the dojo in Los Angeles and so after losing the NWF title to Ryan Stone on January 1, 2006, Allegra began living and wrestling on the West Coast. On the West Coast, Allegra was repackaged as "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson, becoming a storyline member of the Anderson wrestling family...
Pro Wrestling Guerilla
In early 2007, Anderson debuted for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), picking up big wins over established wrestlers such as Frankie Kazarian and Colt Cabana. He would continue to appear for PWG over the year, occasionally teaming with Joey Ryan's Dynasty faction. On February 24, 2008, he would participate in a tournament for the PWG World Championship, defeating Kazarian in his first round match. Later that same day, he was defeated by Human Tornado in the finals of the tournament, which also i...
Allegra is married and has three sons, named Caedon, Cylus and Cruz. The family lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Allegra is close friends with Fergal Devitt and Shinsuke Nakamura, both of whom he first met at the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo in Los Angeles.
Finishing movesSignature movesWith Doc Gallows/Luke GallowsWith Giant BernardEntrance themesOct 31, 2022 · Karl Anderson seeks a big win for The O.C. ahead of their clash with The Judgment Day at WWE Crown Jewel as he takes on Damian Priest. Catch WWE action on Pe...
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Jan 13, 2021 · The Week in Wrestling: Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson on their post-WWE success with Impact, Konnan on the prospect of a 2021 multi-promotion supershow and more. SI.com’s Week in Wrestling is ...
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Jul 28, 2023 · The O.C.’s Karl Anderson steps into a domain of darkness looking for payback against the sinister and sadistic Karrion Kross. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WW...
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