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- Shortly after WrestleMania 21 in April 2005, Morrison and tag team partner Joey Mercury made their main roster debuts in WWE as MNM. Under the name Johnny Nitro, Morrison had tremendous chemistry with Mercury, and they established themselves as the future of tag team wrestling (at least initially).
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Under the name Johnny Nitro, Morrison had tremendous chemistry with Mercury, and they established themselves as the future of tag team wrestling (at least initially). Their very first night on...
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Arguably, Lucha Underground would be nothing without the talented Luis Fernandez-Gil playing Dario Cueto, Lucha Underground’s on-screen authority figure and kayfabe brother of Matanza Cueto. While LU lent itself to comedic tendencies at times, Dario was a traditionally serious character, often involved in the implied murders of certain Lucha Underg...
The word “lucha” means you wouldn’t expect to see literal Olympic wrestler Jeff Cobb on Lucha Underground’s books, but indeed he was, competing as The Monster Matanza Cueto, storyline brother of the aforementioned Dario Cueto. As Matanza, the Honolulu native lifted the Lucha Underground Championship in his first televised outing, winning the second...
Lucha Underground’s biggest draw, arguably, was Ricochet, who wrestled in a fetching set of gear as Prince Puma. The inaugural Lucha Underground Champion, Puma was an instant hit for LU audiences, wowing those that perhaps had never been aware of his exemplary work. His bouts with Cage, Johnny Mundo, and Mil Muertes were defining moments of Lucha U...
John Morrison, Johnny Nitro, Johnny Mundo, Johnny IMPACT, call him what you like, he’ll put in a decent performance wherever he goes. Under the Mundo name, Johnny had a superlative Lucha Underground career, wrestling from start to end in the promotion until it ultimately fizzled out of existence. His debut match vs. Prince Puma set the precedent fo...
Cage, sans Brian, surprisingly never held the Lucha Underground Championship, though he was a dominating factor within the company throughout his time there. His feuds against Prince Puma and The Mack were some of the promotion’s most iconic, with his Falls Count Anywhere match vs. the latter at the inaugural Ultima Lucha being a certified banger t...
Mil Muertes’ Lucha Underground story is quite intriguing; his background was that his family had been killed during a Mexico City earthquake when he was seven-years-old, hence why he headed to the Temple to fight back on his family’s behalf. It all makes sense. Really. In Lucha Underground, Muertes was a pillar of the promotion’s early run, losing ...
Catrina, the former Maxine from the infamous NXT outing vs. Kaitlyn, only actually wrestled one match under the Lucha Underground banner, that coming as a loss to Ivelisse during the second part of Ultima Lucha Tres. Instead, she was more known as Mil Muertes’ valet and onscreen girlfriend, though she’d ultimately later become the new proprietor of...
Inarguably, Big Ryck was one of the more surprising successes from Lucha Underground’s early run. He failed, really, in WWE, aside from ECW and Intercontinental Championship runs, but in LU, he performed rather well. Perhaps best known for his early work vs. Prince Puma, the former Ezekiel Jackson was a potential winner of the inaugural Lucha Under...
Intergender wrestling was a focal point of Lucha Underground’s presentation, something Sexy Star was regularly involved in. She faced the likes of Pentagón Jr. and Super Fly on a number of occasions, and also became the only female to hold both the Lucha Underground and Gift Of The Gods Championships. Both titles would be lost to Johnny Mundo, with...
Rising to mainstream fame in Lucha Underground, Pentagón Jr. built a character out of breaking opponents’ arms, sacrificing them to his master, that master ultimately being revealed as LU commentator Vampiro. He eventually changed his moniker to Pentagón Dark at the request of Vampiro, though their alliance concluded when Pentagón failed to lift th...
Oct 18, 2020 · 10 Eric Bischoff's Apprentice. Many fans forget that John Morrison's WWE career started as the apprentice of Eric Bischoff. The original name of Johnny Nitro was inspired by Bischoff wanting his apprentice to have the same name of his formerly successful WCW show. 10 Wrestlers You Forgot Main Evented WWE PPVs.
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So what makes Johnny Nitro so different? WWE.com spoke with Nitro in an exclusive interview to get his thoughts on his success, how he was able to beat the lag of changing brands and how it feels to call RAW home.
May 19, 2022 · The wrestler previously known as Johnny Nitro, Johnny Mundo & Johnny Impact (and currently as Johnny Caballero in AAA and GCW) didn’t get an “is All Elite”, and seemed to only be here on the proverbial one-shot deal. He did get a chance to show the AEW Galaxy what he’s all about....
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Wrestlepedia Wiki. John Morrison, Johnny Nitro-Impact-Elite. John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and traceur. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on SmackDown under the ring name John Morrison.
Jul 17, 2007 · Published on July 17, 2007. Tonight, in an announcement like no other, the ECW World Champion known as Johnny Nitro officially renamed himself John Morrison. Not only did Morrison tell our fans about his new identity, but he delivered a special message to CM Punk -- Morrison will be victorious at The Great American Bash this Sunday.
