Christian York

Jason Spence (born April 13, 1977) is an United States|American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Christian York.

Career
Spence trained under Cueball Carmichael and Julio Sanchez and had his in ring debut at the age of 19 on December 7, 1996. Adopting the name "Christian York", Spence wrestled for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), where he furthered his training. In OMEGA, York formed a stable known as the Badstreet Boys, and formed a tag team with fellow Badstreet Boys member Joey Matthews.

York and Matthews went on to wrestle for numerous independent promotions, winning several tag team championships. In late 2000, they were signed to contracts by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and stayed their until the companies closure in April of 2001. York and Matthews wrestled on several of the final ECW pay-per-views, primarily feuding with Simon and Swinger.

After ECW declared bankruptcy in April 2001, York and Matthews returned to the independent circuit, wrestling for companies such as Ring of Honor and Xtreme Pro Wrestling. They were signed to contracts by the newly formed Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion in June 2002, but were released later that year. The tag team eventually separated, and York retired in 2004.

On July 22, 2006, York came out of retirement to wrestle for Maryland Championship Wrestling.

Wrestling facts

 * Finishing and signature moves
 * Rebel Yell / Rebel Yelp (Diving knee drop)
 * Frog splash
 * Rebel Buster (Senton)
 * Southern Cross Bomb (Inverted facelock into Michinoku driver II)
 * Corkscrew somersault leg drop
 * Sitdown shoulder jawbreaker


 * With Joey Matthews
 * Full Effect (Double facebreaker)
 * Future Shock (Double powerbomb)
 * Double Rebel Yell / Double Rebel Yelp (Frankensteiner into diving elbow drop)
 * Double enzuiguri


 * Managers
 * Joel Gertner

Championships and accomplishments

 * Atlantic Terror Championship Wrestling
 * ACTW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joey Matthews


 * Delaware Championship Wrestling
 * DCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joey Matthews


 * East Coast Wrestling Association
 * ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mark Schrader


 * Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance
 * IPWA Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)


 * Maryland Championship Wrestling
 * MCW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
 * MCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Joey Matthews
 * Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup winner (1999, 2003)


 * Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation
 * MEWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
 * MEWF Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Joey Matthews


 * National Wrestling Alliance
 * NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joey Matthews


 * Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
 * OMEGA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)


 * Phoenix Championship Wrestling
 * PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joey Matthews


 * Southern Championship Wrestling
 * SCW Junior Heavyweight Champion (2 times)


 * Steel City Wrestling
 * SCW Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Joey Matthews


 * Virginia Championship Wrestling
 * VCW Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Joey Matthews

Personal life
York is married with children.