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Brian David Kendrick[1] (born May 29, 1979)[4] is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is best known for working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), both under his real name and as "The" Brian Kendrick.

Kendrick has wrestled for numerous promotions in his career. While situated in these promotions, he has won various championships, both in tag team and singles competition. He was the last ever MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Champion, a title he held three times,[8] and also won the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship with American Dragon.[9] In addition, Kendrick was the first NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion.[10]

During his time in WWE, Kendrick and his tag team partner Paul London became the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions since the title's inception.[11] Together they also held the World Tag Team Championship for a brief period.

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Contents
[hide]*1 Early life
 * 2 Wrestling career
 * 2.1 Early career
 * 2.2 World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2004)
 * 2.3 Independent circuit (2004–2005)
 * 2.4 Return to WWE (2005–2009)
 * 2.4.1 Team with Paul London (2005–2008)
 * 2.4.2 The Brian Kendrick and departure (2008–2009)
 * 2.5 Return to the independent circuit (2009–present)
 * 2.6 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)
 * 3 In wrestling
 * 4 Championships and accomplishments
 * 5 Media
 * 6 References
 * 7 External links
 * }

[edit] Early life
Kendrick was born in Fairfax, Virginia, and is the son of Barbara Kendrick and the oldest of three children—a brother named Neal and a sister named Shannon.[7] [12] He later moved to Olympia, Washington where he attended North Thurston High School in Lacey, Washington.[1] [7] [12] During his senior year, he worked as a dishwasher in a pizza parlor while saving money to attend wrestling school.

While growing up, Kendrick's favorite wrestlers included Ultimate Warrior, Blue Blazer and Koko B. Ware.[13] He was also a fan of Shawn Michaels, who trained him, and Chris Jericho.[13] He was very good friends with Lance Cade and Bryan Danielson, both of whom he trained with.[13]

[edit] Early career
In 1999, he moved to Texas to begin training at the NWA Southwest wrestling school and later attended the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy.[7] It was there that Kendrick adopted the ring name Spanky,[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-7">[1] a nickname he was given due to his method of staying awake during long drives on the indy circuit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WWEMAG0607_13-0">[14] He made his professional wrestling debut on October 8, 1999 in a match with American Dragon that ended in a 10 minute time limit draw.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TWint_6-4">[7]

In February 2000, Kendrick signed a developmental deal with the World Wrestling Federation, spending a year in the company's "farm territory", Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW), before the promotion closed and Kendrick was released from his contract.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slambio_3-4">[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TWint_6-5">[7] Kendrick won his first Championship in MCW when he defeated American Dragon for the MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Championship on September 22.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_LH_7-1">[8] He later teamed with American Dragon to win the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship, on December 1, becoming a double champion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_tag_8-1">[9] The tag team disbanded after they lost the Championships to The Dupps.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_tag_8-2">[9] On December 30, however, the Southern Light Heavyweight title was declared vacant after a match that Kendrick had with Derrick King.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_LH_7-2">[8] In a match for the vacant championship, Kendrick regained the title after beating King, on January 6, 2001.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_LH_7-3">[8] He later dropped it to Tyler Gates, before regaining it on May 11.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_LH_7-4">[8] On June 1, however, Spanky was stripped of the title and it was abandoned, making Spanky the last ever MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Champion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_LH_7-5">[8] He also holds the record for most reigns, with three.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_LH_7-6">[8]

In October 2001, Kendrick wrestled American Dragon in the first round of the King Of the Indies Tournament 2001, but lost.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14">[15] The crowd, however, gave both men a standing ovation after the match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-8">[1] On February 23, 2002, Kendrick wrestled on the premiere show of Ring of Honor (ROH), winning the match to gain an ROH contract.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15">[16] While in ROH, Kendrick competed in several other promotions such as Heartland Wrestling Association and All Pro Wrestling, before leaving for Japan in June to compete in Pro Wrestling Zero-One (Zero1).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slambio_3-5">[4] There, he wrestled under the ring name Leonardo Spanky, a gimmick proposed by Shinya Hashimoto due to Kendrick's resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slam2_16-0">[17] On June 29, he became the first NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion in company history.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-zero1_junior_heavy_9-1">[10] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17">[18] He dropped the title to Low Ki a few months later.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18">[19]

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2004)
Kendrick during his ring entranceIn late 2002, Kendrick signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) but was unable to compete until he completed his time in the independent circuit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slambio_3-6">[4] He made his WWE debut on the January 9, 2003 edition of Velocity under the gimmick of a mascot representing the local sports team of the town in which he was competing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19">[20] He continued wearing masks for several weeks, each time competing under a different identity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20">[21] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21">[22] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22">[23] After acting as a telegram deliverer for Big Show to Undertaker, and getting a Last Ride for his troubles, he showed up the following week and began a series of events trying to impress the then General Manager of Smackdown! Stephanie McMahon in order to earn a contract for the WWE. His first major storyline within WWE came on the May 1, 2003 episode of SmackDown!. He reverted to his former "Spanky" ring name after he interrupted a promo by John Cena.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23">[24] The two feuded over their similar hip hop gimmicks, until May 22 when Cena defeated Spanky in a match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24">[25] On October 30, Spanky began teaming with Paul London until January 13, 2004 when Kendrick left WWE to return to Zero1.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slam2_16-1">[17] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25">[26] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26">[27]

[edit] Independent circuit (2004–2005)
After leaving WWE, Kendrick wrestled in different independent promotions. He returned to Zero1 as "Spanky" and was quickly pushed to capture the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship. This occurred with partner Low Ki on February 19, 2004, when they defeated Dick Togo and Ikuto Hidaka.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27">[28] They lost the championship to Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Tomohiro Ishii a few months later.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NWA_lightheavweight_tag_28-0">[29] Kendrick gained a new tag team partner in Kaz Hayashi, on September 19, 2004, and won back the championships.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NWA_lightheavweight_tag_28-1">[29] They held onto the titles until March 2005, when they dropped them to Hidaka and Minoru Fujita.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NWA_lightheavweight_tag_28-2">[29] Although he lost the tag titles in March, Kendrick, as Spanky, received a singles push, and won the Zero-One United States Heavyweight Championship that same month.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29">[30] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30">[31] Alex Shelley defeated him for the title in September 2005.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31">[32]

Kendrick had a brief stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in November 2004, where he defeated Kaz, Matt Sydal and Amazing Red, in a four-way match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-9">[1] He then returned to ROH, as well as debuting on its sister promotion Full Impact Pro (FIP) on December 17, 2004, winning the first ever Florida Rumble.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-10">[1] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rumble_32-0">[33] On February 25, Kendrick lost a match to fellow WWE alumnus, James Gibson.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-feb_25_05_33-0">[34] Throughout the match, the crowd chanted "Welcome Back!" and "SmackDown! Sucks!", and both men received a standing ovation after the match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-feb_25_05_33-1">[34] During his time in ROH, Kendrick was booked as a mid-carder, consistently having matches late on the card.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34">[35] Kendrick also competed in the Trios Tournament, but lost in the first round with his team members, Gibson and Nigel McGuinness.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35">[36] He unsuccessfully competed for several titles such as the ROH Pure Championship, ROH World Championship and ROH World Tag Team Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36">[37] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37">[38] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38">[39] In July 2005, Kendrick announced that he had resigned with World Wrestling Entertainment, and would be returning there after he had fulfilled his obligations on the Independent circuit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-11">[1] In FIP, Kendrick won the FIP Tag Team Championship with Sal Rinauro on August 6, 2005,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39">[40] but lost it to The Heartbreak Express less than a month later, shortly before he returned to WWE.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-12">[1]

[edit] Team with Paul London (2005–2008)
Main article: Paul London and Brian KendrickIn July 2005, Kendrick announced that after he had fulfilled his obligations on the independent circuit, he would return to WWE. He made his return during a live event on August 22, 2005, losing in a Fatal Four-Way match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slambio_3-7">[4] He then reformed a tag team with his former partner Paul London on the September 30 edition of Velocity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40">[41] On December 16, the pair remade their image, wearing theatrical masks to the ring with matching vests and shorts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41">[42] They were quickly elevated into the WWE Tag Team Championship picture, receiving a non-title match against WWE Tag Team Champions MNM on the February 10, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, which London and Kendrick lost.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42">[43] On April 7, they faced MNM again, picking up a win in a non-title match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43">[44] Their storyline feud continued, as London and Kendrick continued their winning streak over the champions, including singles victories for both Kendrick and London on MNM members Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury, respectively.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44">[45] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45">[46] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46">[47] London and Kendrick won the WWE Tag Team Title at Judgment Day, thus defeating MNM six times in a row in singles and tag team matches altogether.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47">[48] Kendrick as WWE Tag Team Champion in December 2006Their first main competition for the titles came when K. C. James and Idol Stevens defeated the champions in a non-title match, in early August, igniting a storyline feud between the two teams.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48">[49] During the rivalry, WWE Diva Ashley Massaro began accompanying London and Kendrick to the ring, acting as a valet to the team while combating the actions of James and Stevens' manager Michelle McCool.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49">[50]

On October 14, London and Kendrick became the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of all time, surpassing MNM's previous record of 145 days.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50">[51] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51">[52] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52">[53] Despite this, they were still booked as the underdogs in their feuds, and this was shown when they began a losing streak to the team of William Regal and Dave Taylor. Regal defeated both in singles matches<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53">[54] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54">[55] and on the December 8 episode of SmackDown!, Kendrick and London lost a non-title tag team match to the duo, although Kendrick beat Taylor on the December 9 episode of Velocity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55">[56] London and Kendrick had a scheduled title defense at Armageddon, against Regal and Taylor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-armageddon_07_56-0">[57] Before the pay-per-view, the match changed into a Fatal Four Way tag team ladder match with London and Kendrick defending their titles against Regal and Taylor, MNM, and The Hardys.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-armageddon_07_56-1">[57] London and Kendrick won the match and retained the titles.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-armageddon_07_56-2">[57]

On February 2, 2007, London and Kendrick suffered a non-title loss to the rookie team Deuce 'n Domino.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57">[58] In a title match at No Way Out, London and Kendrick retained the championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58">[59] London and Kendrick, however, dropped the championship to them on the April 20 edition of SmackDown!, ending their reign at 331 days (SmackDown! was recorded on April 17).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59">[60] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60">[61] In the storyline, London missed a moonsault from the ring apron to the floor during the title match, injuring his ribs, leaving Kendrick to battle Deuce 'n Domino alone.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61">[62] London and Kendrick unsuccessfully competed for the title on June 1 in a triple threat tag team match, which also involved Regal and Taylor,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62">[63] and lost a rematch on June 15 in a standard tag team match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63">[64] Kendrick facing Gene Snitsky during 2007Kendrick, along with London, was drafted to the Raw brand on June 17, 2007 during the Supplemental Draft.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64">[65] They won their debut match on Raw against The World's Greatest Tag Team on June 18.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65">[66] They were soon established as a threat to the tag titles, and on the September 3 edition of Raw, they won a number one contender's match for Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch's World Tag Team Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66">[67] Kendrick and London then worked a feud with Cade and Murdoch, and at a house show on September 5, they defeated Cade and Murdoch to win the titles,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-world_tag_wwe_67-0">[68] only to lose it back to Cade and Murdoch three days later.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68">[69] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69">[70] London and Kendrick continued to feud with Cade and Murdoch and lost to the Tag Team champions at Unforgiven.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70">[71] For the rest of 2007, London and Kendrick mainly competed on Heat or in tag title bouts,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71">[72] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72">[73] until London got injured in late 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-73">[74] As a result, Kendrick was mainly used as a jobber on Raw, until London returned at the start of February 2008, although Kendrick still won sometimes on Heat.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74">[75]

In his next storyline, Kendrick abandoned London during a handicap match with Umaga.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mar_17_08_75-0">[76] This abandonment resulted in Umaga performing the Samoan Spike on London, allowing Umaga to pick up the win over the duo. London and Kendrick still teamed together with no apparent dissension rising between the former tag team champions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-76">[77] After defeating Charlie Haas and Robbie McAllister on Heat, London and Kendrick said they were ready to win the World Tag Team Championship. London and Kendrick beat the champions Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes next week on Heat in a non-title match. However, they failed to win the World Tag Team Titles on Raw after Holly pinned London.

[edit] The Brian Kendrick and departure (2008–2009)
Kendrick and Ezekiel Jackson in 2009As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Kendrick was drafted back to the SmackDown brand while London stayed on Raw, thus ending the team.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-77">[78] He made his return to the brand on the July 18, 2008 airing of SmackDown! as a major heel, with new ring attire defeating Jimmy Wang Yang with the help of his new bodyguard, Ezekiel,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-78">[79] who was later given a surname and became Ezekiel Jackson.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-79">[80] Kendrick was later given the name "The Brian Kendrick". On the August 22 edition of SmackDown, Kendrick won a 10 man battle royal to qualify for the WWE Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80">[81] Kendrick failed to win the title at the event, though he did have the longest reign as "interim" champion, which is not officially recognized per the pre-match stipulation.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-81">[82] He later teamed with Jackson on many occasions, becoming number one contenders to the WWE Tag Team Championship held by Carlito and Primo, but they never managed to win the championship.

On April 15, 2009, Kendrick was separated from Jackson as he was drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft while Jackson was drafted to the ECW brand.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82">[83] He wrestled his redebut match on Raw on the April 27 episode, when he lost to Kofi Kingston. He won his first match on Raw after defeating Carlito on the May 11 episode before declaring his intention to win the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship; in the following weeks, Kendrick tried several unsuccessful pairings. In his final match, he was defeated by Jerry Lawler. On July 30, 2009, Kendrick was released from his WWE contract.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-release_83-0">[84]

[edit] Return to the independent circuit (2009–present)
Kendrick signed with Dragon Gate USA on August 6, 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DGUSA-signed_84-0">[85] His first match for the company, a losing effort against Cima at Untouchable, aired on pay-per-view edited down to only the highlights of the match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-85">[86] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86">[87] On August 28 he made his return to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla at Speed of Sound where he, wrestling as a heel, defeated Bryan Danielson after a low blow.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-87">[88] Afterwards he formed an alliance with PWG World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks and started a feud with El Generico, Colt Cabana and the PWG World Champion Kenny Omega. On December 19 Ring of Honor announced that Kendrick would be making his return to the company on February 13, 2010, at the 8th Anniversary Show.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-88">[89] At the event Kendrick was defeated by Roderick Strong.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-89">[90]

On January 30, 2010, at PWG's Kurt Russellmania the Young Bucks decided that Kendrick didn't fit in with them and turned on him, only for him to be saved by his old tag team partner Paul London. Later in the night, Kendrick and London defeated the Young Bucks, now renamed Generation Me, in a non-title match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-90">[91]

Kendrick was scheduled to make his first independent UK appearance for Pro Wrestling 101, based in Doncaster & Sheffield, on March, 14's 'Unstoppable' event wrestling El Ligero. However, Brian didn't make his flight for several reasons and Ligero instead faced British wrestler, Lionheart.

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)
On January 17, 2010 at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'s pay-per-view Genesis, Kendrick made his redebut for the promotion using his real name, Brian Kendrick, losing to Amazing Red in a match for the TNA X Division Championship ,using a similar gimmick to The Brian Kendrick gimmick used in WWE.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-91">[92]

[edit] In wrestling
Kendrick is Irish whipped to the turnbuckle by Snitsky.*Finishing moves
 * The Kendrick<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-observer1_92-0">[93] (WWE) / Sliced Bread #2<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_1-4">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TNAProfile_2-3">[3] (Independent circuit / WWE / TNA) (Shiranui)
 * Signature moves
 * Camel clutch followed by multiple crossface punches<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-observer1_92-1">[93]
 * Dr. Smoothe's Secret Recipe (Corner backflip kick)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_1-5">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-13">[1]
 * Electric Mayhem (Diving facebreaker knee smash)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-14">[1]
 * Hurricanrana<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-15">[1]
 * Left Turn at Albuquerque (Turning frog splash)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-16">[1]
 * Leg lariat<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-17">[1]
 * Tornado DDT<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-18">[1]
 * Whirling Twirlixer (Diving somersault corkscrew plancha)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-19">[1]
 * Managers
 * Prince Nana<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-20">[1]
 * Ashley<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-21">[1]
 * Ezekiel Jackson<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWWProfile_0-22">[1]

[edit] Championships and accomplishments
Paul London (far left) and Brian Kendrick (far right) as WWE Tag Team Champions.*Full Impact Pro
 * FIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sal Rinauro<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-93">[94]
 * Florida Rumble (2004)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rumble_32-1">[33]
 * Memphis Championship Wrestling
 * MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_LH_7-7">[8]
 * MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with American Dragon<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MCW_tag_8-3">[9]
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI Tag Team of the Year (2007) with Paul London<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-94">[95]
 * PWI ranked him #43 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-95">[96]
 * Pro Wrestling Zero-One / Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max
 * NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Low Ki (1) and Kaz Hayashi (1)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NWA_lightheavweight_tag_28-3">[29]
 * NWA/UPW/ZERO-ONE International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-zero1_junior_heavy_9-2">[10]
 * Zero1-Max United States Openweight Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-96">[97]
 * Texas Wrestling Alliance
 * TWA Television Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-twatitles_97-0">[98]
 * TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with American Dragon<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-twatitles_97-1">[98]
 * World Wrestling Entertainment
 * World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Paul London<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-world_tag_wwe_67-1">[68]
 * WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Paul London<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-WWE_tag_98-0">[99]

[edit] Media

 * Best of Spanky – Danger! Danger! (DVD) Ring of Honor

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[edit] External links
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 * Official website
 * TNA Wrestling profile
 * Dragon Gate USA profile
 * Brian Kendrick at the Internet Movie Database

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