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Shawn McGrath[1] (born on May 9, 1976)[1] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shawn Osborne. He is best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment as a developmental talent, most recently wrestling for its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling.

Contents [hide] 1 Career 1.1 Early career 1.2 World Wrestling Entertainment 1.2.1 Ohio Valley Wrestling 1.2.2 Deep South Wrestling, Florida Championship Wrestling and departure 1.3 Independent circuit 2 In wrestling 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 References

[edit] Career [edit] Early career On March 8, 2003, McGrath debuted in Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) against Cody Hawk in Wilmington, Ohio.[1] He wrestled under the name Number One for Black Militia. McGrath later wrestled for Impact Zone Wrestling in late 2005 and early 2006.[1]

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment [edit] Ohio Valley Wrestling McGrath wrestled a couple dark matches for World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Raw and SmackDown before signing a developmental contract with WWE in June 2006.[2][3] He was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and debuted a month later under the ring name "The Bad Seed" Shawn Osborne.[4] In September, McGrath formed a faction with Eddie Craven, Mike Kruel and Roucka known as Bad Kompany in which they would challenge for the Southern Tag Team Championship in a losing effort to Cody Runnels and Shawn Spears.[5]

[edit] Deep South Wrestling, Florida Championship Wrestling and departure On February 8, 2007, Osborne made an appearance in Deep South Wrestling, losing to G-Rilla in a dark match.[1] It was later announced that Osborne was moved to DSW.[1] In DSW, he would form a tag team with John Bolen, although the team ended when DSW was dropped by WWE as a developmental territory and Osborne subsequently returned to OVW. After OVW was also dropped by WWE, Osborne relocated to Tampa, Florida to train in Florida Championship Wrestling, debuting in a losing effort to G-Rilla.[6] He was then released from his contract in February 2008.[1]

[edit] Independent circuit Since his release, McGrath has resumed competing on the independent circuit, most notably for Ring of Honor's sister promotion Full Impact Pro.

[edit] In wrestling Finishing moves Bad Slam (Belly to back side slam)[1] Diving elbow drop Signature moves Diving overhead chop[1] Elbow drop[1] Hangman's neckbreaker High knee[1] Managers Roucka Nicknames "The Bad Seed" [edit] Championships and accomplishments Heartland Wrestling Association HWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[7] HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Benjamin Kimera[8] Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW Television Championship (1 time)[9]