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Shannon Moore

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Shannon Brian Moore (born July 27, 1979) is an American Professional wrestler best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a member of 3 Count, and for WWE, as a follower of Mattitude in 2003. Moore also spent time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2005 to 2006. He returned to WWE in 2006 on the ECW brand, before returning to SmackDown in 2007. On August 8, 2008, he was released from the WWE. On January 4th, 2010, Moore returned to TNA Wrestling.

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Wrestling career

Moore befriended Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy as a boy and competed in their backyard wrestling circuit. After the Hardy brothers began wrestling professionally, they trained Moore, who debuted on April 8, 1995 against Jeff. Moore began working the independent circuit, wrestling for the North Carolina-based Southern Championship Wrestling and National Championship Wrestling promotions as "Kid Dynamo". In addition, he frequently wrestled for Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA),the promotion operated by the Hardy's. During his time in OMEGA, he met Gregory Shane Helms, whom he teamed with in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In the late 1990s, Moore began wrestling for the Tennessee-based Music City Wrestling promotion.

World Championship Wrestling (1999-2001)

In 1999, Moore was hired by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) by Chris Kanyon, who had been granted the authority to employ twenty-one young cruiserweights for the Atlanta-based promotion. He was placed in a team known as "3 Count" by Jimmy Hart. 3 Count, which consists of Moore, Evan Karagias, and Shane Helms, was a trioof young male wrestlers who utilized a boy band gimmick. 3 Count debuted in WCW in December 1999, and they began lip synching the song "Can't Get you Out Of My Heart" in the ring before their matches.

On the February 28, 2000 episode of WCW Monday Nitro in Minneapolis, Minnesota, all three members of 3 Count defeated Brian Knobbs to win the WCW Hardcore Championship with all three members of the team simultaneously pinning him. By doing this, Moore became the youngest Hardcore Champion in WCW history, a record he held until the company folded. 3 Count reigned as "co-champions" until March 19, at Uncensored where Knobbs regained the title by pinning all three men consecutively.

3 Count were not involved in the Millionaires Club versus New Blood angle that took place during the summer of 2000 because Helms was legitimately sidelined with a broken nose. When the team reconvened late in the summer of 2000, they began performing a new song, "Dance with 3 Count". In the storyline, Ultimate Fighter Championship mixed martial artist Tank Abbot became an avid fan of 3 Count, and he began protecting them during their performances, attacking anyone who disrupted them, eventually acting as their talent manager and occasional inserting himself as a back-up dancer.

3 Count began to fall apart in late 2000, with Karagias joining forces with Jamie-San, a former member of the Jung Dragons. At Starrcade 2000, Moore and Helms defeated San (renamed Jamie Noble) and Karagias and the remaining Jung Dragons in a three way tag team ladder match. The six men went on to feud with one another in early 2001, with Helms pinning Moore in a cruiserweight eliminationn match at SuperBrawl Revenge on February 18. Moore and Karagias joined forces once again to take part in a tournament for the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship, but were eliminated by Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr..

On July 13th 2002, Moore debuted on Velocity. For several months Moore was a face in the Cruiserweight division on SmackDown. Moore would then turn heel and joined his mentor (Matt Hardy) as a MF'er, or "Mattitude" Follower. Moore would job to a lot of powerhouses and Help win Matt's matches. Matt would hit Shannon when he failed to do so yelling he had failed to comprehend his coaching. Shannon helped Matt get in shape to be in the Cruiserweight division (225) pounds. Several backstage segments showed this, such as Matt stripping on a scale to weigh enough. Finally, at "No Way Out" 2003 Shannon provided some distraction, helping Matt hit a top rope Twist Of Fate to win the Cruiserweight Title. On April 24th Crash Holly Became a "Mattitude" Follower Crash was prefered as a "Moore-on". Matt would lose his title to Rey Mysterio, even though crash and Moore hit Rey with a double Gord Buster when the ref wasn't looking. Crash's "Mattitude" days were short lived though, as he was released (fired) from WWE on June 30th 2003.

made byMoves

  • Finishing moves

Signature moves

  • Atomic drop
  • Dropkick, sometimes while springboarding
  • Enzuigiri
  • Moonsault, sometimes to the outside
  • Multiple hurricanrana variations
  • Nicknames
    • "The Prince of Punk"[2]
    • "Sensational"<ref name=%26quot%3Bexpfest%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B
    • "SmackDown!'s Resident Reject"

Championships and accomplishments

  • HWA Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
  • HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Evan Karagias
  • Southern Championship Wrestling
  • SCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • World Stars of Wrestling
  • WSW World Championship (1 time, current)

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