Alexander Bedranowsky (July 21, 1985) is a retired German professional wrestler best known by the ring names Thumbtack Jack or its abbreviation TJ, Thumbbell Jack, and Lil' Illicit. He was best known for his time on the American and European independent circuits. He retired from deathmatch wrestling in April of 2010. He was forced to retire from professional wrestling on October 2, 2010 after breaking both his 7th thoracic vertebrae and sternum in a match against MASADA.
Personal life[]
In March 2011, Bedranowsky finished his studies and earned a Bachelor's degree in Media and Communication in Passau, Bayern, Germany. He also published his first work MEINE KÄMPFE: EINE AUTOBIOGRAPHIE (My Fights: An Autobiography) in March.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Cross-legged Michinoku Driver
- Brace to the Face (Cross-legged facebuster onto the knee)
- Booyakasha~! Knee Strike (Cravat + knee strike to the head)
- Signature moves
- One-footed back cracker
- Frog elbow
- Sitdown Front Suplex
- World's Weakest Slam
- Flipping Neckbreaker
- Piledriver
- Top Rope Moonsault (sometimes performed as a Wall Climb Moonsault)
- The Loudest Headbutts You've Ever Heard (Headbutts)
- Entrance themes
- "Down With The Sickness" by Disturbed (2001-2007)
- "I'm So Sick" by Flyleaf (2007-2010)
- "Diamond Eyes" by Shinedown (2010)
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- German Stampede Wrestling
- GSW Breakthrough Championship (2 times)
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- wXw Gorefest II
- wXw Hall of Fame (2010)
- IWA East Coast
- IWA-EC Masters of Pain (2008)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #409 in the 2010 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers
