Johnny Weiss

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Johnny Weiss
Statistics
Ring name(s) Johnny Hotbody
The King of South Philly
John Weiss
Billed height 5 ft. 10 in.
Billed weight 228 lbs.
Born June 12, 1963 (1963-06-12) (age 44)
Resides Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Trained by Larry Sharpe
Debut 1988
Retired 2001

Johnny Weiss aka Johnny Hotbody is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance and Extreme Championship Wrestling.

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[edit] Career

Johnny Hotbody broke into professional wrestling in the late 1980s after completing his training at The Monster Factory, operated by "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe. He made a name for himself in several Pennsylvania and New Jersey- based independent promotions before signing with Philadelphia's Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) in 1990. Hotbody's long-running feud with Tony Stetson. The TWA closed its doors suddenly in 1991, but was soon replaced by Eastern Championship Wrestling (later Extreme Championship Wrestling), run by Tod Gordon. Hotbody became part of The Suicide Blondes in ECW and the NWA with Chris Michaels and Chris Candido. After successful tours in several Philadelphia- area independent promotions, Hotbody retired from active competition in 2001.

[edit] In wrestling

  • Managers
    • Don E. Allen
    • Hunter Q. Robbins
    • Woman

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

1Reign isn't officially recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment.

[edit] External links

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