| Brad Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Brad Bradley[1] Jay Bradley[1] Bradley Jay[1] Ryan Braddock[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] |
| Weight | 262 lb (119 kg)[1] |
| Born | November 17, 1980 [1] DeKalb, Illinois[1] |
| Trained by | Steel Domain Wrestling[1] Ace Steel[1] Danny Dominion[1] Kevin Quinn[1] Deep South Wrestling[1] |
| Debut | 1999 |
Brad Bradley (born November 17, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, best known for working for World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Ryan Braddock.
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Bradley started his wrestling training at the Steel Domain Wrestling school in Chicago, where he trained with wrestlers including CM Punk and Colt Cabana. Bradley suffered several setbacks in his career as he was diagnosed with an overavtive thyroid. He worked for several independent promotions in the Mid-West, most notably for IWA Mid-South, before signing a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Bradley signed a WWE developmental contract in December 2005.[1] He debuted in WWE's then-developmental territory Deep South Wrestling (DSW) as "The Monster of the Midway" Bradley Jay. During his time in DSW he won the Deep South Heavyweight Championship on several different occasions.[2] He also wrestled dark matches for both the Raw and SmackDown! brands.[3] Occasionally, he made appearances on Heat as well.[4] When WWE ended their relationship with DSW he was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) to continue his development until he got fat.[1]
On May 16 he debuted in OVW under the name "Jay Bradley", defeating former OVW Heavyweight Champion, Chet the Jett.[5] He defeated Paul Burchill and Idol Stevens in a three-way match via two Lariats to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship on June 1 at OVW's first Summer Sizzler Series event at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky to become the first man to hold both the OVW and DSW heavyweight titles.[6][7] On June 15, 2007, at Ohio Valley Wrestling's third Super Summer Sizzler Series event of the year at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, he defeated Idol Stevens to retain the OVW title.[8]
He then lost the title to Paul Burchill in a match taped on June 27 and aired on June 30. He also wrestled at Raw house shows on August 11 and 12 and September 1 (losing to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan). He wrestled in a dark match against D'Lo Brown before the SmackDown taping during August 2007.[1] On December 19, in OVW, he won the "Love Thy Neighbor" four corners tag team match to win a future OVW Heavyweight title shot. Earlier in the match Bradley suffered loss of bowel control[9]
He then was starting a feud with Matt Sydal and had defeated him in a tag team match where he and Mike Kruel defeated Sydal and Charles Evans.[10] Unfortunately, before Bradley could exercise his title opportunity, OVW was dropped by the World Wrestling Entertainment as a development territory.[11]
Bradley debuted on the main SmackDown roster on the August 15, 2008 episode, under the name "Ryan Braddock".[12] He was easily defeated by The Big Show after a knockout hook.[12] At the August 14, 2008, Florida Championship Wrestling television taping, Bradley wrestled under the Ryan Braddock name once again, making it his permanent and new ring name. On the August 22 episode of SmackDown, Braddock competed in a battle royal to qualify for the WWE Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven, but was eliminated by The Big Show, who was not officially in the match.[13] On the September 2 episide of ECW, Braddock faced Ricky Ortiz in a losing effort after being pinned by Ortiz's Big O finisher.[14] On September 19 episode of SmackDown, Braddock competed in a one fall match-up with Festus, who was accompanied by Jesse.[15] Braddock won the match as a result of a disqualification, after Jesse and Festus wrapped him in bubble wrap and duct tape.[15] Following this match, Braddock returned to Florida Championship Wrestling before being released from WWE in March 2009.[16]
After his release from WWE, Bradley began working for Illinois-based All American Wrestling and on March 28, 2009, defeated Tyler Black, Chandler McClure and Egotistico Fantastico to win the AAW Heavyweight Championship.[17] He would hold the title for five months, before losing it to Jimmy Jacobs on September 5.[17] He also worked for Florida-based Full Impact Pro, losing to T.J. Perkins in his debut match on June 6, 2009.[18]
In 2011, Bradley joined Billy Corgan's new wrestling promotion, Resistance Pro, and on the debut show he defeated Icarus in Chicago.