Jonny Vandal
| Birth name | Jonathan Ortagun |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, New York, United States[1] |
| Residence | Lake Worth, Florida, United States[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Johnny Vandal[3] Jonathan Ortagun[3] Jonny Vandal[4] Vandal Ortagun[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 155 lb (70 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | New York, United States[1] |
| Trained by |
Montel Vontavious Porter[5] Norman Smiley[5] Rusty Brooks[5] Alex G[5] |
| Debut | December 1, 2001[5] |
Jonathan Ortagun is a Turkish-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jonny Vandal.
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2001–present)
Ortagun made his debut in Future Of Wrestling as Johnny Vandal on December 1, 2001. In his debut match, he defeated Al Bino to win the FOW Light Heavyweight Championship. On February 9, 2002, Vandal lost his title against J-Dawg in a three-way who including Tommy Vandal. On August 10, 2002, Vandal re-captured the Light Heavyweight Championship. On August 31, 2002, Vandal lost his title against David Babylon.[5]
In addition to Future Of Wrestling, Vandal also appeared for promotions including Division One Pro Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, Pro Wrestling Zero1, IBelieve In Wrestling, Brain Buster Pro Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, Pro Wrestling Fusion, Evolve Wrestling and Puerto Rician Championship Wrestling.
On October 15, 2016, Vandal won the AWA Florida Tag Team titles alongside Tyrannus, beating Josh Hess and Mike Reed.[6]
WWE (2013–2014, 2016, 2017)
In October 2013, Ortagun received a tryout in WWE's developmental territory NXT on the October 24, 2013 tapings which aired on tape delay on November 23, where he teamed with Chris Rockwell, losing to Hunico and Camacho.[7]
In April and June 2014, though not signed to WWE, Ortagun made two appearances on NXT, teaming with wrestlers Maxwell Chicago and Aaron Solow, losing both to The Ascension.[8][9]
On the May 25, 2016 episode of NXT, Ortagun made another appearance, losing to No Way Jose.[10]
In June, Ortagun was chosen as an alternate for the WWE Crusierweight Classic.
On the December 21 episode of "NXT", Ortagun made yet another appearance, losing to The Authors of Pain.
On March 29, 2017 episode of "NXT" Ortagun teamed up with QT Marshall, losing to Heavy Machinery.
Championships and accomplishments
- Division One Pro Wrestling
- Full Throttle Pro Wrestling
- FTPW Golden Challenge Championship (inaugural)
- Future Of Wrestling
- FOW Light Heavyweight Championship (4 time, inaugural)[5]
- FOW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tommy Vandal[5]
- I Believe In Wrestling
- AWA Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) – with Aaron Epic (1) and Tyrannus (1, current)[5]
- Florida J Cup (2016)
- Florida J Cup (2017)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Meet the Cruiserweight Classic alternates". WWE. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Jonny Vandal". Twitter. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- 1 2 "Johnny Vandal: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". profightdb.com. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Josh Bredl: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Jonny Vandal CageMatch Profile". CageMatch. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "AWA Florida Tag Team Champions". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ↑ Namako, Jason. "WWE NXT Results – 11/21/13 (Beat the Clock Challenge)". Wrestleview. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 4/3 - Week 92: Sami Zayn vs. Corey Graves main event, Brodus Clay re-emerges as monster heel challenger, NXT tag champs". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 7/24 - Week 108: Charlotte defends NXT Women's Title, Rusev faces NXT Champ". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Namako, Jason. "WWE NXT Results – 5/25/16 (Triple Threat NXT Women’s Title #1 Contenders Match main events, TM-61 debuts)". Wrestleview. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2011". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
