Chris Masters is a former two-time National Champion in NWA.
52 Facts About Chris Masters
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Chris Masters is best known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Chris Masters.
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Chris Masters is known for his time in Impact Wrestling, under the ring name Chris Adonis and for his appearances for Qatar Pro Wrestling, where he is the current QPW Tag Team Champions with Carlito.
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Chris Masters was released in 2007 and worked on the independent circuit for two years, making his return to WWE in 2009.
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Chris Masters would spend the next two years in WWE, until he was released again in 2011.
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Chris Masters trained there for one year and suffered an injury, leaving him out of action for three months.
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Chris Masters's work paid off, as WWE offered him a developmental contract in 2003, training him at its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling.
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Chris Masters made a claim that his version of the full nelson hold, which he dubbed the Master Lock, was unbreakable.
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Chris Masters would go on to log more full nelson submission victories than any wrestler in WWE history, breaking the record previously held by Kurt Angle.
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Chris Masters engaged in feuds with lower-card wrestlers, Val Venis and Sgt.
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Chris Masters increased the offered reward each week up to $20,000 and sometimes threw in a bonus.
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Chris Masters regularly teamed with Carlito, albeit in a rigid business relationship.
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Edge chose not to participate, so Chris Masters teamed with Edge's replacement, Gene Snitsky.
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Chris Masters then set his sights on WWE Champion John Cena, attacking him after a match and forcing him to pass out with the Master Lock.
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Chris Masters was immediately accused of perjury and disqualified as a witness, as McMahon broke kayfabe and stated that Masters' real name was Chris Mordetzky.
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Chris Masters had to defeat Guerrero in 5 minutes and 56 seconds, which was the time set by Michaels.
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Guerrero managed to survive the Master Lock long enough so that Chris Masters was unable to beat the clock.
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At New Year's Revolution, Chris Masters was eliminated from the Elimination Chamber match when Carlito double-crossed him by delivering a low blow while he had Cena in the Master Lock and then used a roll-up for the pin.
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Chris Masters saw the opportunity and applied the Master Lock to Angle, thus gaining the victory.
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At the Royal Rumble, Chris Masters again worked together with Carlito, but Carlito again double-crossed him and eliminated him from the match.
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Chris Masters failed to complete this instruction as Shawn Michaels interrupted and knocked out Chris Masters.
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Chris Masters had lost much of his muscle mass, appearing much slimmer, although he still had some definition in his arms and abdomen.
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Chris Masters continued the feud with Lawler for a few weeks with Lawler losing a Master Lock Challenge before defeating Chris Masters.
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Chris Masters appearing to have the challenge won but he released the hold for a short time, allowing Cena to reverse the hold into his own Master Lock, forcing Chris Masters to submit, retaining his title, and making Cena the first to win the Master Lock Challenge.
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At the start of 2007, Chris Masters would restart his feud with Carlito, which led to several matches between the two.
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Chris Masters had entered into a feud with Chuck Palumbo competing in several matches and an attempted Master Lock Challenge that did not begin as Masters fled the ring after Palumbo realized Masters was trying to trick him.
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Chris Masters suffered a dislocated elbow during his last match, which would have sidelined him for four months.
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On November 2,2007, it was reported that Chris Masters had been suspended for 60 days for having violated WWE's Substance Abuse and Drug Policy a second time.
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Tatum pinned Moore after Chris Masters applied the Master Lock behind the referee's back.
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Chris Masters soon won the WLW Heavyweight Championship, his first singles title, on February 9,2008, from Keith Walker.
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Chris Masters defeated Adam Avalanche and Rufguts in a Triple Threat match at the show Power Play 6.
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Chris Masters competed in Europe for American Wrestling Rampage, in the UK for Varsity Pro Wrestling and Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council.
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Chris Masters entered the ring with both an abridged Titantron and entrance theme, displaying his signature poses as he walked down the ring.
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Chris Masters faced Montel Vontavious Porter in a match that resulted in a double-countout after he applied the Master Lock submission to MVP outside the ring.
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Chris Masters later recalled that he was not a fan of the "pec dancing" gimmick, but made the best of it for the company.
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Chris Masters mostly engaged in lower-card feuds throughout 2010 and 2011.
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Chris Masters was announced as one of the men to compete in the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team match as part of Team Mysterio, teaming with Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Kofi Kingston and Montel Vontavious Porter to take on Team Del Rio.
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At the Survivor Series pay-per-view, Chris Masters was eliminated by Del Rio, but his team still went on to win.
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October 26,2012, Chris Masters was defeated by Matt Hardy in the Big Time Wrestling 16th Anniversary Show.
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On October 27,2012, Chris Masters defeated Rik Luxury, Sean Casey and then-Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr.
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On December 9,2012, Chris Masters made his Preston City Wrestling debut losing to Kris Travis at PCW Festive Fury 2012.
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On March 1,2014, Chris Masters won the Road to Glory Tournament, earning the right to a match for the PCW Heavyweight Championship.
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On January 24,2014, Chris Masters won the Real Canadian Wrestling Canadian Heavyweight Championship.
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On 1 November 2014, Chris Masters faced 'The One' Simon Lancaster at the RDW 10th Anniversary Show, the match ended in a draw when the RDW champion, Spyda, attacked both men.
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Chris Masters then went on to aid Lancaster in a match against Spyda, winning Lancaster the championship.
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On March 14,2015, Chris Masters defeated Uhaa Nation in a loser leaves PCW no disqualification match to regain the PCW Heavyweight Championship at PCW Road To Glory 2015.
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On July 11,2015, Chris Masters lost the PCW Heavyweight Championship to Dave Mastiff at the PCW Tribute To The Troops 2 event.
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Chris Masters has stated that The Ultimate Warrior and Shawn Michaels were two of his favorite wrestlers while growing up.
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Chris Masters was my childhood idol, I idolize the guy, and I still trip out that I got to wrestle him on a pay-per-view.
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John Cena went on record to say that Chris Masters is the strongest competitor he has faced in his career.
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Chris Masters put Cena out in the Master Lock hold on three separate non-match occasions.
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Chris Masters is one of only two competitors to bring John Cena to unconsciousness once, let alone three times as he did.