1. Christopher Melendez was born on June 13,1987 and is an American professional wrestler and a second-generation United States Army Veteran, best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
15 Facts About Chris Melendez
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Chris Melendez was one of five wrestlers along with a host who took part in the PSAB Ringside Salute, known as the Ringside Salute Tour, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia on February 13,2023, organized by Armed Forces Entertainment in various deployed locations across an assigned AOR to meet and entertain service members.
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Chris Melendez sustained multiple life-threatening injuries, including the loss of his left leg.
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In 2009, Chris Melendez began working in film and television production as a Motion Picture Studio Mechanic.
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Chris Melendez went on to work on film sets for Tyler Perry, The Smurfs, A Late Quartet and television shows such as Law and Order and Person of Interest.
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Chris Melendez began training at a small professional wrestling school in Brooklyn, New York, called The Doghouse.
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Chris Melendez was then introduced to Total Nonstop Action wrestlers Ken Anderson and Bully Ray through the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Melendez made his in-ring debut in his hometown of New York City on August 5,2014, where he defeated The BroMans member DJ Z On September 17,2014, at No Surrender, Chris Melendez defeated Kenny King.
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King's rampage continues, but Chris Melendez capitalized and scores the pinfall with a reversal.
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Chris Melendez teamed with Mr Anderson, joining in the pursuit of the TNA World Tag Team Championship.
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King attempted a springboard attack but, Chris Melendez used his prosthetic leg, and caught him with a big boot.
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Chris Melendez returned to television on the February 20,2015 taping of Impact Wrestling taking part in a 20-man gauntlet in which he was eliminated by Bram.
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On June 15,2016, Chris Melendez announced his departure from TNA.
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On May 20,2017, Chris Melendez returned to Conquer Pro Wrestling to successfully retain the CPW Heavyweight title against his fellow then Impact Wrestling alumnus Samuel Shaw.
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Over a year later, on June 22,2018, Chris Melendez returned to CPW, where he successfully retained the brand's heavyweight title, defeating fellow Impact Wrestling alumnus Jesse Neal.