Jon Heidenreich was born on June 28,1972 and is an American retired professional wrestler, better known simply as Heidenreich.
23 Facts About Jon Heidenreich
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Jon Heidenreich is best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand where he was a one time Tag Team Champion with Road Warrior Animal as a part of the 2005 version of the Legion of Doom.
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Jon Heidenreich was among the first round of roster cuts by head coach Joe Gibbs on July 27,1992.
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One week before training camp began in July 1993, Heidenreich signed with the New Orleans Saints and outspoken Head Coach Jim E Mora.
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Jon Heidenreich was cut on August 24,1993, the final day of roster cuts to meet the mandatory 60-player requirement.
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In July 1994, Heidenreich was invited to training camp by first-year Atlanta Falcons Head Coach June Jones.
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Jon Heidenreich was again denied a final roster spot when the Falcons cut him on the final day of roster cuts on August 23,1994.
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Jon Heidenreich played as an offensive lineman for two seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Shreveport Pirates before playing for the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League in 1996 and the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa in 1997.
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Jon Heidenreich began training at California-based Ultimate Pro Wrestling before he was first signed to a World Wrestling Federation developmental contract in 2001 after he impressed Bruce Prichard.
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Jon Heidenreich made his return to the now-renamed World Wrestling Entertainment on the September 29,2003 episode of Raw, making his formal debut with a gimmick being "controlled" by an entity known as "Little Johnny".
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Jon Heidenreich stated that he used the character in OVW and brought the doll out to the ring with him in the same vein as Al Snow used to bring out the styrofoam head.
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However, after opening the casket, it was revealed that Kane was hidden in the casket, who pounced on both Snitsky and Jon Heidenreich; they continued their fight in the crowd, while Jon Heidenreich lost the match.
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At No Way Out, Jon Heidenreich lost to Booker T by disqualification after hitting Booker with a steel chair.
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Jon Heidenreich's "disasterpieces" became more light-hearted and began receiving cheers from the crowd.
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Jon Heidenreich had a brief feud with Orlando Jordan, unsuccessfully challenging him for the United States Championship at Judgment Day.
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Animal and Jon Heidenreich then challenged MNM to a match at the Great American Bash, where they defeated them to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
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On January 17,2006, WWE announced that Jon Heidenreich had been released from his contract.
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Jon Heidenreich lost the title a second time to Eddie Colon, Carlito's brother, on January 6,2007.
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Jon Heidenreich wrestled several matches in 2016, including for New York-based promotion Warriors of Wrestling on June 11,2016, against Juba.
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Jon Heidenreich faced off against a Doink the Clown impersonator at an event in a Golden Corral parking lot in May 2016, with the bizarre encounter gaining the attention of Wrestlecrap.
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On November 12,2017, Jon Heidenreich won the 302 Wrestling Heavyweight Championship; however the title was immediately retired after his win.
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In July 2016, Jon Heidenreich was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury.
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Jon Heidenreich was signed as a rookie free agent over three months later, in May 1992, after going undrafted in the 1992 NFL Draft.