[140], On June 21, 2013, Hennigan defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool in FWE Welcome to the Rumble II, winning the FWE Heavyweight Championship. He also competed as a contestant on the 37th season of the competitive reality show Survivor. 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As of September 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$7.1 billion. Despite being unsuccessful, Morrison had a standout performance in the match, in which he performed a moonsault from the top rope to the outside of the ring while holding onto a ladder. John Morris was born in the year 1600 in Wales. [114] On February 20, Morrison participated in the Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber, but was eliminated by CM Punk. WWE promoted Hennigan to its SmackDown! John Randall Hennigan[1] (born October 3, 1979)[2] is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by the ring name John Morrison. 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[21][22], After graduating college with a degree in film and geology and deciding that he did not want to pursue either path,[22] Hennigan began his professional wrestling career training at the Supreme Pro Wrestling school in Sacramento, California. [43] Nitro was immediately placed in the Intercontinental Championship picture, and at Vengeance on June 25, he defeated champion Shelton Benjamin in a triple threat match also involving Carlito to win the title. [42] Nitro held the championship for four months, retaining against Jeff Hardy on September 17 at Unforgiven,[44] before losing the title back to Hardy on the October 2 episode of Raw. [229] After this, Morrison and Miz feuded with rapper Bad Bunny and Damian Priest. [96] Morrison then went on to feud with newcomer Drew McIntyre, who defeated Morrison in a non-title match on the December 4 episode of SmackDown, thus earning a championship opportunity against Morrison. With this bigmouth buffalo, the young Morris' name is now firmly in the state record books. At Survivor Series on November 21, Morrison defeated Sheamus. [122] The next night on Raw, Morrison was attacked by Truth again, prior to a scheduled match between the two which did not happen as a result. The nickname is Johnny Morris. Hennigan currently makes appearances for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide as Johnny Caballero and Major League Wrestling under his real name, where he is the current MLW National Openweight Champion in his first reign. [128] Morrison then challenged Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship at Hell in a Cell on October 2, but failed to win the title. [2] Hennigan and Cappotelli made an appearance on an episode of Heat in January 2004, losing to Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak. [194] At Rebellion on April 28, Impact, accompanied by Valkyrie and Bravo, lost the title to Cage in a match where Lance Storm was special guest referee; this left Impact's reign to end at 196 days, leaving it the longest reign since Bobby Roode's 20112012 reign, and therefore the longest reign in seven years, as well as the third-longest reign in history. John Paul Morris, son of Bass Pro Shops founder, Johnny Morris, shot the big fish very recently and claimed fame in his own right. [103] In his final match on SmackDown, he lost to Cody Rhodes. [100] On the March 5 episode of SmackDown, Morrison teamed with R-Truth to defeat Cryme Tyme and The Hart Dynasty to earn a Unified WWE Tag Team Championship match against ShoMiz (Big Show and The Miz). As Mundo revealed himself as Fnix's replacement for their match, Black and Evans allied with the two. ", Bobby Lashley on Morrison's role in WWE in March 2021. for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a winning effort, marking Morrison's fourth WWE Tag Team Championship reign. [31] They were soon called up to the main SmackDown! [191] At the event on October 14, Impact defeated Aries to win the Impact World Championship. [276] In 2017, Hennigan released his first feature film titled Boone: The Bounty Hunter, which he starred in, co-wrote, and served as executive producer of. [93] Morrison then began a feud with Dolph Ziggler, retaining the title against Ziggler on October 4 at Hell in a Cell,[94] and again on the following episode of SmackDown. [269] Hennigan was on the cover of Muscle & Fitness in June 2010, with the issue also featuring an interview and photo shoot. [166], On June 4, 2015 in the main event of Verano de Escndalo, Mundo established himself as a rudo (or villain) and teamed with El Mesias and Pentagn Jr. losing to Myzteziz, La Parka and Rey Mysterio Jr.[167] On September 27, Konnan announced Mundo as an official member of the rudo stable, La Sociedad, while he subsequently stepped down as the leader of the group. Men like John Luke Morris are the kind of special, entrepreneurial wizards who saw the future and went after it like a northern pike eating a creek chub.. B orn in 1948 in Springfield, Missouri, Morris was the product of a fishing family that ultimately led to his profession. He was known for his children's programmes for the BBC on the topic of zoology, most notably Animal Magic, and for narrating the Tales of the Riverbank series of stories. Since then, Johnny has earned a reputation as one of the most visionary and influential retailers of the last 50 years. [154] On the June 17, episode of Lucha Underground, Johnny Mundo unsuccessfully challenged Prince Puma for the Lucha Underground Championship in an Iron Man match. That might be true and yet, for just about any child who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, Morris (1916-99) was the figure who first taught us about the wonders of the natural world. They finished in second place, losing in the finals to the "Dream Team" (El Patrn Alberto, Myzteziz and Rey Mysterio Jr.). two days before Armageddon. [91] During this time, Morrison would soon become wildly popular with fans. The feud between Morrison and Ziggler continued throughout the next month, with the two wrestling to a double countout for the Intercontinental Championship on the November 13 episode of SmackDown and Morrison retaining the championship in a two-out-of-three falls match the following week to end the feud. In January 2023, it was announced that Hennigan would fight Harley Morenstein at Creator Clash 2 in his boxing debut. A U.S. Navy veteran and lifelong farmer, Morris invested countless hours spanning decades educating political leaders about issues important to Federation members. The first Morris in America was John. After the match, Mundo taunted Lucha Underground Champion Mil Muertes, only to be confronted by Cage. [257][258] Hennigan is a practitioner of parkour and often incorporates it into his wrestling style, giving him the nickname "The Prince of Parkour". brand in April that same year. His father, Edward, was only 20 years old when John was born and, although it is not known about his family or . [116][117] At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, Morrison, Trish Stratus and Jersey Shore guest star Snooki defeated Dolph Ziggler and LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool) in a mixed tag team match. [216] Morrison and Miz then started a rivalry with Universal Champion Braun Strowman. A few weeks later, Vampiro addressed to the live crowd that Forster was stripped of the title due to not appearing to defend her title, despite not being scheduled to appear. [254] After transitioning to his John Morrison character, Hennigan began using a corkscrew neckbreaker dubbed Moonlight Drive, in reference to the song of the same name written by Jim Morrison. [173][174] At the event, on August 28, Mundo defeated Pentagn to win the Latin American Championship, marking his first championship in AAA and becoming the first non-Mexican to hold the title. Johnny Morris announces new Valhalla Island oceanfront resort. Hennigan has also held main event roles in several promotions outside of WWE, including lucha libre promotions Lucha Underground and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide as Johnny Mundo, and in Impact Wrestling as Johnny Impact. 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Growing up in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Bass Pro Shops founder and CEO Johnny Morris, it's no surprise that John Paul Morris grew up with a love for the outdoors. [48] Federline was then, in storyline, trained by Nitro for a match with Cena, which he won after interference from Umaga. [57], After Mercury's departure, Nitro also ended his association with Melina. [270] In 2016, Hennigan, Rey Mysterio, and King Cuerno appeared on ESPN to promote the second season of Lucha Underground. Aries and Impact both alleged in the media that they authentically took issue with comments. On October 1 at Hroes Inmortales XI, Mundo wrestled in three matches, retaining the Mega Championship against Rey Wagner, but losing the Latin American Championship to Fantasma in the annual Copa Antonio Pea battle royal, and the World Cruiserweight Championship to Lanzelot in a ten-way match, ending his triple championship reign at 196 days.[179]. [28] The Nitro name, which finally stuck, was a reference to WCW Monday Nitro, the flagship show of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for which Bischoff had previously worked, using the Nitro theme as his ring entrance music. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [113] Morrison participated in the Royal Rumble match at Royal Rumble on January 30, 2011 and despite not winning, he had a stand-out moment which was praised by critics as "arguably the spot of the decade" when Morrison was knocked off of the ring apron and performed a cat leap onto the barricade to avoid having his feet touch the floor and then went on to precision jump onto the ring steps and re-enter the ring. Johnny Morris is best known as the founder of Bass Pro Shops. [232], After Miz suffered an injury at WrestleMania Backlash on May 16, Morrison would embark on a singles run, starting by defeating Jeff Hardy on the June 14 episode of Raw. [30], Upon his return to OVW, Nitro was put into a feud with Matt Cappotelli. [141] The next day, Hennigan defended the title against Too Cold Scorpio at House of Hardcore 2. 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