Josh Hooper

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Jeffrey Nero Hooper<br>August 31, 1977 (age 38)<br>[[Cameron, North Carolina]], [[United States of America|United States]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Jeffrey Nero Hooper<br>August 31, 1977 (age 38)<br>[[Cameron, North Carolina]],<br>[[United States of America|United States]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |'''Brother Nero'''<br>Ingus Jynx<br>Josh Hooper<br>Keith Davis<br>Willow<br>Willow the Wisp<br>Wolverine
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'''Joshua Nero "Josh" Hardy''' (born August 31, 1977) is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]], singer-songwriter, painter and musician. He is currently signed to [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA), under the ring name '''Brother Nero''', He is best known for his work with [[IE|International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment]] (IWF/E).
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'''Joshua Nero "Josh" Hooper''' (born August 31, 1977) is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]], singer-songwriter, painter and musician. He is currently signed to [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), under the ring name '''Josh Hooper''', He is best known for his work with [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment]] (IWF/E) and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA).
Before gaining prominence in IWE, Hooper performed for the [[OMEGA Championship Wrestling|Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts]] (OMEGA), a promotion he ran with his brother [[Matt Hooper|Matt]]. After being signed by IWE, the brothers worked as [[Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|jobbers]], before gaining notoriety in the [[Tag Team|tag team]] division, partly due to their participation in [[Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match|Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match]]es. With the addition of [[Nicole Dumas|Lita]], the team became known as [[Hooper Boyz#Team Xtreme|Team Xtreme]] and continued to rise in popularity. As a tag team wrestler, Hooper is an eight-time [[World Tag Team Championship|world tag team champion]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|six]] [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championships]], [[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|one]] [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Championship]], and one [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]]) – all with his brother Matt.
Before gaining prominence in IWE, Hooper performed for the [[OMEGA Championship Wrestling|Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts]] (OMEGA), a promotion he ran with his brother [[Matt Hooper|Matt]]. After being signed by IWE, the brothers worked as [[Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|jobbers]], before gaining notoriety in the [[Tag Team|tag team]] division, partly due to their participation in [[Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match|Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match]]es. With the addition of [[Nicole Dumas|Lita]], the team became known as [[Hooper Boyz#Team Xtreme|Team Xtreme]] and continued to rise in popularity. As a tag team wrestler, Hooper is an eight-time [[World Tag Team Championship|world tag team champion]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|six]] [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championships]], [[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|one]] [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Championship]], and one [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]]) – all with his brother Matt.
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====Willow (2014)====
====Willow (2014)====
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====The Hardys reunion (2014–2016)====
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====The Hoopers reunion (2014–2016)====
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====Brother Nero (2016–present)====
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====Brother Nero (2016–2017)====
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====Depature (2017)====
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===Return to ROH (2017)===
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===Second return to IWE (2017–present)===
==Other media==
==Other media==
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==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
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[[File:Josh Hooper IWE Champion Royal Rumble.jpg|thumb|right|Hooper captured his only reign as [[IWE World Championship|IWE Champion]] in 2008]]
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[[File:Josh-Hooper-IC-Champ,-Entrance,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007 filtered.jpg|thumb|right|Four reigns as [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] place Hooper in a tie for seventh all time]]
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*'''[[House of Glory (wrestling)|House of Glory]]'''
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**[[House of Glory#HOG Tag Team Championship|HOG Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) – with [[Matt Hooper]]
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*'''[[NWA Wildside|National Championship Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[NWA Wildside|National Championship Wrestling]]'''
**NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
**NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
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*'''New Dimension Wrestling'''
*'''New Dimension Wrestling'''
**NDW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**NDW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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**NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)<sup>1</sup> – with [[Matt Hooper]]
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**NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)<sup>1</sup> – with Matt Hooper
*'''New Frontier Wrestling Association'''
*'''New Frontier Wrestling Association'''
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**[[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Heavyweight Champions|3 times]])
**[[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Heavyweight Champions|3 times]])
**[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Bound for Glory Series (2012)|Bound for Glory Series (2012)]]
**[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#Bound for Glory Series (2012)|Bound for Glory Series (2012)]]
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**[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with Matt Hardy
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**[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|2 time]]) – with Matt Hooper/Broken Matt
**[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2004)|NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2004)]]
**[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2004)|NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2004)]]
**[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2010)|TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2010)]]
**[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2010)|TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2010)]]
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*'''[[Universal Wrestling Association]]'''
*'''[[Universal Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[UWA World Middleweight Championship]] ([[UWA World Middleweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
**[[UWA World Middleweight Championship]] ([[UWA World Middleweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
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**[[ROH World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of ROH World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with Matt Hooper/Broken Matt
*'''[[International Wrestling Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
*'''[[International Wrestling Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
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**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with Matt Hooper
**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with Matt Hooper
**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF/E Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|4 times]])
**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF/E Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|4 times]])
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**[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
**[[IWF Light Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWF Light Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])
**[[IWF Light Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWF Light Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])
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**[[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions|1 time]], current) - with Matt Hooper
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**[[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with Matt Hooper
**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF/E World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|6 times]]) – with Matt Hooper
**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF/E World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|6 times]]) – with Matt Hooper
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**[[Terri Semmler|Terri Invitational Tournament]] – with Matt Hooper
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** [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#List of IWE Triple Crown Champions|Eighteenth Triple Crown Champion]]  
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**[[Grand Slam Championship#List of IWE Grand Slam Champions|Ninth]] [[Grand Slam Championship#International Wrestling Entertainment|Grand Slam Champion]]
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** [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#IWE Grand Slam Champions|Ninth Grand Slam Champion]]
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**[[Triple Crown Championship#List of IWE Triple Crown Champions|Eighteenth]] [[Triple Crown Championship#International Wrestling Entertainment|Triple Crown Champion]]
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** [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#IWE|Twelfth Grand Slam Champion]] ([[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#Current format|under current format]]; [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#Guide|twentieth overall]])
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**[[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]] for Extreme Moment of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2008 Slammy Awards|2008]]) <Small>Swanton Bomb to [[Kevin Orton]] from the top of the Raw set (Raw, January 14)</small>
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** ''[[Raw Tenth Anniversary|Raw X Anniversary]]'' - Raw Greatest Matches Award for Tables, Ladders and Chairs 4 from 2002
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**Slammy Award for Extreme Moment of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Award#2009 Slammy Awards|2009]]) <Small>Jumping from ladder onto [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]] at [[IWE SummerSlam (2009)|SummerSlam]]</small>
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** [[Terri Runnels#Various storylines (1999–2001)|Terri Invitational Tournament]] ([[IWF No Mercy (1999)|1999]]) – with Matt Hooper
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**[[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]]s (2 times)
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*** Extreme Moment of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2008|2008]], [[IWE Slammy Awards#2009|2009]]) <small>giving [[Kevin Orton]] a ''Swanton Bomb'' from the top of the ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' set, jumping from a ladder onto [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]] through the Spanish announce table at [[IWE SummerSlam (2009)|SummerSlam]]</small>
*'''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''
*'''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''
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=== Luchas de Apuestas record ===
=== Luchas de Apuestas record ===
:''See also: [[Lucha Libre#Luchas de Apuestas|Luchas de Apuestas]]''
:''See also: [[Lucha Libre#Luchas de Apuestas|Luchas de Apuestas]]''
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|August 25, 2009
|August 25, 2009
|Aired August 28, 2009. This was a steel cage match.
|Aired August 28, 2009. This was a steel cage match.
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|[[Matt Hooper|Broken Matt]] (rights to use the Hooper name)
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| Josh Hooper (rights to use the Hooper name)
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| [[Cameron, North Carolina]]
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|  ''[[Impact Wrestling (TV Series)|Impact Wrestling]]''
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| Aired July 5, 2016.<br>This match was known as The Final Deletion.
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Current revision as of 03:05, 10 April 2019

Josh Hooper
Hooper in 2008
Born Jeffrey Nero Hooper
August 31, 1977 (age 38)
Cameron, North Carolina,
United States
Spouse(s) Beth Britt (m. 2011)
Children 2
Family Matt Hooper (brother)
Reby Sky (sister-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Brother Nero
Ingus Jynx
Josh Hooper
Keith Davis
Willow
Willow the Wisp
Wolverine
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Resides Raleigh, North Carolina
Billed from Cameron, North Carolina
Trained by Dory Funk, Jr.
Michael Hayes
Debut October 15, 1993
Musical career
Genres Alternative rock, alternative metal, acoustic
Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active 2003–present
Labels TNA Knockout Music
Associated acts PeroxWhy?Gen

Joshua Nero "Josh" Hooper (born August 31, 1977) is a professional wrestler, singer-songwriter, painter and musician. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor (ROH), under the ring name Josh Hooper, He is best known for his work with International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (IWF/E) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Before gaining prominence in IWE, Hooper performed for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), a promotion he ran with his brother Matt. After being signed by IWE, the brothers worked as jobbers, before gaining notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. With the addition of Lita, the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity. As a tag team wrestler, Hooper is an eight-time world tag team champion (six World Tag Team Championships, one WCW Tag Team Championship, and one TNA World Tag Team Championship) – all with his brother Matt.

As a singles wrestler, Hooper is a six-time world champion, having held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times, the IWE Championship once and IWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice. Within IWE, he also held the Intercontinental Championship four times, the Light Heavyweight and European Championships once each and the Hardcore Championship three times, making him the eighteenth Triple Crown Champion and the tenth Grand Slam Champion in company history. Between IWE and TNA, Hardy has won 23 total championships.

Hooper is involved in motocross, music, painting, and other artistic endeavors. He is currently a member of the band Peroxwhy?gen, with whom he has released three studio albums.

Contents

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early Career (1991−1994)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation

[edit] Enhancement Talent (1994−1997)

[edit] OMEGA Championship Wrestling (1997−1998)

[edit] Return to IWF/E

[edit] The Hooper Boyz (1998–2002)

Main article: The Hooper Boyz

[edit] Singles competition and departure (2002–2003)

[edit] Independent circuit (2003)

[edit] Ring of Honor (2003)

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2006)

[edit] Second return to IWE

[edit] The Hoopers reunion (2006–2007)

[edit] Championship reigns and pursuits (2007–2009)

[edit] Feud with CM Punk and departure (2009)

[edit] Return to TNA

[edit] Immortal (2010–2011)

Main article: Immortal

[edit] Road to Redemption (2011–2013)

[edit] Willow (2014)

[edit] The Hoopers reunion (2014–2016)

[edit] Brother Nero (2016–2017)

[edit] Depature (2017)

[edit] Return to ROH (2017)

[edit] Second return to IWE (2017–present)

[edit] Other media

[edit] Artistic pursuits

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

PeroxWhy?Gen
  • Similar Creatures - EP (2012)
  • Plurality of Worlds (2013)
  • Within The Cygnus Rift (2015)

[edit] Personal life

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

File:Josh Hooper IWE Champion Royal Rumble.jpg
Hooper captured his only reign as IWE Champion in 2008
File:Josh-Hooper-IC-Champ,-Entrance,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007 filtered.jpg
Four reigns as Intercontinental Champion place Hooper in a tie for seventh all time
  • New Dimension Wrestling
    • NDW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)1 – with Matt Hooper
  • New Frontier Wrestling Association
    • NFWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • North East Wrestling
    • NEW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA 2000
    • NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hooper
File:Josh Hardy.jpg
Josh Hooper as World Tag Team Champion
File:Josh-Hardy-IC-Champ,-Entrance,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007 filtered.jpg
Josh Hooper as the IWE Intercontinental Champion

1The titles have been vacant since 1999 due to the Hooper Boys signing contracts with the IWF and have been declared inactive until they defend the titles again.

[edit] Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
CM Punk (contract/championship) Josh Hooper (contract) Phoenix, Arizona SmackDown August 25, 2009 Aired August 28, 2009. This was a steel cage match.
Broken Matt (rights to use the Hooper name) Josh Hooper (rights to use the Hooper name) Cameron, North Carolina Impact Wrestling Unknown Aired July 5, 2016.
This match was known as The Final Deletion.

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

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[edit] External links

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