Josh Hooper

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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.

[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

• House of Glory
  • HOG Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hooper

• National Championship Wrestling
  • NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• 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

• Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
  • OMEGA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • OMEGA New Frontiers Championship (1 time)
  • OMEGA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hooper

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Comeback of the Year (2007)
  • PWI Match of the Year (2000) with Matt Hardy vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Khristian in a Triangle Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000
  • PWI Match of the Year (2001) with Matt Hooper vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Khristian in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at WrestleMania X-Seven
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (2000) with Matt Hooper
  • PWI ranked him #13 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • Bound for Glory Series (2012)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Matt Hooper/Broken Matt
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2004)
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2010)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tournament (2014) – with Matt Hardy
  • TNA World Cup of Wrestling (2015) – with Gunner, Davey Richards, Rockstar Spud, Crazzy Steve & Gail Kim

• Universal Wrestling Association
  • UWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time)

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hooper/Broken Matt

• International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
  • World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • IWE Championship (1 time)
  • IWE European Championship (1 time)
  • IWF Hardcore Championship (3 times)
  • WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hooper
  • IWF/E Intercontinental Championship (4 times)
  • IWE United States Championship (1 time)
  • IWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Matt Hooper
  • IWE Raw Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matt Hooper
  • IWF/E World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Matt Hooper
  • Eighteenth Triple Crown Champion
  • Ninth Grand Slam Champion
  • Twelfth Grand Slam Champion (under current format; twentieth overall)
  • Raw X Anniversary - Raw Greatest Matches Award for Tables, Ladders and Chairs 4 from 2002
  • Terri Invitational Tournament (1999) – with Matt Hooper
  • Slammy Awards (2 times)
    • Extreme Moment of the Year (2008, 2009) giving Kevin Orton a Swanton Bomb from the top of the Raw set, jumping from a ladder onto CM Punk through the Spanish announce table at SummerSlam

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Flying Wrestler (2000)
  • Feud of the Year (2009) vs. CM Punk
  • Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2008) Hooper attacked in stairwell before Survivor Series

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

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