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Revision as of 08:13, 18 March 2015
| Josh Hooper | |
| Ring name(s) | Galaxion Gladiator The Iceman Josh Hooper Mean Jimmy Jack Willow the Whisp Wolverine Keith Davis Wildo Jinx Willow |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Born | August 31, 1977 (age 36) Cameron, North Carolina |
| Resides | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Billed from | Cameron, North Carolina |
| Trained by | Dory Funk, Jr. Michael Hayes |
| Debut | October 15, 1993 |
Joshua Nero "Josh" Hooper (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, singer-songwriter, painter and musician who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is one half of the current TNA World Tag Team Champions along with his brother Matt. He is also known for his prominent appearance with the International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (IWE).
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, Hardy is an eight-time Tag Team Champion (six World Tag Team Championships, one WCW Tag Team Championship, and one TNA World Tsg Team Championship) – all with his brother Matt.
Hardy has also experienced success as a singles wrestler, as he is is a six-time world champion, having held the IWE Championship once, the World Heavyweight Championship twice and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship three times. He also held IWE's Intercontinental Championship four times (also the youngest to win the title), and the Light Heavyweight and European Championships once each. He is also a former IWE Hardcore Champion, having held the championship on three occasions. Between IWE and TNA, Hardy has won 23 total championships.
He received his first major main event push in IWE towards the end of 2007, including challenging for the IWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in 2008, and eventually won the IWE Championship at the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 2008. Hooper went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship twice, before he left IWE in mid-2009. He returned to TNA in January 2010, and in October of that year, he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Moreover, Hooper is involved in motocross, music, painting, and other artistic endeavors. He is currently a member of the band Peroxwhy?gen. The band released their first studio album, Similar Creatures, on December 13, 2012 through TNA Music and their second album on November 7, 2013.
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Early life
Professional wrestling career
Early career
International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
The Hooper Boyz (1998–2002)
- Main article: Hooper Boyz
Singles competition (2002–2003)
Various storylines and departure (2003)
Independent circuit (2003)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Debut and Various feuds (2004–2005)
Release (2006)
Return to International Wrestling Entertainment
Intercontinental Champion (2006)
The Hoopers reunion (2006–2007)
Main event status and departure (2007–2009)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling return
Early storylines (2010)
Immortal and World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)
Road to Redemption (2011–2013)
Willow (2014)
The Hoopers and World Tag Team Champion (2014–present)
Other media
Artistic pursuits
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- 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 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
- 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)
- IWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWF/E World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Matt Hooper
- Terri Invitational Tournament – with Matt Hooper
- Ninth Grand Slam Champion
- Eighteenth Triple Crown Champion
- Slammy Award for Extreme Moment of the Year (2008) Swanton Bomb to Kevin McAlmond from the top of the Raw set (Raw, January 14)
- Slammy Award for Extreme Moment of the Year (2009) Jumping from ladder onto Justin Eldridge at SummerSlam
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Flying Wrestler (2000)
- Feud of the Year (2009) vs. Justin Eldridge
- 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.
