John Morrison (wrestler)

John Randall Hennigan^[1] (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently working on the independent circuit and also appears on All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as Johnny TV. He is best known for working for World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names John Morrison and Johnny Nitro.

John Morrison
Morrison in 2019
Birth name	John Randall Hennigan[1]
Born	(1979-10-03) October 3, 1979 (age 45)[2] Los Angeles, California, U.S.[3]
Alma mater	University of California, Davis
Spouse(s)	Taya Valkyrie ​ (m. 2001)​
Partner	Melina Perez (2003–2015)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	John Hennigan[2] John Morrison[2] Johnny Blaze[2] Johnny Caballero[4] Johnny Elite Johnny Fusion Johnny Hardy Johnny Impact Johnny Mundo Johnny Nitro[2] Johnny Spade Johnny Superstar[5] Johnny TV Various other ring names[a]
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[10]
Billed weight	215 lb (98 kg)[10]
Billed from	Los Angeles, California[10] Slamtown, USA[11]
Trained by	Supreme Pro Wrestling Al Snow[2] Bill DeMott[2] Ivory[2] Ohio Valley Wrestling[2]
Debut	2002[2]

Hennigan has won many championships, including the ECW World Championship, the World and SmackDown Tag Team Championship, the Impact World Championship, and the Lucha Underground Championship once each, the Intercontinental Championship three times, and the WWE Tag Team Championship four times (becoming a six-time tag team champion in WWE).

Personal life

Hennigan grew up in Los Angeles, California with his two younger sisters, Kelly and Elise. Hennigan once dated wrestler Melina Perez. The characters they play on television started in a relationship.^[12] They met while trying to be a part of the television program Tough Enough III. Hennigan was made a part of the program, Perez was not.^[13]

Championships and accomplishments

Hennigan is a former Impact World Champion in Impact Wrestling...

...a three-time WWE Intercontinental Champion...

...and an overall six-time Tag Team Champion in WWE (shown here with the WWE Tag Team Championship, which he held four times)

• 5 Star Wrestling
  • 5 Star Wrestling Championship (1 time)^[14]
  • One Night Tournament (2017)^[15]
• ACW Wisconsin
  • ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[16]
• The Baltimore Sun
  • Tag Team of the Year (2008) – with The Miz^[17]
• Blackcraft Wrestling
  • BCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[18]
• Continental Wrestling Federation
  • CWF United States Championship (1 time)^[19]
• DDT Pro-Wrestling
  • Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)^[20]
• European Pro Wrestling
  • EPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[21]
• Family Wrestling Entertainment
  • FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Impact Wrestling
  • Impact World Championship (1 time)^[22]
• Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
  • AAA Mega Championship (1 time)^[23]
  • AAA Latin American Championship (1 time)^[24]
  • AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[23]
  • Lucha Libre World Cup (2016 Men's Division) – with Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Brian Cage^[25]
• Lucha Underground
  • Lucha Underground Championship (1 time)
  • Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship (1 time)
  • Lucha Underground Trios Championship (1 time) – with Jack Evans and P. J. Black^[26]
  • Second Triple Crown Champion
• Major League Wrestling
  • MLW National Openweight Championship (1 time)
• Mondo Lucha
  • Mondo Lucha Championship (1 time)^[27]
  • Mondo Lucha Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Matt Cross^[28]
• Next Generation Wrestling
  • NGW World Championship (1 time)^[29]
  • NGW World Title Tournament (2013)^[30]
• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joey Matthews^[2]
• Pacific Coast Wrestling/PCW Ultra
  • PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[31]
• Pandemonium: Pro Wrestling
  • Pandemonium TV Championship (1 time, current)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2009)^[32]
  • Tag Team of the Year (2005) – with Joey Mercury^[32]
  • Ranked No. 24 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017^[33]
• Qatar Pro Wrestling
  • QPW Souq Waqif Championship (1 time)^[34][35]
  • QPW Souq Waqif Title Tournament (2015)^[36]
• Rogue Wrestling
  • Rogue Championship (1 time)^[37]
  • Rogue Championship Tournament (2019)
• VIP Wrestling
  • VIP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[38]
• World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
  • ECW World Championship (1 time)
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (3 times)
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Joey Mercury (3) and The Miz (1)
  • World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Miz
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Miz^[39]
  • ECW World Championship Tournament (2007)^[40]
  • Tough Enough III (2003) with Matt Cappotelli
  • Slammy Award (2 times)
    • Tag Team of the Year (2008) – with The Miz
    • Best WWE.com Exclusive (2008) – with The Miz
• World Series Wrestling
  • WSW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[41][42][43]
• World Wrestling Fan Xperience
  • WWFX Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[44]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Tag Team of the Year (2008) – with The Miz^[45]

Footnotes

1. On the independent circuit, Hennigan has used several ring names depending on the wrestling promotion, including Johnny Blackcraft,^[6] Johnny Downunder,^[7] Johnny Foxwoods,^[8] Johnny Progress, Johnny Ultra,^[9] and Johnny Onyx.