Joseph Rispens
From Iwe
| Luke Harper | ||
| Birth name | Jonathon Joseph Rispens | |
| Born | December 16, 1979 (age 37) Rochester, New York, U.S. | |
| Children | 1 | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring name(s) | Brodie Lee Huberboy #2 Joe Rispens Luke Harper | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |
| Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | |
| Billed from | Buffalo Butte, Montana Lincoln, Nebraska Rochester, New York | |
| Trained by | Kirby Marcos Rik Matrix Tony Mamaluke | |
| Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | |
Jonathon Joseph Rispens (born December 16, 1979) is an American professional wrestler and actor signed to IWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Luke Harper.
He was previously known for his work on the independent circuit under his former ring name Brodie Lee, especially in Chikara and Squared Circle Wrestling (2CW). On a national scale, he briefly wrestled in Ring of Honor (ROH), and internationally, he wrestled in Japan for Dragon Gate (DG).
In WWE, he is a former NXT Tag Team Champion with Wyatt Family teammate Erick Rowan, a one-time Intercontinental Champion, and a one-time IWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion with Wyatt Family teammates Bray Wyatt and Kevin Orton, with the three defending them under the Freebird Rule. He is the first wrestler to have won tag team championships in both NXT and IWE's main roster.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career
Chikara (2007–2012)
Squared Circle Wrestling (2007–2012)
Ring of Honor (2008–2009)
Jersey All Pro Wrestling (2009–2011)
Evolve (2010–2011)
Dragon Gate USA (2010–2011)
Dragon Gate (2010–2011)
IWE
The Wyatt Family (2012–2014)
- Main article: The Wyatt Family
Intercontinental Champion (2014–2015)
Return of The Wyatt Family (2015–2016)
Face turn (2017–present)
Video games
Personal life
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Greetings From the North (Chokeslam) – FCW
- Running jumping splash – NXT / IWE
- Signature moves
- Bear hug
- Big boot
- Clawhold transitioned into a biel throw
- Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack
- Pumphandle backbreaker
- Scoop slam
Championships and accomplishments
- Alpha-1 Wrestling
- A1 Zero Gravity Championship (1 time)
- Next Era Wrestling
- NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Empire
- NWA Empire Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Mississippi
- NWA Southern Television Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #34 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014
- Rochester Pro Wrestling / NWA Upstate / NWA New York
- NWA Upstate Kayfabe Dojo Championship (1 time)
- NWA Upstate/NWA New York Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- RPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Freddie Midnight
- RPW / NWA Upstate Television Championship (1 time)
- Squared Circle Wrestling
- 2CW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- World of Hurt Wrestling
- WOHW United States Championship (3 times)
- IWE
- IWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bray Wyatt and Kevin Orton1
- Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2014) Team Simpson vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #145 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013
1Harper, Wyatt, and Orton defend the title under the Freebird Rule.
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