Kooper McAlmond
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Kooper as one-half of the FCW Florida Tag Team Champions in January 2010 | |
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Ring name(s) | Kooper Hennig Kooper McAlmond |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) |
Born | October 1, 1979 (age 31) Champlin, Minnesota |
Billed from | Champlin, Minnesota |
Trained by | [[Billy McAlmond|Billy Hennig/Billy McAlmond Rob Lesner Brad Rheingans Harley Gaze |
Debut | July 13, 2007 |
Kooper McAlmond (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to IWE and working on the Raw brand, under the ring name Kooper McAlmond. He is a member of The Nexus, and one-half of the reigning IWE Tag Team Champions with David Mahrt. He previously wrestled at their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He was part of the second season of IWE NXT. He is the son of IWE Hall of Famer, "Mr. Perfect" Billy McAlmond and the grandson of Larry "the Axe" McAlmond.
Professional wrestling career
World League Wrestling (2007–2008)
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2008–present)
Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2010)
NXT(2010)
Heel Turn, Alliance with Wes Helbusch, Joining the Nexus (2010)
- See also: The Nexus
The New Nexus, IWE Tag Team Champion with David Mahrt (2011-present)
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2010) – The Nexus vs. IWE
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2010) – as part of The Nexus
- PWI ranked him #114 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
- PWI Rookie of the Year (2008)
- IWE
- IWE Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with David Mahrt{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=355 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 2px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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Kooper as one-half of the FCW Florida Tag Team Champions in January 2010
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| style="text-align: right;" | Ring name(s)
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Kooper Hennig
Kooper McAlmond
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| style="text-align: right;" | Billed height
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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| style="text-align: right;" | Billed weight
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 224 lb (102 kg)
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| style="text-align: right;" | Born
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | October 1, 1979 (age 31)
Champlin, Minnesota
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| style="text-align: right;" | Billed from
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Champlin, Minnesota
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| style="text-align: right;" | Trained by
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Billy McAlmond|Billy Hennig/Billy McAlmond
Rob Lesner
Brad Rheingans
Harley Gaze
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| style="text-align: right;" | Debut
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | July 13, 2007
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Kooper McAlmond (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to IWE and working on the Raw brand, under the ring name Kooper McAlmond. He is a member of The Nexus, and one-half of the reigning IWE Tag Team Champions with David Mahrt. He previously wrestled at their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He was part of the second season of IWE NXT. He is the son of IWE Hall of Famer, "Mr. Perfect" Billy McAlmond and the grandson of Larry "the Axe" McAlmond.
Professional wrestling career
World League Wrestling (2007–2008)
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2008–present)
Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2010)
NXT(2010)
Heel Turn, Alliance with Wes Helbusch, Joining the Nexus (2010)
- See also: The Nexus
The New Nexus, IWE Tag Team Champion with David Mahrt (2011-present)
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2010) – The Nexus vs. IWE
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2010) – as part of The Nexus
- PWI ranked him #114 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
- PWI Rookie of the Year (2008)
- IWE
- IWE Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with David Mahrt