Jonathon Mahrt
From Iwe
Dean Ambrose | |
Birth name | Jonathon Mahrt |
Born | December 7, 1985 (age 29) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Dean Ambrose Jon Moxley Moxley Moxx |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Billed from | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Trained by | Cody Hawk Les Thatcher |
Debut | June 2004 |
Jonathon "Jon" Mahrt (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor, signed to IWE, under the ring name Dean Ambrose. In IWE, Ambrose has had one 351-day reign as IWE United States Champion, which is the third-longest in history, and a company record within IWE (who acquired the title in 2001). He was part of The Shield with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns from 2012 to 2014 and has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for IWE. Ambrose made his acting debut in the IWE Studios production 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (2015).
Mahrt is also known for his work on the independent circuit as Jon Moxley between 2004 and 2011. He worked in Full Impact Pro (FIP), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and Dragon Gate USA, and won the FIP World Heavyweight Championship once and the CZW World Heavyweight Championship twice.
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Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit
Heartland Wrestling Association (2004–2010)
Insanity Pro Wrestling (2007–2011)
Combat Zone Wrestling (2009–2011)
Dragon Gate USA (2009–2011)
Other promotions
IWE
Florida Championship Wrestling (2011–2012)
The Shield (2012–2014)
Main article: The Shield
Various feuds and championship pursuits (2014–2015)
Intercontinental Champion (2015–present)
Wrestling persona
Other media
Filmography
Web
Personal life
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- As Dean Ambrose
- Arm trap cross-legged STF – FCW; parodied from William Kapphan
- Midnight Special (Over the shoulder back to belly piledriver)
- Running knee lift to an opponent's head – FCW; parodied from William Kapphan
- As Jarek Moxley
- Hook and Ladder (Elevated double chickenwing wheelbarrow facebuster)
- Moxicity (Spinning side slam)
- One Hitter (Vertical suplex lifted and dropped into a DDT)
- As Dean Ambrose
- Signature moves
- Nicknames
- "The Street Dog"
- Entrance themes
- "Special Op" by Jim Johnston (IWE; 2012–present; Used while apart of the Shield)
Championships and accomplishments
- Heartland Wrestling Association
- HWA Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- HWA Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Jimmy Turner (1), Ric Byrne (1), Cody Hawk (1), and King Vu (2)
- Attack of the Trios (2009) – with Dean Jablonski and Dick Rick
- Insanity Pro Wrestling
- IPW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- IPW Mid-American Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #102 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2011
- westside Xtreme wrestling
- wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sami Callihan