John Jirus
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John Jirus (born in Queens, New York, New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Ring Of Honor between 2002 and 2004 as Juan Xavier.
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Career
Jirus wrestled for various independent promotions in New York City before joining Ring Of Honor in 2002.
Ring Of Honor
Jirus appeared on the first ever ROH show, The Era of Honor Begins, on February 26, 2002, defeating Scoot Andrews. Throughout the following weeks, Jirus feuded with Andrews and James Maritato. He took part in the Road to the Title tournament, attempting to become the number one contender to the ROH Heavyweight Championship, but was eliminated in the first round by The Amazing Red. After decisively defeating Andrews on several occasions, Jirus requested, and was granted, a shot at the ROH Heavyweight Championship. He faced the incumbent, Low-Ki, on September 21, 2002, and defeated Low-Ki in a match which saw extensive cheating on the part of Jirus and interference from Christopher Daniels. Following his victory, the newly crowned champion joined Daniels' heel stable, The Prophecy. With the help of The Prophecy, Jirus successfully defended his title against Jay Briscoe, A.J. Styles and, on two occasions, Paul London, before losing to Samoa Joe at Night of the Champions on March 22, 2003.
Following his defeat, Jirus was absent for several months. He returned to ROH at Death Before Dishonor on July 19, 2003, and subsequently turned his back on The Prophecy. He lost to his former partner, Christopher Daniels, in a match for the number one contendership on August 16 at Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies. Throughout the remainder of the year, Xavier took part in the Field Of Honor tournament, losing to Matt Stryker in the semi-finals, and feuded with John Walters, culminating in a "fight without honor" at Final Battle 2003 on December 27 which was won by Walters.
In 2004, Jirus joined The Embassy, a heel stable led by Prince Nana. He remained in The Embassy until April 2004, when he was sidelined for six months with a shoulder injury. He recovered from his injury in December 2004 and returned to the independent circuit.
Profile
- Height: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
- Hometown: Queens, New York, New York
- Trained by: Tony DeVito
- Debut: 1997
Previous identities
- "The All Around Best"
- Frohuan
- John Jirus
- John Xavier
- Juan Xavier
- Xavier
Previous managers
Finishing and signature moves
- 450 Degrees of Fear (450° splash)
- Kiss Your X Goodbye (inverted pumphandle Michinoku driver II)
- X Breaker (modified hangman's neckbreaker)
- X Slam (torture rack into inverted Samoan drop)
- X Bomb
- Rock-a-by baby (swinging slam)
- Cobra clutch suplex
- Million dollar clutch
- Sitout suplex slam
- Muay Thai knee smash
Championships and accomplishments
East Coast Wrestling Association
- 1-time ECWA Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time ECWA Tag Team Champion (with Low-Ki)
Impact Championship Wrestling
- 3-time ICW Heavyweight Champion
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- 1-time JAPW Light Heavyweight Champion
Ring of Honor
- 1-time ROH Heavyweight Champion
Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- 1-time UCW North Eastern Champion
USA Xtreme Wrestling
- 1-time UXW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time UXW United States Champion
- 2-time UXW X-treme Champion
- 1-time UXW Tag Team Champion (with Low-Ki)
References
External links
| ROH Heavyweight Champions | |
|---|---|
| Low-Ki | Xavier | Samoa Joe | Aries | Punk | Gibson | Danielson | |
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