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Wildcat Chris Harris is a professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted along with partner James Storm.

Career

Chris Harris began watching wrestling in 1986.He entered his first wrestling promotion under promoter Burt Prentice.Graduating from Covington Catholic High School in 1991, he attended Northern Kentucky University for two years, but dropped out in order to train as a wrestler. His initial training took place with Charlie Fulton and Kid Collins in Marion, Ohio while he worked as a truck driver for 7-Up, and he later trained with former World Wrestling Entertainment referee Roger Ruffen. Once his training was complete, Harris wrestled for independent promotions in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia for five years.

World Championship Wrestling

Along with several other wrestlers, including future tag team partner James Storm, Harris was signed to a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) developmental deal in October 2000. Terry Taylor proposed a country singer gimmick for him, but it was rejected by management (possibly because of similarities to the character of Jeff Jarrett). The highlight of Harris's WCW career was appearing as a fake version of the popular wrestler Sting at Halloween Havoc 2000 (this parody would be repeated in TNA in 2006). He wrestled on the WCW B-shows WorldWide and Saturday Night as part of R and B Security (the "Run and Bump" team) until the promotion was sold in early 2001.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

On June 1, 2002, Harris was given a tryout match against his long-term independent circuit rival James Storm with the flegling wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action (TNA) by Bert Prentice. Both were subsequently signed to short term contracts. He wrestled in the Gauntlet for the Gold match on the first TNA Pay Per View, and was placed in a tag team with James Storm on the second Pay Per View by Bob Ryder, the creative force behind the team. Storm came up with the name "America's Most Wanted" for the team, which quickly became the heart of the TNA tag division.

In March and April of 2003 the duo teased a split, with Storm and Harris facing off in a singles match on May 7, 2003. Storm won the match, but the partners shook hands afterwards. Harris rejected Vince Russo's offer to join his stable of degenerates, Sports Entertainment Extreme (S.E.X).

When Storm was incapacitated by the recurrence of an old shoulder injury in early 2004, Harris received a NWA World Title shot on March 17, 2004 and was defeated by then champion Jeff Jarrett. He went on to compete in a "King of the Mountain" ladder match for the title on June 2, 2004, but was again bested by Jarrett. America's Most Wanted resumed teaming together, but on August 25, 2004, James Storm was sidelined with neck and shoulder injuries, leaving Harris without a partner. Harris teamed with Elix Skipper to win an NWA Tag Team Title for an unprecedented fifth time on September 8, 2004 *. Harris and Storm later reunited. America's Most Wanted are still together as of April 2005, with Harris stating that "I love TNA and plan on staying for a while". * Harris and Storm have both rejected offers from World Wrestling Entertainment. On January 16, 2005 Harris became a six time NWA Tag Team Champion (along with James Storm), winning the Tag Titles from Bobby Roode and Eric Young.

Harris would win the titles a seventh time, sixth time as part of AMW, after turning heel later in 2005 and beating The Naturals on October 15, 2005. In league with Jeff Jarrett, he would semi-reprise his role as a fake Sting when he would play the Crow Sting in a Planet Jarrett retrospective of Sting's career on TNA iMPACT! on January 7, 2006.

Independents

Harris also works regularly for NWA Cyberspace along with James Storm in the Tag Team division and as a singles Heavyweight. On November 19, in a match that was booked before AMW's heel turn, Harris was forced to fight against Jeff Jarrett for the NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship (Though Jarrett was also NWA World Heavyweight Champion, that title was not on the line). Jarrett let Harris beat him with a Fingerpoke of Doom-style match, but NWA CS Commissioner Jasmin St. Claire immediately booked them for a three-way dance immediately with fellow Cyberspace wrestler "The Monster" Abyss. Abyss beat both and won the Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship.

Personal Life

Harris's dream opponent is Bret Hart. He is an avid country music fan, and appeared in the video for the Clay Davidson song "Can’t Lie to Me". In 1999 he married his girlfriend of four years, Susan.

Profile

  • Previous identities: "Wildman" Chris Harris, (Fake) Sting
  • Quotes(s): "Sorry 'bout your damn luck!"

Finishing and signature moves

With James Storm as America's Most Wanted

Signature weapon

Championships and accomplishments

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • 2005 Tag Team of the Year (with James Storm)

Championship succession

NWA Tag Team Championship Preceded by:
vacant First, with James Storm Succeeded by:
Brian Lee and Slash Preceded by:
Brian Lee and Slash Second, with James Storm Succeeded by:
Elix Skipper, Low-Ki and Christopher Daniels Preceded by:
Christopher Daniels Third, with James Storm Succeeded by:
Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond Preceded by:
Kid Kash and Dallas Fourth, with James Storm Succeeded by:
The Naturals Preceded by:
The Naturals Fifth, with Elix Skipper Succeeded by:
Christopher Daniels and James Storm Preceded by:
Bobby Roode and Eric Young Sixth, with James Storm Succeeded by:
The Naturals Preceded by:
The Naturals Seventh, with James Storm Succeeded by:
A.J. Styles & Christopher Daniels

NWA North American Heavyweight Championship Preceded by:
Air Paris First Succeeded by:
Mike Rapada

NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship Preceded by:
Jeff Jarrett First Succeeded by:
Abyss

Notable performances

Matches generally regarded as Chris Harris's most notable performances:

with James Storm, versus Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper (Triple X) - NWA World Tag Team Championship Cage Match - Total Nonstop Action Pay Per View, 6/25/2003

with James Storm, versus Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper (Triple X) - NWA World Tag Team Championship Six Sides of Steel Match - Turning Point, 12/5/2004

References

  • * - http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-85871 - TV Tome biography
  • * - http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/wiamain.htm - Wrestling Information Archive
  • * - http://www.cagematch.de/_/features/interviews/english/chrisharris.shtml - Fansite Interview

External links

American professional wrestlers | 1973 births | Living people

 

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