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Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American
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, currently signed to
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(NWA) under the
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, under the ring name Chris Adonis and for his appearances for Qatar Pro Wrestling, where he is the current QPW Tag Team Champions with Carlito. After being trained in Ultimate Pro Wrestling, Mordetzky signed a development contract with WWE and was sent to WWE's farm territory
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. In 2005, he debuted in WWE as "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters, a wrestler in a great body shape, using "The Masterlock" as finisher, a full nelson hold. During his early career in WWE, Masters had a storyline around the Masterlock, a submission nobody could break. He would challenge several wrestlers to the Masterlock Challenge, where he rewarded the winner with a prize if they could break it. The Masterlock Challenge storyline ended after
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broke the hold on March 20, 2007. He was released in 2007 and worked on the independent circuit for two years, making his return to WWE in 2009. Masters would spend the next two years in WWE, until he was released again in 2011. Since then, he has worked on the independent circuit and had notable stints in
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(GFW) and
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(TNA).


Early life

Christopher Todd Mordetzky was born on January 8, 1983, in
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, to Diane Mordetzky.


Professional wrestling career


Ultimate Pro Wrestling (2002–2003)

Mordetzky began training for a wrestling career at the age of 16 in Ultimate Pro Wrestling. He trained there for one year and suffered an injury, leaving him out of action for three months. During this time, Mordetzky learned that WWE was recruiting talent from UPW, and he took time off from wrestling for nearly three years to pursue a powerful physique that would interest
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.


World Wrestling Entertainment


Ohio Valley Wrestling (2003–2005)

His work paid off, as WWE offered him a developmental contract in 2003, training him at its developmental territory,
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(OVW). At OVW, he developed his wrestling skills and refined his character, achieving success in both the singles and tag team divisions. When Mordetzky was called up to the main roster, WWE showed vignettes outlining him as "The Masterpiece", touting him as having a body so perfect, it would appear he was sculpted out of stone. Mordetzky credits
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for creating the "Masterpiece" gimmick, and said
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encouraged him to emulate former wrestler
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.


WWE Championship pursuits (2005–2006)

"The Masterpiece" Chris Masters made his debut in WWE on '' Raw'' as a
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, drawing attention to his physique in bodybuilding poses during his entrance to the ring. On the February 21, 2005 episode of ''Raw'', Masters made his debut by defeating
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. During the contest, Masters broke Richards' nose performing the
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. The Polish Hammer continued to be a signature move of Masters' for months after this first match, but with warning that it would only be used in striking an opponent's chest. Masters made a claim that his version of the full nelson hold, which he dubbed the Master Lock, was unbreakable. Masters began a series of contests he would call "Master Lock Challenges" where Masters would put an opponent in the Master Lock and the opponent would try to break free before Masters made him submit or pass out. Masters would go on to log more full nelson submission victories than any wrestler in WWE history, breaking the record previously held by
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. Originally he would call out
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from the crowd, placing a $1,000 prize of his own money to be paid to anyone who could break free from the Master Lock. At Backlash, he defeated
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in a Master Lock Challenge. He engaged in feuds with lower-card wrestlers, Val Venis and Sgt. Slaughter, who both failed to break the Master Lock. Using villainous tactics, he often attacked the wrestlers beforehand and frequently cheated (for example using a low-blow to escape Sgt. Slaughter's
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). Masters increased the offered reward each week up to $20,000 and sometimes threw in a bonus. After defeating the 400-pound Rosey on July 18, Masters defiantly stated "it doesn't matter how big they are!", prompting The
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to accept a Master Lock Challenge. In accordance with his villainous persona, Masters fled, refusing a match with the Big Show. In late August, Masters entered a
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with
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, leading to a tag match between himself and Carlito against
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and Michaels. During the match, Masters defeated Ric Flair by submission. Masters regularly teamed with Carlito, albeit in a rigid business relationship. Michaels competed in a Master Lock Challenge on September 5. Masters, upset at the vigorous resistance of Michaels, released the hold and beat him with a
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before re-applying the hold. The Master Lock Challenge, which had not decided a clear victor between the two, led to a match at
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which Michaels won. Masters, alongside fellow Raw wrestler,
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, was one of several wrestlers to "invade" SmackDown! in preparation for the match between the SmackDown! and Raw brands at
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. The two ambushed
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, leading to a tag match at
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against Mysterio and
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. Edge chose not to participate, so Masters teamed with Edge's replacement, Gene Snitsky. Masters and Snitsky lost when Mysterio pinned Masters. At
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, Masters competed in a five-on-five
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between SmackDown! and Raw wrestlers. During the match, there appeared to be a near-break in the Master Lock by
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, who "powered out" of the hold. As the hold was never completely locked in, however, the "Master Lock" had not been officially broken. Masters was eliminated by Rey Mysterio. Masters then set his sights on WWE Champion
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, attacking him after a match and forcing him to pass out with the Master Lock. This set up a Triple Threat Submission Match for the November 28 edition of ''Raw'' with Cena defending his title against Masters and
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, with whom he had already been feuding. The idea was to put Cena at a major disadvantage and guarantee a new champion; Masters and Angle, who used the ankle lock as a submission finisher, both were submission experts while Cena did not employ a submission hold as part of his repertoire at the time. On that night, however, Cena emerged victorious by making Masters tap out to his new submission finisher, the STFU. Masters portrayed the role of a bailiff during the mock trial for then
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Eric Bischoff on the December 5 episode of ''Raw'', with WWE Chairman
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as judge. Upon being called to the stand to testify for Bischoff's defense, he was asked to give his name, which he did saying his name was Chris Masters. He was immediately accused of perjury and disqualified as a witness, as McMahon broke
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and stated that Masters' real name was Chris Mordetzky. On December 12, Chris Masters defeated
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on an episode of ''Raw'' to gain a spot in the Elimination Chamber match for John Cena's WWE Championship at
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. Viscera was shown to be too big to cinch on the Master Lock until being grounded. On the December 26 episode of ''Raw'', Masters faced
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, in a Beat the Clock match to determine who would be the final entrant to be released from his pod in the Elimination Chamber. Masters had to defeat Guerrero in 5 minutes and 56 seconds, which was the time set by Michaels (when he defeated Snitsky in the opening match of the show). Guerrero managed to survive the Master Lock long enough so that Masters was unable to beat the clock. At New Year's Revolution (which also took place on Masters' 23rd birthday), Masters was eliminated from the Elimination Chamber match when Carlito double-crossed him by delivering a low blow while he had Cena in the Master Lock and then used a roll-up for the pin. On January 9, after some heated words with Carlito, both men had a tag match against two men who were also having difficulties, Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels. During the match, Michaels walked backstage, leaving Angle to fend for himself. Masters saw the opportunity and applied the Master Lock to Angle, thus gaining the victory. On January 16, Masters challenged Cena to take part in a Master Lock Challenge. Cena accepted the challenge and displayed signs that he might in fact break out of the hold, until
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attacked Cena with his title belt and ended the challenge.


Various feuds and departure (2006–2007)

At the
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, Masters again worked together with Carlito, but Carlito again double-crossed him and eliminated him from the match. On the February 6 episode of ''Raw'' both men were entered into a Road to WrestleMania Tournament, to determine the number one contender for a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 22. In Masters' first round matchup, he would use the ropes for leverage in a victory against Kane to secure himself a place in the second round against the winner of a later match between Carlito and
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. Van Dam won that match. The next week on ''Raw'', Van Dam was able to beat Masters and advance to the tournament final. After this, Masters continued to feud with one half of the World Tag Team Champions,
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, while Masters' on and off teammate Carlito would feud with Kane. On the February 27 episode of ''Raw'', McMahon offered Shawn Michaels' former tag team partner Marty Jannetty a WWE contract in exchange for kissing his exposed buttocks in the middle of the wrestling ring. When Jannetty hesitated, McMahon changed the condition to winning a Master Lock Challenge, and summoned Masters to the ring. After applying the Master Lock, McMahon ordered Masters to force Jannetty's face against his buttocks. Masters failed to complete this instruction as Shawn Michaels interrupted and knocked out Masters. Michaels was then attacked by Shane McMahon, who forced him to kiss Mr. McMahon's buttocks instead. On the March 6 episode of ''Raw'', McMahon publicly thanked everyone who encouraged the previous week's events, and officially awarded Masters and Carlito a World Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania 22. At WrestleMania 22, the pair, known as "The Masters of Cool", lost the match to Big Show and Kane. The pair argued amongst themselves after the match. Even though Carlito had repeatedly betrayed Masters over the previous months, it was Carlito who turned face. During the next ''Raw'', Masters began to feud with Carlito after Carlito attacked him from behind. This led to a match between the two men at Backlash which Carlito won. After this, Masters pursued the
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but would leave for several months to go to drug rehab due to an addiction of painkillers. Before leaving, Masters was on the May 22 episode of ''Raw'', losing a match to John Cena despite low blowing John Cena for two times in a row. He returned to the ring during an OVW television taping on August 6. He had lost much of his muscle mass, appearing much slimmer, although he still had some definition in his arms and abdomen. On the August 28 episode of ''Raw'', Masters made his return against Cena. Along with less muscle mass, he sported a goatee and mustache leading Jerry "The King" Lawler to refer to him as a "leaner and meaner" Chris Masters. This change of image was short-lived, however, as Masters shaved the goatee and regained some of his muscle mass. When Masters returned, he was put in lower-card matches including a short feud with Super Crazy, who had moved from '' SmackDown!'', with Masters coming out on the losing end of their matches. The pair would also compete in a losing effort, along with four other Superstars, in a
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for the Intercontinental Championship. Masters gained his first victory since his return against Jerry Lawler on the November 6 episode of ''Raw'' in a match where Eric Bischoff, General Manager for the night, forced Lawler to be first
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to the top rope. Masters continued the feud with Lawler for a few weeks with Lawler also losing a Master Lock Challenge before defeating Masters. On the December 4 episode of ''Raw'',
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set up a Master Lock Challenge against John Cena for the WWE Championship. Masters appearing to have the challenge won but he released the hold for a short time, allowing Cena to reverse the hold into his own Master Lock, forcing Masters to submit, retaining his title, and making Cena the first to win the Master Lock Challenge. At the start of 2007, Masters would restart his feud with Carlito, which led to several matches between the two. The first was a one-on-one contest at
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won by Masters. In a rematch the next night on ''Raw'', Carlito came out victorious. On the January 15 episode of ''Raw'',
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, with interference from Super Crazy, almost "won" the Master Lock Challenge. An attempted Master Lock Challenge for
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on the February 26 episode of ''Raw'' did not occur when Masters was unable to apply the hold to Khali. The Master Lock was first officially broken on the March 19 episode of ''Raw'', by
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. after Masters debuted it more than two years ago. In May and June, Masters challenged
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for the Intercontinental Championship, losing four times via roll-up. However, on the May 28 episode of ''Raw'', he defeated Marella in the Master Lock Challenge. On the June 11 episode of ''Raw'', Masters was drafted to the SmackDown! brand as part of the 2007 WWE draft. While on ''SmackDown!'' he was used sporadically including a few Master Lock Challenges. He had entered into a feud with
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competing in several matches and an attempted Master Lock Challenge that did not begin as Masters fled the ring after Palumbo realized Masters was trying to trick him. Following this, Masters was suspended for 30 days for failing a drug test. Masters returned to ''SmackDown!'' on October 5, applying the Master Lock to Palumbo. Masters suffered a dislocated elbow during his last match, which would have sidelined him for four months. On November 2, 2007, it was reported that Masters had been suspended for 60 days for having violated WWE's Substance Abuse and Drug Policy a second time. Six days later, Mordetzky was released from his WWE contract on November 8, 2007.


Independent circuit (2007–2009)

On December 20, 2007, Mordetzky made his first wrestling appearance since his departure from WWE, competing under the name Chris Moore for
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's
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at the event Genome2: Inoki Fighting Xmas in Tokyo, Japan, defeating Ryuji Yanagisawa. Mordetzky also appeared under his Chris Masters ring name and gimmick at
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's
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show on December 29, during a Lumberjack match between Branden Tatum and Dinn T. Moore. Tatum pinned Moore after Masters applied the Master Lock behind the referee's back. He soon won the
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, his first singles title, on February 9, 2008, from Keith Walker. He later lost the title to Derek McQuinn on May 25. In May 2008, news reports revealed that Mordetzky had signed a one-year contract with Nu-Wrestling Evolution. Mordetzky wrestled on the
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in
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and
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appearing for New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling on April 23, 2009, in
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. He defeated Adam Avalanche and Rufguts in a Triple Threat match at the show Power Play 6. Masters also competed in Europe for American Wrestling Rampage, in the UK for Varsity Pro Wrestling and Puerto Rico for the
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.


Return to WWE (2009–2011)

Mordetzky returned to the
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on July 27, 2009, reprising his character as "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters. He entered the ring with both an abridged Titantron and entrance theme, displaying his signature poses as he walked down the ring. He also used this titantron in 2007. Mordetzky did not take the mic and little commentary was made on his absence. He faced
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in a match that resulted in a double-countout after he applied the Master Lock
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to MVP outside the ring. A mini feud continued between the two as Porter was able to score a pinfall victory over Masters the following week to end the feud. In November 2009, Mordetzky began a face turn, entertaining fans with a
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-style pec dance. On the November 2 episode of ''Raw'', Mordetzky entered the '' Raw's Got Talent'' show hosted by guest host
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,
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, and
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, where he performed a "special performance art piece"; he flexed his pecs to the beat of Ozzy's song "
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", earning a positive crowd reaction. Masters later recalled that he was not a fan of the "pec dancing" gimmick, but made the best of it for the company. On the December 7 episode of ''Raw'', Masters cemented his face turn by saving Eve Torres and
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from
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after applying the Master Lock. After that, Masters and Torres began an on-screen relationship. Masters mostly engaged in lower-card feuds throughout 2010 and 2011. Some wrestling observers have speculated that his character was being reduced to a comedic role because WWE hoped to avoid negative publicity tied to his past Talent and Wellness Violations. Following
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, Masters was not active on-screen for over 30 days. Masters was drafted back to the ''SmackDown'' brand on April 26 during the
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. In his first match on the brand, he defeated
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. Masters found himself lossless in singles matches from May to September, winning eleven singles matches during that period, where all the matches took place on ''Superstars''. Masters was announced as one of the men to compete in the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team match as part of Team
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, teaming with Rey Mysterio,
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, Kofi Kingston and Montel Vontavious Porter to take on Team Del Rio (Alberto Del Rio,
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, Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre and "Dashing"
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). On the November 19 episode of ''SmackDown'', Masters lost to Swagger in a Survivor Series Showdown match. Later that same night, he competed in a 10-Man Survivor Series Showdown Battle Royal where he eliminated Rhodes, though later on in the match he was eliminated, the Battle Royal was won by Mysterio and Big Show (as it was a team vs team battle royal). At the
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pay-per-view, Masters was eliminated by Del Rio, but his team still went on to win. In late 2010, Masters mentored Byron Saxton on
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. In February and March 2011, Masters would feud with Tyler Reks on ''Superstars'', and Masters won all four matches they had with each other. A
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and possible gimmick change was rumored, but never materialized. On April 26, 2011, Masters was drafted back to the Raw
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as part of the 2011 supplemental draft but never wrestled on Raw in his four months as a Raw wrestler. His last appearance on WWE programming was against Jack Swagger on August 4, 2011, episode of ''Superstars'' in a losing effort. On August 5, 2011, Mordetzky was released from his contract by WWE. His release (as well as the releases of Vladimir Kozlov and
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) was referenced in a worked shoot moment on the August 8 episode of ''Raw'' by
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.


Return to independent circuit (2011–present)

In December 2011, Mordetzky joined the Ring Ka King promotion, a branch of
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for
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under the name American Adonis. There he defeated Roscoe Jackson, but was defeated by Indian wrestler Mahabali Veera. In December 2011, Mordetzky was also revealed to be involved in the Wrestling Retribution Project under the
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"Concrete". Mordetzky appeared on the World Wrestling Fan Xperience (WWFX) Champions Showcase Tour in
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,
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on February 4, 2012, where he wrestled under the name Chris Master. There he was defeated against fellow WWE alumni MVP. In April 2012, Mordetzky participated in the Revolution event for International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK) in
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. Other wrestlers at the event were
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Season 5 contestant Matt Cross and WWE alumni and friend Carlito. In June 2012, Mordetzky was defeated by Robbie E in a dark match for
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. Mordetzky has also been involved in many other wrestling events since his release from WWE such as Southside Wrestling (UK) beating
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, Dutch Pro Wrestling (DPW), Fire Star Pro Wrestling, Big Time Wrestling (BTW), World Star Wrestling (WSW), Vendetta Pro Wrestling and
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's House Of Hardcore (HOH). October 26, 2012, Masters was defeated by Matt Hardy in the Big Time Wrestling 16th Anniversary Show. On October 27, 2012, Masters defeated Rik Luxury, Sean Casey and then-Champion
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in a Four-Way Elimination match for the Vendetta Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship. On December 9, 2012, Masters made his Preston City Wrestling (PCW) debut losing to Kris Travis at PCW Festive Fury 2012. On March 1, 2014, Masters won the Road to Glory Tournament, earning the right to a match for the PCW Heavyweight Championship. On August 1, 2014, Masters defeated Joey Hayes to become PCW Heavyweight Champion at Preston City Wrestling's third anniversary show with Lionheart as the special referee. On April 20, 2013, Masters unsuccessfully challenged
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for the
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. On January 24, 2014, Masters won the
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(RCW) Canadian Heavyweight Championship. Masters lost the title the next day. On March 29, 2014, at International Wrestling Federation's Breaking Ground, Masters was defeated by
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. On June 26 Masters defeated Ken Kerbis & Kronus in a triple threat match for the AWO Championship at the All Wrestling Organization annual show Wrestlefest in
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. On 1 November 2014, Masters faced 'The One' Simon Lancaster at the RDW 10th Anniversary Show, the match ended in a draw when the RDW champion, Spyda, attacked both men. Masters then went on to aid Lancaster in a match against Spyda, winning Lancaster the championship. On May 6, 2015,
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(GFW) announced Mordetzky as part of their roster. He made his debut for the promotion on June 12, defeating Dustin Starr. On November 29, 2014, Masters lost the PCW Heavyweight Championship in a three-way elimination match to Uhaa Nation during a PCW/ ROH Supershow of Honor event the match also included Dave Mastiff. On March 14, 2015, Masters defeated Uhaa Nation in a loser leaves PCW no disqualification match to regain the PCW Heavyweight Championship at PCW Road To Glory 2015. On July 11, 2015, Masters lost the PCW Heavyweight Championship to Dave Mastiff at the PCW Tribute To The Troops 2 event.


Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2015–2018)

In 2015, Mordetzky initially made his
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(TNA) debut on the July 27, 2015 episode of ''
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'', where he competed in a
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for the vacant TNA King of the Mountain Championship. Robbie E, Eric Young, Lashley and the winner of the match, P. J. Black were the other participants. On the following ''Impact Wrestling'' the Global Force stable cut a promo in the ring challenging TNA. Mordetzky took the microphone and demanded a TNA opponent, revealed to be Bobby Lashley. The match ended in a no contest after the Global Force stable interrupted the match. On the September 9th episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Mordetzky defeated Drew Galloway in a Lumberjack match. On the September 16 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', Team GFW (Mordetzky, Brian Myers,
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, Eric Young and
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) lost to Team TNA (Drew Galloway, Lashley, Eddie Edwards,
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and
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) in a Lethal Lockdown match. On the April 6 episode of ''
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'', Mordetzky returned to TNA, now known as
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under the ring name Chris Adonis. In his debut he competed in an eight-man tag team match by teaming with
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,
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and
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against Lashley, Bram,
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and Tyrus in a winning effort. On the April 20 episode of ''Impact'', Adonis attacked
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from behind, establishing himself as a heel in the process. During the following weeks, Adonis formed an alliance with Eli Drake against Moose. On the June 8 episode of ''Impact'', Adonis lost a GFW Global Title Match to Alberto El Patron. At Slammiversary XV, Adonis and Drake were defeated by Moose and DeAngelo Williams. Afterwards, he frequently helped Drake to retain his Impact Global Championship. On the July 27 episode of ''Impact'', Adonis, Eli Drake and
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defeated Eddie Edwards, Naomichi Marufuji and Moose in a six-man tag team match. On August 24, on ''Impact'', Adonis competed in the Gauntlet for the Gold match for the GFW Global Championship, which Drake won. Adonis and Drake then transitioned into a storyline with
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, facing him in tag team and singles matches. On January 13, 2018, Mordetzky officially confirmed on his Twitter account that he had officially parted ways with Impact Wrestling. According to Mordetzsky, he left the promotion due to the low salary and the fact that the company did not have any plans for him besides being a manager for Eli Drake.


National Wrestling Alliance (2021–present)

On March 12,
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announced on their social media, that Mordetzky would make his NWA debut at
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. Adonis defeated
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on the March 30 episode of NWA Power, in a
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, to win the NWA National Championship. After this, Adonis turned heel when he aligned with Thom Latimer and NWA World Heavyweight Champion
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, as the new member of Strictly Business. On May 25, 2021, Adonis vacated the NWA National Championship to participate in the battle royal to receive an NWA World Heavyweight Championship match at
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; the match was won by Trevor Murdoch. Adonis would defeat JTG in the tournament final to win the National Championship. He would lose the title against Anthony Mayweather on February 11, 2022.


Personal life

Mordetzky is of Polish and
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ancestry. He has stated that
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and
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were two of his favorite wrestlers while growing up. When asked what it was like wrestling Michaels, Mordetzky replied, "It was a dream come true. That's something I'll take with me to my grave. He was my childhood idol, I idolize the guy, and I still trip out that I got to wrestle him on a pay-per-view. How many people get to do that? How many people get to wrestle their idol?" Mordetzky claims that the biggest misconception that most people have about him is that he's just a bodybuilder.
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went on record to say that Chris Masters is the strongest competitor he has faced in his career. Though Masters never defeated Cena in the ring, Masters defeated Cena in an arm-wrestling match. Masters put Cena out in the Master Lock hold on three separate non-match occasions. Masters is one of only two competitors (the other being Rusev) to bring John Cena to unconsciousness once, let alone three times as he did. Mordetzky is good friends with WWE wrestlers
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,
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and
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, along with WWE alumni John Morrison, Carlito,
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, and
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. Mordetzky has appeared on both Van Dam's radio show ''RVD-Radio'' and internet-based
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show ''RVD-TV''. The Wrestling Observer reported that Vince McMahon only re-hired Masters in 2009 at the recommendation of Randy Orton. A tweet posted to his
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profile in March 2013 stated that Mordetzky saved his mother's life from a criminal who had committed
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at her home. It was reported that he had pulled a tree from the ground with his bare hands and used it to open a path to his mother's windows, freeing her.


Filmography


Championships and accomplishments

*All-Star Wrestling Australia **ASWA Eastern States Championship (1 time) * All Wrestling Organization ** AWO Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *Championship Of Wrestling **cOw Interstate Championship (1 time) *Championship Wrestling From Arizona **Arizona Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) *Continental Wrestling Entertainment **CWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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**
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( 1 time) *
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** NWA National Championship (
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) **NWA National Championship Tournament (2021) *
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** OVW Southern Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with
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* Preston City Wrestling ** PCW Heavyweight Championship (
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) **Road To Glory Tournament (2014) *''
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'' **Ranked No. 89 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2007 *Qatar Pro Wrestling **QPW Tag Team Champion (1 time, current) – with Carlito *
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**RCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Rome Wrestling Federation **RWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Vendetta Pro Wrestling **Vendetta Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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**WAW Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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**
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( 1 time) * WrestleSport ** WrestleSport Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)


References


External links

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Chris Masters PCW Profile

GFW profile
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