Jonathan Gresham (born March 20, 1988) is an American

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currently signed to

Impact Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...

. He has previously wrestled for

All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. It is considered the second largest wrestling promotion in the United States behind WWE. AEW is owned by Shahid Khan and his son Tony, w ...

(AEW) and

Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...

(ROH), where he is a former

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ROH Pure Champion The ROH Pure Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participa ...

, and

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with

Jay Lethal Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Dubbed "The Franchise" of Ring of Honor, Lethal is a two-time ROH World Champio ...

. Earlier in his career, Gresham wrestled regularly on the

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, in such promotions as

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(CZW) where he is a former

CZW World Heavyweight Champion The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). It debuted on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event. ...

as well as Chikara,

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(FIP), and Evolve among others. He also has international experience, having wrestled in over 15 countries, including in

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with

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(wXw), and in

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for

Progress Wrestling Progress Wrestling (stylized as PROGRESS) is a British professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2011 by comedian Jim Smallman, events and comedy promoter Jon Briley, and later, actor Glen Robinson (professionally known as Glen ...

, where he is a former

Progress World Champion Progress Wrestling (stylized as PROGRESS) is a British professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2011 by comedian Jim Smallman, events and comedy promoter Jon Briley, and later, actor Glen Robinson (professionally known as Glen J ...

Early life

Joanathan Gresham was born on March 20, 1988 in

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. Gresham competed in

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until he was 17. Some of Gresham's influences were

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Low Ki Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American professional wrestler of Italian and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name Low Ki. He is known for his time with Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Major League Wrestlin ...

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and Alex Shelley among others.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2005–2019)

Gresham trained under Mr. Hughes, Jay Fury and the WWA4 wrestling school in Atlanta. His first match was in Douglasville, Georgia against

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. At the time he was only 16 years old. Gresham made his

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debut in 2006 as Jonathan Davis in a four-way tag team match losing to Darin Childs and Seth Shai. In 2007, he defeated Amien Rios in his debut match for Great Championship Wrestling in Alabama. In 2010, Gresham defeated

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for GCW. Gresham debuted for

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's Pro Wrestling Alliance in 2008 as Hero Tiger defeating Chaotix. He returned to the company in 2010 defeating Ryan Davidson to become the PWA Iron Man Championship. He once again returned to the company (now known as Reality of Wrestling) in 2014 as Jonathan Gresham. In the first round of Full Impact Pro's Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup in 2011, Gresham debuted losing to

Bobby Fish Robert Anthony Fish (born October 27, 1976) is an American professional wrestler currently appearing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he performed on the NXT brand and was a member of The Undisputed E ...

. At Declaration Of Independence, Gresham successfully defended his ZERO1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship against

Lince Dorado José Cordero (born May 11, 1987) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent currently signed to Major League Wrestling, where he competes under the ring name Lince Dorado (Spanish for Golden Lynx), and is the current MLW Midd ...

. In 2015, Gresham made his Evolve debut losing to

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. At Evolve 65 he lost to Catch Point. Gresham defeated Drastik Boy to win Desastre Total Ultraviolento's Alto Rendimiento title at Coyotes Hambrientos in 2015. He lost the championship to Kim Ray on a

tour. Gresham debuted for International Wrestling Cartel in 2016 in the Super Indy 15 tournament making it to the finals only to be eliminated by

Josh Alexander Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Josh Alexander. He is a two-time Impact World Champion, with his second reign being the longest reig ...

. At Reloaded 3.0, Gresham won a four-way Super Indy 16 qualifying match. Gresham later won the IWC Super Indy title in June 2017 by defeating Chris LeRusso in the Super Indy 16 tournament in the semi-final only to lose it to

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in the finals. Gresham defeated

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at Beyond Wrestling's Battle Of Who Could Care Less. Gresham beat

Zack Sabre Jr. Lucas Eatwell (born 24 July 1987), better known by his ring name Zack Sabre Jr. (Katakana: ザック・セイバーJr, ''Zakku Seibā Jr.''), is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Outsid ...

at Beyond Ripped Off In The Prime Of Life. The following month he defeated Sabre once again at Flesh. This led to a two out of three falls match between the two later that month at Americanrana 2016. Gresham defeated Sabre by pinning him twice. At Americanrana 2017, Gresham defeated

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

. Gresham defeated Joey Lynch to become the inaugural Independent champion in October 2017. He successfully defended the title at Wazzup against

Nick Gage Nicholas William Wilson (born September 22, 1980), better known by his ring name Nick Gage, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), where he is the current GCW World Champion in his record-setting t ...

. Gresham lost the Independent championship to Tracy Williams in a three-way elimination match at Beyond Abbondanza.

Chikara (2010–2012)

Gresham made his Chikara debut in 2010 teaming with

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and defeating

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(

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and Pinkie Sanchez). In January 2011, Gresham now as Hieracon and now part of the Osirian Portal stable defeated Team F.I.S.T (

Johnny Gargano John Anthony Nicholas Gargano (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional wrestler best known under the ring name Johnny Gargano. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is best known for his time in NXT, wh ...

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and Chuck Taylor). The group disbanded after Amasis retired. Ophidian attacked Amasis and unmasked him, turning ''rudo'' (heel). Gresham's last match in Chikara was a loss to Ophidian. After the match Ophidian took Hieracon's mask.

Combat Zone Wrestling (2010–2017)

Gresham debut for

in 2010 at CZW Fist Fight. Gresham picked up his first win against Greg Excellent in November 2010. Gresham won Best of the Best 15 after defeating David Starr. At Down With The Sickness 2016, Gresham won the

CZW World Heavyweight Championship The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). It debuted on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event. ...

for the first time. At Cage of Death 18, Gresham lost the CZW World Heavyweight Championship to

Joe Gacy Joseph Ruby (born August 8, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Joe Gacy. He is the leader of The Schism. Gacy is best known for his work in Combat Zo ...

thus ending his reign.

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2011–2015, 2022)

Gresham debuted for

in 2011 winning against Bernd Föhr in the first round of the Chase The Mahamla Tournament. He would make it to the semi final only to lose to Shinya Ishikawa. At wXw Payback 5, Gresham alongside

Jay Skillet Jan Kronenberg (born 14 September 1991), better known by his ring name Jay Skillet, is a German professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). Professional wrestling career Westside Xtreme Wrestling 201 ...

challenged the Sumerian Death Squad (Michael Dante and

Tommy End Tom Budgen (born 19 May 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Malakai Black. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Aleister Black from 2017 ...

) for the

wXw World Tag Team Championship The wXw World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in the German professional wrestling promotion, Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). The inaugural champions was Swi$$ Money Holding (Claudio C ...

in a losing effort. Gresham and Skillet formed RockSkillet in 2012. In August 2012, RockSkillet defeated Dante and End in a two out of three falls match to become wXw World Tag Team Champions for the first time as well as ending Dante and End's record breaking reign. At Fight Club 2012, RockSkillet defeated OI4K. RockSkillet defeated

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at wXw Back To The Roots XII. In March 2013, RockSkillet lost the wXw World Tag Team Championship to AUTsiders (

Big van Walter Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler and trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Gunther and is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion in his fir ...

and Robert Dreissker). Gresham won the 2022 edition of 16 Carat Gold Tournament by defeating Dreissker in the finals.

Pro Wrestling Zero1 and affiliates (2012–2017)

Gresham debuted for

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (stylized as Pro Wrestling ZERO1), formerly known as Pro Wrestling Zero-One and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max (stylised in all capital letters) and often referred to simply as Zero1, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001. I ...

at Beach Pro Wrestling ~ Chapter 5. Gresham defeated Oliver Cain for the Zero1 USA Midwest X-Division Championship in a cage match at Zero1 USA Supreme in 2013. Gresham made his return to Zero1 USA Supreme in 2017 to take part in the Zero1 USA Tenkaichi Junior Tournament. Gresham made it to the finals only to lose to Joey O'Riley.

Ring of Honor (2011, 2014–2022) / All Elite Wrestling (2022)

Early appearances (2011–2015)

Gresham made his Ring of Honor debut against

Kyle O'Reilly Kyle Edward Greenwood (born March 1, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he performs under the ring name Kyle O'Reilly. He is also known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2009 to 20 ...

in 2011 in the Top Prospect Tournament. He returned in 2014 losing to

Will Ferrara William Ferrara (born June 30, 1991) is an American professional wrestler, formerly known on the indies by his ring name Spartan. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor (ROH), wrestling under his real name. He also works as an assistant traine ...

in a dark match. In 2015, Gresham returned to Ring Of Honor at the Winter Warriors tour. In December 2015, he defeated

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Search and Destroy (2017–2020)

In 2017, it was announced that Ring of Honor had signed Gresham to a contract. In April 2017, Gresham teamed with Chris Sabin where they defeated

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and Will Ferrara. Gresham, along with

Jay White Jamie White (born 9 October 1992), better known by the ring name Jay White (ジェイ・ホワイト ''Jei Howaito''), is a New Zealand professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is current IWGP World Heavyweight C ...

, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley formed Search and Destroy. On June 24, Gresham defeated

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. At Best in the World, Search and Destroy defeated the Rebellion (

Rhett Titus Everett Lawrence Titus (born September 15, 1987) is an American professional wrestler working for Ring of Honor (ROH). where he is a former ROH World Television Champion, an overall two-time ROH Tag Team Champion individually, as well as winn ...

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, Shane Taylor and

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) were the losing team must disband. Gresham took part of the Honor Rumble in 2017. On the September 9th, 2017 episode of Ring Of Honor, Search and Destroy defeated

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. At

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, Gresham defeated Josh Woods in a pre-show dark match. Gresham then went on to lose to

at Honor Reigns Supreme and to Chuckie T at

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. At

in 2019, Gresham teamed with Jay Lethal to defeat

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to win the

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ROH Pure Champion and ROH World Champion (2020–2022)

For most of 2020, Gresham was inactive, as ROH had taken an extended hiatus due to the

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, but when ROH resumed in August 2020, Gresham became part of a 16-man tournament to crown a new

, a title that was being revived after being retired 14 years earlier. Gresham would go on to win the tournament, defeating

in the finals on August 23 (airing on October 31) to win the title and become a double champion in ROH. On the November 28th, 2020 episode of

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, Gresham appeared with "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams,

and

as the newly formed faction The Foundation. In September 2021, Gresham lost the Pure Championship to Josh Woods at

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. Gresham would then go on to win the vacant ROH World Championship by defeating Jay Lethal at

. On April 1, 2022, at

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, Gresham defeated Bandido to become the undisputed ROH World Champion. On the July 8 episode of

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, Gresham turned heel on

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aligning himself with the Tully Blanchard Enterprises. This partnership proved to be short-lived as on the Zero Hour before Death Before Dishonor,

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announced he purchased all of Tully Blanchard Enterprises from Tully. In the opening match, Gresham lost his ROH championship to

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. A few hours prior to the event, Gresham requested a release from his AEW/ROH contract.

Impact Wrestling (2022–present)

In 2016, Gresham made an appearance at One Night Only: X-Travaganza, an event held by

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(TNA). At the event, he lost to

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. He later portrayed

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, defeating David Starr on the same night. On December 23, 2021, it was announced by

that Gresham would defend the ROH World Championship at

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against Chris Sabin, who has been owed a ROH World Championship match since 2018. Gresham retained the title over Sabin at the event, and then defeated Steve Maclin two weeks later. On the December 15, 2022 episode of '' Impact!'', Gresham made his return to Impact Wrestling, saving

from an attack by Eddie Edwards. It was later confirmed that Gresham signed with Impact.

PROGRESS Wrestling (2022-present)

In March 2022, Gresham challenged

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for the

World Championship at Chapter 130. Gresham won the match and the championship after interference from Spike Trivet. After Chapter 134, Gresham was stripped of the Progress World Championship following a defence against Gene Munny in a match with the stipulation that Gresham would lose the championship if Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II) interfered, which they did.

Personal life

In December 2018, Gresham got engaged to fellow professional wrestler,

Jordynne Grace Patricia Forrest Parker (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional wrestler and powerlifter currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Jordynne Grace. She is currently the Impact Knockouts World Champio ...

. The couple married in September 2020.

Championships and accomplishments

** Best of the Best XV (2016) **

(1 time) *

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( 1 time) * Desastre Total Ultraviolento ** DTU Alto Impacto Championship (1 time) * IndependentWrestling.TV ** Independent Wrestling Championship (1 time) * International Wrestling Cartel ** IWC Super Indy Championship (1 time) ** Super Indy 17 (2018) * N'Catch ** Super N'Cup (2011) *

** NWA Mid-America X Division Championship (1 time) * New South Pro Wrestling ** NSPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Powerbomb.tv ** Independent Championship (1 time) ** Independent Championship Tournament (2017) *

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(1 time) *

** International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** New Wrestling Alliance World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** Zero1 USA Midwest X Division Championship/World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** Tenkaichi Jr. Tournament (2012) * Pro Wrestling Alliance ** PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** PWA Iron Man Championship (1 time) * Pure Xtremely Brutal Wrestling Entertainment ** PXBWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

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* ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2022 *

ROH Pure Championship The ROH Pure Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participant ...

( 1 time) ** ROH World Championship ( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with

** ROH Pure Championship Tournament (2020) ** ROH Year-End Award (2 times) *** Tag Team of the Year (2020) *** Wrestler of the Year (2020, 2021) ** Sixth Triple Crown Champion *

(1 time) – with

** 16 Carat Gold Tournament, wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2022) * WWA4 Wrestling School ** WWA4 Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** WWA4 Internet Championship (1 time) ** WWA4 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ric King

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gresham, Jonathan 1988 births Living people All Elite Wrestling personnel American male professional wrestlers American male sport wrestlers African-American male professional wrestlers ROH World Champions ROH Pure Champions 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people 21st-century professional wrestlers ROH World Tag Team Champions CZW World Heavyweight Champions PROGRESS World Champions PROGRESS Tag Team Champions