J. R. Kratos

J. R. Kratos (born June 20, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He currently appears for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a member of Team Filthy. He also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he is a former holder of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.

J. R. Kratos
Born	(1982-06-20) June 20, 1982 (age 40) Pacifica, California, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	J. R. Kratos Kratos
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)^[1]
Billed weight	286 lb (130 kg)^[1]
Trained by	Supreme Pro Wrestling Academy Josh Barnett
Debut	February 26, 2012

Professional wrestling career

Early career

National Wrestling Alliance (2020–2021)

On November 11, 2020, Aron Stevens and Kratos defeated Eli Drake and James Storm to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. On June 6, at When Our Shadows Fall, Stevens and Kratos successfully defended their titles in a three-way tag team match against The War Kings (Jax Dane and Crimson) and Strictly Business (Thom Latimer and Chris Adonis).^[2] On August 29, at the NWA 73rd Anniversary Show, they lost the titles to La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450).^[3] On December 4, at Hard Times 2, Stevens and Kratos failed to beat The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.^[4]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–present)

Main article: Team Filthy

On November 6, 2020 episode of NJPW Strong, Kratos made his NJPW debut teaming with Rust Taylor to defeat Jeff Cobb and Rocky Romero. During the match Tom Lawlor was spotted by Kevin Kelly.^[5] Before Lawlor's match with Fred Rosser, it was confirmed that he aligned himself with Kratos and Taylor forming the New Japan version of Team Filthy.^[6] Lawlor stated that he teamed up with Kratos and Taylor because he was looking for a fight team that would be the strongest ever seen.^[7] Just one week after their formation, Danny Limelight would turn on Romero and join Team Filthy.^[8] Together, Team Filthy was victorious against Cobb, Romero, Rosser, and P. J. Black in an eight-man tag team match.^[9]

Championships and accomplishments

• All Pro Wrestling
  • APW Universal Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• Gold Rush Pro Wrestling
  • GRPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • GRPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Colt Stevens
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Aron Stevens
• PREMIER Wrestling
  • PREMIER Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Revolution
  • PWR World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Supreme Pro Wrestling
  • SPW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 124 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021^[10]

References

1. "Profile of JR Kratos". Cagematch. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
2. Powell, Jason (June 6, 2021). "NWA When Our Shadows Fall results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs. Trevor Murdoch for the NWA Championship, Serena Deeb vs. Kamille for the NWA Women's Title, Aron Stevens and Kratos vs. Thom Latimer and Chris Adonis vs. Crimson and Jax Dane for the NWA Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
3. Cook, Ryan (August 29, 2021). "NWA 73rd Anniversary Show Results: Nick Aldis vs Trevor Murdoch, Kamille vs Green". Fightful. from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
4. Carey, Ian (December 4, 2021). "NWA Hard Times 2 live results: Eight title matches". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
5. "Fred Rosser in action and JR Kratos debuts on STRONG| NJPW STRONG Highlights - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
6. "Tom Lawlor vs Fred Rosser, and Juice Robinson debuts on STRONG! |NJPW STRONG Highlights - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
7. "Juice Robinson gets off to a STRONG start! - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
8. "Team Filthy grow STRONGER, KENTA stays STRONGest! |Finish STRONG - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
9. "Tom Lawlor Fights Filthy on STRONG| Finish STRONG - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
10. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021 - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.

External links

• J. R. Kratos's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database