Bad Bones
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John Klinger (born May 14, 1984) is a German professional wrestler better known by his ring name Bad Bones. Klinger has worked internationally across various independent promotions ranging from Europe, England, Japan, Israel and the United States.
| Bad Bones | |
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"Bad Bones" John Klinger at wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament in 2015 | |
| Birth name | John Klinger |
| Born | May 14, 1984 Bitburg, Germany |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bad Bones Bad News Bones John Kay John Klinger |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Billed weight | 229 lb (16 st; 104 kg) |
| Trained by | ACW Wrestling School Alofa Dircor Karsten Kretschmer ROH Wrestling Academy Tommy Suede |
| Debut | 2004 |
Career edit
Independent Circuit (2004-present) edit
Bad Bones debuted in 2004.[1] He held numerous titles including the WXW Unified World Heavyweight Championship and European Heavyweight Championship.[2][3] Wrestling internationally he faced Frankie Sloan for All Star Wrestling,[4] Spud for 1 Pro Wrestling,[5] Andy Wild for Discovery Wrestling[6] and the BCW Openweight Championship,[7] Mikey Whiplash and Johnny Moss for Insane Championship Wrestling,[8][9] Rampage Brown for PROGRESS Wrestling, Josh Briggs for EVOLVE Wrestling,[10] and numerous others.[11]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011, 2014, 2017) edit
Bad Bones first appeared in TNA during the September 29 TNA First Impact Tour where he defeated Karsten Kretschmer. He participated in and won the January 2011 edition of TNA Gut Check held in London, England.
Bad Bones returned to TNA in February 2014, during this time, Bad Bones worked in several matches for TNA. On February 1, Bones faced Christopher Daniels in a dark match, losing to Daniels. On that same night, during the regular broadcast of Impact Wrestling, he lost to Samoa Joe. The following night on February 2, at TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2, Bones teamed with Samoa Joe, to defeat Christopher Daniels and Robbie E in a qualifying match for the Joker's Wild Gauntlet match. The $100,000 Joker's Wild Gauntlet was later won by Ethan Carter III. During the February 27 edition of Impact Wrestling, Bones was selected by Magnus to be the opponent of Magnus' rival Samoa Joe. He was defeated by Joe in the brief match that followed.
On the February 24, 2017, edition of Impact Wrestling, Bad Bones returned to TNA in a losing effort against the debuting Josh Barnett.[12]
Championships and accomplishments edit
- Art of Wrestling
- AOW Championship (1 time)
- Athletik Club Wrestling
- Defiant Wrestling
- Ringmaster Tournament (2018)[16]
- Deutsche Wrestling Allianz
- DWA European Championship (1 time)[17]
- East Side Wrestling
- ESW Europameisterschaft Championship (1 time)[18]
- European Wrestling Promotion
- Spree Cup (2019)
- Fighting Spirit Federation
- FSF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Douglas[19]
- Fiend Wrestling Germany
- FWG Championship (1 time)[20]
- German Hurricane Wrestling
- GHW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- GHW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Carnage
- GHW Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2009)
- GHW Tag Team Championship Tournament (2013) - with Carnage
- German Stampede Wrestling
- GSW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- GSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Allison
- German Wrestling Federation
- GWF Middleweight Championship (1 time)[21]
- GWF World Championship (1 time)
- GWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Tarkan Aslan
- German Wrestling Promotion
- GWP World Championship (1 time)
- WrestlingCorner.de Championship (1 time)
- International Catch Wrestling Alliance
- ICWA European Championship (1 time)
- ICWA Tournament (2007)
- International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
- IPW:UK World Championship (2 times)
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Power Of Wrestling
- POW Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[23]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Swiss Wrestling Entertainment
- SWE Championship (1 time)
- SWE King of Switzerland Championship (1 time)
- European Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[25]
- Unlimited Wrestling
- Unlimited Championship (2 times)
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (3 times)[26]
- wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Carnage (1)[27] and Da Mack (1)
- wXw Shotgun Championship (2 times)
- Strong Style Tournament (2007)[28]
- wXw World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2008)[29]
- 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2008)[30]
- Shortcut to the Top Battle Royal (2013, 2017)[31]
- Catch Roulette Tournament (2014)[32]
- Mitteldeutschland Cup (2016)[33]
- WrestlingKULT
- WrestlingKULT Championship (1 time)
References edit
- ^ "John Klinger « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Title Reigns « wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Title Reigns « European Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "ASW « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "1PW To The Extreme - Tag 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Discovery Wrestling - Andy Wild vs Bad Bones" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Title Reigns « BCW Openweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "ICW Fear & Loathing 4 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "ICW In Your Gaff « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "EVOLVE 106 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Career « John Klinger « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Impact Wrestling Results – 2/23/17 (Josh Barnett, The Hardys expedition)". 24 February 2017.
- ^ "ACW German Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ "ACW World Heavyweight Title (Germany)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Ringmaster Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "DWA European Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "ESW Europameisterschaft Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "FSF Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "FWG Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "GWF Middleweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "NWA European Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "POW Intercontinental Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "UEWA European Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ "WXW World Heavyweight Title (Germany)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ "WXW World Tag Team Title (Germany)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ "Strong Style Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "wXw World Heavyweight Title Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "16 Carat Gold Tournament 2008 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Matches « Catch Roulette « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "wXw Broken Rulz XIII « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Mitteldeutschland Cup 2016 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
External links edit
- Bad Bones on Facebook
- Bad Bones's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- Cagematch Profile
- Wrestlingdata Profile
- Profile at Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- Profile at German Wrestling Promotion
- Profile at Union of European Wrestling Alliances