B.J. Whitmer

B.J. Whitmer
Whitmer in July 2012.
Birth name	Benjamin Whitmer
Born	(1978-01-25) January 25, 1978 (age 39) Owensboro, Kentucky, US
Residence	Alexandria, Kentucky, US
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	B.J. Whitmer
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight	230 lb (100 kg)
Billed from	Owensboro, Kentucky
Trained by	Les Thatcher Ian Rotten
Debut	January 23, 2000

Benjamin "B.J." Whitmer (born January 25, 1978) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a four time World Tag Team Champion.

Whitmer was trained by Les Thatcher and debuted on January 23, 2000 in Thatcher's Ohio-based Heartland Wrestling Association. Whitmer feuded with "Ice Cream Man" Tony B. before forming a tag team with Jamie Knoble in 2002. On May 8, 2002 he won the Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Knoble, Shannon Moore and Matt Stryker in a four-man elimination match. He lost the title to Rory Fox on August 10.

In addition to the HWA, Whitmer also began performing for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. After being unsuccessful in winning the inaugural Sweet Science Sixteen tournament and then again in 2001, Whitmer won the now-renamed Ted Petty Invitational in 2002 as well as the Revolution Strong Style Tournament that same year. On April 9, 2004, he defeated Jerry Lynn in a thirty-minute Iron Man match for the Heavyweight Championship, which he held until May 29 when he was defeated by Petey Williams.

In June 2001, Whitmer toured Japan with Pro Wrestling Noah, teaming on several occasions with fellow gaijins Matt Murphy and 2 Cold Scorpio. He was entered in the GHC Junior Tournament, but was eliminated by Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in his final match in Japan on June 21 in Toyama, Toyama. Whitmer toured with Noah once more in August and September 2005, losing most of his matches. His last appearance in Noah featured him in a three-way match for the ROH World Championship against Kenta and the then-reigning champion Nigel McGuinness.