Bradley in February 2012
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Birth name | Bradley Jayden Thomas |
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Born |
Dekalb, Illinois, United States |
November 17, 1980
Residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Aiden O'Shea Brad Bradley Bradley Jay Jay Bradley Ryan Braddock |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg) |
Billed from |
Chicago, Illinois Southside of Chicago |
Trained by | Steel Domain Wrestling Ace Steel Danny Dominion Kevin Quinn Deep South Wrestling |
Debut | 1999 |
Bradley Jayden "Brad" Thomas (born November 17, 1980) is an American professional wrestler who competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, under the ring name Aiden O'Shea he also wrestled under the ring name, Jay Bradley. He also appeared in WWE as Ryan Braddock in 2008.
Bradley started his wrestling training at the Steel Domain Wrestling school in Chicago, where he trained with wrestlers including CM Punk and Colt Cabana. Bradley suffered several setbacks in his career as he suffered from an overactive thyroid. He worked for several independent promotions in the Mid-West, most notably for IWA Mid-South, before signing a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
He debuted in WWE's then-developmental territory Deep South Wrestling (DSW) as "The Monster of the Midway" Bradley Jay. During his time in DSW he won the Deep South Heavyweight Championship on three occasions. He also wrestled dark matches for both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. Occasionally, he made appearances on Heat as well. When WWE ended their relationship with DSW he was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) to continue his development.