Christian York
| Christian York | |
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York in 2012
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| Birth name | Jason Spence |
| Born |
April 13, 1977 Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
| Residence | Culpeper, Virginia, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Christian York |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Fairfax, Virginia |
| Trained by |
Cueball Carmichael Julio Dinero Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts |
| Debut | December 7, 1996 |
Jason Spence (born April 13, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Christian York. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).Championships held by York over the course of his career include the NWA World Tag Team Championship as one-half of The Bad Street Boys with Joey Matthews.
Spence trained under Cueball Carmichael and Jimmy Cicero in the IPWA Training School and had his in ring debut at the age of 19 on December 7, 1996 in Middleport, Ohio in a 30-minute Hardcore Ironman match against Joey Matthews. Adopting the name "Christian York", Spence wrestled for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA),Southern Championship Wrestling, Steel City Wrestling, and numerous other independent promotions across the country. In OMEGA, York formed a stable known as the "Badstreet Boys", with Joey Matthews, as well as Shannon Moore and Shane Helms. The group had a boy band gimmick to capitalize on the bubble gum boy bands of pop culture.
Eventually, all four members of the group signed three-year contracts with Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after try-outs on WCW Monday Nitro in the early summer of 1999. They stayed under contract until April 2000 when budget cuts were in order and management changed hands. York and Matthews went on to wrestle for numerous independent promotions, winning several tag team championships.
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