Cody Deaner
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Deaner posing at a wrestling show in February 2016.
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| Birth name | Chris Gray |
| Born |
March 7, 1982 Port Bruce, Ontario, Canada |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cody Steele Cody Deaner |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Billed from | "Wherever his trailer takes him" Muscle Shoals, Alabama |
| Trained by | Derek Wilde |
| Debut | January 24, 2000 |
Chris Gray (born March 7, 1982), better known by his ring name Cody Deaner, is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for having worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2009.
Gray was trained by "Dangerboy" Derek Wylde in Niagara Falls, Ontario and subsequently made his professional wrestling debut for the now defunct Hardcore Wrestling Federation in 2000 under the ring name Cody Steele. Upon the HWF's closure, he then wrestled for numerous Canadian and American independent wrestling promotions, winning numerous titles across both countries.
He had a number of WWE tryouts under the Cody Steele moniker, including an appearance on SmackDown!.
As Cody Steele, Gray won numerous independent wrestling titles across the US and Canada. He held gold for a number of promotions including: Fighting Spirit Pro Wrestling, Neo Spirit Pro Wrestling, Canadian International Wrestling Alliance, Great Lakes Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Xtreme, Great Canadian Wrestling, and others. Other independent wrestling promotions he has wrestled for include Border City Wrestling, Ballpark Brawl, Pier 6 Wrestling, Empire State Wrestling, International Wrestling Federation, NWA-Empire, NWA-Upstate, AWA-Ontario, Twins Wrestling Entertainment, Classic Championship Wrestling, WAR Wrestling, and Prime Time Wrestling.
In 2005, Gray began wrestling in the newly founded independent promotion, Great Canadian Wrestling (GCW). He made his GCW debut at a GCW event on June 26 as "Completely" Cody Steele, defeating Derek Wylde. At Rage of the Cage, he began wrestling as Cody Deaner and lost to Shawn Spears in the main event. At Stampede Showdown, Deaner was booked to defeat Hayden "The Destroyer" Avery for his newly won GCW Ontario Independent Championship. As a result, Deaner began feuding with Avery for the title. Deaner held the title for three months before losing it back to Avery at Ugandan Invasion. At Veni! Vidi! Vici, Avery defeated Deaner in a Motorcity Street Fight rematch to retain the title.
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