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Heidenreich in 2005.
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Birth name | Jon Heidenreich |
Born |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
June 28, 1972
Residence |
New York City, New York, United States |
Spouse(s) | Marissa Heidenreich |
Children | 1 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Big Bad Jon Heidenreich Jon Heidenreich |
Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Billed weight | 319 lb (145 kg) |
Billed from | New Orleans, Louisiana Houston, Texas |
Trained by |
Ultimate Pro Wrestling Tom Howard Nightmare Danny Davis Nick Dinsmore |
Debut | 2001 |
Retired | 2009 |
Jon Heidenreich (born June 28, 1972) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known simply as Heidenreich. He is best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one time WWE Tag Team Champion with Road Warrior Animal as a part of the new Legion of Doom.
Prior to professional wrestling, Heidenreich played American football and in 1992, he was a member of the Washington Redskins, winners of that year's Super Bowl. He played as an offensive lineman for two seasons (1994 and 1995) in the Canadian Football League for the Shreveport Pirates before playing for the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1996 and the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa in 1997. Though he was signed by several National Football League (NFL) teams (New Orleans, Atlanta, and Washington), he never played an NFL league game due to getting cut in training camp. As such, he does not appear on any NFL team's historical roster.