Jonathan Gresham

Dec 25, 2019 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real Name: Jonathan Gresham
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 161 lbs.
Date of Birth: March 20, 1988
From: Atlanta, Georgia
Pro Debut: March 5, 2005
Trained By: WWA4 Wrestling School
Finishing Move: Figure 4 Leg Lock

Biography

– In his early career, Gresham worked as ‘Jonathan Davis’
– By the summer of 2009, Gresham was working under his real name
– On March 13, 2010, Gresham (as Hero Tiger) defeated Ryan Davidson to win the PWA Iron Man Title
– On October 16, The Full Contact Dojo (Gresham & Ric King) defeated The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter) to win the HVW Tag Team Titles
– In late 2010, Gresham joined Chikara, working as ‘Hieracon’, a member of The Osirian Portal
– On October 2, 2011, Gresham won the N’Catch Super N Cup in Paris, France, defeating Mike Skills in the final
– On August 12, 2012, RockSkillet (Gresham & Jay Skillet) defeated The Sumerian Death Squad (Tommy End & Michael Dante) to win the wXw Tag Team Titles
– On September 17, Gresham won the ZERO1 Tenka-Ichi Tournament, defeating Ikuto Hidaka in the final
– On November 2, RockSkillet (Gresham & Jay Skillet) defeated OI4K (Dave & Jake Crist) to retain the wXw Tag Team Titles
– The next day, RockSkillet retained the titles against Karsten Beck & Paul Tracey
– On January 19, 2013, RockSkillet defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) to retain the wXw Tag Team Titles
– On February 2, RockSkillet defeated Champions of Champions (Bad Bones & Absolute Andy) to retain the wXw Tag Team Titles
– On March 21, Gresham defeated K-9 to win the WWA4 Internet Title
– On March 28, Gresham defeated Rudy to retain the WWA4 Internet Title
– On April 20, Gresham defeated Oliver Cain in a Cage Match to win the ZERO1 USA Midwest X-Division Title
– On May 4, Gresham defeated Takuya Sugawara to win the ZERO1 Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 11, Gresham defeated Jack Anthony to retain the ZERO1 Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 14, Gresham defeated Tarek The Great to retain the ZERO1 Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 5, Gresham defeated Lince Dorado to retain the ZERO1 Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 11, Gresham defeated Black Baron to win the WWA4 Heavyweight Title
– On July 20, Gresham defeated Hy-Zaya to retain the ZERO1 Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 27, Gresham defeated Tony Kozina to retain the ZERO1 USA Midwest X-Division Title
– On August 9, Gresham defeated Jojo Bravo to retain the ZERO1 USA Midwest X-Division Title
– On August 15, Gresham defeated Skeletal to retain the WWA4 Heavyweight Title
– On December 7, Gresham defeated Blake Steel to retain the ZERO1 USA Midwest X-Division Title
– Gresham wrestled an ROH dark match in July 2014
– Gresham made his official ROH debut in February 2015
– On March 15, 2015, Gresham defeated Drastik Boy to win the DTU Alto Impacto Title
– On March 21, Gresham defeated Drastik Boy & Rocky Lobo to retain the DTU Alto Impacto Title
– On September 12, Gresham defeated Bobby Gunns to retain the DTU Alto Impacto Title
– Gresham won the 2016 CZW Best of the Best Tournament, defeating David Starr in the final
– Gresham was one of several wrestlers brought in to TNA for the One Night Only shows in late 2016
– On September 10, Gresham defeated Joe Gacy, Matt Tremont & Greg Excellent in a Death Match to win the CZW World Title
– On October 8, Gresham defeated Homicide to retain the CZW World Title
– On June 10, 2017, Gresham briefly won the IWC Super Indy Title by defeating Chris LeRusso in the semi-final of the Super Indy 16 Tournament, but would lose the title after falling to Adam Cole in the final
– At Best In The World 2017, Search And Destroy (Gresham, Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal & Jay White) defeated The Rebellion (Caprice Coleman, Kenny King, Rhett Titus & Shane Taylor), forcing The Rebellion to disband
– On October 22, 2017, Gresham defeated Joey Lynch in the final of a tournament to become the first Powerbomb.tv Independent Champion
– On October 29, Gresham defeated Flip Gordon to retain the Powerbomb.tv Independent Title
– On November 25, Gresham defeated Nick Gage by countout to retain the Powerbomb.tv Independent Title
– On December 28, Gresham defeated Sonjay Dutt to retain the Powerbomb.tv Independent Title
– On December 31, Gresham defeated Tracy Williams to retain the Powerbomb.tv Independent Title
– On January 27, 2018, Gresham defeated Mike Quackenbush to retain the Powerbomb.tv Independent Title
– The next day, Gresham defeated Martin Stone by countout to retain the Powerbomb.tv Independent Title
– Gresham won the 2018 IWC Super Indy Tournament, and with it, the IWC Super Indy Title, defeating David Starr in the final
– In a dark match prior to Best In The World 2018, Gresham defeated Scorpio Sky
– On September 2, 2018, Gresham defeated Baron Black to win the New South Title
– On September 22, Gresham defeated Jason Gory to retain the IWC Super Indy Title
– In a dark match prior to Death Before Dishonor 2018, Gresham defeated The Beer City Bruiser
– On November 10, Gresham defeated Dylan Bostic & Gory to retain the IWC Super Indy Title
– On March 23, 2019, Gresham defeated Shane Strickland, Bandido & Flamita in an Elimination Match to win The Crash Cruiserweight Title
– Gresham competed in the 2019 Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament
– At Best In The World 2019, Gresham defeated Silas Young in a Pure Rules Match
– At Death Before Dishonor 2019, Gresham defeated Jay Lethal
– At Final Battle 2019, Gresham & Jay Lethal defeated The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) to win the ROH Tag Team Titles
– At Honor Reigns Supreme 2020, Gresham, Jeff Cobb, Dan Maff & Jay Lethal defeated Brian Milonas, Josh Woods & Silas Young & The Beer City Bruiser
– On January 18, 2020, Gresham fought IWC Super Indy Champion Johnny Patch to a time-limit draw
– At Bound By Honor 2020, Gresham & Jay Lethal defeated 2 Guys 1 Tag (Josh Woods & Silas Young) to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles
– On October 30, Gresham defeated Tracy Williams in the final of a tournament to become the first ROH Pure Champion since the belt was reactivated
– At Final Battle 2020, Gresham & Jay Lethal defeated Mark Briscoe & PCO to retain the ROH Tag Team Titles before Gresham defeated Flip Gordon to retain the ROH Pure Title
– On January 29, 2021, Gresham defeated Joe Keys to retain the ROH Pure Title
– At ROH’s 19th Anniversary Show, Gresham defeated Dak Draper to retain the ROH Pure Title
– On April 16, Gresham defeated Jay Lethal to retain the ROH Pure Title
– On July 2, Gresham defeated Fred Yehi to retain the ROH Pure Title
– At Best In The World 2021, Gresham defeated Mike Bennett to retain the ROH Pure Title
– At Glory By Honor 2021, Gresham defeated Rhett Titus to retain the ROH Pure Title
– On September 25, 2021, Gresham defeated Zelo Pro Champion GPA by DQ
– At Final Battle 2021, Gresham defeated Jay Lethal to win the vacant ROH World Title
– On December 17, Gresham defeated AJ Gray to retain the ROH World Title
– The next day, Gresham defeated Adam Priest to retain the ROH World Title
– At Impact Hard To Kill 2022, Gresham defeated Chris Sabin to retain the ROH World Title
– The next week on Impact, Gresham defeated Steve Maclin to retain the ROH World Title
– On January 15, 2022, Gresham defeated 2 Cold Scorpio to retain the ROH World Title
– The next day, Gresham fought Josh Alexander to a double-pinfall draw to retain the ROH World Title
– In February 2022, Gresham defended the ROH World Title against Chris Ridgeway, Cody Chhun, Nick Aldis, Dean Allmark, Santana, Emeritus & Fabio
– Gresham won the 2022 wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament, defeating Robert Dreissker in the final
– On March 20, Gresham defeated Cara Noir to retain the ROH World Title and win the PROGRESS Title
– On March 23, Gresham defeated Malik to retain the PROGRESS Title
– On March 25, Gresham defeated Warren Banks to retain the PROGRESS Title
– At Supercard of Honor 2022, Gresham defeated Bandido to retain the ROH World Title
– At AEW Battle Of The Belts II, Gresham defeated Dalton Castle to retain the ROH World Title
– On June 12, 2022, Gresham defeated wXw Unified World Champion Tristan Archer by DQ
– At Fyter Fest 2022, Gresham defeated Lee Moriarty to retain the ROH World Title
– At Death Before Dishonor 2022, Gresham lost the ROH World Title to Claudio Castagnoli. After a reported falling out with AEW and ROH owner Tony Khan, Gresham indicated that he would be taking time away from wrestling
– At the ‘Ric Flair’s Last Match’ event, Gresham defeated Konosuke Takeshita, Nick Wayne & Alan Angels
– On the December 15, 2022 episode of Impact!, Gresham made his return to Impact Wrestling, saving Delirious from an attack by Eddie Edwards. It was later confirmed that Gresham signed with Impact.
– On the No Surrender 2023 pre-show, Gresham defeated Mike Bailey

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