Brian Kendrick

photo credit: World Wrestling Entertainment

Real name: Brian Kendrick
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 174 lbs.
Date of birth: May 29, 1979
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Pro debut: May 1996
Trained by: Shawn Michaels
Finishing move: The Kendrick

Biography

– After being trained by “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels, Kendrick adopted the ring name Spanky, and started wrestling for HBK’s Texas Wrestling Alliance promotion.
– On November 9, 1999, Spanky defeated Rudy Boy Gonzalez in San Antonio, TX to capture the TWA Television title.
– On March 21, 2000, Spanky and the American Dragon beat Jeromy Sage and Ruben Cruz for the TWA World Tag Team title.
– Kendrick signed a WWF developmental contract, and was assigned to Memphis Championship Wrestling.
– On September 22, 2000, Spanky defeated the American Dragon for the MCW Light Heavyweight title in Vicksburg, MS.
– Spanky and the American Dragon defeated Seven and Thrash (who was unable to compete) in Manila, AR for the MCW Tag Team title.
– On January 6, 2001, Spanky defeated Derrick King to win the held-up MCW Light Heavyweight title in Bogota, TN.
– Spanky captured his third MCW Light Heavyweight title on May 11, 2001 from Tyler Gates in Coldwater, MS.
– With no plans to call him up to the main roster, WWE released Spanky.
– Spanky and Ikaika Loa defeated Michael Shane and Oz in the Shawn Michaels’ Wrestling Academy Challenge on February 23, 2002 in Philadelphia, PA.
– On April 27, 2002, Spanky captured the ROH (Ring of Honor) Heartbreak Gauntlet Series, when he defeated the American Dragon in the finals.
– Kendrick agreed to work tours for the Zero-One promotion in Japan. In Japan, Kendrick wrestled as Leonardo Spanky.
– On June 29, 2002, Leonardo Spanky defeated Smelly in Sapporo, Japan to claim the Zero-One International Junior Heavyweight title.
– Leonardo Spanky defeated Yoshihito Sasaki on July 7, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan on Zero-One’s “Impossible to Escape” PPV.
– Leonardo Spanky successfully defended the Zero-One Junior title against C.W. Anderson on July 31, 2002 in Tokyo.
– On September 22, 2002, Leonardo Spanky and Steve Corino defeated Masato Tanaka and Naohiro Hoshikawa.
– By the end of 2002, Kendrick signed a WWE contract, but was unable to join the roster until fulfilling his previous independent bookings.
– Kendrick made his WWE television on the January 30, 2003 edition of “Smackdown.” Kendrick, dressed in a bell hop uniform, promptly received The Undertaker’s Last Ride.
– One week later, at the prompting of Sean O’Haire, Kendrick streaked in the ring and through the arena.
– On the March 20, 2003 edition of “Smackdown,” Kendrick defeated Shannon Moore to earn a Smackdown contract.
– Kendrick competed in ECWA’s Super 8 tournament on April 5, 2003 in Newport, DE.
– On the April 10, 2003 episode of “Smackdown,” Kendrick and Torrie Wilson defeated Jamie Noble and Nidia.
– After teaming up with Paul London in late 2003, Kendrick quit WWE in January 2004.
– On January 31, 2004 in Tokyo, Spanky defeated Frankie Kazarian and Low Ki.
– On February 19, 2004, Spanky and Low Ki defeated Dick Togo and Ikuto Hidaka in Korakuen, Japan to capture the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team title.
– Spanky and Kaz Hayashi defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Tomohiro Ishii in Tokyo, Japan to win the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team title on September 19, 2004.
– Spanky debuted for TNA at the Orlando, FL Impact/Xplosion tapings on November 2, 2004.
– On March 23, 2005 in Hakodate, Japan, Spanky defeated Ryoji Sai to capture the Zero-One United States title.
– In July 2005, WWE resigned Kendrick.
– Kendrick and Paul London defeated MNM at the 2006 Judgment Day in Phoenix, AZ to claim the WWE Tag Team titles.
– Kendrick and London defeated the Pitbulls (Kid Kash and Jamie Noble) at the 2006 Great American Bash to retain the WWE Tag Team titles.
– At No Mercy ’06, London and Kendrick (with Ashley in their corner) defeated Idol Stevens and KC James to again retain the Tag Team titles.
– Kendrick and London defeated The Hardy Boyz, MNM, and Dave Taylor and William Regal in a four way ladder match to retain the Tag Team titles.
– At No Way Out ’07, Kendrick and London successfully defended the Tag Team titles against Deuce and Domino.
– Kendrick and London were draft by the Raw brand on June 17, 2007, during the supplemental draft.
– Kendrick was drafted to the Smackdown brand during the Supplemental draft on June 25, 2008.
– In July 2008, Kendrick got a body guard called Ezekial.
– Kendrick was drafted the Raw roster during the Supplemental draft on April 15, 2009.
– WWE released Kendrick on July 30, 2009.
– Kendrick returned to TNA at the 2010 Genesis.
– At Sacrifice ’11, Kendrick defeated Robbie E.
– On June 18, 2011, Jado, Gedo and Kendrick defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA in Osaka, Japan.
– At Destination X ’11 in Orlando, Kendrick defeated Abyss for the TNA X-Division title.
– At Hardcore Justice ’11, Kendrick defeated Austin Aries and Alex Shelley to retain the X-Divsion title.
– In February 2012, Kendrick and TNA parted ways.
– In May 2012, Kendrick returned to Japan, competing in the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Tournament.
– At House of Hardcore I, Kendrick & Paul London defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson).
– In May 2013, Kendrick competed in the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors again.
– On September 7, 2013, London & Kendrick fought PWH Tag Team Champions Pengelux (Lloyd Pengel & Kid Lux) to a no-contest.
– On July 26, 2014, Kendrick defeated Che Cabrera to win the SBW Heavyweight Title, but would lose it a month later to Robby Phoenix.
– On October 5, 2014, London & Kendrick (competing as The Hooligans) defeated The New Age Kliq (Chris Renfrew & BT Gunn) to win the ICW Tag Team Titles.
– Through the rest of October, The Hooligans defended the ICW Tag Team Titles against The New Age Kliq and The Sumerian Death Squad (Michael Dante & Tommy End).
– On December 12, 2014, Kendrick wrestled a dark match at an NXT show, losing to Solomon Crowe. This was later revealed to be a tryout match for a WWE trainer position.
– On January 17, 2015, Kendrick entered the NWA Western States Title Tournament, defeating Jody Kristofferson and Ricardo Rodriguez to reach the final, where he lost to Matt Riviera.
– On February 12, 2015, Kendrick made a surprise return to WWE television, losing to Finn Balor on NXT
– On July 7, 2015, Kendrick defeated Jumping Lee to win the vacant LAW Title
– On July 31, 2015, Kendrick defeated Rico Dynamite to win the SBW Title
– In September 2016, Kendrick was announced for WWE Raw’s Cruiserweight Division
– At Hell In A Cell ’16, Kendrick defeated TJ Perkins to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title. Shortly afterwards, Kendrick subtly changed his ringname back to ‘The Brian Kendrick’
– At Survivor Series ’16, Kendrick defeated Kalisto by DQ to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title and ensure the belt remained on Raw
– Kendrick lost the WWE Cruiserweight Title to Rich Swann on the first episode of 205 Live
– Kendrick suffered facial fractures in a match against Hideo Itami in December 2017 and would be out of action for 4 months
– Kendrick would become one of the cornerstones of the 205 Live brand, until announcing his retirement in October 2020, taking up a role as a producer with WWE
– Kendrick requested his WWE release in January 2022 and this was granted on February 1. That same day, Kendrick was scheduled to debut for AEW, but his match was pulled from the card following controversial comments made by Kendrick in the past having come to light
– After a period of inactivity, Kendrick returned to the ring at a PPW event in May 2022, defeating VSK
– Kendrick returned to WWE to produce Ronday Rousey’s match at Survivor Series 2022, with Rousey having specifically requested Kendrick to work with her
– On March 18, Kendrick defeated Johnny Battleground in the final of a tournament to win the vacant BCW Heavyweight Title
– Kendrick made another one-night return to WWE at Backlash 2023, working with Bad Bunny to produce his match against Damien Priest
– On July 1, Kendrick defeated PCO to retain the BCW Title
– On October 28, Kendrick defeated Juventud Guerrera to retain the BCW Title
– On December 16, Kendrick defeated Lance Anoa’i to retain the BCW Title
– On April 5, 2024, Kendrick defeated Lince Dorado to retain the BCW Title