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Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler, better known as Axl Rotten.

Career

Knighton won a Taipei death match (taped fists with broken glass glued to them) against his "brother" and former tag team partner (they were known as the Bad Breed), Ian Rotten. After that, he teamed with Balls Mahoney on and off (when they weren't having a match against each other), they were known as The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks. After ECW died, Axl has been wrestling on the independent circuit and was recently at both Hardcore Homecoming & ECW One Night Stand.

Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten were recently approached by the WWE with the possibility of being signed to the company, but WWE has lost interest in signing them and are no longer in consideration.

=Axl Missing= Early on Saturday, March 25, 2006 it was reported on many various news sites that Axl Rotten's best friend contacted UWX Promoter Frank Goodman and reported Axl Rotten as missing. According to the source, Axl Rotten had been missing for about a month. Goodman reported the news on his New York hotline, 516-214-8333. Gerweck.net later reported that Ian Rotten and Jim Rotten both announced at an IWA: Mid South show that Axl Rotten had been found and is currently in rehab.

=Axl Is Found= Early on Monday, March 27, 2006 it was reported on may various news sites that Axl Rotten was found and was safe. It was reported that at the IWA Mid-South show over the weekend, Ian Rotten and Jim Fannin both did commentary stating that Axl Rotten has been found, and is currently in rehab.

Profile

Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 285 lb (129 kg)
Birthday: April 21, 1971
Born in: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Billed from: Hostile City/Baltimore, Maryland
Trained by: Jim Leon
Debut: 1986
Previous identities: Axl Rotten

Finishing and signature moves

S.S.T. - Severe Skull Trauma (Inverted Brainbuster)
T-Bone Suplex
"This Is Gonna Hurt" Chair Shot

Championships and accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

1-time NWA Light Heavyweight Champion
1-time NWA Jersey Heavyweight Champion

Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation

2-time MEWF Heavyweight Champion
1-time MEWF Tag Team Champion (with Corporal Punishment)

Global Wrestling Federation

1-time GWF Tag Team Champion (with Ian Rotten)

IWA Mid-South

2-time IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
1-time IWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion (with Ian Rotten)

National Wrestling League

1-time NWL Hardcore Champion
1-time NWL Tag Team Champion (with Morgus the Maniac)

Mid-America Wrestling

1-time MAW Heavyweight Champion

Eastern Wrestling Alliance

1-time EWA Hardcore Champion

AAWA

1-time AAWA Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him # 437 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
Knighton was part of the 1995 PWI Feud of the Year (vs. Ian Rotten)

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