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Jonathan Rechner is a professional wrestler best known as Balls Mahoney of Extreme Championship Wrestling fame.

Career

Jonathan Rechner started wrestling in 1987 in the independents as Abbudah Singh. He made a small name for himself as Boo Bradley in 1994 in Smoky Mountain Wrestling where he feuded with his childhood friend, Chris Candido. He was originally with Candido and managed by Tammy Fytch but turned on them.

He was briefly in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) during a December "In Your House" PPV, Savio Vega and 'Santa Claus' were at ringside handing out presents and playing to the fans. Heel manager The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase then appeared. DiBiase proclaimed that he can buy off Savio Vega. As Vega argued with DiBiase, 'Santa' jumped him from behind and attacked him. DiBiase laughed his trademark laugh and introduced this warped Santa as Xanta Klaus, Santa's evil brother from the South Pole who steals presents. As Xanta, Rechner would go on to have one more appearance (on the following night's Monday Night Raw) before never being mentioned again.

He really made a name for himself in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Balls Mahoney. He teamed with Axl Rotten and Spike Dudley and won the Tag Team Titles 3 times.

According to Mahoney himself (from a question he answered at the ECW Cyberslam convention's Q&A session in 2000), his trademark in-ring T-shirt in ECW, a shirt from the death metal group Immolation, was worn not because he was a fan of the band, but because the slogan on the back of the shirt, "First in Hell", reflects his religious beliefs (Mahoney/Rechner is a member of the Church Of Satan).

Balls Mahoney was a part of the ECW reunion pay-per-view, "One Night Stand" on June 12, 2005.

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.

Profile

Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Birthday: April 11, 1972
Hometown: Nutley, New Jersey/and Spring Lake Heights New Jersey
Trained by: Larry Sharpe
Professional debut: 1987
Previous Identities: Balls Mahoney, Boo Bradley, Abbudah Singh, Xanta Klaus
Nickname: Chair Swinging Freak
Previous Managers: Tammy Fytch

Finishing and signature moves

Nutcracker Suite
Ballbreaker (sit-down spinebuster)
New Jersey Jam (Top Rope Legdrop)
Top Rope Frog Splash
Chair Shot
Balls Combo

Championships and accomplishments

2-time SMW Beat the Champ Television Champion
1-time MEWF Mid Atlantic heavyweight Champion
3-time ECW Tag Team Champion (with Spike Dudley twice and Masato Tanaka once)
7-time UXW Heavyweight Champion
1-time WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Champion
1-time WWC Tag Team Champion (with Rip Rogers
)
1-time XIWF Heavyweight Champion
1-time ACW Heavyweight Champion
1-time ACW Hardcore Champion
1-time IWC World Heavyweight Champion
1-time AWWL Heavyweight Champion
1-time UWA Heavyweight Champion
1-time NWA North Jersey Television Champion
Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 443 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

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