Jerry Flynn

Not to be confused with Jerry Lynn.

William Brenneman
Ring name(s)	Jerry Flynn Jerry Blayman
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight	227 lb (103 kg; 16.2 st)
Born	November 21, 1959 (1959-11-21) (age 51) Tampa, Florida
Resides	British Columbia
Trained by	Boris Malenko[1]
Debut	1989

William Brenneman (born November 21, 1959) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jerry Flynn. Known for his martial arts gimmick and "mullet" hairstyle, he worked in Japanese wrestling promotions and for World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s.

Professional wrestling

Jerry Flynn's professional wrestling career began with training under Boris Malenko. He made his debut in FMW in 1989. During this time, he befriended fellow student Michael Bollea, later known as Horace Hogan. In 1991, Flynn debuted in the Japanese shoot style wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and remained there for a few years. This period also saw Flynn face Masakatsu Funaki on the co-promotional SWS/WWF SuperWrestle card on December 12, 1991.^[2]

World Championship Wrestling

By the mid '90s, Flynn had worked as a jobber for the WWF, performing in a few house shows before making his way into WCW with help from Brian Blair, a friend of road agent Paul Orndorff, and Mark Starr, who helped gain Flynn a tryout at Universal Studios Florida for a WCW WorldWide taping. He began performing regularly on WCW's secondary TV program, WCW Saturday Night, in 1997 and by the following year was gaining numerous wins over low-card performers. Later that same year, he won a match elevating him to Monday Nitro, the company's flagship program. He then became a member of The First Family, a heel stable managed by Jimmy Hart. However, an injury Flynn sustained led to the eventual disestablishment of the group.^[1]

Flynn also performed outside of WCW during this time. He wrestled on a tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling in 1999 and claimed to have been well received in the promotion. On September 19, 2000 in Tampa, Florida, he also unsuccessfully faced Mike Rapada in a tournament final for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.^[3]

In time, Flynn became a preliminary WCW wrestler in 1998 and 1999. He had a short-lived feud with Ernest "The Cat" Miller where Flynn defeated Miller and Sonny Onoo in a handicap match at the Uncensored pay-per-view. Later that year, he unsuccessfully participated in the Junkyard Invitational at Bash at the Beach. He then began a feud with mixed martial arts fighter Tank Abbott which Flynn later expressed enthusiasm for. During this time, Flynn's persona emphasized his shootfighting skills including a "shootfight rules" match against The Wall on Thunder.^[4] His feud with Abbott culminated at Souled Out 2000 where Abbott defeated him via knock-out in a mere 1:39.

Outside of wrestling

Jerry Flynn is a legitimate black belt in taekwondo, and he briefly owned and operated his own school of martial arts.

Presently, Flynn works as a coal mine foreman outside of Sioux Falls, South Dakota with former manager Dan Thompson. ^[5]

Flynn also fought mixed martial arts in the WCC (World Combat Championship) losing to Fred Floyd in an alternate bout.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Savate kick^[1]

• Signature moves
  • Ankle lock^[6]
  • Cross armbreaker^[1][6][7]
  • Hook kick^[6]
  • Shoot kick^[6][8]
  • Spin kick^[6]

• Managers
  • Jimmy Hart^[1]
  • Dan Thompson^[1]

• Nicknames
  • "Lightning Foot"^[1]

Championships and accomplishments

• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship(1 time)

• Other titles
  • SWA Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
  • IWF Heavyweight Champion (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #242 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1999

See also

Professional wrestling portal

• The First Family

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Jerry Flynn's OWW Profile". onlineworldofwrestling.com. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/jerry-flynn.html. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
2. ^ Miscellaneous Japanese Events WrestleTapes.net. Retrieved on 7-25-09.
3. ^ "NWA World Heavyweight Championship". Wrestling-titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html. Retrieved 2007-11-27. 
4. ^ WCW Thunder - Thursday, January 6, 2000 DDTDigest.com (2000). Retrieved on 7-25-09.
5. ^ http://www.tpww.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-94348.html
6. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Jerry Flynn vs Goldberg". World Championship Wrestling. WCW Thunder. 1998-03-26.
7. ^ "Finishing Moves List". Other Arena. http://www.otherarena.com/nCo/finish/finish.html. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
8. ^ "Jerry Flynn vs Goldberg". World Championship Wrestling, TNT. WCW Monday Nitro. 1998-01-12.

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Name	Flynn, Jerry
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Date of birth	1959-11-21
Place of birth	Tampa, Florida
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