B.J. Whitmer

Infobox Wrestler
name=Benjamin Whitmer


names=B.J. Whitmer
height=height|ft=6|in=1
weight=convert|232|lb|kg|abbr=on
birth_date=birth date and age|1978|1|25
birth_place=Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
resides=Alexandria, Kentucky, United States
billed=
trainer=Les Thatcher
Ian Rotten
debut=January 23, 2000
retired=|

Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, B.J. Whitmer. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between January 2003 and March 2008. cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/03/21/5069986.html | author = Waldman, J. | title = BJ Whitmer leaves Ring of Honor | publisher= Canadian Online Explorer | accessdate=2008-05-25|date=2008-03-21]

Career

Heartland Wrestling Association

Whitmer was trained by Les Thatcher and debuted on January 23, 2000 in Thatcher's Ohio-based Heartland Wrestling Association. Whitmer feuded with "Ice Cream Man" Tony B. before forming a tag team with Jamie Knoble in 2002. On May 8 2002 he won the HWA Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Knoble, Shannon Moore and Matt Stryker in a four-man-elimination match in Dayton. He lost the title to Rory Fox on August 10 in Cincinnati.

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

Whitmer moved on to IWA Mid-South in Illinois. On April 9 2004 he defeated Jerry Lynn in a thirty minute Iron Man match for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship, which he held until May 29, when he was beaten by Petey Williams.

Pro Wrestling NOAH

In June 2001 Whitmer toured Japan with Pro Wrestling NOAH, teaming on several occasions with fellow gaijins Matt Murphy and 2 Cold Scorpio. He was entered in the GHC Junior Tournament, but was eliminated by Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in his final match in Japan on June 21 in Toyama, Toyama. Whitmer toured with NOAH once more in August and September 2005, losing most of his matches.

Ring of Honor (2003-2008)

In January 2003 Whitmer joined the Pennsylvania based Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion. His first major match was a bout with CM Punk at "Epic Encounter" on April 12, 2003. The match was declared a no-contest after Punk gave Whitmer a German suplex off the ring apron and through a table on the outside, leaving Punk stunned and Whitmer concussed. Whitmer returned on May 31, losing to Dan Maff, and on June 14 he teamed with Punk's other enemy, Raven, to face CM Punk and Colt Cabana at "Night Of The Grudges". Whitmer and Raven lost when Cabana pinned Whitmer, apparently settling the issue.

Whitmer regained some momentum with a victory in a four corners survival match on June 28 at "WrestleRave '03", and on July 19 at "Death Before Dishonor" he won another four corners survival match with the number one contendership to the ROH World Championship on the line. Whitmer faced the reigning champion, Samoa Joe, at "Wrath of the Racket" on August 9, but was defeated. Between August and November Whitmer took part in the "Field of Honor" event, winning Block A but losing to Matt Stryker on December 22 at "Final Battle 2003".

That same evening, CM Punk confronted Christopher Daniels, Dan Maff and Allison Danger, members of The Prophecy. (a heel stable led by Daniels), demanding to know which one of them had attacked and sidelined his girlfriend and valet, Lucy, earlier that year. A brawl broke out with The Prophecy on one side and Punk and Colt Cabana on the other. Whitmer then approached the ring and announced that he had been behind the attack, thus joining The Prophecy.

The events on December 22 led to a match on January 10, 2004 at "The Battle Lines Are Drawn" between The Second City Saints (Punk, Cabana and Ace Steel) and The Prophecy (Daniels, Maff and Whitmer). The match descended into a brawl, and the referee declared it a no contest after Lucy returned to ROH for one night, slapping Whitmer to gain a measure of revenge. After the match, Punk injured Daniels with a Pepsi Plunge through a table, marking Daniels' last appearance in ROH until June 2005 (in reality, Daniels had signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling).

Whitmer and Maff continued to team together as The Prophecy, accompanied by Allison Danger, and feuded with the Saints throughout early 2004. They defeated the Saints for the ROH Tag Team Championship at "Round Robin Challenge III" on May 15, but lost the title to the Briscoe Brothers later that evening. On June 12, 2004, at "World Title Classic", Maff and Whitmer defeated three other teams in a thirty five minute long ultimate endurance match. After the match, Maff convinced Whitmer to discard both the Prophecy name and the managerial services of Allison Danger, claiming that they no longer needed a leader or a manager. Danger was furious, and placed a bounty on the heads of Maff and Whitmer. They spent several months feuding with teams sent after them by Danger, including Slash Venom and Chicano and The Carnage Crew. On December 26 at "Final Battle 2004" they defeated the Carnage Crew in a "fight without honor", and shook hands with their opponents after the match. Whitmer injured his elbow in the course of the match, and was sidelined for two months.

Whitmer and Maff captured the ROH Tag Team Championship for a second time on February 19, 2005, defeating the Havana Pitbulls. After Maff left ROH following a backstage altercation with Homicide, the title was vacated. Whitmer formed a new team with Jimmy Jacobs, and defeated Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal in a match for the vacant title on April 2. They lost the title to the Carnage Crew on July 9 at "Escape from New York", but regained them two weeks later on July 23 at "The Homecoming". The duo went on to lose the title again, this time to the team of Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke, on October 1 2005.

On October 2, 2005 at "Unforgettable", Whitmer and Jacobs joined manager Lacey, becoming the new "Lacey's Angels".

On the ROH DVD Release of Hell Freezes Over, ROH's first show of 2006, a video segment piloted by Jimmy Jacobs revealed that Jimmy Jacobs was in fact in love with Lacey. Focusing more on his love of Lacey rather than his effort in matches, Jimmy Jacobs cost the Lacey's Angels team (also joined by Adam Pearce for the night) the victory at Tag Wars 2006. Jimmy Jacobs also cost himself and B.J. Whitmer the ROH Tag Team Title the following night at ROH Dissension against the champions Roderick Strong and Austin Aries. After this, B.J. Whitmer had had enough and turned on Jimmy Jacobs. It was also learned later on in the DVD Release in a video segment that B.J. Whitmer quit Lacey's Angels altogether. Since then Lacey has done whatever she can to be a thorn in B.J. Whitmer's side in Ring of Honor.

B.J. Whitmer was one of the frontrunners in the Ring of Honor vs. Combat Zone Wrestling feud. The feud was settled in a Cage of Death match with the ROH team winning. BJ Whitmer defeated Necro Butcher in a No Rope Barbed Wire Match in Dayton, with this show being "War of the Wire II", the original War of the Wire being headlined by Homicide and Steve Corino in a No Rope Barbed Wire Match.

Whitmer suffered an ankle injury at the hands of Jimmy Jacobs at Chicago Ridge, Illinois and was out of action, but appeared at "ROH Survival of the Fittest 2006" to attack Jimmy Jacobs during his tag match with Colt Cabana against Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli. Whitmer then begin stalking Jacobs at the next few shows.

Whitmer, along with Colt Cabana and Daizee Haze, began feuding with Lacey, Jimmy Jacobs, and the hired gun Brent Albright in a series of violent matches. Including one at "Final Battle 2006" where Albright put BJ Whitmer through a table with a powerbomb. The feud continued into early 2007 and included Whitmer using a super exploder suplex on Albright through a table in New York on February 16.

Whitmer lost to Takeshi Morishima in a match for the ROH World Championship on February 23, 2007 in Dayton, Ohio.

In September 2007, Whitmer, Brent Albright and Adam Pearce formed a stable known as "The Hangm3n". In March 2008, Albright and Pearce joined Sweet 'n' Sour Inc, prompting Whitmer to leave The Hangm3n. On March 19, 2008, ROH announced that Whitmer had resigned from the promotion, praising his "immense contribution".

Wrestling facts

*Finishing and signature moves
**"Adrenaline Spike" (Reverse piledriver)
**Frog splash
**Wrist-clutch exploder suplex
**Brainbuster
**Cradle piledriver
**Diving headbutt
**Double knee backbreaker
**German suplex followed into a dragon suplex followed into a powerbomb
**Reverse DDT
**Rope hung spike DDT
**Sambo suplex lift dropped into an inverted sitout side powerslam

*With Jimmy Jacobs
**Doomsday Rana
**Powerbomb / "Contra Code" combination

*Managers
**Allison Danger
**Jim Fannin
**Daizee Haze
**Lacey

*Entrance music
**"Down" (Stone Temple Pilots)

Championships and accomplishments

*Extreme Wrestling Alliance
**EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Heartland Wrestling Association
**HWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
**HWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
*Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
**IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
**Ted Petty Invitational Tournament winner (2002)
*Jacksonville Wrestling Entertainment
**JWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Northern Wrestling Xperience
**NWX Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Mad Pro Wrestling
**MPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2007-02.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - February 2007 | accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]
*Midwest Wrestling Alliance
**MWA Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Steve Stone
*New Breed Wrestling Association
**NBWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2005-03.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - March 2005 | accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]
*Ring of Honor
**ROH Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Dan Maff (2) and Jimmy Jacobs (2)
*Revolution Pro
**Revolution Strong Style Champion (2002)
*Sin City Wrestling
**SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mack Beaman

References

* [http://noah.puroresufan.com/ NOAH.Puroresufan.com]

External links

* [http://www.bjwhitmer.tk/ BJWhitmer.tk]
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