- Johnny Weiss
Infobox Wrestler
name=Johnny Weiss
names=Johnny Hotbody
The King of South Philly
John Weiss
height=5 ft. 10 in.
weight=228 lbs.
birth_date=Birth date and age|1963|6|12|mf=y
death_date=
birth_place=
death_place=
resides=Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania
trainer=Larry Sharpe
debut=1988
retired=2001|Johnny Weiss aka Johnny Hotbody is an American
professional wrestler best known for his work in the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance andExtreme Championship Wrestling .Career
Johnny Hotbody broke into professional wrestling in the late 1980s after completing his training at The Monster Factory, operated by "Pretty Boy"
Larry Sharpe . He made a name for himself in severalPennsylvania andNew Jersey - based independent promotions before signing with Philadelphia's Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) in 1990. Hotbody's long-running feud withTony Stetson . The TWA closed its doors suddenly in 1991, but was soon replaced by Eastern Championship Wrestling (later Extreme Championship Wrestling), run byTod Gordon . Hotbody became part of The Suicide Blondes in ECW and the NWA withChris Michaels andChris Candido . After successful tours in several Philadelphia- area independent promotions, Hotbody retired from active competition in 2001.In wrestling
*Finishing and signature moves
**Missile Dropkick*Managers
**Don E. Allen
**Hunter Q. Robbins
**WomanChampionships and accomplishments
*NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling
**ECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1
**ECW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - withChris Candido (1), Tony Stetson (1), and Chris Michaels (1)
**ECW Television Championship (1 time) (First)
**1st ECW Triple Crown champion
*"'NWA New Jersey
**NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion "(New Jersey version)" (1 time)
*Tri-State Wrestling Alliance
**TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Larry Winters
*World Wrestling Association
**WWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Other Titles
**NAWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1Reign isn't officially recognized by
World Wrestling Entertainment .External links
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