Flash Flanagan
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Christopher Kindred is an American
professional wrestler
who has appeared in numerous independent wrestling leagues, World Wrestling Entertainment
and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
, and is best known by his ring name
s Flash Flanagan and Slash Venom.
, and Steven Dunn. Flanagan wrestled one match on Monday Night RAW losing to Brian Christopher
, he then wrestled 3 matches in 1999 on WWF Shotgun all in losing efforts. He also wrestled in NWA:TNA as Kobain in Disciples of the New Church
with former partner Wolfie D (Slash). After TNA he wrestled under the name Slash Venom in IWA Puerto Rico. In 2005 he briefly wrestled in Ring of Honor
. He now wrestles on the southeast independent circuit mainly in United States Wrestling Organization and Showtime All-Star Wrestling, as well as many promotions throughout Indiana
United States
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professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
who has appeared in numerous independent wrestling leagues, World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
, and is best known by his ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
s Flash Flanagan and Slash Venom.
Career
Early in his career Kindred formed a team with Wolfie D, known as The Blacksheep, Flanagan also formed teams with Billy Travis, Nick DinsmoreNick Dinsmore
Nicholas "Nick" Dinsmore , better known by his ring names Eugene and U-Gene, is an American professional wrestler...
, and Steven Dunn. Flanagan wrestled one match on Monday Night RAW losing to Brian Christopher
Brian Lawler
Brian Christopher Lawler is a professional wrestler. He is the son of color commentator and professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler and brother of wrestling referee Kevin Christian...
, he then wrestled 3 matches in 1999 on WWF Shotgun all in losing efforts. He also wrestled in NWA:TNA as Kobain in Disciples of the New Church
Disciples of The New Church
The Disciples of the New Church, also known as the New Church Disciples or simply The New Church, were a professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from June 19, 2002 to October 1, 2003....
with former partner Wolfie D (Slash). After TNA he wrestled under the name Slash Venom in IWA Puerto Rico. In 2005 he briefly wrestled in Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
. He now wrestles on the southeast independent circuit mainly in United States Wrestling Organization and Showtime All-Star Wrestling, as well as many promotions throughout Indiana
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Frankensteiner
- Slingshot somersault splash
- Whip Flash (Diving neckbreaker)
- ManagersManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- James Mitchell
Championships and accomplishments
- IWA Puerto Rico
- IWA Hardcore ChampionshipIWA Hardcore ChampionshipIWA Hardcore Championship is a title contested under Hardcore Wrestling rules in the International Wrestling Association in Puerto Rico. On October 4, 2008, the title was unified with the IWA Puerto Rican Heavyweight Championship.-Title history:...
(5 times) - IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight ChampionshipIWA Intercontinental Heavyweight ChampionshipThe IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship is a secondary professional wrestling title defended in the Puerto Rican International Wrestling Association....
(1 time) - IWA World Tag Team ChampionshipIWA World Tag Team ChampionshipIWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team titles being defending in the International Wrestling Association in Puerto Rico. It has been an active wrestling championship since January 6, 2000.-Title history:-References:*General...
(6 times) with Miguel PerezMiguel Pérez, Jr.Miguel Perez, Jr. is a professional wrestler who competed as a member of the Los Boricuas stable led by Savio Vega from June 1997 to October 1998 in the World Wrestling Federation.-ECW and WWF:Pérez is the son of Miguel Pérez, Sr...
(2) with AbyssChris ParksChristopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(1) with Chicano (3)
- IWA Hardcore Championship
- Music City Wrestling
- MCW North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Wolfie D
- National Wrestling AllianceNational Wrestling AllianceThe National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Wolfie D
- Ohio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
- OVW Hardcore ChampionshipOVW Hardcore ChampionshipThe OVW Hardcore Championship was a short-lived hardcore wrestling title in World Wrestling Entertainment's former developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. The title was created in 2000 and was deactivated in 2001...
(1 time) - OVW Heavyweight ChampionshipOVW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National...
(4 times) - OVW Southern Tag Team ChampionshipOVW Southern Tag Team ChampionshipThe OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling. Created in 1997, the first champions were Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan. As of 2011, the current champions are Ted McNaler and Adam Revolver, known as The Elite in their fourth reign...
(5 times) with BJ Payne (1), Doug BashamDoug BashamThis article is about the wrestler, for the talk show host see Doug Basham Lyle Douglas "Doug" Basham, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 2002 and 2007, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name...
(1), Nick DinsmoreNick DinsmoreNicholas "Nick" Dinsmore , better known by his ring names Eugene and U-Gene, is an American professional wrestler...
(1) and Trailer Park Trash (2)
- OVW Hardcore Championship
- Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
- PCW Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Glenn Osbourne
- United States Wrestling AssociationUnited States Wrestling AssociationThe United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded by former CWA owner Jerry Jarrett.-Foundation:...
- USWA Tag Team ChampionshipUSWA Tag Team ChampionshipThe USWA World Tag Team Championship was a tag team championship in the Memphis, Tennessee-based professional wrestling promotion, the United States Wrestling Association.The title was originally known as the WCWA World Tag Team Championship....
(5 times) with Billy Travis (2) and Steven Dunn (3)
- USWA Tag Team Championship
- XCW Midwest Championship Wrestling
- XCW Midwest Heavweight Championship