Canady began his professional wrestling career in 1989 at the age of 20.[4] Initially performing as a traditional professional wrestler, Canady realized that he would not become a nationally recognized talent.[4][5] He noticed that his friends were in awe while watching wrestling tapes of death matches, and soon adopted the samehardcore style himself.[4][5] He created hisring name Mad Man Pondo as a play onAbdullah the Butcher's nickname the "Mad Man from Sudan" and the character Pondo Sinatra fromThe Party Animal.[4] He and fellow wrestlersCorporal Robinson and2 Tuff Tony began traveling throughout the country together early in their careers.[6] Video distribution company Smart Mark Video helped the trio gain national exposure.[6]
Canady began working forIndependent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA-MS) in 1997. In 1999, he volunteered to get into a rivalry with 2 Tuff Tony to help introduce him to thehardcore wrestling style of the company.[7] Pondo acquainted him to the proper techniques of hardcore wrestling, and Tony later recalled that Pondo "took good care of me" in their matches.[7] On April 15, Canady became the firstIWA Mid-South Hardcore Champion.[8] He lost the title to Tony two weeks later before winning it back the following month.[8] Canady lost the championship to Tony the next day, but won theIWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship that September.[8][9]
In 2003, he participated in theKing of the Deathmatch Tournament. Canady defeated Nate Webb, Axl Rotten, then Nick Gage to make it to the finals.[10] In the final match, he defeated J.C. Bailey to be crowned the 2003 King of the Deathmatch.[10] On March 18, 2006, Canady andIan Rotten defeatedIron Saints to become theIWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship.[11] The duo lost the championship five months later.[11] That November, Canady and 2 Tuff Tony took part in the firstDouble Death Tag Team Tournament, though they weren't told which team would win the tournament.[7] They defeated Children of Pain then Dysfunction and Corporal Robinson to make it to the finals. In the finals, he and Tony defeated Tough Crazy Bastards to be crowned the first Double Death Tag Team Tournament champions.[7]
He later went on and lost in the second round of the 2008 King of the Deathmatch Tournament.[12]
In 1997, Canady wrestled for Insane Clown Posse at the eventICP's Strangle-Mania Live.[13] Two years later, he, 2 Tuff Tony, and Corporal Robinson wrestled at the Dan Curtis Memorial, an independent wrestlingbooker who had recently worked for Insane Clown Posse.[6][14] Several days after the event, Tony, Robinson, and Canady were booked to wrestle for Insane Clown Posse's firstJuggalo Championship Wrestling show.[6] Canady teamed with Pete Madden to defeatIan Rotten and Corporal Robinson in anExploding Barbwire match.
The following year, Canady participated in the "Strangle-Mania Live Tour". HisHardcore match with Fat Fuck Barrel Boy was put onJCW, Vol. 2.[15] Canady began appearing every year at the annualGathering of the Juggalos and quickly became a staple in the company. In 2003, he and Necro Butcher fought in a deathmatch which was released onJCW, Vol. 3.[16] Soon after, the two men began teaming together. At the 2005 Gathering of the Juggalos, Canaday defeated championTerry Funk to becomeJCW Heavyweight Champion. He held the title for over a year before losing it to Corporal Robinson at the Hallowicked After Party 2006.
The following year, Canady went on tour with JCW to film theinternetwrestling showSlamTV!. On the first episode,Insane Clown Posse announced that theJCW Tag Team Championship had been vacated, which caused several tag teams to emerge.[17] Canady aligned himself with Necro Butcher, and the team dominated competition for several weeks.[17] However, animosity grew between the two as miscommunication cost both members multiple matches. The following weeks saw the duo break out into fist fights, which led to a series of matches between them.[17] The team reunited at "East Side Wars", though, and eventually established themselves as top contenders for the vacant tag team title.[18] AtBloodymania, the duo won an 8 TeamTag-Team Elimination match to become the new JCW Tag Team Champions.[18] The reign was short lived, however, as Necro Butcher signed a contract withRing of Honor, forcing Canady to team with several partners. At a live event in Cleveland, Ohio on January 26, 2008, Canady and his partner Breyer Wellington lost the title to 2 Tuff Tony andViolent J.[19]
At Bloodbath 2000, Canady and Ian Rotten wrestled to a draw in his debut match inCombat Zone Wrestling. He continued wrestling for the company, while also participating in their talent exchange with theJapanese companyBig Japan Pro Wrestling.[7] Canady won theCZW Iron Man Championship on June 9, but lost it the following September.[28] During his time with the company, Canady was made an honorary member of the stable the H8 Club.
Canady begin wrestling inBig Japan Pro Wrestling in 2000 as a part of the talent exchange between the company and Combat Zone Wrestling.[4][7] He wrestled singles matches under the name Original Foolish Foreigner before changing his name back to Mad Man Pondo. The talent exchange between the companies stopped in 2001 when Combat Zone Wrestling demanded more money.[7] Big Japan Pro Wrestling refused, so CZW pulled all of their talent from Japan.[7] Canady, however, refused to leave because the fans and the company treated him well.[7]
He was later named the American booker for Big Japan Pro Wrestling and brought in talent from the states, including 2 Tuff Tony. He and Tony soon formed the tag team Baka Gaijin, Japanese for Stupid Foreigners.[7] The team was well received by both the Japanese crowd and the Japanese wrestlers.[7] They continued to wrestle multiple tours together from 2001 to 2006, while Canady continued singles tours until 2008.[4][7]
On February 16, 2018 Madman Pondo teamed with Leatherface & Freddie Kreuger to defeat Breyer Wellington, Giuseppe Colonna, & Isiah Broner in his first appearance at Horror Slam Wrestling in Riverview, Michigan.
On October 19, 2018 Adam Rose defeated Madman Pondo.
On December 14, 2018 Madman Pondo & Chuck Stein defeated Jeff King & Peter B. Beautiful in a Deathmatch.
On July 19, 2019 Madman Pondo & Chuck Stein fought to a No Contest in a Deathmatch.
On August 9, 2019 Madman Pondo defeated Chuck Stein to win the Horror Slam Deathmatch Title in Riverview, Michigan.
On September 20, 2019 Chuck Stein defeated Madman Pondo to win back the Horror Slam Deathmatch Title in Lincoln Park, Michigan.
On October 18, 2019 Kongo Kong (with Heidi Katrina) defeated Madman Pondo (with Sabrina Hexx) by DQ.
On November 22, 2019 Madman Pondo defeated Percy Drews.
On October 10, 2020 Madman Pondo defeated Poindexter in Erie, Michigan.
On 2 October, 2021 at Inked in Blood,Pondo defeated Hoodfoot in a Dog Collar Four Corner Fuckery Match.On 29 January,2022 at Cold Blooded,Rickey Shane Page defeated Pondo in a death match. On 26 February ,at Code Orange,Pondo compete in a four way death match which was won byMickie Knuckles,also involve Neil Diamond Cutter and Otid Cogar.
On January 30, 2021 Madman Pondo defeated Jeff Cannonball atGame Changer Wrestling "UV:60" as part of GCW's Fight Forever 24-hour live stream of wrestling.
On March 20, 2021Madman Pondo participated in TKW (Total Kaos Wrestling) "Kaos Kup" Deathmatch Tournament in Taylor, Michigan.Madman Pondo defeated Peter B. Beautiful to win the AIWF World Deathmatch Title in the tournament, but lost the title to Sean Lawhorn in a subsequent match.
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