 Bradley in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bradley Thomas Jay (1980-11-17)November 17, 1980 (age 45)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Aiden O'Shea[1] Brad Bradley[2] Bradley Jay[2] Jay Bradley[2] Ryan Braddock[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 260 lb (118 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Chicago, Illinois Southside of Chicago |
| Trained by | Steel Domain Wrestling[2] Ace Steel[2] Danny Dominion[2] Kevin Quinn[2] Deep South Wrestling[2] Inoki Dojo |
| Debut | 1999 |
Bradley Thomas Jay[5] (born November 17, 1980) is an Americanprofessional wrestler, best known for his time inImpact Wrestling under thering names ofJay Bradley andAiden O'Shea, andWWE asRyan Braddock.
Bradley started his wrestling training at the Steel Domain Wrestling school inChicago, where he trained with wrestlers includingCM Punk andColt Cabana. Bradley suffered several setbacks in his career as he suffered from anoveractive thyroid.[6] He worked for severalindependentpromotions in theMid-West, most notably forIWA Mid-South, before signing a developmental contract withWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
He debuted in WWE's then-developmental territoryDeep South Wrestling (DSW) as "The Monster of the Midway" Bradley Jay. During his time in DSW he won theDeep South Heavyweight Championship on three occasions.[2] He also wrestleddark matches for both theRaw andSmackDown!brands.[7] Occasionally, he made appearances onHeat as well.[8] When WWE ended their relationship with DSW he was then sent toOhio Valley Wrestling (OVW) to continue his development.[2]
On May 16, he debuted in OVW under the name "Jay Bradley", defeating formerOVW Heavyweight Champion, Chet the Jett.[9] He defeatedPaul Burchill andIdol Stevens in a three-way match via two Lariats to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship on June 1 at OVW's firstSummer Sizzler Series event atSix Flags Kentucky Kingdom inLouisville, Kentucky to become the first man to hold both the OVW and DSW heavyweight titles.[10][11] On June 15, 2007, atOhio Valley Wrestling's thirdSuper Summer Sizzler Series event of the year atSix Flags Kentucky Kingdom inLouisville, Kentucky, he defeatedIdol Stevens to retain the OVW title.[12] He then lost the title to Paul Burchill in a match taped on June 27 and aired on June 30. He also wrestled at Rawhouse shows on August 11 and 12 and September 1 (losing to "Hacksaw"Jim Duggan). He wrestled in a dark match againstD'Lo Brown before aSmackDown television taping in August 2007.[2] On December 19, in OVW, he won the "Love Thy Neighbor" four corners tag team match to win a future OVW Heavyweight title shot.[13] He then was starting afeud withMatt Sydal and had defeated him in a tag team match where he and Mike Kruel defeated Sydal and Charles Evans.[14] Unfortunately, before Bradley could exercise his title opportunity, OVW was dropped byWorld Wrestling Entertainment as a development territory.[15]
Bradley debuted on the mainSmackDown roster on the August 15, 2008, episode of the show, under the name "Ryan Braddock".[16] He waseasily defeated byBig Show after aknockout punch.[16] At the August 14, 2008,Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) television taping, Bradley wrestled under the Ryan Braddock name once again, making it his permanent and newring name. On the August 22 episode ofSmackDown, Braddock competed in abattle royal to qualify for theWWE Championship Scramble match atUnforgiven, but was eliminated by Big Show, who was not officially in the match.[17] On the September 2 episode ofECW, Braddock facedRicky Ortiz in a losing effort after being pinned by Ortiz'sBig O finisher.[18] On the September 19 episode ofSmackDown, Braddock competed in a one fall match-up withFestus, who was accompanied byJesse.[19] Braddock won the match as a result of a disqualification, afterJesse and Festus wrapped him in bubble wrap and duct tape.[19] Following this match, Braddock returned to FCW before being released from WWE in March 2009.[20]
After his release from WWE, Bradley began working for theBerwyn, Illinois basedAll American Wrestling promotion and on March 28, 2009, defeatedTyler Black, Chandler McClure andEgotistico Fantastico to win theAAW Heavyweight Championship.[21] He held the title for five months, before losing it toJimmy Jacobs on September 5.[21] He also worked for Florida-basedFull Impact Pro, losing toT. J. Perkins in his debut match on June 6, 2009.[22]
In 2011, Bradley joinedBilly Corgan's wrestling promotion,Resistance Pro.[23] At the promotion's debut show he defeatedIcarus.[24]
In November 2012, Bradley made his debut forExtreme Rising at their iPPV debut show Remember November defeatingChristian York.[25]
At RPW Draw the Line, Bradley and Mad Man Pondo won the RPW Tag Team Championship.[26] they were stripped of the titles on the same day.
On July 9, 2015, Bradley competed in a triple threat match against Joey Avalon and Matt Cage forGlobal Force Wrestling for their GFW Grand Slam Tour inAppleton, Wisconsin, Avalon won after pinning Cage.[27]
Bradley returned toOVW after his appearance onImpact Wrestling Gut Check. Bradley's first match since returning to OVW was against Tommy Gunn on March 6 which he won.[28] On May 8, Bradley teamed withRob Terry to face The Coalition (Raul LaMotta & Shiloh Jonze) they ended up getting the victory by DQ after the other members of The Coalition interfered.[29] On May 22, 2013, Bradley defeated theOVW Heavyweight ChampionJamin Olivencia in a non-title match.[30] On June 19, 2013, Bradley was defeated by Rob Terry in a number one contenders match for the OVW Heavyweight Championship.[31] On September 7, 2013, Bradley unsuccessfully challenged Jamin Olivencia for the OVW Heavyweight Championship in a loaded boomstick on a pole match.[32] On December 11, 2013, Bradley and Terry began teaming again getting wins over The Rockstars (Rockstar Spud and Ryan Howe) on two separate occasions.[33] On January 1, 2014, Bradley defeated Deonta Davis and Leon Shelly in a two on one handicap match during an OVW Live Event.[34] On January 4, 2014, Bradley faced Ryan Howe that ended in a no contest they had a rematch where Howe defeated Bradley in a street fight. on January 11, Bradley defeated Leon Shelly. on January 18, at OVW TV, Bradley defeated Bud Dwight. on January 25, Bradley defeated Robbie Walker. On February 1, 2014, at OVW TV, Bradley competed in the Nightmare rumble won by Johnny Spade. on February 1, 2014, at OVW Saturday Night Special, Bradley faced Ryan Howe in a losing effort.
On the January 10, 2013, episode ofImpact Wrestling, Bradley appeared as part of theImpact Wrestling Gut Check, defeatingBrian Cage.[35] The following week, Bradley was chosen over Cage by the storyline Gut Check judges to earn a contract in Impact Wrestling.[36]
Bradley returned on the May 16 episode ofImpact Wrestling, defeatingChristian York in the first qualifying round for the Bound for Glory Series Gut Check Tournament.[37] On June 2 atSlammiversary XI, Bradley defeatedSam Shaw to qualify for the2013 Bound for Glory Series.[38] Bradley would go to lose all of his beginning matches in the BFG series to the likes ofAustin Aries,Hernandez, andJoseph Park.[39][40][41][42] Bradley ended his participation in the tournament on the August 28 episode ofImpact Wrestling Xplosion, with a pinfall victory over Joseph Park, finishing eleventh out of the ten other wrestlers in a tie with Hernandez in the tournament.[43] On January 13, 2014, Bradley was released from his Impact Wrestling contract.[44]
As part of a working relationship between TNA andWrestle-1 it was announced on November 6, 2013, that Bradley would be working a tour for theJapanese promotion between November 16 and December 1.[4][45] In their debut match for the promotion, Bradley and fellow TNA workerRob Terry defeatedKaz Hayashi andShuji Kondo in a tag team match.[46] Bradley and Terry remained undefeated in tag team matches for the entire tour, but Bradley's tour ended with a three match losing streak in singles matches against his fellow Impact Wrestling worker.[47][48][49]
On October 4, 2015, atBound for Glory, Bradley made his return toImpact Wrestling under the ring nameAiden O'Shea (and began using an Irishruffian gimmick) and competed in a twelve-man Bound For Gold Gauntlet match which was won byTyrus.[50] During October and November, O'Shea also competed in the firstTNA World Title Series tournament that was taped in July 2015 as a member of Group Wildcard, where he ended third of his block by only defeatingCrazzy Steve to receive 3 points. On January 8, 2016, atOne Night Only: Live, O'Shea was defeated byRockstar Spud after they had a confrontation in the ring.[51] On the October 6, 2016, episode ofImpact Wrestling, O'Shea made his return to Impact Wrestling after his hiatus, accompanying Impact Wrestling PresidentBilly Corgan to the ring and serving as muscle/representative. Bradley left TNA quietly in 2017.
O'Shea made his return to OVW on April 28, 2017, at Run For The Ropes III where he won a battle royal to face theOVW Heavyweight Championship. Later that night, O'Shea was unsuccessful at winning the OVW Heavyweight Championship against Big Jon. On May 13, at OVW Saturday Night Special Uprising, Bradley was defeated by Justin Smooth. On June 2, 2018, Bradley and Shiloh Jonze unsuccessfully challenged The Bro Godz (Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson) for the OVW Southern Tag Team Championships. On August 23, Bradley was defeated by Jax Dane in the first round of the Grand Tournament.
On July 31, 2019, Bradley won a gauntlet match to become the new OVW Television Champion. Three days later, he and Cash Flo defeated Big Zo & Maximus Khan to become the new OVW Southern Tag Team Champions, thus making Bradley a double champion. On August 21, 2019, Bradley would lose the OVW Television Championship to Maximus Khan in a Gauntlet match. On November 24, 2020, Bradley was part of a Ten Man Elimination tag team match in which his team was victorious.[52]
On January 6, 2018, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Jay Bradley made his debut forPro Wrestling Noah in a singles match againstTakashi Sugiura.[53]
On October 21, 2018, Jay Bradley wrestled at theNWA 70th Anniversary Show. On the card he lost a 4-way elimination match to qualify for the NWA National title match. The match, which also included Mike Parrow andRicky Starks, was won byWillie Mack. On January 5, 2019, Bradley teamed withCaleb Konley losing to War Kings (Crimson andJax Dane) in a qualifying match for theCrockett Cup. The night of the tournament, Bradley would team with Jocephus, losing a seven-team battle royal to the Wildcards (Royce Isaacs &Tom Latimer) with the winner qualifying as the last entrant for the Crockett Cup tournament. In 2021, Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky formed the Fixers tag team and would start serving as muscle forColby Corino. On August 28, 2022, the Fixers won a 12-team battle royal at theNWA 74th Anniversary Show to determine the inauguralNWA United States Tag Team Champions. The Fixers held the titles until January 31, 2023, when they lost the belts to The Country Gentlemen.[54]
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