| Joey Abs | |
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| Birth name | Jason Arhndt |
| Born | (1971-10-15)October 15, 1971 (age 53) Carthage, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jason Arhndt Joey Abs Venom |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 277 lb (126 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Carthage, North Carolina Greenwich, Connecticut (WWF)[1] |
| Trained by | OMEGA Championship Wrestling Memphis Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | 1994 |
| Retired | 2001 |
Jason Arhndt (born October 15, 1971) is an American retiredprofessional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF) under thering nameJoey Abs as part of theMean Street Posse. He also performed using the ring nameVenom.
Arhndt began his career as a member ofMatt and Jeff Hardy'sOrganization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) inCameron, North Carolina. Arhndt also made some appearances asenhancement talent using his real name onWWF Monday Night Raw in 1994 and 1995. In 1996, he became the first individual to have theStunner performed on him byStone Cold Steve Austin on an episode ofSuperstars. Later that year, teaming with Eddie Jackie, they scored an upset win against Steve Austin, pinning him after he was clotheslined byDavey Boy Smith. On August 2, 1997, he was defeated byJeff Hardy to crown the firstOMEGA New Frontiers Champion.[2] Abs continued jobbing in the WWF in 1997 and 1998Shotgun Saturday Night.
In early 1999, he joined the WWF as Joey Abs. He made his WWF debut on the June 21, 1999 episode ofRaw is War. He was a part of theMean Street Posse, aheelstable, withPete Gas andRodney, clad in sweater vests, loafers, and dress pants.[3] Although Gas and Rodney were actual childhood friends ofShane McMahon, Abs was not and had a legitimate wrestling background.[3] They started off as a group fromGreenwich, Connecticut of about ten people in early 1999, but then as the year went on the stable whittled its way down to three members. The group was closely allied with McMahon, often helping him defend theWWE European Championship throughout early 1999. AtWrestleMania 2000, each member won theWWF Hardcore Championship for a short while.[4] He was taken off TV in May 2000.
All three Posse members were briefly signed to the WWF developmental territory ofMemphis Championship Wrestling (MCW). In MCW in June 2000, Abs won theMCW Southern Heavyweight Championship fromLord Steven Regal. He, however, lost the title toK-Krush on August 19.[5] Abs continued working in the WWF in dark matches and house shows for the rest of the year and going into January 2001. He won the MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship for the second time defeatingSteve Bradley on June 16 , 2001 and dropped the title back to Bradley. Abs was released from the WWF in June 2001 and retired in the same year.
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