 Anderson in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chad Allegra[2][3] (1980-01-20)January 20, 1980 (age 45)[6] |
| Alma mater | Mars Hill College |
Spouse | Christine Bui[7] |
| Children | 5 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chad 2 Badd[1] Chad Allegra[1] Karl Anderson[2][3] Killshot[3][4] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[5] |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg)[6][5] |
| Billed from | Tokyo,Japan by way ofCincinnati,Ohio |
| Trained by | Les Thatcher[3] Roger Ruffen[2][3] Inoki Dojo |
| Debut | May 10, 2002[2] |
Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980), known by hisring nameKarl Anderson, is an Americanprofessional wrestler currently working as afreelancer. He is known for his tenures inNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW),WWE,Impact Wrestling,National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) andPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).
Anderson is known for his work as atag team specialist, having become afour-timeIWGP Tag Team Champion. He also holds the record for the longest reign and most defenses with the title, achieved on his first reign with former partnerGiant Bernard. Anderson and Bernard also heldPro Wrestling Noah'sGHC Tag Team Championship, and were voted tag team of the year by theWrestling Observer Newsletter in 2011. Anderson is a founding member and mouthpiece of theBullet Club stable, and a three-time winner of NJPW's top tag team tournament, theG1/World Tag League, having won it in2009 with Bernard, in2012 withHirooki Goto, and in2013 withDoc Gallows. He also wrestled forSouthern California–basedindependent promotionPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) between 2007 and 2009.
Anderson spent the majority of his career in Japan, before signing with WWE alongside Gallows,A.J. Styles, andShinsuke Nakamura in 2016. During his first run in WWE, Anderson and Gallows won theWWE Raw Tag Team Championship twice. In April 2020, Anderson and Gallows were released by WWE and, three months later, signed a contract with Impact Wrestling, where they became three-timeImpact World Tag Team Champions. Their contracts with Impact expired in 2022, and that same year, Anderson won NJPW'sNEVER Openweight Championship, and, while still champion, he and Gallows returned to WWE in October 2022. AtWrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4, 2023, Anderson became the first WWE contracted wrestler to perform at NJPW's marquee event where he lost the title.
Chad Allegra was born inAsheville, North Carolina. He grew up inPipestone, Minnesota, with his younger brother and mother. Allegra received abaseball scholarship to study atMars Hill College in his home state before dropping out to pursue a wrestling career. Upon moving toCincinnati, Ohio, he began training for a short time atLes Thatcher's Main Event Pro Wrestling Camp, the school associated with theHeartland Wrestling Association (HWA).[8]
Shortly after beginning his training under Les Thatcher in 2000, he received aconcussion at the hands of fellow traineeDerek Neikirk, which put Allegra on the shelf for over a year. When he felt he was able to return, he contacted Kirk Sheppard who worked for the Northern Wrestling Federation (NWF) in Cincinnati, who introduced him to Roger Ruffen, the head trainer at BoneKrushers (the NWF's wrestling school).[2] Allegra trained for several months before debuting under his real name in his first professional match on May 10, 2002, in a loss with The Zodiac.[2] In the early stages on his career, he had matches withPrince Justice,Jimmy Valiant,Chris Harris,Shark Boy, andJerry Lawler.[2] In the NWF, Allegra started as part of the Young Lions, a four-man group of popular rookies who entered the promotion around the same time. First to leave the group was Matt Parks. Allegra eventually joined Parks as a heel and began a feud with Ryan Stone and Jay Donaldson.[2] In the summer of 2005, the NWF and the HWA began an interpromotional feud. It culminated in a one on one, title vs. title match between Allegra, the NWF Champion, and Cody Hawk, the HWA champion.[2]
In October 2005, Allegra had the opportunity to wrestle at theNational Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) annual convention, where he was noticed byDave Marquez ofNJPW LA Dojo.[3] Allegra was invited to train at the dojo and so after losing the NWF title to Ryan Stone on January 1, 2006, Allegra began living and wrestling on theWest Coast.[3] On the West Coast, Allegra was repackaged as "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson, becoming a storyline member of theAnderson wrestling family and adopting the family's trademarkspinebuster as his new finishing maneuver.[2] Over the years, the association with the Anderson family has quietly been dropped.[9] Before long, he won the NWA British Commonwealth Championship before losing it toAlex Koslov.[2]
In 2007, he began teaming withJoey Ryan, on NWA cards promoted by David Marquez. He appeared weekly on MavTV, a small broadcast network, carried on limited stations. The team's first title match came againstThe Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a losing attempt for the AWS Tag Team Championship.[10] In April, Anderson won the EWF American Championship fromHuman Tornado.[11] On July 8, 2007, he and Ryan won a 3-way tag match to claim the vacantNWA World Tag Team Championship.[2] Anderson lost his EWF American Championship toMikey Nicholls on September 7, 2007, in a 30-minute Iron Man match, which also includedRyan Taylor.[12] Anderson and Ryan, now going as the Real American Heroes, successfully defend their championship on multiple occasions, but would eventually lose it toLos Luchas (Phoenix Star and Zokre) on February 10, 2008.[13]
In early 2007, Anderson debuted forPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), picking up big wins over established wrestlers such asFrankie Kazarian andColt Cabana.[2] He would continue to appear for PWG over the year, occasionally teaming with Joey Ryan's Dynasty faction.[14][15][16] On February 24, 2008, he participated in a tournament for thePWG World Championship, defeating Kazarian in his first round match.[17] Later that same day, he was defeated by Human Tornado in the final of the tournament, which also includedRoderick Strong.[17] After an eleven-month break from PWG, Anderson returned on February 21, 2009, once again teaming with The Dynasty.[18] On August 28, he and Joey Ryan unsuccessfully challenged The Young Bucks for thePWG World Tag Team Championship.[19] Anderson made his final appearance for PWG on September 4, 2009, when he was defeated by Roderick Strong.[20] In 2013, looking back at his time on the Californian independent circuit, Allegra stated "I actually hated my whole time in L.A. There were always great times, but I look back on it now, and I wasn't happy there at all. I just didn't enjoy myself".[3] He has however noted that he did not hate PWG, saying that they treated him well and gave him an opportunity when no one else would.[9]
On October 19, 2007, Anderson made his debut forRing of Honor (ROH), losing toChris Hero in aSurvival of the Fittest qualifying match.[21] Two days later, Anderson was defeated byAdam Pearce in a singles match.[22] After not appearing for ROH in over five years, Anderson returned to the promotion on April 5, 2013, atSupercard of Honor VII, defeating Roderick Strong.[23] At the following day's tapings ofRing of Honor Wrestling, Anderson picked up another win overMichael Elgin.[24] Anderson returned to the promotion on July 27 to take part in theROH World Championship tournament, defeatingA. C. H. in his first round match.[25] On August 17, Anderson was eliminated from the tournament in the quarterfinals by Michael Elgin.[26]
As part of the new talent exchange agreement between the NWA and NJPW, Anderson replacedYuji Nagata on March 23, 2008, in the annualNew Japan Cup tournament. His opponent in the first round was New Japan's junior heavyweight division ace,Koji Kanemoto, to whom Anderson lost by submission.[27] Based on his performance, Anderson was signed to a one-year contract by NJPW.[3] Anderson then joined NJPW's top heel stableGreat Bash Heel (GBH) and spent the rest of the year wrestling in midcard matches.[28] After a jump from GBH toChaos, Anderson formed the tag teamBad Intentions withGiant Bernard and on June 20 the two of them challenged for theIWGP Tag Team Championship, but were unable to defeat the defending championsTeam 3D (Brother Ray andBrother Devon).[28] Anderson and Bernard entered the2009 G1 Tag League and defeatedApollo 55 (Prince Devitt andRyusuke Taguchi) in the final to win the tournament and earn another chance for the title.[28][29] On November 8 atDestruction '09, the second match between Bad Intentions and Team 3D ended in a double countout.[30] On April 4, 2010, Chaos membersToru Yano andTakashi Iizuka turned on Anderson and kicked him out of the stable with help fromTetsuya Naito andYujiro Takahashi, who joined the stable in the process.[31] Giant Bernard, who was not present at the show, ended up leaving Chaos alongside his tag team partner.[32] On June 19, 2010, atDominion 6.19, Anderson and Bernard defeated the teams ofSeigigun (Yuji Nagata andWataru Inoue) andNo Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi) in athree-way elimination match to win theIWGP Tag Team Championship.[33]
Bad Intentions made their first successful defense of the IWGP Tag Team Championship on July 19, defeating Seigigun and No Limit in a three-way "Dogfight".[34] In late October Bad Intentions entered the2010 G1 Tag League, where, after three wins and two losses, they finished second in their block and advanced to the semifinals. On November 7, they were defeated by the eventual winners of the tournament, Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue.[35][36] On January 4, 2011, atWrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome, Bad Intentions successfully defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship in a three–way match againstBeer Money, Inc. (James Storm andRobert Roode) and Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi andStrong Man).[37][38] On May 3, Bad Intentions defeated No Limit to make their seventh successful IWGP Tag Team Championship defense, tying the all-time record for most defenses, set byHiroyoshi Tenzan andMasahiro Chono.[39] Bad Intentions made their record breaking eight successful IWGP Tag Team Championship defense on June 18 atDominion 6.18 againstPro Wrestling Noah'sTakuma Sano andYoshihiro Takayama, and in the process also became the newGHC Tag Team Champions.[40][41]
Bad Intentions' ninth successful IWGP Tag Team Championship defense took place on July 3, when they defeatedHirooki Goto andIWGP Heavyweight ChampionHiroshi Tanahashi.[42] On July 23, Bad Intentions made an appearance for Pro Wrestling Noah, making their first successful defense of the GHC Tag Team Championship against the team ofTakeshi Morishima andYutaka Yoshie.[43] On September 9, Bad Intentions became the longest reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions by breaking the previous record of 446 days, set by Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono in 2003. Bad Intentions made their second GHC Tag Team Championship defense on October 31, defeatingGo Shiozaki andShuhei Taniguchi at a Pro Wrestling Noah event.[44] During New Japan's2011 G1 Tag League, Bad Intentions suffered their first tag team loss in a year, when they were defeated by the Complete Players (Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi),[45] but still managed to win their four other matches and advance to the semifinals of the tournament.[46] On November 6, after defeating the Billion Powers (Hirooki Goto and Hiroshi Tanahashi) in the semifinals, Bad Intentions were defeated in the final of the 2011 G1 Climax bySuzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki andLance Archer).[47] On November 12 atPower Struggle, Bad Intentions made their tenth successful IWGP Tag Team Championship defense against Archer and Suzuki.[48] On January 4, 2012, atWrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome, Bad Intentions lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship toTencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima), ending their record-setting reign at 564 days.[49] On January 22, Bad Intentions lost the GHC Tag Team Championship toAkitoshi Saito andJun Akiyama.[50] In March, Bad Intentions was disbanded, after Bernard left New Japan to return toWWE.[51]
Launching his New Japan singles career, Anderson entered the2012 New Japan Cup on April 1. After victories over Hiroyoshi Tenzan and multi-time IWGP Heavyweight ChampionShinsuke Nakamura, arguably the biggest win of his career, he was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals by Hiroshi Tanahashi.[52][53][54] On May 3 atWrestling Dontaku 2012, Nakamura defeated Anderson in a rematch.[55] In August, Anderson took part in the2012 G1 Climax tournament, where he won four out of his first seven matches, before scoring an upset win over IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi on August 12, the final day of the tournament, to win his block and advance to the finals.[56] In the final, which was held immediately after Anderson's win over Tanahashi, Anderson was defeated byKazuchika Okada.[56] During the following months, Anderson continued his feud with Okada, leading to him unsuccessfully challenging for Okada'sWrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dometitle shot contract on October 8 atKing of Pro-Wrestling.[57][58] On November 11 atPower Struggle, Anderson unsuccessfully challenged Shinsuke Nakamura for theIWGP Intercontinental Championship.[59][60] On November 15, Anderson entered a tournament to determine the inauguralNEVER Openweight Champion. After wins over Yujiro Takahashi,[61] Shiori Asahi andKengo Mashimo, Anderson was defeated in the finals of the tournament on November 19 by Masato Tanaka.[62]
From November 20 to December 1, Anderson took part in the round-robin portion of the2012 World Tag League, alongside Hirooki Goto under the team name "Sword & Guns".[63] The team finished with a record of four wins and two losses, finishing second in their block and advancing to the semifinals of the tournament.[64][65] On December 2, Sword & Guns defeated Tencozy to advance to the final of the tournament, where, later that same day, they defeated the reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions,K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer), to win the tournament.[66] Sword & Guns received their shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championship on January 4, 2013, at Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome, but were defeated in a rematch by K.E.S.[67][68] Following his August 2012 win over Hiroshi Tanahashi, Anderson received his first shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on February 10, 2013, atThe New Beginning, but was defeated by Tanahashi in a rematch.[69] In an attempt to earn another shot at Tanahashi, Anderson entered the2013 New Japan Cup on March 11, defeating Hiroyoshi Tenzan in his first round match.[70][71] Six days later, Anderson was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Kazuchika Okada.[72]
On May 3 atWrestling Dontaku 2013, Anderson faced Hiroshi Tanahashi in another high-profile match, but was again defeated. After the match, Anderson turned heel by joining Prince Devitt,Bad Luck Fale, andTama Tonga in attacking Tanahashi.[73] The new group was subsequently named "Bullet Club".[74][75] From August 1 to 11, Anderson took part in the2013 G1 Climax,[76] where he finished with a record of five wins and four losses, with a loss against Tetsuya Naito on the final day costing him a spot in the final of the tournament.[77][78] In October, Anderson set his sights on the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, held by Kazuchika Okada, looking to avenge his loss from the finals of the 2012 G1 Climax.[79] The title match between the two took place on November 9 atPower Struggle and saw Okada retain his title.[80] From November 24 to December 8, Anderson and Bullet Club's newest member,Doc Gallows, took part in the2013 World Tag League.[81] After winning their block with a record of four wins and two losses,[82] Anderson and Gallows first defeated GBH (Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma) in the semifinals and then Tencozy in the final to win the tournament, giving Anderson his overall third G1/World Tag League win and the second in a row.[83][84] Anderson and Gallows received their title shot on January 4, 2014, atWrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome, where they defeated K.E.S. to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions.[85][86] Anderson and Gallows made their first successful title defense on February 9 atThe New Beginning in Hiroshima, defeating K.E.S. in a rematch.[87][88] Their second defense took place on April 6 atInvasion Attack 2014, where they defeated Hirooki Goto andKatsuyori Shibata.[89][90]
Anderson and Gallows' third successful defense took place just seven days later, during New Japan's trip toTaiwan, when they defeated Hirooki Goto andCaptain Taiwan.[91] On May 17, Anderson and Gallows made their fourth successful title defense againstThe Briscoes (Jay Briscoe andMark Briscoe) at a NJPW and ROH co-produced event,War of the Worlds, in New York City.[92] On June 21 atDominion 6.21, Anderson and Gallows made their fifth successful defense against Ace to King (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Togi Makabe).[93][94] From July 21 to August 8, Anderson took part in the2014 G1 Climax, where he finished third in his block with a record of five wins and five losses.[95][96] On September 21 atDestruction in Kobe, Anderson and Gallows made their sixth successful title defense against Chaos' Kazuchika Okada andYoshi-Hashi.[97][98] Two days later atDestruction in Okayama, Anderson unsuccessfully challenged Okada for his IWGP Heavyweight Championship number one contender's contract.[99] In December, Anderson and Gallows made it to the finals of the2014 World Tag League, after winning their block with a record of five wins and two losses.[100] On December 7, Anderson and Gallows were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata.[101] Anderson and Gallows' year-long reign as the IWGP Tag Team Champions came to an end on January 4, 2015, atWrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, where they were defeated by Goto and Shibata.[102][103]
Anderson and Gallows regained the title from Goto and Shibata on February 11 atThe New Beginning in Osaka.[104][105] They lost the title toThe Kingdom (Matt Taven andMichael Bennett) on April 5 atInvasion Attack 2015.[106][107] They regained the title from The Kingdom on July 5 atDominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall.[108][109] From July 23 to August 15, Anderson took part in the2015 G1 Climax.[110] He entered the final day with a chance to advance from his block, but was eliminated after losing to Satoshi Kojima, giving him a record of six wins and three losses.[111] During the tournament, Anderson defeated Shinsuke Nakamura,[112] which led to him unsuccessfully challenging Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship on November 7 atPower Struggle.[113] On January 4, 2016, atWrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome, Anderson and Gallows lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma.[114] Hours after the event, it was reported that both Anderson and Gallows had given their notice to NJPW on the morning of January 4, announcing that they were leaving the promotion for WWE.[115][116] Anderson remained under NJPW contract and was expected to finish off his contracted dates with the promotion before leaving.[117][118] On February 14 atThe New Beginning in Niigata, Anderson and Gallows received a rematch for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, but were again defeated by Makabe and Honma.[119] On February 19, Anderson confirmed in an interview withTokyo Sports that he was leaving NJPW after the following day'sHonor Rising: Japan 2016 show.[120] In his final NJPW match, Anderson teamed with Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows and Tama Tonga, losing toBobby Fish, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata andKyle O'Reilly in an eight-man tag team match.[121]
On December 20, 2014, Anderson and Gallows made their debut as a tag team on the Americanindependent circuit, defeating Reality Check (Craven Varro and Devon Moore) at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) event.[122] During the summer of 2015, the two worked severalGlobal Force Wrestling (GFW) events,[123] where they took part in theGFW Tag Team Championship tournament.[124] In October 2015, Anderson and Gallows took part in aRevolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) event inReading, England, which also featured several other NJPW wrestlers.[125] That same month, they also took part in German promotionWestside Xtreme Wrestling's World Tag Team Tournament, where they made it to the quarterfinals, before losing toBig Daddy Walter andZack Sabre Jr.[126]
On the April 11, 2016, episode ofRaw, Anderson and Gallows (with Gallows reverting to his former WWE ring name, Luke Gallows) made their debut, attackingThe Usos.[127] On the April 18 episode ofRaw, Anderson and Gallows attackedWWE World Heavyweight ChampionRoman Reigns, following Reigns' promo withAJ Styles.[128] During this time, Anderson and Gallows helped Styles in his feud with Reigns, with Styles at first reluctant for their help. Gallows and Anderson wrestled their first WWE match on the April 25 episode ofRaw, defeating The Usos.[129] On the May 30 episode ofRaw, Styles would confront a returningJohn Cena who said the "new era" would have to go through him, before offering Styles his hand. Styles shook his hand, shortly before Anderson and Gallows interrupted. As Styles and Cena appeared ready to fight Anderson and Gallows, Styles instead beat down Cena repeatedly, reuniting The Club.[130]
On July 19, as part ofWWE draft, both Anderson and Gallows were drafted toRaw, while AJ Styles was drafted to SmackDown, splitting up The Club.[131] On July 24 atBattleground, The Club wrestled together for the final time, in a loss to Cena andEnzo and Cass.[132] After separating from Styles, Gallows and Anderson resumed feuding withThe New Day, leading up to aSummerSlam match for theWWE Tag Team Championship, which they won by disqualification because of show guestJon Stewart and a returningBig E getting involved.[133] AtClash of Champions, Anderson and Gallows failed to win the titles.[134] In November, Anderson and Gallows were announced as part of Team Raw for the10–on–10 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match atSurvivor Series, which they won.[135] On the January 18, 2017, episode ofRaw, Anderson and Gallows appeared to defeatCesaro and Sheamus by pinfall for the Raw Tag Team Championship; however, due to Sheamus having hit the referee, the decision was reversed to a disqualification, leading to them winning the match but not the title.[136] On theRoyal Rumble preshow, Anderson and Gallows defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the Raw Tag Team Championship for the first time.[137] They lost the title to returningThe Hardy Boyz atWrestleMania 33 in a fatal four-way tag team ladder match.[138] At thePayback kick-off show on April 30, Anderson and Gallows lost toEnzo and Cass.[139] For the rest of 2017, Anderson and Gallows were mostly off television, only appearing sporadically onRaw and mainly being relegated toMain Event.
On the January 1, 2018Raw, the duo turnedface by appearing as former Bullet Club stablemateFinn Bálor's surprise tag team partners.[140] After a brief feud, they lost toThe Revival at theRoyal Rumble pre-show.[141] On April 17, Anderson and Gallows were both drafted toSmackDown as part ofSuperstar Shake-up.[142] AtWrestleMania 34 on April 8, Anderson and Gallows competed in theAndré the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but did not win.[143] On the May 22 episode ofSmackDown, Anderson and Gallows defeatedThe Usos to become number one contenders for theSmackDown Tag Team Championship,[144] but they failed to win the title fromThe Bludgeon Brothers on theMoney in the Bank pre-show[145] and also lost a rematch on the June 19 episode ofSmackDown.[146] AtWrestleMania 35 in April 2019, Anderson and Gallows wrestled in their second André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but again did not win.[147]
On the April 29 episode ofRaw, Anderson and Gallows returned to the Raw brand, losing to The Usos.[148] As of that match, they had not won a match on television since they defeated The Usos in May 2018.[149] In July 2019, it was reported that Gallows and Anderson had re-signed with WWE to five-year contracts.[150] After Styles lost aUnited States Championship match toRicochet; Anderson and Gallows helped Styles to beat up Ricochet, and reuniting The Club asheels.[151][152] On the July 22 episode ofRaw, The Club was renamedThe O.C., which means "Original Club".[153] On the July 30 episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson became two-time Raw Tag Team Champions by defeating The Revival and The Usos in a triple threat tag team match. Within weeks, they had lost the titles to Rollins and Strowman.[154] AtCrown Jewel, Anderson and Gallows won the WWE Tag Team World Cup, by defeating eight other teams.[155] Anderson participated in theRoyal Rumble match at thenamesake pay-per-view and entered at #20 but was eliminated byRandy Orton.
Anderson's final appearance in this stint with WWE would be alongside Gallows and Styles as part of the Boneyard match atWrestleMania 36 againstThe Undertaker.[156] On April 15, 2020, Anderson was released by WWE along with several other superstars because of measures implemented by WWE due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[157]
On July 18, 2020, Gallows and Anderson announced that they had both signed two-year contracts withImpact Wrestling and would be appearing atSlammiversary.[158] At the event, Gallows (reverting to hisDoc Gallows in ring name), and Anderson (using his "Machine Gun" nickname), now known asThe Good Brothers, appeared at the end of the show helpingEddie Edwards fend offAce Austin andMadman Fulton before celebrating with Edwards, establishing themselves as fan favorites.[159] atBound for Glory, Gallows and Anderson competed in a Four-way tag team match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship which was won byThe North. AtTurning Point, Gallows and Anderson defeated The North to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the first time, becoming the second tag team (afterThe Dudley Boyz) to win tag gold in NJPW, WWE and Impact.
On the February 19, 2022, atNo Surrender, The Good Brothers rejoined Bullet Club.[160][161]
Since departing WWE, The Good Brothers returned to the American independent circuit. On August 1, 2020, Anderson and Gallows along withRocky Romero promoted their first pay-per-view event called Talk 'N Shop A Mania.[162] They held a second event later that year in November called Talk 'N Shop A Mania 2: Rise Of The Torturer.
On September 26, 2020, The Good Brothers won Lariato Pro Wrestling Guild's Lariato Pro Tag Team Championship by defeating Regenesis (Francisco Ciatso and Storm Thomas), their first title on the independent circuit.[163]
Gallows with Anderson as The Good Brothers made their AEW debut at the end ofAEW Dynamite New Year's Smash Night 1, savingKenny Omega fromJon Moxley and making the "Too Sweet" hand gesture along with Omega andThe Young Bucks.[164] Gallows and Anderson were making appearances in AEW, due to a working relationship crossover deal withImpact Wrestling.[165]
In June 2021, it was announced that Anderson along with Gallows would be returning to New Japan Pro Wrestling for the first time since early 2016 as part of the United States–based showNJPW Strong and would compete in its Tag Team Turbulence tournament.[166] AfterJon Moxley defended theIWGP United States Heavyweight Championship againstYuji Nagata, Anderson cut a promo challenging Moxley for a match for his title in which Moxley later accepted the challenge with their match taking place onAll Elite Wrestling'sFyter Fest special.[167] On July 14, 2021, at Fyter Fest, Anderson unsuccessfully challenged Moxley for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.[168] From July 16 until July 30, Anderson and Gallows took part in the Tag Team Turbulence, where they won after defeating Violence Unlimited (Brody King andChris Dickinson). Following the match, Jon Moxley appeared in a pre-taped video challenging them to a match, while also promising to bring a surprise partner to his team. On August 1, The Good Brothers accepted Moxley's challenge. The following day, NJPW made the match official. On August 14, atResurgence, The Good Brothers defeated Moxley and Yuji Nagata. After the match, Anderson and Gallows were confronted by theGuerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga andTanga Loa), before Anderson and Gallows left the arena.
On May 1 atWrestling Dontaku, Anderson and Gallows made their return to NJPW after six years, attacking Jado and Tama Tonga, before Anderson challenged Tonga to a match for theNEVER Openweight Championship. On June 12 atDominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall, Anderson defeated Tonga to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, winning his first singles title in NJPW.[169] On October 10, 2022, Anderson unexpectedly returned to WWE, while still being recognized as the NEVER Openweight Champion. On October 10, it was reported byPro Wrestling Insider, that Anderson and Gallows were believed to be heading back to WWE, which was confirmed later that day, following their appearance on the episode of WWE'sMonday Night Raw. On October 20, Anderson posted a video on hisTwitter page, indicating that he would not be making his advertised commitment, with his tag team partner Doc Gallows not approving his appearance. Despite comments from Gallows, Anderson's expressed his approval to defend the title, but due to both featuring for a WWE event in Saudi Arabia on November 5, Anderson was unable to attend the title match, in direct conflict with Anderson's prior commitment. Over the following days, NJPW attempted to negotiate with Anderson, for a title defense, leading on October 26, NJPW announcing should Anderson decide to renege on his scheduled title match, he would be forced to vacate the NEVER Openweight Championship and return the title belt to NJPW immediately. This led to Anderson returning to NJPW on December 14, where he successfully defended the title againstHikuleo. On January 4, 2023, atWrestle Kingdom 17, Anderson dropped the NEVER Openweight Championship back to Tama Tonga, marking his last appearance for the promotion.[170]
On the October 10, 2022, episode ofRaw, Anderson and Gallows made their unannounced return to WWE asfaces, saving AJ Styles from an attack byThe Judgment Day after Styles fooled Finn Bálor into thinking he had joined them by embracing in a hug.[171] The O.C decided to take the Judgment Day on atCrown Jewel on November 5, 2022. The team ended up with a loss because ofRhea Ripley.[172] After the loss because of the interference,Mia Yim decided to join The O.C and help them fend off Ripley. As part of the2023 WWE Draft, Anderson was drafted to theSmackDownbrand.[173][174]
On the February 20, 2024 episode ofNXT, Anderson and Gallows attackedAxiom andNathan Frazer andChase University (Andre Chase andDuke Hudson) after the two teams faced each other, turningheel for the first time since 2022 and marking Anderson and Gallows' return to NXT.[175] Gallows and Anderson wrestled their return NXT match on the April 25 episode ofNXT, defeating Edris Enofe and Malik Blade.[176] On February 8, 2025, Anderson (along with Gallows) was released from WWE for the second time.
On May 8, 2025, Gallows and Anderson announced that they would be returning to NJPW and will team withThe Young Bucks against Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors,David Finlay,Gabe Kidd, andGedo) on May 9 atResurgence.[177] At Resurgence, The Good Brothers and the Young Bucks defeated Bullet Club War Dogs.[178]
On May 10, 2025, the Good Brothers made their debut forMaple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) atNorthern Rising, where they faced Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay andDrilla Moloney) with the match ending in adouble countout.[179] On July 5 atMLP Resurrection, the Good Brothers defeated Finlay and Moloney in a rematch.[180]
Allegra has five sons with his wife Christine Bui, to whom he affectionately refers as his "Hot Asian Wife".[7][181] The family lives inOdessa, Florida, having previously lived inFairfield, Ohio.[3] Allegra is close friends withFergal Devitt (now known as Finn Bálor) andShinsuke Nakamura, whom he first met at theNew Japan Pro-Wrestling dojo in Los Angeles.[3] He is also close friends withAllen Jones (best known as AJ Styles) and long time tag team partnerDrew Hankinson (best known as Doc Gallows and Luke Gallows),[182] often referring to the former as "Uncle Allen".[183]
Allegra made his video game debut inWWE 2K17 as Karl Anderson alongside tag-team partnerLuke Gallows asDLC. He also appears inWWE 2K18,[184]WWE 2K19,WWE 2K20,WWE 2K Battlegrounds,WWE 2K23 (once again as DLC), andWWE 2K24.[185]
Jeff Katz's Wrestling Revolution Project taped its first season in Los Angeles this past week. [...] Kenny Omega, known as Scott Carpenter, was the star, with strong matches against Chris Masters (Known as Concrete) and Killshot (Karl Anderson).
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