Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn (born June 12, 1963) is an American retired professional wrestler. He has worked for promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and Ring of Honor (ROH). Lynn is a two time world heavyweight champion, having held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once and the ROH World Championship once. Other championships held by Lynn in his career include the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (once), the TNA X Division Championship (twice), the NWA World Tag Team Championship (twice) and the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship (once). In December 2012, sports journalist Dave Meltzer described Lynn as "one of the most underrated workers of the last quarter century". Lynn retired from professional wrestling on March 23, 2013, exactly 25 years after his career began.
Finishing move (as Mr. J.L.): Cross Armbar Submission
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Trademark move: Gory Special 2000
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Trademark move: Rope Hung Apron Leg Drop
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Trademark move: Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors
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Trademark move: TKO
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Trademark move: Tornado DDT
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Finishing move: Cradle Tombstone Piledriver
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Finishing move: Cradle Piledriver
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Fact
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Consistently seen by wrestling fans over the last 15 years as one of the best technical and most underrated wrestlers of his generation.
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Wrestles for NWA-TNA, Ring of Honour, Major League Wrestling and other independents [January 2004]
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Wrestles for NWA-TNA [June 2003]
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He and his wife had their second daughter on August 28, 2006.
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Lost to Rob Van Dam at ECW's last PPV, Guilty as Charged 2001. Faced Van Dam one last time (before heading to NWA:TNA) on WWE Sunday Night Heat in the summer of 2001, but again lost to RVD.
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The greatest match in the RVD-Jerry Lynn series happened at ECW Hardcore Heaven '99 where Van Dam won when he hit the five-star frog splash. They had a rematch a year later at ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000 where Jerry Lynn won after Scotty Anton interfered.
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Wrestled for the WCW as Mr. J.L. in a series of matches against their new cruiserweight talents such as Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Sabu and WCW mainstay Alex Wright.
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Former NWA Tag Team Champion and X-division champion
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Former ECW Champion
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After his spectacular battles with Rob Van Dam, Lynn was christened "The New F'n Show"
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Won the WWF Light-Heavyweight title from Crash Holly in his TV debut, the Sunday Night HeAT before WWF's Backlash 2000.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Squared Circle Dreams
2013
TV Series
Extreme Rising
2012
Jerry Lynn
ROH: Salvation
2010
Jerry Lynn
PWS: Vendetta
2010
Video
Jerry Lynn
IWA TX/ACW: Nothing Is as Real as a Dream
2009
Video
Jerry Lynn
IWA TX/ACW: Peace, Love, and Anarchy
2009
Video
Jerry Lynn
VPW: We Live for This!
2009
Video
Jerry Lynn
IWA TX/ACW: Our Time to Shine
2008
Video
Jerry Lynn
BCW: Night of Extreme
2008
Video
Jerry Lynn
F1RST Pro Wrestling: Die Another Day
2008
Video
Jerry Lynn
PWS: Majestic Mayhem
2008
Video
Jerry Lynn
NYWC: Psycho Funkin' Circus
2008
Video
Jerry Lynn
NWA Midwest: No Gimmicks Needed
2007
Video
Jerry Lynn
NYWC: Friend or Foe
2007
Video
Jerry Lynn
Wicked Hanuman: The Beginning
2007
Video
Jerry Lynn
TNA Impact! Wrestling
2004-2006
TV Series
Jerry Lynn
NWA Cyberspace: Shockwave VII
2006
Video
Jerry Lynn
1PW: No Turning Back, Night 2
2006
Video
Jerry Lynn
NYWC: Rampage
2006
Video
Jerry Lynn
1PW: A Cruel Twist of Fate
2005
Video
Jerry Lynn
Hardcore Homecoming
2005
Video
Jerry Lynn
UPW: Overload
2005
Video
Jerry Lynn
Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign
2005
Video
Jerry Lynn
ROH: Final Battle 2003
2004
Video
Jerry Lynn
MLW: War Games
2003
Video
Jerry Lynn
NWA: Total Nonstop Action
2002-2003
TV Series
Jerry Lynn
FWA Seasons Beatings
2003
Video
Jerry Lynn
MLW: King of Kings
2002
Video
Jerry Lynn
MLW: Reload
2002
Video
Jerry Lynn
WWA: Revolution
2002
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
MLW Genesis
2002
Video
Jerry Lynn
ROH: Road to the Title
2002
Video
Jerry Lynn
WWA Eruption
2002
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
FWA British Uprising
2002
Video
Jerry Lynn
WWE Jakked
2001
TV Series
Jerry Lynn
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
2001
Video
Jerry Lynn
ECW: Anarchy Rulz
2000
Video Game
Jerry Lynn (voice)
ECW Massacre on 34th St.
2000
Video
Jerry Lynn
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
2000
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
Extreme Championship Wrestling: Heatwave '00
2000
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
ECW Hardcore Heaven '00
2000
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
ECW: Hardcore Revolution
2000
Video Game
Jerry Lynn
ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
2000
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
ECW November to Remember 1999
1999
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
Extreme Championship Wrestling: Anarchy Rulz '99
1999
Video
Jerry Lynn
ECW Wrestling TNN
1999
TV Series
Jerry Lynn
Extreme Championship Wrestling: Heatwave '99
1999
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
ECW Hardcore Heaven '99
1999
TV Movie
Jerry Lynn
ECW Cyberslam '99
1999
Video
Jerry Lynn
ECW Living Dangerously '99
1999
Video
Jerry Lynn
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld 1998
1998
Video
Jerry Lynn
ECW November to Remember 1998
1998
Video
Jerry Lynn
Extreme Championship Wrestling: Heatwave '98
1998
Video
Jerry Lynn
ECW Living Dangerously '98
1998
Video
Jerry Lynn
ECW November 2 Remember 97
1997
Video
Jerry Lynn
WWF Friday Night's Main Event
1997
TV Series
Jerry Lynn
WCW World Championship Wrestling
1996-1997
TV Series
Mr. J.L.
WCW Monday Nitro
1995-1997
TV Series
Mr. J.L.
Clash of the Champions
1997/II
TV Movie
Mr. J.L.
ECW as Good as It Gets
1997
Video
Jerry Lynn
WCW World War 3
1996
TV Movie
Mr. J.L.
WCW World War 3
1995
TV Movie
Mr. J.L.
Crossing the Bridge
1992
High School Senior #2
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
2014
Documentary completed
Himself
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling