J. R. Kratos Explained

J. R. Kratos
Height:6 ft 2 in[1]
Weight:286 lb
Birth Date:20 June 1982
Birth Place:Pacifica, California, U.S.
Debut:February 26, 2012

J. R. Kratos (born June 20, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, currently appearing for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former NWA United States Tag Team Champion (with Odinson) and a former NWA World Tag Team Champion. He also makes sporadic appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Kratos' early career started in the Northern California independent pro wrestling scene where he debuted for Supreme Pro Wrestling.[2] From 2012-2019, Kratos wrestle for All Pro Wrestling on a constant basis.[3] He has also competed in several GCW Bloodsport events after he attended a seminar held by Josh Barnett with Timothy Thatcher and Jeff Cobb.

All Japan Pro-Wrestling

Kratos competed for All Japan Pro Wrestling during their Excite Series tour in February 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

National Wrestling Alliance

On November 11, 2020, Aron Stevens and Kratos defeated Eli Drake and James Storm to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. On June 6, at When Our Shadows Fall, Stevens and Kratos successfully defended their titles in a three-way tag team match against The War Kings (Jax Dane and Crimson) and Strictly Business (Thom Latimer and Chris Adonis).[5] On August 29, at the NWA 73rd Anniversary Show, they lost the titles to La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450).[6] On December 4, at Hard Times 2, Stevens and Kratos failed to beat The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[7]

In 2023, Kratos began teaming up with Odinson, dubbed The Immortals. Having been named to the Crockett Cup tournament,[8] The Immortals reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, where they had lost to the Midnight Riders.[9] [10] On October 28, at Samhain, they defeated Daisy Kill and Talos to win the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. On April 16, 2024 episode of NWA Powerrr, Kratos and Odinson vacated the titles in order to challenge for the NWA World Tag Team Championship at NWA Hard Times, which they were unsuccessful at winning.[11] [12] [13]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

See main article: Team Filthy. On November 6, 2020 episode of NJPW Strong, Kratos made his NJPW debut teaming with Rust Taylor to defeat Jeff Cobb and Rocky Romero. During the match Tom Lawlor was spotted by Kevin Kelly.[14] Before Lawlor's match with Fred Rosser, it was confirmed that he aligned himself with Kratos and Taylor forming the New Japan version of Team Filthy.[15] Lawlor stated that he teamed up with Kratos and Taylor because he was looking for a fight team that would be the strongest ever seen.[16] Just one week after their formation, Danny Limelight would turn on Romero and join Team Filthy.[17] Together, Team Filthy was victorious against Cobb, Romero, Rosser, and P. J. Black in an eight-man tag team match.[18]

On the October 16, 2021 episode of Strong, Kratos entered a long-running feud with Alex Coughlin spurred on, in part, by his victory against him in Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4. Kratos would lose against Coughlin twice at the January 29, 2023 episode of NJPW Strong and 2023's Battle in the Valley respectively. During his time on Strong, Kratos also revived a title shot against Fred Rosser for the Strong Openweight Championship on the November 22, 2022 episode of Strong. Kratos had his first NJPW event in Japan at NJPW Independence Day events at Korakuen Hall.

Discography

Music videos

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of JR Kratos. Cagematch. en. July 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: Kratos early matches . January 2, 2024 . Cagematch . en.
  3. Web site: Kratos wrestling career . January 2, 2024 . Cagematch . en.
  4. Web site: Kratos AJPW . January 2, 2024 . Cagematch . en.
  5. Web site: Powell. Jason. NWA When Our Shadows Fall results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs. Trevor Murdoch for the NWA Championship, Serena Deeb vs. Kamille for the NWA Women's Title, Aron Stevens and Kratos vs. Thom Latimer and Chris Adonis vs. Crimson and Jax Dane for the NWA Tag Titles. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. June 6, 2021. June 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211120042038/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/06/06/nwa-when-our-shadows-fall-results-powells-live-review-of-nick-aldis-vs-trevor-murdoch-for-the-nwa-championship-serena-deeb-vs-kamille-for-the-nwa-womens-title-aron-stevens-and-kratos-vs-thom/. November 20, 2021. live.
  6. Web site: NWA 73rd Anniversary Show Results: Nick Aldis vs Trevor Murdoch, Kamille vs Green. Cook. Ryan. Fightful. August 29, 2021. June 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125221905/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/nwa-73rd-anniversary-show-results-live-coverage-nick-aldis-vs-trevor-murdoch-kamille-vs-green. January 25, 2022. live.
  7. Web site: NWA Hard Times 2 live results: Eight title matches. Carey. Ian. Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. December 4, 2021. June 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220106212600/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/other-wrestling/nwa-hard-times-2-live-results-eight-title-matches-361521. January 6, 2022. live.
  8. Web site: Yabo the Clown and Ruffo the Clown, Flip Gordon, More Added To 2023 NWA Crockett Cup Tournament. Colin. Tessier. May 15, 2023. May 15, 2023. Fightful. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114000440/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/yabo-clown-and-ruffin-clown-flip-gordon-more-added-2023-nwa-crockett-cup-tournament. November 14, 2022. live.
  9. Web site: NWA Crockett Cup 2023 PPV live results: Night 1 with EC3 title match & 24-team tournament. 3 June 2023 .
  10. Web site: NWA Crockett Cup night two live results: Title matches & tournament finals. Rogers. Jon. F4wonline. June 4, 2023.
  11. Web site: NWA POWERRR: Hard Times and Tag Team Trauma. Slam Wrestling. Tommy "Milagro" Martinez. April 16, 2024. April 17, 2024.
  12. Web site: SPOILERS: NWA Hard Times TV tapings: Matches taped on 3/2 in Dothan, AL. Wrestleview. March 3, 2024.
  13. Web site: NWA HARD TIMES 2024. TheSmackDownHotel. March 13, 2024.
  14. Web site: Fred Rosser in action and JR Kratos debuts on STRONG NJPW STRONG Highlights - YouTube. 2021-01-03. www.youtube.com.
  15. Web site: Tom Lawlor vs Fred Rosser, and Juice Robinson debuts on STRONG! NJPW STRONG Highlights - YouTube. 2021-01-03. www.youtube.com.
  16. Web site: Juice Robinson gets off to a STRONG start! - YouTube. 2021-01-03. www.youtube.com.
  17. Web site: Team Filthy grow STRONGER, KENTA stays STRONGest! Finish STRONG - YouTube. 2021-01-03. www.youtube.com.
  18. Web site: Tom Lawlor Fights Filthy on STRONG Finish STRONG - YouTube. 2021-01-03. www.youtube.com.
  19. Web site: Golden Thrones Tournament. Cagematch.net. August 26, 2020.
  20. Web site: JR Kratos and Odinson Win NWA US Tag Team Titles At NWA Samhain. Fightful. Jeremy. Lambert. October 28, 2023. October 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231029033929/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/jr-katos-and-odinson-win-nwa-us-tag-team-titles-nwa-samhain. October 29, 2023. live.
  21. Web site: Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021 - The Internet Wrestling Database. 2021-09-22. www.profightdb.com.

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