Cody Deaner

Cody Deaner
Deaner posing at a wrestling show in February 2016
Birth nameChristopher Gray[1][2]
Born (1982-03-07) March 7, 1982 (age 42)
Port Bruce, Ontario, Canada[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Cody Deaner[1][3]
Cody Steele[1][4]
Deaner[5]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1][3]
Billed weight212 lb (96 kg)[1]
Billed fromMuscle Shoals, Alabama[1]
Trained byDerek Wilde[6]
DebutJanuary 24, 2000[4][6]

Christopher Gray[1][2] (born March 7, 1982),[7] better known by his ring name Cody Deaner, is a Canadian professional wrestler, and motivational speaker signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He previously competed under the ring name Deaner (a shortened version of his previous ring name) as the leader of The Design. He is a former two-time Impact World Tag Team Champion with Eric Young and Joe Doering (as Violent By Design), holding the titles under the Freebird rule.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Cody Deaner at Online World of Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c Biggs, Don (2014-09-16). "After 14 years, Cody Deaner gets to wrestle on home turf". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "BSE Profile". BSE Pro. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  4. ^ a b "Cagematch profile". Cagematch. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  5. ^ "Impact profile". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  6. ^ a b "PWX Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  7. ^ "Cody Deaner Home". Official Online Home of Cody Deaner.