Ivar (wrestler)

Ivar
Ivar in 2019
Birth nameTodd James Smith[1]
Born (1984-03-03) March 3, 1984 (age 40)[2]
Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Don Chesterfield
Handsome Johnny
Ivar
Johnny Hayes
Todd Hansen[1]
Todd Hanson[1]
Todd Smith[3]
Hanson[4]
War Beard Hanson[4]
Warbeard Hanson[4]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2][5]
Billed weight350 lb (159 kg)[5][2][6]
Billed fromOverseas[6]
Reno, Nevada
Lynn, Massachusetts
Trained byKiller Kowalski[4]
WWE Performance Center[4]
Debut2001[4]

Todd James Smith (born March 3, 1984) is an American professional wrestler. As of January 2018, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Ivar. He is in a tag team with Erik called The War Raiders.

He is also known under the ring name Hanson, which he used from 2013 to 2019, and under the ring name Handsome Johnny, which was used most of his career prior to 2013. Smith and Raymond Rowe (now known as Erik), have been a regular tag team since 2014, initially under the name War Machine, then later War Raiders, The Viking Experience, Viking Raiders and currently War Raiders. Smith and Rowe have held tag team championships on three continents, being two-time IWGP Tag Team Champions in Japan, the WCPW Tag Team Championship in England, and having won the ROH World Tag Team Championship, the NXT Tag Team Championship, and the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship in the United States once each.

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  2. ^ a b c "Hanson". New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
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  5. ^ a b "Hanson". WWE.
  6. ^ a b "Handsome Johnny". Chaotic Wrestling. 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2008.