Jerry Lynn

For other people named Jerry Lynn, see Jerry Lynn (disambiguation).
"Jeremy Lynn" redirects here. For the basketball player, see Jeremy Lin. For the Olympic swimmer, see Jeremy Linn.
"Mr. J.L." redirects here. For other people, see J.L.
Jerry Lynn
Lynn in 2012
Birth nameJeremy Lynn
Born (1963-06-12) June 12, 1963 (age 61)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Pam Lynn
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(m. 2004)​
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Golgotha Cross[1]
Jerry Lynn[1]
Jerry the Ram
J. L.
Mr. J. L.[2]
Sultan Gargola
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3]
Billed weight212 lb (96 kg)[3]
Billed fromMinneapolis, Minnesota[3]
Trained byFrancisco Abarca
Brad Rheingans[2][4]
Eddie Sharkey
DebutMarch 23, 1988[1]
RetiredMarch 23, 2013[5]

Jeremy Lynn[6] (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach.[7]

Lynn has worked for promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), NWA Total Nonstop Action (NWA TNA), and Ring of Honor (ROH). He 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 GWF Light Heavyweight Championship (once), 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).

Lynn retired as an active wrestler on March 23, 2013, exactly 25 years after his career began.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Jerry Lynn profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  2. ^ a b Molinaro, John. "Going to work a blast for Jerry Lynn Days as Mr. J.L. in WCW happily behind him". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2008-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  4. ^ "ECW on TNN TV 5 Yrs. Ago: Storm vs. Lynn, Rhino vs. Tajiri, Dreamer vs. Simon Diamond".
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference retirement was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Molinaro, John. "Jerry Lynn career bio". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  7. ^ Johnson, Mike. "AEW HIRES FORMER ECW WORLD CHAMP, JERICHO ON CODY & MORE | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. PW Insider. Retrieved 9 May 2019.