Mad Man Pondo

Mad Man Pondo
Mad Man Pondo in October 2008
Birth nameKevin Canady
Born (1969-06-24) June 24, 1969 (age 55)[1]
Flora, Illinois, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mad Man Pondo
The Original Foolish Foreigner
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)[1]
Billed fromThe Realm of Pain[2]
Flora, Illinois[3]
Trained byBud Chaplin[2]
DebutJune 24, 1989[1]

Kevin Canady[4] (born June 24, 1969)[1] is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Mad Man Pondo. Best known for his hardcore wrestling style, Canady has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, and Juggalo Championship Wrestling. He is also the owner of IWA East Coast, and is currently employed by Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

In his professional wrestling career, Canady is a five-time Heavyweight champion having won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship once, JCW Heavyweight Championship twice, the XCW Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship once, and MPW Heavyweight Championship once. In addition to these championships, he has won the CZW Iron Man Championship once, IWA Mid-South Hardcore Championship twice, IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship once with Ian Rotten, and JCW Tag Team Championship twice with Necro Butcher. Canady is also the 2003 IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch Tournament winner and 2006 IWA Mid-South Double Death Tag Team Tournament winner with 2 Tuff Tony.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mad Man Pondo". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
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  4. ^ Kapur, Bob (August 26, 2010). "Mad Man Pondo shares the psychology of Death Matches". SLAM! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)