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Jay Bradley
Bradley in February 2012
Birth nameBradley Thomas Jay
Born(1980-11-17)November 17, 1980(age 43)[1]
Downers Grove, Illinois,
U.S.[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Aiden O'Shea[3]
Brad Bradley[1]
Bradley Jay[1]
Jay Bradley[1]
Ryan Braddock[1]
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[4]
Billed weight260 lb (118 kg)[4]
Billed fromChicago, Illinois
Southside ofChicago
Trained bySteel Domain Wrestling[1]
Ace Steel[1]
Danny Dominion[1]
Kevin Quinn[1]
Deep South Wrestling[1]
Debut1999

Bradley Thomas Jay[5](born November 17, 1980) is an Americanprofessional wrestler,best known for his time inImpact Wrestlingunder thering namesofJay BradleyandAiden O'Shea,andWWEasRyan Braddock.

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Early career (1999–2005)[edit]

Bradley started his wrestling training at the Steel Domain Wrestling school inChicago,where he trained with wrestlers includingCM PunkandColt Cabana.Bradley suffered several setbacks in his career as he suffered from anoveractive thyroid.[6]He worked for severalindependentpromotionsin theMid-West,most notably forIWA Mid-South,before signing a developmental contract withWorld Wrestling Entertainment(WWE).

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2009)[edit]

He debuted in WWE's then-developmental territoryDeep South Wrestling(DSW) as "The Monster of the Midway" Bradley Jay. During his time in DSW he won theDeep South Heavyweight Championshipon three occasions.[1]He also wrestleddark matchesfor both theRawandSmackDown!brands.[7]Occasionally, he made appearances onHeatas well.[8]When WWE ended their relationship with DSW he was then sent toOhio Valley Wrestling(OVW) to continue his development.[1]

On May 16, he debuted in OVW under the name "Jay Bradley", defeating formerOVW Heavyweight Champion,Chet the Jett.[9]He defeatedPaul BurchillandIdol Stevensin a three-way match via two Lariats to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship on June 1 at OVW's firstSummer Sizzler Seriesevent atSix Flags Kentucky KingdominLouisville, Kentuckyto become the first man to hold both the OVW and DSW heavyweight titles.[10][11]On June 15, 2007, atOhio Valley Wrestling's thirdSuper Summer Sizzler Seriesevent of the year atSix Flags Kentucky KingdominLouisville, Kentucky,he defeatedIdol Stevensto retain the OVW title.[12]He then lost the title to Paul Burchill in a match taped on June 27 and aired on June 30. He also wrestled at Rawhouse showson August 11 and 12 and September 1 (losing to "Hacksaw"Jim Duggan). He wrestled in a dark match againstD'Lo Brownbefore aSmackDowntelevision taping in August 2007.[1]On December 19, in OVW, he won the "Love Thy Neighbor" four corners tag team match to win a future OVW Heavyweight title shot.[13]He then was starting afeudwithMatt Sydaland had defeated him in a tag team match where he and Mike Kruel defeated Sydal and Charles Evans.[14]Unfortunately, before Bradley could exercise his title opportunity, OVW was dropped byWorld Wrestling Entertainmentas a development territory.[15]

Bradley debuted on the mainSmackDownroster on the August 15, 2008, episode of the show, under the name "Ryan Braddock".[16]He waseasily defeatedbyBig Showafter aknockout punch.[16]At the August 14, 2008,Florida Championship Wrestling(FCW) television taping, Bradley wrestled under the Ryan Braddock name once again, making it his permanent and newring name.On the August 22 episode ofSmackDown,Braddock competed in abattle royalto qualify for theWWE ChampionshipScramble match atUnforgiven,but was eliminated by Big Show, who was not officially in the match.[17]On the September 2 episode ofECW,Braddock facedRicky Ortizin a losing effort after being pinned by Ortiz'sBig Ofinisher.[18]On the September 19 episode ofSmackDown,Braddock competed in a one fall match-up withFestus,who was accompanied byJesse.[19]Braddock won the match as a result of a disqualification, afterJesse and Festuswrapped him in bubble wrap and duct tape.[19]Following this match, Braddock returned to FCW before being released from WWE in March 2009.[20]

Independent circuit (2009–present)[edit]

After his release from WWE, Bradley began working for theBerwyn, IllinoisbasedAll American Wrestlingpromotion and on March 28, 2009, defeatedTyler Black,Chandler McClure andEgotistico Fantasticoto win theAAW Heavyweight Championship.[21]He held the title for five months, before losing it toJimmy Jacobson September 5.[21]He also worked for Florida-basedFull Impact Pro,losing toT. J. Perkinsin his debut match on June 6, 2009.[22]

In 2011, Bradley joinedBilly Corgan's wrestling promotion,Resistance Pro.[23]At the promotion's debut show he defeatedIcarus.[24]

In November 2012, Bradley made his debut forExtreme Risingat their iPPV debut show Remember November defeatingChristian York.[25]

At RPW Draw the Line, Bradley and Mad Man Pondo won the RPW Tag Team Championship.[26]they were stripped of the titles on the same day.

On July 9, 2015, Bradley competed in a triple threat match against Joey Avalon and Matt Cage forGlobal Force Wrestlingfor their GFW Grand Slam Tour inAppleton, Wisconsin,Avalon won after pinning Cage.[27]

Return to OVW (2013–2014)[edit]

Bradley returned toOVWafter his appearance onImpact Wrestling Gut Check.Bradley's first match since returning to OVW was against Tommy Gunn on March 6 which he won.[28]On May 8, Bradley teamed withRob Terryto face The Coalition (Raul LaMotta & Shiloh Jonze) they ended up getting the victory by DQ after the other members of The Coalition interfered.[29]On May 22, 2013, Bradley defeated theOVW Heavyweight ChampionJamin Olivenciain a non-title match.[30]On June 19, 2013, Bradley was defeated by Rob Terry in a number one contenders match for the OVW Heavyweight Championship.[31]On September 7, 2013, Bradley unsuccessfully challenged Jamin Olivencia for the OVW Heavyweight Championship in a loaded boomstick on a pole match.[32]On December 11, 2013, Bradley and Terry began teaming again getting wins over The Rockstars (Rockstar Spudand Ryan Howe) on two separate occasions.[33]On January 1, 2014, Bradley defeated Deonta Davis and Leon Shelly in a two on one handicap match during an OVW Live Event.[34]On January 4, 2014, Bradley faced Ryan Howe that ended in a no contest they had a rematch where Howe defeated Bradley in a street fight. on January 11, Bradley defeated Leon Shelly. on January 18, at OVW TV, Bradley defeated Bud Dwight. on January 25, Bradley defeated Robbie Walker. On February 1, 2014, at OVW TV, Bradley competed in the Nightmare rumble won by Johnny Spade. on February 1, 2014, at OVW Saturday Night Special, Bradley faced Ryan Howe in a losing effort.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2013–2014)[edit]

On the January 10, 2013, episode ofImpact Wrestling,Bradley appeared as part of theImpact Wrestling Gut Check,defeatingBrian Cage.[35]The following week, Bradley was chosen over Cage by the storyline Gut Check judges to earn a contract in Impact Wrestling.[36]

Bradley returned on the May 16 episode ofImpact Wrestling,defeatingChristian Yorkin the first qualifying round for the Bound for Glory Series Gut Check Tournament.[37]On June 2 atSlammiversary XI,Bradley defeatedSam Shawto qualify for the2013 Bound for Glory Series.[38]Bradley would go to lose all of his beginning matches in the BFG series to the likes ofAustin Aries,Hernandez,andJoseph Park.[39][40][41][42]Bradley ended his participation in the tournament on the August 28 episode ofImpact Wrestling Xplosion,with a pinfall victory over Joseph Park, finishing eleventh out of the ten other wrestlers in a tie with Hernandez in the tournament.[43]On January 13, 2014, Bradley was released from his Impact Wrestling contract.[44]

Wrestle-1 (2013)[edit]

As part of a working relationship between TNA andWrestle-1it was announced on November 6, 2013, that Bradley would be working a tour for theJapanesepromotion between November 16 and December 1.[2][45]In their debut match for the promotion, Bradley and fellow TNA workerRob TerrydefeatedKaz HayashiandShuji Kondoin a tag team match.[46]Bradley and Terry remained undefeated in tag team matches for the entire tour, but Bradley's tour ended with a three match losing streak in singles matches against his fellow Impact Wrestling worker.[47][48][49]

Return to TNA (2015–2017)[edit]

On October 4, 2015, atBound for Glory,Bradley made his return toImpact Wrestlingunder the ring nameAiden O'Shea(and began using an Irishruffiangimmick) and competed in a twelve-man Bound For Gold Gauntlet match which was won byTyrus.[50]During October and November, O'Shea also competed in the firstTNA World Title Seriestournament that was taped in July 2015 as a member of Group Wildcard, where he ended third of his block by only defeatingCrazzy Steveto receive 3 points. On January 8, 2016, atOne Night Only: Live,O'Shea was defeated byRockstar Spudafter they had a confrontation in the ring.[51]On the October 6, 2016, episode ofImpact Wrestling,O'Shea made his return to Impact Wrestling after his hiatus, accompanying Impact Wrestling PresidentBilly Corganto the ring and serving as muscle/representative. Bradley left TNA quietly in 2017.

Second Return to OVW (2017–2020)[edit]

O'Shea made his return to OVW on April 28, 2017, at Run For The Ropes III where he won a battle royal to face theOVW Heavyweight Championship.Later that night, O'Shea was unsuccessful at winning the OVW Heavyweight Championship against Big Jon. On May 13, at OVW Saturday Night Special Uprising, Bradley was defeated by Justin Smooth. On June 2, 2018, Bradley and Shiloh Jonze unsuccessfully challenged The Bro Godz (Colton Cage & Dustin Jackson) for the OVW Southern Tag Team Championships. On August 23, Bradley was defeated by Jax Dane in the first round of the Grand Tournament.

On July 31, 2019, Bradley won a gauntlet match to become the new OVW Television Champion. Three days later, he and Cash Flo defeated Big Zo & Maximus Khan to become the new OVW Southern Tag Team Champions, thus making Bradley a double champion. On August 21, 2019, Bradley would lose the OVW Television Championship to Maximus Khan in a Gauntlet match. On November 24, 2020, Bradley was part of a Ten Man Elimination tag team match in which his team was victorious.[52]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2018)[edit]

On January 6, 2018, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Jay Bradley made his debut forPro Wrestling Noahin a singles match againstTakashi Sugiura.[53]

National Wrestling Alliance (2018–present)[edit]

On October 21, 2018, Jay Bradley wrestled at theNWA 70th Anniversary Show.On the card he lost a 4-way elimination match to qualify for the NWA National title match. The match, which also included Mike Parrow andRicky Starks,was won byWillie Mack.On January 5, 2019, Bradley teamed withCaleb Konleylosing to War Kings(CrimsonandJax Dane) in a qualifying match for theCrockett Cup.The night of the tournament, Bradley would team with Jocephus, losing a seven-team battle royal to the Wildcards (Royce Isaacs&Tom Latimer) with the winner qualifying as the last entrant for the Crockett Cup tournament. In 2021, Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky formed the Fixers tag team and would start serving as muscle forColby Corino.On August 28, 2022, the Fixers won a 12-team battle royal at theNWA 74th Anniversary Showto determine the inauguralNWA United States Tag Team Champions.

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

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External links[edit]

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