Delirious (wrestler)
| Hunter Johnston | |
|---|---|
| File:Delirious.JPG | |
| Born | 1982 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Delirious |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Billed from | The Edge of Sanity |
| Trained by | Kid Kash, Tracy Smothers, Gateway Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | July 19, 2001 |
William Hunter Johnston, more commonly known by his ring name Delirious, is an American professional wrestler currently working on the independent circuit. Delirious got his start in Gateway Championship Wrestling, an independent wrestling promotion based out of St. Louis, Mo., which also produce such wrestlers as Matt Sydal, Daizee Haze, and MsChif. He has made several appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, most recently during a six-man X-Division match at TNA's anniversary pay-per-view, Slammiversary 2005. He is a regular in Ring of Honor. He is known for his outrageous antics, such as rambling incoherent gibberish and running around and screaming wildly when the opening ring bell sounds. Delirious trained Daizee Haze as a wrestler while they were both in Southeast Missouri State University.
He was the winner of Ring of Honor's Survival of the Fittest tournament in 2006, defeating his long time rival Matt Sydal in the tournament final.
Finishing and signature moves
- Cobra Stretch (Bridging cobra clutch)
- Cobra clutch backbreaker into the Cobra Stretch (Bridging cobra clutch)
- Chemical Imbalance II (Double pumphandle reverse piledriver)
- Invitro Fertilization (Yokosuka cutter)
- Shadows Over Hell (Top rope splash to the back of an opponent on hands and knees)
- Bizarro Driver (Inside leg hook fisherman driver)
- Panic Attack (Running knee to head of an opponent seated in the corner)
- Leaping lariat
- Diving Hurricanrana
Championships and accomplishments
- Central States Wrestling
- CSW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- Independent Wrestling Association: Mid-South
- IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- IWC Super Indy Championship (1 time)
- 2004 NWA Wildside Super Indy Champion
- 2006 ROH Survival of the Fittest winner
- The Stranglehold Radio Show
- 2002 St. Louis Wrestler of the Year
- 2003 St. Louis Wrestler of the Year
Trivia
- Delirious' theme song is "Hybrid Stigmata-The Apostasy" by Dimmu Borgir. The song is on the album Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia