Jonathan Rechner (born
April 11,
1972) better known by his
ring name Balls Mahoney, is an
American professional wrestler. Mahoney is perhaps best known for his appearances with
Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He is currently signed to
World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its
ECW brand.
Career Jon Rechner started wrestling in 1987 by training at the Monster Factory and wrestling in the independents under the name
Abbudah Singh. He made a small name for himself as the
heel Boo Bradley (a take-off of the character
Boo Radley from "
To Kill a Mockingbird") in 1994 in
Smoky Mountain Wrestling where he had a long
feud with his (
kayfabe) childhood friend,
Chris Candido. He was originally allied with Candido and
managed by
Tammy Sytch, who abused him for months, but they eventually
turned on him, killing his pet cat, and turning him
face in the process. Bradley briefly formed a team with
Cactus Jack who convinced him to be his own person.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling In 1995, he briefly appeared in the
World Wrestling Federation as
Xanta Klaus. During a December "In Your House" PPV, while
Savio Vega and "
Santa Claus" were at ringside handing out presents and playing to the fans,
heel manager The Million Dollar Man
Ted DiBiase appeared. DiBiase proclaimed that everyone had a price, even Santa. As Vega argued with DiBiase, "Santa" jumped him from behind and attacked him. DiBiase laughed his trademark laugh and introduced this warped Santa as Xanta Klaus, Santa's evil brother from the South Pole who steals presents. As Xanta, Rechner made only a couple more appearances (one on the following night's
Monday Night Raw), before never being mentioned again.
World Wrestling Federation In 1997 Rechner signed with
Extreme Championship Wrestling and finally became a star as
Balls Mahoney. Capitalizing on the ECW crowd's lust for violence and the hardcore attitude Rechner was never seen without his signature steel chair, usually with some kind of writing or sign placed on it, which he would use to bash any opponent at any time. He would come to the ring to the
AC/DC song
Big Balls and lead the crowd in singing the chorus before or after his matches. While in ECW he teamed with
Axl Rotten, a similar hardcore and violent wrestler, and the duo became informally known as the "Hardcore Chair Swinging Freaks". Later he would tag with
Masato Tanaka and win the Tag Team Titles. He would also join forces with
Spike Dudley and hold the gold twice more before the demise of ECW in 2001.
During an exchange of blows, ECW fans would often chant "Balls!" When Rechner landed a punch or kick on an opponent, and "Suck!" when his opponent retaliated. This gimmick was inherited from
Hack Meyers.
Extreme Championship Wrestling After ECW folded Rechner spent time in a number of independent federations across America, most notably USA Pro Wrestling (UXW) as well as
Juggalo Championshit Wrestling where he united with The Dead Pool (
Violent J,
Shaggy 2 Dope, and
Raven) to become
The Dead Pool 2000. He also had a brief run in
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, teaming with
The Sandman to face off against
The Gathering.
Independent circuit In 2005, Mahoney made a non-wrestling appearance at the
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promoted
ECW One Night Stand reunion show, taking part -- alongside Axl Rotten -- in a brawl with
Kid Kash,
Tommy Dreamer,
The Sandman, the
Dudley Boyz, and the
Blue World Order before the main event. After the main event, Mahoney and Rotten returned to the ring to brawl with the "invading" Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers.
In 2006, when WWE relaunched ECW as their own
brand, one of the first announcements was the signing of Balls Mahoney. His signing was announced with that of
Axl Rotten, but when Rotten missed some WWE dates and was released, Balls was left to start a singles career.
During the "cross promotion" hype Balls appeared on the
June 5, episode of
RAW with other ECW wrestlers who proceeded to attack
WWE Champion John Cena. He appeared again as a part of the ECW team in the "WWE vs. ECW
team battle royal" at the
WWE vs. ECW Head to Head event on
June 7. The next night a match between Balls Mahoney and
Masato Tanaka was officially added to the 2006
One Night Stand pay-per-view, which Balls won following a chair shot (denting the chair) to Tanaka's head.
When
ECW on Sci Fi debuted, Balls started off with a small role in the company, having sporadic matches and little else. However, once the show got going he started to appear in
vignettes talking about how tough he is, elevating his role on the show. On the September 12 episode of
ECW on Sci Fi Mahoney entered a feud with
Kevin Thorn after Thorn and his
valet Ariel cost him a match against
René Duprée. The following week, he brought
Francine to ringside with him, marking her first televised appearance at the revived ECW ring, where she proceeded to get into a catfight with Ariel. That pairing, however, was short lived as Francine was released shortly after. On the
January 2,
2007 edition of
ECW on Sci Fi, Mahoney had one of his front teeth (
legitly) knocked out during a match with
Kevin Thorn.
Shortly after, Balls began a short feud with
Snitsky. On the June 4 edition of
ECW, Balls,
Tommy Dreamer, and
Sandman faced
Bobby Lashley in a 3 on 1 Hardcore Handicap Match for the
ECW Championship, in which they were defeated. On the August 7, 2007 episode of
ECW, Balls went against
The Miz in a losing effort. During and after the match, it appeared that Kelly Kelly was concerned about him. Over the weeks that followed, he attempted to ask her out to dinner and flirted with her backstage, but was interrupted by The Miz, Brooke, and Layla before Kelly could get a word in. Regardless, Kelly still showed interest in him each week, wishing him good luck before his match, winking at him, and cheering him on during his match. On the September 18, 2007 edition of ECW, after defeating
Mike Knox in a match, he asked Kelly Kelly if she would go out with him to which she couldn't respond due to The Miz and Extreme Expose' taking her backstage.
World Wrestling Entertainment
- Nutcracker Suite (Michinoku driver II)
- Ballbreaker (Spinning rydeen bomb)
- This Is Gonna Hurt (Chair shot)
- Standing spinebuster
- New Jersey Jam (Diving leg drop)
- Balls Combo (Punching combination) (Three or four lefts and a "big" right with fans yelling "Balls" after each punch, ending with a loud "Whooooooooaaa Balls!" on the wind up punch)
- Frog splash
- Superkick
- Sidewalk slam
- Ted DiBiase
- Tamara Fytch
- Francine
- The Chair Swingin' Freak
Captain Caveman 
Other Media
According to Joey Styles, Balls was once an excellent amateur wrestler in New Jersey. He was banned from amateur wrestling when he snapped a kid's back and punched out the referee.
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