Chris Spradlin
Born December 24, 1979 · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Chris Spradlin, better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. As of July 2023, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of independent wrestling promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Ring of Honor (ROH), Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Chikara, as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. Hero has had two stints in WWE, both as part of their development territory NXT, under the ring name Kassius Ohno. His second tenure with the company saw him work as a "player-coach" for the trainees in NXT and NXT UK.
Notable Appearances
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PWG: Lëmmy
Bloodstained Honor
PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
PWG: Threemendous
PWG: SEVEN
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
ROH: Year 5
PWG: Passive Hostility
PWG: Straight To DVD
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
PWG: Horror Business
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
PWG: Threemendous II
ROH: 12th Anniversary
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
ROH: Flyin' High
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
ROH: Best In The World
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
ROH: 8th Anniversary
ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
PWG: Mystery Vortex II
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 1
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
PWG: Life During Wartime
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
PWG: Black Cole Sun
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
Developmentally Speaking With Colt Cabana, Tommaso Ciampa & Chris Hero
ROH: Boiling Point
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
PWG: Speed of Sound
PWG: Against The Grain
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
ROH: The 100th Show
PWG: Express Written Consent
ROH: A Cut Above
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
ROH Final Battle 2009
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
PWG: European Vacation II - France
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
PWG: Mystery Vortex III
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
PWG: As The Worm Turns
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr.
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
PWG: From Out of Nowhere
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
PWG: After School Special
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Smash Rival Schools 2014
PWG: All Star Weekend Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
ROH: World's Greatest
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
PWG: Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
ROH: Transform
ROH: The Bitter End
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One
ROH: Motor City Madness
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2
Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014
CZW: Tournament Of Death 4
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
PWG: European Vacation II - Germany
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
ROH: Fade To Black
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
PWG: It's It (What Is It?)
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
PWG: Card Subject To Change
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
ROH: The Omega Effect
IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
ROH: Final Battle 2010
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
ROH: In Your Face
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
ROH: Wrestling's Finest
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two
PWG: The Next Show
ROH: Unified
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1
ROH: The Homecoming II
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
ROH: Ring of Homicide
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 2
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
PWG: Threemendous IV
EVOLVE 40
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
EVOLVE 25
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
PWG: DDT4
ROH: Suffocation
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
EVOLVE 43
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
PWG: FEAR
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
The Kevin Steen Show: Chris Hero
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
PWG: One Hundred
ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 2
ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies II
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
PWG: DIO!
Smash Wrestling GOLD
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
PWG: DDT4
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 2
PWG: DDT4
ROH: Southern Navigation
Smash Super Showdown II
PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please
PWG: EIGHT
Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns
NXT Takeover: Orlando
ROH: Driven
Beyond Americanrana 2016
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 1
ROH: Never Say Die
EVOLVE 38
Shoot Conversations w/ Chris Hero: Molly Holly
ROH: Dethroned
EVOLVE 45
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
ROH: Creating Excellence
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
PWG: Schadenfreude
PWG: DDT4
PWG: DDT4
PWG: Pearl Habra
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
ROH: Return Engagement
PWG: Ninety-Nine
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
PWG: Bowie
PWG: Prince
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
ROH: International Challenge
ROH: Northern Navigation
EVOLVE 39
ROH: Gold Rush
Chikara: Aniversario?
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
RevPro Uprising 2016
PWG: ELEVEN
ROH: Allied Forces
ROH: Breakout
EVOLVE 26
An Evening with Chris Hero
