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