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Chris Mordetsky, better known by
his stage name Chris Masters, and nicknamed The Masterpiece, was born on January
8, 1983 in Santa Monica, California. He is a professional wrestler who performs
for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand.
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Career
Mordetsky was Mr. California
Bodybuilding Champion.
Mordetsky began his wrestling
training in Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) before being given a WWE development
contract to train in WWE's farm territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).
When Mordetsky was finally called
up to the main roster WWE showed promo style introductory videos outlining him
as The Masterpiece — touting him as having a body so perfect, it would appear he
was sculpted out of stone.
"The Masterpiece" Chris Masters (as
he was now known) made his RAW debut as a heel against WWE's star Jobber, Steven
Richards. During the match, Masters broke Richards' nose (orbital bone).
Richards was out of action after having facial reconstructive surgery, but
returned to end the feud with Masters, losing a second match.
Masters' next main show appearance
saw him claim that his Master-Lock hold is unbreakable, and he even went as far
as to put up $1,000 of his own money for the person who can break out of the
hold. So far, all challengers have failed, among them such notables as Sgt.
Slaughter, Tajiri, Val Venis, and Rosey. Masters has increased the offered
reward each week, and sometimes has thrown in a bonus. For example, on May 16,
2005 while in Omaha, he offered $6,000 and a one-way ticket to anywhere in the
US. He then suggested that "Anywhere is better than Omaha, Nebraska." Currently
the prize money stands at $20,000.
Chris Masters begun again competing
in standard wrestling matches against such stars as Val Venis and Tajiri,
beating all with his Masterlock.
On July 18, 2005 after defeating
400 pounder Rosey in the Masterlock Challenge, Masters stated "it doesn't matter
how big they are!", this saw The Big Show come to the ring and ask to take the
challenge, but Masters refused and left the ring. A feud between the two was
hinted at for a couple of weeks but never came to be.
Masters was next seen in the RAW
ring with WWE icon Shawn Michaels interrupting a promo by Michaels. This
encounter led to Michaels taking part in a Masterlock Challerge on the August
29th. However, that week, Shawn Michaels was a guest on Carlito Caribbean Cool's
Carlito's Cabana and was attacked by Masters and Carlito. Ric Flair then ran in
and helped Michaels clear the ring. Eric Bischoff then booked a tag team match
between Masters/Carlito and Michaels/Flair. Later in the night, Flair was found
beaten and bloodied with the assailants nowhere to be found. Michaels fought
both Carlito and Masters until a bandaged up Flair returned. Flair had the
upperhand until Carlito used a low blow (a Flair speciality) on him and Masters
then locked up Flair in his Master Lock to claim his biggest victory yet.
Michaels is now scheduled to take The Master Lock Challenge on September 5,
2005.
On the September 5, 2005 edition of
RAW, while unsuccessful in breaking the Master Lock, Shawn Michaels did set a
new record as he became the longest-lasting competitor to take the Master Lock
Challenge so far. Michaels tried everything from ramming Masters' head into the
turnbuckle to flipping him on his back, but Masters was able to keep the Master
Lock applied. In an act of desperation, Shawn Michaels used a mule kick to
deliver a low blow. When his hands seemed to separate, Masters threw HBK down to
the mat, grabbed a steel chair and used it to hit Shawn Michaels in the head.
Masters then reapplied the hold and HBK was unable to break free.
Profile
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 280 lb (122 kg)
Birthday: 8 January 1983
Hometown: Santa Monica, California
Trained By: OVW Wrestling School,
UPW Ultimate University
Professional Debut: 2002
Previous Identities: "The
Masterpiece", Chris Masters, Chris Mordetzky, "Superfreak" Chris Mordetzky,
"Work of Art" Chris Masters
Previous Manager(s): Beth Phoenix
Signature and finishing maneuvers
Master Lock / The (Pumping) Iron
Cross (Swinging Full Nelson Submission)
Polish Hammer (Double Sledge)
Championships and accomplishments
Ohio Valley Wrestling
1-time OVW Southern Tag Team
Champion (with Brent Albright)
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