Person

Chris Spradlin

Acting · Born 1979-12-24 · Dayton, Ohio, USA

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

2022GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of FameChris Hero
2021Shoot Conversations w/ Chris Hero: Molly HollyChris Hero
2019PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, PleaseKassius Ohno
2019Holy Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost MatchKassius Ohno
2019NXT TakeOver: PhoenixKassius Ohno
2018NXT TakeOver: WarGames IIKassius Ohno
2018PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1Kassius Ohno
2018NXT Takeover: PhiladelphiaKassius Ohno
2017NXT TakeOver: WarGamesKassius Ohno
2017NXT Takeover: OrlandoKassius ohno
2016AAW Unstoppable 2016Chris Hero
2016PWG: Mystery Vortex IVChris Hero
2016RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2Chris Hero
2016RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1Chris Hero
2016AAW Defining Moment 2016Chris Hero
2016PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Final StageChris Hero
2016PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage TwoChris Hero
2016PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage OneChris Hero
2016An Evening with Chris HeroChris Hero
2016EVOLVE 67Chris Hero
2016RevPro Uprising 2016Chris Hero
2016AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Tag 2Chris Hero
2016Beyond Americanrana 2016Chris Hero
2016PWG: THIRTEENChris Hero
2016RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr.Chris Hero
2016EVOLVE 62Chris Hero
2016PWG: PrinceChris Hero
2016EVOLVE 60Chris Hero
2016EVOLVE 59Chris Hero
2016WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016Chris Hero
2016WrestleCon SuperShow 2016Chris Hero
2016EVOLVE 58Chris Hero
2016EVOLVE 57Chris Hero
2016EVOLVE 56Chris Hero
2016NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1Kassius Ohno
2016PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night TwoChris Hero
2016PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night OneChris Hero
2016PWG: BowieChris Hero
2016EVOLVE 55Chris Hero
2016EVOLVE 54Chris Hero
2016EVOLVE 53Chris Hero
2016The Kevin Steen Show: Chris HeroChris Hero
2016PWG: LëmmyChris Hero
2015Developmentally Speaking With Colt Cabana, Tommaso Ciampa & Chris HeroChris Hero
2015PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night TwoChris Hero
2015AAW: Windy City Classic XIChris Hero
2015PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final StageChris Hero
2015PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage TwoChris Hero
2015EVOLVE 48Chris Hero
2015EVOLVE 47Chris Hero
2015PWG: Threemendous IVChris Hero
2015House of Hardcore IXChris Hero
2015EVOLVE 46Chris Hero
2015EVOLVE 45Chris Hero
2015PWG: Mystery Vortex IIIChris Hero
2015EVOLVE 43Chris Hero
2015PWG: DDT4Chris Hero
2015PWG: Don't Sweat The TechniqueChris Hero
2015WrestleCon Supershow 2015Chris Hero
2015WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015Chris Hero
2015EVOLVE 40Chris Hero
2015EVOLVE 39Chris Hero
2015EVOLVE 38Chris Hero
2015PWG: From Out of NowhereChris Hero
2015ROH: Year 5Chris Hero
2014PWG: Black Cole SunChris Hero
2014ROH: Thanks Steen ThanksChris Hero
2014PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night ThreeChris Hero
2014PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night TwoChris Hero
2014Smash Super Showdown IIChris Hero
2014PWG: ELEVENChris Hero
2014Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014Chris Hero
2014Smash Rival Schools 2014Chris Hero
2014Smash Wrestling GOLDChris Hero
2014DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014Chris Hero
2014PWG: Mystery Vortex IIChris Hero
2014ROH: Flyin' HighChris Hero
2014ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 2Chris Hero
2014ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 1Chris Hero
2014Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014Chris Hero
2014ROH: 12th AnniversaryChris Hero
2014PWG: DDT4Chris Hero
2014ROH: Wrestling's FinestChris Hero
2014EVOLVE 26Chris Hero
2014EVOLVE 25Chris Hero
2014ROH: Creating ExcellenceChris Hero
2013PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night TwoChris Hero
2013PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night OneChris Hero
2013Dragon Gate USA: Freedom FightChris Hero
2013PWG Sells Out: Volume 3Chris Hero
2013Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan DanielsonChris Hero
2013Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win ItChris Hero
2013WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan DanielsonChris Hero
2013Bryan Danielson: The Final CountdownChris Hero
2013Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss SensationChris Hero
2013ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1Chris Hero
2013ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2Chris Hero
2012Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of WrestlingChris Hero
2012Kevin Steen: Descent into MadnessChris Hero
2012Crimson MaskHimself / "Chris Hero"
2012Chris Hero: Ring of HeroChris Hero
2012ROH: Ring of HardcoreChris Hero
2012American Wolves: The Hunt Never DiesChris Hero
2011PWG: FEARChris Hero
2011PWG: 2011 Battle of Los AngelesChris Hero
2011PWG: EIGHTChris Hero
2011PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night TwoChris Hero
2011PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night OneChris Hero
2011ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2Chris Hero
2011ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1Chris Hero
2011PWG: DDT4Chris Hero
2011ROH: World's Greatest
2011PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The ReunioningChris Hero
2011Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero StoryChris Hero
2010ROH: Final Battle 2010Chris Hero
2010ROH: Tag Title Classic II
2010PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To PoisonChris Hero
2010ROH: Fate of An Angel II
2010ROH: Allied Forces
2010PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla IslandChris Hero
2010ROH: Glory By Honor IX
2010ROH: Fade To Black
2010PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night TwoChris Hero
2010PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night OneChris Hero
2010PWG: SEVENChris Hero
2010ROH: Hate - Chapter II
2010ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIIIChris Hero
2010ROH: Buffalo Stampede IIChris Hero
2010PWG: DIO!Chris Hero
2010PWG: DDT4Chris Hero
2010EVOLVE 3: Rise or FallChris Hero
2010ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies II
2010ROH: Gold Rush
2010EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. HidakaChris Hero
2010PWG: As The Worm TurnsChris Hero
2010WWE NXT
2010ROH: 8th AnniversaryChris Hero
2010PWG: Kurt RussellreunionChris Hero
2009ROH Final Battle 2009Chris Hero
2009ROH: The Omega EffectChris Hero
2009ROH: Aries Vs. RichardsChris Hero
2009ROH: Boiling PointChris Hero
2009ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009Chris Hero
2009ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009Chris Hero
2009ROH: Clash of The ContendersChris Hero
2009PWG: Against The GrainChris Hero
2009ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final CountdownChris Hero
2009ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - BostonChris Hero
2009ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - DaytonChris Hero
2009PWG: Guerre Sans FrontièresChris Hero
2009PWG: Speed of SoundChris Hero
2009PWG: Threemendous IIChris Hero
2009ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 2
2009ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 1
2009PWG: DDT4Chris Hero
2009ROH: Never Say Die
2009ROH: The Homecoming IIChris Hero
2009ROH: A Cut AboveChris Hero
2009PWG: One HundredChris Hero
2009PWG: Ninety-NineChris Hero
2009Ring of Honor WrestlingChris Hero
2009ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
2009PWG: Express Written ConsentChris Hero
2009PWG Sells Out: Volume 2Chris Hero
2008PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2Chris Hero
2008PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1Chris Hero
2008ROH: Glory By Honor VIIChris Hero
2008PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night TwoChris Hero
2008PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night OneChris Hero
2008ROH: Night of The Butcher IIChris Hero
2008ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIChris Hero
2008ROH: Fueling The FireChris Hero
2008ROH: Northern NavigationChris Hero
2008PWG: Life During WartimeChris Hero
2008PWG: It's It (What Is It?)Chris Hero
2008ROH: Southern NavigationChris Hero
2008ROH: Return EngagementChris Hero
2008ROH: Tag WarsChris Hero
2008ROH: InjusticeChris Hero
2008ROH: Bedlam In BeantownChris Hero
2008PWG: It's A Gift...And A CurseChris Hero
2008Bloodstained HonorChris Hero
2008PWG: 1.21 GigawattsChris Hero
2008wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2Chris Hero
2008PWG: Pearl HabraChris Hero
2008ROH: Breakout
2008ROH: TransformChris Hero
2008PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night TwoChris Hero
2008PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night OneChris Hero
2007PWG: The High Cost of Doing BusinessChris Hero
2007PWG: European Vacation II - GermanyChris Hero
2007PWG: European Vacation II - FranceChris Hero
2007PWG: SchadenfreudeChris Hero
2007Chikara: Cibernetico & RobinChris Hero
2007PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night ThreeChris Hero
2007PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night OneChris Hero
2007Chikara: Maximum OverdraftChris Hero
2007Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLandChris Hero
2007ROH: DrivenChris Hero
2007Chikara: Aniversario?Chris Hero
2007PWG: DDT4 - Night TwoChris Hero
2007PWG: DDT4 - Night OneChris Hero
2007Chikara: Rey de VoladoresChris Hero
2007PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night TwoChris Hero
2006ROH: International ChallengeChris Hero
2006PWG: Passive HostilityChris Hero
2006ROH: DethronedChris Hero
2006ROH: Black Friday FalloutChris Hero
2006PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night TwoChris Hero
2006ROH: The Bitter EndChris Hero
2006ROH: Honor Reclaims BostonChris Hero
2006ROH: SuffocationChris Hero
2006PWG: Horror BusinessChris Hero
2006ROH: Motor City MadnessChris Hero
2006ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006Chris Hero
2006ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night TwoChris Hero
2006ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night OneChris Hero
2006PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night ThreeChris Hero
2006PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night TwoChris Hero
2006ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.Chris Hero
2006ROH: UnifiedChris Hero
2006PWG: ThreemendousChris Hero
2006ROH: Death Before Dishonor IVChris Hero
2006ROH: In Your FaceChris Hero
2006ROH: Ring of HomicideChris Hero
2006PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.Chris Hero
2006ROH: The 100th ShowChris Hero
2006PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night TwoChris Hero
2006PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night OneChris Hero
2006ROH: Best In The WorldChris Hero
2006PWG: Card Subject To Change 2Chris Hero
2006ROH: Hell Freezes OverChris Hero
2006PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'Chris Hero
2005PWG: Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)Chris Hero
2005PWG: Straight To DVDChris Hero
2005PWG: After School SpecialChris Hero
2005PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)Chris Hero
2005CZW: Tournament Of Death 4Chris Hero
2005PWG: All Star Weekend Night TwoChris Hero
2005PWG: All Star Weekend Night OneChris Hero
2005CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3Chris Hero
2005CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 2Chris Hero
2005PWG: Card Subject To ChangeChris Hero
2004PWG: Uncanny X-MasChris Hero
2004IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1Chris Hero
2004PWG: The Next ShowChris Hero
2004PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night TwoChris Hero
2004PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night OneChris Hero
2004MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1Chris Hero
2004Phenomenal: The Best of AJ StylesChris Hero
2003CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003Chris Hero
2003IWA-MS When Hero Met PunkChris Hero
2002Chikara: The Renaissance DawnsChris Hero
2002IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd AnniversaryChris Hero

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