Balls Mahoney

Jonathan Rechner (April 11, 1972 – April 12, 2016), better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney, was an American professional wrestler.

Rechner trained at the Monster Factory and debuted in 1987, at age 15, as "Abbudah Singh".

He began wrestling on the independent circuit in New Jersey.

He made a name for himself as Boo Bradley Jr. (a take-off of the character Boo Radley from To Kill a Mockingbird) in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW).

He was originally allied with Chris Candido and managed by Tammy Sytch, who abused him for months, but they eventually turned on him, killing his pet cat, and turning him into a fan favorite in the process.

He formed a friendship with Cactus Jack during this time.

He went on to have a lengthy rivalry with Candido and Sytch.

After his battles with Candido he moved on to a feud with Killer Kyle of the Gangstas.

During his time in SMW Bradley won the SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship twice.

He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he was a three-time ECW Tag Team Champion, as well as working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand.

Rechner was born in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey.

A graduate of Manasquan High School where he competed on the school's wrestling team, He started wrestling at the age of 15.

From 1992 to 1993 he jobbed under his real name losing to Papa Shango, Marty Jannetty, and Virgil.

In 1995, he briefly appeared in the World Wrestling Federation as Xanta Klaus.

At In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings in December, while Savio Vega and "Santa Claus" were at ringside handing out presents and playing to the fans, villainous manager "Million Dollar Man" Dibiase">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, 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.

After WWF, Rechner wrestled as Boo Bradley for Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation where he became the MEWF Mid-Atlantic Champion.

In 1996, Rechner signed with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).

He debuted at Holiday Hell 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 Swingin' Freaks".

They feuded with The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) during their tenure.

Mahoney made his pay-per-view debut at November to Remember, participating in a Four-Way Dance match for the Tag Team Championship, along with his partner Rotten; The F.B.I. (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido) retained the titles.

At Living Dangerously, they participated in a three-way dance, along with the Dudleyz in a losing effort to Spike Dudley and New Jack.

Mahoney and Rotten got another chance at the titles at Wrestlepalooza against Chris Candido and Lance Storm, but lost.

After failing to win the titles with Rotten, Mahoney found a new partner in Masato Tanaka.

At November to Remember, the two defeated Dudley Boyz to win the World Tag Team Championship, thus beginning Mahoney's first reign as tag champion.

Six days later, Mahoney and Tanaka dropped the titles to the Dudleyz in a rematch.

At Guilty as Charged, Mahoney and Rotten defeated the F.B.I. and Danny Doring and Roadkill in a three-way dance.

Mahoney's first singles match at a pay-per-view was a victory over Steve Corino at Living Dangerously.

Shortly after, Mahoney formed a tag team with Spike Dudley.

At Hardcore Heaven, the two faced the Dudleyz in a championship match but failed to win the title.

The two teams faced in a rematch at Heat Wave, and this time, Mahoney and Dudley won the match and the World Tag Team Championship, marking Mahoney's second individual reign.

At a show in August, the duo re-lost the title to the Dudleyz.

On the edition of August 14 of ECW on TNN, Mahoney and Dudley defeated the Dudleyz in another rematch to win back the World Tag Team Championship.

At The Last Show at the Madhouse on August 26, they lost the titles to the Dudleyz again.