Paul London

Paul Michael London (born April 16, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor.

He is best known for his time with WWE.

After being trained at the Texas Wrestling Academy, London began competing for Ring of Honor where his high-risk offensive moves made him a fan favorite.

In 1996, Daniel was killed by a drunk driver at the age of nineteen.

Jonathan is a music video director.

London attended Westlake High School in Texas.

He helped create the school's first-ever wrestling team where he was the captain, first varsity letterman and previously held the record for the fastest pinfall time of 7.4 seconds but was broken by 2x State Champion and Austin Westlake Great Justin Wood at 6.9 seconds.

After graduating from high school, London trained at several wrestling schools, including a trailer park in West Memphis, Arkansas and a school run by Ivan Putski in North Austin, Texas.

He debuted in 2000.

London made his first appearance at WCW Greed on March 18, 2001, as an audience member during the Diamond Dallas Page and Scott Steiner WCW World Heavyweight Championship match.

He later enrolled in Shawn Michaels' wrestling school, the Texas Wrestling Academy, where he was trained by Rudy Gonzales.

Early in his career, London made brief appearances in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero-One (Zero1) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

He made his debut in Ring of Honor (ROH) on March 30, 2002, in a match against Chris Marvel.

He began a lengthy feud with Michael Shane during a tag team match for ROH contracts on July 27, 2002.

During the bout, both Shane and London made simultaneous pinfalls on their opponent's partners.

The referee only counted for Shane, giving his team the victory, which led to London and Shane brawling.

The two continued to feud over the next several months in matches such as Street Fights (where the crowd chanted "please don't die" due to London's high-risk offense), a Triple Threat match and a Gauntlet match.

On December 7, 2002, London won a tournament to capture the ROH Number One Contender's Trophy, guaranteeing a match for the ROH Championship.

He lost the match three weeks later to then-champion Xavier.

He later competed for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Zero-One, and various independent promotions, winning numerous championships and won the ECWA Super 8 Tournament in 2003.

London made his debut in WWE in late 2003.

London competed in Zero1 for several months on a match-by-match basis, beginning in January 2003, before turning down a contract.

London was contacted by TNA after ROH's one-year anniversary show, and told that they were interested in him doing some matches on a try-out basis.

On February 12, 2003, he made his TNA debut in a Gauntlet match against Jerry Lynn, which he lost.

London competed mainly in the company's X Division, even earning shots at the NWA TNA X Division Championship.

His last appearance in TNA was on June 18, 2003, at the TNA Anniversary show.

He wrestled X Division Champion Chris Sabin for the title, only to lose due to interference from CM Punk.

London has said that he viewed his time in TNA as a "stepping stone", but knew that he didn't want to be there long-term.

London also made several appearances for East Coast Wrestling Association and won the 7th Annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament.

On February 8, 2003, London competed in a Triple Threat match for the Number One Contender's Trophy, pinning A.J. Styles for the win.

After the match, Xavier informed London that he would compete for the title immediately.

In 2004 he began teaming with fellow cruiserweight Billy Kidman and they eventually went on to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.

After Kidman retired from active competition, London formed a tag team with Brian Kendrick.

After their split, London began competing in the cruiserweight division and won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

In late 2006, Kendrick returned and the two reformed as a team.

London and Kendrick were managed by Ashley Massaro.

London and Kendrick won the WWE Tag Team Championship, becoming the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions since the title's creation and the World Tag Team Championship.

The team split when Kendrick was drafted to the SmackDown brand in June 2008 and London was released later that year.

In 2009, he returned to the independent circuit, competing for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he was one half of the former PWG World Tag Team Champions with partner El Generico under the team name ¡Peligro Abejas!.

London was born in Austin, Texas, and has two older brothers, Daniel and Jonathan.