Chris Masters

Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name Chris Adonis as a member of Strictly Business.

He is a former two-time National Champion in NWA.

He is best known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Chris Masters.

He is also known for his time in Impact Wrestling, under the ring name Chris Adonis and for his appearances for Qatar Pro Wrestling.

After being trained in Ultimate Pro Wrestling, Mordetzky signed a development contract with WWE and was sent to WWE's farm territory Ohio Valley Wrestling.

Christopher Todd Mordetzky was born on January 8, 1983, in Santa Monica, California, to Diane Mordetzky.

Mordetzky began training for a wrestling career at the age of 16 in Ultimate Pro Wrestling.

He trained there for one year and suffered an injury, leaving him out of action for three months.

During this time, Mordetzky learned that WWE was recruiting talent from UPW, and he took time off from wrestling for nearly three years to pursue a powerful physique that would interest World Wrestling Entertainment.

His work paid off, as WWE offered him a developmental contract in 2003, training him at its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).

At OVW, he developed his wrestling skills and refined his character, achieving success in both the singles and tag team divisions.

When Mordetzky was called up to the main roster, WWE showed vignettes outlining him as "The Masterpiece", touting him as having a body so perfect, it would appear he was sculpted out of stone.

Mordetzky credits Matt Morgan for creating the "Masterpiece" gimmick, and said Vince McMahon encouraged him to emulate former wrestler Paul Orndorff.

"The Masterpiece" Chris Masters made his debut in WWE on Raw as a villain, drawing attention to his physique in bodybuilding poses during his entrance to the ring.

In 2005, he debuted in WWE as "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters, a wrestler in a great body shape, using "The Masterlock" as finisher, a full nelson hold.

During his early career in WWE, Masters had a storyline around the Masterlock, a submission nobody could break.

He would challenge several wrestlers to the Masterlock Challenge, where he rewarded the winner with a prize if they could break it.

On the February 21, 2005 episode of Raw, Masters made his debut by defeating Stevie Richards.

During the contest, Masters broke Richards' nose performing the Polish Hammer.

The Polish Hammer continued to be a signature move of Masters' for months after this first match, but with warning that it would only be used in striking an opponent's chest.

Masters made a claim that his version of the full nelson hold, which he dubbed the Master Lock, was unbreakable.

Masters began a series of contests he would call "Master Lock Challenges" where Masters would put an opponent in the Master Lock and the opponent would try to break free before Masters made him submit or pass out.

Masters would go on to log more full nelson submission victories than any wrestler in WWE history, breaking the record previously held by Kurt Angle.

Originally he would call out plants from the crowd, placing a $1,000 prize of his own money to be paid to anyone who could break free from the Master Lock.

At Backlash, he defeated Melissa Coates in a Master Lock Challenge.

He engaged in feuds with lower-card wrestlers, Val Venis and Sgt. Slaughter, who both failed to break the Master Lock.

Using villainous tactics, he often attacked the wrestlers beforehand and frequently cheated (for example using a low-blow to escape Sgt. Slaughter's cobra clutch).

Masters increased the offered reward each week up to $20,000 and sometimes threw in a bonus.

After defeating the 400-pound Rosey on July 18, Masters defiantly stated "it doesn't matter how big they are!", prompting The Big Show to accept a Master Lock Challenge.

In accordance with his villainous persona, Masters fled, refusing a match with the Big Show.

In late August, Masters entered a feud with Shawn Michaels, leading to a tag match between himself and Carlito against Ric Flair and Michaels.

During the match, Masters defeated Ric Flair by submission.

Masters regularly teamed with Carlito, albeit in a rigid business relationship.

Michaels competed in a Master Lock Challenge on September 5.

Masters, upset at the vigorous resistance of Michaels, released the hold and beat him with a steel chair before re-applying the hold.

The Master Lock Challenge, which had not decided a clear victor between the two, led to a match at Unforgiven which Michaels won.

The Masterlock Challenge storyline ended after Bobby Lashley broke the hold on March 20, 2007.

Masters was released in 2007 and worked on the independent circuit for two years, making his return to WWE in 2009.

Masters would spend the next two years in WWE, until he was released again in 2011.

Since then, he has worked on the independent circuit and had notable stints in Global Force Wrestling (GFW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).