Mad Man Pondo

Kevin Canady (born June 24, 1969) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Mad Man Pondo.

Best known for his hardcore wrestling style, Canady has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, and Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

He is also the owner of IWA East Coast, and is currently employed by Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

In his professional wrestling career, Canady is a five-time Heavyweight champion having won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship once, JCW Heavyweight Championship twice, the XCW Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship once, and MPW Heavyweight Championship once.

In addition to these championships, he has won the CZW Iron Man Championship once, IWA Mid-South Hardcore Championship twice, IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship once with Ian Rotten, and JCW Tag Team Championship twice with Necro Butcher.

Canady began his professional wrestling career in 1989 at the age of 20.

Initially performing as a traditional professional wrestler, Canady realized that he would not become a nationally recognized talent.

He noticed that his friends were in awe while watching wrestling tapes of death matches, and soon adopted the same hardcore style himself.

He created his ring name Mad Man Pondo as a play on Abdullah the Butcher's nickname the "Mad Man from Sudan" and the character Pondo Sinatra from The Party Animal.

He and fellow wrestlers Corporal Robinson and 2 Tuff Tony began traveling throughout the country together early in their careers.

Video distribution company Smart Mark Video helped the trio gain national exposure.

Canady began working for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA-MS) in 1997.

In 1997, Canady wrestled for Insane Clown Posse at the event ICP's Strangle-Mania Live.

Two years later, he, 2 Tuff Tony, and Corporal Robinson wrestled at the Dan Curtis Memorial, an independent wrestling booker who had recently worked for Insane Clown Posse.

Several days after the event, Tony, Robinson, and Canady were booked to wrestle for Insane Clown Posse's first Juggalo Championship Wrestling show.

Canady teamed with Pete Madden to defeat Ian Rotten and Corporal Robinson in an Exploding Barbwire match.

The following year, Canady participated in the "Strangle-Mania Live Tour".

His Hardcore match with Fat Fuck Barrel Boy was put on JCW, Vol. 2.

Canady began appearing every year at the annual Gathering of the Juggalos and quickly became a staple in the company.

In 1999, he volunteered to get into a rivalry with 2 Tuff Tony to help introduce him to the hardcore wrestling style of the company.

Pondo acquainted him to the proper techniques of hardcore wrestling, and Tony later recalled that Pondo "took good care of me" in their matches.

On April 15, Canady became the first IWA Mid-South Hardcore Champion.

He lost the title to Tony two weeks later before winning it back the following month.

Canady lost the championship to Tony the next day, but won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship that September.

Canady is also the 2003 IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch Tournament winner and 2006 IWA Mid-South Double Death Tag Team Tournament winner with 2 Tuff Tony.

In 2003, he participated in the King of the Deathmatch Tournament.

Canady defeated Nate Webb, Axl Rotten, then Nick Gage to make it to the finals.

In the final match, he defeated J.C. Bailey to be crowned the 2003 King of the Deathmatch.

In 2003, he and Necro Butcher fought in a deathmatch which was released on JCW, Vol. 3.

Soon after, the two men began teaming together.

At the 2005 Gathering of the Juggalos, Canaday defeated champion Terry Funk to become JCW Heavyweight Champion.

On March 18, 2006, Canady and Ian Rotten defeated Iron Saints to become the IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship.

The duo lost the championship five months later.

That November, Canady and 2 Tuff Tony took part in the first Double Death Tag Team Tournament, though they weren't told which team would win the tournament.

They defeated Children of Pain then Dysfunction and Corporal Robinson to make it to the finals.

In the finals, he and Tony defeated Tough Crazy Bastards to be crowned the first Double Death Tag Team Tournament champions.

He held the title for over a year before losing it to Corporal Robinson at the Hallowicked After Party 2006.

The following year, Canady went on tour with JCW to film the internet wrestling show SlamTV!.

On the first episode, Insane Clown Posse announced that the JCW Tag Team Championship had been vacated, which caused several tag teams to emerge.

He later went on and lost in the second round of the 2008 King of the Deathmatch Tournament.