Chris Spradlin

Known For: Acting
Born: December 24, 1979
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Chris Spradlin

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.

Filmography

GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

2022 · Chris Hero

Shoot Conversations w/ Chris Hero: Molly Holly

2021 · Chris Hero

PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please

2019 · Kassius Ohno

Holy Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost Match

2019 · Kassius Ohno

NXT TakeOver: Phoenix

2019 · Kassius Ohno

PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1

2018 · Kassius Ohno

NXT Takeover: Philadelphia

2018 · Kassius Ohno

NXT TakeOver: WarGames

2017 · Kassius Ohno

NXT Takeover: Orlando

2017 · Kassius ohno

AAW Unstoppable 2016

AAW Unstoppable 2016

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: Mystery Vortex IV

2016 · Chris Hero

RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2

2016 · Chris Hero

RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1

2016 · Chris Hero

AAW Defining Moment 2016

AAW Defining Moment 2016

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One

2016 · Chris Hero

An Evening with Chris Hero

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 67

2016 · Chris Hero

RevPro Uprising 2016

2016 · Chris Hero

AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Tag 2

AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Tag 2

2016 · Chris Hero

Beyond Americanrana 2016

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: THIRTEEN

2016 · Chris Hero

RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr.

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 62

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: Prince

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 60

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 59

2016 · Chris Hero

WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016

WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016

2016 · Chris Hero

WrestleCon SuperShow 2016

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 58

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 57

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 56

2016 · Chris Hero

NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1

2016 · Kassius Ohno

PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: Bowie

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 55

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 54

2016 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 53

2016 · Chris Hero

The Kevin Steen Show: Chris Hero

2016 · Chris Hero

PWG: Lëmmy

2016 · Chris Hero

Developmentally Speaking With Colt Cabana, Tommaso Ciampa & Chris Hero

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two

2015 · Chris Hero

AAW: Windy City Classic XI

AAW: Windy City Classic XI

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two

2015 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 48

2015 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 47

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: Threemendous IV

2015 · Chris Hero

House of Hardcore IX

House of Hardcore IX

2015 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 46

2015 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 45

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: Mystery Vortex III

2015 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 43

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: DDT4

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique

2015 · Chris Hero

WrestleCon Supershow 2015

WrestleCon Supershow 2015

2015 · Chris Hero

WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015

WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015

2015 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 40

2015 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 39

2015 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 38

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: From Out of Nowhere

2015 · Chris Hero

ROH: Year 5

2015 · Chris Hero

PWG: Black Cole Sun

2014 · Chris Hero

ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks

2014 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three

2014 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two

2014 · Chris Hero

Smash Super Showdown II

2014 · Chris Hero

PWG: ELEVEN

2014 · Chris Hero

Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014

2014 · Chris Hero

Smash Rival Schools 2014

2014 · Chris Hero

Smash Wrestling GOLD

2014 · Chris Hero

DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014

DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014

2014 · Chris Hero

PWG: Mystery Vortex II

2014 · Chris Hero

ROH: Flyin' High

2014 · Chris Hero

ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 2

2014 · Chris Hero

ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 1

2014 · Chris Hero

Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014

Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014

2014 · Chris Hero

ROH: 12th Anniversary

2014 · Chris Hero

PWG: DDT4

2014 · Chris Hero

ROH: Wrestling's Finest

2014 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 26

2014 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 25

2014 · Chris Hero

ROH: Creating Excellence

2014 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two

2013 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One

2013 · Chris Hero

Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight

Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight

2013 · Chris Hero

PWG Sells Out: Volume 3

2013 · Chris Hero

Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

2013 · Chris Hero

Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It

2013 · Chris Hero

WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson

2013 · Chris Hero

Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown

2013 · Chris Hero

Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation

2013 · Chris Hero

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1

2013 · Chris Hero

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2

2013 · Chris Hero

Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling

2012 · Chris Hero

Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness

2012 · Chris Hero

Crimson Mask

2012 · Himself / "Chris Hero"

Chris Hero: Ring of Hero

2012 · Chris Hero

ROH: Ring of Hardcore

2012 · Chris Hero

American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies

2012 · Chris Hero

PWG: FEAR

2011 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles

2011 · Chris Hero

PWG: EIGHT

2011 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two

2011 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One

2011 · Chris Hero

ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2

2011 · Chris Hero

ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1

2011 · Chris Hero

PWG: DDT4

2011 · Chris Hero

ROH: World's Greatest

2011

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning

2011 · Chris Hero

Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story

2011 · Chris Hero

ROH: Final Battle 2010

2010 · Chris Hero

ROH: Tag Title Classic II

2010

PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison

2010 · Chris Hero

ROH: Fate of An Angel II

2010

ROH: Allied Forces

2010

PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island

2010 · Chris Hero

ROH: Glory By Honor IX

2010

ROH: Fade To Black

2010

PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two

2010 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One

2010 · Chris Hero

PWG: SEVEN

2010 · Chris Hero

ROH: Hate - Chapter II

2010

ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII

2010 · Chris Hero

ROH: Buffalo Stampede II

2010 · Chris Hero

PWG: DIO!

2010 · Chris Hero

PWG: DDT4

2010 · Chris Hero

EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall

2010 · Chris Hero

ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies II

2010

ROH: Gold Rush

2010

EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka

2010 · Chris Hero

PWG: As The Worm Turns

2010 · Chris Hero

WWE NXT

2010 · , Kassius Ohno, Kassuis Ohno

ROH: 8th Anniversary

2010 · Chris Hero

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion

2010 · Chris Hero

ROH Final Battle 2009

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: The Omega Effect

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Aries Vs. Richards

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Boiling Point

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Clash of The Contenders

2009 · Chris Hero

PWG: Against The Grain

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton

2009 · Chris Hero

PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières

2009 · Chris Hero

PWG: Speed of Sound

2009 · Chris Hero

PWG: Threemendous II

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 2

2009

ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 1

2009

PWG: DDT4

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Never Say Die

2009

ROH: The Homecoming II

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: A Cut Above

2009 · Chris Hero

PWG: One Hundred

2009 · Chris Hero

PWG: Ninety-Nine

2009 · Chris Hero

Ring of Honor Wrestling

2009 · Chris Hero

ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'

2009

PWG: Express Written Consent

2009 · Chris Hero

PWG Sells Out: Volume 2

2009 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Glory By Honor VII

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Night of The Butcher II

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Fueling The Fire

ROH: Fueling The Fire

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Northern Navigation

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: Life During Wartime

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: It's It (What Is It?)

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Southern Navigation

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Return Engagement

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Tag Wars

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Injustice

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Bedlam In Beantown

ROH: Bedlam In Beantown

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse

2008 · Chris Hero

Bloodstained Honor

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts

2008 · Chris Hero

wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2

wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: Pearl Habra

2008 · Chris Hero

ROH: Breakout

2008

ROH: Transform

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One

2008 · Chris Hero

PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business

2007 · Chris Hero

PWG: European Vacation II - Germany

2007 · Chris Hero

PWG: European Vacation II - France

2007 · Chris Hero

PWG: Schadenfreude

2007 · Chris Hero

Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin

2007 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three

2007 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One

2007 · Chris Hero

Chikara: Maximum Overdraft

2007 · Chris Hero

Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand

2007 · Chris Hero

ROH: Driven

2007 · Chris Hero

Chikara: Aniversario?

2007 · Chris Hero

PWG: DDT4 - Night Two

2007 · Chris Hero

PWG: DDT4 - Night One

2007 · Chris Hero

Chikara: Rey de Voladores

2007 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two

2007 · Chris Hero

ROH: International Challenge

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: Passive Hostility

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Dethroned

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Black Friday Fallout

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: The Bitter End

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Suffocation

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: Horror Business

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Motor City Madness

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Unified

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: Threemendous

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: In Your Face

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Ring of Homicide

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: The 100th Show

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Best In The World

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: Card Subject To Change 2

2006 · Chris Hero

ROH: Hell Freezes Over

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'

2006 · Chris Hero

PWG: Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)

2005 · Chris Hero

PWG: Straight To DVD

2005 · Chris Hero

PWG: After School Special

2005 · Chris Hero

PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)

2005 · Chris Hero

CZW: Tournament Of Death 4

2005 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend Night Two

2005 · Chris Hero

PWG: All Star Weekend Night One

2005 · Chris Hero

CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3

2005 · Chris Hero

CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 2

2005 · Chris Hero

PWG: Card Subject To Change

2005 · Chris Hero

PWG: Uncanny X-Mas

2004 · Chris Hero

IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1

IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1

2004 · Chris Hero

PWG: The Next Show

2004 · Chris Hero

PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two

2004 · Chris Hero

PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One

2004 · Chris Hero

MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1

2004 · Chris Hero

Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles

2004 · Chris Hero

CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003

CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003

2003 · Chris Hero

IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk

2003 · Chris Hero

Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns

2002 · Chris Hero

IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary

2002 · Chris Hero

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