Christopher Kindred[1] (born April 6, 1974)[1] is an American professional wrestler who has appeared in numerous independent wrestling leagues, such as Xtreme Championship Wrestling, as well as the global phenomenon companies, World Wrestling Entertainment, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and the International Wrestling Association, and is best known by his ring names Flash Flanagan and Slash Venom.

Flash Flanagan
Flanagan in December 2011.
Birth nameChristopher Kindred[1]
Born (1974-04-06) April 6, 1974 (age 50)[1]
Indianapolis, Indiana, US[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Flash Flanagan
Gregor Falcon
Kobain
Slash Venom
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Billed weight231 lb (105 kg)[1]
Billed fromIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Debut1992[1]

Professional wrestling career

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Early in his career, Kindred formed a team with Wolfie D, known as The Blacksheep. Flanagan also formed teams with Billy Travis, Nick Dinsmore, and Steven Dunn. Flanagan wrestled one match on WWF Monday Night Raw losing to Brian Christopher; he then wrestled 3 matches in 1999 on WWF Shotgun Saturday Night all in losing efforts. From 1999 to 2002, he was signed to a developmental deal with the WWF/WWE. After being released from WWE, he worked in NWA:TNA as Kobain in The Disciples of the New Church with former partner Wolfie D (Slash). After TNA, he wrestled under the name Slash Venon in IWA Puerto Rico. In 2005, he briefly wrestled in Ring of Honor. He now wrestles on the southeast independent circuit, mainly in United States Wrestling Organization, Showtime All-Star Wrestling and New Era Pro Wrestling, as well as many promotions throughout Indiana. In November 2012, he returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling as a masked man attacking his old rival Trailer Park Trash. On December 5, he was unmasked, revealing that he was working for Josette Bynum to "take out the Trash from OVW".

On August 3, 2013, Flanagan won the OVW Television title and became a Triple Crown winner.[2] However, he lost the title to Elijah Burke on September 11, 2013. In March 2015, during the main event at Hoosier Pro Wrestling, Scarecrow Eddie Felson and Wicked Clown jumped Flash. Then Flash demanded a title match against Double R Rob Ramer (the heavyweight champion), Scarecrow Eddie Felson and Wicked Clown (the HPW tag team champions) vs. him and The Van Zants for the April show.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  2. ^ "Ovw Saturday Special Live Report". PWInsider.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "HPW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "OVW Title Histories – OVW Heavyweight Championship". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "OVW Title Histories – OVW Hardcore Championship". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  6. ^ "OVW Title Histories – OVW Southern Tag Team Championship". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  7. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1999". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "SICW All Star Classic Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on October 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "SICW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on October 21, 2021.
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