Chris Spradlin

Biography

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.

Known For

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

Ring of Honor Wrestling

Ring of Honor Wrestling

ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston

ROH: Year 5

ROH: Ring of Hardcore

All Movies (251)

• GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame2022 · as Chris Hero
• Shoot Conversations w/ Chris Hero: Molly Holly2021 · as Chris Hero
• PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please2019 · as Kassius Ohno
• Holy Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost Match2019 · as Kassius Ohno
• NXT TakeOver: Phoenix2019 · as Kassius Ohno
• PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 12018 · as Kassius Ohno
• NXT Takeover: Philadelphia2018 · as Kassius Ohno
• NXT TakeOver: WarGames2017 · as Kassius Ohno
• NXT Takeover: Orlando2017 · as Kassius ohno
• AAW Unstoppable 20162016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Mystery Vortex IV2016 · as Chris Hero
• RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 22016 · as Chris Hero
• RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 12016 · as Chris Hero
• AAW Defining Moment 20162016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage2016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two2016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One2016 · as Chris Hero
• An Evening with Chris Hero2016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 672016 · as Chris Hero
• RevPro Uprising 20162016 · as Chris Hero
• AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Tag 22016 · as Chris Hero
• Beyond Americanrana 20162016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: THIRTEEN2016 · as Chris Hero
• RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr.2016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 622016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Prince2016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 602016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 592016 · as Chris Hero
• WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 20162016 · as Chris Hero
• WrestleCon SuperShow 20162016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 582016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 572016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 562016 · as Chris Hero
• NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 12016 · as Kassius Ohno
• PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two2016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One2016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Bowie2016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 552016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 542016 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 532016 · as Chris Hero
• The Kevin Steen Show: Chris Hero2016 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Lëmmy2016 · as Chris Hero
• Developmentally Speaking With Colt Cabana, Tommaso Ciampa & Chris Hero2015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two2015 · as Chris Hero
• AAW: Windy City Classic XI2015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage2015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two2015 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 482015 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 472015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Threemendous IV2015 · as Chris Hero
• House of Hardcore IX2015 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 462015 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 452015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Mystery Vortex III2015 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 432015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: DDT42015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique2015 · as Chris Hero
• WrestleCon Supershow 20152015 · as Chris Hero
• WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 20152015 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 402015 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 392015 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 382015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: From Out of Nowhere2015 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Year 52015 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Black Cole Sun2014 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks2014 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three2014 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two2014 · as Chris Hero
• Smash Super Showdown II2014 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: ELEVEN2014 · as Chris Hero
• Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 20142014 · as Chris Hero
• Smash Rival Schools 20142014 · as Chris Hero
• Smash Wrestling GOLD2014 · as Chris Hero
• DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 20142014 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Mystery Vortex II2014 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Flyin' High2014 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 22014 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 12014 · as Chris Hero
• Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 20142014 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: 12th Anniversary2014 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: DDT42014 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Wrestling's Finest2014 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 262014 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 252014 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Creating Excellence2014 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two2013 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One2013 · as Chris Hero
• Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight2013 · as Chris Hero
• PWG Sells Out: Volume 32013 · as Chris Hero
• Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson2013 · as Chris Hero
• Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It2013 · as Chris Hero
• WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson2013 · as Chris Hero
• Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown2013 · as Chris Hero
• Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation2013 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 12013 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 22013 · as Chris Hero
• Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling2012 · as Chris Hero
• Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness2012 · as Chris Hero
• Crimson Mask2012 · as Himself / "Chris Hero"
• Chris Hero: Ring of Hero2012 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Ring of Hardcore2012 · as Chris Hero
• American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies2012 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: FEAR2011 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles2011 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: EIGHT2011 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two2011 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One2011 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 22011 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 12011 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: DDT42011 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: World's Greatest2011
• PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning2011 · as Chris Hero
• Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story2011 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Final Battle 20102010 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Tag Title Classic II2010
• PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison2010 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Fate of An Angel II2010
• ROH: Allied Forces2010
• PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island2010 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Glory By Honor IX2010
• ROH: Fade To Black2010
• PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two2010 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One2010 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: SEVEN2010 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Hate - Chapter II2010
• ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII2010 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Buffalo Stampede II2010 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: DIO!2010 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: DDT42010 · as Chris Hero
• EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall2010 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies II2010
• ROH: Gold Rush2010
• EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka2010 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: As The Worm Turns2010 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: 8th Anniversary2010 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Kurt Russellreunion2010 · as Chris Hero
• ROH Final Battle 20092009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: The Omega Effect2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Aries Vs. Richards2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Boiling Point2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Survival of the Fittest 20092009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Survival of The Fittest 20092009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Clash of The Contenders2009 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Against The Grain2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton2009 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières2009 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Speed of Sound2009 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Threemendous II2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 22009
• ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 12009
• PWG: DDT42009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Never Say Die2009
• ROH: The Homecoming II2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: A Cut Above2009 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: One Hundred2009 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Ninety-Nine2009 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'2009
• PWG: Express Written Consent2009 · as Chris Hero
• PWG Sells Out: Volume 22009 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 22008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 12008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Glory By Honor VII2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Night of The Butcher II2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Fueling The Fire2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Northern Navigation2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Life During Wartime2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: It's It (What Is It?)2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Southern Navigation2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Return Engagement2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Tag Wars2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Injustice2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Bedlam In Beantown2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse2008 · as Chris Hero
• Bloodstained Honor2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts2008 · as Chris Hero
• wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 22008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Pearl Habra2008 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Breakout2008
• ROH: Transform2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One2008 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business2007 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: European Vacation II - Germany2007 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: European Vacation II - France2007 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Schadenfreude2007 · as Chris Hero
• Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin2007 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three2007 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One2007 · as Chris Hero
• Chikara: Maximum Overdraft2007 · as Chris Hero
• Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand2007 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Driven2007 · as Chris Hero
• Chikara: Aniversario?2007 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: DDT4 - Night Two2007 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: DDT4 - Night One2007 · as Chris Hero
• Chikara: Rey de Voladores2007 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two2007 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: International Challenge2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Passive Hostility2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Dethroned2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Black Friday Fallout2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: The Bitter End2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Suffocation2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Horror Business2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Motor City Madness2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Survival of The Fittest 20062006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Unified2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Threemendous2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: In Your Face2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Ring of Homicide2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: The 100th Show2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One2006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Best In The World2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Card Subject To Change 22006 · as Chris Hero
• ROH: Hell Freezes Over2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'2006 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)2005 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Straight To DVD2005 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: After School Special2005 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)2005 · as Chris Hero
• CZW: Tournament Of Death 42005 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend Night Two2005 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: All Star Weekend Night One2005 · as Chris Hero
• CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 32005 · as Chris Hero
• CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 22005 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Card Subject To Change2005 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Uncanny X-Mas2004 · as Chris Hero
• IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 12004 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: The Next Show2004 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two2004 · as Chris Hero
• PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One2004 · as Chris Hero
• MLW Reloaded Tour Day 12004 · as Chris Hero
• Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles2004 · as Chris Hero
• CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 20032003 · as Chris Hero
• IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk2003 · as Chris Hero
• Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns2002 · as Chris Hero
• IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary2002 · as Chris Hero

All TV Shows (5)

• WWE NXT2010
• WWE NXT2010 · as Kassius Ohno
• WWE NXT2010 · as Kassuis Ohno
• Ring of Honor Wrestling2009 · as Chris Hero
• Ring of Honor Wrestling2009