American professional wrestler Dean Ambrose: biography, fights and interesting facts

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Pro wrestling is a kind of fusion of sports, theatrical performance, circus and TV shows. One of the characters in this alternate universe is wrestler Dean Ambrose, who regularly performs in WWE events. He made his association debut in 2012 and is remembered for his alliances with other wrestlers and tag team fights with unpredictable outcomes.

Career start

In December 1985, Jonathan Wes Good, later known as Dean Ambrose, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He first began wrestling in 2004. Then he was known under the pseudonym John Molly. For eight years, Jonathan performed in various independent arenas. There are many small regional wrestling organizations, and the future Dean Ambrose was featured in many of them. During this time, he managed to become a five-time world champion in various versions.

Including twice Jonathan took the heavyweight title of Combat Zone Wrestling, Insanity Pro Wrestling. In addition, the athleteconquer the Heartland Wrestling Association, International Wrestling Association and other prestigious wrestling venues.

However, all these beautiful and high-profile titles meant little, since the main monopoly in the world of wrestling was the WWE of the great and terrible Vince McMahon. Only cooperation with this organization could open the way to glory for any fighter.

Jonathan Good's efforts paid off in 2011 when he signed with the WWE and was sent to the Florida State Division, changing his alias to "Dean Ambrose". The preparation was not in vain, and during the year of performances in FCW, he had several beautiful fights, which earned him an invitation to the main WWE roster.

"Shield" and Dean

Dean Ambrose's age in 2012 gave hope that he would have a bright WWE career. The organizers of the show made a bet, first of all, on the performance of the wrestler in team fights. Wrestling events have little to do with real fights, staged fights are woven into the plot thread of a twisted dramatic story.

The history of Dean Ambrose in big wrestling began with his participation in a group called "Shield" in 2012. Together with Seth Rollins and Roman Sainz, he attacked Ryback, who, along with John Siu, was trying to take the WWE World Championship from CM Punk. So the latter managed to defend his title, and a team of fighters called "The Shield" appeared in the world of wrestling.

The guys claimed that the purpose of their gang is to protect justice onin the ring, however, they have been seen repeatedly supporting CM Punk. All this led to the fact that a duel was organized in which The Shield opposed the Hell No team, which was supported by Ryback. The fighters for universal justice won and continued to play the role of bouncers and bodyguards for CM Punk.

The leather-armoured outback kid, the former Jonathan Good, was a hit with the public and in 2013 was given the opportunity to take his first WWE title. There was a match between Dean Ambrose and Kofi Kingston, in which the challenger won and took the US Championship belt. However, a year later, the favorite of the public, Sheymous, managed to arrange a demonstrative beating of Dean and took away his title.

Solo career

In 2014, the close-knit team of The Shield broke up, and Dean Ambrose went free swimming. He rebooted his image, changed his image, began to enter the ring to different music.

From this time begins the history of feuds, that is, a kind of multi-part confrontation between wrestler Dean Ambrose and other fighters. It all started with a series of battles against former ally Seth Rollins.

Several times they met each other, and each time Seth defeated the opponent. Especially colorful was the joint beating of Dean Ambrose by Seth and Kane, when the two of them smashed the opponent's head into concrete blocks.

In 2014, another colorful Hell in a Cell match took place, in which, with the assistance of Bray WhiteRollins got the better of Dean again. Then, in a colorful show with tables, stairs and chairs, Bray White single-handedly de alt with a Cincinnati brawler.

The series of failures was interrupted in 2015 when Dean Ambrose became a contender for the Intercontinental Championship after defeating Dolph Ziegler and Tyler Breeze.

Intercontinental Champion

In November 2015, a dramatic duel took place between a recent WWE debutant and Kevin Owens. In the course of the fight, the latter pretended to have received a blow in the groin, and Dean Ambrose got a disqualification. Former Jonathan Good managed to take revenge for an unfair defeat at Survivor Series (2015), where he defeated Owens in the semi-final match for the championship.

The decisive battle between them took place in a match of ladders, tables and chairs, where Dean defeated an unlucky opponent with improvised equipment and took the title of continental champion.

Furious Owen did not accept defeat and interfered in Dean's fights with other fighters. A colorful three-way match between Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Owens took place at the SuperSmack Down event, in which the defending champion defended his title.

WWE win

Eventually, Dean Ambrose lost the title to Owens, followed by a series of unrelated bouts, which he fought with varying degrees of success. The turning point in his career came in 2016 when the wrestler won a six-way ladder show, giving him a shot at WWE Champion Seth Rollins andused it the same evening.

After making a successful defense against Dolph Ziggler, he then lost the belt to AJ Styles. After that, another series of confrontation between the bad boy Ambrose and a new implacable rival began. Another wrestler was involved here, James Ellsworth, who moved from one side to the other, participating in constant skirmishes of competitors.

It all ended in the final fight for the WWE Championship between Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles, in which Ellsworth unexpectedly betrayed his ally and helped Styles defend the title. Once again, Ellsworth "helped" Dean in the match for the Intercontinental World Championship by befriending The Miz.

Private life

Wrestling is a kind of symbiosis of sport and show, and many famous fighters are often filmed on big screens. Dean Ambrose, whose films are made up of his performances, is no exception.

Until 2013, the wrestler dated Helena Heavenly, after which a new girl appeared on the horizon. Dean's chosen one was commentator Rene Pakket, with whom he was friends for four years, after which he married her in 2017.