Chris Masters

Chris Masters

Chris Masters Statistics
Ring name(s): Chris Mordetsky, Chris Masters
Height: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight: 263 lb (130 kg)
Born: January 8, 1983, Santa Monica, California
Trained by: OVW Wrestling School, UPW Ultimate University
Debut: 2002

Chris Masters Career
American professional wrestler, Christopher Mordetsky is better known by his stage name "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters who performs for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand.

Mordetsky competed in amateur bodybuilding in California and began his wrestling training in Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), where John Cena and others were discovered by WWE talent scouts, before being given a development contract to train in WWE's farm territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).

When Mordetsky was finally called up to the main roster, WWE showed promo style introductory videos outlining him as The Masterpiece â€” touting him as having a body so perfect, it would appear he was sculpted out of stone.

2005
"The Masterpiece" Chris Masters (as he was now known) made his RAW debut as a heel in a match against Steven Richards on February 21, 2005. During the match, Chris Masters broke Richards' nose and orbital bone after striking him with a move known as the "Polish Hammer", which was actually supposed to hit Richards in the chest. Richards was out of action after having facial reconstructive surgery, but returned to end the feud with Chris Masters, losing a second time.

Chris Masters' next RAW appearance saw him claim that his Master Lock hold is unbreakable, and he even went as far as to start the "Master Lock Challenge" putting up $1,000 of his own money for any person who could break out of the hold. Originally, he called out plants from the crowd, even a woman, whom he stated, "put the 'man' in Manchester." For weeks all challengers failed. He began to call out WWE superstars, mostly undercard wrestlers. He attacked Val Venis from behind before locking in The Master Lock. On one occasion, Sgt. Slaughter challenged Chris Masters to try to break his cobra clutch, which Masters did by utilizing a low blow. Chris Masters increased the offered reward each week up to $20,000 and sometimes threw in a bonus. For example, on the May 16, 2005 edition of RAW while in Omaha, he offered $6,000 and a one-way ticket to anywhere in the US claiming "Anywhere is better than Omaha, Nebraska."

On July 18, 2005, after defeating 400 pounder Rosey in the Master Lock Challenge, Chris Masters stated "it doesn't matter how big they are!", this saw The Big Show come to the ring and ask to take the challenge, but Chris Masters refused and left the ring. A feud between the two was hinted at for a couple of weeks but never came to be.

After interrupting a promo by WWE icon Shawn Michaels, Chris Masters started a feud with him. In a tag team with Carlito against Michaels and Ric Flair, Masters gained a big submission victory by using the Master Lock on a bloodied Ric Flair, who had been attacked by Carlito earlier in the evening.

On the September 5, 2005, edition of RAW, Shawn Michaels became the longest-lasting competitor to take the Master Lock Challenge. Despite Michaels's best efforts, Chris Masters still won the challenge after releasing the hold, hitting Michaels with a chair and re-applying the maneuver. At Unforgiven Masters had his first televised defeat, losing to Michaels in a singles match.

On October 21, 2005, Chris Masters invaded WWE Friday Night SmackDown! with Edge. The pair attacked Rey Mysterio. This invasion earned both men a match at Taboo Tuesday where Masters and Edge's replacement Gene Snitsky would team up in a loss against Rey Mysterio and Matt Hardy.

Chris Masters had his first WWE Championship match on the November 28, 2005 edition of RAW. It was a Triple Threat Submission Match with Kurt Angle vs. John Cena. Masters was struck with a chairshot from Cena, who ultimately retained the title, forcing Masters to tap out to Cena's STF-U.

Chris Masters portrayed the role of a bailiff during the mock trial for then General Manager Eric Bischoff on the December 5, 2005 edition of RAW, with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as judge. Upon being called to the stand to testify for Bischoff's defense, he was asked to give his name, which he did. He was immediately accused of perjury and disqualified as a witness, as McMahon surprisingly broke kayfabe and stated that Masters' real name was Chris Mordetsky.

On December 12, 2005, Chris Masters defeated Viscera on an episode of RAW to gain a spot in the Elimination Chamber match for John Cena's WWE Title at New Year's Revolution. Viscera was pushed as being too big to lock on The Master Lock until being grounded. This would be Masters' first Elimination Chamber match. On the December 26, 2005 edition of RAW, Chris Masters faced Chavo Guerrero, in a Beat The Clock Match to determine who would be the final entry into the Elimination Chamber. Masters had to defeat Chavo in 5 minutes and 56 seconds, which was the time set by Shawn Michaels (when he defeated Snitsky in the opening match of the show.) Chavo Guerrero managed to survive The Master Lock until the clock ran down, meaning Chris Masters was unable to beat the clock.

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