Johnny Briggs

Jonathan Matthew Briggs (born July 22, 1984) is an American Professional Wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crash Test Dummy" Johnny Briggs is currently signed to the WCSF on its Unleashed brand.

Early Life
Johnny Briggs attended Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas, graduating in 2002. Many of his athletics came from an early love for free running, which he would often do in downtown Dallas. While training, he attended the University of Texas at Dallas and graduated with a degree in journalism.

Local Independents
Johnny Briggs began working local independents at age 17. Within a few years, he became a big local star, working as a jobber in other federations. Much of his support came from performing insane spots, throwing himself around to please the fans. At one point, his opponent no-showed an event, and he defeated himself with an Anaconda Vice.

Around this time, Briggs developed a heel persona, Ali Adamjee, who had the gimmick of a streetball player. The persona came out of a hobby of Briggs', attending every Dallas Mavericks game and playing basketball in his spare time.

WCSF Career: Ascension & Unleashed
Johnny Briggs was signed to a WCSF Developmental Deal on August 22, 2006. To the dismay of many of his indie fans, he debuted in his heel Ali Adamjee persona. He debuted on Ascension on August 29, 2006. After working less than a month as Adamjee, he requested a change back to his original "Crash Test Dummy" persona. This was granted, and he was written off of the show following a loss to a debuting Jake Thompson on September 27, 2006. Briggs later said in an interview that, "There was no need to kayfabe out Adamjee. He wasn't that over anyway."

A little over a month later, on October 28, Johnny Briggs debuted as himself, defeating Tomohiro Matsuda. A mini-feud with Matsuda ensued, with Matsuda using underhanded tactics to win, or cost Briggs the win. On November 29, Unleashed! and Ascension returned to Dallas, with Briggs not being scheduled on the card. Briggs was visibly upset with this, and was given some time to cut a promo, in which he launched himself out of a cannon. Miraculously, his only injury was a small cut over his left eye.

On December 15, Johnny Briggs made his debut on Unleashed! proper, cutting a promo declaring himself to be one of Unleashed!'s candidates to be voted into the Battlefield Tournament Qualifier at Hacked. Briggs didn't recieve enough votes to get in, but 2007 started as a Marquee Year for Briggs. On the February 26, 2007 edition of Unleashed!, Briggs defeated old rival Matsuda to qualify for the Battlefield Tournament. He advanced to the semifinals of the tournament with wins over Celedor and Saxon Storm before being defeated by Jason Daniels. Briggs had a defining moment in the match when he broke out of the Sharpshooter.

After losing in a 20-Man Battle Royal to determine a #1 Contender to the Unleashed! Championship, Johnny Briggs entered the hunt for Chris Jackson's WCSF Middleweight Championship.

Wrestling Facts
Theme Music: "All Downhill From Here" - New Found Glory

Finishing Moves


 * Crash Test - Moonsault Slam
 * Head Case - Rotating DDT from Headscissors

Signature Moves


 * Swanton Bomb
 * Hip-Toss Backbreaker
 * STF
 * Moonsault
 * Corkscrew Moonsault
 * 450 Splash
 * Sliced Bread #2