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In early March 2006 , Helms suffered a broken nose . After complaining to Long about having to wrestle on the March 10 episode of SmackDown ! , Long told Helms that he did not have to defend his title , but put Helms in a champion versus champion match against the United States Champion , Chris Benoit . During the match , Helms attempted to leave , but was blocked by other cruiserweights who threw Helms back into the ring , resulting in Helms losing the match . Helms underwent successful surgery on his nose and was expected to miss five to six weeks . During this time SmackDown ! announcers stated that Helms had a no @-@ compete clause in his contract allowing him to waive the thirty @-@ day title defense rule due to any injury . Helms returned to the ring on the April 28 episode of SmackDown ! , teaming with MNM to face Super Crazy , London and Kendrick in a six @-@ man tag team match . Helms continued to defend his belt during pay @-@ per @-@ views , but he made more regular appearances on SmackDown ! ' s sister show , Velocity .
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Helms continued defending his title against other cruiserweights , while on occasion facing off against SmackDown ! ' s other title holders in champion versus champion matches . Helms faced World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio on June 16 and United States Champion Bobby Lashley on July 7 but lost both matches . Eventually , Helms became the longest cruiserweight champion in WWE history , as well as the longest reigning champion of any kind in SmackDown ! history . For much of late 2006 , he feuded with Matt Hardy , with whom Helms exchanged several victories in matches on SmackDown ! . In Helms ' hometown of Raleigh , North Carolina , at the 2006 No Mercy pay @-@ per @-@ view , Hardy beat Helms . The two rivals also joined opposing teams at Survivor Series , where Helms was in Team Rated @-@ RKO , and Hardy was a member of Team DX ; Team Rated @-@ RKO lost the match .
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Helms went on to feud with Jimmy Wang Yang over the Cruiserweight Title , after a tag team match in which Matt Hardy and Yang defeated Helms and Sylvan . The feud ended after Helms defeated him to retain the title at Armageddon in December 2006 . In 2007 , Helms once again feuded with the entire Cruiserweight division on SmackDown ! . During this feud , Helms ' reign as Cruiserweight Champion came to an end at No Way Out , when he was unable to win a Cruiserweight open invitational , which saw Chavo Guerrero win the championship . Shortly after losing the championship , Helms formed a tag team with Guerrero , but they did not win any matches as a team .
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On May 18 , 2007 , WWE reported that Helms had broken two vertebrae in his neck , one of which was pressing on his spinal cord . He underwent surgery with Dr. Lloyd Youngblood to repair them approximately a week later . Following the surgery , Helms was announced to be out for a year and a half due to the injury .
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= = = = Interviewer and The Hurricane 's return ( 2008 – 2010 ) = = = =
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Helms returned on the September 19 , 2008 , episode of SmackDown in a non @-@ wrestling role . Throughout the show , he appeared in short video promos , called " Hurrapops " , referring to himself as " Hurricane Helms " , a modified version of his old ring name " The Hurricane " , and mocked heel superstars including Shelton Benjamin and Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder . In the following weeks , he mocked several other superstars in the " Hurrapops " , ending each promo with the phrase , " I 'm just sayin ' ! " On the November 28 episode of SmackDown , a " Hurrapop " appeared in which Helms announced that he would make his return to the ring on the next episode of SmackDown . On the December 5 episode of SmackDown , Helms defeated Montel Vontavious Porter in his ring return . Helms was quickly scripted into a feud with the United States Champion Shelton Benjamin , defeating him in two non @-@ title matches on SmackDown , although he failed to win a championship match on December 26 .
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On April 15 , 2009 , Helms was drafted to the ECW brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . Helms made his ECW debut as a backstage interviewer on April 28 , 2009 , reverting to his Gregory Helms ring name , interviewing Evan Bourne . He started a storyline where , while he was interviewing someone , a scripted accident would occur , leading to Helms leaving the interview seconds before the person in distress was saved by The Hurricane . On the August 11 , 2009 episode of ECW , Helms was attacked by Paul Burchill after Helms denied being The Hurricane . The Hurricane later attacked Burchill in the ring dressed in his Hurricane attire , to save Yoshi Tatsu . The next week on ECW , he made his in @-@ ring debut for the brand as The Hurricane , and defeated Burchill . He continued to feud with Burchill , who attempted to expose The Hurricane 's true identity , until the November 17 episode of ECW when The Hurricane defeated Burchill in a mask versus career match .
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On February 26 , 2010 , Helms was released from his WWE contract .
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= = = Independent circuit ( 2010 – present ) = = =
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Following his WWE release , Helms began wrestling on the independent circuit , including for the Canadian Wrestling 's Elite as Hurricane Helms . On October 23 , 2010 , Helms made his debut for Jersey All Pro Wrestling , where he , under his Hurricane gimmick , defeated Azrieal . On January 10 , 2011 , Helms signed a contract with Lucha Libre USA . In the promotion , Helms allied himself with Marco Corleone , and in his debut for the promotion at the January 22 tapings , he defeated Corleone 's rival and Lucha Libre USA Champion Lizmark Jr. via disqualification .
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On January 29 , 2011 Helms made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG ) , during the WrestleReunion 5 weekend , in a match , where he was defeated by Joey Ryan . He also took part in 20 @-@ Man Legends Battle Royale , making his second appearance of the night . He eliminated Cruel Connection , but later was thrown out by Shane Douglas and Terry Funk .
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In April 2011 , Helms wrestled at Carolina Wrestling Federation ( Mid @-@ Atlantic ) where he defeated Ric Converse and won the vacant PWI International Heavyweight Championship . In 2013 , Helms returned to the revived OMEGA , now called OMEGA Championship Wrestling , and on October 12 , he defeated Shane Williams to advance in a tournament for the OMEGA Championship . On November 16 , 2013 , Helms was defeated by Chris Hero at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event .
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= = = Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2015 – present ) = = =
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In March 2015 , Helms received a tryout for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) as an agent and began working for the company within that capacity that same month . At Bound for Glory , Helms made his on @-@ screen debut under his full birth name to congratulate the TNA X Division Champion Tigre Uno . On the February 2 episode of Impact Wrestling , Helms assisted Trevor Lee in defeating Tigre Uno for the X Division Championship , turning heel in the process .
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= = Personal life = =
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Helms is a comic book fan , and one of his favorite characters is the Green Lantern . He has a tattoo on his biceps which is the Lantern 's logo and his original WWE character , The Hurricane , was inspired by the Green Lantern . In 2008 , he got a tattoo of his last name on his upper back . Helms owns a motorcycle called " The Hurri @-@ Cycle " , which he got when he was using The Hurricane gimmick . Helms is good friends with Jeff Hardy , Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore.He appears on The Hardy Show , The Hardys ' internet show . He also performed as the stunt double of actor David Arquette in the movie Ready to Rumble .
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On March 19 , 2007 , Sports Illustrated posted on its website an article in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports . That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers , including Helms who was alleged to have obtained HGH . WWE has since made a statement on this situation , mentioning that the allegations preceded the Talent Wellness program WWE launched in April 2006 . On August 30 , 2007 , an article by Sports Illustrated named Helms and nine other wrestlers to be given growth hormone not in compliance with the WWE Talent Wellness program . He was said to have received testosterone , HGH and nandrolone between November 2003 and February 2007 .
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On May 6 , 2008 , Helms was assaulted in a club in Johnston County , North Carolina , by an acquaintance , Dustin Narron . An argument between the two of them led to Narron hitting Helms in the face . Narron was later charged with assault and battery . On January 27 , 2010 , Helms and fellow WWE wrestler Chris Jericho were arrested in Fort Mitchell , Kentucky after leaving a bar . A police report stated that Helms had punched Jericho and the other passengers in the cab they were sharing . Helms and Jericho were given tickets for public intoxication and released after each posted a $ 120 bail bond . On March 13 , 2011 , Helms was cited for affray following an altercation at a bar in Smithfield , North Carolina .
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On May 5 , 2011 , Helms and his girlfriend were involved in a motorbike accident in North Carolina , for which Helms was charged with driving under the influence . Helms suffered a broken leg , ankle , jaw , and nose during the accident , as well as sustaining other fractures and receiving over 200 stitches , while his girlfriend sustained a broken neck . As a result of the accident , Helms ' foot had to be reconstructed with four plates and 22 screws .
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Helms was previously in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler Jamie Szantyr , from 2004 @-@ 2009 who is better known by her ring name Velvet Sky . In June 2012 , Helms ' girlfriend gave birth to his first child , a boy named Sebastian .
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= = In wrestling = =
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Finishing moves
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Eye of the Hurricane ( WWF / E ) / Nightmare on Helms Street ( WCW / WWE ) ( Spinning headlock elbow drop )
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Hurrichokeslam ( Chokeslam ) – 2002 – 2003 ; used rarely thereafter
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Avalanche Swinging Neckbreaker – 2005 @-@ 2007 ; used rarely thereafter
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Double knee facebreaker
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Shining wizard – 2003 – present
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Vertebreaker – 2000 – 2003
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Signature moves
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Diving splash
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Elbow smash
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European uppercut on the turnbuckle as a counter to an oncoming opponent
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Frog splash into a diving crossbody
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Headscissors takedown
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Hurricanrana
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Hurri @-@ clothesline ( Leaping clothesline )
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Jumping neckbreaker
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Jumping tornado DDT
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Overcast ( Diving neckbreaker )
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Somersault plancha
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Straight jacket sitout rear mat slam
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Sugarsmack ( WCW ) / Hurri @-@ Kick ( WWF ) ( Superkick )
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Suplex
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Topé con hilo
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TopSpin Facebuster ( Fireman 's carry spun out into a facebreaker knee smash ) ( often followed by a shining wizard )
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X @-@ Plex
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Managers
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Mike Maverick
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Ivory
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Mighty Molly
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Super Stacy
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Tank Abbott
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Wrestlers managed
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Trevor Lee
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Andrew Everett
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Nicknames
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" Hollywood "
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" The Show "
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" Sugar "
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" Supernatural "
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Entrance themes
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World Championship Wrestling
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" Can 't Get You Out of My Heart " by 3 Count
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" Do the Three Count " by 3 Count
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" Vertebreaker " by Jimmy Hart and Howard Helm
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World Wrestling Entertainment
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" Eye of the Hurricane " by Jim Johnston ( WWF / E ; August 2001 – October 2005 ; August 2009 – February 2010 )
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" Fire Storm A " by Wolfgang Killian & Hermann Langschwert ( WWE ; November 2005 – February 2007 )
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" It 's Time " by Jim Johnston ( WWE ; February 2007 – January 2009 )
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= = Championships and accomplishments = =
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Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance
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CCWA Light Heavyweight Championship ( 2 times )
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Empire State Wrestling
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ESW Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Johnny Adams
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New Dimension Wrestling
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NDW Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Mike Maverick
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NWA Wildside
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NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Shannon Moore
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Other titles
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NAPW Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
| ba978667fefb9ec446212f40b3f5c124 | 24,663 |
Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
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OMEGA Tag Team Championship ( 2 times ) – with Mike Maverick
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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PWI ranked him 21 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003
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Pro Wrestling International
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PWI International Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
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Southern Championship Wrestling
| a3b7cf9043ab7bbc70193e6a7134d1e8 | 24,670 |
SCW Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
| 1ad8b52e7738cfdba4533e814cc1cbb0 | 24,671 |
SCW Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Mike Maverick
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Southern Wrestling Alliance
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SWA Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time )
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Texas Championship Wrestling
| 9f2e55adff3e81e9353c0cedb2f42d7a | 24,675 |
TCW Texas Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Lenny Lane
| 3b3763dd2a5ed6cf1bd57828cc465ce6 | 24,676 |
World Championship Wrestling
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WCW Hardcore Championship ( 1 time )
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WCW Cruiserweight Championship ( 1 time )
| 33ce6e91b7e4cad27a1026a12c7cbfb2 | 24,679 |
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
| 88323286f68c3668dfb20069617d1f43 | 24,680 |
WWF European Championship ( 1 time )
| 7b00cf0ea9d78f2e93c0cf3dce99efe4 | 24,681 |
WWF Hardcore Championship ( 1 time )
| 2a4459ef5a1390a235de2cc07bfdcf5d | 24,682 |
WWE Cruiserweight Championship ( 3 times )
| 5b024d6dbda19fd6322cc5ce369fa500 | 24,683 |
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