John Randall Hennigan is known for his stage name John Morrison is an American professional wrestler, traceur, actor, and filmmaker. He is signed to WWE and performs under the SmackDown brand. He also worked as a producer and actor for the movies including 20 Feet Below The Darkness Descending, Strange Nature, and The Speed of Time.
Born In Los Angeles, California
John Randall Hennigan was born on 3rd October 1979 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. He belongs to white ethnicity and holds the American nationality.
His parents later moved to Palos Verdes Peninsula. The wrestler attended the University of California, Davis, and completed his education in 2002.
After completing his education, he joined Supreme Pro Wrestling School in Sacramento, California.
Started His Career As A Professional Wrestler
John Hennigan failed his audition for Tough Enough 2 in which the winner got the opportunity to be a professional wrestler in World Wrestling Federation. However, he was accepted as a cast member for tough Enough III in 2002.
In 2004, he made his debut in the episode of Raw with the ring name Johnny Blaze. He along with Joey Mercury hold the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship for a year and moved to SmackDown in April 2005.
With his long career in the wrestling, he won the world champion four times and six-time tag team championships.
From 2010 he started to work in the movies. He started to work as an actor and producer for the movie 20 Feet Below The Darkness Descending which is also his debut movie. In the movie, he shared his screen along with Danny Trejo, Kinga Philipps, and Krueger Philipps.
The actor also worked as a co-writer and executive producer for the Boone: The Bounty Hunter in 2017 and co-produced movie Strange Nature. He also worked as an actor and stunt performer for the movie Birds of Prey in 2020. In the movie, Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Jurnee Smollett-Bell had the lead role.
Wrestler/Actor Collected $1.5 Million Net Worth
John Hennigan has earned quite a fame and fortune from his career. The professional wrestler has collected $1.5 million net worth from his career, as of 2020.
The average salary of a professional wrestler in WWE is around $500,000 per year.
Married To Canadian Professional Wrestler
John Hennigan dated former WWE Diva and on-screen manager Melina Perez in 2003. The couple dated for more than 10 years and went to their separate ways in 2015.
After his breakup with Perez, he dated Canadian Profession Wrestler and former model Taya Valkyrie. Soon after, they got engaged on 14th June 2017. The following year, on 1st June they exchanged their marriage vows.
As of 2020, the couple is living a blissful life in their house in Los Angeles.