John Stagikas

Early life Stagikas attended Framingham High School, where he was a wide receiver on the football team and graduated in 1997. He also played volleyball and basketball in high school. He then attended Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he played football for a further two years as a wide receiver until his career was ended by an operation to remove a cyst from his neck in his junior year. Stagikas graduated in 2001 with a degree in Communications.

Professional wrestling career

Training and early career After his neck surgery forced an end to his football career, Stagikas applied to several wrestling schools, and eventually joined Killer Kowalski's school in Malden, Massachusetts, on January 27, 2001. He trained under Kowalski for five months. He lost the championship to CW Light Heavyweight Champion Dukes Dalton in Lowell, Massachusetts, on February 16, 2002, in a championship unification match. The same night, he defeated Chase Del Monte.

On February 14, 2004, Walters entered a one-night tournament for the ROH Pure Championship, but was eliminated by CM Punk in the opening round. In mid-2004, he began a feud with Generation Next, a stable of young wrestlers with no respect for tradition. At Generation Next on May 22, 2004, Walters teamed with Jimmy Rave and the Briscoe Brothers to face Generation Next in an eight-man tag match, which Walters' team lost. At Testing the Limit in early August, Walters defeated Nigel McGuinness to earn a match for the ROH Pure Championship. and went on to successfully defend it against McGuinness, Homicide (wrestler), Jimmy Rave, and Jay Lethal. After losing the Pure Championship to Jay Lethal on March 5, 2005,

He participated in a number of matches in Season One feuding with Magno as well as a four-way match on the Season finale for the Lucha Libre USA Championship in which he was unsuccessful. In season two, Brewer formed an anti-Mexican stable called The Right with Petey Williams and Jon Rekon. At the tapings of the season finale on June 18, 2011, Brewer defeated Lizmark, Jr. and Marco Corleone in a three-way match, with help from the newest member of The Right, Stevie Richards, to win the Lucha Libre USA Championship. On October 20, 2013, Brewer lost the title to El Solar, but regained it later that same day. Brewer has claimed to turn down offers working for lucha libre companies in Mexico. Brewer was featured on ABC Nightline in January 2013. He has also had appearances on Fox News, CNN, The Geraldo Rivera Radio Show as well as being front page on publications like The LA Times and Harper's Magazine.

Personal life Stagikas owns a villa in Costa Rica.

Championships and accomplishments Big Time Wrestling BTW Heavyweight Championship (3 times) National Wrestling Superstars Chris Candido Memorial J-Cup Tournament (2010) New England Championship Wrestling NECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Ring of Honor ROH Pure Championship (1 time)