Mad Man Pondo

Professional wrestling career

Early career Canady began his professional wrestling career on June 24, 1989 on his 20th birthday. He noticed that his friends were in awe while watching wrestling tapes of death matches, and soon adopted the same hardcore style himself. Video distribution company Smart Mark Video helped the trio gain national exposure. Pondo acquainted him to the proper techniques of hardcore wrestling, and Tony later recalled that Pondo "took good care of me" in their matches. He lost the title to Tony two weeks later before winning it back the following month.

In 2003, he participated in the King of the Deathmatch Tournament. Canady defeated Nate Webb, Axl Rotten, then Nick Gage to make it to the finals. In the final match, he defeated J.C. Bailey to be crowned the 2003 King of the Deathmatch. The duo lost the championship five months later.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling (1999–present) In 1997, Canady wrestled for Insane Clown Posse at the event ICP's Strangle-Mania Live. Two years later, he, 2 Tuff Tony, and Corporal Robinson wrestled at the Dan Curtis Memorial, an independent wrestling booker who had recently worked for Insane Clown Posse. Several days after the event, Tony, Robinson, and Canady were booked to wrestle for Insane Clown Posse's first Juggalo Championship Wrestling show. Canady began appearing every year at the annual Gathering of the Juggalos and quickly became a staple in the company. In 2003, he and Necro Butcher fought in a deathmatch which was released on JCW, Vol. 3. Soon after, the two men began teaming together. At the 2005 Gathering of the Juggalos, Canaday defeated champion Terry Funk to become JCW Heavyweight Champion. He held the title for over a year before losing it to Corporal Robinson at the Hallowicked After Party 2006.

The following year, Canady went on tour with JCW to film the internet wrestling show SlamTV!. On the first episode, Insane Clown Posse announced that the JCW Tag Team Championship had been vacated, which caused several tag teams to emerge. Canady aligned himself with Necro Butcher, and the team dominated competition for several weeks. At Bloodymania, the duo won an 8 Team Tag-Team Elimination match to become the new JCW Tag Team Champions.

Canady also wrestled at both Bloodymania II and Bloodymania III in singles matches. At Big Ballas X-Mas Party 2009, Canady and Necro teamed up again to face the Thomaselli Brothers. On May 22, 2010, while touring with JCW on Insane Clown Posse's "Happy Daze Tour," Pondo defeated Corporal Robinson to become a two-time JCW Heavyweight Champion. In a rematch nine days later, Pondo lost the championship to Robinson in a Four Corners of Pain match. At Bloodymania IV, Canady and Necro Butcher lost to the team of Balls Mahoney and Hollywood Chuck Hogan.

On March 9, 2011, at Hardcore Hell, the team of Pondo and Necro Butcher defeated The Haters in a hardcore Barbed Wire, Thumbtacks, and Ladders match for their second JCW Tag Team Championship. The duo lost their championship to Ring Rydas the following month.

On June 19, 2025, Canady would defeat Kerry Morton to win the JCW Heavyweight Championship during a taping of Lunacy at the Epic Events Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He would later lose it to Matt Tremont at GCW x JCW Showcase Showdown: The Violence is Right in a death match on July 17, 2025 at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.

Combat Zone Wrestling (2000–2008) At Bloodbath 2000, Canady and Ian Rotten wrestled to a draw in his debut match in Combat Zone Wrestling. He continued wrestling for the company, while also participating in their talent exchange with the Japanese company Big Japan Pro Wrestling. During his time with the company, Canady was made an honorary member of the stable the H8 Club.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2000–2008) Canady begin wrestling in Big Japan Pro Wrestling in 2000 as a part of the talent exchange between the company and Combat Zone Wrestling. Independent Wrestling Association East-Coast IWA East-Coast Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Necro Butcher All Star Wrestling ASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Juggulator Ballistic Championship Wrestling Brink of Death Deathmatch Tournament (2007) Atomic Legacy Wrestling ALW Hardcore Championship (1 time) Big Japan Pro Wrestling BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (1 time) BJW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dale Patricks Combat Zone Wrestling CZW Iron Man Championship (1 time) Destination 1 Wrestling D1W Heavyweight Championship (3 times) Dramatic Dream Team Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time) Eastern Wrestling Alliance EWA National Championship (1 time) Horror Slam Wrestling Horror Slam Deathmatch Championship (1 time) Independent Championship Wrestling ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Fighting Ultimate Crazy King Fighting Ultimate Crazy King’s Championship (2 times) Unbelievable Tag Tournament (2005, 2007) – with Necro Butcher (2) Unbelievable Tag Tournament 2 (2006) – with Mr Insanity Unbelievable Tag Tournament IV (2008) – with Takaku Fuke Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South IWA Mid-South Hardcore Championship (2 times) IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time) IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ian Rotten IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch Tournament winner (2003) IWA Mid-South Double Death Tag Team Tournament winner (2006) JCW Legends Championship (1 time) JCW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Necro Butcher (2) Michigan Championship Wrestling MCW Hardcore Championship (1 time) Mid-American Wrestling MAW Hardcore Cup (2000) NWA West Virginia/Ohio NWA West Virginia/Ohio Hardcore Championship (1 time) Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dapper Dan Van Zandt Pro Wrestling IRON IRON Television Championship (1 time) and Shane Mercer (1) Sex and Violence Wrestling Sick F*ck Championship (1 time) Stricktly Nsane Pro Wrestling SNPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) SNPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Cash Borden Tri-State Wrestling Tri-State Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tommy Lee Sledge Westside Xtreme Wrestling wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time) World Entertainment Wrestling WEW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with 2 Tuff Tony and Kintaro Kanemura Xtreme Championship Wrestling XCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) XCW Wrestling Mid-West XCW Mid-West Heavyweight Championship (1 time, inaugural) XCW Mid-West Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2010)