Balls Mahoney

Jonathan Rechner (April 11, 1972 – April 12, 2016),^[2] better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney, was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). He was born in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey.

Balls Mahoney
Mahoney after a match in March 2013
Born	(1972-04-11)April 11, 1972 Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
Died	April 12, 2016(2016-04-12) (aged 44) Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Jon Rechner Abbudah Singh Abudda Dein Balls Mahoney Boo Bradley Xanta Klaus Mahoney
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Billed weight	305 lb (138 kg)
Billed from	Nutley, New Jersey
Trained by	Larry Sharpe
Debut	1987

On April 12, 2016, one day after his 44th birthday, Rechner died suddenly of cardiac arrest at his home in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey.^[3] After his death, an autopsy revealed that Rechner had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).^[4]

Championships and accomplishments

• Assault Championship Wrestling
  • ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • ACW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
• All World Wrestling League
  • AWWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Extreme Championship Wrestling
  • ECW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Spike Dudley (2), and Masato Tanaka (1)^[2]
• Fight The World Wrestling
  • FTW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• International Wrestling Association
  • IWA Hardcore Championship (1 time)
• International Wrestling Cartel
  • IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[5]
• National Wrestling Superstars
  • NWS Hardcore Championship (1 time)
  • NWS Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ba-Bu and La-Fu^[6]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #99 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000^[7]
  • PWI ranked him #443 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.^[8]
• Pro Wrestling Xtreme / Classic Championship Wrestling
  • PWX World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Smoky Mountain Wrestling
  • SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship (2 times)^[2]
• USA Xtreme Wrestling
  • UXW Heavyweight Championship (7 times)^{[9][2][10][11][12]}