Orlando Jordan

Orlando Jordan (born April 21, 1974) is an American professional wrestler who is currently working on the independent circuit.

Orlando Jordan
Jordan in 2010
Born	(1974-04-21) April 21, 1974 (age 51) Salem, New Jersey, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Orlando Jordan
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight	257 lb (117 kg) 189 lb (86 kg)
Billed from	Miami, Florida
Trained by	Rocky Johnson Dan McDevitt RJ Carrington
Debut	1999

Jordan is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2003 to 2006. During his time in WWE, he won the WWE United States Championship one time when he defeated John Cena on the March 3, 2005 edition of SmackDown! with help from John "Bradshaw" Layfield. He was fired from the WWE on May 26, 2006 because he was travelling with someone that was not authorized by WWE to travel with him.^[1]

He worked on the independent circuit from 2006 to 2010 before debuting for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on January 4, 2010. During his time in TNA, he formed a tag team with Eric Young. Jordan was released from his TNA contract on July 11, 2011.^[2]

Jordan is openly bisexual.^[3]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

• All–American Wrestling Champion (2 times)^[4]
• Central Region (Richmond) Wrestling Champion (3 times)
• National Wrestling Champion (2 times)^[4]
• Virginia Commonwealth Games Freestyle Wrestling Champion (1 time)
• Virginia State Wrestling Champion (AAA) (1 time)

Professional wrestling

• All Action Wrestling (Australia)
  • AAW World Heavyweight Championship (one time)^[5]
• All-Star Wrestling Australia
  • ASWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]
• Australian Wrestling Entertainment
  • AWE Championship (1 time)^[7]
• High Risk Pro Wrestling
  • HRPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[8][9]
• Maryland Championship Wrestling
  • MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Nu-Wrestling Evolution
  • NWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[10]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • He was ranked #82 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2011.^[11]
• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE United States Championship (1 time)^[12]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Gimmick (2010)^[13]