Chris Spradlin
Born December 24, 1979 · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Chris Spradlin, better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. As of July 2023, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of independent wrestling promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Ring of Honor (ROH), Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Chikara, as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan. Hero has had two stints in WWE, both as part of their development territory NXT, under the ring name Kassius Ohno. His second tenure with the company saw him work as a "player-coach" for the trainees in NXT and NXT UK.
Notable Appearances
More Movies
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
ROH: Boiling Point
PWG: Lëmmy
ROH: Flyin' High
ROH: 8th Anniversary
Bloodstained Honor
ROH: Allied Forces
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
PWG: THIRTEEN
PWG: SEVEN
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
PWG: Threemendous
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique
ROH: Final Battle 2010
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
PWG: Threemendous II
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks
ROH: Ring of Homicide
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
PWG: Straight To DVD
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
ROH: Creating Excellence
ROH: Transform
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
EVOLVE 45
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
ROH: International Challenge
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
ROH: The 100th Show
ROH: Northern Navigation
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
PWG: Passive Hostility
PWG: EIGHT
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
PWG: European Vacation II - France
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
NXT Takeover: Orlando
ROH: Driven
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
ROH Final Battle 2009
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
PWG: Bowie
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
PWG: Horror Business
PWG: One Hundred
ROH: Return Engagement
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
ROH: In Your Face
ROH: Suffocation
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
PWG: DDT4
ROH: Southern Navigation
EVOLVE 38
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr.
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
PWG: DDT4
PWG: FEAR
PWG: Life During Wartime
EVOLVE 43
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
PWG: Mystery Vortex II
PWG: Mystery Vortex III
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
PWG: Threemendous IV
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
ROH: Unified
ROH: Motor City Madness
ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 1
PWG: Prince
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
PWG: From Out of Nowhere
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
PWG: Speed of Sound
ROH: Dethroned
ROH: The Omega Effect
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
PWG: DDT4
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
ROH: The Homecoming II
EVOLVE 39
Beyond Americanrana 2016
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
EVOLVE 26
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 2
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 2
PWG: ELEVEN
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
PWG: As The Worm Turns
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 1
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
Chikara: Aniversario?
ROH: The Bitter End
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
PWG: The Next Show
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2
PWG: DDT4
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
PWG: It's It (What Is It?)
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
PWG: Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)
EVOLVE 40
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
ROH: Best In The World
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1
PWG: DIO!
PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One
PWG: European Vacation II - Germany
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
PWG: DDT4
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
EVOLVE 25
PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please
PWG: Black Cole Sun
ROH: Breakout
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
ROH: Gold Rush
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
PWG: Express Written Consent
PWG: Ninety-Nine
IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
PWG: Card Subject To Change
PWG: Against The Grain
PWG: All Star Weekend Night Two
PWG: Schadenfreude
PWG: Pearl Habra
Smash Wrestling GOLD
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
Holy Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost Match
Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014
ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies II
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Smash Super Showdown II
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
ROH: A Cut Above
Smash Rival Schools 2014
ROH: World's Greatest
PWG: After School Special
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
ROH: Wrestling's Finest
ROH: Never Say Die
ROH: Fade To Black
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 2
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
CZW: Tournament Of Death 4
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
Developmentally Speaking With Colt Cabana, Tommaso Ciampa & Chris Hero
The Kevin Steen Show: Chris Hero
RevPro Uprising 2016
Shoot Conversations w/ Chris Hero: Molly Holly
