Chris Spradlin
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.
Filmography (254)
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
Shoot Conversations w/ Chris Hero: Molly Holly
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
Holy Grail: The Search for WWE’s Most Infamous Lost Match
PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
PROGRESS Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 - Day 1
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
NXT Takeover: Orlando- EVOLVE 55
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
PWG: Bowie
RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr.- EVOLVE 56
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1- EVOLVE 53
- AAW Unstoppable 2016
- EVOLVE 54
PWG: Lëmmy- EVOLVE 57
- EVOLVE 58
- WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016
- EVOLVE 59
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016- EVOLVE 60
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One
RevPro Uprising 2016- EVOLVE 62
PWG: Prince- EVOLVE 67
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
PWG: THIRTEEN
An Evening with Chris Hero
The Kevin Steen Show: Chris Hero
Beyond Americanrana 2016- RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
- AAW Defining Moment 2016
- AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament - Tag 2
ROH: Year 5
EVOLVE 45- EVOLVE 46
- AAW: Windy City Classic XI
- WrestleCon Supershow 2015
PWG: DDT4
PWG: Mystery Vortex III
PWG: Threemendous IV
PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique
PWG: From Out of Nowhere
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
EVOLVE 38- WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015
EVOLVE 39
EVOLVE 40
EVOLVE 43- EVOLVE 48
- EVOLVE 47
- House of Hardcore IX
Developmentally Speaking With Colt Cabana, Tommaso Ciampa & Chris Hero
ROH: Creating Excellence
ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks
PWG: DDT4
Smash Wrestling Smashapalooza 2014
Smash Super Showdown II
Smash Rival Schools 2014- Smash Wrestling GOLD
PWG: Mystery Vortex II
PWG: ELEVEN
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
PWG: Black Cole Sun
ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 1
ROH: Raising The Bar - Day 2- DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
- Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014
ROH: 12th Anniversary
ROH: Wrestling's Finest
ROH: Flyin' High
EVOLVE 25
EVOLVE 26
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation- ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
- ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3- Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero- Crimson Mask
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
ROH: World's Greatest
PWG: FEAR
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
PWG: EIGHT
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
PWG: DDT4
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
WWE NXT
ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies II
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
ROH: Allied Forces
ROH: Gold Rush
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
ROH: Fade To Black
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
PWG: SEVEN
PWG: DIO!
PWG: DDT4
PWG: As The Worm Turns
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
ROH: 8th Anniversary
ROH: Final Battle 2010
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
Ring of Honor Wrestling
ROH: The Homecoming II
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 1
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VII - Night 2
ROH: Never Say Die
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières
PWG: Against The Grain
PWG: Speed of Sound
PWG: One Hundred
PWG: Threemendous II
PWG: DDT4
PWG: Ninety-Nine
PWG: Express Written Consent
ROH: A Cut Above
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
ROH: Boiling Point
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
ROH Final Battle 2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
ROH: The Omega Effect
Bloodstained Honor
ROH: Transform
ROH: Breakout- ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
ROH: Return Engagement- ROH: Tag Wars
ROH: Southern Navigation
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
PWG: Pearl Habra
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
PWG: Life During Wartime
PWG: It's It (What Is It?)
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 2
PWG: 2008 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage 1- ROH: Fueling The Fire
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
ROH: Northern Navigation- ROH: Injustice
- wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
PWG: European Vacation II - France
PWG: Schadenfreude
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
PWG: European Vacation II - Germany
ROH: Driven
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
Chikara: Aniversario?
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
PWG: Passive Hostility
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
PWG: Horror Business
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: Threemendous
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
ROH: Best In The World
ROH: The 100th Show
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
ROH: Unified
ROH: In Your Face
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
ROH: International Challenge
ROH: Motor City Madness
ROH: Suffocation
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
ROH: Dethroned
ROH: The Bitter End
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
ROH: Ring of Homicide
PWG: After School Special
PWG: Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)
PWG: Straight To DVD
PWG: Card Subject To Change
PWG: All Star Weekend Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
CZW: Tournament Of Death 4
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 2
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
PWG: The Next Show- IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas- PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk- CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003
IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary
Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns