Johnathan Randall Hennigan, better known by his ring names John Morrison and Johnny Nitro, is an American professional wrestler with a remarkable career spanning multiple decades. He first entered the wrestling world by participating in Tough Enough III, a televised competition that awarded the winner a WWE contract. Hennigan emerged as one of the winners, and subsequently, he was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW),a developmental territory, to hone his wrestling skills.
During his time at OVW, Hennigan formed a successful tag team with Joey Mercury, and together, they won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on one occasion. Alongside their manager, Melina, they formed a stable known as MNM. This trio went on to achieve great success, winning the WWE Tag Team Championship on several occasions.
After signing with WWE, MNM was promoted to the SmackDown! roster, where they made their debut in April 2005. Hennigan and Mercury went on to win the WWE Tag Team Championship, with their third and final reign ending in May 2006. However, Hennigan and Melina turned on Mercury, and the trio was subsequently released from the SmackDown! roster.
Hennigan and Melina made their debut on the Raw brand, where Hennigan competed in singles competition and won the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice. In June 2007, Hennigan was drafted from Raw to the ECW brand, where he won the vacant ECW World Championship once, marking his first world championship. He went on to headline multiple pay-per-views for WWE, occasionally vying for the world championship.
In late 2007, Hennigan formed a partnership with The Miz, and together, they captured the WWE Tag Team Championship and the World Tag Team Championship on separate occasions. They eventually split in April 2009, and Hennigan returned to SmackDown, where he won the Intercontinental Championship for the third time in September 2009.
In November 2011, Hennigan left WWE and began wrestling overseas and on the United States independent circuit. Throughout his career, Hennigan has demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication, earning him a reputation as a formidable professional wrestler.
