John Walters John Stagikas ( July 31 , 1979 ) is an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name , " Hurricane " John Walters and in Lucha Libre USA as RJ Brewer , the kayfabe son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer . Early life . Stagikas attended Framingham High School , where he was a wide receiver on the football team and graduated in 1997 . He then attended Assumption College in Worcester , where he played football for a further two years as a wide receiver until his career was ended by an operation to remove a cyst from his neck in his junior year . Stagikas graduated in 2001 with a degree in Communications . Career . While in college , Stagikas harbored dreams of becoming a professional wrestler . After his neck surgery forced an end to his football career , Stagikas sent applications to several wrestling schools , but the only trainer to reply to him was Killer Kowalski , the trainer of wrestlers such as Triple H and Chyna . Stagikas joined the school run by Kowalski in Malden on January 27 , 2001 , and trained under Kowalski for five months . After debuting in mid - 2001 , with his singles debut coming in August 2001 , Stagikas began wrestling on the Bostonian independent circuit , adopting the name " John Walters " five months later as a tribute to Kowalski ( whose real first name translates to " Walter " in English ) . He later prefixed his name with " Hurricane " at the suggestion of a college roommate . Wrestling for promotions such as the World Wrestling Alliance for the meagre sum of $ 25 , Stagikas supplemented his income by working as a waiter and bartender at an Applebee ' s restaurant in Hudson . Stagikas worked for promotions throughout New England , most prominently Chaotic Wrestling . Chaotic Wrestling ( 2001 – 2006 ) . Walters joined Chaotic Wrestling , based in his home state of Massachusetts , soon after debuting , and received supplementary training from Mike Hollow , a former trainer under Kowalski who had become the head trainer of the Chaotic Training Center . On September 7 , 2001 in Lawrence , Walters defeated Slyk Wagner Brown in a match for the CW Television Championship . He lost the title to CW Light Heavyweight Champion Dukes Dalton in Lowell on February 16 , 2002 in a title unification match . In the course of his Television Championship reign , Walters formed a tag team known as 12 Pack with " Good Time " Vince Vicallo . The tag team partners were the epitome of a personality clash , as Walters had the wrestling gimmick of being a straight - laced , well - conditioned athlete , while Vicallo was known as a beer - drinking " party animal " . On December 14 , 2001 in Lawrence , 12 Pack defeated Edward G . Xtasy and Aaron Stevens for the CW Tag Team Championship . They lost the title to Adam Booker and Frankie Armadillo on July 13 , 2002 in Lawrence after Vicallo began drinking during the match - " prematurely celebrating " - and an incensed Walters hit him with a beer can , causing him to bleed and costing 12 Pack the match . The former teammates then feuded for several months . With two title reigns to his name , Walters challenged for the CW Championship at " Summer Chaos " on August 16 , 2002 in Methuen and defeated Aaron Stevens for the title , thus becoming the second ever Chaotic Wrestling Triple Crown winner . Following a successful ladder match title defence against Vicallo , he began a lengthy feud with the first ever Triple Crown winner , " The Latin Fury " Luis Ortiz . Walters lost the belt to Ortiz on April 5 , 2003 in Methuen , but regained it from Billy Kryptonite on January 16 , 2004 in a " loser leaves Chaotic Wrestling " match . His second reign ended on March 13 of that year when he lost to Arch Kincaid . Walters was a regular performer in Chaotic Wrestling until leaving the promotion in January 2006 . Walters later returned to Chaotic Wrestling for one night in 2008 to wrestle Bryan Logan for the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Title . Logan won the contest but it was very even paced and was said to be an amazing match . Walters was inducted into the Chaotic Wrestling Hall of Fame in February 2009 . The same night , he defeated current champion Chase Del Monte . Walters always receives an amazing reaction from the fans when he competes for Chaotic Wrestling . Eastern Wrestling Alliance ( 2002 – 2003 ) . Walters wrestled for the Maine - based Eastern Wrestling Alliance in both Maine and Massachusetts , and on December 20 , 2002 in Southbridge , Massachusetts he defeated Adam Hastey for the EWA New England Heavyweight Championship . In the course of his reign , Walters received a shot at the EWA Heavyweight Championship on January 31 , 2003 in Southbridge , MA . where he defeated Adam Booker for the title . Walters ' dual title reign lasted until February 22 , 2003 , when he was stripped of both titles for no - showing the event . East Coast Wrestling Association ( 2003 – 2005 ) . After two years spent working on the New England independent circuit , Walters relocated to New Jersey for three months in order to work for larger promotions , such as the East Coast Wrestling Association in Delaware . After winning a six - man qualifying bout on February 28 , 2003 , Walters took part in the eighth annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament on April 3 , 2003 . He defeated Nicho El Millonario in the first round of the tournament , but lost to Austin Aries in the semi - finals . On May 1 , 2004 in Wilmington , Delaware , Walters challenged " The Fallen Angel " Christopher Daniels , who had won the ECWA Heavyweight Championship in the Super 8 Tournament semi - finals . Walters won a four way match which also included Aries and Mike Kruel to become the new ECWA Heavyweight Champion . His reign lasted nine months , before he lost the title to Scotty Charisma in a five way match on February 12 , 2005 in Newark , Delaware . Walters returned several years later to face Aden Chambers in a steel cage match for the ECWA title . Chambers retained when Prince Nana cost Walters the match . Ring of Honor ( 2003 – 2005 , 2006 ) . Following the formation of Ring of Honor in early 2002 , Stagikas sent a videotape of his work to the owners of ROH , but did not hear from them . After he met ROH ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta at a Chaotic Wrestling show , Stagikas sent his résumé to ROH once more , and was contacted by booker Gabe Sapolsky in May 2003 . John Walters debuted in ROH on May 31 , 2003 as a face , wrestling against Andy Anderson at " Do Or Die " . Walters entered the 2003 Field of Honor event , but was eliminated by Matt Stryker . He then began feuding with Xavier , facing him for the first time on September 20 at " Glory By Honor II " , and defeating him decisively on December 27 at " Final Battle 2003 " in a hardcore " fight without honor " . On February 14 , 2004 Walters entered a one - night tournament for the ROH Pure Championship , but was eliminated by CM Punk in the opening round . In mid - 2004 , he began a feud with Generation Next , a stable of young wrestlers with no respect for tradition . At " Generation Next " on May 22 , 2004 , Walters teamed with Jimmy Rave and the Briscoe Brothers to face Generation Next in an eight - man tag match . Generation Next won the forty minute bout after stable leader Alex Shelley forced Walters to submit with the Border City Stretch . Walters won the ROH Pure Championship from Doug Williams on August 28 , and turned heel on December 26 of that year by siding with Prince Nana ' s Embassy stable at " Final Battle 2004 " after Nana offered him a large bribe . After losing the Pure Championship to Jay Lethal on March 5 , 2005 , Walters left ROH in order to heal from several nagging injuries . Walters returned to Ring of Honor for one match on November 3 , 2006 in Braintree , Massachusetts , competing in a losing effort to Nigel McGuinness . Big Time Wrestling . Stagikas is a 2 time Big Time Wrestling Heavyweight Champion . He is managed by the father of John Cena , John Cena SR , also known as Johnny Fabulous . He has had many high profile matches while working for Big Time Wrestling . He has wrestled 2 Cold Scorpio , Tatanka , Diamond Dallas Page , Justin Credible and Spike Dudley . He defeated Jay Lethal for the Title , then lost it to Scorpio . He regained the title from Scorpio in Danbury , CT . In March 2009 , Stagikas lost the title to Justin Credible in a match attended by 1100 people at the Webster Town Hall in Webster , MA . Ric Flair was special guest referee for this contest . Overseas Experience . John has wrestled in several countries as well . He had done two tours of Japan , competing for Tatsumi Fujinami ' s Muga World Pro Wrestling . He has also travelled to England and Germany where he was worked for 4fw , LPW , All Star Wrestling , Premier Promotions and WXW in Germany . World Wrestling Entertainment . During his time at Assumption , John submitted a video resume for a spot in the original season of Tough Enough . The video , produced by good friend Justin Rozzero , earned him a spot in the competition . John made it to the final cut , but did not make the final group as officials felt he had too much experience . He can briefly be seen in the first episode of the Tough Enough season . After then - WWE employee Tom Prichard held a training seminar at Chaotic Wrestling in 2003 , Stagikas began working sporadically for World Wrestling Entertainment as a jobber , facing Ohio Valley Wrestling mainstay Aaron Stevens in his first match for the company in April 2003 . Stagikas was heavily rumored to be signed to a WWE contract but it never happened . During his time working for WWE , he wrestled such names as Hardcore Holly , Hurricane Helms , Rosey , Team Angle , Chris Masters , Mortis , The FBI , as well as participating in a number of backstage skits . Stagikas wrestled numerous dark matches for WWE , with his most prominent appearance being a loss to The Big Show on the episode of " SmackDown ! " preceding WrestleMania XX . At the event itself , on March 14 , 2004 at Madison Square Garden , he accompanied The Undertaker to the ring while dressed as a black - clad druid and wielding a flaming torch . In a recent interview , Stagikas said he developed a friendship with Chris Benoit and was very saddened by the tragic events that took place . Benoit approached Walters after one of his dark matches and told him how impressed he was with his work . Stagikas said Benoit was always very helpful and eager to help the new wrestlers , but was saddened and frustrated at the tragic events in the double murder suicide .