Deaner

**Christopher Gray** (born March 7, 1982), better known by his ring name **Cody Deaner** or **Deaner**, is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his time in TNA / IMPACT Wrestling where was one half of the tag team **The Deaners** with Cousin Jake.

In 2018, Cody Deaner started a charity fundraising campaign called "Giv'er for Charity." Every month, Cody picks a new charity that is connected to his fans and donates 100% of the proceeds from his Giv'er for Charity merchandise to that charity. He has raised money for various charities including: Special Olympics, a wheelchair bicycle fund for a local nursing home, a program for kids with autism, a camp for child burn victims, a community living program for people with special needs, and a summer deaf camp for children. The "Giv'er for Charity" campaign has also been endorsed by Mick Foley.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Deaner DDT* / *The Antidote* (Snap DDT)
	+ *Giv'er Drop* (Springboard backflip three-quarter facelock falling reverse DDTi)

* **Signature moves**
	+ Ankle lock
	+ Arm trap seated abdominal stretch
	+ Cobra clutch
	+ Corner drop kick
	+ Discus midsection punch
	+ Fireman's carry facebreaker
	+ *Mullet Butt* (Diving headbutt)
	+ Running knee lift
	+ Sitout powerbomb
	+ Suicide dive
	+ Swinging neckbreaker
	+ *Unemployment Line* (Crooked arm lariat)

* **Nicknames**
	+ "Completely"
	+ "The (self-proclaimed) King of the Knockouts"
	+ "Mr. DDT"
	+ "The Redneck Renegade"
	+ "Working Class Warrior"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Independent circuit**
		- "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard
		- "We Will Rock You" by Queen
		- "Just Giv'er" by Randy Massia
	+ **Total Nonstop Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling**
		- "Gimme What I Want" (w/ "Giv'er" Intro) by Dale Oliver
		- "Rebel with a Cause" by Audio Radium
		- "Nine Lives" by Maurizio Capaldi, Poul Henrik Bjorling & Michele Brustia (used as a member of Violent by Design)
		- **"Toil and Toil"** by Maurizio Capaldi, Poul Henrik Bjorling & Michele Brustia (used as a member of The Design)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Battle Arts**
	+ Battle Arts Openweight Championship (1 time)
* **Border City Wrestling**
	+ BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)
	+ Interim BCW Heavyweight (1 time)
* **Classic Championship Wrestling**
	+ CCW Heavyweight Championship
* **Crossfire Wrestling**
	+ CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
* **Great Canadian Wrestling**
	+ GCW Ontario Independent Championship (2 time, current)
	+ GCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Hayden Avery
* **IMPACT Wrestling**
	+ IMPACT World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Eric Young (1), Joe Doering (2) and Rhino (1)
* **Magnificent Championship Wrestling**
	+ MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Pro Wrestling Battle / Eclipse Wrestling**
	+ Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked **#168** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2009
* **Pro Wrestling Eclipse**
	+ PWE Heavyweight Championship (3 times, current)
* **Pro Wrestling Xtreme**
	+ PWX Pro Division Championship (1 time, current)
	+ PWX X Division Championship (1 time)
	+ PWX Xtreme Championship (1 time)
* **Pure Wrestling Association**
	+ PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Quinson Valentino
* **Rock Solid Wrestling**
	+ RSW Canadian Championship (1 time, current)
* **TWA Powerhouse**
	+ TWA Championship (1 time)
	+ TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Derek Wylde