Jesus Christ Jr.

Jonathan Christopher Jackson, otherwise known as **Jesus Christ Jr.** is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WATW, where he is a former World Champion. Debuting in 2008, Jackson debuted as a comedy character, before departing for a tour of Japan. Jackson returned in 2012 as The Monkey Man, although that gimmick was shortlived. He would return the following year as Jesus Christ Jr, this time as a serious character. He would soon join Damage Inc. and win the World Championship, which he would hold for a year. Since then, JCJ's appearances have been sporadic, often appearing in the season for the Slamfest event.

## Professional wrestling career

### Wrestling Around the World/WATW

**Debut, first departure (2008)**

Jackson's first appearance for WATW came in 2008, where he debuted as **Jesus Christ Junior**, the gimmick being a deluded comedy gimmick. Donning a trench coat and goggles, he would spout edgy euphemisms in an attempt to rile the crowd. The gimmick would be short-lived, however, as he would soon depart the company before having his debut match.

**Return as "The Monkey Man"**

Jackson would return to the company after a lengthy stint wrestling in Japan. During his time in Japan, he was christened "The Monkey Man" because of his athleticism and his often trips to the top rope despite his size. He would debut in April of 2012 against General Manager Axel Delgado. Delgado, who challenged Jackson after seeing him backstage, was quickly dispatched by Jackson. Jackson would wrestle very sparingly going forward, and by the summer he was back in Japan.

**Second Return. World Championship Run (2013-2015)**

Jackson would return for the second time under his old gimmick name **Jesus Christ Junior.** This time, however, the gimmick was much more serious and intense. Rather than portraying an edgy heat magnet type character, Jackson took the name literally as he began spouting promos claiming to be the "Wrestling Messiah" and spouting biblical references. During this time, he began changing his wrestling style dramatically from his high flying athletic style to more of a striking, hard hitting style. He would also put on a great deal of muscle around this time and got several tattoos on his arms and back. With his new look and new persona, Junior would skyrocket to the top of the card. After a match with The Best Ever, the two would win the tag team championships. As "Junior's Angels", the two would hold the titles only for a few weeks before Damage Inc (at the time only consisting of The Grinder and The Gangster) would recruit Junior and christen him to be the leader of the group. Junior would immediately target Jayden DC and Acid Erics, who were contending against the litany of heel stables at the time as Team WATW. In April of 2014, Junior would defeat Jayden DC in the finals of the Fight 4 Gold Tournament, winning a title shot against Acid Erics at that year's Slamfest. Junior would emerge victorious, and would defend the title successfully against Erics at the following month's event and against Jayden DC at August's event. After winning the title, he would debut a new design for the title, which had a white strap and his logo on the center piece. He would hold the championship for the rest of the year and into the first half of the following year, defending it successfully until Slamfest 2015, where he would lose it to Jayden DC, who won that year's Fight 4 Gold tournament. Junior would appear on the following night's Mayhem in a segment with Team WATW and Garry Garrison, but would then take time off for the following few months. Junior would return to action in the fall against Acid Erics but would quickly be sidelined with a shoulder injury. He would stay on TV, appearing in Damage Inc. segments but would not get involved in physical segments.

**Return from Injury, Face Turn (2017-present)**

During his injury, his role would be usurped by Eric the Sword, who won the World title in August of 2016 and hold it until June 2017. Segments would take place where dissention was teased between Junior and Eric the Sword, but nothing came of it while Eric was World Champion. Instead, Junior focused on Jimmy Breaks, who had recently left the group after joining back in Fall of 2015. Junior would be victorious, but would disappear from TV shortly after. He would return to TV the night after August Agony 2017, challenging Eric the Sword to a match. He would defeat Eric at September's Crossfire event, becoming only the 2nd person to pin Eric the Sword in WATW history. This would lead shortly thereafter to Junior leaving Damage Inc. and becoming more of an Antihero character. During this time, he began phasing out some of the more blatant biblical references from his promos, and would start being introduced and referred to only by his initials, **JCJ.** At April's Fight 4 Gold event in 2018, JCJ would formally challenge Garry Garrison for the World Championship (as the fight 4 gold tournament was replaced that year with a tag team tournament). JCJ would be defeated at Slamfest by Garrison. JCJ would wrestle sporadically for the next 3 years, coming in for marquee matches, such as at Slamfest 2020 against CJ Smith and at Slamfest 2021 against Andre Daniels. JCJ would also contend for the World title twice during this period, losing to CJ Smith at January's Ressurection and losing to Starsmile at December 2021's Yesteryear.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing and Signature moves**
	+ **Spinebuster**
	+ **Unholy Crusifiction/Demon Slayer** (Sit out Razor's Edge)
	+ **Heavenly Descent** (Top Rope Splash)
	+ Super Kick
	+ Samoan Drop
	+ Saito Suplex

* **Teams and Stables**
	+ **Damage Inc.** (w/ **The Grinder**, The Gangster & Erik The Sword)

* **Entrance Music**
	+ **Damage Inc. by Metallica**

* **Nicknames**
	+ *"The Prophet"*
	+ *"Savior"*
	+ ***"Genesis"***

## Championships & Accomplishments

* **LIW Wrestling**
* LIW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* LIW Tag Team Championship (2 times w/ The Grinder)
* LIW 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times w/ The Grinder & The Gangster)
* Won the 2014 LIW Golden Contract

* **WATW**
* WATW World Champion (1 time)
* WATW Tag Team Champion (1 time w/ The Best Ever)
* Won the 2014 Fight 4 Gold Tournament