Johnny Punch
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| Birth name | Thomas Demers |
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| Born |
August 30, 1978 Lebanon, New Hampshire |
| Residence | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Website | JohnnyPunch.com |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Johnny Punch Dischord |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Trained by |
Mike Mondo Rip Rogers |
| Debut | August 2, 2006 |
Thomas Demers (born August 30, 1978) better known by his ring name Johnny Punch, is an American professional wrestler, who competed in North American independent promotions including Derby City Wrestling, New England Championship Wrestling and Top Rope Promotions. He is best known however as a longtime mainstay of Ohio Valley Wrestling, a former World Wrestling Entertainment developmental territory, and one half of Gothic Mayhem with Pat Buck.
Growing up in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Demers began watching professional wrestling at 7 or 8 years old. A fan of André the Giant and Hulk Hogan after watching WrestleMania III, he also became a fan of The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels during the Attitude Era as well as Extreme Championship Wrestling.
In the summer of 2004, Demers attended Monday Night Raw being held in Manchester, New Hampshire and afterwards went to a local bar where he met Ric Flair. Sitting next to Flair, it was while listening to his road stories that he decided to become a professional wrestler. Considering several wrestling schools in the New England-area, he eventually decided on Ohio Valley Wrestling and moved to Louisville, Kentucky two months later. He received the majority of his training from Mike Mondo and Rip Rogers although Al Snow and Robert Gibson were also involved. Demers, who was a fan of Gibson and Ricky Morton, often suggested a match between The Rock 'n' Roll Express and Gothic Mayhem but nothing came of these plans.
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