The Hurricane/Gregory/Shane Helms

[The Gurricane]

Gregory Shane Helms (born July 12, 1974) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE under a legends contract, as a wrestler and as a backstage producer. In WWE, Helms has wrestled as The Hurricane, Gregory Helms, and Hurricane Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

• Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance
  • CCWA Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[1]
• Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic
  • CWF Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (1 time)[112]
• Coastal Championship Wrestling
  • CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Super Hero In Training[113]
• Empire State Wrestling
  • ESW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Adams[114]
• New Dimension Wrestling
  • NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike Maverick[115]
• North American Pro Wrestling
  • NAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
• NWA Wildside
  • NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shannon Moore[116]
• Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
  • OMEGA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mike Maverick[3]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him 21 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003[117]
• Pro Wrestling International
  • PWI International Heavyweight Championship (2 time)[83][118]
• Southern Championship Wrestling
  • SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
  • SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike Maverick[1]
• Southern Wrestling Alliance
  • SWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
• Texas Championship Wrestling
  • TCW Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Lenny Lane[3]
• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)[3] [a]
  • WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[119]
• Wrestling For A Cause
  • WFC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kryptonite
• World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
  • WWE Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)[25][43]
  • WWF European Championship (1 time)[19]
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)[120]
  • World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kane (1) and Rosey (1)[26][31]
• World Wrestling Organization
  • WWO Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Gimmick (2001)[121]

Gregory Helms's Hurricane gimmick is widely considered one of the best comedy acts in American pro wrestling in the last thirty years, having a clean victory over The Rock, tagging with Kane, and transitioning into a less remembered role as a Cruiserweight bully using his shoot name. Helms has appeared for WCW, as a member of 3-Count and had a run with the Cruiserweight Championship, before debuting his Hurricane gimmick in WWF/E, becoming a manager in TNA, and having a one off appereance in AEW as both The Hurricane & "Ace Reporter" Gregory Helms. What are your favorite memories or matches of the North Carolina native?