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My Take
Shannon Moore's story hooks me precisely because it begins with friendship. A North Carolina kid who befriended Matt and Jeff Hardy and was trained to wrestle by them, he went on to work WCW, WWE and TNA, almost certainly as a high-flying cruiserweight given his frame. What I find most compelling is the second life as a tattoo artist, because it suggests the performer's impulse never really switched off, it just moved from the ring to the skin. There's something genuinely human about a career rooted in hometown loyalty, and I respect athletes who keep finding new canvases for self-expression long after the spotlight dims.
Overview
Shannon Moore (born July 27, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1999 and 2001 and with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for several years in the 2000s. He has also previously worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Moore befriended Matt and Jeff Hardy as a child, and they later trained him to wrestle.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shannon Moore
- Name (Japanese)
- シャノン・ムーア
- Reading
- しゃのん・むーあ
- Born
- July 27, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Cameron, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / tattoo artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.