REAL NAME: Henrik Christian Kanensson GENDER: Male PICBASE: Emil Andersson RACE: Caucasian NATIONALITY: Swedish-Canadian D.O.B./AGE: 7th June 1985 / 33 y.o HOMETOWN: Malmö, Sweden RESIDES: San Fernando Valley, CA
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
RING NAME(S): HENNY NICKNAME(S): ‘Heartache’ (suffix), ‘The Pinnacle’ BILLED FROM: Malmö, Sweden, now residing in the San Fernando Valley HEIGHT: 6’1 WEIGHT: 223lbs TRAINED BY: Adrian Kanensson CROWD AFFILIATION: Heel PROFESSIONAL DEBUT: 2004 DIVISION: (Angled)
WRESTLING INFORMATION
WRESTLING STYLE: Technical/Striker - generally a very athletic competitor who is extremely adept both on the canvas and mixing it up with the best of them. Uses his experience and savvy to keep the match going at the pace he wants it to go at. On occasion, however, HENNY may decide to utilise some of his high flying moves (please note this is quite rare) - though due to the high risk nature of that style he tends not to go up top so much. MATCH TACTICS: Rules are meant to be broken, HENNY will break every rule he can to ensure victory (for instance, he has until 5). He will also run away if he has to, although if angered/frustrated does tend to have a very ruthless streak about him which at times can cause him to be disqualified if he gets too carried away. If desperate, HENNY may at times take off his arm sleeve or bandana and use them/either to choke his opponent. CHARACTER PERSONALITY: To sum it up, a delusional, sociopathic narcissist who only truly cares about himself and [by extension] his family. CHARACTER ANALYSIS: A very pretty snake in the grass (“you stupid old man, I’m a snake”). He will say, or do anything to get his way, and whilst he can’t be described as ‘pure’ evil, he is the poster child of apathy. If you’re not a mirror, HENNY does not give a damn about you. All that matters is HENNY. All there is, is HENNY. GIMMICK DESCRIPTION: The Pinnacle - he is the sublime amalgamation of the best and sexiest parts of Jim Morrison, Prince, Ric Flair, David Bowie, Young Golden God Robert Plant, the sexual guru, the man that will steal your man and your girl but if you're lucky? He'll steal you too. A true enigma. Mix in a solid foundation of a surprisingly impactful and precise wrestling style and you've got the the wrestler, the phenomenon, the man they call... HENNY.
EXPERIENCE: 14 year (baby-faced) veteran. PAST ACCOLADES: HKW World Champion, 2017 Golden Opportunity Rumble Winner, EMPIRE Pro Empire Champion, EXODUS Pro International Champion, SVW Defiance Champion, UWL World Heavyweight Champion, UWL Heritage Champion, 2011 Coronation Cup Winner, SWA A-League Champion, ESW Junior Heavyweight Champion, KoP World Valiant Champion, KoP Scramble Champion x2, SWORD Yin & Yang Champion, SWC Technical Champion.
MOVESET INFORMATION
FINISHERS
PRIMARY FINISHER: “Shot Through The Heart” - Superkick SECONDARY FINISHER: “The Pinnacle Lock” - Haas of Pain DESPERATION FINISHER: “Malmö Driver ‘91“ - Double Underhook Brainbuster FINAL FINISHER: “SHOOTING STAR HENNY” - Shooting Star Senton
SIGNATURES
1. Busaiku Knee Kick 2. Springboard Roundhouse Kick 3. Reverse STO -> Koji Clutch 4. Double Jump Moonsault
REGULAR MOVESET
(15 is the minimum; you can keep past the 20. 1. Several restholds to keep an opponent grounded (chinlock, headlock, etc.) 2. Variety of strikes (punches/forearms/kicks) 3. Snap Suplex 4. Belly to Belly Suplex 5. Fisherman’s Suplex 6. Stalling Suplex 7. Facebuster 8. One-Handed Bulldog 9. Lionsault 10. Several elbow drops followed by a jumping elbow drop 11. Snapmare followed by a dropkick to the back of the head 12. Jumping knee drop - HENNY leaves his knee on his opponents face, applying pressure until the referee stops him 13. Triangle hold 14. Scissored Dragon Sleeper 15. Abdominal Stretch 16. Bow and Arrow Hold 17. Hangman’s choke - HENNY will keep the hold going until the referee stops him
ENTRANCE INFORMATION
ENTRANCE THEME: “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi ANNOUNCER INTRODUCTION:ERIN LAMBERT: Ladies and gentlemen, making his way to the ring, from Malmö, Sweden, now residing in the San Fernando Valley, weighing in at 223lbs, ‘The Pinnacle’...HENNY HEARTACHE!
ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION:
”SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, AND YOU’RE TO BLAME DARLING YOU GIVE LOVE, A BAD NAME!”
The guitars and drums of the timeless Bon Jovi classic kick in throughout the arena as white sparks rain down onto the stage. It’s here that HENNY makes his way through the curtain, standing in amongst the shower of sparks for a few moments before slowly stepping out of them, slapping his leg before throwing his arms out to his sides - basking in his own glory. After holding the pose for a few moments, HENNY takes a confident glance across the crowd, smirking to himself as he performs a slow 360, breaking into an assured saunter.
[ANNOUNCER INTRODUCTION HERE]
HENNY then proceeds down the ramp, jawing with most of the fans leaning over the guardrail, and even threatening a member of the audience with a sudden movement and a cocked fist, causing them to flinch. HENNY Heartache laughs loudly at the fan before making his way to ringside, now waving a dismissive hand at the crowd before climbing up the steel steps.
From the apron the Swede scales the turnbuckle, his left foot planted on the second rope whilst his right is on the turnbuckle. He then begins to casually shrug off his jacket, allowing it to slide off his body to the floor before holding his arms out to his side again and tensing his muscles, inciting an extremely loud negative reaction from the audience in attendance once more.
After hopping into the ring HENNY jogs across to the diagonally opposite turnbuckle before blowing a mocking kiss into the crowd as high pitched jeers rainout from a large contingent of the Pro Wrestling NEO faithful. As the music slowly fades, HENNY hops off the turnbuckle backwards into the ring and struts to his corner, making himself comfortable on the turnbuckle as he waits for the match to begin.
CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION:
”SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, AND YOU’RE TO BLAME DARLING YOU GIVE LOVE, A BAD NAME!”
The guitars and drums of the timeless Bon Jovi classic kick in throughout the arena as white sparks rain down onto the stage. It’s here that HENNY makes his way through the curtain, standing in amongst the shower of sparks for a few moments before slowly stepping out of them, slapping his Pro Wrestling NEO [NAME] Championship before throwing his arms out to his sides - basking in his own glory. After holding the pose for a few moments, HENNY takes a confident glance across the crowd, smirking to himself as he performs a slow 360, breaking into an assured saunter.
ERIN LAMBERT: Ladies and gentlemen, making his way to the ring, from Malmö, Sweden, now residing in the San Fernando Valley, weighing in at 223lbs, he is the Pro Wrestling NEO [NAME] Champion, ‘The Pinnacle’...HENNY HEARTACHE!
HENNY then proceeds down the ramp, jawing with most of the fans leaning over the guardrail, and even threatening a member of the audience with a sudden movement and a cocked fist, causing them to flinch. HENNY Heartache laughs loudly at the fan before making his way to ringside, pointing at his belt before waving a dismissive hand at the crowd.
The Pinnacle then climbs onto the apron by way of the steel steps and afterwards scales the turnbuckle, his left foot planted on the second rope whilst his right is on the turnbuckle. In one quick motion HENNY reaches behind himself, unstrapping his belt, holding his arms (and by extension his belt) out to his side again and tensing his muscles, inciting an extremely loud negative reaction from the audience in attendance once more
After hopping into the ring HENNY jogs across to the diagonally opposite turnbuckle before blowing a mocking kiss into the crowd as high pitched jeers rainout from a large contingent of the Pro Wrestling NEO faithful. As the music slowly fades, HENNY hops off the turnbuckle backwards into the ring, handing his championship over to the referee before strutting towards his corner, making himself comfortable on the turnbuckle as he waits for the match to begin.
BIOGRAPHY
- Born in Malmö, Sweden on June 7th 1985 to two Swedish-Canadian parents.
- Henrik bounced around a lot as a child with his younger sister Marissa and older siblings Gunnila and Adrian, all 4 of them being raised by grandparents in Malmo, Sweden before moving back to Toronto, Ontario, Canada during their most formative years, where Henrik became a promising young high school hockey and football player, playing for a couple of junior teams.
- HENNY then went off to college in Miami on a full ride football scholarship. However after a while he became disillusioned with it, losing his dedication and deciding it wasn’t for him - instead dropping out to pursue a professional wrestling career in early 2004 after enjoying the showcase of it all as a child. He made his pro wrestling debut in August of 2004.
- Was a promising, if not raw talent during 2004, 2005 and 2006.
- Severe drug problems after death of his high school sweetheart fiancee in 2007, career took a backseat to his demons.
- Had several unsuccessful stints in rehab during 2007-2010, though throughout that time he still (dangerously) managed to wrestle winning his first World Title in December 2010.
- After getting clean, HENNY found himself enjoying relative indy success and had quite a cult following come 2011. Won his second World Title in October 2011 against one of his best friends in the business, Robbie Venom
- Began to wrestle on grander stages in 2012, winning a championship and solidifying himself as a major player with most of his substance abuse problems firmly behind him.
- Signed a lucrative EXODUS Pro contract on April 1st 2013 after several weeks of contact between HENNY and EXODUS management. Left after two months, though he returned after a further two months. A very stop start time in the company.
- Following a match against longtime rival Chris Strike at No Church In The Wild, HENNY’s face was left ‘brutally damaged’ thanks to several railroad spike shots to the face. It’s due to this that HENNY slowly slipped into a narcissistic psychosis, wearing a mask to hide his ‘hideous’ face (stitches), using that same mask to do damage to his opponents.
- After another humbling defeat to longtime rival Chris Strike at The Autumn Effect it seemed HENNY had hung up his boots for good when he took up a staff role December 2013.
- The then ‘semi-retired’ HENNY burst back onto the scene in May 2014, signing with the company for the third time.
- With a massive head of steam, HENNY then went on to end Lexy Chapel’s long unbeaten run in November 2014, capturing the International Title, holding it for 5 months before losing it to Justin Brooks due to outside interference by his then girlfriend and now wife, Ceahna Kanensson, when she hit him in the face with his own belt (long story, HENNY banged a thick latina chick who was pushing coke, it was dope, but his girl found out, womp womp).
- Then shifted his attention to the World Title, held by longtime foe Chris Strike.
- Disillusioned with the company’s direction after two more matches against Strike, HENNY declined to sign a contract extension, leaving the company in July 2015, announcing his retirement.
- However, just over a year later in August 2016, HENNY made his return to the active competition with Hard Knox Wrestling, joining Subversion’s Brand Supremacy team for their match at Divine Supremacy 2016, though turning on the fans at the same time. Only a couple hours after his appearance at Defiance 50, HENNY signed an exclusive deal with HKW worth $3 million over 3 years, including bonuses such as an EVOLVE movie.
- After Divine Supremacy, HENNY went on to feud with fellow Canadian Dom Harter, with HENNY almost going so far as to reveal Dom’s then girlfriend, The Crimson Baroness’ nudes to the world before Harter stopped him at the last second.
- Their feud culminated at Decay in a First Time Ever match-up, where Harter defeated HENNY.
- Following their rivalry, HENNY was then announced as a coach of RISE’s “Who’s Next” competition, where a number of RISE wrestlers competed with a mentor alongside them for the chance at an HKW contract and a spot in Destiny: Chapter 3’s Golden Opportunity Ladder Match after Fran’s strike.
- HENNY and his rookie Tristan Martinez would eventually win the competition at House of Pain: Homecoming, despite the fact that HENNY was eliminated early on, meaning that Martinez did almost all of the work to win the match.
- Embarrassed by his poor showing, HENNY would attack Tristan Martinez with his patented Shot Through The Heart superkick after the match, welcoming him to the big leagues.
- At Destiny: Chapter 3, HENNY was inches away from pulling down the briefcase, though ultimately failed in his quest to win the match, as HKW mainstay Kai won the match instead.
- Following Destiny, HENNY targeted the briefcase winner Kai, ordering his newly hired body Big Mike Carter to attack The Silent Warrior.
- The two met at Control in June 2017, HENNY defeated Kai after a grueling 16 minute match, needing two superkicks to put the Golden Opportunity Briefcase holder down.
- Defeated then HKW World Champion Felicity Banks in the Defiance 61 main event in July 2017.
- Began to butt heads with Defiance GM Romeo Price, as HENNY began to state a case, making his World title aspirations known.
- This led to a match at War Games between the pair, where if HENNY won he’d get his World Title shot, but if he lost, he’d never get one as long as Price was the GM of Defiance. HENNY won the match, but turned down the title shot, instead taking the number #40 entrant ‘ticket’ for the upcoming Golden Opportunity Rumble.
- HENNY won the Golden Opportunity Rumble, eliminating Tommy Evans to gain the GO briefcase.
- With GM Price still perhaps holding a grudge against HENNY, forcibly put his GO briefcase on the line against Kenshin Takamura. HENNY won, defending his briefcase.
- Romeo Price did the same again, this time forcing HENNY to defend his briefcase against Ace Watson. Yet again he defended his briefcase.
- HENNY finally cashed in his Golden Opportunity briefcase at HKW Burial Grounds, during the the HKW World Championship triple threat in April 2018. Making the match an instant fatal four way, and with most of the competitors already incapacitated, HENNY attacked each of them before making short work of the former World Champion, Kai - capturing the HKW World Championship in the process.
- In April 2018, HENNY made a shock debut in EMPIRE Pro, attacking Aries Armadaist. He would go on to become the EMPIRE Pro Empire Champion a few months later, holding the belt for a month and a half before it’s parent company folded.
- In September 2018, embroiled in a four-way feud with Kai, Lyza Reyes and Asha Astor as a direct result of his HKW World Championship win, HENNY would lose his belt at Destiny: Night One. After being pinned, HENNY loudly quit, live on air.
- A few weeks later, HENNY would then sign a contract with Pro Wrestling NEO, looking to extend his career renaissance.
