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Date of Birth

12 July 1974, Smithfield, North Carolina, USA

Birth Name

Gregory Shane Helms

Nickname

The Suicide Bomb
The Show
The Serial Thriller
Gregory Helms
Shane Helms
Hurricane Helms
Sugar Shane
Nice Package
IBM (Insane Bump Machine),
Kid Vicious
Gauge
The Hurricane

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Trade Mark

New finishing moves: The Verte-Breaker and the Shining Wizard (running enziguri)

Trademark Move: Blockbuster (Flying Neckbreaker)

Trademark Double Team Move (with Rosey): Combination of Eye of the Hurricane and Sidewalk Slam

Trademark Double Team Move (with Shannon Moore): Countdown (Combination of a Neckbreaker and Spinning Samoan Drop)

Trademark Double Team Move (with Rosey): Falling Star Bomb/Super Hero Splash (Elevated Splash)

Trademark move: The Calm Before The Storm/Death Wish (Reverse Double Underhook Falling Neckbreaker)

Trademark move: Back Snap (Modified Double Knee Backbreaker)

Trademark move: Triple Facebuster (Triple Sit-Down Facebuster)

Trademark move: The Shoulder Wrecker (Inverted Front Facelock into a Shoulderbreaker on the knee)

Trademark move: Inverted Side Suplex (Inverted Side Slam)

Trademark move: Hammerlock Russian Leg Sweep

Trademark move: StrangeHold Legsweep (Cross-Arm Russian Legsweep)

Trademark move: Top Spin Facebuster (Fireman's Carry into a Facebreaker on the knee)

Trademark move: X-Plex (Cross-Arm German Suplex)

Trademark move: Hurrikick/Sugarsmack (Superkick)

Trademark move: CrossFace Halo (Cross-Arm Sit-Down Sleeper Slam)

Trademark move: Overcast (Flying Neckbreaker)

Finishing move: Arm Triangle Choke

Finishing move: Chokeslam

Finishing move: Vertebreaker (Back-to-Back Double Underhook Piledriver)

Finishing move: Eye of the Hurricane/Nightmare on Helms Street (Spinning Headlock Elbow Drop)

Finishing move: Shining Wizard (Running Enzuigiri to kneeling opponent)

Signature move: Nightmare on Helms' Street

Trivia

Professional wrestler.

Member of 3-Count.

Former WCW Hardcore Champion.

Is a former WCW Cruiserweight champion.

Has a Green Lantern tattoo on his right arm.

Childhood friend of Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy.

Helms became the superhero "The Hurricane." He then defeated Matt Hardy to become WWF European Champion and win his first WWF title. [27 August 2001]

Along with Billy Kidman and Tajiri, Hurricane Helms is one of three wrestlers to have held the WCW Cruiserweight title and the WWE Cruiserweight title (as of May 25, 2002).

Wrestled Chavo Guerrero on the last WCW Monday Nitro

Upon arriving to the WWF, Shane Helms began going by his first name, Gregory to avoid confusion with Shane McMahon.

The idea for 3 Count came from Jimmy Hart who was running the WCW Saturday Night show. The idea was a take off N'sync and the Backstreet Boys images. Eventually, management liked it so much, they moved Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, and Evan Karagias to the prime time show, Monday Nitro.

Was trained by Matt and Jeff Hardy

Helms teamed up with Mike Maverick and founded a tag team called "Assault & Battery" but changed to "The Serial Thrillaz".

Notable Title Wins Include: SCW Heavyweight Champ; WWO Lightweight Champion; SCW Tag Team Champ w/Mike Maverick; Omega Tag Team Champ w/Mike Maverick (2); NDW Tag-Team Championships w/Mike Maverick; CCWA Lightweight Championship (2); NAPW Lightweight Championship; TCW Tag Team Champions w/ Lenny Lane; NWA Wildside Tag Team titles; WCW Hardcore Title; WCW Cruiserweight Title; WWF Hardcore Title; WWF European Title; WWE Cruiserweight Title; WWE Tag Team titles w/Kane

During his WCW Hardcore title reign, he was actually the co-champion along with his 3Count partners Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias.

The only wrestler to hold the WCW and WWE verisons of both the Hardcore and Cruiserweight championships.

He appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 2002

Former WWE European champion.

Previous Managers: Count Grog, "Mighty" Molly, Stacy Keibler.

Loves watching House, Robot Chicken, 24, and Dexter (when he gets the chance).

WWE World Tag Team Champion.

Broke nose while in a 6-man match on a New Zealand/Australia tour. Later wrestled against Chris Benoit on "SmackDown".

Personal Quotes

(Wrestling catchphrase) "Stand back! There's a Hurricane comin' through!"

"Watsupwitat?!"

Where Are They Now

(March 2003) The Hurricane is now in a storyline involving Rosey as his S.H.I.T.: his SuperHero In Training.

(November 2004) Currently in World wrestling Entertainment

(January 2006) Won the Cruiserweight Title at the Royal Rumble.

(December 2007) Curently at home recovering from a neck injury

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