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John Bedoya

John Jairo Bedoya Jr. was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Xavier. He was best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor (ROH) between 2002 and 2004, where he was the second ROH World Champion. Bedoya trained under Tony DeVito before debuting in 1995. He wrestled for various independent promotions in New York City, adopting the ring name "Xavier". Xavier competed for numerous independent promotions throughout his career, including USA Pro Wrestling, UXW, 3PW, ECWA, MXW, JAPW, NYWC, NEW, and Chaotic Wrestling. Xavier appeared on the first ever Ring of Honor show, The Era of Honor Begins, on February 23, 2002, defeating Scoot Andrews. Throughout the following months, Xavier feuded with Andrews and James Maritato. He took part in the Road to the Title tournament, attempting to become the number one contender to the ROH Championship, but was eliminated in the first round by Amazing Red. After decisively defeating Andrews on several occasions, Xavier requested, and was granted, a shot at the ROH Championship. He faced the incumbent champion, Low Ki, on September 21, 2002, and defeated Low-Ki in a match which saw extensive cheating on the part of Xavier and interference from Christopher Daniels. Following his victory, the newly crowned champion joined Daniels' heel stable, The Prophecy, turning heel. With the help of The Prophecy, Xavier successfully defended his title against Jay Briscoe, A.J. Styles and, on two occasions, Paul London, before losing to Samoa Joe at Night of Champions on March 22, 2003. Following his defeat, Xavier was absent for several months. He returned to ROH at Death Before Dishonor on July 19, 2003, and subsequently turned his back on The Prophecy. He lost to his former partner, Christopher Daniels, in a match for the number one contendership on August 16 at Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies. Throughout the remainder of the year, Xavier took part in the Field of Honor tournament, losing to Matt Stryker in the semi-finals, and feuded with R. J. Brewer, culminating in a "Fight without Honor" at Final Battle 2003 on December 27 which was won by Walters. In 2004, Xavier joined The Embassy, a heel stable led by Prince Nana. He remained in The Embassy until April 2004, when he was sidelined for six months with a shoulder injury. He recovered from his injury in December 2004 and returned to the independent circuit. Xavier returned to ROH on February 11, 2006, challenging Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship after Embassy member Alex Shelley missed the event due to weather conditions. He lost to Danielson by disqualification following interference from Jimmy Rave, another member of The Embassy. On February 16, 2007, Xavier returned to ROH to replace an injured Davey Richards in a "4-way fray" match involving SHINGO, Jack Evans and Jimmy Jacobs. He was eliminated first. Xavier began competing in mixed martial arts in 2009, fighting under the name John Xavier. He won his first fight via 14-second knockout. In his second (and, as of January 2013, final) fight he lost via decision. Both bouts were under amateur rules; he never competed in a professional MMA bout. Bedoya died on August 16, 2020, aged 42, in Rhode Island. No cause of death was released.


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Born:
Dec 28, 1977 In Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
31
First Appeared:
In the movie Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
Latest Project:
Movie Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy 2013-03-19
Known For
Poster of ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies
Poster of ROH: One Year Anniversary Show
Poster of ROH: All Star Extravaganza
Poster of ROH: Glory By Honor
Filmography
Movie Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel Xavier 2025
Movie Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy Xavier 2013-03-19
Movie ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 Xavier 2013-01-01
Movie AJ Styles: Styles Clash Xavier 2013-01-01
Movie ROH: Year One Xavier 2012-05-16
Movie ROH: Year Two Xavier 2012-10-16
Movie ROH: At Our Best Xavier 2004-03-13
Movie 3PW Legends Collide Xavier 2003-03-29
Movie ROH: Night of Champions Xavier 2003-03-22
Movie ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies Xavier 2003-08-16
Movie ROH: One Year Anniversary Show Xavier 2003-02-08
Movie ROH: Revenge On The Prophecy Xavier 2003-01-11
Movie ROH: Expect The Unexpected Xavier 2003-03-15
Movie ROH: The Conclusion Xavier 2003-11-28
Movie ROH: Glory By Honor II Xavier 2003-09-20
Movie ROH: Main Event Spectacles Xavier 2003-11-01
Movie ROH: Final Battle Xavier 2003-12-27
Movie ROH: Tradition Continues Xavier 2003-10-16
Movie ROH: Empire State Showdown Xavier 2003-10-25
Series WWE Velocity Xavier 2002-05-25
Movie ROH Night of Appreciation Xavier 2002-04-27
Movie ROH The Round Robin Challenge Xavier 2002-03-30
Movie ROH: Road to the Title Xavier 2002-06-22
Movie ROH: The Era of Honor Begins Xavier 2002-02-23
Movie ROH: Glory By Honor Xavier 2002-10-05
Movie ROH: Night of The Butcher Xavier 2002-12-07
Movie ROH: Final Battle 2002 Xavier 2002-12-28
Movie ROH: All Star Extravaganza Xavier 2002-11-09
Movie ROH: Unscripted Xavier 2002-09-21
Movie ROH: Honor Invades Boston Xavier 2002-08-24
Movie ROH Crowning a Champion Xavier 2002-07-27