 = Gregory Helms = 
 
 Gregory Shane Helms ( born July 12 , 1974 ) is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) under his birth name . In TNA , he is the manager for former TNA X Division Champion Trevor Lee . He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , where he wrestled as The Hurricane , Gregory Helms , and Hurricane Helms and also for his time with World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) , where he wrestled as " Sugar " Shane Helms . 
 Helms first began wrestling in 1991 at the age of 16 , and wrestled in numerous independent promotions , including the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts , winning numerous light heavyweight and tag team championships . In 1999 , he signed with WCW , and gained fame as " Sugar " Shane Helms , a member of 3 Count . During his time there he won both the WCW Hardcore Championship and the WCW Cruiserweight Championship . When WCW was bought by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) , Helms ' contract was kept by WWF . Helms renamed himself " The Hurricane " and won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship . He later picked up a sidekick , Rosey , and they won the World Tag Team Championship together . 
 He dropped the superhero gimmick in 2005 , and began wrestling under his real name . He once again won the Cruiserweight Championship in early 2006 , and held it for over a year , becoming the longest reigning Cruiserweight Champion and the longest reigning champion of any kind in SmackDown history . After being out of action for over a year after neck fusion surgery Helms returned to SmackDown in September 2008 , referring to himself as Hurricane Helms , before moving to the ECW brand where he reverted to his Gregory Helms name , and became the backstage interviewer . In mid @-@ 2009 , he brought back The Hurricane character , and appeared as both Gregory Helms and The Hurricane on ECW . After ECW was cancelled , Helms was released by WWE on February 26 , 2010 , and returned to the independent circuit . 
 
 = = Professional wrestling career = = 
 
 
 = = = Early career ( 1991 – 1999 ) = = = 
 
 Helms began wrestling at the age of 16 in 1991 . He won his first championship shortly afterwards , by defeating " Playboy " <unk> Cruise to become the Southern Wrestling Alliance ( <unk> ) Light Heavyweight Champion . Helms spent the majority of his early career in his home state of North Carolina , winning numerous light heavyweight championships . 
 Helms began calling himself " The Show " Shane Helms , and teamed with " Big Daddy " Mike Maverick , initially using the team name Assault and Battery . They later dubbed themselves The Serial Thrillaz , and won several independent tag championships . The pair also began wrestling in the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts ( OMEGA ) , which was founded by The Hardy Boyz ( Matt and Jeff ) . The Serial Thrillaz won the OMEGA Tag Team Championship twice between 1997 and 1998 , before they began competing for Southern Championship Wrestling ( SCW ) . They won the SCW Tag Team Championship , and Helms also won the SCW Heavyweight Championship . SCW would mark the end of the Serial Thrillaz , as Helms vacated both titles before moving on to NWA Worldwide . Once there , Helms joined the Bad Street Boys with Shannon Moore , Christian York , and Joey Matthews . 
 
 = = = World Championship Wrestling ( 1999 – 2001 ) = = = 
 
 Helms and his friend Shannon Moore signed with World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) in May 1999 . In WCW , Helms , along with Moore and Evan Karagias , formed the heel ( villainous ) stable ( faction ) 3 Count , and the trio debuted on the December 23 episode of WCW Thunder . The trio was a parody of the boy bands ' N <unk> and the <unk> Boys , and their gimmick involved making music videos and performing songs before their matches . 
 3 Count collectively won the WCW Hardcore Championship on WCW Monday <unk> in February 2000 . This win made 3 Count the first trio to win the Hardcore Championship . At <unk> , Brian Knobbs defeated all members of 3 Count to win the Hardcore Championship . During a match , Helms suffered a broken nose , and was sidelined while he recovered . Upon his return , Tank Abbott had been added to the group , as a fan , and was utilized in an <unk> role . 3 Count had a long @-@ running feud ( scripted rivalry ) with The Jung Dragons , with the Dragons attempting to steal 3 Count 's fictional recording contract . This led to a ladder match between the two teams at New Blood Rising , which 3 Count won due to Abbott 's interference . As a result , Abbott claimed that he should be the lead singer of 3 Count , and was kicked out by the other three members , leading to a feud . 
 3 Count later disbanded as Moore and Helms kicked Karagias out of the group for attempting to steal the spotlight . At the same time , the Jung Dragons turned on Jamie Noble , who formed a team with Karagias . The three teams met in a Triangle match at <unk> , which 3 Count won . They also wrestled each other in a number one <unk> ladder match at <unk> , to earn a WCW Cruiserweight Championship match , in which both Moore and Helms grabbed the contract at the same time . As a result , they later wrestled for the opportunity to wrestle for the championship , which Helms won , although he lost the subsequent championship match to <unk> Guerrero at the Sin pay @-@ per @-@ view . 
 Moore and Helms would leave WCW briefly in 2001 to wrestle in NWA Wildside , where they held the Wildside Tag Team Championship for one day . Helms became the number one contender for the Cruiserweight Championship after winning a match at <unk> Revenge , but was attacked by Karagias and Moore afterwards . Despite the attack , Helms would go on to defeat Guerrero for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship at <unk> and was the reigning Cruiserweight Champion immediately before WCW was bought out by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . Helms ' contract with WCW was one of twenty @-@ five that were included in WWF 's purchase of WCW . 
 
 = = = World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment = = = 
 
 
 = = = = Early appearances ( 2001 – 2002 ) = = = = 
 
 Helms made his WWF debut on the July 5 , 2001 episode of SmackDown ! , using the name " Hollywood " Gregory Helms . He was part of the Invasion storyline as a member of The Alliance losing his Cruiserweight Championship in a one @-@ on @-@ one match to another Alliance member , Billy Kidman . 
 Helms began wrestling as " The Hurricane " on August 27 , and also began wearing a superhero costume . That night , he won the WWF European Championship from Matt Hardy with help from Ivory , but lost it to <unk> on October 22 , 2001 . In September 2001 , Helms formed a tag team with Lance Storm who was now managed by Ivory and Helms later picked up a sidekick , in Molly Holly who began to call herself " Mighty Molly " , and the two came to the arena in a custom " Hurri @-@ Cycle " ( with Molly in the <unk> ) . The team of Helms and Storm began <unk> with teams like The Hardy Boyz and Big Show and Spike Dudley . Helms and Storm got a shot at the WCW Tag Team Championship against The Hardy Boyz at No Mercy in a losing effort . 
 During 2002 , The Hurricane won the WWF Hardcore Championship at WrestleMania <unk> , but Molly betrayed him , hitting him in the back of the head with a <unk> pan , and defeating him for the championship . Helms was later drafted to the SmackDown ! brand following the brand extension , and he won the Cruiserweight Championship from <unk> and Billy Kidman in a triple threat match . He lost it to Jamie Noble at King of the Ring . Later in 2002 , he was traded to Raw , won the World Tag Team Championship with Kane , and held them for around a month in an alliance known as Hurri @-@ Kane . 
 
 = = = = <unk> with Rosey ( 2003 – 2005 ) = = = = 
 
 In 2003 , Hurricane feuded with The Rock . In backstage segments , The Rock referred to The Hurricane as " The <unk> " ( in part because his mask was similar to the <unk> 's ) . The feud culminated in a match on Raw , in which The Rock dominated . Hurricane , however , was able to roll up The Rock from behind after The Rock was distracted by Stone Cold Steve Austin 's appearance on the ramp . 
 In late 2003 , Hurricane " discovered " Rosey 's potential as a superhero and christened him " Rosey , the Super Hero in Training " ( the " <unk> " ) . On May 1 , at <unk> , Rosey and The Hurricane defeated La <unk> in the finals of a Tag Team <unk> match to win the World Tag Team Championship . Not long after winning the championship , Stacy <unk> joined Rosey and The Hurricane as their sidekick , " Super Stacy " . In August 2005 , Rosey and The Hurricane lost <unk> as their sidekick when she and Christy <unk> were traded to the SmackDown ! brand . On September 5 , 2005 Hurricane and Rosey were defeated by Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch during Cade and Murdoch 's debut match on Raw . As a result , Cade and Murdoch earned a title match at the <unk> pay @-@ per @-@ view . During the title match , Murdoch delivered an elevated DDT on The Hurricane to the outside . The DDT caused Hurricane to suffer a storyline " <unk> " and allowed Cade and Murdoch to beat the injured Hurricane later in the match to win the World Tag Team Titles . 
 During the next few weeks , the pair began a losing streak , mainly caused by Hurricane 's on @-@ screen injuries . During the October 17 episode of Raw , The Hurricane was assaulted by Kurt Angle at the request of Vince McMahon . After the beating , footage was shown of The Hurricane <unk> off his mask and striking Rosey because he did not help him fend off Angle . The next week , The Hurricane no @-@ showed a World Tag Team Title match , leaving Rosey to face the champions alone . During the match , The Hurricane ( out of costume ) appeared at the top of the entrance ramp , reverting to his real name , Gregory Helms , and watched as Rosey was double teamed and defeated . After the match , Helms announced that he was fed up with being funny for the crowd , and that he was sick of carrying Rosey as a tag team partner . This turned him into a heel in the process . On the November 7 episode of Raw , Helms and Rosey faced off in a singles match , which Helms won . Subsequently , Helms wrestled mostly on Raw 's sister show , Heat . On the January 2 , 2006 episode of Raw Helms confronted Jerry Lawler over jokes that Lawler had been making at Helms ' expense , and Lawler said that when Helms was The Hurricane , he was entertaining and called Helms a joke . Helms responded by slapping Lawler , who hit Helms back . This confrontation led to Lawler defeating Helms in a match at New Year 's Revolution . 
 
 = = = = Cruiserweight Champion and injury ( 2006 – 2007 ) = = = = 
 
 At the 2006 Royal Rumble , Helms participated in an Open <unk> match for the Cruiserweight Championship and won , even though he was a Raw superstar and the championship was defended solely on SmackDown ! . As a result , he returned to the SmackDown ! brand in February 2006 to start a feud with <unk> , Kid Kash and the other cruiserweights . During this time , Helms defeated <unk> in a one @-@ on @-@ one match . The next week , he was supposed to defend against Kid Kash , but Kash was away on a family emergency , so <unk> 2 <unk> took his place . Helms defeated him and declared that he was better than all the other cruiserweights . As a result , all the cruiserweights at the show invaded the ring and attacked Helms . It was later announced by SmackDown ! General Manager Theodore Long that at the No Way Out pay @-@ per @-@ view event , Helms would face all the cruiserweights in a match for the title . Helms was able to retain the championship . Later , Long mandated that Helms had to defend his title against a <unk> each week on SmackDown ! to prove that he truly was better than all the cruiserweights . Helm 's first defense under this new rule was against <unk> of The <unk> ; Helms retained by cheating . 
 In early March 2006 , Helms suffered a broken nose . After complaining to Long about having to wrestle on the March 10 episode of SmackDown ! , Long told Helms that he did not have to defend his title , but put Helms in a champion versus champion match against the United States Champion , Chris <unk> . During the match , Helms attempted to leave , but was blocked by other cruiserweights who threw Helms back into the ring , resulting in Helms losing the match . Helms underwent successful surgery on his nose and was expected to miss five to six weeks . During this time SmackDown ! <unk> stated that Helms had a no @-@ compete clause in his contract allowing him to waive the thirty @-@ day title defense rule due to any injury . Helms returned to the ring on the April 28 episode of SmackDown ! , teaming with <unk> to face Super Crazy , London and Kendrick in a six @-@ man tag team match . Helms continued to defend his belt during pay @-@ per @-@ views , but he made more regular appearances on SmackDown ! ' s sister show , <unk> . 
 Helms continued defending his title against other cruiserweights , while on occasion facing off against SmackDown ! ' s other title holders in champion versus champion matches . Helms faced World Heavyweight Champion Rey <unk> on June 16 and United States Champion Bobby <unk> on July 7 but lost both matches . Eventually , Helms became the longest <unk> champion in WWE history , as well as the longest reigning champion of any kind in SmackDown ! history . For much of late 2006 , he feuded with Matt Hardy , with whom Helms exchanged several victories in matches on SmackDown ! . In Helms ' hometown of <unk> , North Carolina , at the 2006 No Mercy pay @-@ per @-@ view , Hardy beat Helms . The two rivals also joined opposing teams at Survivor Series , where Helms was in Team Rated @-@ RKO , and Hardy was a member of Team <unk> ; Team Rated @-@ RKO lost the match . 
 Helms went on to feud with Jimmy Wang Yang over the Cruiserweight Title , after a tag team match in which Matt Hardy and Yang defeated Helms and <unk> . The feud ended after Helms defeated him to retain the title at Armageddon in December 2006 . In 2007 , Helms once again feuded with the entire Cruiserweight division on SmackDown ! . During this feud , Helms ' reign as Cruiserweight Champion came to an end at No Way Out , when he was unable to win a Cruiserweight open <unk> , which saw <unk> Guerrero win the championship . Shortly after losing the championship , Helms formed a tag team with Guerrero , but they did not win any matches as a team . 
 On May 18 , 2007 , WWE reported that Helms had broken two vertebrae in his neck , one of which was pressing on his spinal <unk> . He underwent surgery with Dr. Lloyd <unk> to repair them approximately a week later . Following the surgery , Helms was announced to be out for a year and a half due to the injury . 
 
 = = = = <unk> and The Hurricane 's return ( 2008 – 2010 ) = = = = 
 
 Helms returned on the September 19 , 2008 , episode of SmackDown in a non @-@ wrestling role . Throughout the show , he appeared in short video promos , called " <unk> " , referring to himself as " Hurricane Helms " , a modified version of his old ring name " The Hurricane " , and mocked heel <unk> including Shelton Benjamin and Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder . In the following weeks , he mocked several other <unk> in the " <unk> " , ending each <unk> with the phrase , " I 'm just <unk> ' ! " On the November 28 episode of SmackDown , a " <unk> " appeared in which Helms announced that he would make his return to the ring on the next episode of SmackDown . On the December 5 episode of SmackDown , Helms defeated <unk> <unk> Porter in his ring return . Helms was quickly scripted into a feud with the United States Champion Shelton Benjamin , defeating him in two non @-@ title matches on SmackDown , although he failed to win a championship match on December 26 . 
 On April 15 , 2009 , Helms was drafted to the ECW brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . Helms made his ECW debut as a backstage interviewer on April 28 , 2009 , reverting to his Gregory Helms ring name , interviewing Evan Bourne . He started a storyline where , while he was interviewing someone , a scripted accident would occur , leading to Helms leaving the interview seconds before the person in distress was saved by The Hurricane . On the August 11 , 2009 episode of ECW , Helms was attacked by Paul Burchill after Helms denied being The Hurricane . The Hurricane later attacked Burchill in the ring dressed in his Hurricane attire , to save <unk> <unk> . The next week on ECW , he made his in @-@ ring debut for the brand as The Hurricane , and defeated Burchill . He continued to feud with Burchill , who attempted to expose The Hurricane 's true identity , until the November 17 episode of ECW when The Hurricane defeated Burchill in a mask versus career match . 
 On February 26 , 2010 , Helms was released from his WWE contract . 
 
 = = = Independent circuit ( 2010 – present ) = = = 
 
 Following his WWE release , Helms began wrestling on the independent circuit , including for the Canadian Wrestling 's <unk> as Hurricane Helms . On October 23 , 2010 , Helms made his debut for Jersey All Pro Wrestling , where he , under his Hurricane gimmick , defeated <unk> . On January 10 , 2011 , Helms signed a contract with Lucha <unk> USA . In the promotion , Helms allied himself with Marco <unk> , and in his debut for the promotion at the January 22 <unk> , he defeated <unk> 's rival and Lucha <unk> USA Champion <unk> Jr. via <unk> . 
 On January 29 , 2011 Helms made his debut for Pro Wrestling <unk> ( <unk> ) , during the <unk> 5 weekend , in a match , where he was defeated by Joey Ryan . He also took part in 20 @-@ Man Legends Battle <unk> , making his second appearance of the night . He eliminated <unk> Connection , but later was thrown out by Shane Douglas and Terry <unk> . 
 In April 2011 , Helms wrestled at Carolina Wrestling Federation ( Mid @-@ Atlantic ) where he defeated Ric <unk> and won the vacant PWI International Heavyweight Championship . In 2013 , Helms returned to the revived OMEGA , now called OMEGA Championship Wrestling , and on October 12 , he defeated Shane Williams to advance in a tournament for the OMEGA Championship . On November 16 , 2013 , Helms was defeated by Chris Hero at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event . 
 
 = = = Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2015 – present ) = = = 
 
 In March 2015 , Helms received a <unk> for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) as an agent and began working for the company within that capacity that same month . At <unk> for Glory , Helms made his on @-@ screen debut under his full birth name to <unk> the TNA X Division Champion <unk> Uno . On the February 2 episode of Impact Wrestling , Helms assisted Trevor Lee in defeating <unk> Uno for the X Division Championship , turning heel in the process . 
 
 = = Personal life = = 
 
 Helms is a comic book fan , and one of his favorite characters is the Green Lantern . He has a tattoo on his <unk> which is the Lantern 's logo and his original WWE character , The Hurricane , was inspired by the Green Lantern . In 2008 , he got a tattoo of his last name on his upper back . Helms owns a motorcycle called " The Hurri @-@ Cycle " , which he got when he was using The Hurricane gimmick . Helms is good friends with Jeff Hardy , Matt Hardy and Shannon <unk> appears on The Hardy Show , The <unk> ' internet show . He also performed as the stunt double of actor David <unk> in the movie Ready to Rumble . 
 On March 19 , 2007 , Sports Illustrated posted on its website an article in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports . That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers , including Helms who was alleged to have obtained HGH . WWE has since made a statement on this situation , mentioning that the allegations preceded the Talent Wellness program WWE launched in April 2006 . On August 30 , 2007 , an article by Sports Illustrated named Helms and nine other wrestlers to be given growth hormone not in compliance with the WWE Talent Wellness program . He was said to have received <unk> , HGH and <unk> between November 2003 and February 2007 . 
 On May 6 , 2008 , Helms was assaulted in a club in Johnston County , North Carolina , by an acquaintance , Dustin Narron . An argument between the two of them led to Narron hitting Helms in the face . Narron was later charged with assault and battery . On January 27 , 2010 , Helms and fellow WWE wrestler Chris Jericho were arrested in Fort Mitchell , Kentucky after leaving a bar . A police report stated that Helms had punched Jericho and the other passengers in the cab they were sharing . Helms and Jericho were given tickets for public intoxication and released after each posted a $ 120 bail bond . On March 13 , 2011 , Helms was cited for affray following an altercation at a bar in <unk> , North Carolina . 
 On May 5 , 2011 , Helms and his girlfriend were involved in a <unk> accident in North Carolina , for which Helms was charged with driving under the influence . Helms suffered a broken leg , ankle , jaw , and nose during the accident , as well as sustaining other fractures and receiving over 200 <unk> , while his girlfriend sustained a broken neck . As a result of the accident , Helms ' foot had to be reconstructed with four plates and 22 screws . 
 Helms was previously in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler Jamie <unk> , from 2004 @-@ 2009 who is better known by her ring name Velvet Sky . In June 2012 , Helms ' girlfriend gave birth to his first child , a boy named Sebastian . 
 
 = = In wrestling = = 
 
 <unk> moves 
 Eye of the Hurricane ( WWF / E ) / Nightmare on Helms Street ( WCW / WWE ) ( <unk> <unk> elbow drop ) 
 <unk> ( <unk> ) – 2002 – 2003 ; used rarely thereafter 
 Avalanche <unk> <unk> – 2005 @-@ 2007 ; used rarely thereafter 
 Double knee <unk> 
 Shining wizard – 2003 – present 
 <unk> – 2000 – 2003 
 Signature moves 
 <unk> splash 
 <unk> smash 
 European <unk> on the <unk> as a counter to an oncoming opponent 
 Frog splash into a diving <unk> 
 <unk> <unk> 
 <unk> 
 Hurri @-@ clothesline ( <unk> clothesline ) 
 Jumping neckbreaker 
 Jumping tornado DDT 
 <unk> ( <unk> neckbreaker ) 
 <unk> <unk> 
 <unk> jacket <unk> rear mat slam 
 <unk> ( WCW ) / Hurri @-@ Kick ( WWF ) ( <unk> ) 
 <unk> 
 <unk> con <unk> 
 <unk> <unk> ( <unk> 's carry spun out into a <unk> knee smash ) ( often followed by a shining wizard ) 
 X @-@ <unk> 
 <unk> 
 Mike Maverick 
 Ivory 
 Mighty Molly 
 Super Stacy 
 Tank Abbott 
 <unk> managed 
 Trevor Lee 
 Andrew Everett 
 <unk> 
 " Hollywood " 
 " The Show " 
 " Sugar " 
 " Supernatural " 
 Entrance themes 
 World Championship Wrestling 
 " Can 't Get You Out of My Heart " by 3 Count 
 " Do the Three Count " by 3 Count 
 " <unk> " by Jimmy Hart and Howard Helm 
 World Wrestling Entertainment 
 " Eye of the Hurricane " by Jim Johnston ( WWF / E ; August 2001 – October 2005 ; August 2009 – February 2010 ) 
 " Fire Storm A " by Wolfgang <unk> & Hermann <unk> ( WWE ; November 2005 – February 2007 ) 
 " It 's Time " by Jim Johnston ( WWE ; February 2007 – January 2009 ) 
 
 = = Championships and accomplishments = = 
 
 Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance 
 <unk> Light Heavyweight Championship ( 2 times ) 
 Empire State Wrestling 
 <unk> Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Johnny Adams 
 New Dimension Wrestling 
 <unk> Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Mike Maverick 
 NWA Wildside 
 NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Shannon Moore 
 Other titles 
 <unk> Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) 
 Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts 
 OMEGA Tag Team Championship ( 2 times ) – with Mike Maverick 
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated 
 PWI ranked him 21 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003 
 Pro Wrestling International 
 PWI International Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) 
 Southern Championship Wrestling 
 SCW Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) 
 SCW Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Mike Maverick 
 Southern Wrestling Alliance 
 <unk> Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) 
 Texas Championship Wrestling 
 <unk> Texas Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Lenny Lane 
 World Championship Wrestling 
 WCW Hardcore Championship ( 1 time ) 
 WCW Cruiserweight Championship ( 1 time ) 
 World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment 
 WWF European Championship ( 1 time ) 
 WWF Hardcore Championship ( 1 time ) 
 WWE Cruiserweight Championship ( 3 times ) 
 World Tag Team Championship ( 2 times ) – with Kane ( 1 ) and Rosey ( 1 ) 
 World Wrestling Organization 
 <unk> Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) 
 Wrestling Observer <unk> 
 Best <unk> ( 2001 ) 
 
 = = = Lucha de <unk> record = = = 
 
 
 