Sean Morley

Sean Morley

Born 1971-03-06 (age 55) Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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Biography

Sean Allen MorleyĀ is a CanadianĀ professional wrestlerĀ better known by hisĀ ring nameĀ Val Venis, during his time with WWE. He has also worked forĀ Consejo Mundial de Lucha LibreĀ andĀ Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. During his career in WWE, Morley held theĀ Intercontinental ChampionshipĀ twice,Ā theĀ European ChampionshipĀ once,Ā and theĀ World Tag Team ChampionshipĀ onceĀ withĀ Lance Storm.Ā He is a one-timeĀ World ChampionĀ having won theĀ CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. Morley toured in Japan with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), losing to Hiroshi Tanahashi on March 22, 2009, and with Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin tour of the world which started in Melbourne, Australia. Morley returned to Canada wrestling for Championship Wrestling International, Venis defeated former World Tag Team Champion Sylvain Grenier in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.The following day Venis defeated Chris Masters at CWI Fall Brawl 2 in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. Morley made his debut for TNA on the January 4, 2010 episode of Impact! in a backstage segment with the Beautiful People.On the January 14 episode of Impact! Morley had another segment, complete with revamped theme music, where he explained that he was no longer an adult film star, but rather an adult film producer. This led to Daniels coming to the ring and attacking him, setting up a match at the Genesis pay-per-view. At the pay-per-view Morley defeated Daniels in his first match for the company with his patented Money Shot.On the January 28 episode of Impact! Morley suffered his first loss in TNA, losing to Desmond Wolfe in an 8 Card Stud Tournament qualifying match.On the March 4, 2010 episode of Impact!, Morley pinned Jeff Jarrett in an impromptu Falls Count Anywhere match by order of Eric Bischoff, turning heel for the first time in TNA.However, the next day Morley announced on his Facebook page that largely due to the move of Impact! to Monday nights, his original plan to wrestle for both TNA and CMLL had to change and therefore he was done with TNA. Morley speaks social Spanish, which he learned during the time he spent in Mexican lucha libre promotions. His sister, Alannah Morley, married Adam "Edge" Copeland on November 8, 2001 and divorced him on March 10, 2004. Morley is an advocate for the legalisation of cannabis, and now works as a budtender at "Health for Life" marijuana dispensary in Mesa, Arizona

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Known For

WWE Royal Rumble 2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002

2002

as Val Venis

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2

2014

as Val Venis

WWE Rebellion 1999
WWE Rebellion 1999

1999

as Val Venis

WWE WrestleMania 2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000

2000

as Val Venis (Referee)

WWE Judgment Day 2003
WWE Judgment Day 2003

2003

as Val Venis

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

2001

as Val Venis

WWE SummerSlam 2000
WWE SummerSlam 2000

2000

as Val Venis

WWE Capital Carnage
WWE Capital Carnage

1998

as Val Venis

WWE WrestleMania XV
WWE WrestleMania XV

1999

as Val Venis

WWE Armageddon 2000
WWE Armageddon 2000

2000

as Val Venis

WWE Royal Rumble 2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001

2001

as Val Venis

WWE Rebellion 2000
WWE Rebellion 2000

2000

as Val Venis (Ringside)

WWE Global Warning
WWE Global Warning

2002

as The Big Valbowski

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
WWE Survivor Series 1999
WWE Survivor Series 1999

1999

as Val Venis

WWE Royal Rumble 2000
WWE Royal Rumble 2000

2000

as Val Venis

Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection

2017

as Val Venis (archive footage)

WWE King of the Ring 2000
WWE King of the Ring 2000

2000

as Val Venis