Christopher Gray (born March 7, 1982), better known by his ring name Cody Deaner or Deaner, is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his time in TNA / IMPACT Wrestling where was one half of the tag team The Deaners with Cousin Jake.
In 2018, Cody Deaner started a charity fundraising campaign called "Giv'er for Charity." Every month, Cody picks a new charity that is connected to his fans and donates 100% of the proceeds from his Giv'er for Charity merchandise to that charity. He has raised money for various charities including: Special Olympics, a wheelchair bicycle fund for a local nursing home, a program for kids with autism, a camp for child burn victims, a community living program for people with special needs, and a summer deaf camp for children. The "Giv'er for Charity" campaign has also been endorsed by Mick Foley.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Deaner DDT / The Antidote (Snap DDT)
- Giv'er Drop (Springboard backflip three-quarter facelock falling reverse DDTi)
- Signature moves
- Ankle lock
- Arm trap seated abdominal stretch
- Cobra clutch
- Corner drop kick
- Discus midsection punch
- Fireman's carry facebreaker
- Mullet Butt (Diving headbutt)
- Running knee lift
- Sitout powerbomb
- Suicide dive
- Swinging neckbreaker
- Unemployment Line (Crooked arm lariat)
- Nicknames
- "Completely"
- "The (self-proclaimed) King of the Knockouts"
- "Mr. DDT"
- "The Redneck Renegade"
- "Working Class Warrior"
- Entrance themes
- Independent circuit
- "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard
- "We Will Rock You" by Queen
- "Just Giv'er" by Randy Massia
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling
- "Gimme What I Want" (w/ "Giv'er" Intro) by Dale Oliver
- "Rebel with a Cause" by Audio Radium
- "Nine Lives" by Maurizio Capaldi, Poul Henrik Bjorling & Michele Brustia (used as a member of Violent by Design)
- "Toil and Toil" by Maurizio Capaldi, Poul Henrik Bjorling & Michele Brustia (used as a member of The Design)
- "Best Shot A" by Thomas Pritchard & Kaid Hussain
- Independent circuit
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Battle Arts
- Battle Arts Openweight Championship (1 time)
- Border City Wrestling
- BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)
- Interim BCW Heavyweight (1 time)
- Classic Championship Wrestling
- CCW Heavyweight Championship
- Crossfire Wrestling
- CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- Great Canadian Wrestling
- GCW Ontario Independent Championship (2 time, current)
- GCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Hayden Avery
- IMPACT Wrestling
- IMPACT World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Eric Young (1), Joe Doering (2) and Rhino (1)
- Magnificent Championship Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Battle / Eclipse Wrestling
- Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #168 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009
- Pro Wrestling Eclipse
- PWE Heavyweight Championship (3 times, current)
- Pro Wrestling Xtreme
- PWX Pro Division Championship (1 time, current)
- PWX X Division Championship (1 time)
- PWX Xtreme Championship (1 time)
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Quinson Valentino
- Rock Solid Wrestling
- RSW Canadian Championship (1 time, current)
- TWA Powerhouse
- TWA Championship (1 time)
- TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Derek Wylde