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'''Brandon Harper''' (born April 1, 1976) is an American [[E-wrestler| professional wrestler]] currently signed with [[Global Wrestling Association]] under the ring name '''Maniac Max'''. Known by his ring names '''Demon''' and '''Max Kayos''' from the past, Harper has made appearances for various promotions including several stints with [[All Magnitude X Wrestling]] and [[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling]].
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'''Brandon Harper''' (born April 1, 1976), better known by his ring name '''Maniac Max''', is an American [[E-wrestler| professional wrestler]]. Known by his ring names '''Demon''' and '''Max Kayos''' from the past, Harper has made appearances for various promotions including several stints with [[All Magnitude X Wrestling]] and [[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling]].
Throughout his entire professional career, Harper is known for his depiction of a reclusive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disordersociopath sociopath] whose [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive%E2%80%93aggressive_behavior passive-aggressive] demeanor made him abusive toward his peers. Adopting this gimmick with every character he has portrayed, Harper naturally presented his character as a [[heel| villain]] but eventually gained a cult following and became more of an [[face| anti-hero]].
Throughout his entire professional career, Harper is known for his depiction of a reclusive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disordersociopath sociopath] whose [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive%E2%80%93aggressive_behavior passive-aggressive] demeanor made him abusive toward his peers. Adopting this gimmick with every character he has portrayed, Harper naturally presented his character as a [[heel| villain]] but eventually gained a cult following and became more of an [[face| anti-hero]].
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===Early career (2005–2006)===
===Early career (2005–2006)===
[[Image:Thedemon3.jpg|thumb|140px|Harper portraying Demon during his first run in [[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling]].]]
[[Image:Thedemon3.jpg|thumb|140px|Harper portraying Demon during his first run in [[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling]].]]
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Harper was spotted by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hutchinson Ron Hutchinson] in October 2005 while working as a member of the security team for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Women%27s_Wrestling_League Naked Women's Wrestling League]. After much deliberation, Hutchinson convinced Harper to be trained as an upcoming professional wrestler. Couple months into preparing himself from becoming an active performer, Harper moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California Southern California] where he would then be trained by [[Frank Richards]] up until his inaugural appearance in 2006.
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Harper was spotted by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hutchinson Ron Hutchinson] in October 2005 while working as a member of the security team for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Women%27s_Wrestling_League Naked Women's Wrestling League]. After much deliberation, Hutchinson convinced Harper to be trained as an upcoming professional wrestler. Months into preparing himself from becoming an active performer, Harper made his career debut in 2006 and appear for various promotions including Extreme Championship Wrestling and teaming with [[Eclipz]]. Throughout this time, Harper debuted his persona as the '''Demon'''; a reserved and reclusive sociopath whose outbursts of anger would make him attack others for, at times, unprovoked reasons.
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Harper made his in-ring debut for the Absolute Insanity Wrestling promotion as '''Demon'''; a reserved and reclusive sociopath whose outbursts of anger would make him attack others for, at times, unprovoked reasons. He would make sporadic appearances an this persona character in other promotions such as [[All Magnitude X Wrestling]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE World Wrestling Entertainment]'s incarnations of World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling, teaming with [[Eclipz]] in the latter company, during the early portion of 2006.
===Total Non-stop Action Wrestling (2006–2011)===
===Total Non-stop Action Wrestling (2006–2011)===
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Harper, as Demon, made his TNA debut in 2006, feuding against [http://tnaworld2009.angelfire.com/Dimter.html Mike Dimter] on the ''[http://tnaworld2009.angelfire.com/impactresults.html Impact]'' brand. He would become the inaugural winner of the [[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling| TNA Hardcore Championship]] and held the title for a month before losing it to [http://www.angelfire.com/planet/nwatnawrestling/Kriz.html Kriz Viper]; this match would be the last appearance made by Harper until later in the summer.
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Harper, as Demon, made his TNA debut in 2006 and feuded against [http://tnaworld2009.angelfire.com/Dimter.html Mike Dimter] on the ''[http://tnaworld2009.angelfire.com/impactresults.html Impact]'' brand. He would become the inaugural winner of the [[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling| TNA Hardcore Championship]] and held the title for a month before losing it to [http://www.angelfire.com/planet/nwatnawrestling/Kriz.html Kriz Viper]; this match would be the last appearance made by Harper until later in the summer.
In August, Harper returned as Demon but his personality would be more focused on women, going as far as stalking members of the female roster with the likes of Alicia Marie, Princess, and Trish Stratus. Meanwhile, Demon quickly found success during his return on ''[http://www.angelfire.com/planet/nwatnaaim/tv_results.htm Xplosion]'' while teaming with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_(wrestler) Edge]. The duo would go onto win the [[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling| NWA Tag Team Championship]] soon afterward, defeating Country Girl and April Hunter-Murdock. Edge ultimately left the company, however, and Demon was soon left without a partner to defend the titles. Thus, the promotion vacated the titles.
In August, Harper returned as Demon but his personality would be more focused on women, going as far as stalking members of the female roster with the likes of Alicia Marie, Princess, and Trish Stratus. Meanwhile, Demon quickly found success during his return on ''[http://www.angelfire.com/planet/nwatnaaim/tv_results.htm Xplosion]'' while teaming with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_(wrestler) Edge]. The duo would go onto win the [[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling| NWA Tag Team Championship]] soon afterward, defeating Country Girl and April Hunter-Murdock. Edge ultimately left the company, however, and Demon was soon left without a partner to defend the titles. Thus, the promotion vacated the titles.
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[[Image:Maxkayos002.jpg|thumb|140px|Harper performing as Max Kayos.]]
[[Image:Maxkayos002.jpg|thumb|140px|Harper performing as Max Kayos.]]
The following year after making his last appearance with TNA Wrestling, Harper would surface sporadically throughout various promotions. As the Demon, Harper appeared in [[Empire Wrestling]], attacking his former nemesis Mike Dimter. Demon was then spotted months later at a show hosted by [[Underground Wrestling Federation]], attacking [[Eliza Gray]] with a chokeslam. Several months afterward, Harper played a mask assailant during an appearance in [[World Elite Wrestling]], kidnapping [http://i47.tinypic.com/2me35lg.png Emily Martin]. A week later at the Beach Brawl pay-per-view, Harper introduced himself as '''Max Kayos''' and addressed his reasoning of abducting Martin in a vignette. During the video, Harper was seen without a mask, revealing his face for the first time in his wrestling career. Harper also had cut his hair short and noticeably dyed it blonde. This would be the last appearance for Harper as he left the promotion just days later before making an appearance as a masked assailant in Xtreme Wrestling Federation, attacking [[Max Savage]] and stalking Heather Helmsley.
The following year after making his last appearance with TNA Wrestling, Harper would surface sporadically throughout various promotions. As the Demon, Harper appeared in [[Empire Wrestling]], attacking his former nemesis Mike Dimter. Demon was then spotted months later at a show hosted by [[Underground Wrestling Federation]], attacking [[Eliza Gray]] with a chokeslam. Several months afterward, Harper played a mask assailant during an appearance in [[World Elite Wrestling]], kidnapping [http://i47.tinypic.com/2me35lg.png Emily Martin]. A week later at the Beach Brawl pay-per-view, Harper introduced himself as '''Max Kayos''' and addressed his reasoning of abducting Martin in a vignette. During the video, Harper was seen without a mask, revealing his face for the first time in his wrestling career. Harper also had cut his hair short and noticeably dyed it blonde. This would be the last appearance for Harper as he left the promotion just days later before making an appearance as a masked assailant in Xtreme Wrestling Federation, attacking [[Max Savage]] and stalking Heather Helmsley.
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===Global Wrestling Association (2012–present)===
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Harper made his debut in [[Global Wrestling Association]] as an anonymous man interfering in the main event of [[Global Wrestling Association| Collision Course]], causing [[Ace Montgomery]] to successfully defend the [[Global Wrestling Association| GWA Championship]] in a three-way non-elimination bout. The following week on ''[[Global Wrestling Association| ShockWave]]'', Montgomery introduced Harper as '''Maniac Max''', acting as Montgomery's insurance policy during his GWA Championship reign and thus was placed in Montgomery's alliance, [[The Enterprise]], as the group's enforcer and final member to round out their quintet. Max would involve himself in another title defense by Montgomery, this time at [[Global Wrestling Association| Annihilation]] when Max attacked [[Zyther]] for Montgomery to easily defeat him. Two months later at [[Global Wrestling Association| Battle Ground]], Max made his in-ring debut for the company after teaming with fellow Enterprise members, Montgomery and the Richards brothers, to take on the quartet of [[Zyther]], [[Slash]], and the [[Steel City Sinners]] in an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling_tag_team_match_types#Elimination_tag_team_matches eight-man tag team elimination match]. Even with the help of [[Richards family#Frank Richards| Frank Richards]], however, the Enterprise lost the bout. A month later at [[Global Wrestling Association| Independence]], Max participated in the [[Global Wrestling Association| Independence Battle Royal]] but failed to win after being eliminated by Slash. Max then entered a brief feud with Zyther as the two faced each other at [[Global Wrestling Association| Supremacy]]. Losing the bout, Max defeated Zyther a month afterward at [[Global Wrestling Association| Retribution]] after Frank Richards interfered on his behalf.
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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*'''Managers'''
*'''Managers'''
**Ashley Dimter
**Ashley Dimter
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**[[Frank Richards]]
**[http://www.angelfire.com/planet/nwatnawrestling/MJA.HTML Jackie]
**[http://www.angelfire.com/planet/nwatnawrestling/MJA.HTML Jackie]
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==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
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*'''[[Richards Wrestling Academy]]'''
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**RWA Championship (1 time)
*'''[[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling]]'''
**[[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling| Hall of Fame]] (Class of 2011)
**[[Total Non-stop Action Wrestling| Hall of Fame]] (Class of 2011)