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Brendan Andrew Schafer (born September 24, 1978) is an American professional wrestler. He works on the independent circuit primarily through the Pacific Northwest. He also has worked briefly in WWE, Global Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling & AAA just to name a few.

Early life
Schafer was born on September 22, 1978 in Vancouver, Washington to parents Joe & Sandra. He is the oldest of eight and the couple's only son. When he was born, Joe was only nineteen and Sandra was eighteen and the couple weren't married yet. Schafer was always athletic and played football, basketball, baseball and lacrosse. He maintained straight A's and was always well liked in school. He always protected his younger sisters and even got into a fight with his youngest sister's abusive boyfriend who later was arrested.

After high school, Schafer entered the Military, serving in the United States Marine Corps serving from 1998-2001. He was discharged from the Marines after suffering an injury. Whilst in the Marine Corps, he met his future wife Lynda who was working for a consulting firm. They were married in May 2000. The couple's first child, son Dalton was born on July 16, 2001.