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Brian Knighton
Brian Knighton

Brian Knighton

Acting•Born April 21, 1971•Died February 4, 2016 (age 44)•Baltimore, Maryland

Biography

Brian Knighton, better known by the ring name "Axl Rotten", was an American professional wrestler. In the early 1990s, he was a part of the tag team The Bad Breed with Ian Rotten. He had a short stint with World Championship Wrestling in 1991, but he was best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1993 to 1999.

Known For

ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996
6.8

ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996

Movie1996
WWE: Rob Van Dam - One of a Kind
8.4

WWE: Rob Van Dam - One of a Kind

Movie2005
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995
6.0

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995

Movie1995
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
7.0

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

Movie1998
ECW CyberSlam 1998
10.0

ECW CyberSlam 1998

Movie1998
ECW Guilty as Charged 1999
5.0

ECW Guilty as Charged 1999

Movie1999
ECW As Good As It Gets
8.0

ECW As Good As It Gets

Movie1997
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995

Movie1995

Filmography

2010
TNA Hardcore Justice 2010

as Axl Rotten

Movie
2006
WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches
Movie
2006
ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches

as Self

Movie
2005
Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign

as Axl Rotten

Movie
2005
ECW One Night Stand 2005

as Axl Rotten

Movie
2005
Hardcore Homecoming

as Axl Rotten

Movie
2005
UXW Chris Candido Memorial Show

as Axl Rotten

Movie
2005
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary

as Axl Rotten

Movie
2005
WWE: Rob Van Dam - One of a Kind

as Himself

Movie
2002
IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary

as Self

Movie
2000
ECW Path of Destruction

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
XPW Wrestling
TV
1999
ECW November to Remember 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
ECW Fan Cam: October 15, 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
ECW Fan Cam: May 29, 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
ECW CyberSlam 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
ECW Crossing The Line 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
ECW House Party 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1999
ECW Guilty as Charged 1999

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1998
ECW November To Remember 1998

as Axl Rotten (Ringside)

Movie
1998
ECW A Matter of Respect 1998

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1998
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1998
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1998
The Best of Shane Douglas

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1998
ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1998
ECW Living Dangerously 1998

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1998
ECW CyberSlam 1998

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1998
ECW House Party 1998

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW November to Remember 1997

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW As Good As It Gets

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW Born To Be Wired

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997

as Axl Rotten (Appearance)

Movie
1997
ECW Fan Cam: May 3, 1997

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW Fan Cam: May 2, 1997 (Barely Legal II)

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW Fan Cam: April 4, 1997

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW Fan Cam: March 22, 1997

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW CyberSlam 1997

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1997
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Holiday Hell 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW November to Remember 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW High Incident

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Fan Cam: October 18, 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Natural Born Killaz

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Heat Wave 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Fan Cam: June 8, 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Fan Cam: May 17, 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW A Matter of Respect 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Fan Cam: May 10, 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Massacre on Queens BLVD

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Just Another Night 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW CyberSlam 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW: January 27, 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1996
ECW House Party 1996

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW November to Remember 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Fan Cam: November 4, 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Fan Cam: October 27, 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Heat Wave 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Mountain Top Madness

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Enter the Sandman 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW 3 Way Dance

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Return of the Funker 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1995
ECW Double Tables 1995

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1994
ECW November to Remember 1994

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1994
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1994
ECW Heat Wave 1994

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1993
ECW November to Remember 1993

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1993
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

as Axl Rotten

Movie
1993
NWA Bloodfest • Night One

as Axl Rotten

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 21, 1971
Day of DeathFebruary 4, 2016
Place of BirthBaltimore, Maryland
Popularity0.7