Brian Knighton

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-04-21 (45 years old)

Deathday

2016-02-04

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland

Also known As

Axl Rotten

Brian Knighton

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.

Acting

2005

UXW Chris Candido Memorial Show

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Fan Cam: November 4, 1995

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Fan Cam: October 18, 1996

as Axl Rotten

1999

ECW Fan Cam: May 29, 1999

as Axl Rotten

1999

ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999

as Axl Rotten

1999

ECW Fan Cam: October 15, 1999

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997

as Axl Rotten

1999

ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW: January 27, 1996

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Heat Wave 1995

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams

as Axl Rotten

1998

The Best of Shane Douglas

as Axl Rotten

2000

ECW Path of Destruction

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW High Incident

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997

as Axl Rotten (Appearance)

2006

WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

1998

ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Fan Cam: October 27, 1995

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Fan Cam: May 10, 1996

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Fan Cam: May 17, 1996

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Fan Cam: June 8, 1996

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW Fan Cam: March 22, 1997

as Axl Rotten

2005

Hardcore Homecoming

as Axl Rotten

1993

NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

as Axl Rotten

1994

ECW Heat Wave 1994

as Axl Rotten

2005

Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign

as Axl Rotten

2002

IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary

as Self

2006

ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches

as Self

1995

ECW 3-Way Dance

as Axl Rotten

2005

WWE: Rob Van Dam - One of a Kind

as Himself

1997

ECW November to Remember 1997

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW The Doctor is In

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Massacre on Queens Boulevard

as Axl Rotten

1999

ECW Crossing The Line 1999

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW November to Remember 1996

as Axl Rotten

1999

ECW House Party 1999

as Axl Rotten

1993

NWA Bloodfest • Night One

as Axl Rotten

1998

ECW CyberSlam 1998

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW November to Remember 1995

as Axl Rotten

2005

ECW One Night Stand 2005

as Axl Rotten

2010

TNA Hardcore Justice 2010

as Axl Rotten

1998

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

as Axl Rotten

1998

ECW A Matter of Respect 1998

as Axl Rotten

1998

ECW It Ain't Seinfeld

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW House Party 1996

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Just Another Night

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW CyberSlam 1996

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW A Matter of Respect

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Heat Wave 1996

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Natural Born Killaz

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW CyberSlam 1997

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996

as Axl Rotten

1993

ECW November to Remember 1993

as Axl Rotten

2005

Forever Hardcore: The Documentary

as Axl Rotten

1996

ECW Holiday Hell 1996

as Axl Rotten

1994

ECW Heatwave 1994: The Battle for The Future

as Axl Rotten

1998

ECW November To Remember 1998

as Axl Rotten (Ringside)

1999

ECW Guilty as Charged 1999

as Axl Rotten

1994

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

as Axl Rotten

1994

ECW November to Remember 1994

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Double Tables

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW Born To Be Wired

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Return of The Funker

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW As Good As It Gets

as Axl Rotten

1998

ECW House Party 1998

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Enter The Sandman

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995

as Axl Rotten

1998

ECW Living Dangerously 1998

as Axl Rotten

1995

ECW Mountain Top Madness

as Axl Rotten

1999

ECW CyberSlam 1999

as Axl Rotten

1999

ECW November to Remember 1999

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW Fan Cam: April 4, 1997

as Axl Rotten

1997

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

as Axl Rotten

1997

ECW Fan Cam: May 3, 1997

as Axl Rotten

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