| Bad Bones | |
|---|---|
 "Bad Bones" John Klinger at wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament in 2015 | |
| Birth name | John Klinger |
| Born | May 14, 1984 Bitburg, Germany |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bad Bones Bad News Bones John Kay John Klinger |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Billed weight | 229 lb (16 st; 104 kg) |
| Trained by | ACW Wrestling School Alofa Dircor Karsten Kretschmer ROH Wrestling Academy Tommy Suede |
| Debut | 2004 |
John Klinger (born May 14, 1984) is a German professional wrestler better known by his ring name Bad Bones. Klinger has worked internationally across various independent promotions ranging from Europe, England, Japan, Israel and the United States.
Bad Bones debuted in 2004.[1] He held numerous titles including the WXW Unified World Heavyweight Championship and European Heavyweight Championship.[2][3] Wrestling internationally he faced Frankie Sloan for All Star Wrestling,[4] Spud for 1 Pro Wrestling,[5] Andy Wild for Discovery Wrestling[6] and the BCW Openweight Championship,[7] Mikey Whiplash and Johnny Moss for Insane Championship Wrestling,[8][9] Rampage Brown for PROGRESS Wrestling, Josh Briggs for EVOLVE Wrestling,[10] and numerous others.[11]
Bad Bones first appeared in TNA during the September 29 TNA First Impact Tour where he defeated Karsten Kretschmer. He participated in and won the January 2011 edition of TNA Gut Check held in London, England.
Bad Bones returned to TNA in February 2014, during this time, Bad Bones worked in several matches for TNA. On February 1, Bones faced Christopher Daniels in a dark match, losing to Daniels. On that same night, during the regular broadcast of Impact Wrestling, he lost to Samoa Joe. The following night on February 2, at TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2, Bones teamed with Samoa Joe, to defeat Christopher Daniels and Robbie E in a qualifying match for the Joker's Wild Gauntlet match. The $100,000 Joker's Wild Gauntlet was later won by Ethan Carter III. During the February 27 edition of Impact Wrestling, Bones was selected by Magnus to be the opponent of Magnus' rival Samoa Joe. He was defeated by Joe in the brief match that followed.
On the February 24, 2017, edition of Impact Wrestling, Bad Bones returned to TNA in a losing effort against the debuting Josh Barnett.[12]
