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{{short description|American professional wrestler}}
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'''John Kashmer''' (born November 6, 1978), better known by the [[ring name]] '''Johnny Kashmere''', is an American [[professional wrestler]]. Kashmere has competed in [[Ring of Honor]], [[Combat Zone Wrestling]], [[Assault Championship Wrestling]], and [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA New Jersey]], and in [[Japan]], Central America, Europe and Alaska. For much of his early career, he wrestled as one-half of [[The Backseat Boyz]] alongside [[Trent Acid]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Kashmere |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/johnny-kashmere/}}</ref>

Kashmere currently promotes and co-owns Super Powers of Wrestling (SPO), he also manages the new BackSeat Boyz tag-team of JP Grayson and Tommy Grayson.

== Professional wrestling career ==
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In the late 1990s, Kashmere joined the GWA Animal House, where he was being trained by [[The Pitbulls]], [[Gary Wolfe (wrestler)|Gary Wolfe]], and the late [[Anthony Durante]]. After graduating, Kashmere joined the CZW main roster and started teaming with Trent Acid as The Backseat Boyz, a play on the American vocal group, The [[Backstreet Boys]]. Together they would go on to win multiple tag team championships on the independent scene, including three reigns with the [[CZW World Tag Team Championship]], and one reign with the [[ROH World Tag Team Championship]]. Kashmere has also once also held the CZW World Tag Team championship with Robbie Mireno, and once with [[Justice Pain]].

The Backseat Boyz were put together by NWA New Jersey writer Don "Donnie B." Bucci, the twin brother of [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]] original [[Mike Bucci|"Nova" Mike Bucci]]. Donnie B. also became their manager on the road and in NWA. Under Donnie's tutelage, Acid and Kashmere were hired by ECW to start in April, but ECW went out of business in February so they never debuted on [[ECW on TNN|ECW TV]].

After leaving Ring of Honor and CZW in 2004, Kashmere began promoting Pro Wrestling Unplugged in Philadelphia and successfully ran over a hundred events in the Philly area. Many of those events were at the former [[ECW Arena|ECW arena]] in Philadelphia.

When in June 2010, his longtime tag team partner Trent Acid died, Kashmere organized a tribute show in his honor. A month later, on July 10, 2010, Kashmere ran "[[Acid-Fest: A Tribute to Trent Acid|The Acid Fest]]" at the former ECW Arena as a benefit event to assist in paying for Trent's burial services. In the main event, Johnny Kashmere (with Matt Walsh and Donnie B.) defeated Devon Moore (with Annie Social) in a singles match.

== Personal life ==
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In 2001, Kashmere dropped out of Philadelphia University to begin his Japan Tours for [[Big Japan Pro Wrestling]]. In Japan, Kashmere was featured in multiple issues of Baseball Magazine's national wrestling publications and was a special guest on a nationally televised talk show.

In July 2010, Kashmere hung up his boots following his last match at The Acid Fest and returned to college to pursue a computer science degree. Today Kashmere is graduating with two degrees and beginning his career in the IT field and working on his post grad degrees. He plans on running events in the future, once school is behind him.<ref>[http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/j/johnny-kashmere.php Johnny Kashmere] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325043320/http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/j/johnny-kashmere.php |date=2013-03-25 }}. Obsessedwithwrestling.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-10.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070515193507/http://www.bodyslamming.com/other/kashmere.html Johnny Kashmere]}}. bodyslamming.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-10.</ref>

Kashmere has appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw, MTV, WWE Sunday Night Heat, Japan's Samurai TV, TNA Pay-Per-View, and many Philadelphia area local news segments.

Kashmere was nationally ranked in Pro Wrestling Magazine's Top 500 wrestlers in the world 9 out of 13 years that he competed in the ring.

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Assault Championship Wrestling]]'''
:*[[ACW Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) – with [[Trent Acid]]

*'''[[Big Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
:*[[BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship]] ([[BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])

*'''[[Combat Zone Wrestling]]'''
:*[[CZW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of CZW World Tag Team Champions|5 times]]) – with Robby Mireno (1), Justice Pain (1) and Trent Acid (3)

*'''[[East Coast Wrestling Association]]'''
:*[[ECWA Tag Team Championship|ECWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[ECWA Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with Trent Acid

*'''Hardway Wrestling'''
:*HW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Trent Acid

*'''[[Jersey All Pro Wrestling]]'''
:*[[JAPW Tag Team Championship|JAPW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[JAPW Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with Trent Acid

*'''National Championship Wrestling'''
:*NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Trent Acid

*'''[[Phoenix Championship Wrestling]]'''
:*[[PCW Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) – with Trent Acid

*'''Premier Wrestling Federation'''
:*PWF Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''Pro Outlaw Wrestling'''
:*POW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**PWI ranked him #'''319''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[PWI 500]] in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestlingillustrated.blogspot.com/2010/07/pwi-500-301-400.html|title="PWI 500": 301–400|date=2010-07-27|access-date=2010-07-31|work=[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]}}</ref>
*'''[[Ring of Honor]]'''
:*[[ROH World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of ROH World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with Trent Acid<ref name="ROHtag">{{cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/rohworldtagteamtitles.php |title=Ring Of Honor Tag Team Championship |access-date=2010-04-05 |publisher=[[Ring of Honor]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412035856/http://www.rohwrestling.com/rohworldtagteamtitles.php |archive-date=2010-04-12 }}</ref>

*'''USA Pro Wrestling'''
:*USA Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Trent Acid

*'''SPO Wrestling '''
:*Trent Acid Silver Skywalker Championship (1 time) July 13, 2024 (def. The Feral Face)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://spowrestling.com/ Super Powers of Wrestling]
* {{professional wrestling profiles}}

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