Wrestling Spotlight: The fearless leadership of Jonathan Gresham

With the recent events in Ring of honor and the landscape of wrestling changing in every possible way the last few years, it seems Jonathan Gresham is always not far behind as those major changes happen.

Whether it’s invading Impact Wrestling or a new independent wrestling show called TERMINUS, Jonathan has proven himself to be a completely fearless leader who will take on any endeavor to add to the growth of wrestling.

Jonathan Gresham’s fearless approach in wrestling.

When watching Jonathan Gresham for the first time, the first thing that stood out was the mask he wore as he entered the ring. The major part was his creativity and innovation to make himself stand out from the crowd. There were lots of questions at first that made him a bit of an enigma to some degree.

When first looking at the octopus mask, it was originally misconstrued as a science fiction theme. There is nothing wrong with that since Kris Statlander is one of the most beloved science fiction-themed wrestlers today. Eventually, it became clear that there was a lot more to the octopus mask that served as a symbol.

When watching Gresham in the ring, it was a surprise watching him as he competed against the best in America and around the world. It finally made us understand the octopus as more of a war mask. He has innovative submissions and is truly a well-rounded wrestler.

He has been very open about the struggles he faced because of his size and it’s something he deals with on a daily basis. He heard it on social media and dealt with it within the wrestling industry, which as most know will make any career difficult.

It doesn’t phase him and he stays true to who he is as a wrestler. He has a very athletic and technical style of wrestling, and he continued to stay true to it even with criticism. It all paid off as fans caught on to what he is all about as a competitor.

As everything came together in Ring of Honor, things started to change for the company with a hiatus that leaves a lot more questions than answers. Jonathan Gresham holds the ROH world title and continues to represent as he showed up on Impact Wrestling to defend his title.

He has continued to show undying loyalty to the company. Gresham being ROH world champion is the best-case scenario for the company as he continues to wrestle and show the true definition of the forbidden door. It has opened the door to many different possibilities about the future.

Gresham took a bold approach hanging on to hope for ROH and decided to continue that representation on Impact. With everything that happened to ROH, their top guy holding it together is key to ROH as they make a comeback eventually.

On top of his appearances on Impact Wrestling, Gresham has continued to lead the way with his own promotion Terminus. It has led the way for new independent promotions run by wrestlers in 2022 and it is a bold fearless move on his part that ended up being a success.

Some wrestlers talk about the possibility of having their own wrestling promotion and shows in the independent wrestling circuit. Gresham coming up with Terminus is a testament to him following his vision and making a new place of opportunity for talent.

Overall, Gresham has taken part in the amazing and uncertainty of wrestling in the last few months alone. He took it all on without folding or compromising who he is or his vision. Other wrestlers who have participated in Terminus and followed him through the true forbidden door have followed his lead in this era of wrestling.

Whether it’s his own promotion Terminus, representing ROH in Impact Wrestling, or waiting for ROH to come back, Gresham is the true most valuable player leading the way as a natural leader in the wrestling community.