Gregory Shane Helms
Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed with WWE under a legends contract, as a wrestler and as a backstage producer. In WWE, Helms has wrestled as The Hurricane, Gregory Helms, and Hurricane Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms. Helms first began wrestling in 1991 at the age of 17, and wrestled in numerous independent promotions, including the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts, winning numerous light heavyweight and tag team championships. In 1999, he signed with WCW, and gained fame as "Sugar" Shane Helms, a member of 3 Count. During his time there he won both the WCW Hardcore Championship and the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. When WCW was bought by WWE, Helms' contract was kept by WWF. Helms renamed himself "The Hurricane" and won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. He later picked up a sidekick, Rosey, and they won the World Tag Team Championship together. He dropped the superhero gimmick in 2005, and began wrestling under his real name. He once again won the Cruiserweight Championship in early 2006, and held it for over a year, becoming the longest reigning Cruiserweight Champion and the longest reigning champion of any kind in SmackDown history. After being out of action for over a year after neck fusion surgery Helms returned to SmackDown in September 2008, referring to himself as Hurricane Helms, before moving to the ECW brand where he reverted to his Gregory Helms name, and became a backstage interviewer. In mid-2009, he brought back The Hurricane character, and appeared as both Gregory Helms and The Hurricane on the ECW brand. After the ECW brand ended, Helms was released by WWE in February 2010, however he returned as a surprise entrant in the 2018 and 2021 Royal Rumble matches.
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Raw
1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE Tough Enough
2001
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
WWE Rivalries
2014
Ruthless Aggression
2020
WWE: Unreal
2025
WCW Thunder
1998
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto
2025
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
2011
WWE Global Warning
2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001
WWE King of the Ring 2002
2002
WWE Rebellion 2001
2001
All In
2018
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014
WWE No Mercy 2002
2002
WWE Unforgiven 2001
2001
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
2006
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
2015
AEW Full Gear 2020
2020
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019
2019
WWE Armageddon 2003
2003
WWE Backlash 2005
2005
WCW Greed
2001
WWE No Mercy 2001
2001
WCW New Blood Rising
2000
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
WWE Backlash 2004
2004
WCW Mayhem 2000
2000
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
2008
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
2000
WWE: The New & Improved DX
2007
WCW SuperBrawl Revenge
2001
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
2025
WWE No Mercy 2006
2006
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
2000
WWE Unforgiven 2005
2005
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
2008
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
WWE No Way Out 2006
2006
WCW Sin
2001
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
2017
WWE Judgment Day 2006
2006
WCW Uncensored 2000
2000
House Hardy Halloween
2018
Bar Wrestling 12: Aunt May
2018
ROH: State of The Art - San Antonio
2018
WCW Starrcade 2000
2000
ROH: State of The Art - Dallas
2018
The Hardys: Woken
2018
TNA Destination X 2016
2016
All In: Zero Hour
2018
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 15: Stronger Than Death & Hurricanes
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TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2
2016
ROH: Honor Reigns Supreme
2019
When Giants Walked Here
2024
TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza 4
2016
House of Hardcore 40
2018
OMEGA: Uncommon Passion
2008
YouShoot: Shane Helms
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