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{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name        = Chris Masters
|image       = WWE's Monday Night RAW.jpg
|caption     = Masters at the [[WWE Tribute to the Troops results#2005|2005]] [[WWE Tribute to the Troops|Tribute to the Troops]] event
|birthname   = Christopher Todd Mordetzky<ref name="family"/>
|names       = American Adonis<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/01/29/19309741.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715203530/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2012/01/29/19309741.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=A first, positive look at Ring ka King|last=Kapur|first=Bob|date=2012-01-29|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2012-01-31}}</ref><br />'''Chris Adonis'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_70007.shtml|title=Show results - 4/13 TCW in Ft. Smith, Ark.: Hoyt vs. Masters main event, "Cowboy" Bob Orton wrestles, more|last=Henderson|first=Sam|date=2013-04-14|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=2013-04-14}}</ref><br />'''Chris Masters'''<ref name="OWW"/><br />Chris Moore<br />Chris Mordetzky<br />Concrete<ref>{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=October 24, 2011|title=October 24 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2011 Hall of Fame issue, GSP down, Bound for Glory and Bobby Roode, Hogan vs. Sting, giant issue|periodical=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|publication-place=Campbell, CA|issn=1083-9593|page=37|quote=Jeff Katz's Wrestling Revolution Project taped its first season in Los Angeles this past week. [...] Kenny Omega, known as Scott Carpenter, was the star, with strong matches against Chris Masters (Known as Concrete) and Killshot (Karl Anderson).}}</ref>
|height      = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}<ref name="wwe bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/chrismasters|title=Chris Masters' WWE Alumni Profile|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=2012-03-18}}</ref>
|weight      = {{convert|270|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="wwe bio"/> 
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1983|01|8}}<ref name="acceleratorbio"/>
|birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="acceleratorbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/masters.html|title=Chris Masters' Bio|publisher=Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster|access-date=2008-04-05}}</ref>
|billed      = [[Los Angeles, California]]<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="acceleratorbio"/>
|spouse   = {{marriage|Vesela Marinova|2004|2011|reason=divorced}}
|trainer    = [[Rick Bassman]]<br />[[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]<br />[[Ultimate Pro Wrestling]]<ref name="acceleratorbio"/>
|debut       = August 15, 2002<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="acceleratorbio"/>
|retired     =
}}
'''Christopher Todd Mordetzky'''<ref name="family">{{cite web|url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=christopher&last=mordetzky|title=California Births, 1905 - 1995|publisher=Family Tree Legends|access-date=2018-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607083526/http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461?c=search&first=christopher&last=mordetzky|archive-date=2012-06-07}}</ref> (born January 8, 1983)<ref name="acceleratorbio"/> is an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], currently wrestling under the [[ring name]] '''Chris Adonis'''. He is a former two-time [[NWA National Heavyweight Championship|National Champion]] in NWA. He is best known for his time in [[WWE]], under the ring name '''Chris Masters'''. He is also known for his time in [[Impact Wrestling]], under the ring name Chris Adonis and for his appearances for Qatar Pro Wrestling.

After being trained in Ultimate Pro Wrestling, Mordetzky signed a development contract with WWE and was sent to WWE's farm territory [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]. In 2005, he debuted in WWE as "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters, a wrestler in a great body shape, using "The Masterlock" as finisher, a [[Nelson hold|full nelson hold]]. During his early career in WWE, Masters had a storyline around the Masterlock, a submission nobody could break. He would challenge several wrestlers to the Masterlock Challenge, where he rewarded the winner with a prize if they could break it. The Masterlock Challenge storyline ended after [[Bobby Lashley]] broke the hold on March 20, 2007. Masters was released in 2007 and worked on the independent circuit for two years, making his return to WWE in 2009. Masters would spend the next two years in WWE, until he was released again in 2011. Since then, he has worked on the independent circuit and had notable stints in [[Global Force Wrestling]] (GFW) and [[Impact Wrestling|Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA).