Ric Blade
Ric Blade is a retired American professional wrestler who most recently worked for Combat Zone Wrestling. He has feuded with Nick Mondo, Trent Acid and Low Ki.
Career
In addition to a background martial arts, Blade was trained by CZW owner John Zandig. He would feud to the likes of Mr. Meaner, Mr. Arrogance, and Quicksilver. At Down In Flames, June 19th, 1999 in Mantua Township, New Jersey. Ric Blade and Reckless Youth went on a three way against Mike Quackenbush in a rather comedic match, as well as Mike Quackenbush defeated both wrestlers. Ric captured his first Jr. Heavyweight Championship against Justice Pain at Street Fight 99 on July 19th, 1999 in Mantua, NJ. At Pyramid Of Hell on August 21st, 1999 in a brutal Pyramid Of Hell match, Nick Gage and Zandig defeated Lobo and Ric Blade, Ric turned on Lobo and jumped off an open roof to Lobo into the stack of tables.
Early 2000, Ric feuded with Lo Ki or Mercury, and still retained his Jr. Heavyweight Championship, at A Night of Main Events on February 5th, 2000, he would have a brutal match with Mercury, still retaining the title by leg dropping Mercury into a table below. Then lost the title to Justice Pain on Winner Takes All, the Jr. Heavyweight battle between two CZW original graduates; Ric Blade and Justice Pain was taking poll position. A stretcher match hadn't brought the hatred to an end the month before at "Living Hell", so it was time for both men to come through again with another insane and brutal match up to settle it once and for all; a Scaffold Cage match. At CZW They Said It Couldn't Been Done, Blade fought Trent Acid for the CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship. During the match, Blade went for a swan dive off the top of a rental truck, but he misjudged his jump and only the top of his head made connection with his opponent. However, Blade won the match as well as the title. A few months later he teamed up with Nick Mondo and fought the Backseat Boys (Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere), which saw Blade at the end of the match after a Senton bomb off the Champs Arena wall through two stacked tables with Acid on top, and Kashmere under. Mondo would turn on his partner.
The feud would still go on as at Crushing The Competition on February 10th, 2001 in Sewell, NJ, Blade would team up with Super Crazy to take on Mondo in a Handicap 3-way Ladder Match. The feud would end in a "Barbed Wire Ladder Match" as well a huge swanton a off the Champs Arena wall on to Mondo through a table, As well as breaking Mondo's nose during the match. Blade was involved in a Gauntlet Match against Johnny Kashmere, Ruckus & The Briscoes in Destruction in Dover. At Un F'N Believable, Blade would at be in a 3-Way Dance against Trent Acid and Reckless Youth, Reckless Youth was eliminated when Z-Barr and Hurricane Kid interfered, Trent Acid & Ric Blade brawled to the parking lot where Blade did a Swanton off the truck on Acid through a table, Neither man made it back to the ring and it was declared a Double Count Out, At Stretched In Smyrna, he would be in Tag Match with the The Briscoes and defeated The S.A.T. and Amazing Red. He competed at Best of the Best but eliminated in the first round by Amazing Red and Winger.
Blade was injured at CZW's first TV Taping "Take 1" On June 8, 2001. In the main event, a four way match between Lobo, Justice Pain, Nick Gage and Blade, Ric Blade attempted a senton from one of the walls of Champs Arena. (He has performed this move many times before of the same wall). Ric overshot the table that Pain was lying on. He landed straight on his leg, and his shin bone actually protruded through his ankle,letting out a blood curdling scream, as paramedics worked on him on the floor, fans in attendance wondered if they would ever see Blade in a wrestling ring again. The story however didn't end there as Ric Blade displayed some anger towards the man who had trained him John Zandig. He felt there was no support from the CZW owner, and took his anger out in a way that wouldn't help his case; on the internet. Ric Blade blasted Zandig, the man he had helped build CZW with, but Blade felt when he needed help there was none.
Blade returned at Beyond The Barrier on October 12th, 2002, with Nick Mondo defeating Johnny Kashmere, At Cage of Death 4, in 2002 he competed in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match, vs. the Backseat Boys with Mondo as his partner. But ended up losing, The Backseats won in the end with the Acid Bomb with Blades head in the ladder. Blade in early 2003 he would feud with Johnny Kashmire, during the match with Ric Blade defeating GQ, After the match, Johnny Kashmere reappeared and attacked Ric Blade with a baseball bat. During the Jr. Heavyweight Title match with Ruckus defeating Trent Acid, Johnny Kashmere repeatedly interfered and eventually was banned, and dragged out by Blade. He competed in Best of the Best 3 on April 12th 2003, but was beaten by Trent Acid, on Then And Now on May 10th, 2003, Ric Blade defeated Sonjay Dutt to become #1 Contender for the Jr Heavyweight Title. His last match with Ruckus in 2003, and was defeated by Ruckus and left the company, well as Ruckus containing the Jr Heavyweight Title.
Personal life
Blade had working weekly in independents throughout the Northeast over the last two years, including CZW, Pennsylvania Wrestling Federation, Liberty All-Star Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and the Eastern Wrestling Federation. He retired in CZW in 2003 at "Truth or Consequences" against Ruckus. Blade made an appearance at Cage of Death X as a guest with Wifebeater , Nick Gage , Lobo and Zandig. He had also who refereed the Jr. Heavyweight Title Ladder Match.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Senton bomb
- Sitout pumphandle slam
- 450° splash
- Backbreaker rack dropped into a DDT
- Crucifix powerbomb lift flipped into a sitout facebuster
- Moonsault
- Samoan drop
- Signature foreign objects
- Ladder
- Managers
- Shortie
- Nicknames
- Ric "F'n" Blade
- Theme music
- Bawitdaba by Kid Rock (used once at Caged to The End)
- My Generation by Limp Bizkit
- Bulls On Parade by Rage Against the Machine
Championships and accomplishments
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CZW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nick Mondo
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)