Ric Blade
| Birth name | Ric Blade |
|---|---|
| Born | New Jersey |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ric Blade |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Billed from | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Trained by |
John Zandig CZW Wrestling Academy |
| Debut | 1998 |
| Retired | 2004 |
Ric Blade is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he was a one time Junior Heavyweight Champion and a one time World Tag Team Champion with Nick Mondo. Blade has wrestled in such companies such as Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Pennsylvania Wrestling Federation, Liberty All-Star Wrestling and Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Blade was one of the original CZW Wrestling Academy graduates alongside Lobo, Nick Gage, Justice Pain and T.C.K.
In addition to a background martial arts, Blade was trained by CZW owner John Zandig. He would feud to the likes of "Mr. Meaner" Russ Redmon, Mr. Arrogance, and Quicksilver. At CZW Down In Flames, June 19, 1999 in Mantua Township, New Jersey. Ric Blade and Reckless Youth went on a three way against Mike Quackenbush in a 3 way dance, which he lost. Ric captured his first championship - the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship against Justice Pain at Street Fight 99 on July 19, 1999 in Mantua, NJ. At Pyramid Of Hell on August 21, 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.
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