Jay Ross
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| Ring name(s) | Blitzkrieg[1][2] Fabulous Blitzkrieg[1][2] Jeremiah Ross[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12.8 st)[1] |
| Resides | California[1] |
| Billed from | The Cosmos |
| Debut | November 7, 1994[1][2] |
| Retired | December 12, 2004[2] |
Jeremiah "Jay" Ross[2] is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Blitzkrieg.
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[edit] Professional wrestling career
Ross made his professional wrestling debut on November 7, 1994 as a part of the one and only Southern California Wrestling show at the Ice House in Fullerton, CA, where he took part in a tag team match with Hellblazer in a losing effort to Mr. Excitement and Suicide Kid. The show was main evented by 2 Cold Scorpio beating Chris Benoit. After the loss, Blitzkrieg began feuding with Hellblazer, which culminated at APW's event Mini Invasion as Blitzkrieg and Super Dragon defeated Hellblazer and The American Wild Child in a tag team match on August 15, 1997.[3] Soon afterwards, Ross began to receive bookings in Mexico and purportedly Japan for Pro Wrestling Crusaders (although little to no record of a Japanese tour exists), where he competed for the latter as Fabulous Blitzkrieg before returning to America and signing with World Championship Wrestling.[1]
[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1999)
After officially signing a contract with World Championship Wrestling, Ross, now wrestling as Blitzkrieg, made his debut for WCW against Rey Mysterio, Jr. on the company's flagship television show Monday Nitro on February 8, 1999.[3] Over the next few months, he wrestled in the company's cruiserweight division against fellow cruiserweights Juventud Guerrera, Billy Kidman, Dean Malenko, Super Caló, and Silver King on Thunder.[3] Blitzkrieg later faced Guerrera in a rematch at Spring Stampede to determine the number one contender for the Cruiserweight Championship, although Guererra managed to defeat Blitzkrieg after hitting a Juvi Driver from the top rope, thus securing the title shot.[3] However, Blitzkrieg later gained his first and only opportunity at a WCW title during an edition of Nitro later in the year when he took part in a match that also included Psicosis and Guererra for Mysterio's Cruiserweight Title, but Blitzkrieg was again unsuccessful as Psicosis ultimately won the match and the title.[3] Blitzkrieg later engaged in more matches with Mysterio before leaving WCW in late 1999 to work on his main job as a computer technician in order to gain more money.[3] Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Blitzkrieg as the 1999 Rookie of the Year.
[edit] Independent circuit and retirement (1999–2004)
Ross, while still using the Blitzkrieg ring name, continued to work on the independent circuit, primarily in Southern California with Revolution Pro Wrestling and All Pro Wrestling while continuing to work on college degree.[1]
On December 12, 2004 at a WAR event in California, Ross handed over his gimmick and mask over to Jack Evans, thus making Evans "Blitzkrieg II" for a short time and officially marking Ross' full retirement from wrestling.[1] After retiring, Ross began working full time as a computer technician.[1]
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Arm drag[4][5]
- Cartwheel[6] or a handspring back elbow[7][8]
- Corkscrew moonsault,[1][9][10] sometimes while springboarding to the outside[6][11][12]
- Discus leg drop[7]
- Diving shoulder block[7]
- Frankensteiner,[7] sometimes from the top rope[12][13]
- Multiple kick variations
- Multiple senton variations
- Plancha,[13] sometimes while performing a no-handed somersault[13] or springboarding[9]
- Shooting star press[13]
- Standing moonsault,[8][10] sometimes while performing a corkscrew[10]
- Sunset flip[11][15]
- Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker[9][11]
- Victory roll[4][13]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Rookie of the Year (1999)[1][19]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Blitzkrieg profile". OWOW. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/blitzkrieg.html.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cagematch profile". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=223.
- ^ a b c d e f "Matches". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=223&view=matches#matches.
- ^ a b c d "WCW Saturday Night report on October 2, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999101s.htm.
- ^ a b "WCW Thunder report on October 21, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999103t.htm.
- ^ a b "Spring Stampede report on April 11, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999042p.htm.
- ^ a b c d e "WCW WorldWide report on September 11, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999092w.htm.
- ^ a b c "WCW Thunder report on October 7, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999101t.htm.
- ^ a b c d "WCW Saturday Night report on July 17, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999073s.htm.
- ^ a b c d "WCW Saturday Night report on March 20, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999033s.htm.
- ^ a b c d e "WCW Nitro report on February 8, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999021m.htm.
- ^ a b c d "WCW Thunder report on March 25, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999033t.htm.
- ^ a b c d e f "WCW WorldWide report on June 26, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999064w.htm.
- ^ "WCW Saturday Night report on March 6, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999031s.htm.
- ^ "WCW Thunder report on September 9, 1999". http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/1999091t.htm.
- ^ "ECPW title histories". http://ecpw1.com/titlehistories.htm.
- ^ "Title histories". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=223&view=erfolge#erfolge.
- ^ "Accelerator profile". http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/blitzkrieg.html.
- ^ a b "Awards". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=223&view=awards#awards.
