Zack Sabre Jr
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Zack Sabre, Jr., is a British
professional wrestler. Zack is a former NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship
and a product of the NWA-UK Hammerlock training school. He started training with NWA-UK Hammerlock at the age of 14, under the guidance of Jon Ryan and Andre Baker. His offence includes various technical wrestling holds and pinning combinations, along with hard hitting strikes, which stems from his love of puroresu. Zack has had various battles throughout his career, with wrestlers such as Go Shiozaki
, El Generico
, Martin Stone
and Prince Devitt, although it's likely that he is best known for his potential 2008 match of the year candidate with "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson
in Triple X Wrestling. The match was featured in Fighting Spirit magazine
and a DVD release is expected in future months. He is a member of popular British tag team the Leaders of the New School, alongside partner Marty Scurll
.
, Cumbria
, at a NWA UK Hammerlock
event to capture the NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship
, which he has held since, successfully defending it on July 22, 2006, against David DeVille, on September 20, 2006, against Paddy Morrow, on February 28, 2007, against Jimmy Havoc, on July 18, 2007, against Jamie Stirling, and on April 25, 2007, against El Generico
.
, at Relentless. He competed in a 4 way match against Joseph Hayes, El Ligero
and The Juice, which was won by Joseph Hayes. At 1PW's 3rd Year Anniversary, Zack defeated Chris Hero
.
on episode nine, where Zack retained the title.
. Zack participated in a 4-way match against Davey Richards
, Kenny Omega and Joel Redman. Richards submitted Sabre Jr with a Texas Cloverleaf after he reversed Zack's cross armbreaker submission. Before the match Zack was presented with an award for Rising Star 2008, an award sponsored by ID2008 and the Wrestling Observer UK.
's (IPW:UK) British Under 23's Championship, Zack teamed with his partner Jimmy Havoc, as they took on the team of Jexodus in a Triple X Wrestling
guest match. Zack & Jimmy lost the bout, but gave a strong effort. It wasn't until April 13, 2007, when Zack returned to IPW:UK in Hayling Island
. Zack lost to his current partner Paul Robinson. Just one day later on April 14, 2007, in Buckland
, Zack Sabre Jr defeated Paul Robinson to gain his first victory in IPW:UK. Three months later, on July 27, 2007, in Sittingbourne
, Zack lost to Mark Sloan
. Zack would once again be in the ring with Mark Sloan and Paul Robinson on November 11, 2007, in Sittingbourne
, in a four-way scramble match that also included Wade Fitzgerald. The experience paid off for Mark Sloan
, who came out victorious. IPW:UK's second show of 2008 took place on January 27 and saw Sabre make his debut in Orpington
, which is considered by many to be the home of IPW. Zack was featured on the "No Escape" afternoon show, where he managed to defeat Mark Sloan
and Wade Fitzgerald in a triple threat match. IPW's annual "Battle Royale" took place on March 16, 2008. Zack drew number nine but was eventually eliminated by Martin Stone
. Zack finally returned to Non-British-National-Championship-Tournament action in IPW:UK, where he teamed with fellow "Leader Of The New School" Marty Scurll. Zack and Marty took on "The Iron Lions", consisting of Andy "Boy" Simmonz & James Tighe
, as part of IPW:UK's Fourth Year Anniversary Tour in Bromley
on September 21, 2008. "The Iron Lions" were the eventual winners of the contest. IPW:UK held their next show in Wolverhampton
on September 28, 2008, once again as part of their Fourth Year Anniversary Tour, which saw Zack and El Ligero
have their first one-on-one meeting, in which El Ligero picked up the victory.
In 2009 Sabre Jr and Scurll focused their attention on the IPW:UK tag team division, and picked up a memorable win against tag team champions The Thrillers during the company's February tour. A highly anticipated rematch finally took place between the teams at the 2009 "Sittingbourne Spectacular" after the Leaders' scheduled opponents had to pull out through injury. This time the championships were on the line, and the Leaders won again to claim their first championship gold in IPW:UK. The match was considered a Match of the Year candidate, and the feud between the Leaders and the Thrillers became the dominant storyline in IPW:UK through the summer, culminating in the Leaders winning a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
against their rivals in September. The Leaders have enjoyed an unbroken reign as champions since that time.
, hosted by IPW:UK
. In the first round of the tournament, Zack defeated "Hated Heroes" member, Aviv Maayan
. In the second round of the tournament, Zack was pitted against All Star Wrestling
regular, Mikey Whiplash. Zack managed to pick up the win over the more experienced Whiplash, thus scoring a place in the final fourteen. In the final fourteen Zack was scheduled to wrestle The Last Ninja of 3CW, however due to complications, Jules Lambrini took Ninja's place but was defeated by Sabre, Jr. In the quarter finals of the tournament, Zack defeated "The Wonderkid" Jonny Storm
in order to score a place in the semi finals, where he was defeated by eventual winner Terry Frazier, one half of The Kartel
.
in August 2009, beating Northern Xposure (NX) at "New Frontiers". The feud between these two teams would continue for the next several months, with NX eventually sealing a 2-1 victory in a best of three series after defeating Sabre Jr and Scurll at "British Uproar" in February 2010. Since then the Leaders of the New School have entered into the promotion's tag team championship tournament, qualifying for the semi finals after defeating Project Ego at "The Art of War". Sabre Jr has also had well-received singles matches against Stixx and Joey Hayes during his time in the FWA.
's TWC:Fight
. Zack wrestles occasionally for LDN on shows in Kent and surrounding counties.
, Zack defeated Jimmy Havoc to retain the NWA-UK Junior Heavyweight Championship
. Then on May 5, 2007, in Newport
, Edd Ferris defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
's UK tour at the Coventry Skydome. The team of Hubba Bubba Lucha (El Ligero
& Bubblegum
) & Luke "Dragon" Phoenix defeated Sabre Jr, Dave Moralez & Mark Haskins
. The following day on June 22, 2008, Zack Sabre Jr fought to a twenty-minute time limit draw, with the current holder of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
, Yoshinobu Kanemaru
.
Sabre wrestled a number of matches on tour with Pro Wrestling Noah between July and September 2011.
's Go Shiozaki
defeated Sabre, Jr. at a Real Quality Wrestling
(RQW) event.
. Zack was defeated by "The Dragon" Luke Phoenix, in a bout that was surrounded by much hype, due to both wrestler's technical/strike based styles. Zack's second appearance came only a few weeks later, taking place on October 5, 2008, in a match which pitted him against "The Human Hate Machine" Dave Moralez, who defeated Sabre in another well received, hard hitting bout
in Coventry, where he is considered one of the top names, headlining the past three shows. He is the current Triple X Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, having defeated Adam Shame.
He still sometimes teams with fellow NWA-UK Hammerlock wrestler Jimmy Havoc and had numerous matches with Stiro, Jexodus, Ashton Smith, Chris Stone and many more. On May 21, 2006, at "Name: To Be Confirmed", Zack teamed with Jimmy Havoc, Andy Krae & Violet, as they defeated Jetta, Chris Stone, Danny Williams & Peter Jay. It was on July 16, 2006, at "Chop Him In The Face!!!", when Zack & Jimmy Havoc defeated Stiro & "Hardcore" Keith Myatt, which would only be the start of the Stiro/Sabre series. The two men had their first singles bout on September 3, 2006, at "~", when Stiro defeated Zack in a qualifier for the British Under 23's Championship tournament, however only through help from Keith Myatt. A rematch took place on October 29, 2006, at "Halloween Jimmy Havoc", when Zack defeated Stiro over two out of three falls. Zack was victorious at 2 falls to 1. When Triple X returned on February 11, 2007, they presented "Chop Him In The Valentines!!!", where Zack defeated Ashton Smith. Zack was back to tag team action on April 8, 2007, at "First Annual First Anniversary Show I", when him & Jimmy Havoc were defeated by Adam Shame & Falcon. Zack & Jimmy Havoc teamed up again on June 3, 2007, at "One More Tam!", when they defeated Jexodus (Jekkel & Exodus). Zack returned to singles competition on September 9, 2007, at "Jak'ed Up". Zack wrestled in a four-man elimination contest, featuring Chris Stone, Stiro and Ashton Smith. Chris Stone was the eventual winner of the contest, but lost in a singles match to Zack a month later, on October 7, 2007, at "X". Triple X Wrestling's last official show was on December 2, 2007, entitled "Jak'ed Off...The Night The Road Was Crossed". Zack finished his first Triple X run with a victory over The Damned Nation's Dragon Aisu.
During Triple X Wrestling
's recent 'limbo' Zack wrestled Bryan Danielson
and Dave Moralez in the main events of shows promoted by management of TXW. His match against Bryan Danielson
was considered a 2008 Match Of The Year Candidate by fans of Triple X Wrestling.
When Triple X Wrestling returned on May 31, 2009 Zack was the first name announced for the 10 Man Clusterf*ck Gauntlet match for the new TXW Heavyweight Championship, as well as being challenged by former Ring of Honor
wrestler John Walters
. After defeating Walters in the opener of the show he was pinned by Adam Shame in the main event after a grueling 42 minutes.
's "European King Of The Death Matches Tournament" in Colchester. The tournament was in co-operation with X:Sports Wrestling. Zack got knocked out in the quarter final, in a "Tables, Ladders, Chairs and 10,000 Thumbtacks" match, against Stevie Douglas and Darkside. Zack then made his direct debut for wXw, on June 11, 2008. He fell short to Tommy End, but left a good impression amongst the German fans.
Zack picked up his first set of victories in wXw on July 26, 2008, when he defeated both Coone and Rico Bushido via submission on the same night, as part of the tournament for the vacant wXw Lightweight Championship. Zack's next match in the tournament was on August 16, 2008, against Swiss Money Holding's Marc Roudin, who managed to defeat Sabre.
Zack defeated champion Tommy End, Mark Haskins and Emil Sitoci
on January 16, 2010 at Back to the Roots in Oberhausen
, Germany
to win the wXw World Lightweight Championship.
In June 2010, wXw discontinued its weight-class system, setting up a unification match between the company's two singles champions, World Lightweight Champion Sabre and World Heavyweight Champion Steve Douglas, and on June 5, Sabre defeated Steve Douglas at Dead End X to unify the titles and become the first wXw Unified World Champion.
After defending the title by disqualification against Big van Walter at Broken Rulez X and beating Tommy End at FAN 2010 and Masaaki Mochizuki
at Dragon Gate: Open the German Gate 2010 he eventually lost the belt October, 2nd to Big van Walter.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
professional wrestler. Zack is a former NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship
NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship
The NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion.-Title History:...
and a product of the NWA-UK Hammerlock training school. He started training with NWA-UK Hammerlock at the age of 14, under the guidance of Jon Ryan and Andre Baker. His offence includes various technical wrestling holds and pinning combinations, along with hard hitting strikes, which stems from his love of puroresu. Zack has had various battles throughout his career, with wrestlers such as Go Shiozaki
Go Shiozaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Heavyweight Champion. In addition to Noah, he has previously worked in the American-based promotion Ring of Honor and its former sister promotion Full Impact Pro, where he won the latter's...
, El Generico
El Generico
Rami Sebei is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name El Generico. Sebei uses the gimmick of a luchador from Mexico...
, Martin Stone
Martin Stone (wrestler)
Martin Harris, better known by his ring name Martin Stone is a British professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling under Frontier Wrestling Alliance , International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom , Real Quality Wrestling and various other promotions throughout the United Kingdom,...
and Prince Devitt, although it's likely that he is best known for his potential 2008 match of the year candidate with "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on its SmackDown brand as Daniel Bryan, and currently holds the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase, which enables him to have a World Heavyweight Championship match at any time of his choosing...
in Triple X Wrestling. The match was featured in Fighting Spirit magazine
Fighting Spirit magazine
FSM is a monthly professional wrestling and mixed martial arts magazine published in the United Kingdom by Uncooked Media...
and a DVD release is expected in future months. He is a member of popular British tag team the Leaders of the New School, alongside partner Marty Scurll
Marty Scurll
Marty Scurll is an English professional wrestler from Ely, Cambridgeshire. He regularly wrestles for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, All Star Wrestling, Premier Promotions, Live Wrestling Entertainment and many more. Alongside Zack Sabre, Jr...
.
NWA UK Hammerlock
On October 22, 2005, Zack defeated Falcon in WhitehavenWhitehaven
Whitehaven is a small town and port on the coast of Cumbria, England, which lies equidistant between the county's two largest settlements, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and is served by the Cumbrian Coast Line and the A595 road...
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, at a NWA UK Hammerlock
NWA UK Hammerlock
NWA UK Hammerlock was a British professional wrestling promotion based in Kent.-History:Established in 1993 by former wrestler turned promoter Andre "Sledgehammer" Baker, it is one of the National Wrestling Alliance's territories...
event to capture the NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship
NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship
The NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion.-Title History:...
, which he has held since, successfully defending it on July 22, 2006, against David DeVille, on September 20, 2006, against Paddy Morrow, on February 28, 2007, against Jimmy Havoc, on July 18, 2007, against Jamie Stirling, and on April 25, 2007, against El Generico
El Generico
Rami Sebei is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name El Generico. Sebei uses the gimmick of a luchador from Mexico...
.
One Pro Wrestling
On August 26, 2008, Zack Sabre Jr made his long-awaited debut for One Pro WrestlingOne Pro Wrestling
One Pro Wrestling was a British professional wrestling promotion. 1PW was founded in 2005 by Steven Gauntley until the promotion went into liquidation in 2007; it was restarted within the same year..It ended in August 2011....
, at Relentless. He competed in a 4 way match against Joseph Hayes, El Ligero
El Ligero
Simon Musk is a British professional wrestler better known by his ring name El Ligero. He has been regarded as one of the top wrestlers currently wrestling in Europe.-Professional wrestling career:...
and The Juice, which was won by Joseph Hayes. At 1PW's 3rd Year Anniversary, Zack defeated Chris Hero
Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...
.
Celtic Wrestling
On November 4, 2006, Celtic Wrestling taped episodes eight and nine of "Chaos TV". On episode eight, Zack and "Flying" Mike Bird were the remaining men in a 6-man elimination match and went on to a time limit draw. Due to the previous draw, Zack and Mike Bird were pitted in a singles bout for Zack's NWA-UK Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipNWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship
The NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion.-Title History:...
on episode nine, where Zack retained the title.
Indypendence Day 2008
On September 27, 2008 Zack competed on the second night of a weekend celebrating independent wrestling at the Wulfrun Hall, in WolverhamptonWolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
. Zack participated in a 4-way match against Davey Richards
Davey Richards
Wesley David Richards is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Davey Richards.Richards is currently under contract with Ring of Honor, where he is the current ROH World Champion, but also wrestles for several companies on the independent circuit, including Pro Wrestling...
, Kenny Omega and Joel Redman. Richards submitted Sabre Jr with a Texas Cloverleaf after he reversed Zack's cross armbreaker submission. Before the match Zack was presented with an award for Rising Star 2008, an award sponsored by ID2008 and the Wrestling Observer UK.
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
On November 18, 2006 at International Pro Wrestling: United KingdomInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent...
's (IPW:UK) British Under 23's Championship, Zack teamed with his partner Jimmy Havoc, as they took on the team of Jexodus in a Triple X Wrestling
Triple X Wrestling
Triple X Wrestling is a professional wrestling promotion based in Coventry, England, which operated from 2006–2007, and from 2009 onwards. TXW is promoted by James Meikle and Nick Bakewell...
guest match. Zack & Jimmy lost the bout, but gave a strong effort. It wasn't until April 13, 2007, when Zack returned to IPW:UK in Hayling Island
Hayling Island
-Leisure activities:Although largely residential, Hayling is also a holiday, windsurfing and sailing centre, the site where windsurfing was invented....
. Zack lost to his current partner Paul Robinson. Just one day later on April 14, 2007, in Buckland
Buckland, Portsmouth
Buckland is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire.Buckland, then known as Bocheland, was one of the three settlements on Portsea Island mentioned in the Domesday Book. The Manor of Bocheland was purchased by Jean de Gisors...
, Zack Sabre Jr defeated Paul Robinson to gain his first victory in IPW:UK. Three months later, on July 27, 2007, in Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent...
, Zack lost to Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan is a British professional wrestler. Sloan is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance due to founding the promotion and being head trainer in the company's training academy, FWA Academy....
. Zack would once again be in the ring with Mark Sloan and Paul Robinson on November 11, 2007, in Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent...
, in a four-way scramble match that also included Wade Fitzgerald. The experience paid off for Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan is a British professional wrestler. Sloan is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance due to founding the promotion and being head trainer in the company's training academy, FWA Academy....
, who came out victorious. IPW:UK's second show of 2008 took place on January 27 and saw Sabre make his debut in Orpington
Orpington
Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. It forms the southeastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, which is considered by many to be the home of IPW. Zack was featured on the "No Escape" afternoon show, where he managed to defeat Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan is a British professional wrestler. Sloan is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance due to founding the promotion and being head trainer in the company's training academy, FWA Academy....
and Wade Fitzgerald in a triple threat match. IPW's annual "Battle Royale" took place on March 16, 2008. Zack drew number nine but was eventually eliminated by Martin Stone
Martin Stone (wrestler)
Martin Harris, better known by his ring name Martin Stone is a British professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling under Frontier Wrestling Alliance , International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom , Real Quality Wrestling and various other promotions throughout the United Kingdom,...
. Zack finally returned to Non-British-National-Championship-Tournament action in IPW:UK, where he teamed with fellow "Leader Of The New School" Marty Scurll. Zack and Marty took on "The Iron Lions", consisting of Andy "Boy" Simmonz & James Tighe
James Tighe
James Tighe is a British professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with Frontier Wrestling Alliance. He currently competes around the United Kingdom.-Professional wrestling career:...
, as part of IPW:UK's Fourth Year Anniversary Tour in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
on September 21, 2008. "The Iron Lions" were the eventual winners of the contest. IPW:UK held their next show in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
on September 28, 2008, once again as part of their Fourth Year Anniversary Tour, which saw Zack and El Ligero
El Ligero
Simon Musk is a British professional wrestler better known by his ring name El Ligero. He has been regarded as one of the top wrestlers currently wrestling in Europe.-Professional wrestling career:...
have their first one-on-one meeting, in which El Ligero picked up the victory.
In 2009 Sabre Jr and Scurll focused their attention on the IPW:UK tag team division, and picked up a memorable win against tag team champions The Thrillers during the company's February tour. A highly anticipated rematch finally took place between the teams at the 2009 "Sittingbourne Spectacular" after the Leaders' scheduled opponents had to pull out through injury. This time the championships were on the line, and the Leaders won again to claim their first championship gold in IPW:UK. The match was considered a Match of the Year candidate, and the feud between the Leaders and the Thrillers became the dominant storyline in IPW:UK through the summer, culminating in the Leaders winning a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
A Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, often abbreviated as a TLC, is a type of professional wrestling match originated within WWE, but can be seen under different variations in other wrestling promotions....
against their rivals in September. The Leaders have enjoyed an unbroken reign as champions since that time.
British National Championship
Though considered an underdog by many, Zack Sabre, Jr. has made it through to the final fourteen of the British National Championship TournamentBritish National Championship
The British National Championship was a year long professional wrestling tournament, organised by International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, that started in September 2007, with the final being held at The Great Hall in Bromley on October 26, 2008....
, hosted by IPW:UK
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent...
. In the first round of the tournament, Zack defeated "Hated Heroes" member, Aviv Maayan
Aviv Maayan
Aviv Maayan is an Israeli-Welsh professional wrestler. Originally from Wales, Maayan is best known for competing in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling, Varsity Pro Wrestling and other independent promotions in the United Kingdom....
. In the second round of the tournament, Zack was pitted against All Star Wrestling
All Star Wrestling
All Star Wrestling is a British Professional wrestling promotion also known as All Star Promotions, Superslam Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling and originally known as Wrestling Enterprises , run by Brian Dixon and based in Liverpool, England...
regular, Mikey Whiplash. Zack managed to pick up the win over the more experienced Whiplash, thus scoring a place in the final fourteen. In the final fourteen Zack was scheduled to wrestle The Last Ninja of 3CW, however due to complications, Jules Lambrini took Ninja's place but was defeated by Sabre, Jr. In the quarter finals of the tournament, Zack defeated "The Wonderkid" Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
in order to score a place in the semi finals, where he was defeated by eventual winner Terry Frazier, one half of The Kartel
The Kartel
The Kartel is a professional wrestling tag team made up of Terry Frazier and Sha Samuels. They are best known their work on the independent circuit mainly within the United Kingdom.-Professional wrestling career:...
.
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Sabre Jr and Scurll competed in the first match of the newly re-launched Frontier Wrestling AllianceFrontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance is a British professional wrestling promotion. Established in 1993 as the Fratton Wrestling Association it soon became the Frontier Wrestling Alliance six years later and until 2007 when it lost a scripted inter-promotional feud with International Pro Wrestling: United...
in August 2009, beating Northern Xposure (NX) at "New Frontiers". The feud between these two teams would continue for the next several months, with NX eventually sealing a 2-1 victory in a best of three series after defeating Sabre Jr and Scurll at "British Uproar" in February 2010. Since then the Leaders of the New School have entered into the promotion's tag team championship tournament, qualifying for the semi finals after defeating Project Ego at "The Art of War". Sabre Jr has also had well-received singles matches against Stixx and Joey Hayes during his time in the FWA.
LDN Wrestling
On March 17, 2007, Zack made his debut for LDN Wrestling when he went up against Yorghos. The match was featured on LDN Capital T.V, shown on Sky DigitalSky Digital (UK & Ireland)
Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...
's TWC:Fight
The Fight Network
Fight Network is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel devoted to airing programming related to wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and other combatant styles...
. Zack wrestles occasionally for LDN on shows in Kent and surrounding counties.
NWA Wales
Sabre, Jr has made two appearances for NWA Wales, who worked in co-operation with NWA-UK Hammerlock for a short time. On November 24, 2006, in NewportNewport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, Zack defeated Jimmy Havoc to retain the NWA-UK Junior Heavyweight Championship
NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship
The NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion.-Title History:...
. Then on May 5, 2007, in Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, Edd Ferris defeated Zack Sabre Jr.
Pro Wrestling Noah
On June 21, 2008, Zack took part in an exclusive British six-man tag team match, on the pre-show of Pro Wrestling NoahPro Wrestling Noah
is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa. NOAH is broadcast weekly in Japan...
's UK tour at the Coventry Skydome. The team of Hubba Bubba Lucha (El Ligero
El Ligero
Simon Musk is a British professional wrestler better known by his ring name El Ligero. He has been regarded as one of the top wrestlers currently wrestling in Europe.-Professional wrestling career:...
& Bubblegum
Bubblegum
Bubblegum is a type of elastic chewing gum, designed to be blown out of the mouth as a bubble.-History:In 1928, Walter Diemer, an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company in Philadelphia, was experimenting with new gum recipes. One recipe was found to be less sticky than regular chewing gum,...
) & Luke "Dragon" Phoenix defeated Sabre Jr, Dave Moralez & Mark Haskins
Mark Haskins
Mark Haskins , is an English professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . He is also known for his appearances in Dragon Gate.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :...
. The following day on June 22, 2008, Zack Sabre Jr fought to a twenty-minute time limit draw, with the current holder of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
The Global Honored Crown Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, specifically for junior heavyweight The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro...
, Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Yoshinobu Kanemaru is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Kanemaru holds the records for the most reigns for both of Noah's Jr...
.
Sabre wrestled a number of matches on tour with Pro Wrestling Noah between July and September 2011.
Real Quality Wrestling
On August 18, 2006, Pro Wrestling NoahPro Wrestling Noah
is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa. NOAH is broadcast weekly in Japan...
's Go Shiozaki
Go Shiozaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Heavyweight Champion. In addition to Noah, he has previously worked in the American-based promotion Ring of Honor and its former sister promotion Full Impact Pro, where he won the latter's...
defeated Sabre, Jr. at a Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to...
(RQW) event.
SAS Wrestling
Sabre, Jr. debuted for SAS Wrestling on September 20, 2008, in Great Barr, BirminghamGreat Barr
Great Barr is a large and loosely-defined area which straddles the boundaries of Birmingham, West Bromwich and Walsall , West Midlands, England...
. Zack was defeated by "The Dragon" Luke Phoenix, in a bout that was surrounded by much hype, due to both wrestler's technical/strike based styles. Zack's second appearance came only a few weeks later, taking place on October 5, 2008, in a match which pitted him against "The Human Hate Machine" Dave Moralez, who defeated Sabre in another well received, hard hitting bout
Super Wrestling Alliance
On July 7, 2007, Zack debuted in Spain for the Super Wrestling Alliance, as part of their King Of The Ring tournament. In the first round, Zack defeated Jack Fonso. In the semi final, Zack defeared Lee Flynn. In the final, Zack lost to fellow NWA representative Paul Tracey.Triple X Wrestling
Zack Sabre, Jr. is a large part of Triple X WrestlingTriple X Wrestling
Triple X Wrestling is a professional wrestling promotion based in Coventry, England, which operated from 2006–2007, and from 2009 onwards. TXW is promoted by James Meikle and Nick Bakewell...
in Coventry, where he is considered one of the top names, headlining the past three shows. He is the current Triple X Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, having defeated Adam Shame.
He still sometimes teams with fellow NWA-UK Hammerlock wrestler Jimmy Havoc and had numerous matches with Stiro, Jexodus, Ashton Smith, Chris Stone and many more. On May 21, 2006, at "Name: To Be Confirmed", Zack teamed with Jimmy Havoc, Andy Krae & Violet, as they defeated Jetta, Chris Stone, Danny Williams & Peter Jay. It was on July 16, 2006, at "Chop Him In The Face!!!", when Zack & Jimmy Havoc defeated Stiro & "Hardcore" Keith Myatt, which would only be the start of the Stiro/Sabre series. The two men had their first singles bout on September 3, 2006, at "~", when Stiro defeated Zack in a qualifier for the British Under 23's Championship tournament, however only through help from Keith Myatt. A rematch took place on October 29, 2006, at "Halloween Jimmy Havoc", when Zack defeated Stiro over two out of three falls. Zack was victorious at 2 falls to 1. When Triple X returned on February 11, 2007, they presented "Chop Him In The Valentines!!!", where Zack defeated Ashton Smith. Zack was back to tag team action on April 8, 2007, at "First Annual First Anniversary Show I", when him & Jimmy Havoc were defeated by Adam Shame & Falcon. Zack & Jimmy Havoc teamed up again on June 3, 2007, at "One More Tam!", when they defeated Jexodus (Jekkel & Exodus). Zack returned to singles competition on September 9, 2007, at "Jak'ed Up". Zack wrestled in a four-man elimination contest, featuring Chris Stone, Stiro and Ashton Smith. Chris Stone was the eventual winner of the contest, but lost in a singles match to Zack a month later, on October 7, 2007, at "X". Triple X Wrestling's last official show was on December 2, 2007, entitled "Jak'ed Off...The Night The Road Was Crossed". Zack finished his first Triple X run with a victory over The Damned Nation's Dragon Aisu.
During Triple X Wrestling
Triple X Wrestling
Triple X Wrestling is a professional wrestling promotion based in Coventry, England, which operated from 2006–2007, and from 2009 onwards. TXW is promoted by James Meikle and Nick Bakewell...
's recent 'limbo' Zack wrestled Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on its SmackDown brand as Daniel Bryan, and currently holds the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase, which enables him to have a World Heavyweight Championship match at any time of his choosing...
and Dave Moralez in the main events of shows promoted by management of TXW. His match against Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on its SmackDown brand as Daniel Bryan, and currently holds the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase, which enables him to have a World Heavyweight Championship match at any time of his choosing...
was considered a 2008 Match Of The Year Candidate by fans of Triple X Wrestling.
When Triple X Wrestling returned on May 31, 2009 Zack was the first name announced for the 10 Man Clusterf*ck Gauntlet match for the new TXW Heavyweight Championship, as well as being challenged by former Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
wrestler John Walters
John Stagikas
John Stagikas is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hurricane" John Walters and in Lucha Libre USA as RJ Brewer, the kayfabe son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer...
. After defeating Walters in the opener of the show he was pinned by Adam Shame in the main event after a grueling 42 minutes.
Westside Xtreme Wrestling
On December 10, 2006, Zack wrestled in Westside Xtreme WrestlingWestside Xtreme Wrestling
Westside Xtreme Wrestling, officially stylized as westside Xtreme wrestling «wXw», is a professional wrestling promotion based in Oberhausen, Germany...
's "European King Of The Death Matches Tournament" in Colchester. The tournament was in co-operation with X:Sports Wrestling. Zack got knocked out in the quarter final, in a "Tables, Ladders, Chairs and 10,000 Thumbtacks" match, against Stevie Douglas and Darkside. Zack then made his direct debut for wXw, on June 11, 2008. He fell short to Tommy End, but left a good impression amongst the German fans.
Zack picked up his first set of victories in wXw on July 26, 2008, when he defeated both Coone and Rico Bushido via submission on the same night, as part of the tournament for the vacant wXw Lightweight Championship. Zack's next match in the tournament was on August 16, 2008, against Swiss Money Holding's Marc Roudin, who managed to defeat Sabre.
Zack defeated champion Tommy End, Mark Haskins and Emil Sitoci
Emil Sitoci
Emil Sitoci is a Dutch professional wrestler and television personality.- Wrestling career :Sitoci started his career in 2001, wrestling under a mask, in mainland European wrestling promotions. In 2003 he travelled to America as an exchange student, which enabled him to stay for a full year and...
on January 16, 2010 at Back to the Roots in Oberhausen
Oberhausen
Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to win the wXw World Lightweight Championship.
In June 2010, wXw discontinued its weight-class system, setting up a unification match between the company's two singles champions, World Lightweight Champion Sabre and World Heavyweight Champion Steve Douglas, and on June 5, Sabre defeated Steve Douglas at Dead End X to unify the titles and become the first wXw Unified World Champion.
After defending the title by disqualification against Big van Walter at Broken Rulez X and beating Tommy End at FAN 2010 and Masaaki Mochizuki
Masaaki Mochizuki
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Dragon Gate, where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his second reign and the leader of the Junction Three stable...
at Dragon Gate: Open the German Gate 2010 he eventually lost the belt October, 2nd to Big van Walter.
In wrestling
- Signature moves.
- Cross Armbreaker
- Roaring elbow
- Sabre Driver (Michinoku Driver II)
- Tiger Suplex
Championships and accomplishments
- AM Wrestling
- Round Robin Tournament winner. (November, 2008)
- Indy awards, in association with The Wrestling Observer UK
- Rising star (2008)
- German Stampede Wrestling
- GSW Breakthrough Championship (1 time)
- IPW:UK/Real Quality WrestlingReal Quality WrestlingReal Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to...
- Unified British Tag Team Championship with Marty ScurllMarty ScurllMarty Scurll is an English professional wrestler from Ely, Cambridgeshire. He regularly wrestles for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, All Star Wrestling, Premier Promotions, Live Wrestling Entertainment and many more. Alongside Zack Sabre, Jr...
. (1 time, current)
- NWA-UK Hammerlock
- NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipNWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipThe NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion.-Title History:...
. (1 time) - Hardcore Lottery Tournament winner (2008)
- Triple X WrestlingTriple X WrestlingTriple X Wrestling is a professional wrestling promotion based in Coventry, England, which operated from 2006–2007, and from 2009 onwards. TXW is promoted by James Meikle and Nick Bakewell...
- Triple X Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 Time, Current)
- westside Xtreme wrestling
- wXw Unified World Championship (1 time)
- wXw World Lightweight Championship (1 time)