Chris Sabin
Chris Sabin | |
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Birth name | Joshua Harter |
Born | [1] Pinckney, Michigan, United States | February 4, 1982
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Chris Sabin Josh Green |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Detroit, Michigan[2] |
Trained by | Scott D'Amore[1] Nate Mattson[1] Bobo Brown[3] |
Debut | 2000[3] |
Joshua Harter[4] (born February 4, 1982),[1] better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
After being trained by
Sabin won 14 total championships while with TNA. He is a
Sabin also previously wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he and Shelley became one-time Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions, and has also won numerous titles on the independent circuit.
Professional wrestling career
Harter began training as a wrestler in
Ring of Honor (2003–2010)
Sabin made his debut for Ring of Honor on June 14, 2003, in a four-way match, won by Homicide.[6] He would wrestle for the company sporadically before leaving in February 2004.[6] He would return on November 4, 2005, to unsuccessfully challenge Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship.[6] He returned to ROH along with tag team partner Alex Shelley on March 30, 2007, following the Briscoe Brothers winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship. The two challenged Jay Briscoe for a shot at the title on April 28 in Chicago, then attacked him after he accepted. The two would ultimately lose the match and leave the company.[6] They also worked for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and challenged for the PWG World Tag Team Championship, although they never won.
In April 2008 Sabin and Shelley returned to ROH, losing to
On February 13, 2010, Ring of Honor announced at their 8th Anniversary Show that the Motor City Machine Guns would return to the company on May 8 in
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2006–2010; 2018)
On August 25, 2006, at Korauken Hall's ZERO-1 MAX show, Sabin and Alex Shelley became
On January 4, 2009, Sabin and Shelley defeated No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro) at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom III to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[10] After three successful title defenses, two of which took place in TNA,[11][12][13] Sabin and Shelley lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles to Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) on July 5, 2009, at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Circuit 2009 New Japan Soul.[14] On November 8, 2010, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that the Motor City Machine Guns would be returning to the promotion the following month, competing at events on December 11 and 12.[15] On December 11 the Motor City Machine Guns were defeated by No Limit in their New Japan return match.[16] The following day they defeated Apollo 55 in the fourth match between the two teams.[17]
On May 7, marked Sabin's return to NJPW as they announced him as a participant in the 2018 Best of the Super Juniors tournament.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
X Division Champion (2003–2007)
Sabin joined
On September 3, 2003, Sabin, now a
After returning from injury, Sabin took part in the
For the remainder of 2004, Sabin contended for the X Division Championship. He won another Ultimate X match on November 9 to win a title shot at Petey Williams. At Turning Point 2004 on December 5, however, Williams was able to secure a victory with the help of a pair of brass knuckles.[25] Sabin got another shot at the title at Final Resolution on January 16, 2005, in an Ultimate X match with Williams and A.J. Styles, but the match and title were won by Styles.[26]
Throughout 2005, Sabin feuded with Michael Shane, by now wrestling as Matt Bentley. In September 2005 he began a feud with
In 2006, Sabin mostly teamed up with
On the June 1, 2006 episode of TNA Impact!, Sabin rushed to the ring to clear out Alex Shelley and Kevin Nash, who were attacking Jay Lethal in another of Nash's X Division beatdowns. Nash would avoid a physical confrontation with Sabin, only to be challenged to a match by Sabin at Slammiversary 2006 which Nash was able to win.[30]
Sabin later became the number one contender for the
Prior to the match, Sabin showed signs of turning heel when he expressed his disdain for X-Division pioneer, and face, Jerry Lynn for doubting his focus in an interview with Christy Hemme. Sabin completed his heel turn two weeks later when he refused to help fellow X-Division star Sonjay Dutt from an assault from Samoa Joe. Sabin went on to challenge Christopher Daniels at Genesis for the X Division Championship but failed.[34] After winning a three-way match against former allies Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal for a number one contender's match, he once again challenged Daniels at Turning Point but lost.[35]
At Final Resolution 2007, Sabin won the X Division Championship from then champion Christopher Daniels in a three-way match which also involved Jerry Lynn.[36] Sabin went on to feud with Lynn over the title; defeating him at Against All Odds 2007 by using the ring ropes for leverage.[37] At Destination X, Sabin defeated Lynn in a two out of three falls match to retain the X Division Championship.[38] After the match, however, a masked man, who was later revealed to be Christopher Daniels, attacked both Sabin and Lynn.[38] At Lockdown Sabin retained his title against Alex Shelley, Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, and Shark Boy in a Six Sides of Steel Xscape match.[39] At Sacrifice he retained his title against Sonjay Dutt, and Jay Lethal, by pinning Dutt.[40] Sabin lost his title at Slammiversary, however, to Lethal.[41] Sabin received a rematch on Impact! against Lethal and Samoa Joe, but Sabin was pinned after Joe hit a Muscle Buster.[42]
Motor City Machine Guns (2007–2012)
In the summer of 2007, Sabin formed a tag team with Alex Shelley, known as the
Sabin and Shelley turned heel when, after a match with
Frontline
Sabin and Shelley turned face then joined
Title challenges
At
After Victory Road, the Motor City Machine Guns entered a Best of Five Series with Beer Money, Inc. for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. Beer Money won the first two matches, a ladder match and a Street Fight, after knocking out Sabin and Shelley with beer bottles.[58][59] However, Sabin and Shelley came back to win the two following matches, a steel cage match and an Ultimate X match, to even the score to 2–2 and set up a deciding match for the August 12 episode of Impact!.[60][61] On the August 12 episode of Impact! the Motor City Machine Guns defeated Beer Money, Inc. in a Two Out of Three Falls match to win the Best of Five Series and retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[62]
At both No Surrender and Bound for Glory, the Motor City Machine Guns retained their titles in matches against Generation Me, who turned heel at the former event.[63][64] Also at Bound for Glory, Team 3D announced their retirement from professional wrestling, but requested one final match against the Motor City Machine Guns, whom they called the best tag team in wrestling.[64] The Motor City Machine Guns accepted and the match took place on November 7, 2010, at Turning Point, where they defeated Team 3D to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[65][66] Sabin also became one of only 2 people to kick out of the Dudley's 3D finisher, along with Masato Tanaka.[67][68]
After Jeremy Buck pinned Sabin in an eight-person tag team match, where the Motor City Machine Guns teamed with Jay Lethal and
On the April 28 episode of Impact!, Shelley made his return, saving Sabin from a beatdown at the hands of
On March 18, 2012, at Victory Road, TNA started promoting the returns of Sabin and the Motor City Machine Guns.[80][81] On March 27, TNA president Dixie Carter announced that Sabin had been cleared to return to the ring.[82] Sabin returned on the April 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, where he and Shelley defeated Mexican America in a tag team match, before announcing their intention of going for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, held by Magnus and Samoa Joe.[83] On April 15 at Lockdown, The Motor City Machine Guns unsuccessfully challenged Magnus and Joe for the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a steel cage match.[84] On May 21, it was reported that Shelley had left TNA, disbanding the Motor City Machine Guns.[85]
TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2012–2013)
Sabin made his first appearance since Shelley's departure from TNA on the live May 31 episode of Impact Wrestling, unsuccessfully challenging
Sabin returned to Impact Wrestling on May 2, 2013, defeating Sonjay Dutt and Zema Ion in a number one contender's match for the X Division Championship.
Storyline with Velvet Sky (2013–2014)
On the September 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sabin turned heel after he attacked X Division Champion Manik after a match before being chased off by Jeff Hardy.[100] The following week, Sabin unsuccessfully challenged Manik for his title.[101] On October 20 at Bound for Glory, Sabin defeated Austin Aries, Jeff Hardy, Manik, and Samoa Joe in an Ultimate X Match to win the X Division Championship for a record-breaking seventh time.[102]
Sabin lost the X Division title to
Return to ROH (2015–2019)
Sabin would return to Ring of Honor in early 2015 during some of their TV tapings. On the April 25 episode of Ring of Honor television, Sabin was revealed to be a member of the Knights of the Rising Dawn (KRD) a group that have been interfering in championship matches in Ring of Honor in early 2015. He helped
On September 22, 2017, at
Return to NJPW (2016, 2018, 2022–present)
On July 31, 2016, NJPW announced that the Motor City Machine Guns would be returning to the promotion on August 21.[116] In their return match, The Motor City Machine Guns unsuccessfully challenged The Young Bucks for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[117]
In May 2018, it was announced that Sabin will participate in the 2018 Best Of The Super Junior tournament,[118] he finalized the tournament with 3 wins and four losses, failing to advance to the finals. On October 9, it was announced that Chris Sabin will participate in the Super Junior Tag League 2018 teaming with
After defeating the
Return to Impact/TNA Wrestling (2019–2024)
On March 21, 2019, Sabin returned to
Following Bound for Glory, Sabin started teaming with James Storm for the next two months, defeating XXXL (
On the March 10, 2022 episode of Impact!, Sabin would reunite with Shelley in his feud with
On July 15 at
All Elite Wrestling (2022)
On the August 24, 2022, episode of AEW Dynamite, Sonjay Dutt announced that Jay Lethal would team with the Motor City Machine Guns at the All Out PPV, where they would take on Wardlow and FTR in a six-man tag-team match, with Sabin and Shelley set to make their All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut. At the event, Wardlow and FTR would win the match, with assistance from Samoa Joe, who attacked Satnam Singh early in the match.[151] [152]
Other media
Chris Sabin has appeared in the video games
Personal life
Harter was inspired by Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart.[4] Harter used the money he earned from working at Subway to pay to attend a wrestling school, but also took classes at a community college.[4]
Harter plays bass in a band called The High Crusade, which also includes TNA wrestler Petey Williams and fellow TNA wrestler Alex Shelley, and their friends Adam Tatro and Chris Plumb.[154][155] The band released their debut album, It's Not What You Think, on September 7, 2010.[155]
In 2008, Sabin, along with Alex Shelley, appeared in an episode of MTV MADE, teaching a school boy the basics of professional wrestling.[43][156]
An avid gamer, Sabin's ring name is derived from the character Sabin Rene Figaro from the video game Final Fantasy VI (originally released in North America as Final Fantasy III).[157]
Championships and accomplishments
- All American Wrestling
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- The Baltimore Sun
- Tag Team of the Year (2010) – with Alex Shelley[159]
- Blue Water Championship Wrestling
- BWCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[160]
- Border City Wrestling
- BCW Can-Am Television Championship (2 times)[3]
- Pro Wrestler of the Year (2007)
- Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
- DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Alex Shelley[161]
- Discovery Wrestling
- Game Changer Wrestling
- GCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Alex Shelley[164]
- Great Lakes All-Pro Wrestling
- GLAPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
- International Wrestling Cartel
- IWC Super Indy Championship (1 time)[3]
- Super Indy Tournament (2004)[3]
- Maryland Championship Wrestling
- Maximum Pro Wrestling
- Michigan Marquee Wrestling Association
- MMWA Marquee Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Alex Shelley[165]
- Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Alex Shelley[166][167]
- NWA Florida
- NWA Great Lakes
- NWA Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Zero1
- 1 time) – with Alex Shelley[165]
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Alex Shelley[110]
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling
- 1 time)
- TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Alex Shelley[57]
- TNA/Impact X Division Championship (10 times)[3]
- Super X Cup (2003)[3]
- 2008 – Tag Team) – with Alex Shelley[170]
- Sixth TNA Triple Crown Champion
- TNA / Impact Year End Awards(5 times)
- Match of the Year (
- Memorable Moment of the Year (2003) The first Ultimate X match[171]
- Tag Team of the Year (2007) with Alex Shelley[172]
- Moment of the Year (2020) – Motor City Machine Guns' return to Impact at Slammiversary, shared with the other returns and debuts that night[173]
- Men's Tag Team of the Year (2022) with Alex Shelly[174]
- Twin City Wrestling
- TCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- UCW Lightweight Championship (1 time)[175]
- World Wrestling All-Stars
- Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
- XICW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[165]
- XICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Truth Martini[3]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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External links
- Chris Sabin on Twitter
- Chris Sabin's New Japan Pro-Wrestling profile
- TNA Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 16, 2014)
- Chris Sabin's Ring of Honor profile
- Chris Sabin's Global Force Wrestling profile
- Chris Sabin's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
- SLAM! Sports bio and story archive[usurped]
- Chris Sabin at IMDb
- Interview with Tim Welch