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Ricky Blues
Birth nameWilliam Perry Blake III
Born
Dave Casanova
DebutAugust 3, 1990
Retired2000

William Perry Blake III, better known by the

Maryland Championship Wrestling
, in the early to mid-1990s.

He also wrestled for Atlantic States Wrestling Association, David Leehy's Virginia Wrestling Association, Dick Caricofe's National Wrestling League, Universal Independent Wrestling, the Wrestling Independent Network, NWA New Jersey, Atlantic Wrestling Federation in Pennsylvania, Larry Sharpe's World Wrestling Association, and for Doug Flex and Brick Bronsky in International Pro Wrestling.

He was the first

The New Patriot
(1999). He and Nick Tarentino, as Sonic Express, were a successful tag team during his early career and together won both the MEWF and WWA Tag Team titles in 1993.

Blues influenced a number of future high-flying cruiserweights and, as an instructor at the Brainbusters Wrestling School, helped train future

Maryland Wrestling Hall of Fame
.

Career

Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (1991–1999)

Trained at the Baltimore Monster Factory beginning in February 1990 by

Light Heavyweight Champion.[2][3] Though he was stripped of the title within a few months, he beat Agent Orange in Odenton on January 18, 1992, to be crowned the first MEWF Heavyweight Champion.[2][4]

Later that year, Blues began teaming with Nick Tarentino as Sonic Express. On October 23, they unsuccessfully challenged Leather & Lace (Rich Carlisle and Adrian Hall) in Essex, Maryland for the then vacant MEWF Tag Team Championship, however, they won the titles a month later in Gaithersburg. They had faced Rich Carlisle and Ricki Lane who substituted for an injured Adrian Hall. After a near 4-month reign, they lost the titles to The Outrageous Ones (Ricki Lane and Quinn Nash) in Dundalk on March 6, 1993.[2][5][6] Two months later in Larry Sharpe's World Wrestling Association, they defeated Chris Evans & Chris Candido in Williamstown, New Jersey for the promotion's tag team titles. They dropped the titles to The Super Jocks (Ed Atlas & Chris Weider) in Clementon on June 4, 1993.[2][7]

Over the next few years, Blues would have memorable bouts against some of the region's top stars including

The New Patriot defeated Thrasher and Casanova for the MEWF Tag Team titles on November 13, 1999.[2][5]

Maryland Championship Wrestling and retirement (2000)

Around this time, creative differences and salary disputes with the MEWF

Joey Matthews in singles matches in April. In both these matches, Blues was noticeably distracted by fans and, in his April 15 match against Matthews, he left the ring in mid-match to argue with hecklers at ringside.[13]

Blues took on MCW Heavyweight Champion The Bruiser two months later at a special MCW show near Ocean City, Maryland on June 10, 2000. Though Blues and The Bruiser headlined the show, WWF legends George "the Animal" Steele, Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah made an appearance as did Xtreme Pro Wrestling valet Chastity.[14][15] On July 19, Blues wrestled Balls Mahoney at the 2000 Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup in Glen Burnie.[16] Over the summer, Blues also had a series of matches against Adam Flash.[17] One of these, a No-DQ match in Ocean City, was later featured on The Indies: The Best Of 1997 - 2000 video series.[18][19]

On August 25, a rematch against The Bruiser in Odenton saw Blues pin the Bruiser, but he did not win the MCW title because of interference by Cpl. Punishment. The next month in Glen Burnie, he wrestled Gillberg at Micheal's Eighth Avenue on September 27, 2000.

Earl the Pearl & Rich Myers).[20]
However, Blues did not remain with The Congregation for very long as he soon went into retirement by the end of the year

Return to MCW (2009–2011)

After nearly a decade, Blues formally returned to MCW at a special ceremony called Night of the Legends, held at the New Green Room in Dundalk. Later that night, he defeated his old rival Agent Orange at "Legends of Maryland" on November 7, 2009.[21][22] Blues made several appearances on MCW events in 2010 and 2011, teaming with his son, R K Blues JR in a series of matches against Agent Orange, and then later, old foe Rip Sawyer, of the Cream Team. At the MCW "Xtreme Rules" supercard he was defeated by his son Ricky Blues Jr. on April 4, 2010, after a long feud that began on MCW Rage TV webisode program that was filmed at Gillberg's Academy of Pro Wrestling.[23][24]

In 2011 Ricky Blues was inducted into the Maryland Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, at a special event in Dundalk, Maryland, alongside fellow inductees Tom Brandi (Johnny Gunn/the Patriot), Pro Wrestling Illustrated luminary Bill Apter, the Holy Rollers tag team Earl the Pearl Hart and Ramblin' Rich Myers, and Dan McDevitt (Corporal Punishment).

Writing career

In 2010 Ricky Blues, under his given name, became a published author with the novel To Kill The Town. It is the story of independent professional wrestling in Baltimore, Maryland from the mid-1980s through 2000. The story gives the insider's view of all the triumphs and tragedies of those that blazed the trail of the Mid Atlantic hotbed.[25]

In 2013 Ricky Blues founded the organization called PIN, or Pioneers of the Independent Networks.[26] It is a video-webisode series published weekly that is the living embodiment of the novel, To Kill The Town, and is specifically dedicated to archiving and reliving the magic of the promotions, wrestlers and stories of the mid-Atlantic Indies from their birth in the mid 1980s through the heyday of the early 2000s. It is maintained as part of the Facebook and Youtube[27] communities.

List of works

  • (1999) Lykanthropus. Vantage Press.
    ISBN 0-533-12809-9
  • (2002) The Blood and the Seed. AuthorHouse.
    self-published
    )
  • (2005) S.H.E.L.L.: Sub-Human Experimental Life Laboratory. Trafford Publishing.
    self-published
    ).
  • (2006) ESOTERIC. Outskirts Press.
    ISBN 1-59800-522-7
  • (2010) To Kill The Town. Infinity Publishing.
    ISBN 0-7414-6206-0
    .

Personal life

Blues and his wife live in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania with their three children.[28]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Simpson, Greg. "Mindbender's Wrestling Greats: "B"". Mindbenders Wrestling Greats. Mindbenders.ca. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  3. ^ a b Duncan, Royal and Gary Will; Brian Westcott (2004). "MEWF Light Heavyweight / Maryland Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  4. ^ a b Royal Duncan; Gary Will; Brian Westcott; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "MEWF Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  5. ^ a b c Royal Duncan; Gary Will; Brian Westcott; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "MEWF Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  6. ^ Martinez, Ryan (2010-03-06). "This Day In History: Fred Blassie VS. Rocky Johnson, Public Enemy Win Their First ECW Tag Team Championship And More". PWInsider.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  7. ^ a b "W.W.A. Tag Team Title (New Jersey)". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Wrestling-Titles.com. 2003. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  8. ^ Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (Producer) (1994). MEWF Kenwood Khaos Raw Footage (DVD). Maryland: Tim's Video Collection.
  9. ^ Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (Producer) (1996). Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation 1996 (VHS). Maryland: TCTapes.net.
  10. ^ Royal Duncan; Gary Will; Brian Westcott; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  11. ^ Shady, Chunk (2004-03-29). "The Inside Credle Report: Entertainment, Honey's and Wrestling from the Bad Boys of Baltimore!". BelowTheBeltShow.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04.
  12. ^ Blues, Ricky, and Christian York, perf. MCW - April 8, 2000 - Catonsville, MD. Prod. Maryland Championship Wrestling. 2000. SmartMarkVideo.com. DVD.
  13. ^ Russell, Yekaterina (2000-04-17). "Show Results". The Official Homepage of Joey Matthews and Christian York. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  14. ^ Furguson, Anita (2000-06-09). "Pro wrestlers take the stage at Bally's" (PDF). Ocean City Today. MarylandWrestling.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  15. ^ Tavares, Michael (2000-06-13). "Moolah, Mae Young And Gillberg Team Up". The WAWLI (Wrestling As We Liked It) Papers No. 745. WrestlingClassics.com. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  16. Maryland Championship Wrestling (Producer) (2000). MCW 07/19/2000 Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2000
    (VHS). Maryland: Jeff's Wrestling Tape Trader.
  17. ^
    Maryland Championship Wrestling (Producer) (2000). Tapes 1109-1134
    (VHS). Maryland: TCTapes.net.
  18. Maryland Championship Wrestling (Producer) (2000). Best Of - "The Indies: The Best Of 1997 - 2000" (3 DISC-SET)
    (DVD). Maryland: WrestlingDVD.net.
  19. ^ Maryland Championship Wrestling (Producer) (2000). Best of the Independents 2000, Volume 2 (DVD). Maryland: Coliseum of Wrestling & Boxing.
  20. ^ Hillie, Marcel; Schneider, Phil; Rippa, Phil (2000-10-28). "MCW 10/28/00 – Micheal's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD". On the Road. DeathValleyDriver.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  21. Maryland Championship Wrestling (Producer) (2009). MCW Legends of Maryland 11/7/09 Dundalk, MD (DVD). Maryland: RF Video
    .
  22. ^ Burrows, Joe (2009). "Maryland Championship Wrestling". Miscellaneous Independent Results. OnlineWorldofWrestling.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  23. ^ Meltzer, Dave (April 2010). "Mon. Update: UFC counters Strikeforce; Raw vs. Impact; New show starts Thursday; TNA house shows". Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online. F4Wonline.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  24. ^ "MCW Xtreme Rules Results". Local Indy Wrestling News/Events/Results. KLQwrestling.com. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  25. ISBN 0-7414-6206-0
    , published by Infinity Publishing, 2010"
  26. ^ "Pioneers of the Independent Networks". www.facebook.com.
  27. ^ https://plus.google.com/u/0/107933516352287526325/videos [dead link]
  28. ISBN 1-41205629-2, self-published via vanity press Trafford Publishing
    , 2005"

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