Jeremiah "Jay" Ross (born August 2, 1975) is an American retired

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. He is best known under his

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Fabulous Blitzkrieg (later shortened to Blitzkrieg) and for his appearances with

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(WCW).

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1994–1997)

Ross made his professional wrestling debut on November 7, 1994, for

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(APW) under the

Fabulous Blitzkrieg, where he took part in a

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match with Hellblazer in a losing effort to Mr. Excitement and Suicide Kid. After the loss, Ross tweaked his ring name to simply Blitzkrieg and began feuding with Hellblazer, which culminated at APW's event Mini Invasion as Blitzkrieg and

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defeated Hellblazer and American Wild Child in a tag team match on August 15, 1997.

World Championship Wrestling and retirement (1998–1999)

After officially signing a contract with WCW, Blitzkrieg made his debut for the company in a

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on the July 16, 1998 episode of ''

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'', where he and

defeated Blitzkrieg's former rival American Wild Child and Dragon Yakuza. On January 27, 1999, Blitzkrieg appeared on the first and only ''Festival de Lucha'' special, where he competed in and won two six-man tag team matches. Blitzkrieg then made his televised debut against Rey Mysterio, Jr. on the February 8 episode of ''

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'', where he was defeated. Over the next few months, he wrestled in the company's cruiserweight division against fellow cruiserweights

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, and Silver King. 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 performing a '' Juvi Driver'' from the

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, thus securing the title shot. Despite this, Blitzkrieg took part in a

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for the Cruiserweight Title against Guererra,

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and the champion Mysterio Jr. on the April 19 episode of ''Nitro'', which was won by Psicosis after he pinned Blitzkrieg. After Mysterio, Jr. later reclaimed the Cruiserweight Title, Blitzkrieg wrestled him for the title on the July 1 episode of ''Thunder'', but was unable to win the championship. Blitzkrieg then competed at

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over the next few months before wrestling

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on the September 20 episode of ''Nitro'' to determine the number one contender for the Cruiserweight Championship, but was defeated. Following this, Ross retired from wrestling on October 14 in order to begin working full-time as a

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technician. However, his final match was broadcast a week later on the October 21 episode of ''Thunder'', where he and

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lost to

and Silver King. On December 12, 2004, at a Pro Wrestling WAR event in

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, Ross cemented his retirement when he allowed Jack Evans, who was inspired by Ross to become a professional wrestler, to assume his Blitzkrieg

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and attire. As a result, Evans competed as Blitzkrieg II for a short time thereafter out of respect for Ross.

Championships and accomplishments

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'' **PWI ranked him No. 99 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 1999 *''

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'' ** Rookie of the Year (1999)

References

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