Chris Sabin
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| Chris Sabin | |
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| Image:Chris-sabin.jpg | |
| Statistics | |
| Stage names | "The Future" Chris Sabin Chris Sabin |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Born | February 4, 1982 |
| Hometown | Detroit, Michigan |
| Debut | 2000 |
Josh Harter (born February 4, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Border City Wrestling.
Career
Harter began training as a wrestler in his home state of Michigan at the NWA Great Lakes Pro Wrestling School. After the school began experiencing difficulties, he travelled to Windsor, Ontario and completed his training under Scott D'Amore and Amazing N8 at the Can-Am Wrestling School. He debuted in 2000 after four months training as Chris Sabin, and began working for D'Amore's Border City Wrestling promotion and for independent promotions in Michigan.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Sabin joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2003 as a face and immediately began competing in the X Division. On April 30, 2003, he faced Jerry Lynn and defending champion Amazing Red for the TNA X Division Championship when members of Vince Russo's Sports Entertainment Xtreme stable attacked Lynn and Red. After the match, Sabin turned heel by joining the stable. On May 25, he defeated Jerry Lynn to unify his X Division Championship with Lynn's WWA International Cruiserweight Championship. Sabin main evented the June 28 TNA pay-per-view when he unsuccessfully challenged A.J. Styles for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. His reign ended after three months when he lost to Michael Shane in the first ever Ultimate X match on August 20.
On September 3 of that year, Sabin won the 2003 Super X Cup, thus becoming the number one contender to the X Division Championship. He regained the X Division Championship on January 7, 2004, defeating Shane, Christopher Daniels and Low-Ki in the second Ultimate X match. He was stripped of the title on March 26, 2004 after a knee injury left him unable to defend it.
After returning from injury, Sabin took part in the World's X Cup, forming Team America with Jerry Lynn, Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper. On May 26, Team America defeated Team Mexico, Team Canada and Team Japan in a two hour pay-per-view event which saw the teams fight one another in a variety of matches. The finals saw Sabin wrestle the Canadian Petey Williams and the Mexican Héctor Garza in an Ultimate X match, which Sabin won when he retrieved a large red "X" which had been suspended above the ring on steel cables.
Throughout the remainder of 2004 and early 2005, Sabin continued to feud with Michael Shane, by now wrestling as Matt Bentley. In September 2005 he began a feud with Shocker.
In wrestling
Quotes
- "All hail Sabin!"
Finishing and signature moves
- Cradle Shock (cross-legged Samoan driver)
- Future Shock (modified fisherman buster)
- Chicken-wing piledriver
- Bum Rush (scoop into swinging neckbreaker)
- Leap of Faith (suicide dive)
- Over Easy (crucifix into DDT)
- Sabalizer (ura-nage backbreaker)
- Sabin Edge (iconoclasm)
- Enzuigiri
- Running crucifix powerbomb
- Tiger suplex
- Tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown
Previous managers
Championships and accomplishments
Border City Wrestling
- 2-time BCW Television Champion
Blue Water Championship Wrestling
- 1-time BWCW Cruiserweight Champion
FIW
- 1-time FIW American Heavyweight Champion
Great Lakes All-Pro Wrestling
- 1-time GLAPW Junior Heavyweight Champion
International Wrestling Cartel
- 2004 IWC Super Indy Tournament winner
Michigan Marquee Wrestling Association
- 1-time MMAW Marquee Champion
Maximum Pro Wrestling
- 2-time MXPW Cruiserweight Champion
NWA Florida
- 2005 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup winner
NWA Great Lakes
- 1-time NWA Great Lakes Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NWA Great Lakes Junior Heavyweight Champion
OCW
- 1-time OCW Tag Team Champion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- 2-time TNA X-Division Champion
- 2003 Super X Cup winner
- 2003 World X Cup winner (with Jerry Lynn, Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper)
World Wrestling All-Stars
Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
- 1-time XICW Tag Team Champion (with Truth Martini)
References
- Chris Sabin at Bodyslamming.com
- Chris Sabin at OWW.com
- Interview with Alex Marvez
- Interview with Alan Wojcik
- Interview with Daniel Edler
- Interview with Tim Welch
External links
| TNA X Division Champions | |
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| Styles | Low-Ki | Lynn | - | Syxx-Pac | Styles | Lynn | Siaki | Kash | Red | Sabin | Shane | Sabin | - | Kazarian | Styles | Shane & Kazarian | Williams | Styles | Daniels | Styles
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