Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2004 -Former WCW Cruiserweight wrestler Blitzkrieg will be appearing at the debut Pro Wrestling War event on Sunday 12/12 in Santa Ana, California. The promotion announced that Blitzkrieg would be handing his gear and persona on to Jack Evans (the high flyer who has wored for ROH, JAPW, TNA and several other promotions). It will be Blitzkrieg's first appearance publicly at a wrestling event since leaving WCW that I am aware of. Credit- 411mania.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2004 So Blitzkreig is handing over his mantle to Jack Evans? Wow... Don't know if Evans deserves it or not (since I haven't seen his work), but still. Pretty impressive that Blitzkreig is handing him the mantle. So is Jack Evans now going to be Blitzkreig II, or will he just call himself Blitzkreig? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SoCalTF Report post Posted December 2, 2004 1st: This isn't Pro Wrestling War's debut show 2nd: Old news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2004 Blitzkrieg Jr.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2004 He should call himself General Kaiser. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted December 2, 2004 Jack Evans isn't too bad, and he's pretty good at high flying stuff (plus last I saw he was pretty skinny) so I don't see any problem with it (since only smart fans will remember Blitzkrieg anyway) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Shadow Behind You Report post Posted December 2, 2004 Jack Evans already carved a niche for himself with his name alone. Isn't it amazing how Blitzkrieg made such a impact considering he was around for almost less then a year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Corino 1000 Report post Posted December 2, 2004 Just a question what bond due Jack and Blitzkrieg together? Personally I love Jack Evans.....I mean if your gonna be a spot machine might as well be good at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OSIcon Report post Posted December 2, 2004 Just a question what bond due Jack and Blitzkrieg together? Personally I love Jack Evans.....I mean if your gonna be a spot machine might as well be good at it. Stolen From Rob Naylor and the DVDVR boards: Actually, I have the entire backstory on this whole deal. Evans worked a couple of shots out in California, as he had always wanted to after reading that Blitz was once involved with Rev Pro. Yes, Blitz was Evans' reason for getting into wrestling...Sorry, but not all wrestling fans or wrestlers are getting into wrestling for the same reasons. He was simply a kid who was live in the Tacoma Dome who saw Blitzkrieg and Juventud tear the house down and said..."That is what I want to do". He then went to Brian Alvarez in Portland, was taught fundamentals, and basically worked for free in the Portland areas for numerous indies for around a year to get ringtime and seasoning and even admits that early in his career, he basically was a Blitz clone. Blitzkrieg was a dynamic performer and I recall when I was in college at the time, when Blitz would wrestle, everyone would want to see his match, just cause they'd see some cool stuff and high-flyin offense. THAT is Blitz' legacy. I honestly thought for a guy that only had a handful of matches before being thrust into the clusterfuck that was WCW at the time against top luchadores like Silver King, Juvy, Psicosis and Parka, that Blitz fared quite well. Apparently as the story goes...Jack had asked and bugged everyone at the shows in Cali a couple weeks back if they knew Blitzkreig, which prompted Disco Machine to get him contact info. Blitzkreig then dl'd Evans footage and agreed to meet with him and basically told Jack he needed to tone down a bit, but was impressed with what he saw. There is NO money involved here with the passing of the "gimmick". Evans will likely take on the guise and work as Blitz in Socal. As of now, it looks like an angle based off a real life situation, as Evans really does see it as an honor to have always wanted to be like guys like Blitz, Hennig, Waltman and others in the ring and is obviously very pleased to have even met Blitzkrieg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Shadow Behind You Report post Posted December 3, 2004 What's amazing is that Blitz is treated like a Mysterio or Lyger here despite having a very short tenure of a career. Blitz is not much older then Evans himself. It's so sad that WCW ruined his passion. I'd like to think ROH or Japan would have revived it for the Original Blitzkrieg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooting Star 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2004 What other promotions did Blitz work in before WCW? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Markingout Report post Posted December 3, 2004 What's amazing is that Blitz is treated like a Mysterio or Lyger here despite having a very short tenure of a career. Blitz is not much older then Evans himself. He is treated like Rey or Lyger, because he totally innovated crazy spot wrestling in 98 with jawdropping moves, that you hadn't seen or even THOUGHT of. It was sick what Jay Ross did in the ring. It's so sad that WCW ruined his passion. I'd like to think ROH or Japan would have revived it for the Original Blitzkrieg. His passion wasn't ruined his body was going to be destoryed if he continued to kill himself night after night like he did since his first match in 94 till his last in 99. Plus, he got a very high paying salery in his computer job, 6 figures. Blitzkrieg had worked Japan, a small group called Pro Wrestling Crusaders in 1995. He worked a 3 week, and did very well for himself. What other promotions did Blitz work in before WCW? One match in APW. His tour with Pro Wrestling Crusaders. PWFG Dick Murdoch memorial show. He worked Promo Azteca in 1997, with a green Super Dragon as his tag partner. A Big Time Wrestling show in May 1998. Then his WCW tenure. Oh, and I posted this like a week back or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2004 I don't know why we have Blitzkrieg in the upper echelon of Crusierweights. Maybe it was what he was doing at his time. He was pulling out moves that were considered even in 99', pretty fucking awesome. Markingout, thanks for that list of other feds he's been in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2004 This guy is like a legend somehow. I mean, I remember enjoying him a lot in WCW, even though.....well, WCW was what it was while he was there. I'm not really sure how this aura and mystique developed around the guy. What prompted him to quit, anyway? He just got tired of the business, or was it an injury? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OSIcon Report post Posted December 4, 2004 Blitzkrieg *is* overhyped to an extent. The fact that he was around for such a short time and has a certain mystique around him has inflated how good he was in some peoples' minds. Some people treat him as though he was one of the top Cruiserweights of the late 90's, which isn't that accurrate. With that said, he *was* good and really fun to watch. He was just what the Cruiserweight division needed when he came around in 1999. The division had gotten pretty stale as Kidman and Rey had been on top for the better part of 6 months and the only other wrestler getting any kind of sustained push in the division was Juvi. Blitz came out of no where facing Rey on his first Nitro and tore the house down. He got over very quickly, simply because he was a breath of fresh air. Had WCW realized this and pushed him hard, I really believe he could have re-energized the division and while he may not have reached Rey-levels of success, he could have surpassed Kidman-levels (which IS an accomplishment since Kidman was very over himself at that time). He did get injured at one point and I think that factored into his decision to leave the wrestling business. As has been mentioned before, he also had the opportunity to take a 6-figure job in the computer profession and wisely decided that was a more secure career path. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Markingout Report post Posted December 4, 2004 This guy is like a legend somehow. I mean, I remember enjoying him a lot in WCW, even though.....well, WCW was what it was while he was there. I'm not really sure how this aura and mystique developed around the guy. What prompted him to quit, anyway? He just got tired of the business, or was it an injury? He is a legend because of his innovation. And he quit because of sore knees, and his awesome paying job. And obviously Blitz was overrated, but for having 100 matches under your belt and being that good was impressive. He had the whole Lucha thing down. Not to mention he wasn't trained formally. His match with Juvi was a sign of what he could of been Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest OSIcon Report post Posted December 4, 2004 His match with Juvi was a sign of what he could of been It is one of the best US matches of the year. The Raven/Saturn vs. Benoit/Malenko match (also from Spring Stampede) and Goldberg/DDP I thought were probably a little better. Nothing in WWF that year did much for me (even the Hardy vs. Edge/Christian ladder match). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2004 Well, then, a tribute to Blitzkrieg: you left before we could grow tired of you, and thus those of us who remember you will remember you fondly. I suppose that's about as fitting an epitaph to a wrestler's career as any. Better than waking one day to find out he's dead in a hotel room at 42 years of age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cynicalprofit 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2004 The reason he was so good was because he had a photographic memory. He could see a move once, and do it. That skill in wrestling is phenominal(sp). It'll always make me sad he never really got anywhere....but that juvi match...WOW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooting Star 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2004 His match with Juvi was a sign of what he could of been It is one of the best US matches of the year. The Raven/Saturn vs. Benoit/Malenko match (also from Spring Stampede) and Goldberg/DDP I thought were probably a little better. Nothing in WWF that year did much for me (even the Hardy vs. Edge/Christian ladder match). You mean the Goldberg/DDP from Halloween Havoc 98 or Fall Brawl 99? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
