BLK Jeez facts for kids
Quick facts for kids BLK Jeez |
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| Birth name | Darnell Kittrell |
| Born | April 25, 1975 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Sabian Spade-O BLK Jeez Jared Wachtler Rashad Cameron |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) "A Brick and a Half" |
| Billed from | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania West Philly |
| Trained by | Charles Gregory Jerry Schaffer |
| Debut | February 26, 2000 |
Darnell Kittrell, born on April 25, 1975, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name BLK Jeez. He has competed for many wrestling promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and the National Wrestling Alliance.
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Professional Wrestling Journey
Starting Out (2000–2003)
Darnell Kittrell began his wrestling career on February 26, 2000. He used the ring name Sabian. Just six months later, he won his first championship. This was the Hybrid Pro Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Championship. He defeated a wrestler named Insayashi to win it.
Combat Zone Wrestling Highlights
Joining The Blackout (2004–2005)
Sabian joined Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) in May 2004. He quickly teamed up with Ruckus to form a group called the Blackout. They won the World Tag Team Championship in June 2004. Later, Eddie Kingston and Jack Evans also joined their team.
The Blackout lost their tag team title in December 2004. However, Sabian won his first singles title in CZW in April 2005. He defeated Mike Quackenbush to become the World Junior Heavyweight Champion. He held this title for a while before losing it back to Quackenbush in June.
Battles with The Kings of Wrestling (2005–2007)
The Blackout had a big rivalry with another team called The Kings of Wrestling. In January 2006, Sabian and his team defeated them in a big match. Sabian also tried to win the World Junior Heavyweight Title again.
In May 2006, Sabian entered the Best of the Best tournament. This is a special tournament for junior heavyweight wrestlers. Sabian made it to the finals, but his teammate Ruckus won the tournament and kept his World Heavyweight Championship.
Later, Sabian and new teammate Robbie Mireno won the World Tag Team Title from The Kings of Wrestling. They lost it, but Sabian and Ruckus quickly won it back. The Blackout continued to defend their title against many teams. In October 2007, Sabian won the World Junior Heavyweight Title for the second time.
Junior Heavyweight Champion Reign (2007–2010)
Sabian held the World Junior Heavyweight Title for a long time. He defended it against many challengers, including female wrestler LuFisto. In January 2008, he kept his title against Azrieal.
In May 2008, Sabian won the eighth annual Best of the Best tournament. He defeated several wrestlers, including Drew Gulak and Chuck Taylor, to win. However, he lost his World Junior Heavyweight Title to Chuck Taylor shortly after. In October 2008, Sabian and Ruckus won their third World Tag Team Championship.
Sabian wrestled less often in CZW starting in 2009. He was also competing in other wrestling companies. In February 2010, he won the World Junior Heavyweight Championship for a third time. He defended it against Adam Cole. But in May 2010, he lost the title to Cole in a three-way match.
Becoming BLK Jeez (2010–Present)
In September 2010, Sabian changed his ring name to BLK Jeez. He continued to wrestle in CZW. In December 2010, BLK Jeez and Joker formed a team called Philly's Most Wanted. They won the vacant World Tag Team Championship.
In February 2011, Philly's Most Wanted lost their tag team title. BLK Jeez then took a break from CZW to wrestle in Japan. When he returned, Philly's Most Wanted continued their rivalry with The Briscoe Brothers. In May 2011, BLK Jeez and Joker won the World Tag Team Title again. They lost it in November 2011.
BLK Jeez returned to CZW in February 2012. He reunited with Ruckus to reform The Blackout tag team. In April 2013, The Blackout won the World Tag Team Championship again.
On December 13, 2014, BLK Jeez won the CZW World Heavyweight Championship. This is one of the top titles in CZW. He defeated Biff Busick, Drew Gulak, and Sozio in a special "Cage of Death" match. In early 2015, BLK Jeez joined a new group called TV Ready. He successfully defended his championship against Matt Tremont. However, Tremont later defeated BLK Jeez to win the World Heavyweight Championship in August 2015.
Other Wrestling Appearances
Chikara (2005–2007)
Sabian also wrestled for a company called Chikara. In February 2005, he teamed with Jigsaw in a tag team tournament. They did well, but lost in the later rounds. Sabian also wrestled in singles matches and other tag team matches in Chikara. He made his last appearance there in June 2007.
WWE (2012)
In June 2012, Kittrell made an appearance for WWE. He used the name Jared Wachtler. He wrestled in a match on SmackDown.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2012–2013)
Kittrell also wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He used the name Rashad Cameron. In June 2012, he won a qualifying match for an X Division Championship tournament. He was later eliminated from the tournament. He made another appearance in January 2013 for a special event.
Championships and Awards
BLK Jeez has won many championships and awards throughout his career:
- American Championship Pro Wrestling
- ACPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- CZW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- CZW World Tag Team Championship (9 times) – with Ruckus (5), Robbie Mireno (1), Joker (2), and Pepper Parks (1)
- Best of the Best 8 tournament winner
- Eighth Triple Crown Champion (meaning he won three major CZW titles)
- Dangerously Intense Wrestling
- DIW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- Eastern Wrestling Alliance
- EWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- Extreme Rising
- Extreme Rising Match of the Year (2012)
- Hybrid Pro Wrestling
- HPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- JAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Maryland Championship Wrestling
- MCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ruckus
- Maven Bentley Association
- MBA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Eddie Kingston
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 247 among the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013
- SuperKrazee Pro Wrestling
- SuperKrazee Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
- SuperKrazee Undisputed Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- UWA Hardcore Wrestling
- UWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- UWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joker
- World Wrestling Council (New Jersey)
- WWC Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- World Xtreme Wrestling
- WXW Ultimate Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WXW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- WXW Elite Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Moore
