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Written by Mark Guilherme for UWA Marking Out’s PSP Magazine
The Journey of the Jabroni: From Blue to Black and Back Again

A Chance Encounter
Although it may have been overshadowed by more unfortunate events, the actions of the Jabroni on September 30th 2005 signified an end to a chapter of the ongoing tale of UWA’s resident masked menace.

It’s a little known fact that the Blue Jabroni is the only member of UWA’s original roster still active today. Years before the concept came to fruition, Osiris began laying the groundwork for what would be his take on the hardcore aspect of the wrestling world. It was then that a mere 15-year-old Osiris met the younger brother of one of his close friends. Astounded by his impressive aerial skills, Osiris knew there would be a place for his friend’s skinny kid brother in his wrestling promotion. He gave the young athlete a mask he had received from another competitor, and dubbed the young man the Blue Jabroni.

Jump forward to the summer of 2003. UWA Hardcore has debuted and is making a name for itself on the Ontario independent wrestling scene. Long before the UWA would begin to scout talent from across North America, all of the competitors were from the local area. Standing tall among them [not literally, but you know what I mean] was the Blue Jabroni. The showcase of UWA’s inaugural show, First Encounter, was a match pitting Blue Jabroni against Tyler Sylus, the fed’s current champion and top heel. Jabroni failed to capture the title that night, but he continued to hover at the top of the rankings for a lengthy period of time. Refocusing himself on UWA’s upcoming Grand Prix 2003, he culminated his year by taking home the tournament’s trophy, and in the process, defeated the man who had given him the opportunity to do it all, Osiris. Then, with his newly won trophy in hand, he disappeared without a trace from the bright lights of UWA.

The Astonishing Return
It’s the summer of 2004. June, to be exact. Osiris is taking a pounding at the hands of the Amazing Darkstone. Things are looking grim for UWA’s founding father, when unexpectedly the building lights are shut off. The lights come back on to reveal a familiar face who has emerged from the darkness to help out a friend in his time of need. These were the conditions in which the Blue Jabroni made his unforeseen return to the UWA. He had come through for the man who had given him his shot at glory. Instead of returning to action however, the Jabroni laid low, observing the new faces which had risen in his absence. At UWA’s Grand Prix 2004, the Jabroni once again stepped into the ring, but not to defend his title which he had won a year prior. He had come to the tournament as a special guest, passing forth the trophy which he had held to that year’s winner, Brandon Rage. Fans might have viewed it as a symbolic passing of the torch, but they couldn’t have been more wrong as Jabroni was about to embark on his greatest run yet.

At UWA Rise of the Underground, in what was UWA Hardcore’s greatest show up to that point, the Blue Jabroni returned to in-ring action when he faced off against Nick Watts. Watts was also a new face in the UWA, one with very little history behind him and certainly nothing in common with his competitor, the Blue Jabroni. But what the opponents lacked in knowledge of each other they made up for with pure aggression, battling all over St. John’s Hall. Although the two men were fairly evenly matched throughout the bout, the turning point came when Jabroni landed a springboard leg drop to the outside through a table. One Arabian face buster later, and Watts was on his back staring up at the lights.

Enter the Alliance
Perhaps it was the intensity and ruthlessness that each man showed against the other that led to some form of respect between the two, but at UWA Hardcore’s next show in January of 2005, the two men seemed to be on the same page. In a four-way match pitting Osiris, The Blue Jabroni, Hazuki and Nick Watts against each other, fans witnessed many a moment where Watts and Jabroni performed some impressive double team manoeuvres. Despite his best efforts, however, Jabroni could not escape the wrath of Osiris who repeatedly drove a spike into the cranium of the the Jabroni, not only ripping apart his mask, but also ripping apart his skin, gouging the spike into the fleshy pulp that was the Jabroni ‘s forehead.

The victory was taken by Watts, but it proved to be one of the far less memorable moments of the night. Making his debut that night was Josh Prohibition, North American independent superstar and tag team partner of MDogg20, who went on to capture the UWA Hardcore Canadian Championship later that night. In the post match celebration, Josh turned on his Burning River Brigade partner and formed the Prohibition Wrestling Alliance with Lionel Knight, Vivian Sheer and (in a somewhat surprising move) Nick Watts and The Blue Jabroni. Correction, the BLACK Jabroni.

Every last shred of the man known as the Blue Jabroni was torn apart as that familiar blue mask was torn from his bloody skull. That same mask which for years had defined who he was. The mask which was given to him by Osiris, the same man who tore it apart and turned it deep red with the blood of that scrawny kid who wandered into his backyard years ago. Jabroni had turned his back on Osiris and pledged his allegiance to the faction which was bent on destroying the UWA. Blue was dead. Long live the black.

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