William Welch

Professional wrestling career Welch's professional career began on November 11, 1996, after being trained at the Slam U. Wrestling Gym in Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California. He worked for the school's parent company, the Slammers Wrestling Federation for a time, losing his first professional match there to El Sprito. In the Slammers Wrestling Federation, he worked under the name Iron Mike Ehrhardt. The following week, The Blunatic teamed with Felony to face Bass in a handicap match, but was again defeated. The Messiah cemented his spot as one of XPW's main stars when he won both the World Heavyweight and the King of the Deathmatch Championships to become the company's first and only double champion.

One year later, Messiah made a one-night return to compete for the World Heavyweight Title against defending champion Ruckus and Nick Gage, the latter of whom won the match and the title.

Personal life On August 1, 2002, Welch was attacked in his home by two men and had his thumb cut off during the assault.

Welch married Renell Madison on October 14, 2006. CZW World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) Insane Wrestling Federation IWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Adam Flash Pacific Championship Wrestling PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) River City Wrestling RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scott McKenzie Xtreme Pro Wrestling XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship (1 time) XPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)