William Welch

William C. Welch (December 18, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Messiah.
==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.
==Other media==
Welch, as The Messiah, appeared in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood.
==Personal life==
Welch married Renell Madison on October 14, 2006.
==In wrestling==
*Finishing moves
**Fall From Grace (Inverted Death Valley driver)
*Signature moves
**Carlito's Way (Military press dropped into a cutter) – named in tribute to his trainer Carlito Montana
**Cross Factor (Sitout facebuster, sometimes from the top rope)
**Diving crossbody
**DDT
**Dropkick
**Figure four leglock
**Godsmack (Spinning fireman's carry stunner)
**Holy Roller (Running somersault senton off of the ring apron onto a standing opponent)
**Snap suplex
**Side slam
**Springboard into either a leg drop or a moonsault
*Entrance music
**"Jesus Christ Superstar" by Laibach
**"Falling Away from Me" by Korn
**"Messiah" by Fear Factory
**"Prayer" by Disturbed
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Combat Zone Wrestling
**CZW Iron Man Championship (1 time)
**CZW World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
**CZW Hall of Fame (2019)
*Insane Wrestling Federation
**IWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Adam Flash
*Millennium Pro Wrestling
**MPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*NWA Florida
**NWA Florida King of the Deathmatch Championship (1 time)
*Pacific Championship Wrestling
**PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI ranked him #241 in the of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2003
*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)
==External links==
* Online World of Wrestling profile
* Profile
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Category:1996 debuts
Category:Alternative Wrestling Show alumni
Category:Combat Zone Wrestling alumni
Category:EPIC Pro Wrestling WAR alumni
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Category:Hardway Wrestling alumni
Category:Insane Wrestling Federation alumni
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Category:Millenium Wrestling Federation alumni
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Category:NWA Pro East alumni
Category:NWA Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:Pro Pain Pro Wrestling alumni
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Category:Pro Wrestling Unplugged alumni
Category:Pro Wrestling Xpress alumni
Category:Revolution Pro Wrestling alumni
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Category:Slammers Wrestling Federation alumni
Category:Xtreme Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:Living people
Category:Male wrestlers