Who is Obsidian?
Posted by Lance Warner on 21 Jul 2012
The question on everyone's lips right now, answered by Lance Warner.
As one has come to expect from Defiance, Heritage was action packed last week with returns and debuts galore, but one debut may have left the Defiance universe with more questions than when we headed into week seven.
For weeks now cryptic videos have airs proclaiming the arrival of a saviour for Heritage, proclaiming every member of the roster to be guilty of their own wrong doing. The man behind said videos revealed himself last week as Obsidian.
But who is Obsidian?
I have been digging around, doing some investigation work in my own time and today, I am able to exclusively reveal the identity of Obsidian as Kenneth Monroe.
Monroe made his start in wrestling working for his father's independent promotion Deep South American Wrestling (DSAW) based in Sumter, South Carolina before moving to New York where he spent three years competing for Rocky's New England Wrestling (RsNEW) under the names Ken Monroe, Kenny Morton, Kenneth Kennedy, 'Killer' Kenny Krumper, Ken Kanker, and Masked Wrestler #2.
Initially Monroe had some success in DSAW, picking up the promotion's premier title during his short tenure, however things took a turn for the worst following his move north.
Monroe was unable to replicate the success he had seen in DSAW in his new home and struggled to make any kind of impact on the roster as he slumped to a 1-61 win loss record. His only victory came via countout after his scheduled opponent, 'Dangerous' Dave Daley, failed to turn up to the event. He was later found in his hotel room having suffered a Transient Ischaemic Attack, otherwise known as a 'mini stroke'.
Monroe's luck seemed to turn around in the winter of 2011 though, after he scooped the $203 million jackpot in the mega millions lottery drawing. Monroe immediately purchased RsNEW from it's owner Rocky Ricardo, started going by the name 'Money' Monroe, and booked himself in a match for the promotion's top title.
The show, sub titled 'Money' Monroe's Magnificent Moment, drew a record low crowd, those that did turn up heckled loudly throughout the night, mostly derogatory comments regarding Monroe and his family. Shortly after the main event started a fight broke out amongst the crowd which escalated quickly into what newspapers described as a riot.
The day after the event Monroe issued a statement saying that RsNEW was closing indefinitely.
He would not been seen again until appearing on Heritage seven now going by the name 'Obsidian'.
Perhaps Monroe's track record is an explanation for his underwhelming debut and his initial assault on Christian Light, perhaps not. You can rest assured though, we will be keeping a close eye on this newcomer over the coming weeks.
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