Ace Montgomery

Troy Clark (born William Troy Clark on February 17, 1975), also known as Viper Blade, is a Canadian-born professional wrestler currently working for All Magnitude X Wrestling, both as a wrestler and as the (kayfabe) General Manager for AMX Live!.

He was mainly known for performing in Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling, wrestling on it's iMPACT! brand, as well as working for the World Championship Alliance where he won his only World Championship.

Family
Troy was born on February 17th, 1975 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the neighborhood of Scarborough. His father, Benjamin "Bob" Clark, was a film director that is notable for A Christmas Story, Porky's, and it's sequel Porky's II: The Next Day. His mother, Sharon Clark, was an actress and a model. She gained most of her fame as a Playboy model and gracing the centerfold in August of '70. She also gained height when she was named the Playmate of the Year the following year. He has one older brother named Michael.

Before Wrestling
While at the age of 5, Troy had been introduced to wrestling. Since then, he has never looked back as he bred his own looks and attitude as a wrestler. Then in 1987, a twelve-year old Troy Clark looked from the bleachers inside the Pontiac Silverdome as he attended WrestleMania III and from then on, it was decided that professional wrestling would play a big part in Troy's life. Then in the winter of 2005, Troy flew down to Arizona as he attended Frank Richards' Hard Knocks of Wrestling School. After almost a year, Troy received arguably his biggest opportunity in his life, to now professionally wrestle.

Sports Entertainment Xtreme & World Championship Alliance
Troy started his career at SEX Wrestling (Sports Entertainment Xtreme Wrestling). He was signed onto the Saturday Night Violence roster and quickly gained recognition. However, he had arrived a bit late as weeks later, the company had closed its doors and worked only three house shows before it folded. Although having SEX Wrestling shut down, Troy was involved in one of the biggest feuds the company had scene as he went throughout his three week stay against "Iron Man" Issac Zuno.

Having no job to pay his bills since the closing of SEX Wrestling, he went signed onto WCA (World Championship Alliance), a wrestling organization based in West Virginia, in early-September. Soon after he signed on, he gained some fame by having a match against one of the leaders of a super-faction called the "East Coast Assassins". He faced off against Derek "The Heat" Valiant for the WCA World Heavyweight Championship. After defeating him, he received a standing ovation from his peers and he was sought after because of that match. After a couple matches, Troy received a phone call from none other than Vince McMahon, the promoter of TNA.

Total Non-Stop Action
It became official around late September that Troy was going to sign onto TNA. He worked on the iMPACT! brand as he did make a big impact by having a series of matches week in and week out that very much impressed the fans. Not too much after his start, he began an on-screen relationship with Mystic that further deepened off-screen. His best match known to fans happened in December as he was placed in a Triple Threat match against David Arnold and The Game. Although he came up short, all three had received a standing ovation that lasted five minutes after the event had ended.

After the event, he started to revolt against management as his contract was up. In reality, there was no other storyline that was available for him at the time. However, days after, he actually went into serious negotiations of a new contract. Soon afterwards, he came back on television challenging all new comers. However, after a dispute during a live event, Troy decided to path ways against TNA.

Life After TNA
Shortly before leaving TNA, Troy and Mystic had decided to break up. He decided to live in Tampa as an aspiring actor while working part time at a bar.

In an interview by IGN.com late in May, he was asked about a return inside the ring. He stated, "I'm weighing in all options and offers. So all I can do right now is just wait and decide on how i'm going to come back in the e-wrestling business. But right now, i'm taking this very smoothly, so i'm in no rush what-so-ever".

Rumors of Going Back to TNA
Then after a few months, Troy was contacted by Benjamin Jameson over the phone. The two had worked out a verbal agreement for Troy to come down to the ''iMPACT! Zone'' and negotiate a deal. From the talks, it's been said that Troy has signed a quarter-millon dollar deal for six months. Those statements however are false. Although, Troy is still itching to come back to wrestling and it is true that both parties are in negotiations. If he were to come back, it is unknown as to how it'll be set up for Troy to come back in TNA.

All Magnitude X
Troy officially came back to the wrestling scene as he signed a contract with AMX Wrestling. Days afterwards, he was appointed as the (kayfabe) General Manager. Although AMX Wrestling has began, Viper Blade has yet to appear on camera. However, he has been acknowledged at AMX Wrestling's website as being part of the reincarnation of the group Triple Threat along with owner, Benjamin Jameson, and the legendary Frank Richards.

Finishing and Signature Moves

 * Spear
 * SwitchBlade (Lifting Spinning DDT)
 * Sharpshooter
 * Atomic Drop
 * Diving Crossbody
 * Dropkick
 * Falling Neckbreaker
 * Flapjack
 * Jumping Piledriver
 * Reverse DDT
 * Russian Leg Sweep
 * Swinging Neckbreaker

Factions/Groups/Stables

 * AMX - Triple Threat (alongside Benjamin Jameson & Frank Richards)
 * TNA - Team Canada (alongside Mystic & Petey Williams)

Managers

 * Mystic (in TNA)

Nicknames

 * The Franchise (used in AMX, SEX, TNA, & WCA)
 * The MVP of SEX (used in SEX)
 * The MVP of TNA (used in TNA)
 * The MVP of WCA (used in WCA)

Previous Federations

 * SEX
 * TNA
 * WCA

Theme Music

 * Metalingus by Alter Bridge (used in AMX)
 * You Think You Know Me by Joe Johnson (used in WCA)
 * Never Gonna Stop by Rob Zombie (used in TNA & WCA)

Professional Wrestling Newsletter Magazine

 * PWN #83 of PWN 300 in 2006
 * PWN Top-10 Match of the Year Award (TNA - vs. David Arnold & The Game)

World Championship Alliance

 * WCA World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

Personal Life
While Mystic was his on-screen girlfriend in TNA, sparks had flared off-screen as well. During his time in TNA, the couple would be seen hugging and kissing throughout backstage and also outside the arenas. After leaving TNA, their relationship had deteriorated and had officially split. Troy is currently single.

Trivia

 * While in WCA, he was crowned the eighteenth World Champion in WCA history.
 * So far in his career, Troy has only won one championship throughout his career (WCA World Heavyweight Championship).
 * Although he was appointed the General Manager position on AMX Live!, he is actually the Head Director of Talent Relations for AMX Wrestling.
 * He was shortly engaged to Mystic while being with TNA.
 * Despite being an on-screen couple, he has never dated actress Jenna Jameson.
 * Although having the same last name, he is not related to the actual Blade wrestling family.
 * Even though not being related to them, he holds a good relationship with the Blade family off-screen.
 * He is good friends with Benjamin Jameson and Frank Richards outside of wrestling as well.