Jason Sanders

Jason Michael Sanders (born February 24, 1970) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and authority figure. Sanders currently works for the World Wrestling Championship Federation (WWCF), where he serves as co-owner and co-director of operations alongside Shane McMahon, and is also a member of the WWCF Hall of Fame as part of the 2010 class of inductees. He is also best known for his work in other promotions such as the East Coast Wrestling Federation (ECWF), Extreme Championship Fatal Wrestling (ECFW), and NonStop Wrestling (NSW), as well as owning the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Sanders is also a multiple-time champion and has held gold in every promotion he has competed in.

Early Life
Not much is known about Sanders' early life, except that he was born in New York City to well-to-do parents. His father was the head of a major financial firm, while his mother worked as an executive in a law firm. When Sanders was five years old, he witnessed the murder of his parents after a carjacking attempt in which his parents were shot at point-blank range. Sanders was asleep in the backseat of the car beforehand, but was awakened by the initial commotion between his parents and the carjackers. It was then that he witnessed the shootings.

Following his parents' funerals, Sanders was placed under the care of his grandfather, a prominent New York City lawyer who had retired from the law profession some years before. Sanders remained with his grandfather for most of his younger years, during which time he learned that upon turning 18 years of age, he would receive a massive trust fund inheritance from his late parents. With his newly acquired funds, Sanders would now be financially secure for the rest of his life.

Soon after, Sanders' grandfather started to become frequently ill. Sanders then began to use most of his trust fund to make sure that his grandfather received the best medical care possible. This plan proved to be a success until Sanders' grandfather ultimately passed away in mid-1998.

Early Training
Following the passing of his grandfather, Sanders decided to pursue his lifelong dream to become a professional wrestler. He began getting in touch with various wrestling schools around New York state (as well as around the country) before he received an unexpected response. Sanders was contacted by the legendary “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, who had informed him that he was an acquaintance of Sanders' late grandfather. DiBiase offered to train Sanders, to which Sanders accepted. It was during this time that DiBiase noticed that Sanders possessed what he has repeatedly referred to as “true raw talent,” and immediately got Sanders in contact with officials at the Extreme Wrestling Association.

Extreme Wrestling Association (1999-2001)
Sanders joined the Extreme Wrestling Association in early 1999 after his trainer/mentor, Ted DiBiase, got in contact with the organization's owner, Misty Donimari. During his early days in the company, Sanders went undefeated before finally getting his first title shot for the EWA Hardcore Championship. Sanders went on to win the match and the championship, and soon afterward, he met valet Tammy Michaels for the first time, and the two began speaking on a daily basis. Michaels eventually became Sanders' valet, and some months later, his fiancee.

Some weeks after Sanders and Michaels got together, Sanders unfortunately lost the Hardcore Championship, but his talent did not go unnoticed. Behind the scenes, he was responsible for providing what Misty Donimari had stated were “excellent ideas” to improve the organization and its image, and soon after losing his title, Sanders was promoted to his first-ever authoritative position in his career when he became the EWA's first Lieutenant Commissioner.

Feud With James M. Cornett
Shortly after Sanders became EWA Lieutenant Commissioner, his position of authority was challenged by James M. Cornett, who at that time was also known as Jecht Mathias Cornett and Shadow Chaos. This feud ultimately led to a match between Sanders and Cornett, which ended after Cornett utilized illegal means to win the match, as well as Sanders' Lieutenant Commissionership. Soon afterwards, Misty Donimari issued the ruling that Sanders was cheated in the match and immediately reversed the decision, re-signing Sanders as Lieutenant Commissioner.

Marriage To Tammy Michaels
Shortly after Sanders' reinstatement to his authoritative position, he went on a new journey by asking his valet Tammy Michaels to become his wife. Tammy happily accepted, and a few months after the new millennium, the two were married in a ceremony that aired on live television. After the marriage, Michaels announced her retirement from the industry, while Sanders stayed on as Lieutenant Commissioner. During this time, he hired business acquaintances Alexandra York and Paul Van Dam to be his on-air assistants. His departure from the organization came sooner than expected, though, following the devastating terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Following the aftermath of the events, Sanders immediately resigned and traveled back to his native New York City in order to be by his wife's side.

Return To EWA
Shortly after the terrorist attacks, Sanders made his way back to the EWA, but this time under the guise of the masked Exorcist. Not much was revealed about the character's past, and he remained in the EWA for one match only, which he won. Soon after, The Exorcist disappeared just as quickly as he arrived on the scene.

World Wrestling Alliance (Early 2002)
Following a nearly year-long hiatus from the business, Sanders made his return to the ring in the newly-formed World Wrestling Alliance. While there, he became the company's first (and only) Million Dollar Champion. It was also during this time that Sanders realized just how badly the company was organized, and only a month later, he left the company, retiring the Million Dollar Championship in the process.

World Wrestling Federation Xtreme (Mid 2002)
Following his time in the WWA, Sanders then ventured to another newly-formed organization, World Wrestling Federation Xtreme; however, instead of using his real name, Sanders decided to take a risk and debut a new character – Damien Valmont, a British individual who claimed to be a descendant of the legendary King Arthur. During his time in the WWFX, Sanders became the organization's only two-time Undisputed European Champion. However, just as it was with the WWA, Sanders came to realize that the WWFX was very poorly organized and soon left the promotion. Because of this, the Undisputed European Championship was retired.

East Coast Wrestling Federation (2003-2004)
Some months after leaving the WWFX, Sanders found a new home in the East Coast Wrestling Federation. After meeting with owner Ashe Draven, Sanders was immediately signed to an exclusive contract. In one of his early matches, he teamed with hardcore icon The Sandman to win the ECWF World Tag Team Championship; however, in their first title defense, Sandman suffered a debilitating injury, and Sanders was faced with a choice – either find a new tag team partner or vacate the titles. Sanders was ultimately forced to vacate the titles, but not before the announcement was made that he would be part of a tournament to crown new champions. Sanders ultimately teamed with Rey Mysterio and together, the two won the tournament and the titles, making Sanders a two-time World Tag Team Champion. Some months later, Sanders and Mysterio lost the titles, and Mysterio eventually left the ECWF.

United States Championship Runs/Feud With Miss Holly Wood
During his time in the ECWF, Sanders won the promotion's United States Championship for a record 4 times (a record that still stands). Three of those reigns came after defeating new rival Miss Holly Wood, who was looking to establish herself as one of the company's top stars at the time, and had made Sanders her target.

Their last match against each other for the championship was a special one, as it would once and for all mark the end of their months-long feud. Many blows were exchanged during the feud itself, but in the end, Holly was able to take the title from Sanders due to a leg injury that Sanders had suffered during the match. Despite Sanders' injury, Holly continued to blatantly ignore the referee's demands to back away while the EMTs attended to Sanders, as she proceeded to use various foreign objects to hammer away at his leg. Holly was literally booed out of the building by the fans in attendance as Sanders was stretchered out.

Return To Action/First World Title
Approximately two-months later, Sanders made his return to the ECWF and had a meeting with company owner Ashe Draven. Draven had informed Sanders that due to what had happened during his match with Miss Holly Wood, Sanders would be re-paid by taking part in a match against the promotion's current World Heavyweight Champion, The Rock.

The match itself took place only mere weeks later, and it also marked the first time that Sanders and “The Great One” had met one-on-one in the ring. Sanders and Rock exchanged many back-and-forth blows during the match, but in the end, Sanders was able to one-up “The Great One” and win his first major ECWF title, as well as his first World Heavyweight Championship in his career. Following the match, Sanders and Rock exchanged handshakes and hugs, and the event concluded with Rock raising Sanders' arm in the air out of respect.

Union With Darkside
Shortly after Sanders captured the ECWF World Heavyweight Championship, he found himself a tag team partner in the form of his longtime friend who is known only as Darkside. Sanders and Darkside competed in numerous matches together, but were never actually granted a shot at the promotion's World Tag Team Championship, which outraged not only the two men, but also countless ECWF fans around the world. It was because of this that the team quietly disbanded and began re-focusing on their singles careers.

Departure From ECWF
Shortly after Sanders captured the ECWF World Heavyweight Championship, he found himself a tag team partner in the form of his longtime friend who is known only as Darkside. Sanders and Darkside competed in numerous matches together, but were never actually granted a shot at the promotion's World Tag Team Championship, which outraged not only the two men, but also countless ECWF fans around the world. It was because of this that the team quietly disbanded and began re-focusing on their singles careers.

West Coast Wrestling Federation (2004)
Shortly after departing from the ECWF, it was announced that Sanders had joined the company's rival promotion, the West Coast Wrestling Federation, by WCWF President Jack Glory; however, the company folded before Sanders could have his first official match.

World Championship Wrestling (2004-2005)
Following his departure from the ECWF, Sanders made his way “down south” to World Championship Wrestling. Following a meeting with company officials, Sanders was signed to the company.

During his run, he became a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, two-time World Tag Team Champion (with Lex Luger and Goldberg), and two-time World Television Champion.

WCW Debut/World Title Controversy
Officials within WCW came up with the idea to surprise the fans by having Sanders be revealed as a mystery opponent to challenge Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on an edition of WCW Monday Nitro. The surprise went off without a hitch, and one major rumor still stands that Sting himself also did not know that he would be defending his title against Sanders. This led to what has been referred to as “the darkest day in Sting's career” when it appeared as though he feigned an injury to purposely lose the title to Sanders. Shortly after the match, Sting left WCW and was never heard from again.

Purchase Of WCW
A few months after winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, Sanders concocted an idea of his own. He met with various WCW executives and the Board of Directors to discuss the possibility of him purchasing the organization. Sanders laid out a very thorough list of ideas he had that would improve the company, and the vote was unanimously made to sell WCW to Sanders.

The following week on Nitro, Sanders came to the ring with Board of Directors representative J.J. Dillon to make the announcement official. After Sanders was publicly announced as the new sole owner of WCW, Sanders named his first official act – he was hereby vacating the World Heavyweight Championship and organizing a tournament that would involve every male member of the roster, regardless of weight class, and the winner of the tournament would be crowned the new World Heavyweight Champion. The tournament was eventually won by Scott Steiner.

Pairing With Stephanie McMahon
During the time in which he owned WCW, Sanders eventually met and paired up with Stephanie McMahon, daughter of WWF Chairman Vince McMahon. The two began a storyline romance that resulted in an on-air wedding on an edition of WCW Monday Nitro; however, Stephanie was rarely seen as an on-air character.

The “relationship” between Sanders and Stephanie confused a lot of fans, since Sanders had married Tammy Michaels back when he was a part of the EWA. Both individuals cleared this up by taking part in an interview, in which they revealed that their marriage was in fact a storyline, and that Sanders was in fact legally married to Tammy Michaels.

Invasion Of The ECWF
A couple months after purchasing WCW, Sanders followed through on his promise to ECWF owner Ashe Draven to make him pay for the way Sanders was treated within the company during his time as ECWF World Heavyweight Champion. Sanders' response was to launch an invasion of the ECWF by having various WCW superstars shock the crowd (and ECWF stars) by showing up on numerous ECWF television shows and brutally attacking their talent.

The WCW invasion enraged Draven to the point where he began viciously slandering Sanders, which nearly resulted in a lawsuit from WCW officials. But Sanders had other ideas...

WCW vs. ECWF
A special event was set up featuring WCW stars against ECWF stars, with the main event being Jason Sanders vs. Ashe Draven. Whoever lost the match would be forced to shut the doors of their company for good. Draven was able to one-up Sanders with the help of various ECWF stars, and as a result, Sanders was forced to shut down WCW.

Post-WCW Invasion/Scandal With Miss Holly Wood
Months later, during the ECWF's final event, Sanders' longtime rival, Miss Holly Wood, was at ringside cheering on the superstar she was managing at the time. Out of nowhere, Sanders made a shocking appearance by running through the crowd and jumping the ringside fan barrier. With a vicious look on his face, Sanders snuck up behind an unsuspecting Holly, grabbed her, and stunned the fans in attendance by proceeding to strip Holly topless and fondle her breasts for the entire world to see. Sanders then dragged Holly through the crowd, and the two were never seen again for the rest of the night.

The incident prompted countless emails and phone calls from fans, and all was explained the day after the ECWF show in question. Both Sanders and Holly released joint statements in which they revealed that the segment was all a work and that nothing criminal took place following it.

World Wrestling Federation (2005)
Following the controversy surrounding his ECWF appearance and the angle with Miss Holly Wood, Sanders surprised the world by appearing at a World Wrestling Federation press conference held by company owner Vince McMahon. McMahon announced that Sanders had signed with the WWF and would make his in-ring debut at the 2005 Royal Rumble. Sanders himself also spoke, saying that he was extremely excited to come work for the WWF, then stated that he would win the Royal Rumble match.

During his initial run in the WWF, Sanders became a one-time WWF Champion, three-time Tag Team Champion (with The Undertaker, Kane, and Goldust), and two-time Intercontinental Champion.

Winning The Royal Rumble
As announced previously, Sanders made his WWF debut in the Royal Rumble match when he entered at number 25. In the end, the last two competitors in the ring were Sanders and Kurt Angle. Sanders managed to eliminate Angle to win the match and a WWF Championship opportunity at WrestleMania.

WrestleMania
After weeks of exciting build-up, Sanders' moment in the WWF finally arrived with his WrestleMania match against a WWF Champion that Sanders was no stranger to – The Rock. And once again, the title was on the line. In a match that lasted nearly 45 minutes, Sanders again upended The Rock to win another major championship. And just as they did in the ECWF, Sanders and Rock showed mass respect towards each other.

It would be two months later that Sanders would lose the WWF Championship in a rematch against The Rock.

Tag Team Championship Runs
Following his title loss to The Rock, Sanders began a search to find a new tag team partner on a quest for the WWF Tag Team Championship. His quest ended after being approached by “The Bizarre One” Goldust. Together, the two fought their way to the top of the ladder, ultimately defeating the New Age Outlaws at WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre to win their first WWF Tag Team Championship (and their only one as a team). Following their loss of the titles a month and a half later, Sanders and Goldust disbanded their team. Sanders would go on to win the titles two more times, once with The Undertaker and once with Kane. Shortly after Sanders and Kane lost the titles, Sanders departed the WWF, but returned a few short months later

Purchase of the WWF
Upon his return, Sanders and Vince McMahon appeared in the ring at the same time to announce that Sanders had purchased the WWF. Sanders' tenure as the new WWF owner lasted around a year before he eventually sold the company back to McMahon.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (2005-2006)
Upon departing the WWF, Sanders shocked fans around the world by appearing at the 2007 ECW Hardcore Heaven pay-per-view event. During an in-ring promo running down the night's card, company owner Paul Heyman surprised the crowd at the ECW Arena by introducing Sanders. Sanders came to the ring and shook hands with Heyman. As Sanders was speaking to the crowd, he was interrupted by ECW World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas, who verbally berated Sanders to the point where Sanders nearly assaulted Douglas. Heyman intervened, however, and pulled Sanders aside, whispering something in his ear. Heyman then announced that since Douglas' original opponent for the night, Sabu, was unable to compete for Douglas' title due to a debilitating injury, Douglas would instead be defending the title against Sanders himself,and that the match would begin immediately.

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Win
The Sanders vs. Douglas match ended just about as quickly as it began. As Douglas was leaning against the ropes and yelling at Heyman, Sanders rolled him up for the victory to become the new ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Following this win, it was announced that Sanders would be making no title defenses, which left the crowd confused, until the reason would be revealed to the entire world.

Co-Owner Of ECW
About a month later, Sanders and Heyman made another in-ring appearance together and told the crowd that they had two announcements. The first was that Sanders would be vacating his ECW World Heavyweight Championship. The second was that the reason this was being done was because Sanders had been named the new co-owner of ECW and would work alongside Heyman to take the company to the top. An elated crowd showed their support for this new pairing, but it would all soon come crashing down.

Firing Of Paul Heyman
About a couple months after Sanders and Heyman became ECW co-owners, Sanders came forward with a shocking accusation. He stated that he had received undeniable proof from sources within the organization that Heyman had been embezzling corporate funds. Heyman repeatedly denied the allegations, but in the end, he was ultimately fired from ECW and escorted out of the arena by security. With Heyman's exit, Sanders officially became the sole owner of the company, but a test was ahead of Sanders – one that he never saw coming.

War With WWE And WCW
A couple weeks after the situation with Paul Heyman, Sanders was met with another unexpected test. Vince McMahon, the chairman of the now-WWE made a shocking appearance at the ECW Arena. He addressed the crowd and said that he was there to propose an alliance with Sanders. McMahon claimed that together, the alliance of ECW and WWE would become the most dominant entity on the face of the planet. Sanders then made his way to the ring to confront McMahon, telling him that there would be “no chance in hell” of any kind of alliance. McMahon told Sanders that he would live to regret making a decision of that nature, but before he could finish, McMahon was attacked by Sanders, who laid him out with a stiff right hand shot. As Sanders turned to leave the ring, he came face-to-face with WWE star Muhammad Hassan.

The following week on the newly-christened “ECW Hardcore TV”, Sanders announced a match for that night between himself and Hassan, which he went on to win. Vince McMahon appeared and protested the match, but was attacked by a masked individual who jumped the ringside fan barrier

The week after the melee, Sanders and Shane appeared and condemned what had gone down during the main event on the previous show, and the two men had a proposition. At the first ECW pay-per-view event under their rule, “ECW Barely Legal”, there would be a special Intergender Tag Team Match, one that Sanders promised that the world would never forget. Sanders proposed that Shane team with his sister, ECW Women's Champion Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, to face the team of Vince McMahon and his wife, Linda McMahon. Sanders said that Vince and Linda would have two weeks to make a decision.

Two weeks later, Sanders announced that the McMahon's had accepted the match, and that the contract would be signed the following week at the ECW Arena. Sanders also announced that the contract signing would be personally overseen by himself and Paul Heyman, who would be returning for one night only.

Tragedy In The Family
Before the scheduled contract signing was to take place on “ECW Hardcore TV”, Sanders received the extremely devastating news that his wife, Tammy, had been tragically killed in an auto accident as the result of a drunk driver hitting her head-on as she was driving home from a doctor's appointment. During an interview in which he discussed the tragedy, Sanders revealed that Tammy was also six months pregnant with their first child at the time of the accident. Speculation immediately arose that Sanders would be taking an immediate hiatus from the professional wrestling industry, but Sanders shot down those claims by saying that while he was obviously devastated over the loss of his wife and unborn child, continuing on in the industry would be the only thing that would keep him going.

Match Made Official
A week later, the match was made official, as ECW Commissioner Shane McMahon and ECW Women's Champion Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley would face WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and WWE CEO Linda McMahon at “ECW Barely Legal”. Following the contract signing, Sanders made a further announcement – he would allow each team to select one individual to have in their corner. Vince and Linda selected WCW owner Eric Bischoff as their cornerman, while Shane and Stephanie selected ECW World Television Champion Triple H as theirs. Following their choices, Sanders had one last surprise...the match would be the first-ever “Extreme Family Feud” Intergender Tag Team Match, and it would be contested under Extreme Rules (at this time in ECW, Sanders kept the “Extreme Rules” policy in effect for all matches). Furthermore, Sanders himself would serve as the Special Guest Enforcer, while none other than Paul Heyman would serve as the Special Guest Referee.

At the event itself, Shane and Stephanie emerged victorious. During the match, Bischoff attempted to get involved, but Triple H and Sanders were able to stop him. A state of shock then fell over the crowd as none other than WWE star Kane emerged and attacked Sanders from behind. He then garnered huge cheers from the crowd as he suddenly turned his attention to Bischoff and chokeslammed him to the arena floor. Shane and Stephanie would go on to win the match against their parents after assistance from Triple H, who hit his signature Pedigree on both Vince and Linda.

Defection Of Triple H
Following “Barely Legal”, ECW World Television Champion Triple H was spotted on an edition of “WWE Monday Night RAW” by Sanders cavorting with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus in Stratus' locker room. Sanders then immediately got in touch with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and informed her of what had gone down. Stephanie was distraught over this revelation, but Sanders told her not to worry. He then announced that because of his actions, Triple H would be defending his World Television Championship against ECW's newest acquisition, Kane. Sanders also stated that it was obvious that Triple H had defected to the WWE/WCW Alliance because of his actions.

Later in the night, Kane defeated Triple H to become ECW's new World Television Champion. Following the match, Stephanie informed Triple H that she was filing for a divorce, then turned her attention to Sanders and planted a passionate kiss on him. As Triple H attempted to go after Stephanie, he was assaulted by Sanders.

The War Ends
After weeks of interruptions from WWE and WCW stars, Sanders and Shane decided that enough was enough and made a proposition towards Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff. A special pay-per-view event would be held featuring ECW vs. WWE/WCW Alliance matches, and the main event would be a special Ten-Man Tag Team Match, and the losing team's company would be forced to go out of business for good. McMahon and Bischoff accepted the challenge, and immediately put their team together – McMahon, Bischoff, Triple H, Carlito, and Muhammad Hassan. ECW's team was then announced as Jason Sanders, Shane McMahon, Kane, Tommy Dreamer, and The Sandman.

The match officially took place at “ECW vs. WWE/WCW Invasion”, which marked the one-year anniversary that Sanders first appeared in the company and won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship from Shane Douglas. ECW ultimately prevailed as Sanders pinned McMahon, and the entire roster celebrated in the ring, and the last scene of the event – as well as ECW itself – was Sanders telling both McMahon and Bischoff... “You're FIRED!”

Closing Of ECW
Shortly after ECW's landmark victory, Sanders announced that he would be shutting the doors of the company, but that he would still remain the sole owner of the organization. To this day, Sanders still owns all rights to the ECW name.

Extreme Championship Fatal Wrestling (2007-2008)
Following the shutting down of ECW, Sanders joined a newly-formed promotion known as Extreme Championship Fatal Wrestling. This marked the very first time that Sanders competed as the demonic “Rave” and was dressed in all black with pale makeup, slightly resembling the “Eric Draven” character from “The Crow”. This new character claimed to possess vast knowledge of the Satanic arts, and would often employ these tactics to his matches. Sanders went undefeated for nearly eight months before suffering his first official loss, which came about via a very controversial fashion.

Haven Paradox: House Of Rapture
Sanders' first taste of ECFW gold came rather unexpectedly, when he replaced ECFW star Dean Remi and teamed with A.M. as one-half of the ECFW World Tag Team Champions. Together, the duo christened themselves “Haven Paradox: House of Rapture”. For two months, Sanders and A.M. proved dominant as a team, until backstage politics would again befall Sanders, which forced him to vacate his half of the titles and depart the ECFW.

Nonstop Wrestling (2008-2009)
Following his departure from ECFW, Sanders was contacted by Don Gotti, the head of the NonStop Wrestling promotion. Gotti told Sanders that he admired his business prowess, and offered him a job in the promotion. Sanders debuted immediately as the General Manager of the promotion's weekly “NSW Primetime” telecast. Sanders would remain in this position for three months before being promoted to General Manager of the entire company.

Purchase Of NSW
Following three more months of serving as NSW General Manager, Sanders acquired the organization when circumstances of a family emergency forced Gotti to leave the company. Sanders immediately gained sole ownership and continued to exert his authority, signing new superstars every week. It was also during this time that Sanders met and began a storyline romance with current WWCF star Lynn Storm, who at the time was competing under her real name, Lynn Williamson.

Match With Nick Pat
Sanders competed in one single match in NSW, taking on his former ECFW boss, Nick Pat. The match came about after Pat invaded an NSW event and attacked Sanders. As a result, the match was booked, with control of the ECFW on the line. Sanders went on to win the match, as well as control of the organization that had shunned him. Sanders' first official act was to strip all ECFW champions of their titles before firing all of them. Sanders then went on to name himself the “eternal” ECFW World Heavyweight Champion before he announced that he was “burying” the ECFW forever.

NSW Becomes Rising Phoenix Wrestling
Following Sanders' victory against Nick Pat and his self-crowning as ECFW World Heavyweight Champion, Sanders announced that NSW was undergoing a major change. From now on, the company would be known as “Rising Phoenix Wrestling”, or RPW. Following a couple more successful months, the company eventually folded.

World Wrestling Championship Federation (2009-Present)
A couple months following RPW's closure, Sanders was contacted by World Wrestling Championship Federation Board of Directors about coming to the promotion to become the company's owner. Sanders accepted after a few meetings with the Board, and made his debut shortly before “Freedom VIII”. Sanders first official act as owner of the promotion was to immediately re-hire its founder, Shane McMahon. Sanders stated that a company can only continue to be successful if the one who gave birth to it was there to help nurture it. With Shane's rehiring, Sanders became the Co-Owner of the promotion.

Confrontation With Vickie Guerrero
At the WWCF's “Freedom VIII” pay-per-view event, Sanders was cutting an in-ring promo about the event itself, when he was interrupted by Vickie Guerrero. Vickie came to the ring and stated that she was looking to obtain a job with the WWCF, which Sanders denied her. After making a few profane statements towards her, Sanders was slapped by Vickie. After glaring angrily at her, the fans in attendance went completely wild as Sanders hit Vickie with a DDT.

Feud With Mike Dimter
Shortly after “Freedom VIII”, Sanders became the target of attacks by WWCF superstar Mike Dimter. A member of Dimter's faction made some homophobic, off-camera remarks about Sanders, to which Sanders responded by stripping Dimter and Samoa Joe of the WWCF World Tag Team Championship. This angered Dimter to the point where he assaulted Sanders on an edition of “WWCF Pulse”. Sanders responded by making a match between himself and Dimter at the company's “Total Chaos”pay-per-view event, which Sanders won.

Months later, Dimter's new FTW faction would corner Sanders in the ring after a match that they lost. Unable to escape, Sanders was eventually rescued by WWCF Hall of Famer and “Pulse” color commentator Harlem Dragon.

Recently, it appeared as though the feud between Dimter and Sanders came to an end after Sanders confronted Dimter and his new “EV2.0” faction backstage on an edition of “Pulse”. Sanders complimented stable members Tommy Dreamer and Team 3D, whom Sanders had previously worked with in ECW. Sanders then told Dimter that he was happy that he had finally gotten rid of the FTW members and was now taking himself in a new direction.

The Elite
Months after making his WWCF debut, Sanders put together a stable of what he called “elite superstars” and appropriately titled this new faction “The Elite”. The stable consisted of himself, Tim Shady, and Josh Lokamp. Sanders would eventually team with Shady to face the team of Lynn Storm and Amber Wilson in a Tag Team Steel Cage Match on “Pulse”, which he and Shady won after Wilson turned on Storm during the match.

Following Sanders' and Shady's victory, the stable quietly disbanded.

Attack on Shane McMahon; Dissolving Of The Board Of Directors
Sanders also found himself in a very uncomfortable position as he was, for a time, elevated to Interim Sole Owner of the WWCF. This came about after Shane McMahon was viciously attacked by former WWCF star Chris Simmons. Sanders immediately took matters into his own hands and forced Simmons to compete in a match against Ethan Jones, in which he would be fired if he lost, but would be put back on the WWCF roster if he won. Simmons would go on to lose the match, and has not been seen or heard from since.

During the situation with Simmons, Sanders made a controversial decision, in which he dissolved the WWCF Board of Directors. The reasoning behind this was that he and Shane did not need any advice from anyone on how to run their company. This move gave Sanders and Shane even more control over the organization than they had before.

New School VS. Old School
During his time in the WWCF, a strange thought entered Sanders' mind...he wanted to showcase the up-and-coming WWCF superstars more than the company's long-time mainstays and legends. This angered a number of the stars who had been in the company for a long time, as well as Sanders' business partner, Shane McMahon. It now appeared that a war would come to fruition between New-School stars and Old-School stars. The only things that ever came of this were two matches that took place at “Freedom IX” that were dubbed “New School vs. Old-School” matches, but the storyline never went any further than that. It was at this same event that Sanders and Shane had a conversation in their office in which the storyline was called off.

2010 WWCF Hall Of Fame 2010
Before “Freedom” every year, it is a staple of WWCF history to have the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony take place. Sanders was announced as the first inductee for 2010. The announcement happened as Sanders was in the ring on an edition of “Pulse” hyping “Freedom IX”, when he was interrupted by Shane McMahon, who had Sanders direct his attention to the video screen above the superstar entranceway. A very touching tribute video was shown, which drove Sanders to tears in the ring as the fans gave him a much-deserved standing ovation.

At the induction ceremony, Sanders was inducted by his trainer and mentor, “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase. Following his speech, Sanders was presented with the Million Dollar Championship belt.

Latest Decisions
One of the latest decisions made by Sanders was the creation of the first-ever “Strange Bedfellows” Diva Tag Team Match at the 2010 “WWCF Summerbash”. The match had included 14 WWCF Divas, but was downgraded to 13 following the release of Amber Wilson by Sanders.

Sanders is also responsible for the creation of the WWCF Xtreme Championship, which was previously known as the X Championship. The title will be strictly defended under Xtreme Rules matches only.

Wrestling Moves

 * Finishing moves
 * "Death From Above" (Cradle Piledriver from the Second Rope)
 * "Nail in the Coffin" (Cradle Tombstone Piledriver)
 * "The Last Exorcism" (Reverse Impaler DDT)


 * Nicknames
 * "The Hardcore Icon" (EWA, WWE, WCW, ECW, WWA, ECWF, WCWF)
 * "The Legend" (WWFX)
 * "The Dark Prince" (ECFW)


 * Wrestlers Managed
 * Lynn Storm
 * Tim Shady
 * Josh Lokamp


 * Managers
 * Tammy Michaels
 * "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
 * Father James Mitchell
 * Stephanie McMahon


 * Wrestlers Trained
 * Bitsy Mae Harling


 * Stables
 * The Elite (WWCF)
 * Haven Paradox: House Of Rapture (ECFW)


 * Entrance themes
 * Extreme Wrestling Association
 * “I Wanna Be Bad” by Willa Ford
 * “Mr. Crowley” by Ozzy Osbourne
 * World Wrestling Alliance
 * “It's All About the Money” by Jim Johnston
 * World Wrestling Federation Xtreme
 * “O Fortuna” from “Carmina Burana”
 * World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, East Coast Wrestling Federation, West Coast Wrestling Federation
 * “Prayer” by Disturbed
 * Extreme Championship Wrestling
 * “This is Extreme” by Harry Slash and The Slashtones
 * Extreme Championship Fatal Wrestling
 * “Love You to Death” by Type O Negative
 * “Reise, Reise” by Rammstein
 * NonStop Wrestling, Rising Phoenix Wrestling
 * “Ten Thousand Fists” by Disturbed
 * World Wrestling Championship Federation
 * “Juke Joint Jezebel” by KMFDM
 * “Burn It to the Ground” by Nickelback

Championships and accomplishments

 * Extreme Wrestling Association
 * EWA Hardcore Champion (2 times)
 * EWA Lieutenant Commissioner (2 times)
 * World Wrestling Alliance
 * WWA Million Dollar Champion (1 time, retired the championship)
 * World Wrestling Federation Xtreme
 * WWFX Undisputed European Champion (1 time, retired the championship)
 * East Coast Wrestling Federation
 * ECWF World Tag Team Champion (2 times, with The Sandman and Rey Mysterio)
 * ECWF World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
 * ECWF United States Champion (4 times)
 * ECWF Chief-of-Staff (1 time)
 * World Wrestling Federation
 * WWF Champion (1x)
 * WWF World Tag Team Champion (3 times, with Goldust, The Undertaker, and Kane)
 * WWF Intercontinental Champion (2x)
 * WWF Owner
 * World Championship Wrestling
 * WCW World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
 * WCW Owner
 * Extreme Championship Wrestling
 * ECW World Heavyweight Champion (1x)
 * ECW Co-Owner (with Paul Heyman)
 * ECW Owner
 * Extreme Championship Fatal Wrestling
 * ECFW World Heavyweight Champion (1 time, self-crowned “eternal” champion)
 * ECFW World Tag Team Champion (1 time, with A.M.)
 * ECFW Owner
 * NonStop Wrestling
 * NSW “Primetime” General Manager
 * NSW General Manager
 * NSW Owner
 * Rising Phoenix Wrestling
 * RPW Owner
 * Creator of the Company
 * World Wrestling Championship Federation
 * WWCF Co-Owner (with Shane McMahon)
 * WWCF Co-Director of Operations
 * WWCF Interim Sole Owner (1x)
 * WWCF Hall of Famer (Class of 2010)