Diamond Jack Sabbath

Jack Martin-Sabbath (born November 29th 1980) is a British professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Diamond Jack Sabbath. He is most known for the Legion storyline which took place in Xtreme Wrestling Alliance. He is currently under contract for Xtreme Wrestling Alliance (XWA). He was also formerly under contract with WFigs Wrestling Federation (WFWF) and was also under a part time contract with the now-defunct Frontier Turbulance Wrestling (FTW) until the beginning of 2010. Jack was also part of the short lived New Era Wrestling (NEW), a promotion consisting of former WFWF workers who had walked out during the Alex Sean Walkout. Jack is most notable for being one of the few wrestlers with a criminal record and a history of imprisonment. He is also well known for his participation in the critically well recieved 'Legion' angle in XWA.

Childhood
Jack was born as an only child at Hope Hospital in Salford, Manchester in the early hours of the morning on November 29th 1980. Jack's mother became extremely ill due to the birth and died two weeks later. Jack was reluctantly put in the care of his father Ron, a loan shark who worked for a local gangster.

As Jack grew up his father's reluctance to look after him was apparent and Jack developed a hate for him at an early age. This is understandable as Jack was occasionally beaten by Ron when a deal had gone wrong or his boss had given him a tight deadline for money collection. At the age of eight, Jack broke out of his house to go to a friends at midnight. They were going to watch WWF WrestleMania IV. It did not last long when his father found out. Jack was put on house arrest and not allowed to go anywhere for any reason, even school.

Jack was bullied at school constantly as the other kids knew of Jack's ill treatment and teased him for it.

Decent Into Crime
At the age of ten, Jack worked out a way to escape his confinement within the house he lived in and began to roam the street regularly, occasionally stealing things and pick-pocketting for no good reason at all. He was spotted by a local gangster- ironically the same who employed his father- and after convincing Jack was sent on occasional jobs to steal things for him.

As Jack reached puberty, the hostility between himself and his father grew deeper as Jack had begun to fight back. On Jack's thirteenth birthday he was forced to leave the house at gunpoint by his father, as he watched his possessions burn on a bonfire at the front of the house. Later on though, Jack came back, fuming in anger, and broke into the house. Several hours later the alarm went off in the house. When police came, Ron was found dead and Jack was gone. It is believed Jack murdered him.

By fifteen, Jack had become a complete criminal, possessing firearms and other stolen goods. He had a gang known on the streets as the Salford Legion, consisiting of eight people including himself. The Salford Legion are known best for the infamous diamond heist of 1995, an event that earned Jack a new nickname; Diamond Jack Sabbath. However in the midst of all this, Jack still yearned for a better life. An avid wrestling fan, Jack became intrigued once the New World Order faction had started in World Championship Wrestling.

The Missing Years
There is a large part of Jack's life that is unknown and un-spoken of. This could be for a multiple amount of reasons, but it has often been hinted that it is something that Jack did. We have yet to find out what happened, yet we do already know certain elements:
 * Eddie Flitchcroft was present. Whatever happened caused his mental break-down.
 * It resulted in Jack and Eddie five years in prison as cell-mates after Jack apparently set someone on fire
 * Jack was a hired-gun at the time.
 * An incident occured which set in motion Jack's road to the wrestling world.

Training
Jack began training to become a wrestler after leaving prison, Eddie also. Jack and Eddie trained together at Skip's Scoop-Slam Academy initially as a tag team but when it was decided both competitors have extremely contrasting methods of victory- Jack using his brain and Eddie doing whatever he wanted- Jack became a singles wrestler. Jack would often use his smart skills, agility and heavy handling to beat his opponents. His trainer 'Skip' Sanders noticed his talent and the two became friends, Skip becoming Jack's promoter. After spending years on the independent circuit, Jack and Skip were signed onto a short term contract with Frontier Turbulence Wrestling

Frontier Turbulence Wrestling (2009)
Jack debuted in FTW in September of 2009 as a mute known as Jack 'The Python' Sabbath managed by Skip. Showing up during a hardcore title match, Jack powerbombed the Hardcore Champion Donny Jackass, costing him the title. A week later, Skip and Sabbath announced that they were here to take the FTW Undisputed Championship. This was until Donny Jackass decided he wanted revenge and attacked Sabbath. A match was scheduled which Sabbath won and caused a minor injury to Jackass.

Sabbath continued to dominate, defeating jobbers in squash matches. Eventually Jack began to speak regularly and to the surprise of many, Jack was quite well spoken and ambitious. Soon though, Donny Jackass returned and sought revenge once again, this time outsmarting Sabbath. A cage match was scheduled at the next Pay Per View- Livewire- between the two. Dispite a valiant effort, Jack was defeated.

In November of that year, Jack decided FTW was not the career path he wanted to take dispite Skip's attempts to make him think otherwise. Jack left FTW and parted ways with Skip as he left for WFWF.

WFigs Wrestling Federation (2009-2010)
Jack appeared in WFWF under a new ring name Diamond Jack Sabbath (the same nickname he had earned earlier in his life) and employing a new gimmick, that of a smart but cocky heel with an obsession with control and power. Jack made his debut at WFWF Stars & Stripes 2009 in a battle royal to determine the no.1 contender for the WFWF World Champion. Jack was among the last to be eliminated. It was during this time Jack engaged in a short rivalry with Nathan Gust, however this did not last as Gust left WFWF before the feud could pick up properly.

After a series of losses Jack began to blame management and booking for his losing streak. Eventually, Jack attacked Joe Bishop during a match on Loaded. The next week Joe would settle the score.

While Jack had been taking time off, WFWF had been having management problems, which led to the walk-out of Alex Sean. Literally one day after this, Jack was vocal on his unsettlement with how the company was run. On 26th May 2010, Jack handed his notice in and promptly quit the WFWF.

The Legion (2010- Present)
In the closing moments of XWA Final Countdown, Jack (using his new gimmick from WFWF) made an unscheduled appearance, announcing his contract with the newly reopened XWA. After a run-in with some XWA Alumni, Ciaren Donegan returned and helped Jack out. Jack told Ciaren of the things they could achieve together and the two formed the Legion, a heel faction intent on taking over XWA. Pretty soon Chris Chaos and Hunter Nicholson had joined as well. A couple of weeks later Amy Taylor became the group's valet and Jack's old associate Eddie Flitchcroft joined as 'The Secret Weapon'.

By the first Massacre show, Legion was six strong. Attempting to recruit more members, the Legion were confronted by Hutton Brown who attempted to anger Jack. This lead to a fight and a further feud between the group and Brown. That same week, Jack paied a visit to the then-new General Manager Lucifer 'Mad Dog' McMahon's office, telling him to stay out of their way. This turned out to have been ignored by Lucifer as he had delivered a chairshot to Chris Chaos later on in the night. The next week, Legion confronted the Mad Dog, intending to get violent however this was not the case. Mad Dog struck a deal with the Legion. At Legends Mad Dog awarded the World Heavyweight Championship to Ciaren Donegan, a title which he retained later in the night against Hutton Brown. Jack won a tornament and was crowned the new Television Championship, however he would lose the belt a night later to Chris Chaos.

After a couple of weeks Jack revealed he was taking order from another person and the Legion was not his idea. Soon there were talks of a man known as the Controller and something known as 'Operation 5:09'. The Legion took over Massacre for one night before Jack was kidnapped for an entire week by Tempest. A week prior to the kidnapping Jack had asked newcomer Jack Hazard to join the Legion. Hazard was unsure about this and did not answer, however it was Hazard who broke Jack out of the motel Tempest had him held in.

Jack returned, battered and scarred after a self-inflicted beating to make Tempest look bad. That same night he lost a match against Rose for the T.V Title. After the match, the Controller told the Legion he was going to stop them. Jack dared the Controller to show his face next week, which the Controller agreed to however his Druids took Eddie and Hunter away, leaving Jack, Amy and Ciaren on thier own.

The next week, it was revealed at the end of the show that Eddie Flitchcroft was the Controller all along, masquarading as the lunatic Jack remembered him as when actually he was both cured and a changed man altogether. Revealing that he did it to outsmart Jack and show people he was fallable, Eddie embarked on a mission to show the Legion and XWA fans who Jack Sabbath really was, thereby exposing what really happened in 'The Missing Years'.

At a full roster meeting, Ciaren- then XWA World Champion- left the Legion. Jack fell to his knees and pathetically asked the roster to offer one person to join the Legion. Eddie appeared and told him it was over, but at that second, Jack Hazard emerged and effectively joined the Legion. Jack announced this as a new beginning and christened the group as 'New Legion'.

Over the next month, Drake Dysfuction and XWA legend Vestal joined the group and Raine debuted as a part of the group. Eddie Flitchcroft returned and swore he would take down the Legion and that he would do it through Amy Taylor, seeing her as a way to get information on the Legion's plans. Since the New Legion had been assembled, Jack and his new comrades defeated the Hounds from Hell (the offspring of The MadDog), Nightmare and Jack Mercy however Jack was still defeated by the XWA World Champion Rose and a returning Alex Sean in the Lord of the Ring tornament.

Personal Life
Jack is currently in an extremely strained relationship with Amy Taylor. Jack not only belittles her when chance arises but it is also implied Jack physically abuses her. No additional details about Jack's current personal life have ever been discussed or referred to.

In Wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Diamond's Wrath (Triple Powerbomb)
 * The Jack-Knife Powerbomb (Jackknife Powerbomb)


 * Signature moves
 * Bicycle Kick
 * Choke Slam
 * Spinebuster
 * Shooting-Star Press (Occasional)


 * Managers
 * Amy Taylor (XWA, Current)
 * 'Skip' Sanders (FTW, Past)


 * Nicknames
 * "The Crown Jewel"
 * "The Snake Of Salford Quays"
 * "The Sabbath Day's Witness"


 * Entrance themes
 * "Lose Yourself (Rock Remix)" by Eminem
 * "I'd Start a Revolution" by Aimee Allen
 * "Another Way To Die" by Alicia Keys and Jack White
 * "Blaze Of Glory" by John Bon Jovi
 * "Going Under" by Evanescence
 * "Prelude 12/21" by A.F.I

Championships and Accomplishments

 * Xtreme Wrestling Alliance
 * XWA Television Championship (1 time)