Biography[]
Standing at 6'9" Gabriel Washington was a shoe-in for the AWE-I's "Monster Factory." There the liverpool native was trained by Vile "Vince" Viper, and Wilson Pound, first meeting longtime friend, Henry Auster ("Handsome" Henry). With a letter of introduction, Washington headed to the states, where he quickly joined the NWC. There he was put in a stupid plastic monster suit, and wrestled as Barbarian Lord. As a larger than life villain, Washington was paired up with similarly themed "monsters" like Shack the Saboteur (Brian Calypso). The two had an in-ring chemistry, and enjoyed complaining about their stupid gimmicks, soon became travelling partners. The two eventually parted ways from NWC, but kept together as they headed to TWS, the problem was, anyone who recognized them as the NWC ghouls, would laugh them out of the building. Donning blue masks, the two men started working the circuit as a tag team, the Blue Angels. The two picked up a number of tag titles during their run, while polishing their skills, before losing a mask versus mask match to hated rivals the Marvelous Hellraisers.
Getting good press for their last match, Washington got the call from his trainer. Vile "Vince" Viper needed some sidekicks in the internationally acclaimed UWA, and Washington was moving up. Adopting the gimmick Othello, Washington's heavy tattoos were complimented by face paint to make him a truly intimidating presence. Othello was paired up with longtime friend, "Handsome" Henry, forming the tag team Unstoppable Darkness, which tore up the tag division for half a year. The UWA saw star potential in Othello, and pulled the trigger on the team, having them feud over the UWA TV title. Things were looking good for a main event run, when tragedy struck, a blown spot caused Washington to destroy his back, requiring a dozen surgeries.
When all the operations were finished there was no way to keep up with a regular schedule, and Othello went back to England to become a trainer at the AWE-I. A few years later, Othello's former partner, Brian Calypso, hit big in the IWA. Othello was brought in to play up their former tag team, wrestling a few PPV matches, while kept on as a road agent to work with younger stars. He stayed with the IWA for five years before it finally went under, at which point he returned to the AWE-I.
Gimmicks[]
Aztec KIng
Barbarian Lord
Blue Angel #2
Othello
Tag Teams[]
Coffin Makers (as Gabriel Washington w/Henry Auster)
Dark Ages (as Barbarian Lord w/Despot)
The Blue Angels (as Blue Angel #2 w/Brian Calypso)
Unstoppable Darkness (as Othello W/"Handsome" Henry)
Signature Moves[]
Full Circle Powerbomb (shakes opponent around to make a Zen symbol in the air before hitting a sitdown powerbomb)
Super Hiptoss
Short Arm Uranage
Titles & Accolades[]
WFMagazine Rookie of the Year 1998
4 x AWE-I tag team champion (w/Henry Auster)
NWC Tag Team champion (w/Despot)
2 x EMCA tag team champions (w/Brian Calypso)
IWA tag team champion (w/Brian Calypso)
2 x UWA TV champion (Henry Version)