1. UltraMantis Black was born on July 17,1975 and is a professional wrestler and musician, who performed primarily in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion.
28 Facts About UltraMantis Black
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UltraMantis Black is a former one-time Chikara Grand Champion and winner of the 2012 King of Trios tournament.
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In May 2004 he renamed himself UltraMantis Black and adopted a new mask and a red and black attire, while beginning to express communist views.
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UltraMantis Black started his professional wrestling training in 2002 at the brand new Chikara Wrestle Factory, where he was trained by Mike Quackenbush and Reckless Youth.
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UltraMantis Black trained on the first term of the school alongside the likes of Hallowicked and Icarus.
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On May 25,2002, UltraMantis Black made his Chikara debut as a tecnico superhero on the promotion's first show, where he was defeated by fellow Wrestle Factory graduate Blind Rage.
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On September 27,2003, UltraMantis Black received a shot at the Chikara Young Lions Cup, but was defeated by the defending champion Hallowicked.
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In early 2004, UltraMantis Black began showing signs of a becoming a rudo after adopting a more aggressive style and attacking fellow wrestlers after they had managed to defeat him.
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Finally, on April 9,2004, UltraMantis Black cemented his rudo turn by abandoning Zero during a tag team match against BLKOUT, letting their opponents get the win.
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In early 2005, UltraMantis Black began suffering from injuries that would force him to take on the roles of a commentator, a role he continues to hold, and a manager for Hallowicked.
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On November 13,2005, UltraMantis Black debuted his newest protege, Hydra.
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In early 2009 UltraMantis Black, after being threatened by Quackenbush, revealed that the reason he had wanted the Chikara Special from Shane Storm the previous year was that with it he could get his hands on the Eye of Tyr, a mysterious artifact that could be used to control minds.
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Shane Storm came to UltraMantis Black and offered to teach him the move in order to get back to his winning ways and this is why UltraMantis Black had helped him defeat Hydra back in November 2007.
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However, UltraMantis Black did not believe this and refused to let go of the Eye.
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That same man would then begin sending messages over the internet to UltraMantis Black saying that he and his Temple would be destroyed if he did not return the Eye of Tyr to the "family".
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On October 18,2009, at Cibernetico Increible the man was joined by another larger man dressed in similar fashion and together they appeared in the crowd and confronted UltraMantis Black, who proceeded to flee the arena.
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UltraMantis Black managed to gain a measure of revenge on BDK by eliminating both its captain, Ares, and his former tag team partner, Delirious, from the match, before being eliminated himself by Tursas.
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Bodhi then revealed that UltraMantis Black had come to him asking for his help against BDK and he had given him Obariyon and Kodama and now he had come for his payment, the Eye of Tyr.
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When UltraMantis Black was unable to produce the Eye of Tyr he was attacked by Obariyon, Kodama and the debuting Kobald.
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At the season ten premiere, Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls, on January 23,2011, UltraMantis Black defeated Bodhi via disqualification, after being attacked by The Batiri.
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In winning the match, UltraMantis Black and Hallowicked picked up their third point, earning the right to challenge for the Campeonatos de Parejas.
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UltraMantis Black first used the Eye of Tyr to get rid of Sinn Bodhi, handing him what was later revealed as a fake replica, which led to Bodhi parting ways with the promotion.
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In early 2015, Chikara started the Challenge of the Immortals tournament with UltraMantis Black appointed captain of one of the ten teams.
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On December 3, after the heXed Men had been defeated in the 2016 torneo cibernetico, Ophidian stole the Eye of Tyr from UltraMantis Black, releasing him from under its spell.
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On February 4,2017, UltraMantis Black appeared at Chikara's season 18 opener, seemingly announcing his return to in-ring action.
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On November 1,2013, UltraMantis Black made a surprise debut for Absolute Intense Wrestling, challenging Ethan Page and defeating him in the subsequent match to win the promotion's top title, the AIW Absolute Championship.
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In 2014, UltraMantis and members of Pissed Jeans formed a hardcore band named UltraMantis Black, they have released two full-lengths through Relapse Records and an extended play on cassette.
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UltraMantis Black is close friends with his former tag team partner Mister Zero and served as best man at his wedding.