Brandon Blade

Lawrence George Baker, better known by his ring name Brandon Blade, is an American professional wrestler. He works for MECCA, where he has performed since 2011.

1 Early career
2 Professional wrestling career
         2.1 Modern Establishment of Competitive Combat Arts
3 In wrestling

Brandon Blade

Professional wrestling career

Early career

George Baker trained to be a professional wrestler in the late 2000s, and made his debut in early 2009. He spent most of the next couple of years working various independent promotions and doing international tours, building up a reputation as a premier high-flyer.

Modern Establishment of Competitive Combat Arts (2011-present)

Debut

Baker made his debut in MECCA under the name Brandon Blade in late 2011. After videos heralding his arrival, his first match was a victory against Adam Brooks at Scared Stiff in October. A few weeks later, he made his television debut on Go Time by beating Caron. He competed on the countdown show of No Regrets, but lost in dubious fashion to Torea.

The Near Future

In early December, Blade was set to be a part of the Take It to the Top Tournament. The first round was set to begin on December 7, but at the top of the show he joined Marcus Kavian, Aaron Glover and Terrence Bolton, half the participants in the tournament, in a beatdown of Gran Akuma and Kotoka Shiiba. Kavian said that he wasn't going to jump through any more hoops to make it to the top, and specifically chose Bolton, Glover, and Blade because they had no history in MECCA and were willing to be molded. They dubbed their group the Near Future and ended up hijacking most of the show, culminating in an eight-man tag team victory against MECCA mainstays Austin Lee, The Wild Wolf and High Def in the main event. They would cement their place on the roster when Kavian beat Shiiba and Glover, Blade, and Bolton defeated Lee, Akuma, and Drake Younger in a six-man tag ten days later at End of the Line.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
       
• The Exit Wound (Corkscrew shooting star press) - 2012-present
       
• The Firebrand II (Inverted rolling senton bomb) - 2013-2014
       
• The Firebrand I (Shooting star legdrop) - 2011-2013, used sporadically after
       
• The Stretch Muffler (Argentine leglock) - 2011-2012

• Signature moves
       
• The Slice (Reverse front facelock into a legdrop across the chest)
       
• Corkscrew moonsault
       
• Twisting moonsault plancha
       
• Slingblade
       
• Underhanded swinging neckbreaker
       
• Rolling Samoan drop

• w/ Chris Peake
• Double team finishing moves
       
• The Derezz (Double top rope moonsault uranage slam) - 2015-present
       
• The Apex (Gory Bomb (Blade) / Top rope somersault three-quarter nelson neckbreaker (Peake) combination) - 2015-present
• Double signature moves
       
• The Slicebuster (Legdrop inverted DDT (Blade) / Spinebuster (Peake) combination)
       
• Dropkick (Peake) / Reverse fireman's carry swinging neckbreaker (Blade) combination
       
• Corner Irish whip (Blade) / Double high knee (Peake) / Ground floor dropkick (Blade) / Top rope moonsault double stomp (Peake) sequence
       
• Double apron slingshot, followed by Standing moonsault (Blade) / Standing shooting star press (Peake) combination

• Entrance Themes
       
• "UltraNUMB" by Blue Stahli (MECCA; 2011-2015)
       
• "Any Means Necessary" by HammerFall (MECCA; 2013-2014; used as a member of The Near Future)
       
• "Armageddon" by Blue Stahli (MECCA; 2015-present; used while teaming with Chris Peake)

• Nicknames
       
• "The Man Who Flips Off Gravity"

Championships and accomplishments

• Modern Establishment of Competitive Combat Arts
       
• MECCA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Peake
       
• MECCA Legacy Championship (1 time)
       
• Trios Tag League Winner (2012) - with Aaron Glover and Terrence Bolton