William “The Messiah” Welch was a stand out indy star with great things ahead of him in the business, but in the past couple of years he’s wrestled infrequently at best. The Messiah is best known for his work in the now defunct XPW run by degenerate pervert Rob Black and the controversy that followed him but his work in the NWA and Combat Zone Wrestling are forever ingrained in the minds of hardcore wrestling fans as some of the finest work ever done on the independent circuit.

There are plenty of places on the net to find clips of Welch however, and ‘tuber BillyMessiah has several good movies including this tribute which highlights the talent, determination and fortitude Welch displayed in the pursuit of his dream:

Should The Messiah wrestle a full time schedule again, I’m sure he’d be a worthy addition to the ECW roster.