Ophidian

Ophidian

Born: June 5, 1983
in Alexandria - Egypt
Ophidian is a professional wrestler best known for performing with CHIKARA. He was previously a member of the The Osirian Portal stable along with his former partners Amasis and Hieracon. His gimmick is an anthropomorphic Egyptian cobra, which is reflected in his in-ring gear and cobra head mask as well as his mannerisms and speech. Ophidian currently serves as an assistant trainer at The Wrestle Factory, operated by Chikara founder Mike Quackenbush.

Professional wrestling career

Ophidian trained at the Chikara Wrestle Factory wrestling school. Upon graduation he began teaming with Amasis and the pair adopted their gimmick and their masks to become The Osirian Portal, a team inspired by ancient Egyptian culture. Ophidian became an anthropomorphic King Cobra while Amasis became a break dancing pharaoh. Part of their gimmick involved hypnosis, wherein Amasis would hold Ophidian in a wheelbarrow hold, while the latter places his hands together and waves them in front of their opponents, hypnotizing them.

Chikara

The Osirian Portal (2007-2011)

Amasis and Ophidian made their debut as a tag team on September 22, 2007 at the Chikara show Cibernetico and Robin, defeating ShaneSaw (Shane Storm and Jigsaw) in their first match together. Ophidian had made his debut on June 5 at an XCW Wrestling Mid-West event and had wrestled two matches on his own in Chikara, on July 4 and 21, while for Amasis this was his professional wrestling debut.[6] In early 2008 Amasis and Ophidian entered the King of Trios tournament along with Mecha Mummy forming Team Egypt. since that time they tag temed through 2007 until Amasis retired in September 2011 due to a non-wrestling injury, Ophidian turned on Amasis thus ending the Osirian Portal and turning Ophidian into a Rudo (heel).

Rudo turn and singles competition (2011-present)

Ophidian began using a new look at Chikara shows for the eleventh season, switching to a red snake mask instead of a cobra's head at Chikarasaurus Rex: How to Hatch a Dinosaur. Throughout the eleventh season he also began allying himself with The Batiri and Delirious.

On October 31, Ophidian released a hip-hop song, Death To Amasis, about the breakup and "death" of former partner Amasis. Also included were various instrumentals.

Amasis returned to Chikara on December 2, 2012, at Under the Hood, starting a rivalry with Ophidian. The two faced off on June 2, 2013, at Aniversario: Never Compromise, where Amasis defeated Ophidian in a Sarcophagus match. Afterwards, Ophidian and Amasis reunited at a Wrestling is Cool event and once again began teaming together.

Movies for Ophidian...

Title: Worldwide Dojo Captured Lightning
Character: The Whisper
Released: February 28, 2022
Type: TV
Worldwide Dojo Wrestling
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GCW Backyard Wrestling
Title: GCW Backyard Wrestling
Character: Lucky Pierre
Released: July 4, 2019
Type: Movie
GCW presents Backyard Wrestling featuring Trampolines, Mattresses, Lawn Chairs, a Boombox and such more more. Matches scheduled include: Joey Janela (Suicide Kid) vs. Ruckus (Claude Marrow Jr.) Marko Stunt vs. Logan Stunt Tony Deppen vs. Alex Zayne Ophidian (Lucky Pierre) vs. Joe Gacy (Psycho Joe) Matt Demorest vs. The Chad SHLAK vs. Luke Hadley Shane Mercer (Diablo) vs. Jordan Oliver
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GCW Crushed Up
Title: GCW Crushed Up
Character: Ophidian
Released: June 20, 2019
Type: Movie
Gage vs Deppen for GCW World Title Also: Janela, G Raver, Jimmy Lloyd, SHLAK, Colby Corino, KTB, Jordan Oliver
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GCW Crime Wave
Title: GCW Crime Wave
Character: Ophidian
Released: April 25, 2019
Type: Movie
Game Changer Wrestling Presents Crime Wave
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Freelance Presents Burn After Watching
Title: Freelance Presents Burn After Watching
Released: April 19, 2019
Type: Movie
From 19.04.2019 in Chicago
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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
Title: GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
Character: Ophidian
Released: April 6, 2019
Type: Movie
The Bad Boy Joey Janela felt one Spring Break wasn't enough along with GCW they present The Greatest Clusterfuck as the final event of The Collective.
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Beyond Extreme Warfare Revenge
Title: Beyond Extreme Warfare Revenge
Character: Ophidian
Released: December 16, 2018
Type: Movie
Cibernetico: 7 Man Army, Beyond came out on top. This time, Beyond Wrestling is hosting the festivities on December 16th with Extreme Warfare Revenge. The show will start at 5:00 PM Eastern. Will Beyond continue to rule the day, or will CHIKARA get revenge?
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CHIKARA Dark Water
Title: CHIKARA Dark Water
Released: November 18, 2017
Type: Movie
At "Dark Water," Mike Quackenbush steps back into the ring to finish a rivalry that dates back years! Complicating matters is the addition of an "enforcement official," that being Sidney Bakabella. Dasher Hatfield joins forces with The Rumblebees to take on the treacherous trio of Juan Francisco de Coronado with Crummels and Defarge. Plus, the Young Lions Cup is defended for the final time in Season 18!
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CHIKARA Colony Collapse
Title: CHIKARA Colony Collapse
Released: October 9, 2015
Type: Movie
Our Season 15 tour takes us back to the Big Apple, in the midst of New York Comic Con! After you've braved the convention floor over at the Javits Center, come on over to Stage 48 for the fun-filled lucha super party!
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CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
Title: CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
Released: November 22, 2009
Type: Movie
Season 8 concludes as the Colony defend the CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas against the former Champions the Osirian Portal, Eddie Kingston battles Claudio Castagnoli in a Respect Match, and a huge surprise ending changes the face of CHIKARA for years to come.