Ric Blade is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he was a one time Junior Heavyweight Champion and a one time World Tag Team Champion with Nick Mondo. Blade has wrestled in such companies such as Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Pennsylvania Wrestling Federation, Liberty All-Star Wrestling and Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Blade was one of the original CZW Wrestling Academy graduates alongside Lobo, Nick Gage, Justice Pain and T.C.K.