Wrestler Bio: Quartz

[Quartz]

WRESTLER NAME: Ijitu/Inness/Intell Quartz

KNOWN AS: Quartz
BIRTHDATE: November 20th, 1985

HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

HEIGHT: 6'2''

WEIGHT: (currently) 280 lbs

THEME SONG: 

(As Ijitu Quartz): Bury The Light - Casey Edwards

(As Inness Quartz): Kill Mercy Within - Korn

 

SIGNATURE MOVES(S):

Quartz Elbow (Spinning Elbow Smash)

Criplex (Corner Exploder Suplex)

Three Minds Clotheslines

GOAT's Horn (Spear)

SiO2 (Grounded Punch)

 

FINISHERS(S):

The Black Phoenix (Death Valley Driver, performed from various positions)

Pepperton's Farewell (Rear Naked Choke

 

NOTABLE FUEDS: H2O, AWOL (Cort Marshall/Shephard), Uncrowned, The Inception, Rust Cohle, Kassidy Hayes, Nate Ortiz, Future Idiots, Spider Matsumoto

 

ACCOLADES: 1x OCW World Heavyweight Champion, 3x CCW World Heavyweight Champion, 2x OCW Riot Tag Team Champion, 1x CCW Turmoil Tag Team Champion, 1x OCW Undisputed Tag Team Champion (With Rust Cohle - CQC)

 

Biography:

 

Isaiah Quartz is an American professional wrestler born November 20th, 1985 in Toronto, Canada. Though born in Canada, Quartz was adopted by an American family and was raised his entire life in Philadelphia, PA. He is an American citizen. 

Quartz grew up in suburban Phildelphia as a massive wrestling fan. His father, a professional wrestler himself, trained and inspired him until the age of 18. His father was a masked wrestler known as The Black Phoenix and performed to marginal crowds for various promotions in the Philadelphia area, as a fan favorite. He dawned a blue and black mask and finished his opponents with a variant Death Valley Driver. In 1998, Quartz' adoptive mother became ill and passed away when he was only 13 years old. Quartz' father would follow soon after, passing away just a few years after. These early losses would influence the young wrestlers decisionmaking throughout his life, well into adulthood.

 

 

Quartz' began wrestling for the small promotion 'Philadelphia Grand Wrestling' at the age of 15 and continued with the promotion through high school until the age of 18. Little is known to date in OCW as to the events transpiring between Quartz final PGW match in early 2001 and his re-emergence in OCW in 2018, although it is known that he participated in part-time competitions with independent wrestling organizations under various names, though most notably under his surname as simply "Quartz".

 

Though there is very little of his independent career still available on the internet, various written posts reference Quartz' appearance in different ways, from short hair to long, from flabby and out of shape, to toned and physically dominant.

 

As was revealed in 2021, Quartz admitted he spent most of his 20s seeking answers about his youth and his family, eventually discovering he was the adopted son of a family from Toronto, who had since taken up residence in Denver, Colorado. Quartz has since discussed his regrettable decisions to hunt down his biological family and hold grudges against them. It was soon learned that Quartz' biological family were the parents to fellow OCW star Harvey Hamilton Ocean, making the two biological brothers.

 

Quartz did not resurface as a full time mainstream competitor until Early 2018 in the monster wrestling federation OCWFed. Quartz debuted on RIOT 495 under the name 'Ijitu Quartz'.

 

Since joining OCW, Quartz has amassed victories against OCW veterans Jookie Marley, H2O, and Cort Marshall. After a brief stint feuding with Rust Cohle, the two teamed up to become The Cohle Quartz Coalition (Known as C.Q.C.) and won the OCW Riot Tag Team championships at Summercide 2018.

 

At Anniversary XIV, Ijitu Quartz took control and attacked P3, joining Kassidy Hayes and Spider Matsumodo in TTT. The group would reign terror on RIOT until The Clash, when cracks began to form. Eventually, Kassidy Hayes would retire due to a neck injury and CQC's feud with inception would end with a title loss at Certified Greatness 2019.

 

As of April 25th, 2019, following an attempted singles run, Quartz lost a tournament match against Benjamin Moore and disappeared from OCW. However, just weeks later, he reemerged as Inness Quartz to save his tag team partner against Inception at Road 2 Glory 2019. CQC would regain the OCW Tag Team Championships and unify the titles with the CCW Turmoil Tag Team Championships at Wrestlution 13 against Scumciety (Mistico & Jay Fury).

 

After months of dominance as the first ever OCW Undisputed Tag Team Champions, defeating Kasstianity, Lucha Country, the Mega Bucks, and the Uncrowned (among others), C.Q.C. clashed in a #1 contenders match for the CCW World Championship. Quartz would go on to win that match and then his first ever world title at the Clash 2020 against Kassidy Hayes and Wrex. C.Q.C. would end their tag team championship reign around this time, forfeiting the titles after nobody could defeat them.

 

After losing the title back to Kassidy Hayes, Quartz took place in the main event of Wrestlution 14 inside the Elimination Chamber, in a losing effort. After taking months off, he once again reemerged under his blue alter ego, Ijitu Quartz. Quartz immediately attacked 2018 rookie classmate Justin Jehst, finishing him at Summercide 2020.

 

Quartz would soon find a partnership with long-time OCW pest Ryu "Spider" Matsumoto, reigniting the two men's relationship that was formed during their time in TTT. He was rebranded as "The New Storm" Ijitu Quartz. The duo of Quartz and Spider would go on to turn the momentum into a shocking upset against HOFer Nate Oritz on Turmoil, and soon Quartz would capture his first OCW World Championship from former tag team partner Rust Cohle.

 

Quartz and Spider powered through 2020 and 2021, as he became the longest reigning OCW World Champion in the promotion's history at 371 days. During his reign, Quartz would capture championship wins against Rust Cohle, AC Cobra, Nate Ortiz, Kassidy Hayes, KD'Angelo, Bobby Minio, and his brother H2O. The reign ended at the 17th Anniversary show to H2O in a Last Man Standing Match.

 

After taking several months off to recover, Quartz would not return until May 2022, following a series of cryptic vignettes that showcased his history. At Chaos Theory, Quartz returned to OCW as "Inness Quartz" in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA to break up a 3-way brawl consisting of DOC, Antonio Everrett, and Rust Cohle. The four men would parlay the conflict into a "Four Pillars" match at Wrestlution 16 in London England, where Inness Quartz would be the last man standing and capture his 2nd CCW World Championship.

 

In the wake of Wrestlution, Quartz was immediately targeted by another former mentor, Kassidy Hayes. Hayes, now emboldened with a new, more powerful iteration of his faction "Kasstianity", attempted to lure Quartz and H2O both into his employ. After an initial resistance, Hayes assaulted Quartz and attempted to steal the CCW World Championship from his grasp. Kassidy Hayes was unsuccessful at securing the CCW World Championship at Summercide.

 

Despite this, Kassidy would re-emerge after a defense against Nate Ortiz at OCW's return to the Tokyo Dome for Red Sun Rising. Hayes and Matsumoto would ambush Quartz after his match, prompting former ally Rust Cohle to make the save, effectively reforming CQC. CQC would go on a run for several months attempting to stave off Kassidy's influence, eventually leading to a "Team OCW vs Team Kasstianity" battle that saw fellow OCW faithful Colin Locke, Maxx Edwards, Terra Daturas, and Ashley Moore push back against Kasstianity's influence in a successful battle. Kass would have one last match with Quartz at The Clash 2022 where Kassidy would be unable to challenge for the CCW World Championship ever again should he lose. Kassidy Hayes would lose the match and Quartz would move onto a feud with Wrex.

 

Despite only briefly crossing paths in the past, Wrex and Quartz battled over the CCW World Championship for 4 months, competing in three matches at OCW's 18th Anniversary, RIOT 600, and Road 2 Glory 2023. It was during this time that Quartz would form a partnership with Joe Deaver, an attempt to mentor the younger wrestler. The two would swap victories in a series that also saw newcomer John Carter unsuccessfully cash in his Future Investment briefcase at RIOT 600. Wrex would eventually emerge victorious in a "Scum City Deathmatch" at Road 2 Glory that would cause a significant injury to Quartz right-eye during a ladder spot in the match.

 

Quartz would not miss much action due to the injury, instead opting to wear a large bandage on his head. He would face The Last Blacksmith at Wrestlution 17 in a losing effort after three consecutive Horse Stomps. 

 

After his match with The Last Blacksmith, Quartz and Joe Deaver came to the aid of DOC to push back against Kassidy Hayes and H2O once again. However, it was quickly revealed that Quartz had once again become "Ijitu Quartz", superkicking his protege in Joe Deaver and joining forces with his estranged brother in H2O, who also denounced his partnership with Kassidy Hayes. The two would become "The Perfect Storm". 

 

In  2023-2024, the Perfect Storm would become a dominant force in the tag scene, pursuing the OCW World Tag Team Championships. Despite their efforts, they would find themselves embroiled in conflicts with the likes of Paul Pugh and Rust Cohle, Joe Deaver and Chris Greene, The Uncrowned, and the Future Idiots. After a strong start to the tag team, they began a long losing streak that eventually caused them to question their motivations. After several stop-start attempts to capture the championships, Ryu Matsumoto would return to summon Bunny M and Ligermask (Biger Lunny) to end the team at Wrestlution 18. While the duo was unsuccessful in winning the match, it was revealed in the aftermath that both H2O and Quartz had been working through dangerous injuries through most of their run and the team disbanded shortly afterwards to focus on their individual health.

 

After 7 months recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee, Quartz returned at OCW's 20th Anniversary event to interrupt Ryu Matsumoto's rant about the current generation. Despite Spider's best efforts, Quartz made short work of his former mentor at Ambition 100.