Timothy P. Vassa

Retired American professional wrestler from Bethlehem, PA as Blind Rage. Debuted in 2001 and competed for Hardway Wrestling, the Heritage Wrestling Alliance, the Future Wrestling Alliance before arriving in CHIKARA in 2002. Defeated UltraMantis at the promotion's first show, "CHIKARA The Renaissance Dawns," on May 25, 2002. There he was the leader of the Night Shift, the first top rudo (heel/bad guy) group, with Hallowicked and Ichabod Slayne (later Icarus). He has also competed for Pro Xcitement Wrestling, the New Age Wrestling Federation, IWA Mid-South, the Cyberspace Wrestling Federation, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Far North Wrestling, Wrestling Is Fun!, Forza Lucha, Excellence Professional Wrestling and WrestleJam. After UltraMantis turned rudo and became UltraMantis Black in 2004, Blind Rage joined him and Hallowicked in the Dark Breed, which lasted until he "retired" at the end of 2005. Made one appearance in 2006, at the 2006 Season Finale "CHIKARA Talent Borrows Genius Steals," November 18, 2006, as the fourth man for the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple, with UltraMantis Black, Crossbones and Hydra, in a loss to Cheech, Cloudy and Incoherence (Hallowicked and Delirious.) Did not wrestle again until the 2012 Season Finale "CHIKARA Under The Hood," December 2, 2012, in the Spectral Envoy (Mantis/Hallowicked/Frightmare/Crossbones/Rage)-The Dark Army (Delirious/Ophidian/The Batiri [Obariyon/Kodama/Kobald]) match, which the Envoy won, marking his first time ever working tecnico (face/good guy) in CHIKARA. Made on CHIKARA appearance in 2013, teaming with Mantis as the Spectral Envoy in a four-way elimination match against the Batiri (Obariyon and Kodama), the Devastation Corporation (Max Smashmaster and Blaster McMassive) and the Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield and "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti), which the Batiri won, at "CHIKARA The Shoulders of Pallas" on April 6, 2013. Made three appearances for CHIKARA in 2014. Hallowicked, having been turned heel via Delirious using the Eye of Tyr on him at the 2014 Season Finale "CHIKARA Tomorrow Never Dies" on December 6, drafted Rage to his CHIKARA Challenge of the Immortals team the Nightmare Warriors. As a result, Blind Rage became a rudo for the first time since 2006, even though he had never formally turned. Continues to compete in the Pennsylvania independent scene. Announced his retirement in May 2017.