KEYE-TV studio

KEYE-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Texas that is licensed to Austin. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 (or virtual channel 42.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Waymaker Cove on the northwest side of Austin. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable and Grande Communications channel 5. There is a high definition feed offered on Time Warner Cable digital channel 1531 and Grande Communications digital channel 805.

Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, its studios are located on Metric Boulevard and Donley Drive in the North Burnet section of Austin, it is one of two area television stations whose studios are located in this part of town (ABC affiliate KVUE being the other). Syndicated programming on KEYE-TV includes The Insider, Two and a Half Men, The People's Court, and Numb3rs among others.

Digital television[link]

Digital channels

KEYE started producing newscasts in high definition on November 1, 2007. The transition made KEYE the first station in the Austin market — and the first station in the Four Points Media Group — to produce and air newscasts in HD.[2] However, while the in-studio video is in high definition, most of the field video remains in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition. It was announced on March 29, 2008 that 42.2 was being turned on and would soon broadcast the Retro Television Network with a customized schedule for the Austin market.^[1]

On February 17, 2009, KEYE ceased analog broadcasts. Its digital signal remains on channel 43 using PSIP to display "42" as its virtual channel number. As of October 1, 2009, 42.2 carries Telemundo as well as locally produced Spanish-language newscasts weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m., displacing the RTV affiliation.^[2] Outside of an Azteca America affiliation on West Palm Beach sister station WWHB-CA (which was also acquired by Sinclair), those stations are the only Sinclair operations to carry a Spanish language network.

KEYE was one of only eight Nexstar-owned or managed stations before the Sinclair acquisition of the station to broadcast local newscasts in high definition or 16:9 widescreen (five of the others are KUTV, KARK-TV, KARZ-TV, KOZL-TV and KOLR — all of which, like KEYE, also broadcast in partial high definition). WFRV-TV and satellite station WJMN-TV made the upgrade to high-definition newscasts in late June 2011, just prior to Nexstar's completion of the purchases of the two stations.

History[link]

Early years[link]

Channel 42 had been the original home of NBC affiliate KHFI-TV, when it signed on in 1965. That station moved to channel 36 in 1973 and is now KXAN-TV. For nine years, channel 42 was dark.

On December 4, 1983, KBVO-TV signed on as Austin's first independent station. The calls came from the University of Texas at Austin's mascot, Bevo. It was originally owned by Steve Beard, an Austin advertising executive, and a small group of investors. In 1987, it became affiliated with the upstart Fox network and began calling itself "Fox 42" on-air in the late 1980s. In 1993, Beard sold the station to Granite Broadcasting for $54 million—a handsome return on his original investment.

From Fox to CBS[link]

In 1995, New World Communications purchased KTBC, which was included in a group deal to switch most of New World's stations to Fox (which later purchased the New World holdings). On July 1, 1995, KTBC and KBVO swapped affiliations, with the CBS affiliation going to KBVO, which changed its calls to the current KEYE. The callsign refers to the famous CBS Eye Logo, as well as to The Eyes of Texas, one of several songs associated with the aforementioned university.

It called itself "K-EYE 42, Your Eye on Austin" until 1999, branding was shortened to simply "K-EYE," on account of the fact that it was now available to all Austin area cable subscribers on cable channel 5. In 1999, Granite put KEYE up for sale in order to raise money to pay off debt.

It became the second O&O of any major network in the market when CBS, which was in the middle of a merger with former subsidiary Viacom, bought the station in 1999. At that time, KEYE became part of a cluster of television stations in Texas owned by Viacom, alongside Metroplex stations KTVT (also a CBS affiliate) and KTXA (affiliated with UPN), and Houston UPN station KTXH. The latter station was then swapped to Fox (alongside WDCA in Washington, D.C.) in 2001 for KBHK in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In 2005 it was rebranded again, strangely enough, to "CBS42 K-EYE" (under the "CBS Mandate") to reflect CBS ownership and for cable subscribers to avoid confusion with San Antonio's CBS outlet KENS-TV, seen on VHF analog channel 5. As of 2006, the K-EYE branding was phased out in favor of simply CBS42 (except for a website address reference).

On February 7, 2007, CBS agreed to sell seven of its stations to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., for $185 million. Cerberus formed a new holding company for the stations, Four Points Media Group, who took over the operation of the stations through local marketing agreements in late-June 2007.[3]

January 10, 2008, Four Points officially became the owner of the stations. Four Points operated the stations outright until March 20, 2009 when it entered into a three-year local service agreement (LSA) with the Irving, Texas-based Nexstar Broadcasting Group. The latter company then took over the management of all of the Four Points stations including KEYE. In August 2009, the "CBS42" branding was dropped in favor of "KEYE-TV", and the station website address was changed to weareaustin.com.

On September 8, 2011, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced its intent to purchase Four Points from Cerberus Capital Management for $200 million; Sinclair will begin managing the stations, including KEYE, under local marketing agreements following antitrust approval, until the close of the sale, which is expected in early 2012. The sale to Sinclair will make KEYE-TV the third Sinclair-owned television property in central Texas, as the group already owns Fox affiliate KABB and CW affiliate KMYS in San Antonio.^[3] The deal was completed on January 3, 2012. ^[4]

Programming[link]

Syndicated programming on KEYE includes: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Dr. Phil, The 700 Club, and Two and a Half Men.

NFL preseason coverage[link]

From 2002 to 2008, KEYE was the Austin home for pre-season games of the Houston Texans, in addition to airing CBS' coverage of the AFC package of NFL games. As of April 3, 2006, the station is the official home of the Dallas Cowboys in Austin and airs pre-season games as well as several Cowboys-related shows during the NFL season.^[5] Some controversy exists over KEYE's selection of Tennessee Titans football games (capitalizing on former University of Texas quarterback Vince Young's popularity in Austin) over those of the Texans.

News operation[link]

Before switching networks to CBS, KEYE (then KBVO) had no newscasts with the exception of nightly, three-minute updates aired during Fox prime time from a small closet studio. After the affiliation swap, on July 3, 1995, KEYE immediately launched a full slate of newscasts. Since that time, the first newscast to be dropped was the noon show, the station has also added and since dropped three new hours of weekend morning newscasts. KEYE started out with an Eyewitness News format (titled K-EYEwitness News), which was used until 2000 (the newscast title was shorted to KEYE News in late 1998, which was used until the "CBS Mandate" was put in place and the title became CBS 42 K-EYE News and then simply CBS 42 News).

The station canceled its 5 p.m. newscast in September 2009, replacing it with We Are Austin LIVE, an hour-long 4 p.m. lifestyle show anchored by Michelle Valles and Jason Wheeler. A few weeks later, the morning newscast was canceled and later replaced with a simulcast of the "J.B. and Sandy Morning Show" on KAMX Mix 94.7 FM; this left KEYE with only the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts and a 5:30 p.m. newscast on Sunday evenings.^[6] On June 30, 2011, the simulcast of the J.B. and Sandy Morning Show was replaced by We Are Austin Mornings, an extension of We Are Austin LIVE, the first in-house produced morning newscast on KEYE-TV since October 2009; the change was due in part to KEYE and Entercom-owned KAMX being unable to reach a renewal agreement for Channel 42 to continue airing the JB and Sandy Morning Show simulcast. The program's format is similar to that of national morning news programs like Today, Good Morning America and The Early Show.^[7] On May 31, 2012, KEYE-TV announced the reversal of its September 2009 late afternoon news programming changes with cancellation of We Are Austin LIVE effective June 15 (to be replaced with The Insider and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire), the 5 p.m. newscast will also return to the schedule starting June 18, 2012.^[8]

Ratings[link]

In contrast to former Fox stations on UHF that are now CBS, ABC or NBC stations — which often have had little to no success against their better-established news competitors, resulting in several cancellations — KEYE has been successful with their newscasts in a mostly-UHF market, competing with KTBC, KVUE, and KXAN-TV, thus making it one of the fastest growing stations in Central Texas. KEYE consistently trades second and third place in the Austin Nielsens with KXAN and occasionally first over long standing leader KVUE.

News/station presentation[link]

Newscast titles[link]

• K-EYEwitness News (1995–1998)^[9]
• K-EYE News (1998–2005)^[10]
• CBS42 K-EYE News (2005–2006)
• CBS42 News (2006–2009)^[11]
• CBS42 News in HD (2007–2009)
• KEYE-TV News (2009–present)

Station slogans[link]

• "Channel 42, Austin's Superstation" (1983–1986)
• "Don't Let Fox 42 Weekends Pass You By" (1987–1988; localized version of Fox ad campaign)
• "Your Eye On Austin" (1995–2003)
• "Coverage You Can Count On" (2003–2007, dropped as ownership transferred from CBS)^[12]
• "CBS 42 is Always On" (2005–2008)
• "We Are Austin" (2008–present)
• "Only KEYE-TV, Only CBS" (2009-present; localized version of CBS ad campaign)

News team[link]

[edit] Current on-air staff^[13]

Anchors

• Fred Cantu - weekday mornings We Are Austin Mornings (5-7 a.m.)
• Bettie Cross - We Are Austin LIVE (weekdays at 4 p.m.)
• Karla Leal - weeknights at 5 and 10 p.m. on Telemundo Austin
• Judy Maggio - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. (and 5 p.m. effective June 18)
• Ron Oliveira - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. (and 5 p.m. effective June 18)
• Katherine Stolp - Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.
• Jason Wheeler - We Are Austin LIVE (weekdays at 4 p.m.)

StormTracker Weather Team

• Troy Kimmel (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
• Allison Miller (member, AMS; member, NWA) - meteorologist; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.
• Kelly Slifka - meteorologist; weekday mornings We Are Austin Mornings (5-7 a.m.)

Sports team

• Bob Ballou - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
• Courtney Timmons - sports anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.
• Adam Winkler - sports reporter

Reporters

• Chris Coffey - general assignment reporter
• Hunter Ellis - We Are Austin LIVE reporter
• Ryan Loyd - general assignment reporter
• Julie Musgrave - general assignment reporter
• Lydia Pantazes - general assignment reporter
• Sarykarmen Rivera - general assignment reporter

Notable former on-air staff[link]

• Shaun Robinson - 5 p.m. anchor (1995-?; now at Access Hollywood)

Former Austin CBS cluster[link]

When KEYE was owned by CBS, the Austin CBS Radio (previously Infinity Radio) cluster (consisting of KAMX, KKMJ, KXBT and KJCE at the time) were housed in a separate facility in South Austin. CBS Radio sold the cluster to Entercom Communications in August 2006, with the group deal closing on November 30, 2007. The broadcasting antennas are on a 369.1 metres tall guyed TV tower at 30°19′19.3″N, 97°48′12.6″W.

References[link]

This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2008)

1. ^ http://www.austin360.com/tv/content/tv/stories/2008/10/1021tvcolumn.html
2. ^ http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/tvblog/entries/2009/08/31/keye_to_air_telemundo_programming_on_channel_422.html
3. ^ Sinclair Buys Four Points Media For $200M, TVNewsCheck, September 8, 2011.
4. ^ "Sinclair Closes Four Points Media Acquisition". TVNewsCheck. January 3, 2012. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2012/01/03/56431/sinclair-closes-four-points-media-acquisition. Retrieved January 3, 2012. 
5. ^ [1]
6. ^ KEYE-TV Kills Early Morning News Program, Broadcasting JB and Sandy Show Instead, Austinist.com, September 2, 2009.
7. ^ Newscast will replace 'JB and Sandy Morning Show' simulcast on KEYE, Austin American-Statesman, April 29, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
8. ^ KEYE ending 'We Are Austin Live,' adding 5 p.m. newscast, Austin American-Statesman, May 31, 2012.
9. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oikNkvM3_0Y
10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEj03wFtB5k
11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTD-XnBdnRQ
12. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrcCtaHvXAs
13. ^ KEYE TV News Team

• "Dallas Cowboys align with KEYE" Austin Business Journal, April 3, 2006
• "KVUE, KXAN hold on in latest ratings" Austin Business Journal, August 30, 1996
• "KVUE sweeps up competition in November" Austin Business Journal, December 20, 1996

External links[link]

• KEYE-TV's Website
• KEYE TV listings & schedule
• Austin's RTN Website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KEYE
• Query TV Fool's coverage map for KEYE
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KEYE-TV
• AustinTVNews.com :: KEYE

Dale Watson
Dale L. Watson
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Florida State University

Dale L. Watson is the former Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI, as such he headed the FBI investigation into the September 11, 2001 attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks.^[1][2]

Education[link]

Watson is a native of Central Florida. He graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1972. After college, Watson was commissioned as a regular U.S. Army Infantry Officer where he served five and one-half years.

Early career[link]

In February 1978, Watson received his appointment as a Special Agent with the FBI. He was first assigned to Birmingham, Alabama and in 1982 he was transferred to New York City. In January, 1985, he was ordered to FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He later was assigned a field supervisory desk at the Washington Field Office before returning to FBI Headquarters between 1991 through 1994 as Chief of the Iran Unit, Counterterrorism Section, National Security Division (NSD).

Move to Kansas City[link]

In May 1994, he was selected as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City Division, where he served until June 1996. In this position he played a key role in the investigation into the Oklahoma City bombing. Watson was then named as the Deputy Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Couterterrorism Center where he was instrumental in the successful investigation of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996.

Reassignment[link]

In January 1997, he was reassigned to FBI Headquarters as the Chief of the FBI's International Terrorism Section, NSD, where he served until his appointment in July 1998, as the Inspector Deputy Assistant Director of NSD with responsibility for the FBI's Counterterrorism programs. In this capacity he oversaw the international investigations into the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings and USS Cole bombing.

Later Career and Retirement[link]

In 1999 Watson was promoted to be the first Assistant Director of the newly formed Counter-terrorism Division at FBI Headquarters by FBI director Louis Freeh. In December 2001 Watson was named Executive Assistant Director for Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence.

Watson retired from the FBI in 2002 to join the Washington D.C.-based consulting firm of Booz Allen Hamilton.

Testimony[link]

• September 26, 2002 Watson testified before the Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives as the former Executive Assistant Director, Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence.^[3]

• February 24, 1998 Watson testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information as the Chief International Terrorism Section, National Security Division^[4] regarding foreign terrorists in America.

Quotes[link]

• "I personally think he is probably not with us anymore but I have no evidence to support that."
  • Speaking of Osama bin Laden at a conference of law enforcement officials in Washington DC on July 17, 2002

• When asked whether he, as the FBI's former counterterrorism chief, knew any of the differences between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Watson replied, "Not technically, no."

Notes[link]

References[link]

• FBI Press Release
• FAS BIOs of Executive Assistant Directors
• Frontline Interview
• Fox News Report
• Booz Allen Hamilton Press Release

For the handball player and boxing manager, see Jimmy Jacobs (handballer)

Jimmy Jacobs
Jacobs posing for a photo in October 2009
Ring name(s)	The Barbaric Berzerker[1] The Big Bully[1] The Big Unit[1] The Bulging Bohemoth[1] The Emo Warrior The Freight Train[1] Jimmy Jacobs[1] Jumpin' Jimmy[1] The Jumping Jack Mon Of War[1] Mr. Undercard[1] Pogo Goof[1] The Red Bull Kid[1] Super Amazing Monkey (S.A.M.) Zombie Princess[1]
Billed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1][2]
Billed weight	169.25 lb (76.77 kg)[1]
Born	(1984-02-17) February 17, 1984 (age 28)[1] Grand Rapids, Michigan[3]
Resides	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Billed from	Grand Rapids, Michigan[1] Parts Unknown[1] Goof City[1] The Dark Side of a Broken Heart
Trained by	Joe "El Tejano" Ortega[3] Frankie the Face Truth Martini[3]
Debut	May 1, 1999[1]

Chris Scobille^[2] (born February 17, 1984)^[1] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion. He is currently working for ROH (where he recently returned), Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW), and various independent promotions

Career[link]

Scobille first became involved in the wrestling industry in June 1998 as a general assistant for Pro Wrestling Worldwide (PWW), a promotion based in Grand Rapids, Michigan where his brother, Nick, was working. Scobille spent nine months performing various tasks, including providing color commentary and acting as the company webmaster. After PWW folded, Scobille began working for the Lakeshore Wrestling Organization (LsWO), and was made a referee on March 6, 1999, substituting for a referee who was on vacation. He began training as a wrestler under veteran Joe "El Tejano" Ortega, a former student of Jose Lothario and the founder of the LsWO, in Holland, Michigan in March 1999, and wrestled his debut match on May 1, 1999 at the age of fifteen as "Jimmy Jacobs", losing to Michael Stryker. Scobille completed his training in August 1999 and went on to wrestle for various independent promotions in the Michigan area on the weekends, while attending high school and working as a furniture mover during the week.^[2] After graduating, he attended college for three years before deciding to focus on his wrestling career as a full-time job in May 2005.

He created multiple characters; perhaps the most notable being "The Barbaric Berzerker", which also functioned as a nickname attributed to Jimmy Jacobs and was a tribute to The Berzerker and Bruiser Brody. As The Barbaric Berzerker, Jacobs would wear large, furry boots, stomp on his opponents' hands, and constantly shout "Huss!". One of his earliest characters was "Jumpin' Jimmy Jacobs", a gimmick which saw him hop to the ring on a pogo stick while wearing a top hat. More recently he's also played the part of the "Super Amazing Monkey" ("S.A.M." for short), a gorilla mascot for Fight Sport Midwest.

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (2002–2009)[link]

From 2002 to 2005, Jacobs worked for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA Mid-South). On September 17, 2004, Jacobs defeated Delirious in a ladder match to win the vacant IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship. On December 12, Delirious defeated Jacobs in a rematch to win the title. On April 1, 2005, Jacobs defeated Danny Daniels to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship. At an AAW show on November 26, 2005, Jacobs threw the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship in a garbage can, citing he needed to get paid after the shows he had been scheduled to wrestle on for IWA Mid-South that weekend had been cancelled. On January 21, 2006 he lost the IWA Mid-South World Championship to Arik Cannon and left the promotion. He returned in a surprise appearance on September 30, 2006, and has since made more surprise appearances and had a few matches, however in an "unofficial" capacity. On January 5, 2007, Jacobs wrestled his first match back as he faced his former friend Josh Abercrombie. Jacobs would end up losing that match due to outside interference. On April 12, 2008, Jacobs defeated long-time nemesis B.J. Whitmer in a no-rope, barbed wire match to end their feud. On March 7, 2009, Jacobs defeated Quick Carter Gray to win the IWA-MS Light Heavyweight Championship for the second time. On June 5, 2009, Jason Hades defeated Jacobs for the title.

Ring of Honor[link]

Early appearances and Lacey's Angels (2003–2007)[link]

Jacobs joined Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2003 along with rival Alex Shelley with whom he'd feud against or occasionally team with early on in ROH. After Dan Maff left the company as a result of a fallout with his trainer Homicide, Jacobs formed a tag team with Maff's former partner, B.J. Whitmer. On April 2, 2005, Jacobs and Whitmer defeated Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal for the vacant ROH Tag Team Championship.^[4] They lost the title to The Carnage Crew on July 9, 2005, but regained them on July 23.^[4] They went on to lose the title again, this time to the team of Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke, on October 1, 2005.^[4]

Jacobs shortly after his steel cage match against B.J. Whitmer.

Jacobs and Whitmer continued to team as part of Lacey's Angels managed by Lacey. The team broke apart as Jacobs was more concerned with winning Lacey's affections than winning matches. Jacobs would go on to make music videos for ROH professing his love for Lacey. After Jacobs and Whitmer split, the two began feuding in brutal matches. In one match at the Dragon Gate Challenge on March 30, 2006 Whitmer slipped on the top turnbuckle while attempting a super powerbomb that dropped Jacobs head and neck first on the ropes and edge of the ring. The two continued to wrestle several minutes longer. At In Your Face on June 17, 2006, Whitmer super powerbombed Jacobs into the crowd. Jacobs went on to injure Whitmer at Gut Check on August 26, 2006.

It was later revealed in a storyline that Lacey was sleeping with Colt Cabana. Lacey arranged for the two to be a tag team. Cabana left the team because he was annoyed at Lacey, and tried to explain to Jacobs that she was using him. Jacobs seemingly accepted Cabana's explanation, before assaulting him. Whitmer made his way back from injury and continued his issue with Jacobs. When Brent Albright joined Lacey's Angels, their matches soon became tag team matches, where Whitmer and Cabana would face Jacobs and Albright. It later progressed when Daizee Haze joined forces with Whitmer, and Lacey, in turn as the leader of the group, hired an "assassin", Mercedes Martinez. At The Chicago Spectacular: Night 2, Lacey was injured after Whitmer accidentally struck her in the face with a spike when Jacobs moved out of the way. Jacobs would go on to make his third music video (in which he has been described as being "demented") expressing his feelings on her disfigurement.

On March 31, 2007, in his native town of Detroit, Jacobs battled B.J. Whitmer in what the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter called an instant classic. The two concluded their year long feud in a steel cage match. Jacobs won the match, but afterwards, it was announced that Jacobs had lost a tooth and torn his Anterior cruciate ligament (an injury he previously sustained), and Whitmer had suffered a neck injury. While Jacobs was injured, ROH decided to continue the Lacey-Jacobs storyline with 4 small vignettes shown on YouTube, detailing a trip that Lacey spent in Chicago with Jacobs; afterward, he accompanied Lacey to the ring for her matches, in which they appeared to have swapped personalities.

In August 2007, Jacobs returned to ROH winning three straight matches by defeating Rhett Titus on August 24, Mitch Franklin on August 25 and Chris Hero on September 14.

The Age of the Fall (2007–2009)[link]

For months leading into the ROH return to Chicago there were cryptic messages on a blog of a stable entering ROH that was code-named "Project 161". After making a successful return to ROH, Jacobs, the returning Necro Butcher and the debuting Tyler Black attacked the Briscoe Brothers immediately following their ladder match with Kevin Steen and El Generico, which confirmed that Jacobs was behind Project 161. Jay Briscoe was hung upside from the rigging that was used to hoist the titles from the ladder match and, as Jay's blood dripped onto Jacobs, he announced the beginning of The Age of the Fall. The angle was so controversial that ROH decided to remove the footage from the pay-per-view that was being taped at the event. The footage was heavily requested by ROH fans, however, so it was shown on the ROH Videowire for the week of September 15, and a "blood edit" of their debut is featured on the DVD of the event, Man Up. Later on in the event, Tyler Black and Jack Evans faced off in a dark match until both Jacobs and Necro Butcher got involved. The Irish Airborne (David and Jake Crist) entered the ring to save Jack Evans, which lead to a six-man tag team match between The Age of the Fall and the team of Evans and the Irish Airborne. The match ended a no contest as Necro Butcher attacked the referee.

Jacobs (right) and Tyler Black in the ring together.

The day after their debut, their website revealed that all the blog entries had been written by Tyler Black. In an interview with a German website, Jacobs revealed there would be more people involved. This was incorporated into British promotion 3CW in early November when Jacobs was revealed as the newest member of a similar faction in the promotion known as The Lost, managed by Sean David.^[5] Jacobs faced Sterling James Keenan on November 11 in a "Street Fight" in Middlesbrough, England.^[6]

A woman named Allison Wonderland would also become a follower of Jacobs on November 30, debuting in Dayton during a 4-Way Tag Team Scramble match. At Unscripted III, Jacobs defeated former ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson with his new finisher, the End Time. At Final Battle 2007, Jacobs and Tyler Black defeated the Briscoe Brothers to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.^[4] On January 25, 2008, Jacobs teamed with the returning Joey Matthews, the newest member of The Age of the Fall, in a losing effort against Roderick Strong and Rocky Romero of the No Remorse Corps. The following night, Jacobs and Black lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to the No Remorse Corps' Davey Richards and Romero in an Ultimate Endurance match, also involving Brent Albright and BJ Whitmer of The Hangmen 3, and Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson.^[4] On February 22, 2008, Jacobs introduced Zach Gowen as the newest member of the group. Following the announcement the two of them were defeated by the Vulture Squad of Jigsaw and Ruckus.

The group at this time had an open invitation for Austin Aries to join them, writing blogs and posting YouTube videos about and directed at him. Tammy Lynn Sytch had made a counter offer to Aries of her services (including offering money and sex) against him joining the group. On March 30, 2008, Aries left the ring with Lacey, who was going to 'convince' him, and it was implied that the two had sex. At this show Rain accompanied the group to the ring, as she has done in Full Impact Pro, because the show was in Florida. On April 19, Lacey left the group, siding with Austin Aries romantically. Aries also turned down the invitation into the group. Jacobs, heartbroken by Lacey leaving him, broke down in the ring to the chants of "Cry, Jimmy, Cry!" from fans and being covered with streamers. Later in the show Jacobs showed signs of a mental breakdown as he hit himself in the head with his trademark spike, to the concern of his fellow group members. The main event was changed as Jacobs pulled out. "The Vulture Squad" (Ruckus, Jigsaw and Jack Evans) were then beaten by the combination of Matthews, Black and Gowen (who replaced Jacobs). Post match Jacobs called out Aries and the two brawled, before Aries was attacked Black, Matthews and Gowen. Jacobs went to attack Aries with his spike, but stopped when Lacey begged him not to. On October 25, Jacobs and Aries then had an Anything Goes match where Jacobs won, but lost a Dog Collar match to Aries on November 8, after losing a large amount of blood.^[7] In a match set to end the feud, Jacobs lost to Aries in an "I Quit" match at Rising Above. During the match Lacey returned and almost threw in the towel for Aries, but Aries begged her not to. Lacey then prevented Tyler Black from throwing in the towel for Jacobs, forcing Jacobs to say "I Quit".

As a result of the loss to Aries, Jacobs attacked Black at Final Battle 2008 in December. Jacobs and Black continued to feud for several months, and on June 27, Black defeated Jacobs in a steel cage match. Afterwards, over a dozen men dressed in black clothing and black masks climbed into the cage and attacked Black, while Jacobs proclaimed that the Age of the Fall was not over. The following night, after Kenta had defeated Black, Jacobs and his followers attacked Black again and tried to hang him upside down above the ring, but were stopped by Kevin Steen, El Generico and Delirious. They hung Jacobs upside down above the ring, with Black declaring that the Age of the Fall was finished.

During mid-July 2009, it was revealed that Jacobs had left ROH. A video package was shown on Ring of Honor Wrestling, where Jacobs announced that he was leaving, and he later confirmed his departure in an interview on July 14.

Return (2011–)[link]

Jacobs at Showdown in the Sun, explaining why he attacked El Generico.

Jacobs returned to ROH on May 21, 2011, when he was revealed as Steve Corino's sponsor.^[8] At the August 13 tapings of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Jacobs wrestled his first match for ROH in over two years, losing to Mike Bennett.^[9] After several months of trying to "purge" himself of evil, Jacobs hinted a heel turn at the 10th Anniversary Show in a No Disqualification match against Kevin Steen, but lost after freezing in shock when he hit Steen with his trademark spike. Later that month, at Showdown in the Sun, Jacobs fully turned heel by helping Steen beat El Generico in a Last Man Standing match on March 30, and beat Generico himself the next night in an impromptu match.

Other promotions (2003–present)[link]

Throughout 2003 and 2004, Jacobs worked for Combat Zone Wrestling, where he was managed by then-girlfriend Becky Bayless. In May that year, he won a match against Eddie Guerrero via disqualification on SmackDown, followed by Guerrero giving Jacobs a follow up beating.

Jacobs was part of the first season of Wrestling Society X, a promotion that aired on MTV. He competed as part of an emo tag team with Tyler Black, known as D.I.F.H. (Doin' It For Her). They mainly competed on the WSX web show WSXtra, where they earned a place in the tag title tournament, which didn't take place as the company folded before it was set to happen in season 2.

Jacobs made his debut for Insanity Pro Wrestling in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 1, 2009 at Reign Of The Insane Stage 1 in a losing effort to local wrestler Aaron Williams.^[10] However, Jacobs would return to the company on March 6, 2010 at A New Age Of Punishment helping Aaron Williams defeat J.C. Bailey. Later that night he would win his first victory in the company, defeating local wrestler Billy Roc.^[11] After the match Bailey attacked both Jacobs and Williams however both gained the upper hand on Bailey. IPW Commissioner Brandon Prophet set up a match between Jacobs and Bailey on April 3, 2010 at Uprising however Bailey no showed the event and Jacobs faced Kyle Threat instead gaining his second win in the company.^[11] On June 5, 2010 at Desperate Measures Jacobs would go on to defeat Drake Younger. Later in the show after a title match between Aaron Williams and Jon Moxley, Jacobs would attack Moxley causing the locker room to separate both men.^[11] After the Show, Jacobs confronted Moxley saying that when he sees Moxley, he sees himself in a mirror.^[12] On August 21, 2010 at IPW 9th Anniversary Reign Of The Insane, Jacobs challenged Moxley for the IPW World Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort.^[11] On October 2, 2010 Jacobs would go on to defeat Scotty Vortekz at Shocktoberfest to face Jesse Emerson for the number one contendership of the IPW World Heavyweight Championship on November 11, 2010 at the 10TH Annual Super Junior Heavyweight Tournament in a losing effort.^[13] On January 1, 2011 at Showdown In Naptown, Jacobs defeated Jon Moxley to win the IPW World Heavyweight Championship in a dog collar match due to referee stoppage.^[14] Jacobs would go on to successfully defend the title against Jesse Emerson the next month at Untitled. After the match, The Messiahs of a New Age attacked Jimmy Jacobs until The Irish Airborne hit the ring to make the save.^[14] The next month at Uprising Jacobs would defeat Dave Crist for the IPW World Title by DQ when the Messiahs interfered in the match.^[14] On June 18, 2011 Jacobs had to vacate the IPW World Title due to a neck injury.^[14]

On December 15, 2009, the promotion Evolve posted a video on their YouTube page called "Unknown", hyping someone named "Abstract Wrestler". Over the next two weeks, more videos were posted, until a final video was posted on December 26, revealing that the wrestler was Jacobs. The video confirmed that Jacobs would appear on Evolve's first show on January 16, 2010 at Evolve 1: Ibushi vs Richards. At the event Jacobs defeated Kenn Doane.^[15] Jacobs would go on to defeat Johnny Gargano on March 13, 2010 at Evolve 2: Hero vs Hidaka^[16][17] and Brad Allen at Evolve 3: Rise and fall.^[17] He suffered his first loss on July 23, 2010, at Evolve 4: Danielson vs Fish, losing to Chuck Taylor.^[18]

In February 2012 Jacobs debuted in Pro Wrestling Ohio, revealing his identity as the mystery man in the ski mask who had attacked and reinjured Johnny Gargano during the prior year. He has also been indicated as the force behind the resurgence of his allies, Sex Appeal, as a dominant faction.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2007, 2009, 2011-present)[link]

Jacobs debuted in Juggalo Championship Wrestling on Insane Clown Posse's 2007 "The Tempest Release Party" tour.^[1] Tagging with Josh Abercrombie, he lost to Mad Man Pondo and Necro Butcher.^[1] Jacobs competed at Bloodymania that August in a losing effort against Último Dragón.^[1][19] He lost to 2 Tuff Tony at that year's Hallowicked After Party, but defeated Zach Gowen at Big Ballas X-Mas Party.^[1] At 2009's Bloodymania III, he lost a match against Ken Shamrock.^[1]

Jacobs became a full time member of the roster in 2011. At Flashlight Hysteria, he defeated Sal the Man of a Thousand Gimmicks.^[20] Sal later challenged Jacobs to a "Best of Three" match series, with the loser leaving Juggalo Championship Wrestling.^[21] Jacobs won the first two matches of the series, successfully forcing Sal out of the company.^[22][23]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Contra Code (Shiranui)^[1]
  • End Time^[3] (Guillotine choke, sometimes preceded by a snap DDT) – 2007–present
  • High Angle Diving Senton^[1]

• Signature moves
  • Hurricanrana
  • Berzerker Drop (Inverted double underhook facebuster)^[1]
  • Multiple stomps to a grounded opponent
  • Release powerbomb
  • Berzerker Boot (Running arched big boot)^[1]
  • Seated chinlock^[1]
  • Sidewalk slam
  • Snap suplex
  • Spear
  • Spinning headscissors takedown^[1]
  • Springboard dropkick
  • Suicide dive

• With B.J. Whitmer
  • Doomsday Rana^[1]
  • Powerbomb / Contra Code combination

• With Tyler Black
  • Backbreaker rack by Black followed by a senton by Jacobs
  • Doomsday Rana
  • Powerbomb / Contra Code combination

• Managers
  • Becky Bayless^[1]
  • Ricky Steamboat^[1]
  • Bobby Heenan^[1]
  • Scott D'Amore^[1]
  • Lacey^[1]
  • Dave Prazak^[1]
  • Mr. Milo Beasley^[1]
  • Sean David
  • Allison Wonderland^[1]
  • Rain^[24]
  • Brodie Lee^[1]

• Nicknames
  • "Zombie Princess" ^[25]

• Theme music
  • "The Touch (Huss Intro)" by Stan Bush^[26]
  • "Goodbye Horses" by Q Lazzarus^[27]
  • "The Haunted" by Walls of Jericho^[27]
  • "The Ballad of Lacey" by himself

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• All American Wrestling
  • AAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[27]
  • AAW Heritage Championship (2 times)^[27]
  • AAW Tag Team Championship (2 times, Current) – with Tyler Black^[27] and Arik Cannon^[28]

• Pro Wrestling Prestige
  • PWP United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Anarchy Championship Wrestling
  • ACW-IWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[29]
  • ACW-IWA Texas Lone Star Classic (2008)^[30]

• Border City Wrestling
  • BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Phil Atlas^[1]

• Championship Wrestling of Michigan
  • CWM Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Shalwin^[1]

• Great Canadian Wrestling
  • GCW Ontario Independent Championship (1 time)^[1]
  • GCW Ontario Independent Championship Tournament (2006)^[1]

• Great Lakes All-Pro Wrestling
  • GLAPW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[31]

• Great Lakes Wrestling
  • GLW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[1]

• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[32]
  • IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[33]

• Independent Wrestling Federation of Michigan
  • IWF Michigan Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[1]

• Independent Wrestling Revolution
  • IWR King of Indies Championship (1 time)^[34]
  • IWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Amazing N8^[1]

• Insanity Pro Wrestling
  • IPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[35]

• Lakeshore Wrestling Organization
  • LSWO Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jimmy Shalwin (1) and Gavin Starr (1)^[1]

• Midwest Pro Wrestling
  • MPW Universal Championship (1 time)^[36]

• Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling
  • MCPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1]

• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA Indiana Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1]
  • NWA Iowa Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[29]

• Powerhouse Championship Wrestling
  • PCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1]

• Price of Glory Wrestling
  • POG Grand Championship (1 time)^[29]
  • Ultimate Ultimate Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Federation
  • PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Blitzkrieg Kid^[1]

• Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
  • PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tyler Black^[1]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #50 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009^[37]

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with BJ Whitmer (2) and Tyler Black (2)^[1][4]

• Superior Championship Wrestling
  • Bella Strap Championship (1 time)^[38]

• Thunder Zone Wrestling
  • TZW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[1]

• westside Xtreme wrestling
  • wXw World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[39]

• Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
  • XICW Light Heavyweight Championship (5 times)^[29]
  • XICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gavin Starr^[1]

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Jimmy Jacobs at Bodyslamming.com
• Jimmy Jacobs at IWCwrestling.com
• Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black at Genickbruch.com (German)
• Jimmy Jacobs speaks about Project 161/Age of the Fall (German)

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

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• Online World of Wrestling profile
• Evolve Wrestling profile
• Doin' It For Her WSX profile