[8.0] "Ric Blade was one of the pioneers of the indy circuit, with its high-flying style, during the transition from the 1990s to the new millennium. One of the most relevant names in the original CZW, Ric Blade had some "crazy years, " with two or three years filled with incredible moments, insane spots, and some significant title wins. Misunderstood by a substantial portion of the fanbase, Ric will always be a cornerstone who helped cement the circuit, with the fearless attitude, courage, and madness so characteristic of the 2000s."
[1.0] "It feels harsh giving the guy a 1, but he makes every match he's in worse. He was sloppy and uncoordinated and obsessed with these karate kid fantasies. If a good wrestler brings their opponents up to their level, then Blade is a bad, bad wrestler."
[5.0] "This guy is one of the most "I have no idea how to do half of the moves I'm doing, but I'm going to fucking do them goddamnit" wrestlers I've ever seen. Not too remarkable honestly, he may have been considered one of the best high flyers of his time, but his matches have aged poorly as better, more talented wrestlers came along."
[4.0] "Good at what he did, never deserved to go any higher than what he achieved. You didn't see a lot of people on the indies at the time he was a round, doing what he did."
[0.0] "Ric Blade was a woefully bad wrestler, who got something of a buzz for being wiling to do reckless stunts. And Ric Blade had to do those stunts in order to get attention because he wasn't good enough to get attention through any other means."
[1.0] "Hat das Gimmick von JT Smith - ungewollt. Unglaublich schlechter Spotwrestler, der aber irgendwie doch over und in Köpfen verankert ist; ein totaler No Name bei der jungen CZW war er eben nicht."
[6.0] "You fucked up! You fucked up! - Mit Sicherheit war Blade ein grundsolider Spotwrestler, aber wirkliche Beachtung fand er dann doch nur durch seine Sprünge... ins Nichts. Aber dennoch sind seine Matches mit/gegen Nick Mondo und die Backseat Boyz ein wichtiger Abschnitt in der Geschichte von Combat Zone Wrestling."
