Madman Szalinski

Upon entering UTA, Madman expressed the desire to work a light schedule, and not to compete directly for any championships. However, when his slated opponent for an upcoming iPPV (Chance von Crank) left the company, combined with the sudden injury of #1 contender Dr. EMO, Szalinski was placed in a cage match set to take place on March 23rd for the UTA World Championship against Abdul bin Hussain A.K.A. "Butcher of Basra". The interference of Sean Jackson prevented him from winning the title. After a few more months of turmoil, a triple threat Steel Hell match was signed between the three men. Madman Szalinski was able to come out on top and win the UTA Championship. On June 1, 2014 shortly after winning the UTA Championship Szalinski fell and was rushed to a Miami hospital, where he had been diagnosed as comatose following a heart attack. Szalinski would lie in the hospital for two weeks, waking while a segment for UTA's flagship program Wrestleshow was being filmed outside of his room. When Szalinski returned in late July, he appeared to be in much better physical condition. However, this was not enough to save him from a four-on-one beatdown courtesy of The Dynasty which cost him the UTA Championship at the Ring King PPV. However, at the main event of Seasons Beatings PPV he would defeat the future UTA World Champion La Flama Blanca in a match that was suprisingly clean, with no interference from Dynasty or foul play from the man who had turned on him in Mexico to join the heel group. After making La Flama Blanca tap, Madman disappeared from the UTA for almost a year after his one-year dear lapsed without a renewal. Relations were strained between Madman and the UTA, but after several months bridges began to slowly be repaired, starting with a meeting at Victory XL in London where Madman appeared briefly on-air (to the chagrin of many of his former co-workers.) At International Affairs on November 15th, during a UTA World Championship match between Eric Dane and La Flama Blanca, Madman Szalinski made his return to the ring by acting as a referee when the official during the match was down. With Madman personally delivering the three count, Eric Dane became the new UTA World Champion - and the duo formed alongside Colton Thorpe and "Beautiful" Bobby Dean to form The Pantheon, the UTA's answer for Dynasty. Madman's second run in the company was very short and he only appeared in a couple of matches, losing his final contest to Cayle Murray on the main event of Victory XLIII after quitting the company just three days prior. Szalinski also appeared for RRS in the HoliCraze Hell Tournament II, announcing his intent to do so prior to his appearance at International Affairs. As of February 17, 2016 Madman Szalinski has not announced a return to the ring, and aside from Twitter has not signed in any capacity with any organization.