ophidian trained at the chikara wrestle factory wrestling school. upon graduation he began teaming with amasis and the pair adopted their gimmick and their masks to become the osirian portal, a team inspired by ancient egyptian culture. ophidian became an anthropomorphic king cobra while amasis became a break dancing pharaoh. part of their gimmick involved hypnosis, wherein amasis would hold ophidian in a wheelbarrow hold, while the latter places his hands together and waves them in front of their opponents, hypnotizing them.