Oh man nothing I did the other day was the culprit.
At this point the engine still wouldn't freely spin with the blade clutch off. I figured it was shot.
I got the fly wheel free and take a look what I found under it.
A SOCKET! About a week ago I spilt some loose ones off my tool box and...
Well I guess with it tipped backwards the spark plug was pointed up. I didn't take it out until today though when I tried to get the motor to turn without it but it didn't help.
OK I'll admit I don't know to much about mowers but last night I decided to try to sharpen the blade myself. I took that middle bolt out thinking it was holding the blade on. I just snugged it back up when I realized it wasn't. Today my gf was going to mow while I was at work before it rained...