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Jacob Fatu
Jacob Fatu is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Major League Wrestling. He is a former one-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion and his reign is the longest in the title's history at 819 days. He also performs on the independent circuit. Professional wrestling career Early career Jacob Fatu was trained by his uncle, Rikishi, and debuted in 2012 in a winning effort teaming with his relative, Black Pearl. He spent most of 2013 through 2015 competing in California for independent promotions, often teaming with fellow Anoa'i family members. In 2018, he made his first trip to Mexico for The Crash in a trios match, losing to Octagón and Blue Demon Jr. Major League Wrestling (2019–present) In 2019, he signed with Major League Wrestling, joining his relatives Samu and Samu's son, Lance Anoa'i in the company. Fatu debuted for MLW at their February event SuperFight, alongside his frequent tag team partner Josef Samael in a non-televised match. The duo of Fatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoa'i Family
The Anoaʻi family ( ) is a family of professional wrestlers originating from American Samoa. Family members have comprised several tag teams and stables within a variety of promotions. Famous members of the family include Rosey, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, Umaga, WWE Hall of Famer Yokozuna, Roman Reigns, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), Solo Sikoa, and WWE Hall of Fame brothers the Wild Samoans ( Afa and Sika Anoaʻi). Peter Maivia and his grandson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are considered Legend members. Reverend Amituana'i Anoaʻi and Peter Maivia were blood brothers, a connection that continued with Afa and Sika, who regard Peter as their uncle. Peter married Ofelia "Lia" Fuataga, who already had a daughter named Ata, whom he adopted and raised as his own. Ata married wrestler Rocky Johnson, and the couple became the parents of Dwayne Johnson, who wrestled as "Rocky Maivia" and "The Rock" before establishing himself as an actor. Peter's first cousin Joseph Fanene was the fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gotch
Seth Lesser (born October 18, 1982) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Simon Gotch. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he held the NXT Tag Team Championship as one-half of The Vaudevillains along with Aiden English and also worked for the main roster on its SmackDown brand. He also competed for Major League Wrestling (MLW). From 2002 until 2013, he worked under the ring name Ryan Drago, invoking the image of early 20th century professional wrestlers or strongmen. In 2013 he joined WWE, retaining the "classic wrestler" image, but being renamed "Simon Gotch" (after Frank Gotch and Karl Gotch), together with Aiden English they often appeared in silent movie segments. After leaving WWE he began to use the name Simon Grimm, but was legally able to use the name Simon Gotch in April 2018. Early life Seth Lesser was born on October 18, 1982 in Santa Rosa, California.= He is Jewish. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2002-2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Pro Wrestling
All Pro Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion and training school, based in Hayward, California. The company was founded by Roland Alexander and managed by him until his death on November 5, 2013. It is located 45 miles southeast of San Francisco, 15 miles south of Oakland, and 35 miles north of San Jose. History All Pro Wrestling opened in 1991 under the name, "Pacific Coast Sports". The school and its "Gym Wars" events maintained a strong local following throughout the 1990s, but it wasn't until professional wrestling's Attitude Era that APW gained national notoriety. In 1999, All Pro Wrestling (APW) was featured as part of the documentary film, ''Beyond the Mat''. Roland Alexander, along with wrestlers Tony Jones and Michael Modest appeared, as they were having a tryout match with the World Wrestling Federation. The spot in the film was said to have tremendously boosted the school's "Boot Camp" sign ups. APW suffered a wrongful death lawsuit to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Fatu
Samuel Larry Anoa'i Fatu (born October 11, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names The Tonga Kid and Tama and with World Championship Wrestling as The Samoan Savage. Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Federation (1983–1988) Fatu debuted as a professional wrestler in 1983, after being trained by the Wild Samoans. Shortly after debuting he joined the World Wrestling Federation as "Samoan No. 4," wrestling at untelevised house shows before making his television debut in the fall of 1983 as the Tonga Kid. Billed as the cousin of Superfly Jimmy Snuka, he entered into his first major feud with Snuka's rival Roddy Piper. In late 1986, he teamed with Tonga Fifita, who was wrestling under the name King Tonga. Fatu was renamed to Tama, while Fifita was renamed to Haku. Together, they were christened The Islanders. The Islanders gained several key victories, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Usos
The Usos (born August 22, 1985) are an American professional wrestling tag team composed of twin brothers Joshua Samuel Fatu and Jonathan Solofa Fatu, who are known professionally by their respective ring names Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso. They are both currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the SmackDown brand and are the current Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, holding both the Raw Tag Team Championship in their third reign and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in their fifth reign, which is the longest reign for the latter at + days and the longest tag team title reign in WWE history. They are also part of a stable called The Bloodline. Trained since childhood by their father, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, the team debuted in WWE's developmental brand Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in 2009, where they became FCW Florida Tag Team Champions. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history, they were moved to the main roster the following year, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bestia 666
Leornardo Carrera Lizarraga (born May 14, 1989) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bestia 666. He is currently working for various promotions across Mexico, while also performing in the United States for several California-based promotions. Bestia 666's father is professional wrestler Leonardo Carrera, who performs as Damián 666 and who inspired his son's current character. He is the current leader of '' La Rebelión Amarilla''. He is a former one time NWA World Tag Team Champion. Early life Carrera was born to Leonardo Carrera Gómez and Guadalupe Lizarraga on May 14, 1989, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. He studied first in Universidad de las Américas Puebla in San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, but after having some problems with the university's teachers, he switched over to Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Monterrey to study sports science. While studying, Carrera was looking for a career in American football, playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Of Colosseum (2022)
Kings of Colosseum (2022) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on May 13, 2022, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event was the third under the Kings of Colosseum chronology and a television taping for ''MLW Fusion''; the main event aired as part of the season finale on July 14, 2022. Production Background The first Kings of Colosseum event was held on July 6, 2019, and aired live as a special episode of MLW's weekly television series, ''Fusion''. On January 31, 2022, MLW announced that the third ''Kings of Colosseum'' would take place on May 13 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Storylines The card will consist of matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW's writers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contra Unit
Contra Unit is a villainous professional wrestling stable in Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Southern Honor Wrestling (SHW). It consists of Ikuro Kwon and Mads Krügger. In SHW (where Krügger is known as “The Heathen” Krule), the group also consists of Brooklyn and “The Black Cloud” Joe Black (as of May 2022). The stable was formed at the SuperFight event on February 2, 2019 when Fatu and Samael made their MLW debut and formed their alliance with Gotch by attacking his opponent Ace Romero. The group made its televised debut at Intimidation Games and dominated MLW roster throughout the year, becoming the top villainous group of the company. The group cemented its dominance over MLW when Fatu won the World Heavyweight Championship at Kings of Colosseum on July 6, 2019. Ikuro Kwon was added to the group as its fourth member in August. Following a storyline where Contra took over and shut down MLW in May 2020 and were subsequently ousted from power in October of the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Chamber (2021)
War Chamber (2021) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on November 6, 2021, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event was a television taping for '' MLW Fusion: Alpha'' on MLW's YouTube channel and beIN Sports USA, with the main event streaming as a special episode that aired on November 17, 2021. It was the second event under the War Chamber chronology, and featured the finals of the 2021 Opera Cup. Production Background On August 9, 2021, MLW announced that ''War Chamber'' would take place at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas on September 11. On August 20, however, the event was pushed back to March 4, 2022, due to soaring COVID-19 cases in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. On August 25, it was announced that the final round of the Opera Cup would take place on November 6 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On October 16, MLW announced it had also rescheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MLW National Openweight Championship
The MLW National Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Major League Wrestling (MLW). The title was unveiled on April 18, 2019. The title's openweight nature, a division more common in Japanese professional wrestling, means that both heavyweight and middleweight wrestlers are eligible to challenge for it. History On April 18, 2019, Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced the creation of the MLW National Openweight Championship, a division more common in Japanese professional wrestling, since MLW already had a middleweight division. Also announced was a four-man single-elimination tournament that would culminate on June 1 with the crowning of the first champion. The tournament to crown the inaugural champion was later advertised on ''MLW Fusion'', while being announced four wrestler to participate in the tournament, which was announced on May 4 by ''MLW Fusions Executive Producer Salina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Hammerstone
Alex Rohde (born January 17, 1991), better known by his ring names Alexander Hammerstone or simply Hammerstone is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Major League Wrestling, where he is the current MLW World Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He was also the inaugural and longest reigning MLW National Openweight Champion. Professional wrestling career Early life and career (2013–2016) Hammerstone is originally from Phoenix, Arizona. He debuted on the Arizona independent circuit in 2013 with Championship Wrestling from Arizona (CWFA) and Arizona Wrestling Federation (AWF). In 2014, he wrestled in Las Vegas for Paragon Pro Wrestling (PPW) and Future Stars of Wrestling (FSW) and West Coast Wrestling Connection (WCWC) in Oregon. There he won his first championship, the WCWC Legacy Championship, in 2014, which he held for 132 days. He followed that later in 2014 with the WCWC Tag Team Championship with partner Grappler 3 (as The Wrecking Crew). La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Parka
Adolfo Margarito Tapia Ibarra (November 14, 1965) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), who currently performs as L. A. Park for Major League Wrestling in the United States, where he is a former MLW World Tag Team Champion. He also performs for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in Mexico. He is best known throughout the world as La Parka, especially from his many years in the American World Championship Wrestling promotion. He has worked for every major and multiple minor wrestling promotions in Mexico, as well as participating on multiple wrestling tours in Japan. He is a three-time world champion, having held the IWC World Heavyweight, IWC World Hardcore, and IWL World Heavyweight championships all once. He is also a two-time world tag team champion. Tapia was forced to change his ring name from "La Parka" to "L.A. Park" (short for ''La Auténtica Park''; "The Original Park") in early 2003 when AAA owner Antonio Peña asserted his copyright c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
