Aaron Idol (born July 4, 1980) is a Canadian

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who is best known for his work in

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, where he rose to become the ECCW Heavyweight Champion.

Career

Training

Idol trained at the ECCW training facility House of Pain by current ECCW roster mate and star Chance Beckett. He then made his debut on March 18, 2001, against Gorilla Magilla.

2005 Pacific Cup

Idol competed in the 2005 Pacific Cup. He defeated Memphis Raines in the first round of the tournament. He went on to defeat J. J. Perez in the semi-finals. Idol emerged victorious in the finals on day two of the 2005 Pacific Cup, which was held on April 23, 2005. He defeated Puma and "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson in a triple threat match that lasted 30 minutes. After the match, Danielson proceeded to smash the Pacific Cup and claimed that ECCW was inferior to

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. Puma and Danielson proceeded to beat down Idol. ECCW promoter Dave Republic then issued a challenge and gave Antonio Inoki 30 days to respond. Inoki did not respond and the challenge was dropped as a result.

NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship

Winning the 2005 Pacific Cup took his career to next level. On June 24, 2005, Idol challenged for the NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship. He defeated Memphis Raines and former trainer Chance Beckett in a Triple Threat Match to become the new champion.

NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship

He challenged Scotty Mac for the

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on October 21, 2005. He defeated then champion Scotty Mac in

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. On March 11, 2006 Idol vacated the title to concentrate on the ECCW Heavyweight Championship.

ECCW Heavyweight Championship

Idol challenged for the ECCW Heavyweight Champion on many occasions, but was unsuccessful. He then got the win he was looking for; he defeated Randy Tyler in a

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on June 22, 2007 in

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. Idol forfeited the ECCW Heavyweight Championship to Scotty Mac on December 28, 2007, due to a shoulder injury.

Championships and accomplishments

** ECCW Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) **

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(2005) **

( 1 time) **

NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship The NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship was the junior heavyweight championship of Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The championship was consi ...

( 1 time) *Portland Wrestling **PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Scotty Mac *

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**PWI ranked him #356 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the

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in 2005 *Top Ranked Wrestling **TRW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

References

External links

Aaron Idol on Online World of WrestlingAaron Idol
on Myspace * {{DEFAULTSORT:Idol, Aaron 1980 births Canadian male professional wrestlers Living people Professional wrestlers from British Columbia Sportspeople from Burnaby