Michael Maraldo (born June 27, 1974) is an American

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, best known by his

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Ace Darling. Darling has wrestled in various independent promotions in

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, and

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, most notably for the

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, Jersey All Pro Wrestling,

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and

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Championships and accomplishments

*Bloody Rage American Wrestling League **BRAWL American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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(1 time) – with

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*East Coast Pro Wrestling **ECPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm *

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( 1 time) **

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( 4 times) **

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( 3 times) – with

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(1), Devon Storm (1) and Striker (1) **

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(

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( Class of 1996) *Empire Wrestling Alliance **EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Eternity Wrestling Association **EWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm *Garden State Wrestling Alliance **GSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling **ISPW Heavyweight Championship (3 times) *

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** JCW Championship (1 time) **JCW Television Championship (1 time) ** JCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Striker *

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( 1 time) * NWA 2000 **NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm *

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** NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(New Jersey version)'' ( 1 time) – with Devon Storm ** NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship ''(New Jersey version)'' ( 1 time) * NWA New York **NWA New York Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm **NWA New York Television Championship (1 time) *National Wrestling Superstars **NWS Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shane Taylor *New Jack City Wrestling **NJCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) * Richmond Championship Wrestling **

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( 1 time) – with Devon Storm *Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling **PCW America's Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Mest /

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¹ *

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**PWI ranked him #125 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the

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in 1997 *

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**WWWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ¹After throwing Mest out of the team, Darling chose

as a replacement without interrupting the championship reign.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darling, Ace 1975 births American male professional wrestlers Living people People from Brick Township, New Jersey People from Wildwood, New Jersey NWA North American Heavyweight Champions