Robert Sharp (born September 10, 1988) is an active Canadian
professional wrestler
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, better known by his
ring name
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"Lion Warrior" Bobby Sharp. He is currently working for numerous companies across Canada including
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
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,
High Impact Wrestling Canada
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, Monster Pro Wrestling, and
Real Canadian Wrestling
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West Coast
British Columbia
Canadian Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manito ...
. Sharp is a
Cauliflower Alley Club
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Established in 1965 by Mike Mazurki and Art Abram ...
Future Legend award winner (and the third Canadian to win the award)
and a Canadian National Wrestling Association (CNWA) National Champion (2012).
Professional wrestling career
Bobby Sharp had his first professional wrestling match at the age of 14 in Edmonton, Alberta for Monster Pro Wrestling. He continued his career as the one of the youngest active Canadian Wrestlers in history, and became the youngest Canadian Jr. Heavyweight Champion ever in March, 2005 at age 16. He would go on to win the championship a second time in July of the same year. It was also in 2005 that the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission voted Sharp as the Professional Wrestler of the Year, and he remains the youngest recipient to win that award to date.
Independent wrestling (2003-present)
Bobby Sharp has been a regular on the Canadian Independent wrestling scene for the better part of ten years. During which he has competed for
World Wrestling Entertainment
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, Monster Pro Wrestling,
Prairie Wrestling Alliance
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,
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling
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,
High Impact Wrestling Canada
High Impact Wrestling Canada (HIW) was a professional wrestling promotion, based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Known for its hard hitting "Saskatchewan Style", the HIW roster consisted of nearly 40 regular performers. On January 1, 2019, the ...
,
Stampede Wrestling
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,
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
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,
Global Force Wrestling
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,
Canadian Wrestling Elite, Action Wrestling Entertainment, Wrestling Fan Xperience, Canadian National Wrestling Alliance,
Hart Legacy Wrestling, Destiny Wrestling, and
Border City Wrestling
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Many of the promotion's employees were trained at the ''Can-Am'' wrestling school. After ...
among many other companies. In 2013 Sharp was booked in the maritimes to tour for the reboot of Atlantic
Grand Prix Wrestling
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. He continued touring alongside
Rene Dupree as the "Canadian Outlawz.
Can-Am School
In 2016, Sharp moved to Ontario to further his training with
Scott D'Amore
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and
Johnny Devine
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Professional wrestling career Early y ...
.
Ontario Wrestling
Bobby Sharp debuted for
Global Force Wrestling
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in a tag team match with partner
Cody Deaner
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at the October 2nd Global Showdown 2016 event in Mississauga. The event was taped for TV.
Personal life
Sharp is in a long time relationship with fellow wrestler Kat Von Heez. In 2015 they both auditioned for the
WWE
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series
Tough Enough.
On December 24, 2015; Sharp proposed to longtime girlfriend Von Heez.
Championships and accomplishments
*All-Star Wrestling - British Columbia
**ASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tyler James (current)
*Canadian National Wrestling Alliance
**CNWA National Championship (1 time)
*
Cauliflower Alley Club
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Established in 1965 by Mike Mazurki and Art Abram ...
**Future Legend Award (
2013
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)
*Edmonton Combative Sports Commission
**Edmonton Combative Wrestler of the Year (2005)
*
High Impact Wrestling
**
HIW Central Canadian Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)
**
HIW Wildside Provincial Championship
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(1 time)
**Principal Pound "School of Hard Knocks" Memorial Battle Royal (2019)
*Monster Pro Wrestling
**MPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**MPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
*Pure Power Wrestling
**PPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
*
Prairie Wrestling Association
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**PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Scotley Crue
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
**PWI ranked him #376 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
PWI 500
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in 2014
*
Real Canadian Wrestling
This is a list of independent wrestling promotions in Canada, sorted by regional area, and lists both active and defunct "independent wrestling, indy promotions."
West Coast
British Columbia
Canadian Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manito ...
**RCW British Commonwealth Championship (1 time)
**RCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**RCW Lightweight Championship (1 time)
References
External links
Bobby Sharps profile at Cagematch.net
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1988 births
Living people
21st-century professional wrestlers
Canadian male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from Alberta
Sportspeople from Edmonton
Sportspeople from Sherwood Park