Alex Kane

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Alex Kane
Born (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 31)
Villa Rica, Georgia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Alex Kane
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Billed weight238 lb (108 kg) [1]
Billed from Atlanta, Georgia
Trained by A. R. Fox
Debut2018

Alex Kane (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Major League Wrestling where he is a former MLW World Champion and a former MLW National Openweight Champion.

Contents

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2018–present)

Major League Wrestling (2021–present)

On May 27, 2021, it was announced that Kane signed with MLW. [2] [3] He debuted at Battle Riot III, defeating Budd Heavy in the opening match and also entered in the eponymous Battle Riot match. [4] [5] At War Chamber, Kane won the vacant MLW National Openweight Championship in a five way ladder match. [6] He successfully defended title against Aero Star on January 13 and January 21, 2022, respectively at AZTECA and Fusion. [7] [8] On February 26, Special edition of Fusion: Super Fight he retained title in a three-way match against Calvin Tankman and ACH. [9] On June the 23, 2022 Alex Kane lost the MLW National Openweight title to Davey Richards at Battle Riot IV. [10]

On July 8, 2023 at Never Say Never, Kane defeated Alexander Hammerstone for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. [11] On September 3 at Fury Road, Kane retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Willie Mack. [12] On October 14 at Slaughterhouse, Kane defeated Tom Lawlor retaining the MLW Heavyweight Championship. [13] On November 18 at Fightland, Kane retained his title against Jacob Fatu. [14] On December 7 at One Shot, Kane defeated Matt Cardona retaining the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Kane was attacked by a returning Richard Holliday, who aligned himself with World Titan Federation. [15]

On January 6, 2024 at Kings of Colosseum, Kane defeated Holliday retaining the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. [16] On February 3 at SuperFight, Kane lost the MLW World Heavyweight Championship to Satoshi Kojima. [17] On February 29 at Intimidation Games, Kane defeated Bobby Fish via referee stoppage after Fish passed out to a rear-naked choke. [18]

Personal life

Kane became the first openly gay professional wrestling world champion in a major promotion after winning the MLW World Heavyweight Championship on July 8, 2023. [19]

Championships and accomplishments

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