All American Wrestling

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All American Wrestling
AcronymAAW
Founded2004
Founder(s)Patrick Chites
Owner(s)Danny Daniels

AAW, also known as AAW Wrestling or AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined and formerly known as All American Wrestling, is an independent professional wrestling promotion originally based in Berwyn, Illinois, now based in Merrionette Park. [1]

In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions. It is roughly analogous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.

Professional wrestling entertainment form that mimics contact sports

Professional wrestling is a form of performing art and entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance. It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title-match combat sport. The unique form of sport portrayed is fundamentally based on classical and "catch" wrestling, with modern additions of striking attacks, strength-based holds and throws and acrobatic maneuvers. Much of these derive from the influence of various international martial arts. An additional aspect of combat with improvised weaponry is sometimes included to varying degrees.

Berwyn, Illinois City in Illinois, United States

Berwyn is a suburban city in Cook County, Illinois, coterminous with Berwyn Township, which was formed in 1908 after breaking off from Cicero Township. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,657.

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History

The company was established in 2004 in Berwyn, Illinois. Events were largely held in the Berwyn Eagles Club until 2015 when majority of shows began being held at 115 Bourbon St. in Merrionette Park, IL. Currently, two shows a year are still held at the Berwyn Eagles Club and two are held at the Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago. [2] [3] AAW has also held events in Illinois in Carpentersville, Highwood, Milan, Palatine, Arlington Heights, and Pontiac, as well as in Iowa in Davenport and Donahue.

AAW originally stood for All American Wrestling, but has been simply recognized as AAW since the start of 2007. Tony Scarpone owned and ran AAW from its start in 2004 through May 2005 when Danny Daniels and Jim Lynam began running the company. Daniels and Lynam then purchased AAW in December 2005.

As of 2016, AAW is hosted by Pat Creed, an alumnus of Brother Rice High School in Chicago, Illinois.

Championships

Complete championship histories are available by clicking the links in the Championship column in the table below.

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)Held sinceDaysPrevious champion(s)
AAW Heavyweight Championship Sami Callihan December 29, 201844 Brody King
AAW Heritage Championship DJ Z December 8, 201865 Trevor Lee
AAW Tag Team Championship FireFox (AR Fox and Myron Reed)October 26, 2018108Wrstling (David Starr, Eddie Kingston and Jeff Cobb)
AAW Women's Championship Kylie RaeNovember 24, 201879 Kimber Lee

Roster

Male wrestlers

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Ace Romero [4] Unknown
AR Fox [5] Thomas James Ballester AAW Tag Team Champion
Brody King [6] Nathan Blauvelt [7]
Colt Cabana [8] Scott Colton
Connor Braxton [9] Unknown
Curt Stallion [10] Unknown
Dave Crist [11] David Crist Jr. [12]
Davey Vega [13] Unknown
David Starr [14] Max Barsky
Dezmond Xavier [15] Deveon Everhart
DJZ [16] Michael Paris AAW Heritage Champion
Eddie Kingston [17] Edward Moore
Jake Crist [18] John Crist [19]
Jake Something [20] Unknown
Jeff Cobb [21] Jeffrey Cobb
Jimmy Jacobs [22] Christopher Scoville
Mat Fitchett [23] Unknown
Mike Hartenbower [24] Unknown
Moose [25] Quinn Ojinnaka
Myron Reed [26] UnknownAAW Tag Team Champion
PACO [27] Julian Gonzalez [28]
Rich Swann [29] Richard Swann
Sami Callihan [30] Sam Johnston AAW Heavyweight Champion
Shane Strickland [31] Stephon Strickland
Stephen Wolf [32] Unknown
Trey Miguel [33] Unknown
Zachary Wentz [34] Unknown

Female wrestlers

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Jessicka Havok [35] Jessica Cricks
Kimber Lee [36] Kimberly Frankele
Kylie Rae [37] Brianna Rae Sparrey [38] AAW Women's Champion
Scarlett Bordeaux [39] Elizabeth Chihaia
Su Yung [40] Vannarah Riggs

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References

  1. ↑ "PWI Insider AAW".
  2. ↑ "AAW on Cagematch.net".
  3. ↑ "History of AAW".
  4. ↑ "Ace Romero". AAW.
  5. ↑ "AR Fox". AAW.
  6. ↑ "Brody King". AAW.
  7. ↑ "Brody King". The Internet Wrestling Database.
  8. ↑ "Colt Cabana". AAW.
  9. ↑ "Connor Braxton". AAW.
  10. ↑ "Curt Stallion". AAW.
  11. ↑ "Dave Crist". AAW.
  12. ↑ "Dave Crist". The Internet Wrestling Database.
  13. ↑ "Davey Vega". AAW.
  14. ↑ "David Starr". AAW.
  15. ↑ "Dezmond Xavier". AAW.
  16. ↑ "DJZ". AAW.
  17. ↑ "Eddie Kingston". AAW.
  18. ↑ "Jake Crist". AAW.
  19. ↑ "Jake Crist". The Internet Wrestling Database.
  20. ↑ "Jake Something". AAW.
  21. ↑ "Jeff Cobb". AAW.
  22. ↑ "Jimmy Jacobs". AAW.
  23. ↑ "Mat Fitchett". AAW.
  24. ↑ "Mike Hartenbower". AAW.
  25. ↑ "Moose". AAW.
  26. ↑ "Myron Reed". AAW.
  27. ↑ "PACO". AAW.
  28. ↑ "Paco Gonzalez". The Internet Wrestling Database.
  29. ↑ "Rich Swann". AAW.
  30. ↑ "Sami Callihan". AAW.
  31. ↑ "Shane Strickland". AAW.
  32. ↑ "Stephen Wolf". AAW.
  33. ↑ "Trey Miguel". AAW.
  34. ↑ "Zachary Wentz". AAW.
  35. ↑ "Jessicka Havok". AAW.
  36. ↑ "Kimber Lee". AAW.
  37. ↑ "Kylie Rae". AAW.
  38. ↑ "Kylie Rae". The Internet Wrestling Database.
  39. ↑ "Scarlett Bordeaux". AAW.
  40. ↑ "Su Yung". AAW.
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