Acronym | A1 |
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Founded | 2010 |
Style | Professional wrestling |
Headquarters | Hamilton, Ontario |
Founder(s) | Ethan Page [1] |
Alpha-1 Wrestling (A1) is a Canadian independent professional wrestling promotion based out of Hamilton, Ontario. The promotion was founded by Ethan Page in 2010 after he grew tired of inviting his family to see him in crappy bars commenting "I just figured I could do a better show myself". [2] It went on hiatus in 2012 for several months after one of the cameras used to tape a wrestling show was stolen, [3] and began a longer one in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed its operations in February 2024 and still continues to do so despite its founder Ethan Page joining WWE in May of the same year.
As of June28, 2024
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
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A1 Alpha Male Championship | Shane Sabre | 1 | February 4, 2024 | 145+ | Hamilton, Ontario | Defeated previous champion Mark Wheeler at Watch the Throne 7 - The Kings Are Back, in a three-way match that also included Space Monkey. |
A1 Outer Limits Championship | Josh Bishop | 1 | February 4, 2024 | 145+ | Hamilton, Ontario | Defeated previous champion Steve Brown at Watch the Throne 7 - The Kings Are Back |
A1 Tag Team Championship | Sad Buds (Brett Michael David and Rickey Shane Page) | 1 (1, 2) | February 4, 2024 | 145+ | Hamilton, Ontario | Defeated previous champions A1 Originalz at Watch the Throne 7 - The Kings Are Back. Eric Cairnie filled in for Justin Sane, who acted as special guest referee. |
A1 Zero Gravity Championship | Rohit Raju | 1 | February 4, 2024 | 145+ | Hamilton, Ontario | Defeated previous champion Dan The Dad at Watch the Throne 7 - The Kings Are Back, in a three-way match that also included Max Caster. |
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