Atticus Cogar

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Atticus Cogar
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Cogar in April 2025
Personal information
Born (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 28) [1]
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Family Otis Cogar (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Atticus Cogar
    Dexter White
    Ralph
Billed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Billed weight73 kg (161 lb)
Debut2015

Atticus Cogar is an American professional wrestler working as a freelancer, best known for his tenure with Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) where he is the current GCW World Champion in his first reign. He also competed in other promotions from the American independent scene mainly in Hardcore wrestling matches. [3]

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Professional wrestling career

American independent circuit (2015–present)

Cogar made his professional wrestling debut at MEGA Rock 'em, Sock 'em, Roll 'em, an event promoted by Mega Championship Wrestling on June 26, 2015, where he teamed up with Otis Cogar and Paul Milton in a losing effort against Gregory Iron, Rickey Shane Page and Shinko in six-man tag team competition. [4] He is known for his tenures with various promotions from the American independent scene such as Pro Wrestling eXpress (PWX), Premier Championship Wrestling (PCW), International Wrestling Cartel (IWC) and others. [2]

Cogar competed in IWA Mid-South's Prince of the Death Matches tournament from 2020, competition from which he emerged victorious by defeating Kevin Giza in the quarterfinals, Mason Martin in the semifinals and Lukas Jacobs in the finals. [2]

At RCW CONVERGE: Wrestling Supercard, an event promoted by Ruthless Wrestling on August 3, 2024, Cogar unsuccessfully challenged EC3 for the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship. [5]

Game Changer Wrestling (2019–present)

Cogar made his debut in Game Changer Wrestling at GCW Jimmy Lloyd's Halloween Frightfest on October 27, 2019, where he defeated Matt Tremont in singles competition. [6]

During his time with the promotion, he chased for various titles and accomplishments. At GCW Guilty Conscience on September 2, 2021, he teamed up with Eric Ryan to unsuccessfully challenge The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) for the GCW Tag Team Championship. [7] In the GCW Nick Gage Invitational 6 tournament, Cogar defeated Rina Yamashita in the first rounds, then fell short to Masashi Takeda in the semifinals, bout which was also disputed for Takeda's GCW Ultraviolent Championship. [8] At GCW Dream On on November 22, 2025, he defeated reigning champion Effy to win the GCW World Championship in a three-way match also involving Charles Mason. [9]

Cogar competed in various of the promotion's signature events. At The Wrld on GCW on January 23, 2022, he teamed up with "44OH!" stablemates Eddy Only, Gregory Iron, and Bobby Beverly in a losing effort against Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) in a 4-on-2 handicap match. [10] In the Jersey J-Cup, he made his first appearance at the 2025 edition where he defeated Joey Janela in the first rounds, then fell short to Sidney Akeem in the quarterfinals. [11] In the Joey Janela's Spring Break series of events, Cogar made his first appearance at Spring Break 4 on October 10, 2020, where he competed in the traditional Clusterfuck Battle Royal from which he emerged as runner up to "Spyder" Nate Webb. The bout also featured notable opponents, both male and female such as Cassandro El Exotico, Marko Stunt, Elayna Black, Jody Threat, Parrow and many others. [12]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotes
Atticus Cogar (career) Fuego Del Sol (mask) Las Vegas, NV Joey Janela's Spring Break 9 April 8, 2025 [15]

References

  1. Saalbach, Axel. "Atticus Cogar • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Atticus Cogar/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Atticus Cogar Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. Kreikenbohm, Philip (26 June 2015). "MEGA Rock 'em, Sock 'em, Roll 'em - Evening Show". cagematch.net. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  5. Kreikenbohm, Philip (3 August 2024). "RCW CONVERGE: Wrestling Supercard". cagematch.net. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. Greer, Jamie (27 October 2019). "Preview: GCW – Jimmy Lloyd's Halloween Fright Fest (10/28/19)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. Guzzo, Gisberto (3 September 2021). "GCW Guilty Conscience Results (9/2): Nick Gage, Effy, Rhino, And More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. Pine, John (13 November 2021). "GCW Nick Gage Invitational 6: One Night Tournament". POSTWrestling . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. Chris, Vetter (23 November 2025). "GCW "Dream On" results (11/22): Vetter's review of Gail Kim mocking Joey Janela and deathmatches, Effy defending GCW Championship against the winner of Atticus Cogar vs. Charles Mason". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  10. Powell, Jason (24 January 2022). "GCW "The WRLD on GCW" results: Jon Moxley vs. Homicide for the GCW Championship, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe defend the GCW Tag Titles in an open challenge, Allie Katch vs. Ruby Soho, Joey Janela vs. Matt Cardona, Jeff Jarrett vs. Effy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. Vetter, Chris (16 February 2025). "GCW "JCW: Jersey J-Cup, Night 2" results (2/16): Vetter's review of Gabe Kidd vs Mance Warner, and the conclusion of the annual Jersey J-Cup Tournament". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  12. Klyn, Parker (10 October 2020). "Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 live results: Joey Janela vs. Ricky Morton". F4WOnline . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  13. Wrestling Titles. "Game Changer Wrestling Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  14. Ross, Patrick (23 September 2025). "Full 2025 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  15. Mutter, Eric (21 April 2025). "Former AEW Star Fuego Del Sol Unmasks At GCW Event, Leaves Boots In Ring". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 21 April 2025.