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 Prazak in 2015 | |
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Dave Prazak is an American professional wrestling promoter and commentator. He was the co-founder of Shimmer Women Athletes, [1] [2] [3] one of the few women-only wrestling promotions in the United States in the 2000s and 2010s.
Prazak entered the professional wrestling industry in the mid-1990s as a professional wrestler himself, performing for promotions such as IWA Mid-South. By 2001, Prazak began to shift his focus on being a wrestling commentator, first with IWA-MS but by 2005 he had begun providing commentary for both Ring of Honor and its sister promotion Full Impact Pro. [3] It was also in 2005 that Prazak, alongside Allison Danger, created Shimmer Women Athletes, which would remain in operation until 2021. [3]
In 2020 Prazak became the primary commentator for Game Changer Wrestling events. [4]
In 2021, Prazak was signed to Major League Wrestling to run and organise their women's division. [5]
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