Wardlow (wrestler)

Michael Wardlow (January 19, 1988) is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the mononymous ring name Wardlow.

Wardlow
Birth nameMichael Wardlow[1]
Born (1988-01-19) January 19, 1988
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Michael Wardlow
Wardlow
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Billed weight267 lb (121 kg)[2]
Billed fromCleveland, Ohio
Trained byAmerican Revolution Wrestling
Debut2014[1]

Early life

Michael Wardlow was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He has a background in boxing and jujutsu.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2014–2019)

Wardlow made his debut on March 15, 2014 for American Revolution Wrestling, where he was defeated by Nickie Valentino.[3] In the following years, Wardlow began to wrestle in other promotions, including the International Wrestling Cartel (IWC). In December 2016, Wardlow won his first championship in professional wrestling, by way of defeating RJ City to capture the vacant IWC Heavyweight Championship.[4] He later won that title twice more.[5][6] He won the IWC Super Indy Championship in March 2019,[7] but lost it to Josh Alexander in August of that year.[8] Also in 2019, Wardlow won the Revenge Pro Wrestling World Title.[9]

All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

At All Elite Wrestling (AEW)'s All Out pay-per-view on August 31, 2019, a video package was aired, promoting Wardlow's impending debut.[10] Wardlow made his debut for AEW on the November 13 episode of AEW Dynamite, attacking Cody.[11] He would then align himself with Cody's rival MJF and became his bodyguard. Wardlow wrestled his AEW debut match on the February 19, 2020 episode of Dynamite, where he lost to Cody in a steel cage match.[12]

Championships and accomplishments
  • International Wrestling Cartel
    • IWC Super Indy Championship (1 time)[13]
    • IWC World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[14]
  • Revenge Pro Wrestling
    • Revenge Pro World Championship (1 time)[15]

References
  1. Lealos, Shawn S. (August 31, 2019). "Who is Michael Wardlow, the man promoted on AEW All Out". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. "Wardlow". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. "American Revolution Wrestling BRCW". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. "IWC Winner Takes All 2016". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. "IWC Seventeen". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. "IWC The First Annual Pittsburgh Pro Wrestling Classic". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. "IWC Eighteen". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. "IWC Caged Fury 2019". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  9. "Revenge Pro The Battle Of Lake Erie". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. Powell, Jason (August 31, 2019). "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page to become the first AEW Champion, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Shawn Spears, Kenny Omega vs. Pac". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  11. "AEW DYNAMITE Results November 13, 2019". allelitewrestling.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  12. Barnett, Jake (February 19, 2020). "2/19 AEW Dynamite TV results: Barnett's live review of Cody vs. Wardlow in a steel cage match, Jon Moxley vs. Jeff Cobb, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix for the AEW Tag Titles, Tag Team battle royal for a tag title shot at AEW Revolution". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  13. "IWC Super Indy Championship History". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  14. "IWC World Heavyweight Championship History". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  15. "Revenge Pro World Championship History". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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