With a 4 decade career that spanned the globe and nearly any territory you can think of, "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers' notable runs in the Tri-State and Texas territories helped put him on the map. A stint in the Pacific Northwest followed where Somers challenged for tag team gold and the heavyweight title held by
"The Wizard King" Orin Veidt joins Jimmy Lloyd, and Alex Colon in the upcoming Indies Deathmatch set! Veidt is a 6-year pro whose deathmatch reputation belies a solid combination of lucha and mat-based technique. He has seen action in multiple indie feds across the country and has held nearly every title for Milwaukee-based promotion, ICW,
Hall of Famer Bob Backlund is the next name announced for the Tragos/Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame II set. Backlund cut his teeth as an amateur wrestler in high school and as an All-American at Waldorf Junior College in Iowa before winning the Division II NCAA Championship at North Dakota State University. Shortly after
Robert James “Gino” Marella was born June 4, 1937. An amateur wrestling standout, Marella placed second in the 1959 NCAA Wrestling Championships and made his professional debut at the age of 20, billed at 6’7” and nearly 350 pounds. Within 6 years, he had transitioned to the terrible Gorilla Monsoon character – hailing from Manchuria,
The Iron Demon Shane Mercer and KTB are IRONBEAST! Shane Mercer is a 14 year veteran of the indie scene. Spending his early years in Indiana and Kentucky, Mercer has branched out over the past few years to add some of the biggest indie promotions in the country on his resume. In addition to finding
A former World Tag Team Champion with Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Scotty Riggs was a mid-90s mainstay in one of the biggest companies in the world and a featured player in the Monday Night Wars. The pretty boy combination of two American males ascended the highest heights of the tag rankings before a bitter split brought
#MainEventMonster Madman Fulton is a championship-winning talent looking to make an impact in your fed, promoter! Joining his tag team partner, Ace Austin, this standout talent has had experience with the major companies in North America and main-evented matches across the indies as well. Standing at 6'8" and weighing in at over 300 lbs, Fulton's
Tony Deppen bested Tracy Williams on 4/30/21 to become the 25th ROH World Television Champion in the title’s prestigious history - a history that includes standouts like Eddie Edwards, Jay Lethal, Adam Cole, Matt Taven, and Will Ospreay. As a member of VLNC UNLTD, Deppen finds himself in the company of other ROH & Indie
A National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee in 2012, Bill Apter is an immeasurably important figure in the history of professional wrestling. There's a good chance that a little 1/2 page ad in one of his magazines is responsible for many, many Filsinger Games fans. But his influence goes beyond photos and magazines; Apter has
Drawing comparisons to the hall of fame caliber talent, Bryan Danielson, Lee Moriarty is the innovator of TAIGASTYLE - self-described as using a little bit of everything, whatever works in the moment and basically having no fixed style. While some call wrestling a sport and others consider it an artform, Moriarty asks: why not both?
