Ace Darling
Ace Darling | |
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Birth name | Charleston Diggler |
Born | (1974-06-27) June 27, 1974 [1][2] Wildwood, New Jersey[1] |
Residence | Jersey Shore, Brick Township, New Jersey[2] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ace Darling[1][2] Mike Maraldo[1][2] |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1][2] |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg)[1]– 240 lb (110 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Jersey Shore[2] |
Trained by | Mike Sharpe[2] Bobby Piper[2] |
Debut | 1992[1][2] |
Charleston Diggler[1][2] (born June 27, 1975) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Ace Darling.[3] Darling has wrestled in various independent promotions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, most notably for the East Coast Wrestling Association, Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling.[3]
Championships and accomplishments
Bloody Rage American Wrestling League
- BRAWL American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4][5]
- BRAWL American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4][5]
Century Wrestling Alliance
CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[6]
East Coast Pro Wrestling
- ECPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[4][7]
- ECPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[4][7]
East Coast Wrestling Association
ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (4 times)[9]
ECWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kid Flash (1), Devon Storm (1) and Striker (1)[10]
Super 8 Tournament (1997)[11]
ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)[12]
Empire Wrestling Alliance
- EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
- EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
Eternity Wrestling Association
- EWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[14]
- EWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[14]
Garden State Wrestling Alliance
- GSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
- GSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling
- ISPW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[4][15]
- ISPW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[4][15]
Jersey Championship Wrestling
- JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- JCW Television Championship (1 time)[17]
- JCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Striker[18]
- JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[19]
NWA 2000
- NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[20]
- NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[20]
NWA New Jersey
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version) (1 time) – with Devon Storm[21]
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version) (1 time)[22]
NWA New York
- NWA New York Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[23]
- NWA New York Television Championship (1 time)[24]
- NWA New York Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[23]
National Wrestling Superstars
- NWS Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shane Taylor[25]
- NWS Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shane Taylor[25]
New Jack City Wrestling
- NJCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[4]
- NJCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[4]
Richmond Championship Wrestling
RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[26]
Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
- PCW America's Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[27]
- PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Mest / Glen Osbourne1[28]
- PCW America's Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[27]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #125 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1997[29]
- PWI ranked him #125 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1997[29]
World Wide Wrestling Alliance
- WWWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
- WWWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
1After throwing Mest out of the team, Darling chose Glen Osbourne as a replacement without interrupting the championship reign.
References
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^ abcdefghijk "OWOW profile".
^ ab Caltagirone, Stephanie (15 January 1999). "Wrestler tells what it's like to be the Darling of his fans". Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. p. 20. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
^ abcdef Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
^ "BRAWL American Heavyweight Championship history".
^ "CWA Tag Team Championship history".
^ "ECPW title histories".
^ "ECWA Heavyweight Championship history".
^ "ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship history".
^ "ECWA Tag Team Championship".
^ "Bobby Shields sees ECWA Super 8 as his big chance".
^ "ECWA Hall of Fame".
^ "EWA Heavyweight Championship history".
^ "Devon Storm's OWOW profile".
^ "ISPW Heavyweight Championship history".
^ "JCW Heavyweight Championship history".
^ "JCW Television Championship history".
^ "JCW Tag Team Championship history".
^ "NWA North American Heavyweight Championship history".
^ "NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship history".
^ "NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version) history".
^ "NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version) history".
^ "NWA New York Tag Team Championship history".
^ "NWA New York Television Championship history".
^ "NWS Tag Team Championship history".
^ "NWA Virginia Tag Team Championship history". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.
^ "PCW America's Heavyweight Championship history".
^ "PCW Tag Team Championship history".
^ "Awards".
External links
- Ace Darling's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database