Michael Maraldo[3] (born June 27, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Ace Darling.[4] 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, World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling.[4]
Ace Darling | |
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Birth name | Michael Maraldo |
Born | [1][2] Freehold, New Jersey[a][1] | June 27, 1974
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] |
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Bloody Rage American Wrestling League
- Century Wrestling Alliance
- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[7]
- East Coast Pro Wrestling
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
- ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (4 times)[10]
- ECWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kid Flash (1), Devon Storm (1) and Striker (1)[11]
- Super 8 Tournament (1997)[12]
- ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)[13]
- Empire Wrestling Alliance
- EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[14]
- Eternity Wrestling Association
- EWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[15]
- Garden State Wrestling Alliance
- GSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling
- Jersey Championship Wrestling
- JCW Championship (1 time)[17]
- JCW Television Championship (1 time)[18]
- JCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Matt Striker[19]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA 2000
- NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[21]
- NWA New Jersey
- NWA New York
- National Wrestling Superstars
- NWS Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shane Taylor[26]
- New Jack City Wrestling
- NJCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[5]
- Richmond Championship Wrestling
- RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm[27]
- Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
- PCW America's Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[28]
- PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Mest / Glen Osbourne1[29]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- World Wide Wrestling Alliance
- WWWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
1After throwing Mest out of the team, Darling chose Glen Osbourne as a replacement without interrupting the championship reign.
Notes
edit- ^ It is not currently known whether this is Freehold Township, New Jersey or Freehold Borough, New Jersey.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Cagematch profile".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "OWOW profile".
- ^ "Charleston Diggler - Biografía, mejores películas, series, imágenes y noticias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). October 24, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Caltagirone, Stephanie (January 15, 1999). "Wrestler tells what it's like to be the Darling of his fans". Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. p. 20. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f 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". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "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 July 14, 2011.
- ^ "PCW America's Heavyweight Championship history".
- ^ "PCW Tag Team Championship history".
- ^ "Awards".
External links
edit- Ace Darling's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database