All Pro Wrestling

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All Pro Wrestling
Acronym	APW
Established	1995
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Location	Hayward, California
Founder	Roland Alexander
Owner	Roland Alexander
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Website	AllProWrestling.com

All Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Hayward, California which was started by and is currently managed by Roland Alexander.

Contents 1 History 2 Boot Camp 3 Current APW Champions 3.1 Major Championships 3.2 Gauntlet to the Gold 3.3 Young Lions Cup 3.4 Pick the Winner Battle Royal 4 Defunct Championships 5 Current Roster 5.1 Wrestlers 5.2 Tag teams and stables 5.3 Managers and valets 5.4 Inactive 5.5 Staff 6 Alumni 7 External links and references

History

In 1999, All Pro Wrestling (APW) was featured as part of the documentary film, Beyond the Mat. Roland Alexander, along with wrestlers Tony Jones and Michael Modest appeared, as they were having a tryout match with the World Wrestling Federation.

APW suffered a wrongful death lawsuit to the family of APW Boot Camp trainee, Brian Ong. On May 28 2001, Ong was training with fellow trainee Dalip Singh, despite suffering from an earlier concussion. Singh delivered a flapjack to Ong twice, with the second with his head striking the mat and worsening his concussion. He was pronounced dead on arrival to a local hospital. Ong's family sued APW for reckless behavior. The case was filed in September 2002, and the trial was underway on June 10, 2005. After a three-week trial, on July 12, the jury voted unanimously in favor of the Ong family. APW was forced to pay $1.3 million to the Ong family.

Boot Camp

The All Pro Wrestling Boot Camp has trained and graduated a number of major wrestling stars including: Crash Holly, Vic Grimes, Michael Modest, Donovan Morgan, The Great Khali, Spike Dudley, Cheerleader Melissa, Brent Albright and Sara Del Rey.

After a dispute with Roland Alexander in 2002, most of the APW roster, including trainers Michael Modest, Donovan Morgan, and Frank Murdoch left the company to start a training facility known as the Pro Wrestling IRON Tetsu Academy (now defunct).

Training in the APW Boot Camp consists of three stages: Beginner, Semi-Pro, and Pro. Beginner's Camp focuses on basic fundamentals of wrestling including: Bumps, Amateur holds and takedowns, and basic pro holds. Semi-Pro Camp takes everything from the beginner's class and adds advanced professional maneuvers including: various slams, suplexes, strikes, and counters. Semi-Pro camp will start to introduce students to basic ring psychology and proper selling techniques. Pro Camp is a training class for current pro's as well as advanced semi-pros. In Pro Camp, the head instructor(s) {generally the lead veteran wrestler(s) on the roster} go over detailed selling, match structure, and advanced ring psychology. Pro Camp is designed to keep current pro's on top of their game, while helping semi-pro's advance and become more comfortable in the ring, in a match setting.

The Boot Camp was briefly shown on an episode of the TV show Christina's Court. This was during an episode in which Heath Baron sued APW owner, Roland Alexander. To show the judge what a day in APW Boot Camp was like, Roland provided a short video clip of a typical class. In the clip, you can see APW wrestlers, JJ Perez, Jeckles the Jester, "Out of Control" Matt Carlos, and "Double D" Dave Dutra.

Current APW Champions

Major Championships

Championship	Champion(s)	Defeated	Location	Date Won
APW Universal Heavyweight Champion	Malachi	Dylan Drake	Hayward, CA	November 7, 2009
APW Worldwide Internet Champion	"The British Messiah" Timothy Thatcher	Jeckles The Jester	Hayward, CA	January 3, 2009

Gauntlet to the Gold

• 2008 Winner: Dylan Drake (10/4/08)
• 2009 Winner: Malachi (09/26/09)

Young Lions Cup

• 2008 Winner: Matt Carlos (12/6/08)
• 2009 Winner: "The Real Deal" Dan Danielson (4/18/09)

Pick the Winner Battle Royal

• 2009 Winner: "The Latin Dragon" Junior Morales (1/3/09)

Defunct Championships

Championship	Final Champion	Previous Champion	Date Won	Date Retired
APW Junior Heavyweight Champion	Chris Cole	Erin O'Grady	May 10, 1997	October 3, 1997
APW Future Legends Champion	Cheerleader Melissa	Daizee Haze	May 3, 2005	2005
APW Tag Team Champions	Border Patrol (Derek Sanders & Nate Rulez)	Bloodline (Billy Blade & Gangrel)	January 5, 2008	Spring 2008

Current Roster

Wrestlers

Tag teams and stables

• The Association
  
• Reno SCUM
  
• Late Nite Prime Time
  

Managers and valets

• Freckles
• Markus Mack
• Matthew Theall

Inactive

• AJ Kirsch
• Dana Lee
• Jay Streets
• Nate Rulez
• Tito Aquino

Staff

• Roland Alexander
  
• John LaRocca
  
• Oliver John
  
• J.J. Perez
  
• 'Sexy' Ciara
  
• Tom Castor
  
• Sparkey Ballard and Jon "Cheeseburger" Roberts
  
• Jay Biggs
  

Alumni

External links and references

• AllProWrestling.com (Official Website)
• All Pro Wrestling (Official Myspace)