Ace Darling

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Ace Darling
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Ring name(s) Ace Darling
Mike Maraldo
Billed height 6 ft 0 in
Billed weight 240 lb
Born June 27, 1975 (1975-06-27) (age 32)
Resides Jersey Shore Brick Township, New Jersey
Trained by "Iron" Mike Sharp
Bobby Piper
Debut 1991

Mike Maraldo (born June 27, 1975) is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Ace Darling. Ace Darling has wrestled in various Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware independent promotions, such as the East Coast Wrestling Association, Jersey All-Pro Wrestling, New Jack City Wrestling, Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling, ECW, and Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling. He has also appeared on TV for the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.

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[edit] Career

Darling trained at Mike Sharpe's wrestling school in Bricktown, New Jersey. Early in his career, he tagged with Mr. Motion as Young Lust. Throughout the 1990s, Ace wrestled for the ECWA, World Wide Wrestling Alliance, PCW, and ISPW. In 1998, he won the PCW Tag Team Championship with Glen Osbourne in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was a frequent tag partner of Super Nova, as well as Devon Storm. Storm and Darling were known as The Extremists in WCW. In 1997, Darling won the inaugural ECWA Super 8 Tournament. From 2002 through 2004, he was the head trainer at King Kong Bundy's wrestling school.

[edit] Finishing and signature moves

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • Bloody Rage American Wrestling League
  • BRAWL American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Century Wrestling Alliance
  • CWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Devon Storm (1) and Billy Kidman (1)
  • Devastation Wrestling Federation
  • DWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • East Coast Professional Wrestling
  • ECPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Empire Wrestling Alliance
  • EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Eternity Wrestling Association
  • EWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Devon Storm
  • Garden State Wrestling Alliance (Mike Sharpe's wrestling school)
  • GSWA Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • GSWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
  • Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling
  • ISPW Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
  • Jersey Championship Wrestling
  • JCW Television Championship (1 time)
  • JCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Striker
  • JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA New York Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Devon Storm
  • NWA New York Television Championship (1 time)
  • NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Devon Storm
  • National Wrestling Superstars
  • NWS Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Shane Taylor
  • NWS Tag Team Championship - with Nicky Oceans
  • New Jack City Wrestling
  • NJCW Light Heavyweight Championshhip (2 times)
  • NJCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Richmond Championship Wrestling
  • Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
  • PCW America's Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mark Mest
  • World Wide Wrestling Alliance
  • WWWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

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