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Alex Kane

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Alex Kane
Born (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 31)
Villa Rica, Georgia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Alex Kane
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Billed weight238 lb (108 kg)[1]
Billed fromAtlanta, Georgia
Trained byA. R. Fox
Debut2018

Alex Kane (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Major League Wrestling where he a former MLW World Champion and a former MLW National Openweight Champion.

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2018–present)

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Major League Wrestling (2021–present)

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On May 27, 2021, it was announced that Kane signed with MLW.[2][3] He debuted at Battle Riot III, defeating Budd Heavy in the opening match and also entered in the eponymous Battle Riot match.[4][5] At War Chamber, Kane won the vacant MLW National Openweight Championship in a five way ladder match.[6] He successfully defended title against Aero Star on January 13 and January 21, 2022, respectively at AZTECA and Fusion.[7][8] On February 26, Special edition of Fusion: Super Fight he retained title in a three-way match against Calvin Tankman and ACH.[9] On June the 23, 2022 Alex Kane lost the MLW National Openweight title to Davey Richards at Battle Riot IV.[10]

On July 8, 2023 at Never Say Never, Kane defeated Alexander Hammerstone for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.[11] On September 3 at Fury Road, Kane retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Willie Mack.[12] On October 14 at Slaughterhouse, Kane defeated Tom Lawlor retaining the MLW Heavyweight Championship.[13] On November 18 at Fightland, Kane retained his title against Jacob Fatu.[14] On December 7 at One Shot, Kane defeated Matt Cardona retaining the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Kane was attacked by a returning Richard Holliday, who aligned himself with World Titan Federation.[15]

On January 6, 2024 at Kings of Colosseum, Kane defeated Holliday retaining the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.[16] On February 3 at SuperFight, Kane lost the MLW World Heavyweight Championship to Satoshi Kojima.[17] On February 29 at Intimidation Games, Kane defeated Bobby Fish via referee stoppage after Fish passed out to a rear-naked choke.[18]

Personal life

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Kane became the first openly gay professional wrestling world champion in a major promotion after winning the MLW World Heavyweight Championship on July 8, 2023.[19]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile of Alex Kane". Cagematch. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Pollock, John (May 27, 2021). "Alex Kane joins MLW roster". Postwrestling. Archived from the original on May 28, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Alex Kane signs with MLW". Major League Wrestling. May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Haulotte, Kellie (July 11, 2021). "Spoilers For MLW Battle Riot III". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Ravens, Andrew (July 10, 2021). "SPOILERS: Full Results For MLW Battle Riot III From Philadelphia, PA 7/10/21". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Haulotte, Kellie (November 6, 2021). "** SPOILERS ** MLW War Chamber Taping". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 13, 2022). "MLW AZTECA #2 - TV-Show @ Espada Underground Fight Club in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 21, 2022). "MLW Fusion #135 - TV-Show @ Gilley's in Dallas, Texas, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 26, 2022). "MLW Fusion #136 - SuperFight 2022 - TV-Show @ ca. 800 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  10. ^ Jason, Josh (June 23, 2022). "MLW Battle Riot IV spoilers: Former WWE NXT wrestler debuts Additionally, a former Impact World Champion returned to the company". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "MLW Never Say Never 2023". Cagematch. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (September 3, 2023). "MLW "Fury Road" results: Powell's review of Alex Kane vs. Willie Mack for the MLW Heavyweight Championship, Jacob Fatu vs. Rickey Shane Page in a Weapons of Mass Destruction match for the MLW National Openweight Title". prowrestling.net. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "MLW Slaughterhouse". Cagematch. October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  14. ^ "MLW Fightland 2023". Cagematch. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 7, 2023). "MLW/WTF One-Shot 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 6, 2024). "MLW Kings Of Colosseum 2024". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  17. ^ Siino, John (February 4, 2024). "MLW SuperFight Results: Alex Kane vs. Satoshi Kojima, Jacob Fatu vs. Yuji Nagata". Post Wrestling. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  18. ^ Black, Matt (February 29, 2024). "MLW Intimidation Games Results – February 29, 2024: Satoshi Kojima Defends Against Minoru Suzuki". wrestlezone.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  19. ^ Staynings, James (February 9, 2024). "Bomaye! Alex Kane Is For The People". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  20. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 6, 2021). "MLW World Middleweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  21. ^ "Complete MLW Battle Riot V Results From Philadelphia (SPOILERS)".
  22. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 18, 2022). "PPW Fighting Spirit Heavyweight Grand Prix 3 - Event @ The ArenA in Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  23. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 18, 2022). "PPW Heavy Hitters Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  24. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 18, 2022). "Fighting Spirit Heavyweight Grand Prix (2022)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  25. ^ Ross, Patrick (September 10, 2024). "Full 2024 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  26. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=243736 [bare URL]
  27. ^ "Alex Kane(C) vs Blake waits for the WWA4 internet championship at wwa4 the Last Straw". YouTube. October 16, 2019.
  28. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 20, 2021). "WU - Event @ Heard County Recreation Complex in Franklin, Georgia, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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