A-1 (wrestler)
A-1 | |
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Birth name | Alastair Charles Ralphs |
Born | Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada | May 22, 1977
Alma mater | University of Windsor |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | A-1 A1 A-One Alastair Ralphs Alistair Ralphs Allistar Ralphs Buddy Austin |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 256 lb (116 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
Trained by | Scott D'Amore |
Debut | 2001[1] |
Alastair Charles Ralphs (born May 22, 1977) is a Canadian professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, better known by his ring name, A-1 (alternatively spelled A1 or A-One). He is best known for his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), from 2004 to 2007, as part of Team Canada.
Early life
Ralphs was born in
Professional wrestling career
Border City Wrestling (2001–2005)
Alastair Ralphs was trained by
On January 23, 2005, at New Year's Revolution, Ralphs interrupted the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, complaining that he was being overshadowed by older wrestlers. Scott D'Amore responded with a jibe aimed at Ralph's previous career as a bodybuilder, leading to a brawl between Ralphs and D'Amore. Following a distraction from Jade, A-1 was able to powerbomb D'Amore through a table. Ralphs went on to retain the heavyweight title in a match with Abyss, using Abyss's own chain to knock him unconscious.
Ralphs lost the BCW Heavyweight Championship to Bobby Roode on July 22, 2005. In the course of his reign as champion he faced well-known veterans such as Jim Neidhart and King Kong Bundy.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2004)
On the November 27 episode of
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2007)
On July 16, 2004, Ralphs appeared in
On the May 11, 2006, episode of TNA Impact!, Larry Zbyszko asked Team Canada coach Scott D'Amore for assistance in his feud with Raven. D'Amore eventually agreed to help Zbyszko rid TNA of Raven, and nominated A-1 to face Raven in a match at TNA Sacrifice 2006 in May 2006, a match that A-1 lost. on the Slammiversary (2006) preshow, Team Canada (A-1 and Young) defeated The Naturals. On the June 29, 2006, episode of Impact!, TNA Management Director Jim Cornette disbanded Team Canada.
A-1 soon began wrestling sporadically, facing Ron Killings in the pre-show of the Hard Justice pay-per-view and against Eric Young at the No Surrender pay-per-view, losing both times. He also took part in the Kevin Nash Open Invitational X-Division Gauntlet Battle Royal at Bound for Glory (2006), despite not being a part of the X-Division. He was eliminated by both Maverick Matt and Kazarian.
A-1 was released by TNA on February 23, 2007.
Independent circuit (2007–present)
After leaving TNA, A1 wrestled on the independent circuit in Canada and the United States.
After being inactive from 2009 to 2015, A-1 quietly returned to a Border City Wrestling show in January 2015. He has since been an active member of their roster. Since returning, A-1 has also made appearances for UCW in Michigan and Greektown Pro Wrestling in Toronto.
On October 14, 2017, A1 unsuccessfully challenged
Impact Wrestling (2018)
He returned to
On June 1, 2018, A1 returned making appearances on
Personal life
Ralphs has a son named Vitali.[8]
Championships and accomplishments
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 38. 2007 Edition.
- ^ "BCW Excellence 2017".
- ^ "Impact Wrestling One Night Only Canadian Clash Review".
- ^ "BCW/Impact Wrestling March Breakdown".
- ^ "Impact Wrestling One Night Only March Breakdown 2018 Review".
- ^ "Impact Wrestling Xplosion #720".
- ^ "Impact Wrestling Xplosion #722".
- ^ "Catching Up with A1 and his Comeback from Catastrophic Injury - IMPACT Wrestling Documentary". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Independent Wrestling Results – December 2004". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Reference at www.cagematch.net".
External links
- Alastair Ralphs at IMDb
- A-1's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database