Michael Elgin

Apr 6, 2012 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real name: Aaron Frobel
Height: 5’11
Weight: 245 lbs
Date of birth: December 3, 1986
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pro debut: 2004
Trained by: Rob Fuego
Finishing move: Spinning Powerbomb

Biography

– On April 13, 2006, Elgin defeated Xtremo, Tarantula Gomez, Mike Stevens, Cody 45 & Phil Atlas in a Ladder Match to become the first GCW National Champion
– On May 11, 2006, Elgin defeated Johnny Devine, Shark Boy & Shawn Spears in a 4-Way Match to retain the GCW National Title
– On May 27, 2006, Elgin & Mike Stevens defeated Johnny Devine & TJ Wilson. Elgin pinned Wilson to win the GCW National Title
– On June 8, 2006, Elgin defeated Xtremo in a Street Fight to retain the GCW National Title
– On August 10, 2006, Elgin defeated Johnny Devine by DQ in a Lumberjack Match to retain the GCW National Title
– On November 23, 2006, Elgin fought PWA Pure Wrestling Champion Eddie Osbourne to a draw
– On December 28, 2006, Elgin & Jake O’Reilly defeated The Lunatics (Crazzy Steve & Gutter) to win the GCW Tag Team Titles
– On January 27, 2007, Elgin received a ROH tryout match, losing to Shane Hagadorn
– On March 11, 2007, Elgin defeated Freak Show to win the PWX Pro Division Title
– On March 23, 2007, Elgin & Havok defeated Jake O’Reilly & Joe Doering to win the vacant GCW Tag Team Titles
– On April 13, 2007, Elgin introduced Derek Wylde as his new co-champion for the GCW Tag Team Titles
– On April 15, 2007, Elgin defeated Alex York & Rip Impact in separate singles matches to retain the PWX Pro Division Title
– On April 22, 2007, Elgin defeated Cody Deaner to retain the PWX Pro Division Title
– On April 27, 2007, Elgin received another ROH tryout match, fighting Rhett Titus to a no-contest before losing to Jimmy Rave
– On May 11, 2007, The Pretty Unreals (Michael Elgin & Ash) defeated Southern Rock (Indiana Kidd Jr & Hillbilly Jed) & The Naptown Dragons (DieHard & xOMGx) in a 3-Way No-DQ, No Countout Match
– On June 17, 2007, Elgin defeated Kobra Kai & Mosi Kamau in a Triple Threat Match to retain the PWX Pro Division Title
– On November 18, 2007, Elgin defeated Johnny Trackpants to retain the PWX Pro Division Title
– On January 26, 2008, Elgin defeated Tyson Dux with Johnny Trackpants as special guest referee to win the PWX Bar Title
– On March 1, 2008, Elgin defeated Roderick Strong, Drake Younger & Viking in a 4-Way ‘Knockouts or Submissions Only’ Match to win the vacant IWA:MS Strong Style Title
– On March 13, 2008, Elgin defeated Don Paysan to win the CWR Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title
– On April 6, 2008, Elgin defeated Akira Raijin to retain the IWA:MS Strong Style Title
– On April 11, 2008, Elgin defeated Egotistico Fantastico to retain the IWA:MS Strong Style Title
– On April 12, 2008, Elgin defeated Toby Klen & Tank in a 3-Way Match to retain the IWA:MS Strong Style Title
– On April 26, 2008, Elgin defeated Pepper Parks to retain the PWX Bar Title
– On June 7, 2008, Elgin defeated CJ Otis to retain the IWA:MS Strong Style Title
– On June 8, 2008, Elgin defeated Kobra Kai in the final of a tournament to win the vacant CWF Heavyweight Title
– On July 26, 2008, Elgin defeated Jimmy Clough to retain the IWA:MS Strong Style Title
– On August 2, 2008, Elgin defeated Chris Hall to retain the IWA:MS Strong Style Title
– On August 16, 2008, Elgin defeated Bobby Fish to retain the IWA:MS Strong Style Title
– On January 3, 2009, Grits N Gravy (Michael Elgin & Sami Callihan) won an 8-Team Tag Team Rumble Match
– On April 19, 2009, Michael Elgin defeated NWA Pacific Junior Heavyweight Champion Ice
– On August 6, 2009, Elgin defeated Anthony Fiasco, Eric Cairnie & Scotty O’Shea in a 4-Way Elimination Match to win the GCW-NS Internet Title
– On September 5, 2009, Elgin defeated Bruno Davis, Ethan Page & Scotty Turner in a 4-Way Match to retain the GCW-NS Internet Title
– On October 22, 2009, Elgin defeated Kenneth Crises to retain the GCW-NS Internet Title
– On November 7, 2009, Elgin & Ashley Sixx defeated Assault and Battery (Mike Elias & Kenneth Crisis) to win the BSE Tag Team Titles
– On November 22, 2009, Elgin defeated Josh Alexander to win the CWR Openweight Title, only to lose it later in the night
– On December 10, 2009, Elgin fought Derek Wylde to a time-limit draw to retain the GCW-NS Internet Title
– On December 28, 2009, Elgin defeated Anthony Darko in the final of the GCW Gold Rush Tournament
– On January 22, 2010, Elgin fought CCW Heavyweight Champion Derek Wylde to a double-DQ
– On October 9, 2010, Elgin & Sixx defeated Shawn Spears & Xtremo to retain the GCW Tag Team Titles
– On November 12, 2010, Elgin debuted on ROH as part of The House Of Truth
– On November 26, 2010, Elgin & Sixx defeated Derek Wylde & Xtremo to retain the GCW Tag Team Titles
– On December 10, 2010, Elgin & Roderick Strong defeated Alex Silva & Chrisjen Hayme
– On January 29, 2011, Elgin defeated Derek Wylde, Josh Alexander & Mike Rollins to win the PWE Canada Cup
– On March 5, 2011, Elgin defeated Anthony Fiasco to retain the PWE Openweight Title
– At ROH Honor Takes Center Stage Night 1, Elgin defeated El Generico
– On April 29, 2011, Elgin defeated Brent B to retain the PWE Openweight Title
– On May 7, 2011, Elgin defeated Adam Cole, Grizzly Redwood, Rhett Titus, Tommaso Ciampa & Adam Cole in a Double Danger Scramble Match
– On AAW’s ‘EPIC 2011’ PPV, Elgin defeated Alex Shelley
– At ROH Best In The World 2011, Elgin defeated Steve Corino
– On October 23, 2011, Elgin defeated Brodie Lee to win the A1 Zero Gravity Title, only to immediately lose it to Josh Alexander
– On October 28, 2011, Elgin defeated Mason Beck to win the AAW Heritage Title
– On November 19, 2011, Elgin defeated Kyle O’Reilly, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong & Eddie Edwards to win the ROH Survival of the Fittest Tournament 2011
– On November 26, 2011, Elgin defeated BJ Whitmer to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– At Final Battle 2011, Elgin defeated TJ Perkins
– At ROH’s 10th Anniversary Show, The House Of Truth (Michael Elgin & Roderick Strong) defeated The Amazing Red & TJ Perkins
– On March 16, 2012, Elgin defeated J Miller to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– On April 21, 2012, Elgin fought AAW Heavyweight Champion Silas Young to a time-limit draw
– At Border Wars ’12, Elgin defeated Adam Cole
– On June 22, 2012, Elgin defeated Kyle O’Reilly to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– At Best In The World ’12, Elgin defeated Fit Finlay
– On August 3, 2012, Elgin fought ROH Television Champion Adam Cole to a no-contest
– On August 24, 2012, Elgin defeated Jesse Emerson to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– At Death Before Dishonor X, The House of Truth (Elgin & Roderick Strong) defeated Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist)
– On September 21, 2012, Elgin defeated Silas Young in a Champion vs Champion I Quit Match to retain the AAW Heritage Title and win the AAW Heavyweight Title. Elgin would vacate the Heritage title in December without defending it again
– On October 26, 2012, Elgin defeated Sami Callihan to retain the AAW Heavyweight Title
– On November 24, 2012, Elgin defeated Davey Richards to retain the AAW Heavyweight Title
– On December 29, 2012, Elgin defeated Sami Callihan & Shane Hollister in an Elimination Match to retain the AAW Heavyweight Title
– On January 12, 2013, The Unbreakable F’N Machines (Elgin & Brian Cage) defeated The Super Smash Brothers (Player Uno & Stupefied) to win the PWG Tag Team Titles, but would lose them later that same day to The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson)
– On January 26, 2013, Elgin defeated IWC Heavyweight Champion John McChesney by DQ
– On February 10, 2013, Elgin defeated Silas Young to retain the AAW Heavyweight Title
– On March 1, 2013, Elgin defeated Mat Fitchett to retain the AAW Heavyweight Title
– At ROH’s 11th Anniversary Show, Elgin defeated Roderick Strong in a Best of 3 Falls Match
– At Supercard of Honor VII, Elgin defeated Jay Lethal
– On April 12, 2013, Elgin defeated Davey Richards to retain the AAW Heavyweight Title
– On April 27, 2013, Elgin defeated MASADA to retain the AAW Heavyweight Title
– At Best In The World ’13, Elgin defeated Tommaso Ciampa
– At Death Before Dishonor XI, Elgin participated in the ROH World Title Tournament, defeating Kevin Steen before losing to Adam Cole in the final
– On November 10, 2013, Elgin defeated Ethan Carter III to win the HKW Gr8 Eight Tournament
– On November 30, 2013, Elgin fought NHPW Art of Fighting Champion Chris Vice to a time-limit draw
– On December 27, 2013, Elgin defeated Ethan Page in a Best of 3 Falls Match to win the AIW Absolute Title
– The next day, Elgin & Ethan Page defeated Kung Fu Manchu (Louis Lyndon & Marion Fontaine) and Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya & CJ Esparza) in an Elimination Match to win the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On January 24, 2014, Elgin & Page defeated Ricochet & Uhaa Nation to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On February 7, 2014, Elgin defeated Drake Younger to retain the AIW Absolute Title
– On February 28, 2014, Elgin & Page (now known as The Men Of The Year) defeated Kung Fu Manchu (Louis Lyndon & Marion Fontaine) to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On March 14, 2014, Elgin defeated Andrew Everett to retain the AIW Absolute Title
– One week later, The Men Of The Year defeated Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– At Supercard of Honor VIII, Elgin defeated Kevin Steen
– On April 11, 2014, The Men Of The Year defeated Lince Dorado & Rich Swann to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On April 25, 2014, Elgin defeated Colin Delaney to retain the AIW Absolute Title
– On May 2, 2014, The Men Of The Year defeated Dave Crist & Josh Alexander to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– At ROH/NJPW Global Wars, Elgin defeated Takaaki Watanabe
– On May 24, 2014, Elgin entered and won the AIW JT Lightning Invitational Tournament, defeating Eddie Kingston, Eric Ryan, Heidi Lovelace, #AllEgo and Tim Donst on his way to retain the AIW Absolute Title
– At Best in the World ’14 in Nashville, TN, Elgin pinned Adam Cole to capture the ROH title
– On June 29, 2014, Elgin defeated Tim Donst to retain the AIW Absolute Title
– On July 12, 2014, Elgin defeated Matt Hardy to retain the ROH World Title. Over the next few weeks, he retained against Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly
– Through August 2014, Elgin defended the ROH World Title against Cedric Alexander, Adam Cole, AJ Styles, Jay Briscoe, Silas Young and Tommaso Ciampa
– On September 5, 2014, Elgin fought Josh Alexander & Tim Donst to a time-limit draw in a 3-Way Match to retain the AIW Absolute Title
– At Final Battle ’14, Elgin defeated Tommaso Ciampa
– On December 18, 2014, Elgin entered the IWA:MS Revolution Strong Style Tournament, defeating BJ Whitmer, Corporal Robinson & Reed Bentley on his way to victory
– At ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds ’15, Elgin defeated KUSHIDA
– On November 14, 2015, Elgin won ROH’s Survival of the Fittest Tournament, defeating ACH, Christopher Daniels, Jay Briscoe & Silas Young in the 5-Way Elimination Final
– At Final Battle ’15, Elgin defeated Moose
– At ROH’s 14th Anniversary Show, Elgin & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated The Briscoes (Mark & Jay)
– At NJPW Invasion Attack ’16, Elgin, Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On April 23, Elgin, Tanahashi & Yoshitatsu defeated The Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On May 7, Elgin fought NWA Southeastern Champion Jason Kincaid to a time-limit draw
– On June 9, Elgin defeated IWA:MS Heavyweight Champion Reed Bentley by DQ
– At Dominion ’16, Elgin defeated Kenny Omega in a Ladder Match to win the IWGP Intercontinental Title
– On June 25, Elgin won Lucha Libre Elite’s Campeonato Mundial Elite Tournament, defeating Jinder Mahal, Bram, Lio Rush & Volador Jr
– On August 27, Elgin defeated Donovan Dijak to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Title
– At Wrestle Kingdom 11, Elgin won the pre-show New Japan Rumble
– On February 25, 2017, Elgin defeated The Outkast to win the Dynamo Pro D-1 Title
– On May 13, Elgin defeated EGO Federated Champion Jon Davis by DQ
– The next day, Elgin defeated Rene Dupree & Harry Smith to qualify for the WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup
– On June 1, Elgin defeated Larry D to win the IWA:MS Heavyweight Title
– On July 6, Elgin defeated Trey Miguel to retain the IWA:MS Heavyweight Title
– On August 20, Elgin & Everett Connors defeated Davey Vega & Stephen Wolf to win the Glory Tag Team Titles
– On October 5, Elgin defeated Hype Gotti to win the PWP Heavyweight Title
– On October 14, Elgin won the AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament, defeating Jeff Cobb in the final
– The next day, Elgin & Everett Connors defeated The Boys From Jollyville (Russ Myers & T-Money) and No New Friends (Danny Adams & Keith Lee Davidson) to retain the Glory Tag Team Titles
– On November 2, Elgin defeated Preston Maxwell to retain the PWP Heavyweight Title
– At Dominion ’18, Elgin defeated Hirooki Goto & Taichi to win the NEVER Openweight Title
– On June 26, 2020, Impact Wrestling announced Elgin would be removed from all future programing and his contract would be terminated

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