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Ace Romero
Birth nameJustin Romero
Born (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34)
Saco, Maine, USA[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Ace Romero
Acey Romero
Acey Baby[3][4]
Billed height6'[5]
Billed weight398 lb (181 kg)[5]
Trained byOney Lorcan[5]
DebutSeptember 6, 2013[6]

Justin Romero (born May 1, 1990), better known by his ring name Ace Romero, is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the name Acey Romero. He has previously wrestled notably for All Elite Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and throughout the American independent scene.[7][8]

Early life

Romero was born in Saco, Maine, the first of three children. At the age of four he became a wrestling fan, with The Undertaker being his childhood favorite. In high school he played football and lacrosse. During his senior year he was given an essay assignment by his English teacher; "What do you want to do when you grow up?". Romero wrote that he wanted to be a professional wrestler. Romero's mother was a single parent, which didn't allow her time to bring him to a wrestling school. His English teacher, who had encouraged him, helped him by driving him to his first day at wrestling school. Romero was awarded 'best student' during his tryouts and was awarded three-months free tuition at the New England Pro Wrestling Academy.[2]

Professional wrestling career

All Elite Wrestling (2019)

In May 2019, Romero made a surprise appearance in the pre-show Casino Battle Royale at the promotion's inaugural event Double or Nothing, eliminating Marko Stunt before being eliminated by Jungle Boy.[9]

Impact Wrestling (2019–present)

On October 19, 2019, Romero defeated Larry D in the main event of Impact Wrestling's All Glory special. After the match, he signed a three-year contract with Impact that was offered by Co-Executive Vice President Scott D'Amore, and was given the final spot in the five-way ladder match for the Impact X Division Championship at the following Bound for Glory pay-per-view event.[10] At Bound for Glory, Romero made his televised Impact in-ring debut in the five-way ladder match for the X Division Championship, which was won by Ace Austin.[11] On December 7 at No Surrender, he competed in a five-way Scramble match, that was won by Madman Fulton.[12] Romero made his Impact debut on the December 10 episode of Impact! against Moose in a losing effort, and on the following week lost to Joey Ryan.[13][14] On February 22, 2020 at Sacrifice, Romero teamed up with Larry D to defeat oVe (Dave Crist and Madman Fulton).[15][16] On the March 3 episode of Impact!, Romero picked up his first televised win by defeating Joey Ryan.[17]

Romero solidified his partnership with Larry D on the March 31 episode of Impact!, forming a tag team called "XXXL".[18] On the April 14 episode of Impact!, they made their debut in a four-way tag team match against The Rascalz (Dez and Wentz), Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend) and TJP and Fallah Bahh, the latter winning after TJP pinned Thornstowe.[19] The following week on Night 1 of Rebellion, they fought in a three-way tag team match against The Rascalz and TJP and Fallah Bahh, the former winning after Dez pinned Larry.[20] On the May 5 episode of Impact!, the team picked up their first televised win by defeating oVe.[21] The following months saw XXXL lose matches against the likes of TJP and Fallah Bahh,[22] Reno Scum[23] and The Deaners (Cody and Cousin Jake), the latter of which they beat up after losing to them in their second encounter.[24][25]

Championship and accomplishments

  • Independent Wrestling Entertainment[26][27]
    • IWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • IWE Tag Team Championship (2 times)
  • Pro Wrestling Magic[26]
    • PWM Championship (1 time)
  • Rockstar Pro Wrestling[26][28]
    • Rockstar Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time)
    • Rockstar Pro Trio Championship (1 time)
  • Xtreme Wrestling Alliance
    • XWA Firebrand Championship (1 time)
    • XWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)[29] - with JT Dunn

References

  1. ^ Horton, Lee (May 23, 2019). "Maine native Ace Romero pouncing his way through pro wrestling". Sun Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Beams, Scott R. (November 3, 2017). "Ace Romero: The real deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ace Romero: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com.
  4. ^ "Combat Zone Wrestling". Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Ace Romero « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Matches « Ace Romero « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Internet Wrestling Database - Ace Romero: Facts and Stats". www.profightdb.com.
  8. ^ Thompson, Andrew; Lambert, Jeremy (May 25, 2019). "EXCLUSIVE - Ace Romero Discusses AEW Double Or Nothing; Says They Haven't Found Pounce Victim". Fightful. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Powell, John (May 25, 2019). "AEW The Buy In pre-show results: Powell's live review of the Casino Battle Royale, Kip Sabian vs. Sammy Guevara". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Currier, Joseph (October 19, 2019). "Ace Romero signs with Impact, set for Bound for Glory ladder match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Powell, John (October 20, 2019). "10/20 Powell's Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory live review: Brian Cage vs. Sami Callihan for the Impact World Championship, Ken Shamrock vs. Moose, Taya Valkyrie vs. Tenille Dashwood for the Knockouts Championship, The North vs. RVD and Rhino vs. Rich Swann and Willie Mack for the Impact Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  12. ^ Gagnon, Joshua (December 8, 2019). "Impact No Surrender Results (12/7): New Talent Signed, Sami Callihan Vs. Rich Swann". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – December 10, 2019". Impact Wrestling. December 10, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. ^ Coder, Brie (December 17, 2019). "Impact Wrestling Results (12/17): Sami Callihan Exposes Tessa Blanchard, TJP Takes On Daga". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Impact Wrestling Sacrifice Results". Facebook. February 22, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  16. ^ Haulotte, Kellie (February 22, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Sacrifice (2020) Results: Tessa Blanchard Vs. Ace Austin, Moose In Action". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  17. ^ Csonka, Larry (March 3, 2020). "Csonka's Impact Wrestling 3.03.20 Review". 411Mania. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  18. ^ "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – March 31, 2020". Impact Wrestling. March 31, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  19. ^ Coder, Brie (April 14, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Results: 4-Way Tag Match, Valkyrie Vs Dashwood, Callihan/Shamrock Contract Signing". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  20. ^ Powell, Jason (April 21, 2020). "4/21 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's live review of Rebellion Night One featuring Ken Shamrock vs. Sami Callihan, Ace Austin vs. Willie Mack for the X Division Championship, Kiera Hogan vs. Kylie Rae, OVE vs. Tommy Dreamer, Rhino, and a mystery partner". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  21. ^ "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – May 5, 2020". Impact Wrestling. May 5, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  22. ^ "Impact Wrestling Results – May 19, 2020". PWMania.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  23. ^ Coder, Brie (June 16, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Results: Two Championship Defenses, Ace Austin Vs. Eddie Edwards In A Street Fight". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  24. ^ "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – July 7, 2020". Impact Wrestling. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  25. ^ Coder, Brie (July 14, 2020). "Impact Wrestling Results: The Deaners Face XXXL, 5 On 5 Knockouts Tag Team Action, More". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  26. ^ a b c "Titles « Ace Romero « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  27. ^ "Ace Romero - OWW". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  28. ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  29. ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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