Ace Darling

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Ace Darling
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Ace Darling Mike Maraldo
Billed height	6 ft 0 in
Billed weight	240 lb
Born	June 27, 1974
Resides	Jersey Shore Brick Township, New Jersey
Trained by	"Iron" Mike Sharp Bobby Piper
Debut	1992

Mike Maraldo (born June 27, 1974) is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Ace Darling.

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Finishing and signature moves 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 External links

[edit] Profile

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.

Ace got his start at Mike Sharpe's wrestling school in Bricktown, New Jersey. Early in his career, he tagged with Mr. Motion as Young Lust. Througout 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 (also known as Simon Dean), 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

• Ace in the Hole (Turnbuckle tornado DDT)
• Superkick

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• ISPW

4-time ISPW Heavyweight Champion

• National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion (New Jersey version)
• 1-time NWA North American Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA United States Tag Team Champion (with Devon Storm)
• 1-time NWA 2000 Tag-Team Champion (with Devon Storm)
• 1-time NWA New York TV Champion
• 1-time NWA New York Tag Team Champion (with Devon Storm)

• United States Wrestling Association

• 1-time USWA Tag Team Champion (with Billy Kidman) April 12, 1997 through April 19, 1997

• Jersey Championship Wrestling

• 1-time JCW Television Champion
• 1 time JCW Tag Team Champion (with Matt Striker)
• 1 time JCW Heavyweight Champion

• East Coast Wrestling Association

• 1-time ECWA Heavyweight Champion
• 2-time ECWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
• 1-time ECWA Television Champion
• 3-time ECWA Tag Team Champion
• ECWA Super 8 Tournament winner (1997)
• ECWA Hall of Fame Inductee (1996)

• Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling

• 1-time PCW Tag Team Champion (with Glen Osbourne)
• 3-time PCW American Champion

• Nation Wrestling Superstars

• 2-time NWS Tag Team Champion (with Shane Taylor)

• Century Wrestling Alliance

• 2-time CWA Tag Team Champion (with Devon Storm and Billy Kidman)

• Empire Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time EWA Heavyweight Champion

• Eternity Wrestling Association

• 1-time EWA Tag Team Champion (with Devon Storm)

• Devastation Wrestling Federation

• 1-time DWF Heavyweight Champion

• New Jack City Wrestling

• 2-time Light-heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NJCW US Champion

• 'World Wide Wrestling Aliance

• 1-time WWWA Light-Heavyweight Champion

• East Coast Profesional Wrestling

• 1-time ECPW Heavyweight Champion

• Richmond Championship Wrestling

• 1-time RCW Tag Team Champion

• Bloody Rage American Wrestling League

• 1-time BRAWL American Heavyweight Champion

• Garden State Wrestling Alliance (Mike Sharpe's wrestling school)

• 2-time GSWA Light-heavyweight Champion
• 1-time GSWA Tag Team Champion

[edit] External links