Marius Al-Ani
Al-Ani in Match 2020 at 16 Carat Gold
Born (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990[1]
Eisenach, Germany
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bergman
Al-Ani Star
Marius Al-Ani
Billed height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Billed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Trained byLeon van Gasteren
Christian Eckstein
Debut2011

Marius Al-Ani (born 3 December 1990) is a German professional wrestler, who is currently working for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw).[3]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2011–2019, 2021–present)

Al-Ani competed at the WWNLive SuperShow - Mercury Rising 2019, an event promoted by World Wrestling Network (WWN) on April 5, where he teamed up with Alexander James and Jurn Simmons as Team wXw in a losing effort to The Unwanted (Eddie Kingston, Joe Gacy and Shane Strickland) in a six-man tag team match.[4] At PROGRESS Germany Tour 2018: Hamburg, a cross-over event produced by Progress Wrestling and wXw, he teamed up with Absolute Andy and Bobby Gunns in a losing effort to Chris Brookes, David Starr and Walter.[5] Al-Ani also worked for European Wrestling Promotion where he won the Axel Dieter Memorial Cup at EWP Christmas Wrestling 2019 by defeating PJ Black in the finals which took place on December 21.[6] Al-Ani competed at NEW Snakepit 2019, an event promoted by New European Championship Wrestling on September 7, where he won and lost the NEW World Internet Championship the same night battling Fast Time Moodo.[7]

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2014–2022)

Al-Ani is best known for his tenure with Westside Xtreme Wrestling. He debuted for the promotion at wXw Drive Of Champions Tour: Fulda on May 17, 2014, where he fell short against Da Mack.[8] At wXw 14th Anniversary Tour: Leipzig, a two-night event which began on November 1, 2014, he scored a victory against Axel Tischer on the second night.[9] Al-Ani participated in the 2015 Mitteldeutschland Cup, where he reached the semi-finals at wXw More Than Wrestling Tour: Gotha, where he fell short to Ilja Dragunov on March 17, 2015.[10] At wXw More Than Wrestling Tour: Finale - Shortcut To The Top, Al-Ani participated in a 30-man royal rumble match on June 20, 2015, where he competed against ither superstars such as the winner Grado, Jurn Simmons, Marty Scurll and Sha Samuels.[11] At wXw Broken Rules XVI on October 22, 2016, he teamed up with Absolute Andy as A4 and defeated David Starr and Lio Rush to win the vacant wXw World Tag Team Championship.[12] They defended the titles several times until they dropped them to The Young Lions (Lucky Kid and Tarkan Aslan) at wXw Superstars Of Wrestling 2017, a cross-over event produced by wXw and Lucha Underground on May 13, 2017.[13] At 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2017, Al-Ani defeated J. T. Dunn in a first round match on the first night from March 10,[14] but fell short to Walter on the second night in quarter-finals. On the third night, Al-Ani teamed up with Absolute Andy to successfully defend the wXw World Tag Team Championship in a street fight against The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch).[15] Al-Ani participated in the Mitteldeutschland Cup of 2017, with the first night taking place at wXw Fight Forever Tour 2017: Jena, where he defeated Pete Bouncer in the quarter-final on September 22.[16] One day later on September 23, at Tour: Bautzen, he lost to John Klinger in the semi-finals.[17] At the wXw World Tag League 2017, Al-Ani teamed up with his A4 partner Absolute Andy in a losing effort to Massive Product (David Starr and Jurn Simmons) in the first night of October 6.[18] Two nights later, they finished the tournament with a total of three points after scoring a loss against The Spirit Squad (Kenny and Mikey).[19] At wXw Shortcut To The Top 2018 on August 4, Al-Ani defeated Bobby Gunns to win the wXw Shotgun Championship.[20] Al-Ani won the 2020 Catch Grand Prix by defeating Cara Noir in the finals on December 13, 2020.[21] At wXw Dead End on April 9, 2021, he defeated Bobby Gunns to win the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.[22]

Other media

In 2016, Al-Ani participated at Ninja Warrior Germany on RTL, placing himself in 20th place, after five rounds of contest.[23]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Marius Al-Ani/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Marius Al-Ani-Personal Data". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Marius Al-Ani • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ World Wrestling Network (WWN). "WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2019 – On Demand". wwnlive.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ IMDb (August 3, 2018). "Progress Germany Tour 2018: Hamburg (2018)". imdb.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ WrestlingCorner (December 21, 2019). "EWP "Christmas Wrestling" (Hannover)". wrestlingcorner.de (in German). Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ New European Championship Wrestling. "NEW Snakepit 2019". new-wrestling.de (in German). Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ Daly, Wayne (May 17, 2014). "wXw Results: Drive Of Champions Tour – Fulda, Germany (5/17)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ Daly, Wayne (November 2, 2014). "wXw Results: 14th Anniversary Tour – Leipzig, Germany (11/2)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ HighSpots Network (March 27, 2015). "wXw More Than Wrestling Tour: Gotha". highspotswrestlingnetwork.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ Daly, Wayne (June 20, 2015). "wXw Results: More Than Wrestling Tour Finale – Oberhausen, Germany (6/20)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ wXwNOW GmbH (October 22, 2016). "wXw Broken Rules XVI". wxwnow.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ wXwNOW GmbH (May 13, 2017). "wXw Superstars of Wrestling 2017: Lucha Underground". wxwnow.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ Court, Oliver (March 16, 2017). "WXW 16 CARAT GOLD 2017 (NIGHT 1) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  15. ↑ PW Ponderings (March 12, 2017). "wXw 16 Carat 2017 Results". pwponderings.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  16. ↑ Wrestling Corner (September 22, 2017). "wXw Fight Forever Tour (Jena)". wrestlingcorner.de (in German). Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  17. ↑ Daly, Wayne (September 23, 2017). "wXw Results: Fight Forever Tour 2017 – Bautzen, Germany (9/23)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  18. ↑ Reid, Robin (October 28, 2017). "WXW WORLD TAG TEAM LEAGUE DAY 1 RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  19. ↑ Court, Oliver (November 1, 2017). "WXW WORLD TAG TEAM LEAGUE NIGHT 3 (OCTOBER 8) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  20. ↑ Iversen, Stuart (August 23, 2018). "wXw Shortcut To The Top 2018 Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  21. ↑ Hamilton, Ian (December 14, 2020). "Hamilton's wXw Catch Grand Prix 2020 Week Seven Review (Finals)". 411mania.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  22. ↑ Daly, Wayne (April 9, 2021). "wXw Results: Dead End 2021 – Oberhausen, Germany (4/9)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  23. ↑ RTL Interactive GmbH. "Deutschland Ninja Warrior Germany2016 Vorrunde, Show 3". sport.de (in German). Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  24. ↑ Wrestling Titles (September 19, 2020). "European Wrestling Promotion Junior Title (Germany)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  25. ↑ Wrestling Titles (December 31, 2020). "European Wrestling Promotion Tag Team Title (Germany)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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  27. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". profightdb.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  28. ↑ Wrestling Titles (April 9, 2021). "Westside Xtreme Wrestling Unified World Title (Germany)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  29. ↑ Wrestling Titles (September 19, 2020). "Westside Xtreme Wrestling Shotgun Title (Germany)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  30. ↑ Wrestling Titles (October 9, 2020). "Westside Xtreme Wrestling World Tag Team Title (Germany)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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