Smokin' Aces is a British professional wrestling tag team consisting of Charlie Sterling (real name Zack Garrett) and Nick Riley (real name Nick Griffin) currently signed to the English professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling where they are three-time PROGRESS Tag Team Champions.[5] They also perform on the British independent scene and for various other promotions.[6]
| Smokin' Aces | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Charlie Sterling[1] Nick Riley[2] |
| Name(s) | Smokin' Aces |
| Billed heights | Sterling: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] Riley: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[4] |
| Combined billed weight | Sterling: 224 lbs Riley:156 lbs |
| Debut | 2021 |
| Years active | 2021–present |
Professional wrestling career
editProgress Wrestling (2021–present)
editSterling and Riley made their debut as a tag team at Chapter 109: Dreaming In 3D Results on April 24, 2021, where they defeated Greedy Souls (Brendan White and Danny Jones) in the quarterfinals of a tournament disputed for the vacant PROGRESS Tag Team Championship.[7] They came unsuccessful in the tournament, but several months later at Chapter 121: In 20 Years This Will All Be Orange on September 11, 2021, they defeated Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) to win the titles for the first time.[8] At Progress Chapter 170: Wrestling Never Sleeps on August 26, 2024, they unsuccessfully challenged Sanity (Big Damo and Axel Tischer) and Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) in a three-way tag team match for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship.[9] One month later at Progress Chapter 171: History Is Written By The Victors on September 22, 2024, Sterling and Riley succeeded in defeating Damo and Tischer to win the tag team titles for a record three-times at the moment of th event.[10] At Progress Chapter 172: Werewolves Of London on October 27, 2024, they are scheduled to defend the titles against The Experience (LA Taylor and Skye Smitson).
Revolution Pro Wrestling (2022–present)
editSterling and Riley made their debut in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) at RevPro Epic Encounter 2022 on May 22, where they teamed up with Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) to defeat Shota Umino, Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) and Yota Tsuji in an eight-man tag team match.[11] Sterling and Riley competed in the 2022 edition of the Great British Tag League in which they placed themselves in the A Block of the competition and fought against the teams of Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis), Destination Everywhere (Connor Mills and Michael Oku) and Arrows Of Hungary (Dover and Icarus), failing to score any points in the competition.[12]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Evolution Wrestling
- Evolution Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Chaos
- King Of Chaos Championship (1 time) – Sterling
- Knights Of Chaos Championship (2 times)
- Over the Top Wrestling
- OTT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Sterling with Adam Maxted[a]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 85 of the top 100 tag teams in the PWI Tag Team 100 of 2023[13]
- Progress Wrestling
- Reach Wrestling
- Reach Championship (1 time) – Sterling
Notes
edit- ^ Maxted was not sanctioned as a freebird rule member of the team during this reign.
References
edit- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Charlie Sterling/Career Data". cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Nick Riley/Career Data". cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database. "Charlie Sterling Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database. "Nick Riley Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Tag Teams/Smokin' Aces". progresswrestling.com. Progress Wrestling. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Tag Team "The Smokin' Aces"". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (21 April 2021). "PROGRESS Chapter 109: Dreaming In 3D Results (4/24/21) - Kanji, Luke Jacobs, And More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (11 September 2021). "PROGRESS Chapter 121: In 20 Years This Will All Be Orange Results (9/11): Three Titles On The Line". fightful.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (26 August 2024). "PROGRESS Chapter 170 Results (8/26): Luke Jacobs vs. Kid Lykos, KENTA vs. Ricky Knight Jr". fightful.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (22 September 2024). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 171 Results (9/22): Cara Noir Returns, Luke Jacobs vs. Eddie Dennis". fightful.com. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (22 May 2022). "RevPro Epic Encounter Results (5/22): Minoru Suzuki, Michael Oku, Kylie Rae, More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ Taigermen (1 June 2022). "RESULTS: RevPro Live At The Guildhall 31.05.2022 (Great British Tag League)". zonawrestling.net. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "PWI Tag Team 100 2023 Full List". wrestlingtravel.com. Wrestling Travel. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (14 August 2022). "PROGRESS Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.