Ace Darling Explained

Ace Darling
Birth Name:	Michael Maraldo
Names:	Ace Darling^[1] Mike Maraldo
Height:	^[2]
Weight:	220lb– 240lb
Birth Date:	June 27, 1974
Birth Place:	Freehold, New Jersey
Billed:	Jersey Shore
Trainer:	Mike Sharpe Bobby Piper
Debut:	1992

Michael Maraldo^[3] (born June 27, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Ace Darling. Darling has wrestled in various independent promotions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, most notably for the East Coast Wrestling Association, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Championships and accomplishments

• Bloody Rage American Wrestling League
  • BRAWL American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^{[4] [5]}
• Century Wrestling Alliance
  • CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm^[6]
• East Coast Pro Wrestling
  • ECPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm^{[4] [7]}
• East Coast Wrestling Association
  • ECWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[8]
  • ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship (4 times)^[9]
  • ECWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kid Flash (1), Devon Storm (1) and Striker (1)^[10]
  • Super 8 Tournament (1997)^[11]
  • ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)^[12]
• Empire Wrestling Alliance
  • EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[13]
• Eternity Wrestling Association
  • EWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm^[14]
• Garden State Wrestling Alliance
  • GSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[4]
• Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling
  • ISPW Heavyweight Championship (5 times)^{[4] [15]}
• Jersey Championship Wrestling
  • JCW Championship (1 time)^[16]
  • JCW Television Championship (1 time)^[17]
  • JCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Matt Striker^[18]
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[19]
• NWA 2000
  • NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm^[20]
• NWA New Jersey
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version) (1 time) – with Devon Storm^[21]
  • NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version) (1 time)^[22]
• NWA New York
  • NWA New York Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm^[23]
  • NWA New York Television Championship (1 time)^[24]
• National Wrestling Superstars
  • NWS Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shane Taylor^[25]
• New Jack City Wrestling
  • NJCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[4]
• Richmond Championship Wrestling
  • RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Devon Storm^[26]
• Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
  • PCW America's Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[27]
  • PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Mest / Glen Osbourne^1[28]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #125 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1997^[29]
• World Wide Wrestling Alliance
  • WWWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[4]

¹After throwing Mest out of the team, Darling chose Glen Osbourne as a replacement without interrupting the championship reign.

Notes and References

1. Web site: OWOW profile.
2. Web site: Cagematch profile.
3. Web site: 2022-10-24 . Charleston Diggler - Biografía, mejores películas, series, imágenes y noticias . 2023-01-19 . La Vanguardia . es.
4. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications . 2000. 4th . 0-9698161-5-4 .
5. Web site: BRAWL American Heavyweight Championship history.
6. Web site: CWA Tag Team Championship history.
7. Web site: ECPW title histories.
8. Web site: ECWA Heavyweight Championship history.
9. Web site: ECWA Mid Atlantic Championship history.
10. Web site: ECWA Tag Team Championship.
11. Web site: Bobby Shields sees ECWA Super 8 as his big chance. https://archive.today/20120714192355/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/04/14/17990091.html. usurped. July 14, 2012.
12. Web site: ECWA Hall of Fame.
13. Web site: EWA Heavyweight Championship history.
14. Web site: Devon Storm's OWOW profile.
15. Web site: ISPW Heavyweight Championship history.
16. Web site: JCW Heavyweight Championship history.
17. Web site: JCW Television Championship history.
18. Web site: JCW Tag Team Championship history.
19. Web site: NWA North American Heavyweight Championship history.
20. Web site: NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship history.
21. Web site: NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version) history.
22. Web site: NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version) history.
23. Web site: NWA New York Tag Team Championship history.
24. Web site: NWA New York Television Championship history.
25. Web site: NWS Tag Team Championship history.
26. Web site: NWA Virginia Tag Team Championship history . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714214503/http://www.nwavirginia.com/vatagtitlehistory.html . 2011-07-14 .
27. Web site: PCW America's Heavyweight Championship history.
28. Web site: PCW Tag Team Championship history.
29. Web site: Awards.