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{{Short description|American professional wrestling promotion and training school}}
{{Primary sources|date=June 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2013}}

{{Infobox wrestling promotion
| name        = All Pro Wrestling
| image       = Apw-logo.png
| acronym     = 
| established = 1991
| style       = [[Professional wrestling]]
| location    = [[Hayward, California|Hayward]], [[California]]
| founder     = [[Roland Alexander]]
| owner       = 
| parent      = 
| sister      = 
| formerly    = Pacific Coast Sports
| website     = [http://www.allprowrestling.com/ AllProWrestling.com]
}}

'''All Pro Wrestling''' is an American [[professional wrestling promotion]] and training school, based in [[Hayward, California|Hayward]], [[California]]. The company was founded by Roland Alexander and managed by him until his death on November 5, 2013. It is located 45 miles southeast of San Francisco, 15 miles south of [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], and 35 miles north of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allprowrestling.com/corporate/aboutapw.htm | title=About APW | publisher=allprowrestling.com | access-date=2010-04-14}}</ref>

==History==
All Pro Wrestling opened in 1991 under the name, "Pacific Coast Sports". The school and its "Gym Wars" events maintained a strong local following throughout the 1990s, but it wasn't until professional wrestling's [[Attitude Era]] that APW gained national notoriety.

In 1999, All Pro Wrestling (APW) was featured as part of the documentary film, ''[[Beyond the Mat]]''. Roland Alexander, along with wrestlers [[Tony Jones (wrestler)|Tony Jones]] and [[Michael Modest]] appeared, as they were having a tryout match with the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]. The spot in the film was said to have tremendously boosted the school's "Boot Camp" sign ups.

APW suffered a wrongful death lawsuit to the family of APW Boot Camp trainee, Brian Ong. On May 28, 2001, Ong was training with fellow trainee [[The Great Khali|Dalip Singh]], despite suffering from an earlier [[Concussion of the brain|concussion]]. Singh delivered a flapjack to Ong twice, with his head striking the mat and worsening his concussion.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.greatkhali.net/the_great_Khali_and_brian_ong.htm | title=The Great Khali and Brian Ong | publisher=greatkhali.net | access-date=2010-01-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223035010/http://www.greatkhali.net/the_great_Khali_and_brian_ong.htm | archive-date=December 23, 2009 | url-status=usurped | df=mdy-all }}</ref> He was pronounced dead on arrival to a local hospital. Ong's family [[Lawsuit|sued]] APW for reckless behavior. The case was filed in September 2002, and the trial was underway on June 10, 2005. After a three-week trial, on July 12, the jury voted unanimously in favor of the Ong family. APW was forced to pay $1.3 million to the Ong family.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200507/ai_n14798106/ | title=Hayward Jury Slams All Pro Wrestling School: Awards in Excess of $1.3 Million to Parents of Young Man Who Died Because of Reckless Training | publisher=findarticles.com | access-date=2010-01-17 | year=2005}}</ref>

After a dispute with Roland Alexander in 2002, most of the APW roster, including trainers Michael Modest, Donovan Morgan, and Frank Murdoch left the company to start a training facility known as the Pro Wrestling IRON Tetsu Academy (now defunct). In April 2008, booker and promoter Gabriel Ramirez left the company to start his own promotion, Pro Wrestling Revolution. Former wrestling manager John LaRocca took over as head booker for the company.

In October 2005, future [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|WWE champion]] [[Becky Lynch]] (using the ring name Rebecca Knox) appeared at the APW affiliated promotion [[ChickFight]] III.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/k8e0bfhZsWQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190822134553/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8e0bfhZsWQ&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8e0bfhZsWQ| title = Rebecca Knox (Becky lynch) vs Madison 2005 | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In December 2009, APW began televising taped shows ''All Pro Wrestling Gym Wars'' on Saturday mornings on [[KEMO-TV|Channel 50]] / [[Comcast|Cable]] 199 in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allprowrestling.com/2009/12/04/apw-on-tv-tomorrow-morning/ | title=APW on TV Tomorrow Morning! | publisher=allprowrestling.com | access-date=2010-01-17}}</ref>

On December 14, 2011, All Pro Wrestling and Vendetta Pro Wrestling announced the Vendetta Pro Tag Team Titles will now be booked in All Pro Wrestling as well. The title was renamed the APW-Vendetta Pro "Unified" Tag Team Championship and be defended on Vendetta Pro and APW events. At that time "Dos Perfectos" (Greg Hernandez and Jesse Jimenez) were the Vendetta Pro Tag Team Champions and were crowned the first APW/Vendetta Pro Unified Tag Team Champions.

Alexander died on November 5, 2013, following heart and diabetes issues, aged 59.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/33847-roland-alexander-passes-away|title=Roland Alexander passes away|publisher=F4WOnline.com|access-date=2013-11-06}}</ref>

The company is now run by head booker Markus Mac and is currently holding events at the Bayshore Community Center in Daly City, CA. After the closing of the APW Garage head trainer Jeckles opened his own school, the Puppet Masters Dojo, in Hayward, CA.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ALLPRODOJO {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Roster==

===Wrestlers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:65%;"
!width=15%|Ring name
!width=20%|Notes
|-
|[[Adam Thornstowe]]
|-
|[[Boyce LeGrande]]
|
|-
|[[Boom Boom Comini]]
|
|-
|[[Buddy Royal]]
|
|-
|[[Cheerleader Melissa]]
|
|-
|[[Chris Masters]]
|
|-
|[[Colt Cabana]]
|
|-
|[[Daniel Torch]]
|
|-
|[[Dalton Frost]]
|
|-
|[[Damien Grundy]]
|
|-
|[[Dave Dutra]]
|
|-
|[[Donovan "Future Legend" Morgan]]
|
|-
|[[Dylan Drake]]
|
|-
|[[Jake Atlas]]
|
|-
|[[JECKLES]]
|
|-
|[[Jeffrey Cobb]]
|
|-
|[[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joey Ryan]]
|
|-
|[[Jody Kristofferson]]
|
|-
|[[J. R. Kratos]]
|
|-
|[[Julio Pedroza]]
|
|-
|[[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|Jungle Boy]]
|
|-
|[[Kid Chrome]]
|
|-
|[[Levi Shapiro]]
|
|-
|[[Luster the Legend]]
|
|-
|[[Mark "Bison Smith"/Super Destroyer 2000]]
|
|-
|[[Matt Carlos]]
|
|-
|[[Marcus Lewis (wrestler)|Marcus Lewis]]
|
|-
|[[Mike "The Natural One" Modest]]
|
|-
|[[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]]
|
|-
|[[Omega]]
|
|-
|[[Rik Luxury]]
|
|-
|[[Sione Finau]]
|
|-
|[[Tony "The Shooter" Jones]]
|
|-
|[[Tommy Drake]]
|
|-
|[[Vinnie Massaro]]
|
|-
|[[Virgil Flynn]]
|
|-
|[[Powerhouse Hobbs]]
|
|}

===Managers and valets===
* Markus Mac {{small|(Pink Mink Inc. - Matt Carlos, Vinny Massaro, & Julio Pedroza)}}
* Caesar Black {{small|(Animal Farm - Will Rood, Damien Grundy & Kevin Michael Johnson)}}
* Lucian D. Light {{small|(Bad Boys - Boyce LeGrande, Derek Slade, Rik Luxury, & Dominic Teizeira)}}
* Buddy Cotello, Esq. {{small| (Cotello Syndicate - Super Destroyer 2000, Vinnie Massaro, Sheik Ali Boom Boom, Christopher Daniels, Dalip Singh/The Great Khali)}} 

===Staff===
* Markus Mac {{small|(APW Booker)}}

* Sparkey Ballard {{small|(Senior Official)}}
* Shane Mai {{small|(Production Director)}}

==APW Championships/Accomplishments==

===Current championships===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fcfdff; font-size:85%;"
!Championship || Current champion(s) || Reign || Date won || Days held || Location || Notes
|-
|[[APW Universal Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Reno Scum|Luster the Legend]]
|2
|September 17, 2024
|{{age in days|September 17, 2024}}+
|[[Sparks, Nevada]]
|align=left|defeated Marcus Lewis, Boyce LeGrande and Jheri Giggalow at Hardcore August Fights.
|-
|WWW YouTube Championship
|Kaine Jaiden
|1
|January 18, 2025
|{{age in days|January 18, 2025}}+
|[[Eugene, Oregon]]
|align=left|Defeated Levi Shapiro at POW! Heel the World.
|-
|APW Junior Heavyweight Championship
|[[Chris Bey]]
|1
|September 03, 2022
|{{age in days|September 03, 2022}}+
|[[Daly City, CA]]
|align=left|Defeated 	Dave Dutra, Marcus Lewis and Midas Kreed  to win the vacant title at Bay Area Bash.
|-
|[[APW Tag Team Championship]]
|Cory Dayton and Frank Lee Gorgeous
|1<br />{{small|(1, 1)}}
|September 06, 2023
|{{age in days|September 06, 2023}}+
|[[San Francisco, CA]]
|align=left|Defeated The Bad Boys (Derek Slade and Dominic Teixeira).
|-
|}

== APW Junior Heavyweight Championship ==
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|name           = APW Junior Heavyweight Championship
|image          = 
|promotion      = All Pro Wrestling
|currentholder  = [[Chris Bey]]
|created        = October 12, 1996
|won            = September 03, 2022
|firstchamp     = [[Super Diablo]]
|most reigns    = 
|longestreign   =  Steven Tresario (1010)
|shortestreign  = [[Crash Holly|Erin O'Grady]] (49 days)
|oldest         = [[Steven Tresario]] (30 years)
|youngest       = [[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|"Jungle Boy" Nate Coy]] ({{age in years and days|1997|06|15|2018|08|17}})
|heaviest       = [[Super Diablo]] (205 lbs)
|lightest       = [[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|"Jungle Boy" Nate Coy]] (156 lbs)
}}

===Reigns===
{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes|dayless=yes}}
{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 1
|champion = Super Diablo
|reign    = 1
|date     = October 12, 1996
|days     = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=12|year1=1996|month2=02|day2=02|year2=1997}}
|location = [[Modesto, California]]
|event    = ''Night of Champions & Legends''
|notes    = Defeated [[Crash Holly|Erin O'Grady]] to become the inaugural champion. The exact length of the reign is uncertain due to Diablo vacating it in an inexact date between January and March of 1997.
|ref      = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=11952|title=APW Night Of Champions & Legends|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=October 12, 1996|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 1.5
|type     = vacated
|date     = February 2, 1997
|location = 
|event    = 
|notes    = Title vacated due to unknown circumstances.
|ref      = 
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 2
|champion = [[Crash Holly|Erin O'Grady]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = March 22, 1997
|days     = {{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=22|year1=1997|month2=05|day2=10|year2=1997}}
|location = [[Pacifica, California]]
|event    = ''Terra Nova Terror '97 - O'Grady Returns Home''
|notes    = [[Crash Holly|O'Grady]] defeated Donovan Morgan to win the vacant title.
|ref      = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=12221|title=APW Terra Nova Terror '97 - O'Grady Returns Home|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=March 22, 1997|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 3
|champion = Chris Cole
|reign    = 1
|date     = May 10, 1997
|days     = {{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=10|year1=1997|month2=10|day2=03|year2=1997}}
|location = [[Hayward, California]]
|event    = 'Modest Makes His Move''
|notes    = 
|ref      = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=12225|title=APW Modest Makes His Move|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=May 10, 1997|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 3.5
|type     = deactivated
|date     = October 3, 1997
|location = 
|event    = 
|notes    = The title was abandoned and deactivated.
|ref    = 
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 4
|champion = [[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|"Jungle Boy" Nate Coy]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = August 17, 2018
|days     = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=2018|month2=06|day2=15|year2=2019}}
|location = [[Daly City, California]]
|event    = ''Sucker Free''
|notes    = The title was reactivated. This was a four way match also involving [[Mansoor (wrestler)|Manny Faberino]], Marcus Lewis and Steven Tresario.
|ref      = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=193993|title=APW Sucker Free|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=August 17, 2018|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 5
|champion = [[Jake Atlas]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = June 15, 2019
|days     = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=15|year1=2019|month2=09|day2=03|year2=2019}}
|location = [[Daly City, California]]
|event    = ''Bay Area Bash''
|notes    = 
|ref      = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=224737|title=APW Bay Area Bash|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=June 15, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 5.5
|type     = vacated
|date     = September 3, 2019
|location = 
|event    = 
|notes    = 
|ref      = 
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number   = 6
|champion = Steven Tresario
|reign    = 1
|date     = September 27, 2019
|days     = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=27|year1=2019|month2=07|day2=03|year2=2022}}
|location = [[Daly City, California]]
|event    = ''War at the Shore''
|notes    = This was a four-way elimination match also involving Lucas Riley, Manny Mars and Starboy Charlie for the vacant title.
|ref      = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=242477|title=APW War At The Shore 2019|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=September 27, 2019|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 6.5
|type     = vacated
|date     = July 09, 2022
|location = 
|event    = 
|notes    = Title vacated due to injury.
|ref      =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number    = 7
|champion = [[Chris Bey]]
|reign    = 1
|date     = September 03 ,2022
|days     = {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=03|year1=2022}}+
|location = [[Daly City, California]]
|event    = ''Bay Area Bash''
|notes    = This was a four-way match also involving Dave Dutra, Marcus Lewis and Midas Kreed for the vacant title.
|ref      =
}}
|}

=== Combined reigns === 
As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|†
|Indicates the current champion
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!Rank
!Wrestler
!No. of<br />reigns
!Combined<br />days
|-
!1
| Steven Tresario || 1 || 1010
|-
!2
|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| [[Chris Bey]] † || 1 || {{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=03|year1=2022}}+
|-
!3
| [[Jungle Boy (wrestler)|"Jungle Boy" Nate Coy]] || 1 || 302
|-
!4
| Chris Cole || 1 || 146
|-
!5
| Super Diablo || 1 || 113
|-
!6
| [[Jake Atlas]] || 1 || 80
|-
!7
| [[Crash Holly|Erin O'Grady]] || 1 || 49
|}

==Defunct Championships==
{| class="wikitable"
!Championship
!Champion
!Previous
!Date Won
!Date Retired
|-
| APW Above The Law/Future Legends Championship
| [[Cheerleader Melissa]]
| [[Mariko Yoshida]]
| May 3, 2005
| Fall 2005
|-
|APW/Vendetta Pro Unified Tag Team Championship
|Ochoa Joshua
|Pink Mink, Inc. <br /> {{small|("Magnificent" Matt Carlos &<br /> "Wrestling Personified" Rik Luxury)}}
|October 26, 2013
|January 2014
|-
|[[APW Worldwide Internet Championship]]
|Levi Shapiro
|[[Will Hobbs (wrestler)|Will Hobbs]]
|June 15, 2019
|September 27, 2019
|}

===Tournaments/Special events===
*[[List of All Pro Wrestling tournaments]]

==See also==
*[[List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.allprowrestling.com/ All Pro Wrestling official website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/allprowrestling All Pro Wrestling Youtube Channel]
* [http://www.allprowrestling.com/new_boot_camp/new_camp_topgrads_index.htm All Pro Wrestling's Top Graduates]

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