Michael Elgin

Michael Elgin
Elgin at a Squared Circle Wrestling event in Vaughan, Ontario in June 2012
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Michael Elgin
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Billed from	Toronto, Ontario, Canada Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Trained by	Joe E. Legend Rob Fuego Tyson Dux
Debut	2004

Aaron Michael Frobel is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is better known by his ring name Michael Elgin. He regularly works for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and is best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH). Elgin was the winner of the 2011 Survival of the Fittest tournament. On July 4, 2013, Elgin married fellow professional wrestler Rachel Collins.^[1]

Championships

• Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Absolute Championship (one time, current)^[2]
• All American Wrestling
  • AAW Heavyweight Championship (one time)^[3]
  • AAW Heritage Championship (one time)^[4]
  • AAW Tag Team Championship (one time, current) (with Ethan Page)^[5]
  • Third AAW Triple Crown Champion^[5]
• Alpha-1 Wrestling
  • A1 Zero Gravity Championship (one time)^[6]
• BSE Pro
  • BSE Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Ashley Sixx)^[7]
• Great Canadian Wrestling
  • GCW National Championship (two times)^[8]
  • GCW Tag Team Championship (two times) (with Jake O'Reilly (one) and Havok/Derek Wylde (one))^1[9]
• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Strong Style Championship (one time)^[10]
• Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
  • PWG World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Brian Cage)^[11]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • He was ranked #37 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013.^[12]
• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Championship (1 time)^[13]
  • Survival of the Fittest (2011)^[14]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 5 Star Match (2012) (vs. Davey Richards on March 31)^[15]

¹He first won the championship with Havok, but Derek Wylde would later replace Havok as Elgin's tag team partner and co-champion during the reign

References

1. "Elgin takes aim at vacant ROH World title". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2014-05-06.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Show Results - 12/27 AIW in Cleveland, Ohio: New champ promptly loses title to Elgin, plus Chris Hero, Cabana, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
3. "Sun. Update: Jones injury, pressure Jones was under, early indicators on show, White reps more, Unplanned finish at last night's WWE show, McMahons late on tax bill becomes campaign issue, Aksana, greatest female wrestler". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
4. "AAW Heavyweight Championship history". All American Wrestling. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
5. "Show Results - 12/28 AAW in Berwyn, Ill.: Richards's AAW farewell vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Steen defends AAW Title, Elgin wins Tag Titles, more from 2013 finale". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
6. "A1 Zero Gravity Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
7. "BSE Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
8. "Title History: GCW National Championship". Great Canadian Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
9. "Title History: GCW Tag Team Championship". Great Canadian Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
10. "IWA Mid-South Strong Style Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
11. "Show Results - 1/12 PWG DDT4 tournament in Reseda, Calif.: Complete coverage of new PWG tag champs, Generico's farewell". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
12. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
13. "Caldwell's ROH "Best in the World" PPV Results 6/22: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live cable PPV debut". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
14. ""Survival of the Fittest 2011"- Dayton, OH". Ring of Honor. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
15. "ROH Showdown in the Sun - Day 2". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-05-06.

Other websites

• Ring of Honor profile Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine