Logan Alexander Updates
Sept 4, 2018 19:44:18 GMT -5
Post by C.S.O. on Sept 4, 2018 19:44:18 GMT -5
STATS
WRESTLER'S FULL NAME:
Logan Alexander
WRESTLER'S RING NAME:
Logan “Chaos Stryke” Alexander
WRESTLER'S NICKNAME:
N/A
D.O.B.:
August 21, 1980
HEIGHT:
5'10"
WEIGHT:
227 lbs
ALIGNMENT:
Heel Spectrum: (1 - 4) | Tweener: (5) | Face Spectrum (6 - 10)
4 – A consummate professional in and out of the ring, but Logan doesn’t pull any punches anywhere. He follows the rules, but will gladly bend them and use any leeway available. As he adheres to his own values and morals he won’t throw the first cheap shot. He does have ‘an eye for an eye’ mentality so he is very likely to throw the second, waiting for the best time to do so.
BILLED FROM:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PRO DEBUT:
August 15, 2004
PICBASE:
Bruce Campbell
MANAGER:
N/A
MOVESET
WRESTLING STYLE:
(Up to 2 MAX)
1. Technical
2. Submission
Notes for matchwriting:
Logan is very much like a technical wrestler from them 90’s, methodically wearing down and working over his opponent to weaken them for his signature submission holds.
He chain wrestles well, able to transition from one hold to another and executing several moves in sequence using one to set up the next.
He’ll use the ring and surrounding area to his advantage when an opportunity arises by running his opponent into or dropping them face or neck first onto parts of the ring or barricade, wrapping a limb of his opponent around the ropes and torqueing it or slamming it against the ring post.
While his strategy plays towards submissions, he’ll attempt pins after big moves or as surprise counters.
He doesn’t play to the crowd, taunt his opponents or argue with the referee. His focus is primarily on his opponent in the ring, but he will try to keep track of anyone accompanying his opponent as he tries to remain on guard against sneak attacks.
FINISHING MOVES:
(Up to 4 MAX)
1. Perfect Chaos Theory – Cloverleaf leg lace Boston crab (standard [Sharpshooter] or half turned [Edgecator])
Logan’s signature submission hold is mainly used after he has weakened the back of his opponent. He has two variants for this hold. The half turned variant is the main one he uses for most of his opponents, while the standard variant is used against heavier opponents who are harder to half turn. Logan can apply both variants of this hold on opponents that are face up or face down on the mat, so he won’t need to roll them over to start applying it. Logan will counter into this hold if anyone applies this or any other similar submission hold (Boston crab, Texas cloverleaf, etc.) on him.
2. Stryke Force – Forward falling neck breaker [Ace Crusher/Diamond Cutter]
Logan’s all-purpose finishing move. Unlike most modern versions of this move, Logan will hold onto his opponent’s head with both hands to maximize control of his opponent. He can perform it one handed if necessary though, but generally won’t. Logan is so well versed in this move that he can hit it virtually anywhere so long as he can get hold of his opponent’s head, making it a very easy move for him to use as a counter at almost any moment.
3. Abridged Chaos Theory – Stepover Toehold Facelock [STF]
Logan’s secondary submission finisher is meant for quick application when an opponent is down, transitioned off another move or he’s focused more on the legs rather than the back of an opponent during a match. If Logan cannot hold an opponent in Perfect Chaos Theory or they get close to the ropes, he may release and switch to this move after pulling his opponent back into the middle of the ring.
4. Chaotic Evolution – Samoan driver [Cradle Shock]
Logan’s statement finisher is used when other moves have failed to end the match, or if his opponent moves into a position when Logan can grab them and hit it easily. Logan will try to get under an opponent and lift them up into a fireman’s carry, before lifting and transitioning them into position for a belly to belly piledriver while dropping himself to a seated position. He’ll use this move from an elevated position as well, especially if his opponent moves up into such a place first. Logan will hold onto his opponent after hitting this move if possible for an immediate pinfall attempt.
TRADEMARK MOVES:
(Up to 5 MAX)
1. Revised Chaos Theory – Rear naked choke with body scissors
Logan uses this as an alternate submission finisher when opportunities arise. He can apply this hold standing or face down opponents. He will not apply this to opponents over 300 pounds when they are standing as they can easily break the hold by falling backwards.
2. Chaos Theory – Triangle choke
Logan uses this as an alternate submission finisher when opportunities arise. He can apply this hold on opponents lying face up on the mat, or he can apply it as a counter when lying on the mat and an opponent bends down towards him.
3. Chaotic Shockwave – Implant DDT (standard or inverted)
Logan can perform this move from in front of or behind his opponent. He’ll lock in a face lock or an inverted face lock, then lift his opponent off the mat and fall backwards to drive his opponent head first into the mat.
4. Chaotic Impact – STO (standard or reverse)
Logan can perform this move from in front of or behind his opponent. The only difference is whether Logan approaches his opponent, or his opponent approaches him. If Logan moves to his opponent, he’ll grab hold of them for an STO and then use his momentum to drive his opponent backwards to the mat. If Logan’s opponent moves to him, Logan will grab hold of them for an STO and then use their momentum to pull them forward and drive them face first into the mat.
5. Chaotic Repeater – Multiple/Bridging German suplexes
Logan performs this move by generally using from two to five German suplexes in succession, but can use more especially if he needs to wear down an opponent. After hitting two German suplexes, Logan may begin bridging the suplex to try and score a pinfall and he may make successive attempts to do so.
In multi person matches, Logan may switch opponents in the process of executing this move, landing one or two suplexes before getting hold of someone else and continuing, foregoing pinfall attempts.
COMMON MOVES:
(Up to 25 MAX spread out over the following categories: Striking, Grappling, Running, Ground, Aerial)
STRIKING
- Drop kick (standing, running, or to knee)
- Enziguri
- Palm thrusts
- Super kick
GRAPPLING
- Bulldog (standard or reverse [Hart Attack])
- DDT (standard, double arm, or inverted)
- Double knee facebreaker [Codebreaker]
- Dragonscrew leg whip
- Drop toehold
- Inverted atomic drop
- Lung blower (in front of or behind opponent)
- Neck breaker (reverse or swinging)
- Pendulum backbreaker
- Russian leg sweep (standard, forward [The Stroke], or reverse [Flatliner])
- Suplex (Snap, backdrop, or release German)
RUNNING
Logan running:
- Bulldog (standard or reverse [Hart Attack])
- Chop block
- Drop kick (standing, running, or to knee)
- Running enziguri
- Spear
- Swinging neck breaker
Opponent running:
- Armdrag takedown
- Double knee facebreaker [Codebreaker]
- Drop kick (standing, running, or to knee)
- Drop toehold
- Inverted atomic drop
- Reverse bulldog [Hart Attack]
- Flapjack (onto mat, across the top rope, or onto another object)
- Spinebuster
- Super kick
GROUND
- Ankle lock (standing or with leg grapevine)
- Elbow drop (standing or from second rope)
- Figure-four leg lock (standard or around ring post)
- Multiple stomps (to the hands, back, knees or ankles)
- Slingshot (into an obstacle or under the bottom rope)
AERIAL
N/A
Logan can also perform the following types of pins:
Backslide, bridging German suplex, inside cradle / small package, La Magistral cradle, Oklahoma roll, schoolboy roll up, sunset flip, victory roll
ENTRANCE & ATTIRE
ENTRANCE MUSIC:
“Endless Possibility” – Jaret Reddick, Eric Chandler, Tomoya Ohtani, Chewtaro Moritake, Takeshi Tanada, Masayuki Muraishi
RING ATTIRE:
His usual ring attire is a red tank top and a pair of black jeans. He also wears a pair of cut off wrestling boots that look like black and red coloured sneakers. His wrists are wrapped with red coloured tape and he wears black elbow pads. When making his entrance, he tends to wear sunglasses and a black ring jacket with a red version of his eight point star logo and ‘Chaos Stryke’ on the back of it and a smaller version of the logo on the front.
RING ENTRANCE:
Entering first:
“Endless Possibility” begins to play through the arena. Partway through the instrumental opening of the song, Logan makes his way out from the entryway. He then pauses at the top of the ramp to survey the crowd before making his way down to the ring, ignoring the fans on either side of him.
Once he reaches the ringside area, Logan makes his way over to the closest set of ring steps and climbs up to the ring apron. He climbs between the top and middle ropes and enters the ring. He moves towards the far side of the ring, stopping in front of the ropes and spreads his arms wide to either side of him as he looks out across the crowd.
He then turns away and heads to another side of the ring, repeating his actions there, and continuing until he’s been to all four sides of the ring.
Logan then turns away and walks back over to the side of the ring closest to the timekeeper’s area. He removes his sunglasses and tucks them into a pocket of his jacket. He then unfastens and removes his jacket before passing it through the ropes to a technician at ringside. He turns away and moves over to one corner of the ring, away from the entryway, and leans back against the turnbuckles as he awaits the arrival of his opponent.
Entering second:
“Endless Possibility” begins to play through the arena. Partway through the instrumental opening of the song, Logan makes his way out from the entryway. He then pauses at the top of the ramp to survey the crowd before making his way down to the ring, ignoring the fans on either side of him and looking towards his opponent in the ring.
Once he reaches the ringside area, Logan makes his way over to the closest set of ring steps and climbs up to the ring apron. He climbs between the top and middle ropes and enters the ring. He moves towards the far side of the ring, stopping in front of the ropes and spreads his arms wide to either side of him as he looks out across the crowd.
He then turns away and heads to another side of the ring, repeating his actions there, and continuing until he’s been to all four sides of the ring.
Logan then turns away and looks back at his opponent. He walks back over to the side of the ring closest to the timekeeper’s area, then removes his sunglasses and tucks them into a pocket of his jacket. He then unfastens and removes his jacket before passing it through the ropes to a technician at ringside. He turns to regard his opponent again, while moving to a spot in the corner of the ring across from them. He leans back against the turnbuckles as he awaits the opening bell.
CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANCE:
Entering first:
“Endless Possibility” begins to play through the arena. Partway through the instrumental opening of the song, Logan makes his way out from the entryway. He then pauses at the top of the ramp to survey the crowd before making his way down to the ring, ignoring the fans on either side of him.
Once he reaches the ringside area, Logan makes his way over to the closest set of ring steps and climbs up to the ring apron. He climbs between the top and middle ropes and enters the ring. He moves towards the far side of the ring, unfastening his jacket as he goes. He then stops in front of the ropes and spreads his arms wide to either side of him, displaying the championship belt around his waist, as he looks out across the crowd.
He then turns away and heads to another side of the ring, repeating his actions there, and continuing until he’s been to all four sides of the ring.
Logan then turns away and walks back over to the side of the ring closest to the timekeeper’s area. He removes his sunglasses and tucks them into a pocket of his jacket. He then removes his jacket before passing it through the ropes to a technician at ringside. He turns away and walks over to the referee. He unfastens his championship belt and hands it over to the referee, then moves over to one corner of the ring, away from the entryway, and leans back against the turnbuckles as he awaits the arrival of his opponent.
Entering second:
“Endless Possibility” begins to play through the arena. Partway through the instrumental opening of the song, Logan makes his way out from the entryway. He then pauses at the top of the ramp to survey the crowd before making his way down to the ring, ignoring the fans on either side of him and looking towards his opponent in the ring.
Once he reaches the ringside area, Logan makes his way over to the closest set of ring steps and climbs up to the ring apron. He climbs between the top and middle ropes and enters the ring. He moves towards the far side of the ring, unfastening his jacket as he goes. He then stops in front of the ropes and spreads his arms wide to either side of him, displaying the championship belt around his waist, as he looks out across the crowd.
He then turns away and heads to another side of the ring, repeating his actions there, and continuing until he’s been to all four sides of the ring.
Logan then turns away and looks back at his opponent. He walks back over to the side of the ring closest to the timekeeper’s area, then removes his sunglasses and tucks them into a pocket of his jacket. He then removes his jacket before passing it through the ropes to a technician at ringside. He turns away and walks over to the referee. He unfastens his championship belt and hands it over to the referee, then regards his opponent again, while moving to a spot in the corner of the ring across from them. He leans back against the turnbuckles as he awaits the opening bell.
CHARACTER BACKGROUND
PERSONALITY:
Logan is a no nonsense competitor first and foremost. He’s always looking for a challenge and is always working to better himself inside the ring. He’s focused on his goals and is very difficult to distract or sidetrack from them, in or out of the ring. He views championship success as a secondary goal achieved in pursuit of improving himself. Outside the ring, he tends to be more of a teacher and mentor willing to offer aid and guidance when possible. He’s also something of a rebellious individual, as his career has been filled with negative interactions with those in authority positions. As such he may do things in and out of the ring to defy them, but there’s always a reason behind his actions, whether people agree with it or not.
STRENGTHS:
1. Counter wrestling – Logan has dedicated most of his time, whether as an active competitor or not, to refining his in ring style and studying the styles of others. This has led him to learning the ins and outs of numerous wrestling moves and holds. Through this he has become highly skilled at escaping, reversing, blocking or countering the offense of his opponents.
2. Will/Fortitude – While easy to knock down, he’s difficult to keep down. Logan has great determination and stamina. He’ll always look for a way to keep fighting, even when his situation seems hopeless. He’s lasted through marathon matches, multiple matches in a night, brutal hardcore matches, and fought through serious injuries, and more often than not he’s surprised people who’d written him off in those situations.
3. Ring Awareness – Logan knows how to use the ring to his advantage without breaking the rules, making use of different parts of the ring to weaken his opponents. He also has an uncanny awareness of where he and his opponents are in and around the ring at any time. He’ll use rope breaks to conserve his energy, or roll into or out of the ring to avoid attacks or gather his wits.
WEAKNESSES:
1. Average competitor - Logan is not particularly strong or fast or agile. He can be easily outclassed in any of those areas by his opponents. So long as those opponents can control the tempo of the match, he’s at a disadvantage.
2. History of injuries – Logan has been prone to injuries in his career, usually due to opponents going to greater lengths to keep him down. The resulting injuries and after effects of them have reduced his wrestling repertoire and affected his ability to match stronger or faster opponents on their own terms.
3. Self-reliant – Logan prefers to handle his problems on his own rather than getting others mixed up in them. This leaves him vulnerable to coordinated teams or factions that he fights against, both in and out of matches. This also makes him intolerant of people interfering in matches to assist him.
TAUNTS/MANNERISMS:
1. Occasionally, if a downed opponent is getting back to their feet, Logan will move to an unoccupied corner of the ring and crouch down while he waits. He’ll then usually use a running attack on them.
Allies & Foes:
ALLIES
1. Ashlyn De Luca (?)
FOES
1. Smart Style
2. Dogs of War
3. Polychromatic Lion Attack Squad
FGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD:
2x FGA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Ashlyn De Luca)
2017 Dynamic Duos winner (w/ Ashlyn De Luca)
ADDITIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD:
Internet Wrestling Alliance:
iWa World Heavyweight Champion
iWa Champion
American Wrestling Alliance:
AWA World Heavyweight Champion
5x AWA United States Champion
AWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Jayson Price)
3x AWA Cruiserweight Champion
AWA No Limits Champion
American Championship Wrestling:
ACW United States Champion
ACW Tag Team Champion (w/ Damon Cross)
ACW Survivor Champion
Action Packed Wrestling:
APW Tap Out Champion
APW Tag Team Champion (w/ Aubrey J. Parker)
APW North American Champion
BACKGROUND:
Be warned, a novel awaits you beyond this point.
Logan Alexander is one of most talented technical wrestlers seen over the last decade and change. Going all the way back to his professional debut in 2004, he has been a solid competitor that seemed destined for success regardless of where he was competing. As most observers rightly predicted, all he needed was time to make his mark in the wrestling world.
After a few years of training and taking part in strictly local wrestling shows and events in and around his home city of Toronto, Logan finally set out in the late spring of 2003 to join the independent wrestling circuit in North America. He traveled across provinces and states, honing his skills in front of the small crowds that gathered to see the shows, working short tours for one promoter and then moving on to the next as soon as possible. This is how things proceeded for sixteen months. At that point, Logan caught his first break.
A small federation, Prime Time Wrestling, was just reopening its doors in August 2004 and Logan was able to sign his contract with them in time for their debut show. Despite losing his debut match, Logan’s time in PTW allowed him to achieve some career firsts, his first victory, first submission win, first main event appearance, and first title match which was for the PTW X-Division championship. It was also the site of his first controversy as his first title match opportunity ended with the owner of the federation bringing the match to a halt and declaring it a no contest while Logan had his opponent in his submission finisher, the Chaos Breaker. It was his first run in with an authority figure and it resulted in him being cheated out of a championship. Little did he realize, this was the start of a trend that would continue through his career.
It turned out that that match was his final one in PTW. The federation quietly closed its doors a week later.
But, on the heels of this event, Logan found another opportunity. One of the wrestlers in PTW put him in touch with the owner of another federation that was going to be reopening soon, and Logan’s short stint in PTW had been enough to gain his interest. In short order, Logan signed another contract and prepared himself for the Internet Wrestling Alliance’s first major event, the Tournament of Champions. It was a seven person single elimination tournament with the winner becoming the World Heavyweight champion and the runner up becoming the iWa champion. Logan defied all expectations, winning the tournament defeating the iWa’s former standard bearer, Royalty, in the finals. Logan would carry the title for almost two months before losing it to Royalty in a return match, but Royalty was promptly taken out by another wrestler, Collin O’Shey, the man Logan lost to in his wrestling debut and the title was vacated. This led to another tournament for the World title to be held over the next month. Logan again won his opening round match and was scheduled to face Collin in the second round. Their match ended in controversy when Logan performed a German suplex and the referee counted the fall against him. It was revealed the following week that while Collin had gotten his shoulder off the mat, Logan had done the same, but it had gone unnoticed by the referee. The decision was not overturned and Logan felt that he had again been cheated out of the opportunity to regain the World championship. Instead, he was given an iWa championship match, which was a reward for everyone that was eliminated in the second round of the tournament, but he would receive his first. Logan did not disappoint his fans, winning that match and the championship at what turned out to be iWa’s final show. Logan’s main feud was against Royalty, Maverick and iWa owner Hunter White, who took exception to Logan winning the Tournament of Champions.
Within days of Logan’s final title victory show, iWa closed its doors.
In less than a month though, Logan again found another federation to take part in Maximum Adrenaline Wrestling. Alas, this was a short term opportunity as MAW only held one show, but it did feature Logan’s first TLC match appearance, which ended in a draw when the item they were fighting for, an I.O.U. slip ripped in two which each competitor landing with a piece. After this, Logan was unable to sign on with any other federations. Resigned to accepting his lack of options, in early March 2005, Logan returned to competing regularly on the independent circuit once again.
That is how things remained for seven months.
In October 2005 though, Logan was contacted by a representative of the American Wrestling Alliance, a large federation that had been operating for many years. It was a big break for Logan, but shortly after he’d signed on, the AWA had a management crisis that forced them to close temporarily. When the doors reopened, Logan had a strong showing over the remainder of the year, winning his debut match on pay per view, earning a place in a battle royal for the AWA World Heavyweight championship in his first month, and becoming the number one contender for the AWA United States championship at the last show of the year. He opened 2006 by winning the United States championship. It was a sign of things to come for Logan, as by the end of the year he’d have held the AWA Cruiserweight championship and the AWA Tag Team championship while won the United States championship an AWA record four times, tallying up the second longest US title reign along the way as well, and he was also a double champion, carrying the US and Cruiserweight championships together, for a brief time. His first full year in the AWA gave him several notable feuds against talents like ‘The Storm’ Terry James, Steve ‘Hellraisin’ Holly, two time AWA World Heavyweight champion Jayson ‘Misery’ Price, and David Matthews, who was more commonly known as Snake.
Logan opened his second year by turning heel then won his fourth distinct title: the AWA No Limits championship, which he also held long enough to earn the second longest reign with, and rose to the main event level challenging for the AWA World Heavyweight championship in the first three months of the year. He wasn’t able to capture that title on three separate occasions, one of which was an elimination chamber match where he was the last person eliminated. He came close, but ultimately failed, in two attempts to become the number one contender once again later on in the year, one was the AWA’s King of the Kage pay per view tournament, where he lost in the finals. He added a second Cruiserweight championship reign and a fifth United State championship reign to his name by the end of his second year though. The AWA closed down for a few months from October to December, following some internal problems among management. In this year, Logan faced a lot of tougher competition along the way. His notable feuds were against Nathan Hawthorne Lee and John Williams, both of whom were multi time AWA World Heavyweight champions, rising star Evan Heir, and the man widely regarded as the greatest competitor to compete in the AWA, Brian Rhode, better known as the Legendary Low.
Upon returning to action there for his third year, Logan won a tournament for the Cruiserweight championship and then at the end of March in 2008, he finally won the AWA World Heavyweight championship after a month long chase of the champion Jason Storm and trying to overcome the obstacles put in his way by, the AWA commissioner at the time, Low. He remained on top for almost three months, but Logan found that during this time, he faced a lot of opposition from the head office of AWA and felt that he was being subtly undermined and held back. Despite being the AWA World Heavyweight champion, he rarely main evented shows and mainly faced opposition that weren’t main event caliber. Finally his reign came to an end at the hands of Low in a best of three falls match with different stipulations on each fall, and suffering a serious knee injury from a vicious assault at his hands. At this point, things weren’t going so well for the AWA by this point as internal issues started to erode the foundation of the company. Logan carried on through his injury for the final two months that the company was active, but in his final match for AWA in August 2008, Logan suffered another serious injury as he had several bones in his ankle fractured by his last opponent ‘the Dark Warrior’ Jeff Christianson. Logan third year revolved around his continuing rivalries with Low, Evan Heir, and a returning Terry James, and new rivalries with Jason Storm, and Jeff Christianson.
After the brutal stretch Logan had endured during the last few months, he was forced to move away from competition to let his wounds heal, even though he was approached my multiple organizations that weren’t aware of the full scope of his injuries. Logan instead focused his attention on other possible ventures while he was in the process of recovering from his knee and ankle injuries. It was in early 2009 that Logan acquired some property outside Toronto and had construction started there on what was going to turn into his personal contribution back to the wrestling world, the Alexander Wrestling Training School. By the middle of 2009, Logan had begun classes with the help of other wrestlers he had befriended over the years at an alternate location while construction continued at his future school location. He took a great deal of enjoyment from training prospective members for the next generation of wrestlers. It also gave him a chance to get back in ring condition and learn some new skills from others as well.
In July of 2009, Logan was contacted by representatives of the Ultimate Wrestling Alliance. It was a federation that featured competitors from different organizations, including many members formerly of the AWA. It was a light schedule, and Logan would be able to continue his classes without much interruption, so he decided to give it a try. His return to action turned out to be better than he would have expected as he was undefeated in his four matches in the UWA, but the UWA started having trouble with talent relations among the various companies that had their talent coming in to compete and in November they closed.
Even with the UWA closing, Logan had received offers from a couple of the companies that had been providing talent to the company. Eventually he settled on American Championship Wrestling and he debuted at the beginning of the new year. He was undefeated in singles competition for almost four months, capturing the ACW Survivor championship in his fourth match and ended up being the longest reigning Survivor champion in company history. During that time, he got mixed up in a feud between the owner and a stable known as Toxic Melody, led by David ‘Snake’ Matthews and made up of competitors who also had clout with management which culminated in a twelve person war games match in a barbed wire double cage, which his side lost. A month after losing the championship to a member of Toxic Melody, Eric Donavan, he became an ACW Tag Team champion and also captured the ACW United States a month after winning the tag titles, becoming a double champion for the second time in his career. A month after becoming US champion, Logan suffered a partial muscle tear of his bicep in a match against ACW World Heavyweight champion, Snake in July, and given his history with injuries he withdrew from competition to let the injury heal rather than risking further damage. Up to this point, Logan had mainly feuded with Eric Donavan and David ‘Snake’ Matthews and the rest of Toxic melody by extension.
In more personal matters, back in February of 2010, Logan had become friends with another competitor on the ACW roster, Michaelina Summers. The two of them had become fast friends after they had faced one another in a Survivor championship match. Their relationship quickly grew into something more within a few months, but they did as much as they could to keep their relationship quiet and out of the public spotlight so long as they were competing.
One month after Logan was injured, Snake suffered a far more serious injury and was forced to vacate his championship. Displaying his clout with management, Snake was allowed to pick the competitors who would make up a tournament to crown a new champion. Much to Logan’s surprise, he was one of the eight selected wrestlers. Logan was not yet fully healed, but he would likely have been cleared to compete. Despite pressure from ACW management as they attempted to get him to return for the championship tournament, they would not change the weight restrictions on the title, which exempted Logan from being able to compete for it anyway. So even if he’d won the tournament, he could not be the champion. Realizing that, Logan refused to take part in the tournament as ACW management clearly didn’t have his best interests at heart.
Eventually, when he did return to action in American Championship Wrestling in November, his passion for the business wasn’t there. Instead, it seemed he had turned more of his attention towards fulfilling a mentoring role rather than being focused on in ring competition. He partnered up with former rival Evan Heir, now known as Evan Harrison, and his manager Aubrey J. Parker offering the both of them what guidance he could in and out of the ring. His own time in the ring was disappointing as he lost all of his singles matches over the following two months. Furthermore, he suffered bruised ribs after being thrown from the ring by ‘Cowboy’ Shane Brooks during a match in December, which provided a major source of motivation for him going forward and helped push him into one more championship match. Then during his last match in January, a triple threat US title match against Shane Brooks and the ‘Big Apple Asskicker’ A.C. Smith, he suffered a serious back injury when he was carelessly thrown from the ring by Smith and landed awkwardly on the bottom of the entry ramp near the ring barricade. During this brief return, Logan feuded with Shane Brooks and A.C. Smith.
The injury he suffered had effectively ended Logan’s career, leaving him in a wheelchair, and he decided to retire from in ring competition. He spent the remainder of 2011 recovering from his back injury, mainly focused on the management of his now established wrestling school, which had officially opened in early 2010. The school was almost always in a state of near constant addition and improvement as time passed from then on though, slowly changing and growing. Michaelina actually encouraged Logan to push his school beyond just being a wrestling school, though that would remain at the heart of what the school did. So in the middle of 2011, his school began adding other training facilities and started promoting other programs. They were very small scale to start off, but it opened the doors for the school to offer training programs for athletes from other sports and trainers and coaches from other fighting disciplines.
It was eight months after his injury that Logan was finally able to resume a more active role back in his school, able at last to get around without the wheelchair and be more involved with training drills. But it wasn’t until early in 2012 that Logan was finally about to get back into a wrestling ring in any capacity. It was a huge thing for him to be able to do so after the injury he’d suffered, even if it was just to train others. It took him several months to start regaining his conditioning and form after a year away, but he was pleased to see that many of his previous injuries had healed to the point that he was able to function well in the ring. His form was not as polished as it once was, which was to have been expected after such a long layoff, but he felt fairly confident that should he ever feel inclined to reenter the ring, he would be able to do so. It would take time for him to get back to where he had been at the start of 2011 and be truly competitive, but he wasn’t in any hurry.
In late spring of 2012, Logan and Michaelina got married. She’d already been an important part of his life for more than two years by this point, but they decided it was time to make it official. For the first time in a long time, Logan finally felt that everything was as it should be in his life, personally and professionally.
In the middle of summer in 2012, Logan received an unexpected call from an old acquaintance, Aubrey J. Parker. She extended him an invitation to join her as her tag team partner in Action Packed Wrestling, where she was planning on making her debut as an in ring competitor at the end of August. It didn’t leave he much time to consider his options, but she had been quite persuasive as she seemed to be looking for someone that she could trust as a friend, a partner and a mentor to be at her side, have her back, and also be able to help her forge ahead. Logan viewed himself as being in more of a supportive role rather than just being a competitor, and that seemed to suit his tastes at the time. He’d accomplished quite a lot over the last eight years already and didn’t need to do more, but having the opportunity to do so while helping Aubrey establish herself as a professional seemed a good place for him. So, by the middle of August, Logan was ready to start anew in APW.
Starting out on APW’s entry brand, Meltdown, Logan was involved in a mix of singles and tag action, getting established in each division. In October, he qualified for his first APW title opportunity in a seven competitor last person standing match for the APW North American championship. He was the third person eliminated and Aubrey went on to win the title. Over the next three weeks, Logan became the number one contender for the NA title and he and Aubrey met in a no disqualification match with the Meltdown general manager’s assistant, Sienna Harrison as the guest referee. Sienna didn’t like Logan or Aubrey, so she called the match very inconsistently. After several wrestlers interfering, Logan won the title. The following week he tried to vacate the title in protest of the match result, only to be confronted by Sienna about it, who he then dropped in the ring before walking out. From that point on Logan and Aubrey were targeted by several other wrestlers acting on behalf of the Meltdown general manager. Logan was still acknowledged as the NA champion heading into the final shows of December and he and Aubrey made it to the finals of a tag team tournament for the vacant APW Tag Team championship. Logan retained the NA title, cementing his place as champion, but failed to capture tag team gold.
Aubrey was promoted to APW’s Asylum show roster in December while he remained on Meltdown as champion. In early January, they became top contenders for the tag team titles and won the titles before the end of the month. The Meltdown general manager was still intent on getting the championship off Logan and sent several challengers against him through January. Even with biased officiating and interference in his matches Logan continues to carry the NA title through January, but finally lost the title in February as the numbers finally became too much to overcome. Shortly thereafter, Logan was promoted to Asylum. Up to this point, Logan had been in major feuds with ‘The Perfect 10’ Kaylyn Evans, ‘The Finnish Phenom’ Tuhoa Valo, ‘The Canadian Sensation’ Christian Kane and ‘The Main Attraction’ Young Mannie.
As he worked to find his place on Asylum’s roster, he and Aubrey lost the Tag Team championship in March. Throughout April and into May, the Asylum general manager was assembling an APW Knock Out championship gauntlet match by accepting three volunteers to face the champion and then having a four way qualifying match for the fifth gauntlet spot. Logan won the qualifying match and then the gauntlet match to capture the Knock Out championship, seemingly out of spite for management appearing to play favourites and making it so easy for the other contenders to get into the match. The night after becoming the Tap Out champion, after restoring the title’s original name after the last champion changed it, Logan was seriously injured in a tag team TLC match for the tag team titles which they lost. He and Aubrey were on a ladder as it was tipped over and he pushed her off of it, which resulted in him falling awkwardly and crashing through a ladder at ringside. He fractured several of his ribs and was concussed, although the concussion was undiagnosed at the time.
Logan continued to compete at this point, despite his injuries, as a company-wide number one contender was scheduled for the following pay per view, Test for the Best. Logan and Aubrey were booked against each other, an attempt to guarantee one of them didn’t make it in, which Logan lost. He then immediately had to take part in a ‘last chance’ battle royal for the last spot in the tournament. Injured, exhausted from his previous match, and after being double and triple teamed through the battle royal, Logan ended up being the last one standing that night. Logan and Aubrey both qualified for the Test for the Best tournament, but at the pay per view itself they were booked against each other again in the opening match. Logan would lose again and Aubrey would go on to win the tournament. At that point, Logan realized that he and Aubrey weren’t going to get ahead so long as they were both competing. APW management had shown that they were going to keep trying to sabotage them. Once Logan concussion was finally diagnosed after Test for the Best, especially given that he had suffered multiple concussions in the matches he’d had during the previous two months, Logan stepped back from active competition. He appointed his own substitute, without anyone else’s knowledge, for the matches he was scheduled in through July and August 2013 up until he ‘lost’ the Tap Out championship. At this point, he informed Aubrey of his situation and his intention to remove himself from competition until he had recovered from his injuries. Logan had continued to feud against Kaylyn Evans, Young Mannie as well as the Tag Team champions, the Dying Breed, Jair Hopkins and Anthony Bailey.
He continued to watch APW programming after his departure. He watched as Aubrey did finally make it to the top of the company in September, winning the APW Undisputed championship. It was a moment that made him proud and he was quick to offer her his congratulations, even though he couldn’t be there in person to do so.
For the most part though, Logan spent his time recovering from the injuries he’d suffered back in May. He’d been sidelined from competition and at the time was unable to be truly involved with training as his school due to his condition. Until 2014, Logan had little to do than wait and see what would come. In the meantime though, Action Packed Wrestling had run into problems of its own with issues between members of management and the talent roster boiling over in late October 2013 which led to a shutdown of all their upcoming events except for two pay per view shows in the first part of 2014. Logan worked to get himself back in ring shape for a final match at APW’s second last show in January, teaming up with Evan Envi, formerly Harrison, to take on an APW mainstay in C.J. Gates and a longtime rival A.C. Smith. Logan fell short of his own expectations that night, getting beaten by Gates. He left that night wondering if he’d done enough to prepare and if maybe it was time to consider seriously bringing his career to a close.
With that in mind, Logan returned home. As it turned out though, Logan wasn’t quite done yet.
In March, APW’s final show Rasslemania was scheduled and would take place in Toronto. Logan hadn’t paid too much attention to the event as he wasn’t planning on being involved. After his showing in January, he thought it might be best to leave well enough alone and stay out of the professional ring. The role he had in his own school seemed to be one that was more fitting for him at this stage. So, to say that it was a shock for him to find out that not only was he scheduled to compete at Rasslemania, but that he would also be taking part in the night one main event, fighting for the APW Undisputed championship and having one more match with Aubrey J. Parker in the process would be one of the grossest of understatements. Considering his standing in APW going back to his departure in August, it didn’t take long for Logan to realize that this match was the work of Aubrey. He’d never been given a second glance in regards to having an opportunity as a main event competitor by APW management, but as the champion Aubrey would have some say in deciding who she would face at the final APW show.
After taking that into consideration, Logan knew he couldn’t turn this down. For her, he had one more match.
So, for the first time in five and a half years, Logan found himself in a world championship match, and for the first time ever it was in front of his hometown. It was a best of three falls match and it was as closely contested a match as any other Logan had taken part in, as he fought against the partner he’d had for the last year and a half, for as big a prize as any they would likely ever compete for together. Aubrey took the first fall by pin. Logan won the second by submission. The tension built through the third fall until Logan finally submitted, coming close but ultimately falling short. It did not to detract from the post-match celebration that would close out the first night of Rasslemania though, as Logan and Aubrey walked out of their final APW show the same way they had walked in back in 2012, side by side. All things considered, it was a near perfect way to go out.
At this point, happy with how he’d finished, Logan decided to hang up his wrestling boots for the foreseeable future due to circumstance outside of the wrestling business. He was about to become a father.
Michaelina had gotten pregnant late in 2013 while he away from active competition. He’d had no major concerns about competing in matches early in 2014, but now with his commitments to APW finished, he was going to dedicate his time and energy towards his family which he felt would be an even more rewarding experience. Spending the majority of his time at home over the next few years, Logan continued to have a hand in running his school, although he turned over day to day operations to the staff he had on hand there. He spent less time training, but continued to work out to keep himself in good shape, as time allowed. The extended time away from competition allowed his body to recover from and adjust to the effects of his injuries over the years.
It was well into 2016 before Logan began to get more involved in his school once again and so he was finally able to start shaking off some of the ring rust he’d accumulated over the previous two years. He spent months working out alongside his own students in order to see if he could get back what he had given up. He was glad to find out that his instincts and skills were still good, albeit a bit dulled and nowhere near as polished as they once had been. Eventually in late September 2016, with his wife’s blessing he began to take bookings, along with several of his more capable students, with independent shows within southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, places relatively close to home, for the remainder of the year. It was through these bookings that he became more aware of events in a wrestling company called Frontier Grappling Arts. He caught a couple of their live shows late in 2016 and, after seeing a couple of familiar faces there, which piqued his curiosity, and he began to follow their shows and events more closely.
As it turned out, he ended up getting in touch with some scouting personnel with FGA who attended some of the independent shows he’d been competing at early in 2017, and although he hadn’t been a regular competitor in some time, Logan’s prior reputation and wrestling history still carried some value. Some informal discussions took place between Logan and these scouts in February, and that eventually led to Logan getting into direct contact with FGA management in March.
Eyeing a return to full time competition on April, Logan prepared to face one more uphill climb in his career.
WRESTLER'S FULL NAME:
Logan Alexander
WRESTLER'S RING NAME:
Logan “Chaos Stryke” Alexander
WRESTLER'S NICKNAME:
N/A
D.O.B.:
August 21, 1980
HEIGHT:
5'10"
WEIGHT:
227 lbs
ALIGNMENT:
Heel Spectrum: (1 - 4) | Tweener: (5) | Face Spectrum (6 - 10)
4 – A consummate professional in and out of the ring, but Logan doesn’t pull any punches anywhere. He follows the rules, but will gladly bend them and use any leeway available. As he adheres to his own values and morals he won’t throw the first cheap shot. He does have ‘an eye for an eye’ mentality so he is very likely to throw the second, waiting for the best time to do so.
BILLED FROM:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PRO DEBUT:
August 15, 2004
PICBASE:
Bruce Campbell
MANAGER:
N/A
MOVESET
WRESTLING STYLE:
(Up to 2 MAX)
1. Technical
2. Submission
Notes for matchwriting:
Logan is very much like a technical wrestler from them 90’s, methodically wearing down and working over his opponent to weaken them for his signature submission holds.
He chain wrestles well, able to transition from one hold to another and executing several moves in sequence using one to set up the next.
He’ll use the ring and surrounding area to his advantage when an opportunity arises by running his opponent into or dropping them face or neck first onto parts of the ring or barricade, wrapping a limb of his opponent around the ropes and torqueing it or slamming it against the ring post.
While his strategy plays towards submissions, he’ll attempt pins after big moves or as surprise counters.
He doesn’t play to the crowd, taunt his opponents or argue with the referee. His focus is primarily on his opponent in the ring, but he will try to keep track of anyone accompanying his opponent as he tries to remain on guard against sneak attacks.
FINISHING MOVES:
(Up to 4 MAX)
1. Perfect Chaos Theory – Cloverleaf leg lace Boston crab (standard [Sharpshooter] or half turned [Edgecator])
Logan’s signature submission hold is mainly used after he has weakened the back of his opponent. He has two variants for this hold. The half turned variant is the main one he uses for most of his opponents, while the standard variant is used against heavier opponents who are harder to half turn. Logan can apply both variants of this hold on opponents that are face up or face down on the mat, so he won’t need to roll them over to start applying it. Logan will counter into this hold if anyone applies this or any other similar submission hold (Boston crab, Texas cloverleaf, etc.) on him.
2. Stryke Force – Forward falling neck breaker [Ace Crusher/Diamond Cutter]
Logan’s all-purpose finishing move. Unlike most modern versions of this move, Logan will hold onto his opponent’s head with both hands to maximize control of his opponent. He can perform it one handed if necessary though, but generally won’t. Logan is so well versed in this move that he can hit it virtually anywhere so long as he can get hold of his opponent’s head, making it a very easy move for him to use as a counter at almost any moment.
3. Abridged Chaos Theory – Stepover Toehold Facelock [STF]
Logan’s secondary submission finisher is meant for quick application when an opponent is down, transitioned off another move or he’s focused more on the legs rather than the back of an opponent during a match. If Logan cannot hold an opponent in Perfect Chaos Theory or they get close to the ropes, he may release and switch to this move after pulling his opponent back into the middle of the ring.
4. Chaotic Evolution – Samoan driver [Cradle Shock]
Logan’s statement finisher is used when other moves have failed to end the match, or if his opponent moves into a position when Logan can grab them and hit it easily. Logan will try to get under an opponent and lift them up into a fireman’s carry, before lifting and transitioning them into position for a belly to belly piledriver while dropping himself to a seated position. He’ll use this move from an elevated position as well, especially if his opponent moves up into such a place first. Logan will hold onto his opponent after hitting this move if possible for an immediate pinfall attempt.
TRADEMARK MOVES:
(Up to 5 MAX)
1. Revised Chaos Theory – Rear naked choke with body scissors
Logan uses this as an alternate submission finisher when opportunities arise. He can apply this hold standing or face down opponents. He will not apply this to opponents over 300 pounds when they are standing as they can easily break the hold by falling backwards.
2. Chaos Theory – Triangle choke
Logan uses this as an alternate submission finisher when opportunities arise. He can apply this hold on opponents lying face up on the mat, or he can apply it as a counter when lying on the mat and an opponent bends down towards him.
3. Chaotic Shockwave – Implant DDT (standard or inverted)
Logan can perform this move from in front of or behind his opponent. He’ll lock in a face lock or an inverted face lock, then lift his opponent off the mat and fall backwards to drive his opponent head first into the mat.
4. Chaotic Impact – STO (standard or reverse)
Logan can perform this move from in front of or behind his opponent. The only difference is whether Logan approaches his opponent, or his opponent approaches him. If Logan moves to his opponent, he’ll grab hold of them for an STO and then use his momentum to drive his opponent backwards to the mat. If Logan’s opponent moves to him, Logan will grab hold of them for an STO and then use their momentum to pull them forward and drive them face first into the mat.
5. Chaotic Repeater – Multiple/Bridging German suplexes
Logan performs this move by generally using from two to five German suplexes in succession, but can use more especially if he needs to wear down an opponent. After hitting two German suplexes, Logan may begin bridging the suplex to try and score a pinfall and he may make successive attempts to do so.
In multi person matches, Logan may switch opponents in the process of executing this move, landing one or two suplexes before getting hold of someone else and continuing, foregoing pinfall attempts.
COMMON MOVES:
(Up to 25 MAX spread out over the following categories: Striking, Grappling, Running, Ground, Aerial)
STRIKING
- Drop kick (standing, running, or to knee)
- Enziguri
- Palm thrusts
- Super kick
GRAPPLING
- Bulldog (standard or reverse [Hart Attack])
- DDT (standard, double arm, or inverted)
- Double knee facebreaker [Codebreaker]
- Dragonscrew leg whip
- Drop toehold
- Inverted atomic drop
- Lung blower (in front of or behind opponent)
- Neck breaker (reverse or swinging)
- Pendulum backbreaker
- Russian leg sweep (standard, forward [The Stroke], or reverse [Flatliner])
- Suplex (Snap, backdrop, or release German)
RUNNING
Logan running:
- Bulldog (standard or reverse [Hart Attack])
- Chop block
- Drop kick (standing, running, or to knee)
- Running enziguri
- Spear
- Swinging neck breaker
Opponent running:
- Armdrag takedown
- Double knee facebreaker [Codebreaker]
- Drop kick (standing, running, or to knee)
- Drop toehold
- Inverted atomic drop
- Reverse bulldog [Hart Attack]
- Flapjack (onto mat, across the top rope, or onto another object)
- Spinebuster
- Super kick
GROUND
- Ankle lock (standing or with leg grapevine)
- Elbow drop (standing or from second rope)
- Figure-four leg lock (standard or around ring post)
- Multiple stomps (to the hands, back, knees or ankles)
- Slingshot (into an obstacle or under the bottom rope)
AERIAL
N/A
Logan can also perform the following types of pins:
Backslide, bridging German suplex, inside cradle / small package, La Magistral cradle, Oklahoma roll, schoolboy roll up, sunset flip, victory roll
ENTRANCE & ATTIRE
ENTRANCE MUSIC:
“Endless Possibility” – Jaret Reddick, Eric Chandler, Tomoya Ohtani, Chewtaro Moritake, Takeshi Tanada, Masayuki Muraishi
RING ATTIRE:
His usual ring attire is a red tank top and a pair of black jeans. He also wears a pair of cut off wrestling boots that look like black and red coloured sneakers. His wrists are wrapped with red coloured tape and he wears black elbow pads. When making his entrance, he tends to wear sunglasses and a black ring jacket with a red version of his eight point star logo and ‘Chaos Stryke’ on the back of it and a smaller version of the logo on the front.
RING ENTRANCE:
Entering first:
“Endless Possibility” begins to play through the arena. Partway through the instrumental opening of the song, Logan makes his way out from the entryway. He then pauses at the top of the ramp to survey the crowd before making his way down to the ring, ignoring the fans on either side of him.
Once he reaches the ringside area, Logan makes his way over to the closest set of ring steps and climbs up to the ring apron. He climbs between the top and middle ropes and enters the ring. He moves towards the far side of the ring, stopping in front of the ropes and spreads his arms wide to either side of him as he looks out across the crowd.
He then turns away and heads to another side of the ring, repeating his actions there, and continuing until he’s been to all four sides of the ring.
Logan then turns away and walks back over to the side of the ring closest to the timekeeper’s area. He removes his sunglasses and tucks them into a pocket of his jacket. He then unfastens and removes his jacket before passing it through the ropes to a technician at ringside. He turns away and moves over to one corner of the ring, away from the entryway, and leans back against the turnbuckles as he awaits the arrival of his opponent.
Entering second:
“Endless Possibility” begins to play through the arena. Partway through the instrumental opening of the song, Logan makes his way out from the entryway. He then pauses at the top of the ramp to survey the crowd before making his way down to the ring, ignoring the fans on either side of him and looking towards his opponent in the ring.
Once he reaches the ringside area, Logan makes his way over to the closest set of ring steps and climbs up to the ring apron. He climbs between the top and middle ropes and enters the ring. He moves towards the far side of the ring, stopping in front of the ropes and spreads his arms wide to either side of him as he looks out across the crowd.
He then turns away and heads to another side of the ring, repeating his actions there, and continuing until he’s been to all four sides of the ring.
Logan then turns away and looks back at his opponent. He walks back over to the side of the ring closest to the timekeeper’s area, then removes his sunglasses and tucks them into a pocket of his jacket. He then unfastens and removes his jacket before passing it through the ropes to a technician at ringside. He turns to regard his opponent again, while moving to a spot in the corner of the ring across from them. He leans back against the turnbuckles as he awaits the opening bell.
CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANCE:
Entering first:
“Endless Possibility” begins to play through the arena. Partway through the instrumental opening of the song, Logan makes his way out from the entryway. He then pauses at the top of the ramp to survey the crowd before making his way down to the ring, ignoring the fans on either side of him.
Once he reaches the ringside area, Logan makes his way over to the closest set of ring steps and climbs up to the ring apron. He climbs between the top and middle ropes and enters the ring. He moves towards the far side of the ring, unfastening his jacket as he goes. He then stops in front of the ropes and spreads his arms wide to either side of him, displaying the championship belt around his waist, as he looks out across the crowd.
He then turns away and heads to another side of the ring, repeating his actions there, and continuing until he’s been to all four sides of the ring.
Logan then turns away and walks back over to the side of the ring closest to the timekeeper’s area. He removes his sunglasses and tucks them into a pocket of his jacket. He then removes his jacket before passing it through the ropes to a technician at ringside. He turns away and walks over to the referee. He unfastens his championship belt and hands it over to the referee, then moves over to one corner of the ring, away from the entryway, and leans back against the turnbuckles as he awaits the arrival of his opponent.
Entering second:
“Endless Possibility” begins to play through the arena. Partway through the instrumental opening of the song, Logan makes his way out from the entryway. He then pauses at the top of the ramp to survey the crowd before making his way down to the ring, ignoring the fans on either side of him and looking towards his opponent in the ring.
Once he reaches the ringside area, Logan makes his way over to the closest set of ring steps and climbs up to the ring apron. He climbs between the top and middle ropes and enters the ring. He moves towards the far side of the ring, unfastening his jacket as he goes. He then stops in front of the ropes and spreads his arms wide to either side of him, displaying the championship belt around his waist, as he looks out across the crowd.
He then turns away and heads to another side of the ring, repeating his actions there, and continuing until he’s been to all four sides of the ring.
Logan then turns away and looks back at his opponent. He walks back over to the side of the ring closest to the timekeeper’s area, then removes his sunglasses and tucks them into a pocket of his jacket. He then removes his jacket before passing it through the ropes to a technician at ringside. He turns away and walks over to the referee. He unfastens his championship belt and hands it over to the referee, then regards his opponent again, while moving to a spot in the corner of the ring across from them. He leans back against the turnbuckles as he awaits the opening bell.
CHARACTER BACKGROUND
PERSONALITY:
Logan is a no nonsense competitor first and foremost. He’s always looking for a challenge and is always working to better himself inside the ring. He’s focused on his goals and is very difficult to distract or sidetrack from them, in or out of the ring. He views championship success as a secondary goal achieved in pursuit of improving himself. Outside the ring, he tends to be more of a teacher and mentor willing to offer aid and guidance when possible. He’s also something of a rebellious individual, as his career has been filled with negative interactions with those in authority positions. As such he may do things in and out of the ring to defy them, but there’s always a reason behind his actions, whether people agree with it or not.
STRENGTHS:
1. Counter wrestling – Logan has dedicated most of his time, whether as an active competitor or not, to refining his in ring style and studying the styles of others. This has led him to learning the ins and outs of numerous wrestling moves and holds. Through this he has become highly skilled at escaping, reversing, blocking or countering the offense of his opponents.
2. Will/Fortitude – While easy to knock down, he’s difficult to keep down. Logan has great determination and stamina. He’ll always look for a way to keep fighting, even when his situation seems hopeless. He’s lasted through marathon matches, multiple matches in a night, brutal hardcore matches, and fought through serious injuries, and more often than not he’s surprised people who’d written him off in those situations.
3. Ring Awareness – Logan knows how to use the ring to his advantage without breaking the rules, making use of different parts of the ring to weaken his opponents. He also has an uncanny awareness of where he and his opponents are in and around the ring at any time. He’ll use rope breaks to conserve his energy, or roll into or out of the ring to avoid attacks or gather his wits.
WEAKNESSES:
1. Average competitor - Logan is not particularly strong or fast or agile. He can be easily outclassed in any of those areas by his opponents. So long as those opponents can control the tempo of the match, he’s at a disadvantage.
2. History of injuries – Logan has been prone to injuries in his career, usually due to opponents going to greater lengths to keep him down. The resulting injuries and after effects of them have reduced his wrestling repertoire and affected his ability to match stronger or faster opponents on their own terms.
3. Self-reliant – Logan prefers to handle his problems on his own rather than getting others mixed up in them. This leaves him vulnerable to coordinated teams or factions that he fights against, both in and out of matches. This also makes him intolerant of people interfering in matches to assist him.
TAUNTS/MANNERISMS:
1. Occasionally, if a downed opponent is getting back to their feet, Logan will move to an unoccupied corner of the ring and crouch down while he waits. He’ll then usually use a running attack on them.
Allies & Foes:
ALLIES
1. Ashlyn De Luca (?)
FOES
1. Smart Style
2. Dogs of War
3. Polychromatic Lion Attack Squad
FGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD:
2x FGA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Ashlyn De Luca)
2017 Dynamic Duos winner (w/ Ashlyn De Luca)
ADDITIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD:
Internet Wrestling Alliance:
iWa World Heavyweight Champion
iWa Champion
American Wrestling Alliance:
AWA World Heavyweight Champion
5x AWA United States Champion
AWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Jayson Price)
3x AWA Cruiserweight Champion
AWA No Limits Champion
American Championship Wrestling:
ACW United States Champion
ACW Tag Team Champion (w/ Damon Cross)
ACW Survivor Champion
Action Packed Wrestling:
APW Tap Out Champion
APW Tag Team Champion (w/ Aubrey J. Parker)
APW North American Champion
BACKGROUND:
Be warned, a novel awaits you beyond this point.
Logan Alexander is one of most talented technical wrestlers seen over the last decade and change. Going all the way back to his professional debut in 2004, he has been a solid competitor that seemed destined for success regardless of where he was competing. As most observers rightly predicted, all he needed was time to make his mark in the wrestling world.
After a few years of training and taking part in strictly local wrestling shows and events in and around his home city of Toronto, Logan finally set out in the late spring of 2003 to join the independent wrestling circuit in North America. He traveled across provinces and states, honing his skills in front of the small crowds that gathered to see the shows, working short tours for one promoter and then moving on to the next as soon as possible. This is how things proceeded for sixteen months. At that point, Logan caught his first break.
A small federation, Prime Time Wrestling, was just reopening its doors in August 2004 and Logan was able to sign his contract with them in time for their debut show. Despite losing his debut match, Logan’s time in PTW allowed him to achieve some career firsts, his first victory, first submission win, first main event appearance, and first title match which was for the PTW X-Division championship. It was also the site of his first controversy as his first title match opportunity ended with the owner of the federation bringing the match to a halt and declaring it a no contest while Logan had his opponent in his submission finisher, the Chaos Breaker. It was his first run in with an authority figure and it resulted in him being cheated out of a championship. Little did he realize, this was the start of a trend that would continue through his career.
It turned out that that match was his final one in PTW. The federation quietly closed its doors a week later.
But, on the heels of this event, Logan found another opportunity. One of the wrestlers in PTW put him in touch with the owner of another federation that was going to be reopening soon, and Logan’s short stint in PTW had been enough to gain his interest. In short order, Logan signed another contract and prepared himself for the Internet Wrestling Alliance’s first major event, the Tournament of Champions. It was a seven person single elimination tournament with the winner becoming the World Heavyweight champion and the runner up becoming the iWa champion. Logan defied all expectations, winning the tournament defeating the iWa’s former standard bearer, Royalty, in the finals. Logan would carry the title for almost two months before losing it to Royalty in a return match, but Royalty was promptly taken out by another wrestler, Collin O’Shey, the man Logan lost to in his wrestling debut and the title was vacated. This led to another tournament for the World title to be held over the next month. Logan again won his opening round match and was scheduled to face Collin in the second round. Their match ended in controversy when Logan performed a German suplex and the referee counted the fall against him. It was revealed the following week that while Collin had gotten his shoulder off the mat, Logan had done the same, but it had gone unnoticed by the referee. The decision was not overturned and Logan felt that he had again been cheated out of the opportunity to regain the World championship. Instead, he was given an iWa championship match, which was a reward for everyone that was eliminated in the second round of the tournament, but he would receive his first. Logan did not disappoint his fans, winning that match and the championship at what turned out to be iWa’s final show. Logan’s main feud was against Royalty, Maverick and iWa owner Hunter White, who took exception to Logan winning the Tournament of Champions.
Within days of Logan’s final title victory show, iWa closed its doors.
In less than a month though, Logan again found another federation to take part in Maximum Adrenaline Wrestling. Alas, this was a short term opportunity as MAW only held one show, but it did feature Logan’s first TLC match appearance, which ended in a draw when the item they were fighting for, an I.O.U. slip ripped in two which each competitor landing with a piece. After this, Logan was unable to sign on with any other federations. Resigned to accepting his lack of options, in early March 2005, Logan returned to competing regularly on the independent circuit once again.
That is how things remained for seven months.
In October 2005 though, Logan was contacted by a representative of the American Wrestling Alliance, a large federation that had been operating for many years. It was a big break for Logan, but shortly after he’d signed on, the AWA had a management crisis that forced them to close temporarily. When the doors reopened, Logan had a strong showing over the remainder of the year, winning his debut match on pay per view, earning a place in a battle royal for the AWA World Heavyweight championship in his first month, and becoming the number one contender for the AWA United States championship at the last show of the year. He opened 2006 by winning the United States championship. It was a sign of things to come for Logan, as by the end of the year he’d have held the AWA Cruiserweight championship and the AWA Tag Team championship while won the United States championship an AWA record four times, tallying up the second longest US title reign along the way as well, and he was also a double champion, carrying the US and Cruiserweight championships together, for a brief time. His first full year in the AWA gave him several notable feuds against talents like ‘The Storm’ Terry James, Steve ‘Hellraisin’ Holly, two time AWA World Heavyweight champion Jayson ‘Misery’ Price, and David Matthews, who was more commonly known as Snake.
Logan opened his second year by turning heel then won his fourth distinct title: the AWA No Limits championship, which he also held long enough to earn the second longest reign with, and rose to the main event level challenging for the AWA World Heavyweight championship in the first three months of the year. He wasn’t able to capture that title on three separate occasions, one of which was an elimination chamber match where he was the last person eliminated. He came close, but ultimately failed, in two attempts to become the number one contender once again later on in the year, one was the AWA’s King of the Kage pay per view tournament, where he lost in the finals. He added a second Cruiserweight championship reign and a fifth United State championship reign to his name by the end of his second year though. The AWA closed down for a few months from October to December, following some internal problems among management. In this year, Logan faced a lot of tougher competition along the way. His notable feuds were against Nathan Hawthorne Lee and John Williams, both of whom were multi time AWA World Heavyweight champions, rising star Evan Heir, and the man widely regarded as the greatest competitor to compete in the AWA, Brian Rhode, better known as the Legendary Low.
Upon returning to action there for his third year, Logan won a tournament for the Cruiserweight championship and then at the end of March in 2008, he finally won the AWA World Heavyweight championship after a month long chase of the champion Jason Storm and trying to overcome the obstacles put in his way by, the AWA commissioner at the time, Low. He remained on top for almost three months, but Logan found that during this time, he faced a lot of opposition from the head office of AWA and felt that he was being subtly undermined and held back. Despite being the AWA World Heavyweight champion, he rarely main evented shows and mainly faced opposition that weren’t main event caliber. Finally his reign came to an end at the hands of Low in a best of three falls match with different stipulations on each fall, and suffering a serious knee injury from a vicious assault at his hands. At this point, things weren’t going so well for the AWA by this point as internal issues started to erode the foundation of the company. Logan carried on through his injury for the final two months that the company was active, but in his final match for AWA in August 2008, Logan suffered another serious injury as he had several bones in his ankle fractured by his last opponent ‘the Dark Warrior’ Jeff Christianson. Logan third year revolved around his continuing rivalries with Low, Evan Heir, and a returning Terry James, and new rivalries with Jason Storm, and Jeff Christianson.
After the brutal stretch Logan had endured during the last few months, he was forced to move away from competition to let his wounds heal, even though he was approached my multiple organizations that weren’t aware of the full scope of his injuries. Logan instead focused his attention on other possible ventures while he was in the process of recovering from his knee and ankle injuries. It was in early 2009 that Logan acquired some property outside Toronto and had construction started there on what was going to turn into his personal contribution back to the wrestling world, the Alexander Wrestling Training School. By the middle of 2009, Logan had begun classes with the help of other wrestlers he had befriended over the years at an alternate location while construction continued at his future school location. He took a great deal of enjoyment from training prospective members for the next generation of wrestlers. It also gave him a chance to get back in ring condition and learn some new skills from others as well.
In July of 2009, Logan was contacted by representatives of the Ultimate Wrestling Alliance. It was a federation that featured competitors from different organizations, including many members formerly of the AWA. It was a light schedule, and Logan would be able to continue his classes without much interruption, so he decided to give it a try. His return to action turned out to be better than he would have expected as he was undefeated in his four matches in the UWA, but the UWA started having trouble with talent relations among the various companies that had their talent coming in to compete and in November they closed.
Even with the UWA closing, Logan had received offers from a couple of the companies that had been providing talent to the company. Eventually he settled on American Championship Wrestling and he debuted at the beginning of the new year. He was undefeated in singles competition for almost four months, capturing the ACW Survivor championship in his fourth match and ended up being the longest reigning Survivor champion in company history. During that time, he got mixed up in a feud between the owner and a stable known as Toxic Melody, led by David ‘Snake’ Matthews and made up of competitors who also had clout with management which culminated in a twelve person war games match in a barbed wire double cage, which his side lost. A month after losing the championship to a member of Toxic Melody, Eric Donavan, he became an ACW Tag Team champion and also captured the ACW United States a month after winning the tag titles, becoming a double champion for the second time in his career. A month after becoming US champion, Logan suffered a partial muscle tear of his bicep in a match against ACW World Heavyweight champion, Snake in July, and given his history with injuries he withdrew from competition to let the injury heal rather than risking further damage. Up to this point, Logan had mainly feuded with Eric Donavan and David ‘Snake’ Matthews and the rest of Toxic melody by extension.
In more personal matters, back in February of 2010, Logan had become friends with another competitor on the ACW roster, Michaelina Summers. The two of them had become fast friends after they had faced one another in a Survivor championship match. Their relationship quickly grew into something more within a few months, but they did as much as they could to keep their relationship quiet and out of the public spotlight so long as they were competing.
One month after Logan was injured, Snake suffered a far more serious injury and was forced to vacate his championship. Displaying his clout with management, Snake was allowed to pick the competitors who would make up a tournament to crown a new champion. Much to Logan’s surprise, he was one of the eight selected wrestlers. Logan was not yet fully healed, but he would likely have been cleared to compete. Despite pressure from ACW management as they attempted to get him to return for the championship tournament, they would not change the weight restrictions on the title, which exempted Logan from being able to compete for it anyway. So even if he’d won the tournament, he could not be the champion. Realizing that, Logan refused to take part in the tournament as ACW management clearly didn’t have his best interests at heart.
Eventually, when he did return to action in American Championship Wrestling in November, his passion for the business wasn’t there. Instead, it seemed he had turned more of his attention towards fulfilling a mentoring role rather than being focused on in ring competition. He partnered up with former rival Evan Heir, now known as Evan Harrison, and his manager Aubrey J. Parker offering the both of them what guidance he could in and out of the ring. His own time in the ring was disappointing as he lost all of his singles matches over the following two months. Furthermore, he suffered bruised ribs after being thrown from the ring by ‘Cowboy’ Shane Brooks during a match in December, which provided a major source of motivation for him going forward and helped push him into one more championship match. Then during his last match in January, a triple threat US title match against Shane Brooks and the ‘Big Apple Asskicker’ A.C. Smith, he suffered a serious back injury when he was carelessly thrown from the ring by Smith and landed awkwardly on the bottom of the entry ramp near the ring barricade. During this brief return, Logan feuded with Shane Brooks and A.C. Smith.
The injury he suffered had effectively ended Logan’s career, leaving him in a wheelchair, and he decided to retire from in ring competition. He spent the remainder of 2011 recovering from his back injury, mainly focused on the management of his now established wrestling school, which had officially opened in early 2010. The school was almost always in a state of near constant addition and improvement as time passed from then on though, slowly changing and growing. Michaelina actually encouraged Logan to push his school beyond just being a wrestling school, though that would remain at the heart of what the school did. So in the middle of 2011, his school began adding other training facilities and started promoting other programs. They were very small scale to start off, but it opened the doors for the school to offer training programs for athletes from other sports and trainers and coaches from other fighting disciplines.
It was eight months after his injury that Logan was finally able to resume a more active role back in his school, able at last to get around without the wheelchair and be more involved with training drills. But it wasn’t until early in 2012 that Logan was finally about to get back into a wrestling ring in any capacity. It was a huge thing for him to be able to do so after the injury he’d suffered, even if it was just to train others. It took him several months to start regaining his conditioning and form after a year away, but he was pleased to see that many of his previous injuries had healed to the point that he was able to function well in the ring. His form was not as polished as it once was, which was to have been expected after such a long layoff, but he felt fairly confident that should he ever feel inclined to reenter the ring, he would be able to do so. It would take time for him to get back to where he had been at the start of 2011 and be truly competitive, but he wasn’t in any hurry.
In late spring of 2012, Logan and Michaelina got married. She’d already been an important part of his life for more than two years by this point, but they decided it was time to make it official. For the first time in a long time, Logan finally felt that everything was as it should be in his life, personally and professionally.
In the middle of summer in 2012, Logan received an unexpected call from an old acquaintance, Aubrey J. Parker. She extended him an invitation to join her as her tag team partner in Action Packed Wrestling, where she was planning on making her debut as an in ring competitor at the end of August. It didn’t leave he much time to consider his options, but she had been quite persuasive as she seemed to be looking for someone that she could trust as a friend, a partner and a mentor to be at her side, have her back, and also be able to help her forge ahead. Logan viewed himself as being in more of a supportive role rather than just being a competitor, and that seemed to suit his tastes at the time. He’d accomplished quite a lot over the last eight years already and didn’t need to do more, but having the opportunity to do so while helping Aubrey establish herself as a professional seemed a good place for him. So, by the middle of August, Logan was ready to start anew in APW.
Starting out on APW’s entry brand, Meltdown, Logan was involved in a mix of singles and tag action, getting established in each division. In October, he qualified for his first APW title opportunity in a seven competitor last person standing match for the APW North American championship. He was the third person eliminated and Aubrey went on to win the title. Over the next three weeks, Logan became the number one contender for the NA title and he and Aubrey met in a no disqualification match with the Meltdown general manager’s assistant, Sienna Harrison as the guest referee. Sienna didn’t like Logan or Aubrey, so she called the match very inconsistently. After several wrestlers interfering, Logan won the title. The following week he tried to vacate the title in protest of the match result, only to be confronted by Sienna about it, who he then dropped in the ring before walking out. From that point on Logan and Aubrey were targeted by several other wrestlers acting on behalf of the Meltdown general manager. Logan was still acknowledged as the NA champion heading into the final shows of December and he and Aubrey made it to the finals of a tag team tournament for the vacant APW Tag Team championship. Logan retained the NA title, cementing his place as champion, but failed to capture tag team gold.
Aubrey was promoted to APW’s Asylum show roster in December while he remained on Meltdown as champion. In early January, they became top contenders for the tag team titles and won the titles before the end of the month. The Meltdown general manager was still intent on getting the championship off Logan and sent several challengers against him through January. Even with biased officiating and interference in his matches Logan continues to carry the NA title through January, but finally lost the title in February as the numbers finally became too much to overcome. Shortly thereafter, Logan was promoted to Asylum. Up to this point, Logan had been in major feuds with ‘The Perfect 10’ Kaylyn Evans, ‘The Finnish Phenom’ Tuhoa Valo, ‘The Canadian Sensation’ Christian Kane and ‘The Main Attraction’ Young Mannie.
As he worked to find his place on Asylum’s roster, he and Aubrey lost the Tag Team championship in March. Throughout April and into May, the Asylum general manager was assembling an APW Knock Out championship gauntlet match by accepting three volunteers to face the champion and then having a four way qualifying match for the fifth gauntlet spot. Logan won the qualifying match and then the gauntlet match to capture the Knock Out championship, seemingly out of spite for management appearing to play favourites and making it so easy for the other contenders to get into the match. The night after becoming the Tap Out champion, after restoring the title’s original name after the last champion changed it, Logan was seriously injured in a tag team TLC match for the tag team titles which they lost. He and Aubrey were on a ladder as it was tipped over and he pushed her off of it, which resulted in him falling awkwardly and crashing through a ladder at ringside. He fractured several of his ribs and was concussed, although the concussion was undiagnosed at the time.
Logan continued to compete at this point, despite his injuries, as a company-wide number one contender was scheduled for the following pay per view, Test for the Best. Logan and Aubrey were booked against each other, an attempt to guarantee one of them didn’t make it in, which Logan lost. He then immediately had to take part in a ‘last chance’ battle royal for the last spot in the tournament. Injured, exhausted from his previous match, and after being double and triple teamed through the battle royal, Logan ended up being the last one standing that night. Logan and Aubrey both qualified for the Test for the Best tournament, but at the pay per view itself they were booked against each other again in the opening match. Logan would lose again and Aubrey would go on to win the tournament. At that point, Logan realized that he and Aubrey weren’t going to get ahead so long as they were both competing. APW management had shown that they were going to keep trying to sabotage them. Once Logan concussion was finally diagnosed after Test for the Best, especially given that he had suffered multiple concussions in the matches he’d had during the previous two months, Logan stepped back from active competition. He appointed his own substitute, without anyone else’s knowledge, for the matches he was scheduled in through July and August 2013 up until he ‘lost’ the Tap Out championship. At this point, he informed Aubrey of his situation and his intention to remove himself from competition until he had recovered from his injuries. Logan had continued to feud against Kaylyn Evans, Young Mannie as well as the Tag Team champions, the Dying Breed, Jair Hopkins and Anthony Bailey.
He continued to watch APW programming after his departure. He watched as Aubrey did finally make it to the top of the company in September, winning the APW Undisputed championship. It was a moment that made him proud and he was quick to offer her his congratulations, even though he couldn’t be there in person to do so.
For the most part though, Logan spent his time recovering from the injuries he’d suffered back in May. He’d been sidelined from competition and at the time was unable to be truly involved with training as his school due to his condition. Until 2014, Logan had little to do than wait and see what would come. In the meantime though, Action Packed Wrestling had run into problems of its own with issues between members of management and the talent roster boiling over in late October 2013 which led to a shutdown of all their upcoming events except for two pay per view shows in the first part of 2014. Logan worked to get himself back in ring shape for a final match at APW’s second last show in January, teaming up with Evan Envi, formerly Harrison, to take on an APW mainstay in C.J. Gates and a longtime rival A.C. Smith. Logan fell short of his own expectations that night, getting beaten by Gates. He left that night wondering if he’d done enough to prepare and if maybe it was time to consider seriously bringing his career to a close.
With that in mind, Logan returned home. As it turned out though, Logan wasn’t quite done yet.
In March, APW’s final show Rasslemania was scheduled and would take place in Toronto. Logan hadn’t paid too much attention to the event as he wasn’t planning on being involved. After his showing in January, he thought it might be best to leave well enough alone and stay out of the professional ring. The role he had in his own school seemed to be one that was more fitting for him at this stage. So, to say that it was a shock for him to find out that not only was he scheduled to compete at Rasslemania, but that he would also be taking part in the night one main event, fighting for the APW Undisputed championship and having one more match with Aubrey J. Parker in the process would be one of the grossest of understatements. Considering his standing in APW going back to his departure in August, it didn’t take long for Logan to realize that this match was the work of Aubrey. He’d never been given a second glance in regards to having an opportunity as a main event competitor by APW management, but as the champion Aubrey would have some say in deciding who she would face at the final APW show.
After taking that into consideration, Logan knew he couldn’t turn this down. For her, he had one more match.
So, for the first time in five and a half years, Logan found himself in a world championship match, and for the first time ever it was in front of his hometown. It was a best of three falls match and it was as closely contested a match as any other Logan had taken part in, as he fought against the partner he’d had for the last year and a half, for as big a prize as any they would likely ever compete for together. Aubrey took the first fall by pin. Logan won the second by submission. The tension built through the third fall until Logan finally submitted, coming close but ultimately falling short. It did not to detract from the post-match celebration that would close out the first night of Rasslemania though, as Logan and Aubrey walked out of their final APW show the same way they had walked in back in 2012, side by side. All things considered, it was a near perfect way to go out.
At this point, happy with how he’d finished, Logan decided to hang up his wrestling boots for the foreseeable future due to circumstance outside of the wrestling business. He was about to become a father.
Michaelina had gotten pregnant late in 2013 while he away from active competition. He’d had no major concerns about competing in matches early in 2014, but now with his commitments to APW finished, he was going to dedicate his time and energy towards his family which he felt would be an even more rewarding experience. Spending the majority of his time at home over the next few years, Logan continued to have a hand in running his school, although he turned over day to day operations to the staff he had on hand there. He spent less time training, but continued to work out to keep himself in good shape, as time allowed. The extended time away from competition allowed his body to recover from and adjust to the effects of his injuries over the years.
It was well into 2016 before Logan began to get more involved in his school once again and so he was finally able to start shaking off some of the ring rust he’d accumulated over the previous two years. He spent months working out alongside his own students in order to see if he could get back what he had given up. He was glad to find out that his instincts and skills were still good, albeit a bit dulled and nowhere near as polished as they once had been. Eventually in late September 2016, with his wife’s blessing he began to take bookings, along with several of his more capable students, with independent shows within southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, places relatively close to home, for the remainder of the year. It was through these bookings that he became more aware of events in a wrestling company called Frontier Grappling Arts. He caught a couple of their live shows late in 2016 and, after seeing a couple of familiar faces there, which piqued his curiosity, and he began to follow their shows and events more closely.
As it turned out, he ended up getting in touch with some scouting personnel with FGA who attended some of the independent shows he’d been competing at early in 2017, and although he hadn’t been a regular competitor in some time, Logan’s prior reputation and wrestling history still carried some value. Some informal discussions took place between Logan and these scouts in February, and that eventually led to Logan getting into direct contact with FGA management in March.
Eyeing a return to full time competition on April, Logan prepared to face one more uphill climb in his career.
