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Birth name | Albert C. Hardie Jr. |
Born |
Austin, Texas, U.S. |
December 7, 1987
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
ACH AC Leroy Tiger the Dark |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Billed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Trained by | Jerry Reyes Scot Summers Kobra Kai Dojo |
Debut | February 2007 |
Albert C. Hardie Jr. (born December 7, 1987), is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name ACH. He is known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH) and has also worked for promotions such as All American Wrestling (AAW), Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and Pro Wrestling Noah.
Hardie's parents divorced when he was a child and he spent time between the two households, living a "sheltered" life and developing his imagination by reading comic books and watching cartoons. Hardie's father is a San Antonio DJ. He has two sisters, who are both around ten years older than him. At the age of ten, Hardie first saw professional wrestling, when he was invited to a friend's house, where World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was on the television. Hardie was immediately fascinated by professional wrestling, particularly the high-flying luchadores. After high school, he decided to pursue a career in professional wrestling.
Hardie was trained by Jerry Reyes and Scot Summers and made his professional wrestling debut in February 2007. After two years of working for small promotions on the independent circuit under the ring name ACH, Hardie began considering retiring from professional wrestling, before getting an offer to work for Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW), based in his hometown of Austin, Texas.