American Wrestling Alliance
Start date unknown · Current
Charlie Stephens
Professional Wrestler
Career roles
Current
Management and representation
Current representation
- Marty Meekly — Manager (Start date unknown · Current)
Teams and factions
Current
- Soldiers of Fortune — Faction
Championships & Accomplishments
1 reign · With Joe Flint as Soldiers of Fortune
September 9, 2017 – November 23, 2017
With Joe Flint as Soldiers of Fortune
The Battle of Saskatchewan
July 23, 2017
Promotion history
| Promotion | Status | Role | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Wrestling Alliance | Active | Men’s Tags | Start date unknown · Ended Date unknown |
Physical Description
Decent build, has a short haircut that's starting to grow from it's previous military buzzcut and a square jaw, with a bit of blonde stubble starting to form. He wears a pair of blue jeans, with a tear right above the left knee, and a black t-shirt with the Soldiers of Fortune logo across the chest(Punisher Skull with an American Flag pattern). He wears a pair of black boots underneath the jeans.
Biography & Background
Charlie Stephens is a private in the U.S. Army, based out of Fort Drum near Watertown, New York. Stephens never got a chance to see combat, but he used his time in the military to learn how to wrestle. Sometimes he would get into fights off(and sometimes on) base, but thanks to some officers he knew, he would get those knocked off his record.
Still, he was well regarded in his battalion with his hand-to-hand combat and amateur wrestling skills. It was suggested by his fellow soldiers that he try MMA once his service time was up, but he chose not to do it. A lifelong interest in professional wrestling led him to local promotions in upstate New York. After awhile, it wasn't paying the bills and he wanted to think bigger.
Noticing that professional wrestling was lacking in the way of patrotic heroes, Stephens signed up for the AWA in hopes that he can be that wrestling patriot. However, at first he wasn't very successful. Despite the skills he picked up in the Army, he wasn't able to keep up with most of the higher level wrestlers in the AWA, frequently looking up at the lights.
Joe Flint eventually signed with the AWA after a long career, and he was looking for a tag team partner. After noticing that Stephens lost a match, Flint offered his assistance in installing American Pride into the AWA, and a new team was born. Flint is the teacher, and Stephens is the student. Learning under Joe Flint, who was trained by Hamilton Graham, will only be a boon for a man still looking to make his mark.
However, things started to change during the AWA European tour in 2016. Flint had to stay behind to deal with a lawsuit, and Stephens traveled Europe alongside longtime preliminary wrestler "Outback" Zack Kelly. During the tour, the duo had no success, and with each loss, Stephens grew more and more frustrated. The tense political climate in Europe and stateside also started affecting Stephens. Eventually, the tour was over and the AWA returned to the States. Both Flint and Stephens were extremely frustrated, but tried to put on a front for the AWA faithful. However, both men came up with an idea in a conversation after a recent match...
TAG TEAM PROFILE:
Surprisingly quick. Doesn't look like much of a high flyer, and he won't go to the air too often, but he can quickly take an opponent down and go from hold to hold pretty fast. Can snatch victory out of thin air with a quick flash pinfall. He doesn't give the opponent much time to breathe, to a point. He'll even sneak in a few punches or chokes.Three Weaknesses:
Still, he was well regarded in his battalion with his hand-to-hand combat and amateur wrestling skills. It was suggested by his fellow soldiers that he try MMA once his service time was up, but he chose not to do it. A lifelong interest in professional wrestling led him to local promotions in upstate New York. After awhile, it wasn't paying the bills and he wanted to think bigger.
Noticing that professional wrestling was lacking in the way of patrotic heroes, Stephens signed up for the AWA in hopes that he can be that wrestling patriot. However, at first he wasn't very successful. Despite the skills he picked up in the Army, he wasn't able to keep up with most of the higher level wrestlers in the AWA, frequently looking up at the lights.
Joe Flint eventually signed with the AWA after a long career, and he was looking for a tag team partner. After noticing that Stephens lost a match, Flint offered his assistance in installing American Pride into the AWA, and a new team was born. Flint is the teacher, and Stephens is the student. Learning under Joe Flint, who was trained by Hamilton Graham, will only be a boon for a man still looking to make his mark.
However, things started to change during the AWA European tour in 2016. Flint had to stay behind to deal with a lawsuit, and Stephens traveled Europe alongside longtime preliminary wrestler "Outback" Zack Kelly. During the tour, the duo had no success, and with each loss, Stephens grew more and more frustrated. The tense political climate in Europe and stateside also started affecting Stephens. Eventually, the tour was over and the AWA returned to the States. Both Flint and Stephens were extremely frustrated, but tried to put on a front for the AWA faithful. However, both men came up with an idea in a conversation after a recent match...
TAG TEAM PROFILE:
Surprisingly quick. Doesn't look like much of a high flyer, and he won't go to the air too often, but he can quickly take an opponent down and go from hold to hold pretty fast. Can snatch victory out of thin air with a quick flash pinfall. He doesn't give the opponent much time to breathe, to a point. He'll even sneak in a few punches or chokes.Three Weaknesses:
In-Ring Style & Influences
Heel Mike Rotunda
Entrance & Presentation
[A loud crackling noise is heard, slowly fading into a piercing buzz, as a distorted voice is heard shouting out partial lyrics to "My Country 'Tis of Thee"]
# Land where my fathers died!
# Land of the pilgrim's pride!
# From every mountain side,
# Let freedom ring!
[The 'ring' starts echoing, and it starts resembling an actual ringing sound. Suddenly, the ringing sound fades perfectly into the opening guitar riff by Ted Nugent of the Damn Yankees, as "Don't Tread on Me" by the early 90s super group Nugent played guitar for starts playing over the PA to a loud chorus of boos.]
MC: Heading to the ring.. Hailing from Watertown, New York and weighing in at two-hundred and fourty-one pounds... here is a member of the Soldiers of Fortune..
...CHARLIE STEPHENS!
[Stephens steps out, holding a flagpole with the American flag waving at the top of it. He wears a pair of blue jeans, with a tear right above the left knee, and a black t-shirt with the Soldiers of Fortune logo across the chest(Punisher Skull with an American Flag pattern). He wears a pair of black boots underneath the jeans.]
[Stephens is all business as he steps to the ring, the American flag waving in the air as he stomps towards the ring, focused on the task at hand. The boos from the crowd do not bother him, in fact, they serve as a reminder that the fans do not share the same vision of the United States that he does. Once he reaches ringside, he places the flag at ringside. He quickly slides into the ring underneath the bottom rope, quickly scrambling to his feet. He leans against the corner as the boos rain down on him. He smirks as he streches against the ropes.]
# Land where my fathers died!
# Land of the pilgrim's pride!
# From every mountain side,
# Let freedom ring!
[The 'ring' starts echoing, and it starts resembling an actual ringing sound. Suddenly, the ringing sound fades perfectly into the opening guitar riff by Ted Nugent of the Damn Yankees, as "Don't Tread on Me" by the early 90s super group Nugent played guitar for starts playing over the PA to a loud chorus of boos.]
MC: Heading to the ring.. Hailing from Watertown, New York and weighing in at two-hundred and fourty-one pounds... here is a member of the Soldiers of Fortune..
...CHARLIE STEPHENS!
[Stephens steps out, holding a flagpole with the American flag waving at the top of it. He wears a pair of blue jeans, with a tear right above the left knee, and a black t-shirt with the Soldiers of Fortune logo across the chest(Punisher Skull with an American Flag pattern). He wears a pair of black boots underneath the jeans.]
[Stephens is all business as he steps to the ring, the American flag waving in the air as he stomps towards the ring, focused on the task at hand. The boos from the crowd do not bother him, in fact, they serve as a reminder that the fans do not share the same vision of the United States that he does. Once he reaches ringside, he places the flag at ringside. He quickly slides into the ring underneath the bottom rope, quickly scrambling to his feet. He leans against the corner as the boos rain down on him. He smirks as he streches against the ropes.]
Character & Presentation
Heel
In-Ring Repertoire
Finisher
Molon Labe
Known in real life as the Chaos Theory. He gets behind a standing opponent, and rushes them into the ropes or turnbuckles. He yanks the opponent back, much like your standard roll up. However, he rolls through, keeping his arms locked behind the opponent, and hurls them over in an American Suplex with a bridge.
Signature Moves
The Second Amendment (formerly known as the Patriot Missile) - solo version
Opponent is staggered in the center of the ring, and Stephens charges. He kicks out his legs, and takes him down with a necktice clothesline. Think Bret Hart's half of the Hart Attack.
The Communism Crusher. Stephens lifts up the opponent from a pumphandle position, and drives them down across the knee in a backbreaker.
Indian Deathlock
The Helicopter
Airplane Spin - he'll spin around and around as many times as necessary.
Gut Wrench Suplex, sometimes he will roll and do a second.
Other Moves
Can take a beating. He's kept on ticking, after all. Now, he can return as good as he gives, he loves a nice brawl.
Fundamentals. While he never received much in the way of professional wrestling training, he knows the basics very well, and is good at hand to hand combat and amateur wrestling techniques.
Temper. His partner benefits from his temper, but sometimes Stephens' own temper takes things too far. He likes to fight and beat up his opponents, but sometimes his anger would make him very careless.
Arrogance. There will be times where he can win a match, but sometimes he'll pull his opponents up from a pinfall, or release a submission hold to continue the fight. Sometimes he will do illegal things in submission holds or pinfalls, like grab the ropes, and the refs will catch it.
Vulnerable to high fliers. Amateur wise, he can go hold to hold with opponents, but if his opponent likes to fly, he can lose track of them pretty quickly.
Archive record
Indexed show matches
92
Name-based matches across archived shows.
First Indexed Appearance
Saturday Night Wrestling
January 26, 2013 · American Wrestling Alliance
Latest Indexed Appearance
Opportunity Knocks 2018
July 4, 2018 · American Wrestling Alliance
These are exact indexed-name matches, not editorially verified appearances. Mentions, common names, or aliases can create false positives.