American Wrestling Alliance
Start date unknown · Current
Cody Mertz
Historical starter profile. This page was created from linked championship or achievement records and has not yet received a full application or biography.
Professional Wrestler
🏆 Current ChampionAWA National Title
Career roles
Current
Personal & Professional Relationships
Professional
- Former tag-team partner: Michael Aarons
Teams and factions
Former
Championships & Accomplishments
Reign 1 of 2 · With Michael Aarons as Air Strike
September 13, 2014 – March 21, 2015
Reign 2 of 2 · With Michael Aarons as Air Strike
November 26, 2015 – February 13, 2016
AWA National TitleCurrent
1 reign
July 4, 2018 – Present
With Michael Aarons as Air Strike
Saturday Night Wrestling
October 17, 2015
Promotion history
| Promotion | Status | Role | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Wrestling Alliance | Active | Men's Singles | Start date unknown · Ended Date unknown |
Physical Description
Short cut dirty, blonde hair with piercing blue eyes. Lean athletic build usually clean shaven. To the ring he’ll usually wear a tee shirt which he throws to the crowd, and he wears long white tights with two green vertical stripes going down each leg and black wrestling boots.
Biography & Background
One half of the tag team Air Strike, who took the AWA by storm soon after their arrival. Two Time former AWA World Tag team Champions, Former TPP Tag Team Global Champions, and Stampede Cup winners.
Initially diagnosed with a shoulder injury, Mertz refused to take time off which only made the problem worse. With Mertz on the shelf, his tag partner Michael Aarons went to make a name for himself in singles competition of in Japan. Now six months after surgery and rehab, Mertz is fully healed, stronger and a little wiser, he is back to the only place he’s ever called home.
Initially diagnosed with a shoulder injury, Mertz refused to take time off which only made the problem worse. With Mertz on the shelf, his tag partner Michael Aarons went to make a name for himself in singles competition of in Japan. Now six months after surgery and rehab, Mertz is fully healed, stronger and a little wiser, he is back to the only place he’s ever called home.
In-Ring Style & Influences
Billy Kidman someone from Lucha Underground (just pick one)
Character & Presentation
Face
In-Ring Repertoire
Finisher
Broussard Special
La Mistica
MDK Finisher
Poison Pill
Top Rope Codebreaker – Opponent on the ground, Mertz heads to the top. When the opponent begins to rise Mertz leaps grabbing the opponents head and driving it into his knees.
Signature Moves
Billion Dollar Drop
Double underhook into an elevated facebuster (Angel Wings)
Cobra Clutch Slam
Cobra Clutch that Mertz will either pull back and slam the opponent’s back to the canvas or across his knees in a modified Lungblower
Double Knee Attack
Opponent gets doubled over and then from the apron Mertz will slingshot himself into the ring driving both knees into the back of his opponent sending him to the canvas
Mertz Express
Slingshot or top rope Hurricanrana
Other Moves
Hurricanrana
Leg Lariat
Slingshot Leg Drop
Stepup Enzuiguri
Flying Cross Body
Stanbding Senton Splash
Back Elbow (usually with opponent in the corner)
Dropkick (can be standing or charging with opponent in the corner)
Snap Suplex
Tope dive
Archive record
Indexed show matches
86
Name-based matches across archived shows.
First Indexed Appearance
Saturday Night Wrestling
August 10, 2013 · American Wrestling Alliance
Latest Indexed Appearance
Showtime
July 7, 2018 · American Wrestling Alliance
These are exact indexed-name matches, not editorially verified appearances. Mentions, common names, or aliases can create false positives.