1. Alexander Hammerstone is signed to Major League Wrestling, where he was a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion, the inaugural and longest reigning MLW National Openweight Champion, and the winner of Battle Riot III.
31 Facts About Alexander Hammerstone
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Alexander Hammerstone is known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, through which he made appearances on WWE's NXT brand.
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Alexander Hammerstone followed that later in 2014 with the WCWC Tag Team Championship with partner Grappler 3.
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Later in 2014, Hammerstone capped his time at WCWC by winning the WCWC Pacific Northwest Championship.
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In 2016, Alexander Hammerstone started working in California where he appeared for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and made his debut for PCW Ultra.
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Alexander Hammerstone would receive additional tryouts from WWE in October 2017 and February 2018.
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On January 3,2019, Alexander Hammerstone competed in a one night tournament for West Coast Pro Wrestling at their event, When the Smoke Clears, to crown the first WCPW Heavyweight Champion.
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On February 2,2019, Alexander Hammerstone debuted for Major League Wrestling.
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The match ended with Alexander Hammerstone putting Pillman through the table.
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Alexander Hammerstone was announced for the tournament to crown the inaugural National Openweight Champion.
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Alexander Hammerstone successfully defended the title against Kotto Brazil at Kings of Colosseum, Davey Boy Smith Jr.
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The feud between Dynasty and the Hart Foundation continued as Alexander Hammerstone successfully defended the National Openweight Championship against Davey Boy Smith Jr.
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Alexander Hammerstone continued to successfully defend the National Openweight Championship against the likes of Aero Star, T-Hawk and Laredo Kid in 2020 before MLW went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alexander Hammerstone confronted Fatu later that night but was attacked by Contra's newest member, the debuting Mads Krugger, turning Alexander Hammerstone into a fan favorite.
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The match ended in a double count-out resulting in Alexander Hammerstone retaining the title.
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Alexander Hammerstone eliminated the Sentai Death Squad, Josef Samael, Simon Gotch, Daivari and lastly Mads Krugger to win the Battle Riot, thus earning the Golden Ticket which required Alexander Hammerstone to cash-in for a World Heavyweight Championship match anytime and anywhere.
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Alexander Hammerstone then feuded with Cesar Duran after he refused the promoter's offer, feuding with Black Taurus and King Muertes.
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However, Pagano turned on Alexander Hammerstone, taking him on a warehouse, where Richard Holliday rescued him.
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Alexander Hammerstone retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Davey Richards at SuperFight and Jacob Fatu and Mads Krugger in a three-way match at Intimidation Games.
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At Rise of the Renegades, Alexander Hammerstone teamed with The Von Erichs as The Von Hammers against King Muertes, Mads Krugger and Richard Holliday in a losing effort in a six-man tag team match.
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Alexander Hammerstone successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Holliday at Kings of Colosseum.
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On July 8,2023 at Never Say Never, Alexander Hammerstone lost the title to Alex Kane, ending his reign at 644 days.
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The lights went down in the arena, which led to Alexander Hammerstone making his return to MLW, attacking Fatu, and aligning with World Titan Federation, thus turning heel for the first time since 2020.
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At MLW Holiday Rush, Alexander Hammerstone wrestled Jacob Fatu in a losing effort.
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Alexander Hammerstone then said that his contract with MLW was up on January 1,2024, and he might have wrestled his last MLW match.
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At Battle Riot VII Alexander Hammerstone made his return to Major League Wrestling entering the Battle Riot match for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship which was won by Matt Riddle.
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On July 26,2019, MLW announced a working agreement with Japanese based promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, which would include a talent-exchange agreement and content collaboration between the two promotions On July 29, it was announced that Alexander Hammerstone would represent MLW by participating in the 2019 N1-Victory, where he wrestled in Block A from August 18 to September 16.
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At Bound for Glory, Alexander Hammerstone competed in the 20-person Intergender Call Your Shot Gauntlet which was won by Frankie Kazarian.
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At Turning Point, Alexander Hammerstone competed in the Six-way Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl match which was won by Joe Hendry.
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Alexander Hammerstone departed from TNA on March 7,2025, when his contract expired.
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On September 10,2024, amidst a talent exchange between TNA and WWE's NXT brand, Alexander Hammerstone made a surprise appearance on the September 10,2024 episode of NXT, being revealed as Tony D'Angelo handpicked opponent to face NXT North American Champion Oba Femi in a non-title match, where he was defeated.