1. Darby Allin is signed to All Elite Wrestling where he is a former two-time AEW TNT Champion and former one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.
29 Facts About Darby Allin
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Darby Allin took part in amateur wrestling, but only because he assumed it was professional wrestling.
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Darby Allin later attended a film school in Arizona, dropping out to pursue a career in skateboarding.
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Between the years 2015 to 2019, Darby Allin wrestled for wrestling promotions like EVOLVE Wrestling, The Wrestling REVOLVER, Full Impact Pro, Pro Wrestling Guerilla, and Game Changer Wrestling.
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At Evolve 74, Darby Allin was defeated via countout by Brian Cage after Cage had powerslammed Darby Allin over a barricade.
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Darby Allin made his Style Battle debut in January 2017, losing to Dave Crist.
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Darby Allin made his Full Impact Pro debut in early 2017 at FIP Everything Burns, losing a Fight For All match.
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The next night at Evolve 118, Darby Allin was defeated by Roderick Strong.
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Darby Allin wrestled at Amerika Ist Wunderbar, promoted by Westside Xtreme Wrestling, and in conjunction with WWN, where he was defeated by Avalanche.
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Darby Allin debuted at the MLW One-Shot pay-per-view as a heel, in a victory against Jason Cade.
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In 2018, Darby Allin wrestled for Progress Wrestling during their American tours.
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Darby Allin made his debut for the promotion at Chapter 66: Mardi Graps, held in Louisiana, in a Thuderbastard match which was won by Jeff Cobb.
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On March 14,2019, Darby Allin was announced as a participant in the Super Strong Style 16.
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On day three, Darby Allin took part in a scramble match, which was won by Brookes.
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Darby Allin participated in the tournament to crown the inaugural TNT Champion, defeating Guevara in the quarterfinals before losing to Cody in the semifinals.
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The partnership led to a tag team match at Revolution in March 2021, where Darby Allin and Sting defeated Ricky Starks and Brian Cage in a cinematic-style street fight.
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Darby Allin continued teaming with Sting, with the duo defeating Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page at Double or Nothing.
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Darby Allin later faced Page in AEW's first coffin match at Fyter Fest, coming out victorious.
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In 2022, Darby Allin remained active in tag and multi-man matches, including a tornado tag team match win alongside Sting and Sammy Guevara at Revolution.
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Darby Allin began a feud with TNT Champion Samoa Joe in late 2022.
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At Double or Nothing, Darby Allin competed in a four-way match for the AEW World Championship against MJF, Sammy Guevara, and Jack Perry, which MJF won.
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On February 7,2024, Darby Allin and Sting defeated Ricky Starks and Big Bill to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
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Darby Allin returned on the May 15,2024, episode of Dynamite, aligning with Bryan Danielson and FTR in their ongoing feud with the Elite.
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Darby Allin joined Team AEW for the Double or Nothing Anarchy in the Arena match, which they lost.
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Two days later, Darby Allin won the Royal Rampage battle royal, earning a future AEW World Championship opportunity.
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Darby Allin later attempted to assist Bryan Danielson during an attack by the Blackpool Combat Club, only to be ambushed by Wheeler Yuta.
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On January 23,2023, at The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye", Darby Allin and Sting made their Pro Wrestling Noah debut, teaming with Keiji Muto in Muto's final match as his Great Muta character.
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Darby Allin, Sting, and Muta defeated Akira, Hakushi, and Naomichi Marufuji in a trios match.
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Ratsch incorporates many elements of his personal life into his wrestling persona; a longtime fan of punk rock, Ratsch's current ring name Darby Allin is derived from the frontman of the Germs, Darby Crash, and the transgressive musician GG Allin, while his signature face paint, in which he paints half his face in a skull design, is born out of Ratsch's sentiment that he has been "half dead" since surviving the car accident in which his uncle died.