Ares (wrestler)

Not to be confused with Arez (wrestler).
Ares
Ares in October 2010
Birth nameMarco Jaggi[1]
Born (1980-01-12) January 12, 1980 (age 44)[2]
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[2]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2008)​
Children1
FamilySteve Corino (brother in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Are$[1]
Ares[1]
Ares Procter[3]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Billed weight230 lb (100 kg)[2]
Billed fromZurich, Switzerland
United Bank of Switzerland
Trained byChris Hero[1]
Christian Eckstein[1]
Joe E. Legend[1]
Mike Quackenbush[1]
Tony St. Clair[3]
SigMasta Rappo
Skayde[3]
DebutJune 1998[1]

Marco Jaggi (born January 12, 1980) is a Swiss professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, known by his ring name Ares (or Are$), who primarily competes in European and American independent promotions. For much of his career, Jaggi teamed with Claudio Castagnoli and Marc Roudin as part of Swiss Money Holding. One of the top tag teams in Europe during the 2000s, the trio won titles in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and their native Switzerland.[2] Under the Freebird Rule, Jaggi held the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship with Castagnoli and Roudin for a record 12 months.[4]

They eventually toured the United States in 2003, appearing for IWA Mid-South and Chikara, and took part in the 2003 Tag World Grand Prix.[5] After returning to Europe, Castagnoli decided to return to the United States to regularly compete for Chikara. Jaggi then brought in Marc Roudin to fill in for Castagnoli and spent several years teaming together. He would also have an accomplished career as a singles competitor, wrestling in countries as far away as Algeria, South Africa and Japan,[2] and was the head trainer for IWA-Switzerland.

After his marriage to Allison Danger in 2008, Jaggi followed Castagnoli to the United States. He made a surprise appearance at Chikara's “Three-Fisted Tales” show where he and Castagnoli reunited to form the "heel" stable BDK in 2009,[6][7][8] and went on to win the 2010 King of Trios with fellow stablemate Tursas.[2][9][10]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Congratulations To King Of Trios 2010 Winner Are$ !!!!". CorinoWrestling.com. April 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  3. ^ a b c "Cagematch profile". Cagematch. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  4. ^ "IPW:UK vs. The World On March 15th". Online World of Wrestling. 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  5. ^ "Chikara profile". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03.
  6. ^ ""Three-Fisted Tales" ~ Live Results". Chikara Fans. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  7. ^ Perillo, Peter (2009-11-22). "DVD Review: CHIKARA "Three-Fisted Tales" (11.22.2009)". Inside Pulse Wrestling. InsidePulse.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  8. ^ Streleckis, Brian (2009-11-22). "11/22 Chikara "Three-Fisted Tales" Results". PWChronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  9. ^ "Chikara – Official results". Chikara. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  10. ^ Ford, Kevin (2010-02-21). "The CHIKARA Special 2.21.10: Akuma vs. Kingston". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.