Michael Elgin

This article is about the professional wrestler. For the American football player, see Mike Elgin.

Michael Elgin
Elgin in 2016
Birth nameAaron Frobel[1]
Born (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 37)[2]
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada[1]
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2013; div. 2020)​
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Michael Elgin
Mike[3]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1][2]
Billed weight267 lb (121 kg)[2][4]
Billed fromToronto, Ontario[4][5]
Oshawa, Ontario[6]
Trained byJoe E. Legend[5]
Rob Fuego[1]
Tyson Dux[5]
Debut2004[2][7]
RetiredFebruary 5, 2024

Aaron Frobel[1] (born December 13, 1986) is a Canadian Retired professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Michael Elgin. He most recently worked for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was a one-time GHC Tag Team Champion with Masa Kitamiya. He is best known for his work with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former NEVER Openweight Champion. In NJPW, he was also a one-time IWGP Intercontinental and a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a one-time ROH World Champion.[4] He has also worked for the Southern California-based company Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he is a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion with Brian Cage.

Frobel debuted in late 2004 using his ring name Michael Elgin, and by the age of 16, he was a regular on the independent circuit. He has competed for promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, World League Wrestling, Alpha-1 Wrestling, and the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, where he won the IWA Mid-South Strong Style Championship in 2008. Elgin first appeared for Ring of Honor in 2007. He started competing regularly in 2010 as part of the House of Truth and signed a contract with the company in 2011. That November, Elgin won the 2011 Survival of the Fittest tournament. In 2015, Elgin won the 2015 Survival of the Fittest tournament and became the first wrestler to win the tournament twice. In 2015, Elgin made his debut for NJPW, signing a contract with the promotion the following year. After three years with the promotion, Elgin left New Japan Pro-Wrestling in March 2019 and signed with Impact Wrestling the following month.

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  2. ^ a b c d "マイケル・エルガン". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Michael Elgin". Impact! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Michael Elgin". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Current roster". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference A1W was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Elgin, Michael (May 3, 2011). "Returning home with ROH special for Michael Elgin". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2011.