page_title: AR Fox
section_title: Dragon Gate USA and Evolve (2010–2015)
hierarchical_section_title: AR Fox / Professional wrestling career / Dragon Gate USA and Evolve (2010–2015)
caption_attribution_description: English: In a match with Paul London in Providence RI in the summer of 2015
context_page_description: Thomas James "TJ" Ballester, better known by his ring name AR Fox, is an American professional wrestler, known for his work in promotions like Combat Zone Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, and Evolve. Fox has also worked for Dragon Gate in Japan, Full Impact Pro, where he won the 2011 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. He currently also serves as the head trainer of the WWA4 wrestling school in Atlanta, Georgia.
context_section_description: On November 20, 2010, Fox made his debut for the Evolve promotion, defeating Rich Swann, Scott Reed and Tony Nese in a four-way match. On January 29, 2011, Fox made his debut for Evolve's close affiliate, Dragon Gate USA, losing to Sami Callihan in a six-way match. The following day, Fox defeated Cheech for his first win in Dragon Gate USA. On May 20, Fox defeated Rich Swann, Jon Davis and Sami Callihan during a one-night tournament to win Evolve's inaugural Style Battle tournament. After a series of multi-man matches, Fox wrestled his, up to that point, highest profile Dragon Gate USA match on June 4, where he was defeated by Akira Tozawa.
  On June 5, Fox defeated Pinkie Sanchez at Dragon Gate USA's second anniversary event, after which he was beaten down by Sanchez and his D.U.F. (Dirty Ugly Fucks) stablemates Arik Cannon and Sami Callihan, starting his first storyline rivalry in the promotion. In July, Fox made his first trip to Japan for a tour with Dragon Gate USA's parent promotion, Dragon Gate. He made his debut on July 23, when he teamed with Junction Three members Gamma and Masato Yoshino in a six-man tag team match, where they were defeated by the Blood Warriors trio of Genki Horiguchi, Naruki Doi and Yasushi Kanda. During the rest of the tour, which lasted until August 8, Fox continued working mainly against the Blood Warriors stable. Back in Dragon Gate USA on September 10, Fox teamed with the debuting veteran wrestler Sabu to defeat Cannon and Sanchez in a No Disqualification match. The following day, D.U.F. came back, in the form of Callihan and Cannon, to defeat Fox and Yamato in a tag team match. On November 13, Fox, Jon Davis and Sabu were defeated in a six-man "Extreme Warfare" main event by Callihan, Cannon and Sanchez, with Callihan pinning Fox for the win. Fox started off his 2012 by losing to Callihan in an Anything Goes Tables match on January 27. On May 11, Fox returned to Evolve, which was now unified with Dragon Gate USA, defeating Callihan in a main event grudge match. The following day at Evolve 13, Fox defeated Jigsaw, Ricochet and Samuray del Sol in the opening match to earn a shot at the Open the Freedom Gate Championship later in the main event. Fox then went on to fail in his title challenge against the defending champion, Johnny Gargano.
  Back in Dragon Gate USA in July 2012, Fox formed a tag team with Cima, who had been told to find a partner for an upcoming Open the United Gate Championship match. The two defeated El Generico and Samuray del Sol in their first match together on July 28. The following day, Fox and Cima defeated Rich Swann and Ricochet to win the vacant Open the United Gate Championship. On October 6, Fox started his second tour with Dragon Gate with a win over Jimmy Kagetora. During the tour, which lasted until October 28, Fox and Cima successfully defended the Open the United Gate Championship, first against World-1 International representatives Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi on October 7, and then against Jimmyz representatives Jimmy Susumu and Mr. Kyu Kyu Toyonaka Dolphin on October 8. Upon his return to Dragon Gate USA, Fox defeated Ricochet in a main event on November 2; as a result, Ricochet was forced to tell Fox that he respected him. The following day, Fox and Cima defeated Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito to retain the Open the United Gate Championship. On November 4, Fox received another shot at the Open the Freedom Gate Championship in a four-way elimination match with champion Johnny Gargano, Akira Tozawa and Ricochet. Fox was the first man eliminated from the match by Ricochet. On April 5, 2013, Fox defeated Jon Davis, Ricochet and Sami Callihan during a one-night single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural Evolve Champion. The following night at Open the Ultimate Gate 2013, Fox and Cima lost the Open the United Gate Championship to The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). On May 30 at Evolve 20, Fox made his first successful defense of the Evolve Championship against Nick Jackson. Two days later at Evolve 22, Fox defeated Lince Dorado for his 
caption: Fox in the ring with Paul London
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