Alastair Ralphs Alastair Charles Ralphs ( May 22 , 1977 ) , better known as A - 1 ( sometimes spelt as A1 ) , is a Canadian professional wrestler and former bodybuilder . Early life . Ralphs was born in Placentia Bay , Newfoundland , and relocated to Dunnville , Ontario at the age of five . He later moved to Windsor , Ontario to attend a university , but was forced to drop out due to financial issues . Career . Border City Wrestling . Alastair Ralphs was trained by Scott D ' Amore in the Can - Am Wrestling School , and debuted in D ' Amore ' s Border City Wrestling promotion in 2001 . After spending three years as an undercard talent , Ralphs became A - 1 , a cocky , arrogant heel , forming an alliance with Johnny Swinger . He defeated D ' Lo Brown for the BCW Heavyweight Championship on December 12 , 2004 in Belleville , Michigan at " A Night of Appreciation for Sabu " . On January 23 , 2005 at New Year ' s Revolution , Ralphs interrupted the Hall of Fame induction ceremony , complaining that he was being overshadowed by older wrestlers . Scott D ' Amore responded with a jibe aimed at Ralph ' s previous career as a bodybuilder , leading to a brawl between Ralphs and D ' Amore . Following a distraction from Jade , A - 1 was able to powerbomb D ' Amore through a table . Ralphs went on to retain the heavyweight title in a match with Abyss , using Abyss ' s own chain to knock him unconscious . Ralphs lost the BCW Heavyweight Championship to Bobby Roode on July 22 , 2005 . In the course of his reign as champion he faced well - known veterans such as Jim Neidhart and King Kong Bundy . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2004 - 2007 ) . On July 16 , 2004 Ralphs appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , losing to Sabu . He reappeared on March 13 , 2005 as a member of Team Canada , replacing the injured Johnny Devine at Destination X 2005 and teaming with Bobby Roode , Eric Young and Petey Williams to face Chris Harris , James Storm , B . G . James and Konnan . He wrestled on TNA Impact ! throughout April and May 2005 , teaming with other members of Team Canada or accompanying them to the ring . At Hard Justice on May 15 , Ralphs took part in the Gauntlet for the Gold . He entered at number six and was eliminated by The Outlaw and B . G . James . During his tenure with Team Canada , he was typically made fun of for his ring name , with fans typically bringing bottles of A1 Steak Sauce when heckling him . On the May 11 , 2006 episode of TNA Impact ! , Larry Zbyszko asked Team Canada coach Scott D ' Amore for assistance in his feud with Raven . D ' Amore eventually agreed to help Zbyszko rid TNA of Raven , and nominated A - 1 to face Raven in a match at TNA Sacrifice 2006 on May , 2006 , a match that A - 1 lost . On the June 29 , 2006 episode of Impact ! , TNA Management Director Jim Cornette disbanded Team Canada . A - 1 soon began wrestling sporadically , facing Ron Killings in the pre - show of the Hard Justice pay - per - view and against Eric Young at the No Surrender pay - per - view , losing both times . He also took part in the Kevin Nash Open Invitational X - Division Gauntlet Battle Royal at Bound For Glory , despite not being a part of the X - Division . He was eliminated by both Maverick Matt and Kazarian . A - 1 ' s profile was removed from the roster page on the TNA website along with Elix Skipper , David Young , Jackie Gayda , and Simon Diamond . Ralphs ' was later officially released by TNA on February 23 , 2007 . Retirement . In 2007 , according to Ralphs ' official MySpace page , he had announced his retirement from wrestling . However , the reason behind his retirement was not revealed . Return to the ring . On June 6 , 2008 , Scott D ' Amore and his independent promotion Border City Wrestling began promoting in the Ontario and Michigan area featuring a host of stars , including Ralphs , who has apparently come out of retirement . [ 1 ] On June 18 , Ralphs made an appearance with Grand Prix Wrestling in Sackville , New Brunswick . Ralphs now wrestles in for the Universal Wrestling Alliance , a small based promotion in Ottawa , Ontario under the new ring name A - One .