All Pro Wrestling All Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion and training school , based in Hayward , California . The company was founded by and is currently managed by Roland Alexander in 1991 . Headquartered 45 miles southeast of San Francisco , 15 miles south of California Oakland , and 35 miles north of San José , APW is central to all major cities with in the San Francisco Bay Area . History . All Pro Wrestling opened in 1991 under the name , " Pacific Coast Sports " . The school and its " Gym Wars " events maintained a strong local following throughout the 1990s , but it wasn ' t until professional wrestling ' s Attitude Era that APW gained national notoriety . In 1999 , All Pro Wrestling ( APW ) was featured as part of the documentary film , " Beyond the Mat " . Roland Alexander , along with wrestlers Tony Jones and Michael Modest appeared , as they were having a tryout match with the World Wrestling Federation . The spot in the film was said to have tremendously boosted the school ' s " Boot Camp " sign ups . APW suffered a wrongful death lawsuit to the family of APW Boot Camp trainee , Brian Ong . On May 28 , 2001 , Ong was training with fellow trainee Dalip Singh , despite suffering from an earlier concussion . Singh delivered a flapjack to Ong twice , with the second with his head striking the mat and worsening his concussion . He was pronounced dead on arrival to a local hospital . Ong ' s family sued APW for reckless behavior . The case was filed in September 2002 , and the trial was underway on June 10 , 2005 . After a three - week trial , on July 12 , the jury voted unanimously in favor of the Ong family . APW was forced to pay $ 1 . 3 million to the Ong family . After a dispute with Roland Alexander in 2002 , most of the APW roster , including trainers Michael Modest , Donovan Morgan , and Frank Murdoch left the company to start a training facility known as the Pro Wrestling IRON Tetsu Academy ( now defunct ) . In April 2008 , booker and promoter Gabriel Ramirez left the company to start his own promotion , Pro Wrestling Revolution . Former wrestling manager John LaRocca took over as head booker for the company . In December 2009 , APW began televising taped shows " All Pro Wrestling Gym Wars " on Saturday mornings on Channel 50 / Cable 199 in the San Francisco Bay Area . Boot Camp . The All Pro Wrestling Boot Camp has trained and graduated a number of major wrestling stars including : Crash Holly , Vic Grimes , Michael Modest , Donovan Morgan , The Great Khali , Spike Dudley , Cheerleader Melissa , Brent Albright and Sara Del Rey . After a dispute with Roland Alexander in 2002 , most of the APW roster , including trainers Michael Modest , Donovan Morgan , and Frank Murdoch left the company to start a training facility known as the Pro Wrestling IRON Tetsu Academy ( now defunct ) . Training in the APW Boot Camp consists of three stages : Beginner , Semi - Pro , and Pro . Beginner ' s Camp focuses on basic fundamentals of wrestling including : Bumps , Amateur holds and takedowns , and basic pro holds . Semi - Pro Camp takes everything from the beginner ' s class and adds advanced professional maneuvers including : various slams , suplexes , strikes , and counters . Semi - Pro camp will start to introduce students to basic ring psychology and proper selling techniques . Pro Camp is a training class for current pro ' s as well as advanced semi - pros . In Pro Camp , the head instructor ( s ) " { generally the lead veteran wrestler ( s ) on the roster } " go over detailed selling , match structure , and advanced ring psychology . Pro Camp is designed to keep current pro ' s on top of their game , while helping semi - pro ' s advance and become more comfortable in the ring , in a match setting . The Boot Camp was briefly shown on an episode of the TV show " Christina ' s Court " . This was during an episode in which Heath Baron sued APW owner , Roland Alexander . To show the judge what a day in APW Boot Camp was like , Roland provided a short video clip of a typical class . In the clip , you can see APW wrestlers , JJ Perez , Jeckles the Jester , " Out of Control " Matt Carlos , and " Double D " Dave Dutra .