Wrigley Dodger

**William "Willie" Aarons Jr.** (born August 24, 1988) is an American pro wrestler currently working under the name **Wrigley Dodger**.

## A.W.A.C. Career (2018 - 2021)

Wrigley made his in-ring debut for A.W.A.C. on November 15, 2018 on Fury #27, losing to Zack Bateley. Afterwards, due to the A.W.A.C. supplemental draft, Wrigley was drafted to the new Liberty brand where he would start wrestling for in 2019.

Wrigley's first match on Liberty was a dark match before Episode 2 on April 19th, 2019 where he lost to Mike Berkley. On August 11, on Liberty #4, Wrigley won a Triple Threat Match against Jason Voorhees and Giant Gonzalez. As a result, the winner would receive an A.W.A.C. United States Tag Team Title match for their team. Before the match, Wrigley met with Liberty General Manager Hugo Strange and convinced him to insert him into the match then reveal his partner afterwards. Immediately following the match, Bane (Giant Gonzalez's partner), called out Wrigley's partner which turned out to be the debuting Tank Davis; Davis went on to defeat Bane in a Singles Match. On August 24, at Raven's Dark Ass Summer Vacation, Wrigley and Tank, now known as America's Pasttime, were unsuccessful in defeating The Age Of Gold (Big Trav/Stephan Zynda) for the A.W.A.C. US Tag Team Titles. On November 29, on Liberty #6, Ryu Hayabusa and Yoshimitsu defeated America's Pasttime.

On March 3, 2020, on Liberty #7 (the first Liberty episode of 2020), America's Pasttime finally defeated The Age Of Gold to win the A.W.A.C. US Tag Team Titles. On April 7, at No Guts, No Mercy, they defeated The Slashers (Jason Voorhees/Michael Myers) to retain their titles. On April 21, at Descendance, The Slashers defeated America's Pasttime 2-0 in a 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match to win the titles. On May 25, on Liberty #15, Wrigley defeated Giant Gonzalez, Lance Maverick and his own partner Tank Davis in a 4-Man Over-The-Top-Rope Battle Royal to qualify for the Men's Match Beyond. However, a couple days later, Wrigley revealed that he forfeited his spot in the Men's Match Beyond due to "personal reasons". His replacements were The Movement (Chris Danger/James Fatal), who previously lost their qualifying match.

On January 21, 2021, on Liberty #17, Bryan Fury & The Joker defeated America's Pasttime and Manji Gaiden (Ryu Hayabusa & Yoshimitsu) in a Triple Threat Ladder Match to become #1 Contenders for the A.W.A.C. United States Tag Team Titles. On January 27, on Liberty #19, Mike Berkley defeated Wrigley Dodger in a dark match before the show. On July 15, on Night 1 of Anarchy Rulz 3, Wrigley pinned Hush backstage to win the A.W.A.C. All Out War Champion (due to the 24/7 Rule) in his hometown of Chicago, IL. He would go on to lose it immediately afterwards to Bane.

Shortly after the CPV mega-event, Wrigley, again citing "personal reasons" as the explanation, was granted his release from A.W.A.C..

## Personal Life, Trivia

* Wrigley's gimmick is that of a baseball player. The gimmick is inspired by Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz and Dasher Hatfield, 2 wrestlers with similar baseball themes. In addition to this, Wrigley's tag team with Tank Davis (another wrestler with a baseball gimmick) is inspired by The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield & Mark Angelosetti).
* Posted in a forum in September 2021, Wrigley cited mental health issues such as anxiety, doubt and stress as his reasons for leaving for A.W.A.C.. He said that he has since been getting help for his issues and hopefully, he wants to return to A.W.A.C. one day and reunite with Tank Davis as America's Pasttime. Moreover, Wrigley cites Tank as his best friend in the company as the two would always train and talk about baseball together.
* The two words in his name are derived from Wrigley Field, the stadium the Chicago Cubs play at, and the LA Dodgers, Los Angeles' Major League Baseball team.
* Wrigley Dodger was originally created by Donte Hamid.

## In Wrestling

### Finisher(s)

* Grand Slam (Running Powerslam)
* Home Run (Jackhammer)

### Signatures

* Baseball Slide Dropkick
* Sky High Spinebuster
* Canadian Backbreaker
* Military Press Slam
* Diving Body Splash
* Fastball Punch
* Jawbreaker

### Career Highlights

* A.W.A.C.
	+ A.W.A.C. United States Tag Team Champion (1x, with Tank Davis)
	+ A.W.A.C. All Out War Champion (1x)

### Entrance Themes

1. Dale Oliver - "Born And Raised"
2. Donots - "We Got The Noise" (used while teaming with Tank Davis)