Will Vintage

**Will Vintage** is a professional wrestler, currently competing for AWE. He debuted for the company on March 12th, 2020 as part of the AWE Thrillseekers Invitational. He is currently apart of the faction "Forever the Lionhearted" alongside Vandy Kirigaya, Jamie Houlding, Kinzy Pittman, Ryan Alexander, Millie Riley & Quest.

## Early Life

### Childhood

Will Vintage was born on May 4th, 2000 to Nathan & Morgan Vintage in Everett, Washington.

Growing up, he was a very energetic kid, seemingly always on the move. He was a big sports fan, notably Soccer, Football, Baseball, Nascar and most importantly, Professional Wrestling. His parents divorced when he was 15

## Teenage Years/Honorbound Academy

In 2015, Will moved to Chicago, Illinois to live at boarding house/Wrestling School, Honorbound Academy. It was here that he met two of his closest friends in Vandy Kirigaya and Jamie Houlding, along with fellow members Nick Callaway & Sebastian Rose.

Here, under the tutalidge of Head Trainer C.B Bennett & Bennett Riggs, Will & his classmates began to train to become Professional Wrestlers, Adopting a strike heavy, fighting style reminiscent of his trainers.

During the summers, Will would spend time in Southern California with his mother and also on excursion with the SoCal wrestling legend, Juno Tyde. His training here helped make his style more freeform. His work ethic and drive to succeed is where he came up with the nickname "The Northstar."

In High School, Will wasn't a great student, averaging a B- GPA. He was, however, an exceptional athlete, participating in Soccer, Baseball & Track and Field. Setting multiple records.

## Pre-AWE Wrestling Career

### UNITE/ACL Injury(2018)

Upon graduating from High School & Honorbound Academy, Will was immediately signed by Starteam Unite. Here he played a Time Traveler as a member of the faction, 2099. His time was short lived.

Here, he got his first big break, A Golden Star Title, Handicap match Vs. Desmond Cruise, his team lost, and due to actions back-stage,the entire faction was fired,

Worse so, Will sufferered a torn ACL during the match. That would put him on the shelf for the first half of 2019.

During Unite, Will did reunite with his Honorbound classmates

### Recovery/SoCal Redemption (2019)

Will recovered from his ACL injury in Southern California, during which he worked at Juno's surf shop. While he was technically homeless, he was living in the Upstairs apartment of the shop.

Once he had recovered, Will got back in the ring and returned with a vengeance. In his short time on the California Wrestling scene, Will was able to claim the multiple Junior Heavyweight Championships in BFC, AVPW & GGG. His hunger to get back to the big time, much like a starving dog, along with his PNW upbringing is where the nickname "Cascade Coyote." came from.

Despite his success and hard work, his redemption tour was not bearing much results. By January 2020, he was even considering calling it quits. Until a chance reunion with a fellow Honorbound Student reinvigorated his fire, and shortly after, Millie Morales contacted him to invite him to a tryout with AWE.

## In Wrestling

### Signature Moves

* Astral Projection (Koji Clutch)

* Time Bomb (Tyler Driver '97)

### Finishers

* Solar Flare (Kudo Driver)

* Twice As Bright (Shooting Star Press 1)

### Themes

* **"Survive" by Rise Against**
* "Worth Dying For" by Rise Against

## Trivia

* Will did not compete on a single episode of AWE Express in Season 3.
* His favorite colors are Cyan and Pink
* He has a dog named Edgar
* His favorite food is Strawberries
* Wills favorite hobby is surfing. Something he picked up during his times in California.