Tony Stradlin

Birthdate: October 4, 1980

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 202 lbs

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Finishing Move: Mr. Toad’s Magical Soup

Wrestling Inspirations:  Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit

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   He’s hungry, sometimes mean, and definitely one of the hottest newcomers to fill UPW’s squared circle in some time. Tony Stradlin, who cut his wrestling teeth in Shawn Michael’s San Antonio school before heading out west to try his luck and skill in So Cal’s leading indy promotion, has definitely learned from the best and paid his dues big time, despite his young age…and the hard fought life lessons he’s had to endure along the way.

   Originally raised out here with a standout athletic career and an equal love for the sport of pro wrestling, Stradlin decided that training with WWE’s best was definitely the way to go, so at the age of 18 he packed up his car and headed out to Texas for six months at the Heartbreak Kid’s legendary school. Arriving just at the time that UPW alumni Spanky had landed his first Titan Memphis development deal, Tony recalls the departing future superstar and then trainee often coming to Michael’s school and working out with him and others; an invaluable experience for the up and coming rookie. What followed after were several years in Georgia’s NWA Wildside where he developed a large and sometimes checkered reputation as member of the tag team TNT along with friend and partner Todd Sexton.  It was during this time that Tony not only learned to hone the skills he learned from his former master teacher but to also come to appreciate how hard it was to make it in this business, as he spent the first eight months living in a variety of places including out of his own car; all to pay the dues that will hopefully pay off big time in the not too distant future.

   When he wrestled against Ultimate Pro Wrestling’s tag team supreme and UU instructors The Ballards earlier this year on an NWA/TNA show, the Canadian wrecking crew encouraged Stradlin to return to our stomping grounds to seek his fortune here. Since his arrival at UU in February, word has gotten around quickly that this is more than your typical student; but instead someone with already developed charisma, talent and extraordinary potential. 

    As he moves from the RAW training ring to the major UPW venues in coming months, look out for this fanatic fireball of raw talent…He will stop at nothing to make it to his ultimate goal, WWE…and is working non-stop to prove that fact to those with the decision-making power necessary to propel him to stardom.