ARIES
Bio
Born February 20, 1974 in Athens, Greece. Began his career in Greece at the age of 16. Aries
then got hired by Mike Marvellous (Mr.Marvellous) at the age of 24 to be a Bodyguard in the
CWA (Canadian Wrestling Association). Aries went on to get his Canadian citizenship and
began training with Mike Marvellous' dad, John Marvellous. Aries turned professional in 1998
in the HWA where he went on to win his first professional title (HWA Intercontinental). Aries
then signed on in the month of May with the MMP where he went on to be universal champion
and 2 time world champion. In the summer of '98, Aries signed with the GWF (Global
Wrestling Federation). He won the hardcore title before the federation's tragic end.
MMP Career History
Aries initially came to the MMP in May 1998 as one of a select few wrestlers from the
Hardcore Wrestling Alliance who began participating in a series of inter-promotional matches on
Saturday Night Slams. Teaming with Mr. Marvellous in a series of matches against members of
the Genocide Xpress, Aries impressed the scouts enough in these first few appearances that he
was quickly offered a full-time position in the MMP. Aries recorded his first win in the MMP on
June 13, 1998, dominating fellow seven-footers Orion and 187 in the first-ever Giant Rules
Match, earning a spot in the tournament to fill the vacant world championship at the upcoming
Championship Fever pay-per-view event. Aries easily moved past Machine Head in the first
round before being ousted in the semi-finals by Diamond King under controversial
circumstances. Aries' first title shot came on June 27 when he faced Darkson for the universal
championship. The leader of Fate's Warning and his associates would prove too much for Aries
that night, but the "Beast from Greece" gave Darkson his toughest test to date and established
himself as a legitimate contender to every MMP title with his performance that night. The loss
seemed to light a fire in the big man, as the next few weeks would show. He dominated The
Ironman (otherwise known as Ace Manley) on July 4 and led Team High Society (along with
Al'Rashid and The Cosmic Connection) to a convincing victory over Dragon's Maw (Ryu "The
Dragon" Akira, Dion Larynx, Darkson, and Mack) at the BattleGround PPV from Philadelphia
on July 22. After defeating Orion on July 25, Aries was rewarded with a shot at Blitzkrieg's
world championship a week later, an opportunity he wouldn't let slip away as he defeated the
leader of Disposable Heroes to capture the title. He captured the universal title from Darkson in
a title vs. title match on August 15 only to lie down and hand the belt over to fellow High Society
member Jeremy Grieve moments after the match. The win made Aries the only man in MMP
history to simultaneously hold both the world and universal titles. After a series of succesful
defenses of the world title against the likes of Blitzkrieg, Virus Richards, Brick Stevens, and
Diamond King, Aries was starting to look unbeatable. He held the belt until October 24, 1998
when a set of mysterious circumstances made him unable to appear for a mandatory title defense
against "Massacre" Mark Allyn. Allyn was awarded the title by a forfeit, but after defeating
Wolverine in a Steel Cage Match on November 7, Aries regained the belt on November 14,
succesfully defending it at the MMP/GWF Best of the Best PPV against Allyn and West Law in
a triple threat match. In a surprise move, Aries laid down and allowed Mr. Marvellous to pin
him for the title on December 19 in a triple threat Giant Rules Match that saw the two members
of High Society humiliate Masochrist before going through with the controversial title change.
Now out of the world title picture, Aries ventured into the world of tag team wrestling, teaming
with Mr. Universe in an attempt to win the tag titles from new champions Captain Patrick
O'Conner & Gralen at Season's Slayings on December 30. Their attempt would be thwarted by
the champions in a match that saw Mr. Universe's leg broken by O'Conner and Gralen. After
beating Dr. No Limit in his first match of 1999, Aries took a leave of absence from the MMP
during which time he fought only once, losing a very short match to Diamond King on January
16. He made his full time return to the ring at Hardcore Saturday Night on February 20,
teaming with Dr. No Limit to eliminate Beholder & Goliath in the first round of the tag team
championship tournament. The duo would eventually lose in the second round against O'Conner
and The Ryno. He participated in the ten-man tag team main event at Main Event Madness on
February 24 for the vacant world title, but was not a factor in the winning fall. Lost to Clay
Moore, but rebounded on April 3 when he defeated former friend Odin in a Loser Leaves the
MMP Match. Hit a snag in the spring of 1999, losing key matches against the likes of
Switch-Blade (Scott Worth), Dr. No Limit, and Death. Aries took another leave of absence in
late April, but surprised everyone by making his return during the Parade of Champions and
costing Death a shot at the Survivor's Cup. After beating Death in a Casket Match, Aries answered an impromptu challenge from Disco Pete at the Chaos on the Coast PPV, and pinned him to win the Extreme Championship. With a championship in his possession once again, Aries quickly became the target of a man who had always considered himself one of the most hardcore men in the MMP, Aries' former tag team partner, Dr. No Limit. After defeating The Destroyer in his first title defense, the Aries/DNL feud climaxed with a match at BattleGround 2 where Aries, with a little outside help from The Regulator, retained the title after a Godly Drop. He eventually dropped the title at Apocalypse in New York in a Warehouse Match against Psychotic Sam. Aries sustained a serious leg injury during that match when Sam ran over his legs with a car. He then made a comeback in September '99, a couple of weeks after firing Mr. Marvellous as his manager. His return bout saw him fail in an attempt to capture the midwestern title, but he would rebound the following week to upset universal champion Daark and qualify for the Hall of Fame tournament. He didn't progress far in the tournament, losing to The Destroyer in the first round. Aries saw his feud with Dr. No Limit rekindled after a November 6 match saw Aries paralyze DNL's longtime friend Perry Sanders with a Godly Drop, thus ending Sanders' career. During an SNS ladder match an alliance was revealed between Virus Richards and Aries as Aries, along with Malice who would leave the federation shortly after, helped Virus claim sole possession of the tag team championship. Aries occassionally defended the championship along with Virus, defeating the team of DNL and Achica on an SNS broadcast. After Virus had been stripped of the championship, the two faced Benjamin Childs (DNL, who began wrestling under his real name after losing his doctorate to Daark) and George Achica in a best-of-three series with the number-one seed in the upcoming tag team championship tournament on the line at Season's Slayings. Aries lost to Childs in a singles match, and then teamed with Virus, who had defeated Achica earlier in the night, to lose the deciding match. Aries attacked Virus during the match, and the two appeared to have split. The split was later revealed to be a ruse, as the two men reunited after the O'Conner/Daark world title main event. Along with The Bootlegger, "Stunning" Steve Simon, and Inferno, the two assaulted Daark, who had just captured the world title. The group became known as The Cartel, and made it's presence felt early in 2000, perpetrating a backstage attack on universal champion Hassan Abu Saada that saw Hassan be tossed down the garbage chute at the MMP Coliseum. Aries didn't stay in The Cartel for long, though, turning on the group during a match on January 15 and alligning himself with The Joker's Child. After dropping a loser must bow match to The Cult Master at Daark Ages Aries took several weeks away from the MMP, and when he returned he not only had Mr. Marvellous back by his side but also his brother Hades, who had recently signed an MMP contract. Marvellous wasn't around for long but Hades was, and the brothers were eventually joined by Baital and his valet Nashira. In their quest to see Aries become the first wrestler to capture every MMP championship the group not only targetted midwestern champ "Amazing" Andrew Peters, Aries and Hades also became involved in the tag team division, chasing the titles held by Harbinger & The Destroyer. The two brothers did win the title, but before long Aries gave his half of the title to Baital in an attempt to force him to get along with Hades. The plan worked, and Hades and Baital went on to form a successful team. Aries refocused on singles action, targetting the two titles he had never held...the midwestern and TV titles. He wasn't able to defeat either champion (Peters or Twisted Steel), though he did hold the extreme championship briefly after defeating Benjamin Childs. At Final Judgment Aries finally captured the TV title from champion Adam Kogler in a bizarre triple threat match that also involved Mr. Beumont, and he remained champion as the MMP closed it's doors.
Match Summary
Running total of overall record in
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1998
*MMP Chaos on the Coast: Participated in 25-man MMP/HWA battle royal. (0-0)
*June 13: Beat Orion and 187 in a Giant Rules Match, pinning 187. (1-0)
*MMP Championship Fever: Pinned Machine Head, pinned by Diamond King. (2-1)
*June 27: Pinned by Darkson. (2-2)
*July 4: Pinned The Ironman. (3-2)
*MMP BattleGround: With Mr. Marvellous, Mr. Universe, and Al'Rashid, beat Darkson,
Mack, Ryu "The Dragon" Akira, and Dion Larynx in an Elimination Match. (4-2)
*July 25: Beat Orion on referee's discretion. (5-2)
*August 1: Pinned Blitzkrieg in Hell in a Cell for the world championship. (6-2)
*August 15: Pinned Darkson in a Title vs. Title Match for the universal championship;pinned by
Jeremy Grieve for the universal championship. (7-3)
*MMP Apocalypse in Arizona: Pinned Virus Richards. (8-3)
*August 29: Pinned Blitzkrieg with "Massacre" Mark Allyn as special referee. (9-3)
*September 19: Beat Brick Stevens by disqualification. (10-3)
*MMP Suicidal September: Pinned Diamond King. (11-3)
*October 24: Lost the world championship to "Massacre" Mark Allyn by forfeit. (11-4)
*November 7: Pinned Wolverine in a Steel Cage Match. (12-4)
*November 14: Pinned "Massacre" Mark Allyn for the world championship. (13-4)
*MMP/GWF Best of the Best: Beat "Massacre" Mark Allyn and West Law in a Triple Threat
Match, pinning Allyn. (14-4)
*December 5: With Mr. Marvellous, Jeremy Grieve, and Mr. Universe, beat Gabriel Knight,
Soul Crusher, The Crow, and Yaksha, the Last Vampire. (15-4)
*December 19: Lost world championship in a Triple Threat Match against Mr. Marvellous and
Masochrist when pinned by Marvellous. (15-5)
*MMP Season's Slayings: With Mr. Universe, lost Broken Leg Match against Captain Patrick
O'Conner & Gralen. (15-6)
1999
*January 2: Pinned Dr. No Limit. (16-6)
*January 16: Pinned by Diamond King. (16-7)
*February 20: With Dr. No Limit, pinned Beholder & Goliath. (17-7)
*MMP Main Event Madness: With Mr. Marvellous, Psychotic Sam, Super Cupid, and
Masochrist, pinned by Diamond King, Captain Patrick O'Conner, The Ryno, Gemini Killer, and
The Ghettoman. (17-8)
*February 27: With Dr. No Limit, pinned by Captain Patrick O'Conner & The Ryno. (17-
9)
*March 6: Lost by submission to Clay Moore. (17-10)
*MMP March Mayhem: Lost by disqualification to Death. (17-11)
*March 27: With Odin, pinned by Psychotic Sam & The Saint. (17-12)
*April 3: Pinned Odin in a Loser Leaves the MMP Match. (18-12)
*April 17: Pinned by Switch-Blade in a Roofed Steel Cage Match. (18-13)
*April 24: Pinned by Dr. No Limit. (18-14)
*MMP Homicidal Tendencies: Pinned by Death. (18-15)
*June 12: Beat Death in a Casket Match. (19-15)
*MMP Chaos on the Coast: Pinned Disco Pete for the extreme championship; battled to a double-disqualification with Psychotic Sam. (20-15)
*July 10: Pinned The Destroyer in a Giant Rules Match. (21-15)
*MMP BattleGround 2: With Big Daddy Cash, Blitzkrieg & Whiplash, beat Mack, Y2K, Hyoga & Izz Amazing in an Elimination Match; pinned Dr. No Limit in a Blindfold Match. (23-15)
*August 7: Beat Mr. Beumont, Brick Stevens, Welfare William, Hobo Richard & China Town Lee in a Gauntlet Match. (24-15)
*MMP Apocalypse: Pinned by Psychotic Sam in a Warehouse Match, losing the extreme title. (24-16)
*October 2: Lost in a four way elimination match against Dr. No Limit, Hyoga, and Hot Crimson (pinning Hyoga, pinned by DNL). (24-17)
*October 9: Pinned Daark to qualify for the Hall of Fame Tournament. (25-17)
*October 23: Pinned by The Destroyer. (25-18)
*November 6: Pinned Perry Sanders in a Steel Cage Match. (26-18)
*November 13: Participated in Four Way Ladder Match against Virus Richards, Dr. No Limit, and Malice. (26-19)
*November 27: With Virus Richards, pinned Dr. No Limit & George Achica. (27-19)
*December 4: Beaten by Daark in a Pinfalls Only Flaming Cell Match. (27-20)
*MMP Season's Slayings: Pinned by Benjamin Childs; with Virus Richards, pinned by Benjamin Childs & George Achica. (27-22)
2000
*January 8: Lost to Masked Menace X in a ladder match. (27-23)
*January 15: With Virus Richards & Inferno, lost in a four way match against The Cult Master, Harbinger & The Destroyer, Masked Menace X, Wolverine & Carnage, and Hot Crimson & The Order (Destroyer pinned Richards). (27-24)
*Daark Ages: Pinned by The Cult Master in a loser must bow match. (27-25)
*March 18: Lost to The Regulator by disqualification. (27-26)
*March 25: Pinned Masochrist. (28-26)
*April 1: Lost to Benjamin Childs by submission. (28-27)
*April 8: Pinned by Virus Richards. (28-28)
*April 29: With Hades, pinned Virus Richards & "Amazing" Andrew Peters. (29-28)
*WrestleFest 2000: Participated in survivor's cup rumble (May 31); defeated "Amazing" Andrew Peters by countout. (30-28)
*June 17: With Hades, were co-winners of a body count match (Synthetic Dawn). (31-28)
*Chaos on the Coast: Defeated by "Amazing" Andrew Peters. (31-29)
*July 1: With Hades, pinned Harbinger & The Destroyer for the Tag Team Championship. (32-29)
*July 8: Pinned Benjamin Childs in Hell in a Cell for the Extreme Championship. (33-29)
*July 15: With Hades, pinned Psychotic Sam & Mr. Beumont. (34-29)
*July 22: With Hades, pinned by Virus Richards & Harbinger. (34-30)
*BattleGround 3: Pinned by The Ryno in a no disqualification match for the Extreme Championship; with Hades, Baital & Nashira defeated Virus Richards, Psychotic Sam, Harbinger & Mr. Beumont in an elimination match. (35-31)
*August 12: Went to a no contest with The Ryno in Hell in a Cell. (35-31)
*August 19: With The Ryno, lost by DQ to Virus Richards & Twisted Steel. (35-32)
*Apocalypse: Pinned by Twisted Steel. (35-33)
*August 26: Went to a no contest with The Punisher. (35-33)
*September 16: Defeated by The Cult Master in a Giant Rules Match. (35-34)
*Final Judgment: Defeated Adam Kogler and Mr. Beumont in a Triple Threat Match for the Television Championship. (36-34)
They Said It...
"What can I say about this two time World Champion? Those of us who have been involved in
the MMP for a while can only marvel at his overall consistency. The Beast from Greece will
always be remembered as a tough competitor with a deadly finisher. Not too man here can say
that they ever walked away from a Godly Drop." -- Captain Patrick O'Conner
"The most impressive thing about Aries is that he has accomplished so much while dragging
Marvellous around with him everywhere he goes. As someone who once had that unenviable
responsibility, I know it's not easy to look good with Marvellous around, but Aries did it. Sure,
I managed to take this big lumbering imbecile down a few times, but he did hold two world titles.
There's something to be said for that. They weren't as impressive as my title reigns, but hey,
whose were?" -- Diamond King
"The Commish asked us if we would comment on the Hall of Fame inductees. Aries. Not much
to say about this guy. The Lard faced him in many Battle Royals in which it usually went down
to the two of them. Lets just say that if you had to compare the two, The Lard would be a Big
Mac and Aries would be a regular cheeseburgar. Not that being a cheeseburgar is bad (unless
your in The Lard's hands). The cheeseburgar is a step down from the Big Mac but the
cheeseburgar has been around forever and continues to be a rather hot commodity. So since
The Big Mac ain't in it this year, our vote goes to Aries." -- Irwin Hinkle
"For the Hall of Fame, we would have like to pick ourselves. But,... our little time in the Russian
prison has casted us out of the voting pool. So out of all the worthless schmucks nominated, we
pick Aries. We have seen Aries in the ranks of wrestling since our first tour in the HWA. We,
ourselves never tangoed with Aries, unless you count that time Ace Manley hired us to whack
him, but other than that, Aries and Regulator never faced in a one on one match. But back to the
subject, why Aries. He is the only one that been in this business through thick and thin. He
wrestles who ever challenges him, and under any rules. The Beast from Greece is nowhere near
being a coward, and that is why we chose him." -- The Regulator
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