AR Fox
Real Name: Thomas James Ballester
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 185 lbs.
Date of Birth: September 5, 1987
Hometown: Ansonia, Connecticut
Resides: Mableton, Georgia
Pro Debut: March 2007
Trained By: WWA4 & FCW
Finishing Move: Foxcatcher
Biography
– Ballester debuted as ‘AR Fox’ for IWA Mid-South on July 24, 2009, defeating Jake Diamond
– At the 2010 CZW Chris Cash Tribute Show, Fox defeated Alex Colon, Ricochet, Ruckus, tHURTeen & Facade in a Ladder Match
– Fox debuted for EVOLVE at EVOLVE 7, defeating Rich Swann
– Fox won the first EVOLVE Style Battle Tournament, defeating Sami Callihan in the final
– At Dragon Gate USA’s 2nd Anniversary Show, Fox defeated Pinkie Sanchez
– On June 11, Fox defeated Drew Gulak to win the CZW Wired TV Title, but would lose it to Jake Crist in his first defence less than a month later
– On October 29, 2011, Fox won the FIP Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, defeating Johnny Gargano in the final
– On November 5, Fox defeated Ricochet to win the IPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 14, 2012, Fox defeated Sami Callihan to win the CZW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 19, Fox defeated Black Baron to win the WWA4 Heavyweight Title, but immediately lost it back again
– On July 29, Fox & CIMA defeated Rich Swann & Ricochet to win the vacant Dragon Gate USA Open The United Gate Titles
– On August 11, Fox defeated Alex Colon to retain the CZW Junior Heavyweight Title
– At CZW Down With The Sickness 2012, Fox defeated Dave Crist in a Ladder Match to unify the CZW Junior Heavyweight and Wired TV Titles. The Junior Heavyweight Title was retired
– On October 7, Fox & CIMA defeated Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi to retain the Open The United Gate Titles
– The next day, Fox & CIMA defeated Jimmy Susumu & Mr Kyu Kyu Toyonaka Dolphin to retain the Open The United Gate Titles
– On November 3, Fox & CIMA defeated Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito to retain the Open The United Gate Titles
– On November 10, Fox defeated Adam Cole to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– At Cage Of Death 14, Fox defeated Robert Anthony to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On January 12, 2013, Fox defeated Lucky 13 to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– At CZW’s 14th Anniversary Show, Fox defeated Rich Swann to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On March 9, Swann defeated Azrieal to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– On March 31, Swann defeated Flamita to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– At EVOLVE 19, Fox defeated Sami Callihan in the final of a tournament to win the vacant EVOLVE Title
– On May 11, Fox & Athena defeated Drew Gulak & Kimber Lee to win the WSU Queen & King Of The Ring Tournament
– At CZW Proving Grounds 2013, Fox, Shane Strickland & Tommy Dreamer defeated Alex Colon, Azrieal & Bandido Jr
– At EVOLVE 20, Fox defeated Nick Jackson to retain the EVOLVE Title
– At EVOLVE 21, Fox defeated Eita to retain the EVOLVE Title
– At EVOLVE 22, Fox defeated Lince Dorado to retain the EVOLVE Title
– On June 8, Fox defeated Sito King, Beto Velez & Bunny to win the vacant CLL International All Star Title
– At CZW New Heights 2013, Fox defeated Biff Busick
– At Dragon Gate USA’s 4th Anniversary Show, Fox defeated Trent Barreta to retain the EVOLVE Title
– On August 10, Fox defeated Andrew Everett to retain the CZW Wired TV Title
– At EVOLVE 23, Fox defeated Anthony Nese to retain the EVOLVE Title
– On November 15, Fox defeated Shynron to retain the CLL International All Star Title
– The next day, Fox defeated Shane Strickland, Mark Angelosetti & Fire Ant to retain the EVOLVE Title
– On December 1, Fox defeated Red Rocket & Baja Cero to retain the CLL International All Star Title
– At EVOLVE 25, Fox defeated Davey Richards to retain the EVOLVE Title
– At CZW’s 15th Anniversary Show, Fox defeated Chris Dickinson, Drake Younger & BLK Jeez
– On February 14, 2014, Fox defeated David Starr to retain the CLL International All Star Title
– The next day, Fox defeated Danny Cameron to retain the CLL International All Star Title
– On February 22, Fox defeated Drew Gulak to retain the EVOLVE Title
– On March 7, 2015, Fox defeated Shynron to win the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On April 11, Fox defeated Marshe Rockett to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On May 2, Fox defeated PJ Black to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On June 6, Fox defeated PJ Black, JT Dunn, Shane Strickland & Eddie Smooth to become the first Legacy Heavyweight Champion
– On June 13, Fox defeated Stephen Wolf to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On August 1, Fox defeated Lince Dorado, Rich Swann & Shynron to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On August 22, Fox defeated Shane Strickland to retain the Legacy Heavyweight Title
– On September 5, Fox defeated Davey Richards to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– At Down With The Sickness 2015, Fox defeated Mike Bailey in a Ladder Match to win the Best Of The Best Trophy
– On October 13, Fox defeated Sanada to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On November 7, Fox defeated Matt Cross to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– At CZW Night Of Infamy 2015, Fox defeated Danny Havoc
– On January 2, 2016, Fox defeated Heidi Lovelace, Chris Castro & DJ Z to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On January 15, Fox defeated Davey Vega to win the AAW Heritage Title
– On February 6, Fox defeated Sami Callihan to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On February 19, Fox defeated Matt Cage to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– On March 5, Fox defeated Lio Rush to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On March 18, Fox defeated Davey Vega to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– Fox (as Dante Fox) was involved in the third season of Lucha Underground
– On June 17, Fox defeated Aero Star to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– At Ultima Lucha Tres, Fox, Killshot & The Mack defeated Pindar, Drago & Vibora to win the Lucha Underground Trios Titles
– On July 23, Fox defeated Mat Fitchett to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– On August 13, Fox defeated JT Dunn to retain the DREAMWAVE Alternative Title
– On August 19, Fox defeated Jack Evans to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– On October 8, Fox defeated Drew Gulak & Brian Cage to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– On November 4, Fox defeated Jack Evans to retain the AAW Heritage Title
– On November 26, Fox won the PCW Wrestling World Championships Cruiserweight Tournament, defeating Bubblegum in the final
– On April 3, Fox won a 16-Way Elimination Match to win the WrestleCircus Sideshow Title and the PWR Scramble Title, before defending the titles against Moose later that day
– On May 5, Fox won a 10-Man Scramble Match to retain the PWR Scramble Title
– On May 6, Fox & Rey Fenix defeated Jake Crist & Sami Callihan to win the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On May 25, Fox & Fenix defeated Shane Strickland & Lio Rush to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On June 3, Fox defeated Scorpio Sky, Aeroboy & Zachary Wentz to win the Rockstar Pro Tournament Of Flight
– On October 26, 2018, FireFox (Fox & Myron Reed) defeated David Starr & Eddie Kingston to win the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On November 24, FireFox defeated Rey Horus & Laredo Kid to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– On December 29, FireFox defeated The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) to retain the AAW Tag Team Titles
– At EVOLVE’s 10th Anniversary Show, Fox & Leon Ruff defeated The Unwanted (Eddie Kingston & Joe Gacy) to win the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At EVOLVE 133, Fox & Ruff defeated The Unwanted (Joe Gacy & Sean Maluta) in an Anything Goes Match to retain the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At EVOLVE 134, Fox & Ruff defeated Matt Riddle & Curt Stallion to retain the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At EVOLVE 135, Fox, Ruff & Liam Gray defeated Eddie Kingston, Joe Gacy & Donovan to retain the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At EVOLVE 138, Fox & Ruff defeated Anthony Greene & Austin Theory to retain the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At EVOLVE 141, Fox & Ruff defeated Matt Sydal & Andrew Everett to retain the EVOLVE Tag Team Titles
– At Cage Of Death XXI, Fox defeated Jordan Oliver to win the CZW Wired Title
– In mid-2022, Fox signed with AEW
– At Final Battle 2022, Fox & Blake Christian defeated Dralistico & Rush
– At Holiday Bash 2022, Fox & Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) won the Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Battle Royal
– On the Death Before Dishonor 2023 pre-show, Fox defeated Shane Taylor