Bear Bronson

Real Name: Joseph Fitz
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 260 lbs.
Date of Birth: November 13, 1995
Hometown: East Islip, New York
Pro Debut: February 13, 2015
Trained By: Create-A-Pro Wrestling Academy
Finishing Move: Chokebomb

Biography

– Fitz began his career under the name ‘Joe Bronson’ for the Create-A-Pro promotion attached to his training school. In his early career, he was a regular tag partner of the future MJF
– Fitz joined the CZW Dojo in August 2015, working under the name ‘Hous Blazer’
– In the summer of 2016, Fitz began competing as ‘Bear Bronson’
– On April 15, 2017, Bronson & AJ Spectre defeated The Hounds Of Hatred (Bam Sullivan & Stockade) to win the FBW Tag Team Titles
– On June 9, Bronson & Spectre defeated Bam Sullivan & Logan Black to retain the FBW Tag Team Titles
– On July 28, Bronson & Spectre defeated Team Espana (Jos A & Jos B) to retain the FBW Tag Team Titles
– On October 20, Bronson & Spectre defeated The Elements (Pyro Pulse & Iceberg) to retain the FBW Tag Team Titles
– In November 2017, Bronson formed ‘Bear Country’ alongside Bear Beefcake
– On March 2, 2018, Bronson & Spectre defeated JT Dunn & Mike Verna to regain the FBW Tag Team Titles
– On March 10, Bronson fought WrestlePro Silver Champion Dan Maff to a no-contest
– On April 13, Bronson defeated Johnny Clash to win the CAP Title
– On April 20, Bronson & AJ Spectre defeated Bull James & Papadon to retain the FBW Tag Team Titles
– On June 8, Bronson defeated Dan Maff in a Dog Collar Match to win the WrestlePro Silver Title
– The next day, Bronson defeated Johnny Clash by DQ to retain the CAP Title
– On November 16, Bear Country (Bronson & Bear Beefcake) defeated The Maine State Posse (Aiden Aggro & The DangerKid) to win the CW Tag Team Titles
– On December 7, Bear Country defeated The Amazing Graysons (JP & Tommy) to retain the CW Tag Team Titles
– On January 4, 2019, Bear Country defeated The Little Giants (Robbie Gamble & Bullet Joe) to retain the CW Tag Team Titles
– On February 22, Bear Country defeated Killanova Inc (Boyce Bishop & Triplelicious) to retain the CW Tag Team Titles
– On March 15, Bear Country defeated The Maine State Posse (Aiden Aggro & The DangerKid) in a Last Man Standing Match to retain the CW Tag Team Titles
– On March 23, Bear Country defeated Bones Of Steele (Joey Bones & John Steele) to win the XWA Tag Team Titles
– On March 29, Bear Country defeated The Bouncers (Brian Milonas & The Beer City Bruiser) to retain the CW Tag Team Titles
– On April 6, Bear Country fought Sent2Slaughter (Dan Maff & Shawn Donavan) to a double-DQ to retain the CW Tag Team Titles
– On May 29, Bear Country defeated Lights Camera Marketing (Richard Holliday & Jaxon Stone) to retain the XWA Tag Team Titles
– On June 14, Bear Country defeated Sent2Slaughter (Dan Maff & Shawn Donavan) to retain the CW Tag Team Titles
– On September 14, Bear Country defeated Charlie Cashew & Ricky Archer to retain the XWA Tag Team Titles
– On March 8, 2020, Bronson defeated Alex Reynolds in the final of a tournament to become the first (and, with hindsight, only) ZERO1 USA Northeast Heavyweight Champion
– On March 21, Bear Country (Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder) defeated CZW Tag Team Champions The REP (Dave McCall & Nate Carter) by DQ
– In December 2020, Bear Country began making regular appearances on AEW’s Youtube shows
– On December 31, Bronson defeated Ricky Archer in the final of a tournament to win the vacant CW New England Title
– On April 8, 2021, Bear Country (Bronson & Bear Boulder) defeated Mark Sterling & Brian Myers in a No-DQ Match to win the CAP Tag Team Titles
– In mid-2021, both members of Bear Country signed non-exclusive deals with AEW
– On November 27, 2021, Bear Country won a 6-team Gauntlet Match to win the vacant WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– On February 5, 2022, Bear Country defeated Tommy Dreamer & Eddie Edwards to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– On March 19, Bear Country defeated The Rock N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– On April 9, Bear Country defeated Shawn Donavan & Traxx to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– On May 7, Bear Country defeated Mario Bokara & Fallah Bahh to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– On October 8, Bear Country defeated The Carnage Crew (DeVito & Loc) to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– On November 12, Bear Country defeated The SAT (Jose & Joel Maximo) to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– In late 2022, Bear Country became ‘The Iron Savages, Bronson & Boulder’
– On February 11, 2023, The Iron Savages defeated The Brick City Boyz (Victor Chase & JCruz) to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– On March 18, The Iron Savages defeated Shot Through The Heart (TJ Crawford & Love Doug) to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– On April 29, The Iron Savages defeated VBU (Jack Tomlinson & Dante Drago) to retain the WrestlePro Tag Team Titles
– In October 2023, The Iron Savages began competing primarily for AEW’s ROH brand