Smokin' Aces (professional wrestling)
Smokin' Aces was a British professional wrestling tag team made up of Charlie Sterling (real name Zack Garrett) and Nick Riley (real name Nick Griffin). They mainly wrestled for Progress Wrestling, where they became three-time PROGRESS Tag Team Champions. They also appeared on the British independent scene and in other promotions.
The team debuted on April 24, 2021 at Chapter 109: Dreaming In 3D Results, defeating Greedy Souls in the quarterfinals of a tournament for the vacant PROGRESS Tag Team Championship. They didn’t win the tournament that night, but their first title win came later that year on September 11, 2021 at Chapter 121: In 20 Years This Will All Be Orange, when they defeated Lykos Gym.
In 2024, they competed in a three-way match for the tag titles at Chapter 170: Wrestling Never Sleeps but came up short. On September 22, 2024 at Chapter 171: History Is Written By The Victors, Smokin' Aces won the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship for the third time by defeating Damo and Tischer. They defended the titles on October 27, 2024 at Chapter 172: Werewolves Of London against The Experience. They later lost the championships to Sunshine Machine at Chapter 178: Fix Your Hearts and were forced to disband.
Outside Progress, Smokin' Aces debuted in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) at RevPro Epic Encounter 2022 on May 22, teaming with Lykos Gym to defeat Shota Umino, Sunshine Machine, and Yota Tsuji in an eight-man tag. They also competed in RevPro’s 2022 Great British Tag League in the A Block, facing Aussie Open, Destination Everywhere, and Arrows Of Hungary, but did not score any points.
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