Carlie Bravo
| Carlie Bravo | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 9 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Carlie Bravo |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 202 lb (92 kg)[2] |
| Trained by | Nightmare Factory (Cody Rhodes and QT Marshall)[3] |
| Debut | August 1, 2020[4] |
Carlie Bravo (born December 9)[5] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH) and is one third of The Infantry with Shawn Dean and Trish Adora.
Early life[edit]
Bravo was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 9.[6][7] Bravo is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran.[8]
Professional wrestling career[edit]
After completing his military service, Bravo transitioned into professional wrestling and began training at the Nightmare Factory operated by Cody Rhodes and QT Marshall in 2020. Bravo made his official profesional wrestling debut on August 1, 2020 for Pro South Wrestling losing a Beat The Clock Challenge to Tyler Cullprett.[9][10] In 2021, Bravo made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the February 9 episode of AEW Dark, teaming with Shawn Dean in a losing effort to Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi.[11] Throughout 2021 and 2022, Bravo would team on and off with Dean on AEW Dark, failing to score a single win as a team.[12][13][14][15]
In 2023, Bravo and Dean, now known as The Infantry, debuted in Ring of Honor on the inaugural episode of ROH on Honor Club on March 3, losing to The Kingdom. On the June 22 episode of ROH on Honor Club, The Infantry earned their first win as a team when they defeated The Kingdom thanks to help from Trish Adora who stopped Maria Kanellis from interfering in the match. With this, Adora became the third member of The Infantry. On the July 6 episode of ROH, The Infantry fought The Kingdom and Leyla Hirsch in a six person tag team match, where they were defeated. On the September 21 episode of ROH, Bravo and Dean teamed with Willie Mack to challenge for the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Titles against Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona of Mogul Embassy but were unsuccessful in capturing the titles.[16][17][18][19] On the March 9, 2024 episode of AEW Collision, The Infantry interrupted FTR and teased the possibility of facing FTR in the tournament for the vacant AEW World Tag Team Titles as both teams shook hands and showed respect to one another. The following week on Collision, The Infantry defeated Brody King and Buddy Matthews of House of Black thanks to help from Mark Briscoe, earning their first televised win as a team and qualifying for the AEW World Tag Team Title tournament.[20][21]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- Intense Wrestling Entertainment
- IWE Mayhem Championship (1 time)[22]
- Southern Fried Championship Wrestling
- SFCW Classic Championship (1 time)[23]
References[edit]
- ^ "Last night. Hometown love. ATL showed me big love..." Twitter. September 3, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Carlie Bravo Profile". Cagematch. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "2 years ago today I walked Into the @NF_Training and stepped into a pro wrestling ring for the very first time.. The rest has been history..." Twitter. September 21, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "PSW Results: August 1, 2020". Cagematch. August 1, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Happy birthday to #theINFANTRY's @CarlieBravo!". Twitter. December 9, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Aye man, I Just wanted to say thank you all for all the birthday wishes yesterday!". Twitter. December 10, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Last night. Hometown love. ATL showed me big love..." Twitter. September 3, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Grew up Poor. Joined US Marines. Went to Afghanistan. Got shot. Went to Iraq. Got blown up. Honorable Discharge..." Twitter. June 4, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "2 years ago today I walked Into the @NF_Training and stepped into a pro wrestling ring for the very first time.. The rest has been history..." Twitter. September 21, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "PSW Results: August 1, 2020". Cagematch. August 1, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Dark Results: February 9, 2021". Cagematch. February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Dark Results: February 23, 2021". Cagematch. February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Dark Results: March 2, 2021". Cagematch. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Dark Results: November 23, 2021". Cagematch. November 23, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Dark Results: March 22, 2022". Cagematch. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "ROH on Honor Club Results: March 3, 2023". Cagematch. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "ROH on Honor Club Results: June 22, 2023". Cagematch. June 22, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "ROH on Honor Club Results: July 6, 2023". Cagematch. July 6, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "ROH on Honor Club Results: September 21, 2023". Cagematch. September 21, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Collision Results: March 9, 2024". All Elite Wrestling. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "AEW Collision Results: March 16, 2024". Cagematch. March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "IWE Parade Of Champions 2021 Results". Cagematch. November 20, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "SFCW October Rust Results". Cagematch. October 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2024.