AJ Gray

Not to be confused with A. J. Gray.
AJ Gray
Gray in August 2025
Personal information
Born (1994-11-18) 18 November 1994[1]
Lexington, Tennessee, United States[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • AJ Gray
Billed weight108 kg (238 lb)
Debut2016

AJ Gray is an American professional wrestler working as a freelancer and is best known for his time with Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) where he is a former GCW World Champion. He also competed in other promotions from the American independent scene.[3]

Professional wrestling career

American independent circuit (2015–present)

Gray made his professional wrestling debut at FLW Monsters Among Us, an event promoted by Fully Loaded Wrestling on June 25, 2016, where he faced Tommy Lee Curtis and Joey Anderson in three-way competition.[4] He is known for his tenures with various promotions from the American independent scene such as IWA Mid-South (IWA), Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), West Coast Pro Wrestling (WCPW) and others.[2]

Game Changer Wrestling (2019–present)

Gray made his debut in Game Changer Wrestling at GCW They Said It Couldn't Be Done on February 16, 2019, where he competed in a six-way scramble won by Teddy Hart and also involving Facade, Grim Reefer, Jungle Boy and Orange Cassidy.[5]

During his time with the promotion, he chased for various titles and accomplishments. At Long. Live. GCW. on December 8, 2019, Gray defeated Nick Gage to win the GCW World Championship, only to drop it to Rickey Shane Page the same night.[6] At Say You Will on January 15, 2022, he defeated PCO to win the GCW Extreme Championship.[7] At GCW You Only Die Once 2021 on July 10, Gray unsuccessfully challenged Alex Colon for the GCW Ultraviolent Championship.[8] At Honor for All, an event produced by Ring of Honor which also featured GCW talent on November 14, 2021, Gray teamed up with "The Second Gear Crew" stablemate Effy to unsuccessfully challenge The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) for the GCW World Tag Team Championship.[9]

Gray competed in various of the promotion's signature events. At The Wrld on GCW on January 23, 2022, he won a Grab the Brass Ring Ladder match to receive a match of their choosing at any time by defeating PCO, Alex Colon, G-Raver, Tony Deppen, Jimmy Lloyd, and Jordan Oliver[10] Gray chose to challenge Jon Moxley for the GCW World Championship at Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 1, but was unsuccessful.[11] In the Joey Janela's Spring Break series of events, Gray made his first appearance at Spring Break 3 on April 7, 2019, where he competed in the traditional Clusterfuck Battle Royal, bout which ended in a no contest and involved notable opponents such as Joey Ryan, JTG, nWo Sting, Swoggle and others.[12]

In the Nick Gage Invitational 5 tournament from 2020, he fell short to Masada in the first rounds.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Black Label Pro
    • BLP Midwest Championship (1 time)
  • Capitol Wrestling
    • Catalyst Wrestling Freestyle Championship (1 time)
  • Game Changer Wrestling
  • Glory Pro Wrestling
    • Crown Of Glory Championship (1 time)
  • Paradigm Pro Wrestling
    • PPW Triple Crown Championship (1 time)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 49 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021[15]
  • Southern Underground Pro
    • SUP Bonestorm Championship (1 time)
  • Unsanctioned Pro
    • Unsanctioned Pro Hardcore Championship (1 time)
  • West Coast Pro Wrestling
    • West Coast Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "AJ Gray • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "AJ Gray/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "AJ Gray Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (25 June 2016). "FLW Monsters Among Us - Tag 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ Greer, Jamie (11 February 2019). "Preview: GCW They Said It Couldn't Be Done (2/16/19)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. ^ Greer, Jamie (6 December 2019). "Preview: GCW – Long. Live. GCW (12/8/19)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ^ Sutter, Robbie (13 January 2022). "Preview: GCW Say You Will (1/15/22)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (11 July 2021). "GCW You Only Die Once Results (7/10): Nick Gage Pulled, Alex Colon Defends GCW Ultraviolent Title". fightful.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "BRISCOES PUTTING GCW TAG TITLE ON THE LINE AGAINST EFFY AND AJ GRAY AT HONOR FOR ALL". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  10. ^ Powell, Jason (24 January 2022). "GCW "The WRLD on GCW" results: Jon Moxley vs. Homicide for the GCW Championship, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe defend the GCW Tag Titles in an open challenge, Allie Katch vs. Ruby Soho, Joey Janela vs. Matt Cardona, Jeff Jarrett vs. Effy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. ^ Wolstanholme, Danny (31 March 2022). "GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 1 Results (3/31) – Joey Janela/X-Pac, Moxley/AJ Gray". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Joey Janela's Spring Break 3, Pt. II: A wild Clusterf*ck battle royal". f4wonline.com. F4WOnline. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  13. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (8 November 2020). "GCW Nick Gage Invitational 5 Results (11/7): Mance Warner, AJ Gray, Shane Mercer, More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  14. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Game Changer Wrestling Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  15. ^ "PWI 500 2021 List In Full". wrestlingtravel.com. Wrestling Travel. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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