{"id":102605,"date":"2021-10-18T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=102605"},"modified":"2021-10-18T06:01:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T10:01:20","slug":"ach-shocking-return-pro-wrestling-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/10\/18\/ach-shocking-return-pro-wrestling-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"ACH Makes Shocking Return to Pro Wrestling World in Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For over a decade, Albert Christian Hardie Jr. &#8211; better known simply by <strong>ACH<\/strong> &#8211; has been one of the greatest indie stars of the 2010s. Debuting in 2009, the Austin, Texas native rose through the rugged Texas indies to become a national star with <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong>, dominated the US indie landscape, broke into the East with <strong>New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)<\/strong>, jumped to <strong>Major League Wrestling (MLW)<\/strong>, before landing in the WWE Universe and departing in controversy. With his star shining brighter than ever in spite of his WWE exit, he returned to the US indies and became a regular with <strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong>. But in June of 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/06\/16\/ach-announces-retirement-pro-wrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">ACH abruptly announced his retirement<\/a> from pro wrestling after 12 years and disappeared into seeming silence. But just as suddenly as he retired and disappeared, ACH has returned, arriving in <strong>Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment (AWE)<\/strong> on Sunday night, where he confronted <strong>Buddy Matthews<\/strong> (formerly Buddy Murphy in WWE) in the middle of the ring during AWE&#8217;s live broadcast of <em><strong>AWE Loud Chapter 2<\/strong><\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuQNE2Lt5x7TaXvd4_dKUBA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ACH is back mother fuckers!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLWrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ATLWrestling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U25VWPcU0i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/U25VWPcU0i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JoeyFitz *insert Evergreen reference here* (@RebookTheFinish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebookTheFinish\/status\/1449872895749066752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ACH didn&#8217;t return empty-handed either &#8211; he returned to AWE with the Georgia Championship Crown, the top title in AWE, and one that AWE themselves had vacated upon ACH&#8217;s June retirement. It would appear that ACH has returned with his Crown determined to prove that he&#8217;s still the top dog in the Atlanta wrestling scene. ACH&#8217;s last match was in May of this year when he defeated <strong>Davey Vega<\/strong> at <strong>AAW Pro<\/strong> in Chicago. Since his WWE departure in the fall of 2019, ACH has returned to dominance in AAW, AWE, <strong>Black Label Pro, Glory Pro<\/strong>, and others, as well as return appearances for NJPW as part of the NJPW STRONG brand on the West Coast and MLW. In July of 2020, during the pandemic, he made his GCW debut and went on a run that saw him face such names as <strong>Lio Rush, Lee Moriarty, Joey Janela, Jordan Oliver<\/strong>, and <strong>Ken Broadway<\/strong>. His post-WWE indie return also saw big matches against the likes of <strong>Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, Fred Yehi, Mance Warner, Bryan Keith, Kevin Ku<\/strong>, and many more.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ACH makes his surprise return at the 43:50 mark of the video below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loud Chapter 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bUwhEBONp8o?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, several wrestlers and personalities expressed their joy over the return of the ACH to the indie wrestling scene.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ACH has returned with the GEORGIA WRESTLING CROWN Championship<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment (@ATLWrestling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLWrestling\/status\/1449873348528312326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This makes me happy on many levels <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5rGTwZFEg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5rGTwZFEg6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PRYME Alexander (@CedricAlexander) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CedricAlexander\/status\/1449920518786883585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwoleWorld\/status\/1449893555539959818<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/theleemoriarty\/status\/1449883716596244487<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leave it to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLWrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ATLWrestling<\/a> to make the RIGHT phone call. You love to see it.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATLHeaux?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ATLHeaux<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PayAttention?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PayAttention<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ndsZrmW0n5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ndsZrmW0n5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Suge De La Geto (@SugarDunkerton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SugarDunkerton\/status\/1449893723320500228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SUPER \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xj5lB3ffdU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/xj5lB3ffdU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darius Martin (@DariusMartin612) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DariusMartin612\/status\/1449891834340253696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd72\ud83e\udd72\ud83e\udd72\ud83e\udd72 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/faFj3ZqB1J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/faFj3ZqB1J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HYAN \u30cf\u30a4\u30a2\u30f3 (@_thehyan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_thehyan\/status\/1449888018433814535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h4>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over a decade, Albert Christian Hardie Jr. &#8211; better known simply by ACH &#8211; has been one of the greatest indie stars of the 2010s. 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