Axel Halbach is a German

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better known by his

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The Rotation. He is currently working for the

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where he is a former wXw Academy Trophy Champion. He is a former wXw Shotgun Champion. He also is the innovator of the grueling and exhausting „rotation-drill“.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2013–Present)

Halbach worked as a freelancer until 2020 and wrestled for various promotions of the European independent scene. At ''GHW Hurricane Havoc 2019'', an event promoted by German Hurricane wrestling, he unsuccessfully challenged the champion Oliver Carter,

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, Prince Ahura, Tristan Archer and Bernd Föhr in a

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for the GHW Zero Gravity Cup Championship.

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2013–present)

Halbach made his

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debut on the second night of the ''wXw Movie Days 2013'' from March 24, an event promoted by

where he took part in an eight-man royal rumble match in which he competed against

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, Karsten Beck, Toby Blunt, Kim Ray, Sasa Keel and Stefan Medoch. On the second night of the ''wXw Shotgun 2020 #2.03'' on September 18, he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the

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. He is known for competing in signature events of the promotion such as the wxw 16 Carat Gold 2020, tournament in which he defeated

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in the first-round match but fell short to

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in the second round. He also worked in the "wXw Shortcut To The Top" series of events in which he wrestled in traditional 30-man battle royal matches which are the signature bouts of the

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. He made his first appearance at the 2015 edition of the event, facing various opponents such as

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and

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. At the 2018 edition, he competed in the traditional

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where he faced various opponents such as

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, Doug Williams,

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and others. "At ''Shortcut To The Top 2019'' on August 3, he competed in the same

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in which he faced the likes of

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and many others. At ''Shortcut To The Top 2020'' on August 21, Halbach competed in a 30-man battle royal also involving notable opponents such as

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, Emil Sitoci,

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, Levaniel,

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and others.

Championships and accomplishments

*Flemish Wrestling Force **Flemish Wrestling Cup (2017) *German Hurricane Wrestling **GHW Zero Gravity Cup Championship (1 time) *Ligaunabhängig **Dragonhearts Championship (1 time) *Pro Wrestling Showdown **PWS Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

( 1 time) ** wXw Academy Trophy Championship (1 time) ** DTU Alto Impacto Championship (1 time)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rotation, The 1996 births Living people German male professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Essen 21st-century male professional wrestlers WXw Shotgun Champions