Dave Prazak

Dave Prazak
Prazak in 2015
Occupations
  • Professional wrestling promoter
  • Professional wrestling commentator
Known forCo-promoting of Shimmer Women Athletes from 2005 to 2021 and providing commentary for top level independent promotions.

Dave Prazak is an American professional wrestling promoter and commentator. He was the co-founder of Shimmer Women Athletes,[1][2][3] one of the few women-only wrestling promotions in the United States in the 2000s and 2010s.

Career

Prazak entered the professional wrestling industry in the mid-1990s as a professional wrestler himself, performing for promotions such as IWA Mid-South. By 2001, Prazak began to shift his focus on being a wrestling commentator, first with IWA-MS but by 2005 he had begun providing commentary for both Ring of Honor and its sister promotion Full Impact Pro.[3] It was also in 2005 that Prazak, alongside Allison Danger, created Shimmer Women Athletes, which would remain in operation until 2021.[3]

In 2020 Prazak became the primary commentator for Game Changer Wrestling events.[4]

In 2021, Prazak was signed to Major League Wrestling to run and organise their women's division.[5]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Rose, Bryan (26 November 2021). "Dave Prazak to be inducted into GCW's Indie Hall of Fame". WON/F4W. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ Defelice, Robert. "Dave Prazak To Be Inducted Into The Indie Wrestling Hall Of Fame". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Pollock, John (26 November 2021). "Dave Prazak joins inaugural class of the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Dave Prazak Commentary career". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ Wilen, Jerome (8 July 2023). "Major League Wrestling hires SHIMMER founder to spearhead women's division". Wrestleview. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. ^ Martínez, Sebastián (7 January 2022). "LuFisto es nominada al Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame de GCW". Solowrestling. Retrieved 7 January 2022.