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Austin Michael Baldridge

Austin Michael Baldridge

Independent professional wrestler known as A.M.B. ("Wrestling's Hidden Gem"), Illinois-based, former DREAMWAVE Alternative Champion and MCW Champion, guest on the Sit Down Marks! Podcast.

Sep 8, 2026

DBHOST
13:12
... you know, anything you'd like to say, being the first ever Prelude, uh, champion to make it to the, to the main roster, I guess? [laughs]
13:20
One, thank, thank you to all of you who, uh, have set this up because, um, the landscape at Dreamwave is, it's challenging, you know? You got a lotta guys and girls that are hungry for these opportunities, so to be the first one to make those types of strides, um, you know, that's something that I've always set out to do, and I tell everybody that I talk to, um, one of my main goals with wrestling, yes, it's to, um, as a wrestler in the wrestler sense, um, aspire to have those goals.
13:50
You know, I wanna be champion and wrestle on television for the biggest platforms and stuff, but overall, at the end of the day, my goal is just to be a contributing factor and to somewhat make an impact on a business that I care for.
14:03
Um, so it's, you know, something like that is just, it means a lot, you know? So I cannot express how grateful I am, and, uh, you know, I just am glad that the next guy who comes up, you know, hopefully they can set the tone because I would like for it to just keep growing, you know?

12 MINS LATER

26:12
So how do you plan to, like, adjust your style, if at all, or prepare for kinda the gauntlet that's ahead? 'Cause it's not gonna be easy as the champ.
26:21
Uh, yeah, you know, and I absolutely understand that.
26:24
Uh, like, knowing the people that have had this title, uh, knowing that my name's in that list, I have to do 10 times more the work.
26:31
So, uh, yeah, you know, I take on these, um, extra opportunities that I get, and, uh, they're challenges, you know? Whether they're seminars with people that come in from Mexico through other promotions, I'll take those, uh, and try to push myself.

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