Milton Troche better known by his ring name Slice Boogie is an American professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer.[3] He is best known for his tenures with Major League Wrestling (MLW) where he is a former MLW World Tag Team Champion.[4]

Slice Boogie
Boogie in January 2024
Birth nameMilton Troche
BornNovember 22[1]
Queens, New York City, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Slice Boogie
Billed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Billed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Trained bySantino Bros Wrestling Academy
(Joey Kaos, Robby Phoenix, Phoenix Star and Zokre)
Debut2018

Professional wrestling career

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American independent circuit (2018–present)

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Among his main field promotion Santino Bros Wrestling, Boogie shared brief or longer tenures with various other promotions from the American independent scene such as National Wrestling Alliance, Major League Wrestling and International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico).[2] At Death Before Dishonor XVII, an event promoted by Ring of Honor on September 27, 2019, he teamed up with Chris Bey in a losing effort against Silas Young and Josh Woods.[5] At GCW Just Being Honest, an event promoted by Game Changer Wrestling on January 24, 2020, he competed in a six-way scramble won by Gringo Loco and also involving Adrian QUest, Eli Everfly, Matt Vandagriff and Starboy Charlie.[6]

Santino Bros Wrestling (2018–present)

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Boogie made his professional wrestling debut at a house show promoted by Santino Bros Wrestling on November 23, 2018, where he defeated RJ Santos in singles competition.[7] During his time with the promotion, he has won the SBW Championship, the top title on three separate occasions.[2]

National Wrestling Alliance (2021)

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Boogie shared a brief tenure with National Wrestling Alliance. He made his debut at NWA Back for the Attack on March 21, 2021, where he defeated Jax Dane, Jack Cartwheel and Crimson in a four-way match.[8] He continued to make appearances as he wrestled at NWA Powerrr 26 on March 30, 2021, where he defeated Jeremiah Plunkett in singles competition.[9] At the 29th episode of NWA Powerrr from May 25, 2021, he competed in a number one contender battle royal for the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship won by Trevor Murdoch and also involving Tyrus, Fred Rosser, Jax Dane, Marshe Rockett and others.[10] At NWA Powerrr 30, Parrow fell short to Chris Adonis and Thom Latimer in a NWA National Championship qualifying match.[11]

Boogie also competed in several of the promotion's flagship events. At NWA When Our Shadows Fall on June 6, 2021, he teamed up with Marshe Rockett and competed in a four-way tag team match won by La Rebelión (Mecha Wolf and Bestia 666) and also involving the teams of The End (Odinson and Parrow) and Sal Rinauro and Sam Rudo.[12] At NWA 73rd Anniversary Show on August 29, 2021, Boogie competed in a Battle royal to determine the number one contender to the NWA National Championship won by Judais and also involving JTG, Rush Freeman, "Heartthrob" Jaden Roller, Captain YUMA, Jeremiah Plunkett, Marshe Rockett, Sal Rinauro, Jamie Stanley, El Rudo, Matthew Mims and Luke Hawx.[13] Boogie teamed up with Marshe Rockett to take place in an NWA World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament where they fell short to The Big Strong Pals (Matthew Mims and Sal Rinauro) in the first rounds.[14]

Major League Wrestling (2021–2022)

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Boogie made his debut in Major League Wrestling on July 10, 2021, where he alongside "5150" tag partner Danny Rivera and Julius Smokes were introduced by Konnan as members of The Latin American Xchange (LAX) at Battle Riot III. In the event, he competed twice. First in a tag team match where he teamed up with Rivera to defeat Injustice (Jordan Oliver and Myron Reed).[15] Secondly, he wrestled in a 41-man Battle Riot match for a future MLW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity, bout won by Alexander Hammerstone and also involving many others notable opponents from the MLW roster such as Davey Richards, Tom Lawlor, TJP, Mads Krügger and Alex Kane.[16] At Fightland on October 2, 2021, he teamed up with Homicide and Danny Rivera and wrestled Los Parks (L.A. Park, L.A. Park Jr., and El Hijo de L.A. Park) into a no contest.[17] At War Chamber 2021 on November 6, Boogie and Rivera defeated Los Parks (El Hijo de L.A. Park, and L.A. Park Jr.) to win the MLW World Tag Team Championship.[18] At MLW Azteca 2021 on December 3, Boogie and Rivera successfully defended the MLW tag team titles against Aero Star and Drago.[19]

At Blood and Thunder (2022) on January 21, Boogie and Rivera successfully defended the titles against El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park Jr. in an official rematch.[20] At SuperFight 2022 on February 26, Boogie and Rivera dropped the titles to Hustle and Power (E.J. Nduka and Calvin Tankman).[21]

Championships and accomplishments

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Classement PWI 500[24]
Year 2021 2022 2023 2024
Rank 370 N/A N/A  309

References

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  2. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Slice Boogie/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas. "Slice Boogie talks indy wrestling, overcoming adversity, and more". Fights ATW. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Slice Boogie Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (29 September 2019). "ROH Death Before Dishonor Fallout Results (9/28): Six-Man Tag Title Match Headlines". Fightful. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. ^ Radican, Sean (25 January 2020). "RADICAN'S 1/24 GCW "Just Being Honest" PPV Report: Grey vs. Bey, Are vs. Christian, Warner vs. Deepen, Gage vs. Justice". pwtorch.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (23 November 2018). "Event > SBW". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ Powell, Jason (21 March 2021). "NWA Back For the Attack Results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs. Aron Stevens for the NWA Championship, Pope vs. Thom Latimer for the NWA TV Title, Trevor Murdoch vs. Chris Adonis or the NWA National Title, Thunder Rosa vs. Kamille to become No. 1 contender to the NWA Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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  10. ^ Lopez, Joshua (26 May 2021). "NWA Powerrr Results 5/25/21". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ^ Lopez, Joshua (23 June 2021). "NWA Powerrr Results 6/22/21". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (6 June 2021). "NWA When Our Shadows Fall results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs. Trevor Murdoch for the NWA Championship, Serena Deeb vs. Kamille for the NWA Women's Title, Aron Stevens and Kratos vs. Thom Latimer and Chris Adonis vs. Crimson and Jax Dane for the NWA Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. ^ Cook, Ryan (29 August 2021). "NWA 73rd Anniversary Show Results: Nick Aldis vs Trevor Murdoch, Kamille vs Green". Fightful. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  14. ^ Lopez, Joshua (8 September 2021). "NWA Powerrr Results 9/14/21". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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  17. ^ Johnson, Mike (2 October 2021). "HISTORY IS MADE: COMPLETE MLW FIGHTLAND SPOILER RESULTS FROM PHILADELPHIA, PA". pwinsider.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  18. ^ Nash, Anthony (17 November 2021). "MLW War Chamber Results (11/17/21): CONTRA Goes To War". wrestlezone.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  19. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (5 December 2021). "MLW Azteca And The Crash Results (12/3): MLW And The Crash Collide". fightful.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  20. ^ Reichlin, Michael (23 January 2022). "MLW Blood & Thunder Results from Dallas, TX (1/22/22)". sescoops.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  21. ^ Ravens, Andrew (27 February 2022). "SPOILERS: Full Results For MLW SuperFight From 2/26/22". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  22. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Major League Wrestling World Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  23. ^ Ross, Patrick (10 September 2024). "Full 2024 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  24. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". profightdb.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.