AJ Francis

Title History

• 2econd Maxwell Street Heritage title defeating Ezio Orlandi (April 14, 2024);
• TNA iMPACT Digital Media title defeating Laredo Kid (June  6, 2024);

Career Highlights

• September 7, 2019 – PCW: AJ Francis defeated Preston Quinn.
• November 2, 2019 – PCW: Ken Dixon defeated AJ Francis.
• AJ Francis signed a contract with WWE NXT.

World Wrestling Entertainment – NXT:

• May 11, 2021 – NXT: Isaiah Scott introduced his friends called Hit Row.
• May 18, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla) w B-FAB & Isaiah Scott defeated Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese.
• June 8, 2021 – NXT: Isaiah Scott w Ashante Adonis, B-FAB & Top Dolla defeated Killian Dain.
• June 22, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB & Isaiah Scott defeated Ever-Rise (Chase Parker and Matt Martel).
• June 29, 2021 – NXT: Isaiah Scott w Hit Row defeated Bronson Reed to win the North American title.
• July 6, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row have a celebration for Isiah Scott North American’s title win.
• July 20, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row crashes Legado del Fantasma’s “Mariachi Madness Musical.
• July 27, 2021 – NXT: Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB & Isaiah Scott.
• August 3, 2021 – NXT: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB & Isaiah Scott defeated Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) w Santos Escobar by disqualification.
• August 24, 2021 – NXT: Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza and Santos Escobar) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis, Isaiah Scott and Top Dolla) w B-FAB.
• September 14, 2021 – NXT 2.0: B-FAB w Hit Row defeated Katrina Cortez.
• September 28, 2021 – NXT 2.0: Elektra Lopez w Legado del Fantasma defeated B-FAB w Hit Row in a no disqualification match.
• October 2021: B-FAB with Hit Row was drafted to Friday Night SmackDown.
• October 1, 2021 – Friday Night SmackDown: Top Dolla w Hit Row defeated Cedric Alexander in a dark match. Hit Row are hyped to be parted of Friday Night SmackDown.
• October 22, 2021 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Isaiah Scott and Top Dolla) w Hit Row defeated Daniel Williams and Dustin Lawyer.
• November 5, 2021 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row makes an example of Sami Zayn.
• November 18, 2021: Every member of Hit Row have been released from their WWE contracts.

Independent Circuit 2022:

• March 19, 2022 – MCW: The HitMakerZ (AJ Francis and Tehuti Miles) defeated Boom Hayden and Clay Jacobs.
• April 1, 2022 – GCW: Shane Taylor Promotions (O’Shay Edwards and Shane Taylor) defeated HitMakerZ (AJ Francis and Tehuti Miles) w Brianna Brandy.
• August 2022: Top Dolla, Ashante Adonis & Brianna Brandy re-signed with WWE.

Return to WWE:

• August 12, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) defeated Brendon Scott and Trevor Irvin.
• August 19, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row interrupts Maximum Male Models.
• August 26, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row and Street Profit’s partying annoys the Maximum Male Models.
• September 2, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor) w Max & Maxxine Dupri.
• September 9, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla) w B-FAB & The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) defeated Los Lotharios (Angel and Humberto) & Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• September 16, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: The Brawling Brutes (Butch and Ridge Holland) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB, Imperium (Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser) & The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) in a 4-way tag team match to become #1 contenders for the RAW & SmackDown tag team titles.
• September 24, 2022 – Saturday Night Main Event: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• September 25, 2022 – Sunday Stunner: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• September 30, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Los Lotharios (Angel and Humberto).
• October 1, 2022 – Saturday Night Main Event: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• October 2, 2022 – Sunday Stunner: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• October 7, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Legado del Fantasma & Zelina Vega launch a sneak attack on Hit Row.
• October 14, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Legado del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB.
• October 15, 2022 – Sunday Stunner: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• October 28, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla) and Shinsuke Nakamura w B-FAB defeated Legado del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Santos Escobar) w Zelina Vega.
• October 30-31, 2022 – Live Event: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• November 1-2, 2022 – Live Event: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• November 11, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Sarah Logan and The Viking Raiders destroy Hit Row and Legado del Fantasma.
• November 25, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB.
• December 10-12, 2022 – Holiday Tour: (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• December 16, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Legado del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde) w Zelina Vega & The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) w Valhalla in a 3-way tag team match to become #1 contenders for the RAW & SmackDown tag team titles.
• December 23, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB to retain the RAW & SmackDown tag team titles.
• December 26, 2022 – Holiday Tour: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis, B-Fab and Top Dolla) defeated Legado del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Zelina Vega).
• December 28-29, 2022 – Holiday Tour: (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB defeated Maximum Male Models (ma.ce and man.soor).
• December 30, 2022 – Friday Night SmackDown: Top Dolla shoves Ricochet following some playful mocking.
• January 6, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Ricochet defeated Top Dolla w Ashante Adonis & B-FAB in a Royal Rumble qualifying match. Hit Row turned heel and attacked Ricochet after the match.
• January 20, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-Fab defeated Los Lotharios (Angel and Humberto) in the 1st round.
• January 27, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Braun Strowman and Ricochet defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB in the semi-finals.
• February 3, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Madcap Moss defeated Ashante Adonis w B-FAB and Top Dolla in a dark match.
• February 10, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Drew McIntyre and Sheamus defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB.
• March 3, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: The Brawling Brutes (Butch and Ridge Holland) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB in a dark match.
• March 17, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Braun Strowman and Ricochet defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-FAB in a dark match.
• Hit Row has not competed or appeared on WWE TV in over 2 months with no given reason of course. This seems to be a trend in WWE now.
• March 31, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Hit Row made a short appearance in the Andre The Giant memorial battle royal and has not appeared since then, here we go again.
• Another month goes by and still no appearance or WRESTLING from Hit Row.
• May 2023: Hit Row was drafted to Friday Night SmackDown.
• May 19, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Cameron Grimes defeated Ashante Adonis w Top Dolla & B-Fab.
• June 2, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: The OC (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla) w B-Fab.
• June 16, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla) and LWO (Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde) and The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland & Sheamus) and The OC (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) in a tag team gauntlet match to become #1 contenders for the tag team titles.
• July 2, 2023 – Live Event: The Brawling Brutes (Butch and Ridge Holland) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis and Top Dolla).
• July 7, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown Exclusive: LA Knight takes on Hit Row w B-Fab on his own.
• July 28, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: LA Knight defeated Ashante Adonis w B-Fab & Top Dolla.
• August 11, 2023 – Friday Night SmackDown: LA Knight defeated Top Dolla w Ashante Adonis & B-Fab.
• September 9, 2023 – Saturday Night Main Event: LWO (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Zelina Vega) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis, B-Fab and Top Dolla).
• September 10, 2023 – Sunday Stunner: LWO (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Zelina Vega) defeated Hit Row (Ashante Adonis, B-Fab and Top Dolla).
• September 21, 2023 – Top Dolla was released from his WWE contract.
• September 22, 2023: AJ Francis announces he is taking bookings starting January 1, 2024.

Independent Circuit 2024:

• December 21, 2023 – GCW Holiday: AJ Francis shows up at GCW to attack Joey Janela.
• January 6, 2024 – CCW: AJ Francis defeated Cha Cha Charlie.
• January 13, 2024 – TNA Hard To Kill – Countdown: AJ Francis makes his TNA debut and is interrupted by Joe Hendry.
• January 26, 2024 – GCW: Joey Janela defeated AJ Francis.
• February 29, 2024 – TNA iMPACT (Taped): Joe Hendry and Rich Swann defeated AJ Francis and Deaner.
• February 29, 2024 – MLW Once Apon a Time in New York: AJ Francis defeated Mr. Thomas.
• March 2, 2024 – NWA Hard Times: AJ Francis defeated Austin Idol in a street fight.
• March 14, 2024 – TNA iMPACT (Taped): AJ Francis defeated Joe Hendry.
• March 17, 2024 – ACW: The Sabbath (Kindred & Tavon Thomas) and AJ Francis defeated The FAM (DeMoe Day, Doyle Day and Vam Williams).
• March 2024: TNA announces that AJ Francis officially signed with TNA for the rest of the year.
• March 28, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: Rich Swann explains why he betrayed Joe Hendry and joined AJ Francis.
• March 29, 2024 – MLW War Chamber: AJ Francis defeated Alex Kane.
• April 5, 2024 – GCW: Team Myron (Calvin Tankman, Darian Bengston, Devon Monroe, Myron Reed and Ruckus) defeated Team Dolla (AJ Francis, Isaiah Broner, Keita, Mr. Danger and Terry Yaki).
• April 11, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: First Class (AJ Francis and Rich Swann) defeated ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey).
• April 14, 2024 – 2econd: AJ Francis defeated Ezio Orlandi to win the Maxwell Street Heritage title.
• April 19, 2024 – TEW: AJ Francis defeated Ali Mohammed and Azrael Row and Casey Vai and Jake St. Patrick and Julez Bradley and Ori Gold and Rey Xion and TJ Brady in a battle royal.
• April 20, 2024 – TNA Rebellion: Rich Swann w AJ Francis defeated Joe Hendry.
• April 28, 2024 – AML: AJ Francis defeated White Mike.
• May 3, 2024 – TNA Under Siege: Rich Swann w AJ Francis defeated Jake Something.
• May 9, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: First Class (AJ Francis and Rich Swann) defeated The FBI (Ray Jaz and Zack Clayton).
• May 10, 2024 – CCW: AJ Francis defeated Jai Vidal.
• May 24, 2024 – HOG: AJ Francis & Cashflow Inc. (J Boujii and Ken Broadway) defeated Big Game Leroy, Encore and Joey Silver.
• June 1, 2024 – MLW Battle Riot: Alex Kane defeated AJ Francis in a ritual combat match.
• June 6, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: AJ Francis w Rich Swann defeated Laredo Kid to win the Digital Media title.
• June 14, 2024 – TNA Against All Odds: PCO defeated Rich Swann w AJ Francis.
• June 20, 2024 – TNA iMPACT (Taped): AJ Francis w Rich Swann puts Steph De Lander through the table.
• June 21, 2024 – FTW/NWA Showdown #2: AJ Francis defeated Alex Misery to retain the Digital Media title.
• June 22, 2024 – Disruptor 9: AJ Francis defeated Jake Manning.
• June 27, 2024 – TNA iMPACT (Taped): Nic Nemeth defeated Rich Swann w AJ Francis.
• July 11, 2024 – TNA iMPACT (Taped): AJ Francis w Rich Swann defeated Rhino to retain the Digital Media title. AJ Francis then destroys PCO.
• July 12, 2024 – TNA Xplosion (Taped): First Class (AJ Francis and Rich Swann) defeated Sinner And Saint (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams).
• July 12, 2024 – MLW: AJ Francis defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. by disqualification.
• July 20, 2024 – CWFM #178 (Taped): AJ Francis defeated Real1 to retain the Digital Media title.
• July 20, 2024 – TNA Slammiversary: PCO defeated AJ Francis w Josh Bishop & Rich Swann to win the Digital Media title.
• July 25, 2024 – TNA Xplosion: AJ Francis w Josh Bishop & Rich Swann defeated Sami Callihan.
• July 28, 2024 – 2econd: AJ Francis defeated Darius Latrell to retain the Maxwell Street Heritage Title.
• August 9, 2024 – TNA Xplosion: First Class (AJ Francis and Rich Swann) defeated Rhino and Sami Callihan.
• August 17, 2024 – Destiny: AJ Francis defeated Tyler Tirva.
• August 18, 2024 – TEW: AJ Francis, Raga and Rakim defeated The Task Force (DMC & Mikey Spandex) and Rich Swann.
• August 30, 2024 – TNA Emergence: ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) defeated First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro) to retain the World tag team titles.
• September 1, 2024 – BRCW: AJ Francis defeated Chris Farrow.
• September 12, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) defeated First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro) in a tornado rules match to retain the World tag team titles.
• September 13, 2024 – TNA Victory Road: The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) defeated First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro).
• September 19, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro) defeated Sinner And Saint (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams).
• September 20, 2024 – NCG: Moose defeated AJ Francis.
• September 26, 2024 – 2econd: Sean Logan defeated AJ Francis, ??? and Rafael Quintero in a 4-way match to win the Maxwell Street Heritage title.
• October 5, 2024 – NCWA: LaBron Kozone and Rob Killjoy defeated AJ Francis and Alexander Moss to retain the tag team titles.
• October 10, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: Joe Hendry and Nic Nemeth defeated First Class (AJ Francis and KC Navarro).
• October 19, 2024 – REVOLVER: AJ Francis defeated Jake Crist.
• October 20, 2024 – BRCW: AJ Francis defeated Jack Talos.
• October 24, 2024 – TNA iMPACT: AJ Francis defeated Frankie Kazarian, Jake Something, Jason Hotch, Laredo Kid and Sami Callihan in a 6-way match to earn a shot at the call your shot gauntlet.
• October 26, 2024 – TNA Countdown to Bound for Glory: AJ Francis was in the call your shot gauntlet match won by Frankie Kazarian.