HOSTAGE HIRSCH
REIGNING LIONS DEN CHAMPION
Known as “The Coffin King”
From Conroe, Texas
Trained at The Lions Den Training Facility
Debuted in Lions Pride Sports on June 26, 2021
Spent time in Onslaught tag team with Trent Mercer
After months away, attacked Mercer on November 12, 2022
Reformed Onslaught in early 2024, first adding Chris Chaos, then Trent Mercer and Devon DeVille
Defeated Hastur to win the Lions Den Championship on April 20, 2024
AGGIELAND RUMBLE MATCH
JANUARY 13, 2024
For just the fourth time in Lions Pride Sports history, the top competitors from within the Pride and beyond it come together to do battle in the Aggieland Rumble match with a guaranteed championship match of their choice at stake! Moments were created, statements were made, surprises and debuts were had and dreams were both shattered and realized! Who would be the one to outlast all the rest and add their name to the prestigious Aggieland Rumble Trophy?
CHAVY CHULO VS. HOSTAGE HIRSCH VS. TKO JOE VS. ZAE CARTER
WINNER EARNS FUTURE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
MAY 6, 2023
In May, Lions Pride Sports management presented four homegrown athletes with a special opportunity: defeat the other three in a match and earn a championship opportunity of their choice at a time of their choice.
TRENT MERCER (C) VS. HOSTAGE HIRSCH
COFFIN MATCH
LIONS DEN CHAMPIONSHIP
APRIL 14, 2023
Once closer to brothers than friends, the relationship between Lions Den Champion "Watchdog" Trent Mercer and his former Onslaught partner Hostage Hirsch took a violent turn last November when, after an absence lasting several months, Hirsch returned and attacked Mercer with a shovel following the Mercer's championship victory. Now calling himself the "Coffin King," Hirsch followed this attack with several others, interfered in all of Mercer's matches, and finally committed his most heinous offense yet when he abducted Mercer's girlfriend, only releasing her when Trent agreed to put his title on the line in Lions Pride Sports' first ever Coffin Match.
HASTUR VS. HOSTAGE HIRSCH
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Hostage Hirsch continues his seemingly jealousy-fueled pursuit of Lions Den Champion Trent Mercer, but his chance to challenge for the title hit a roadblock in the Aggieland Rumble match in January. Hastur eliminated Hirsch from the contest, denying Hostage a chance to fight his former tag partner for Mercer's belt. "The Coffin King" was out for revenge against "The King in Yellow" at Battle in Bryan 5.
AGGIELAND RUMBLE MATCH
JANUARY 7, 2023
Thirty competitors from Lions Pride Sports and other Texas promotions hit The Pride's ring to take part in the third Aggieland Rumble match. Through rivalry clashes, individual efforts, and alliances formed and dissolved, one wrestler would outlast the others and earn the title shot of their choosing later that same night.
TRENT MERCER VS. HOSTAGE HIRSCH
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Moments after winning the Lions Den Championship at November's Here to Stay event, Trent Mercer was attacked by former tag team partner Hostage Hirsch, who had disappeared months earlier. Six days later at Macho Madness, Hirsch launched a similar attack in the midst of Mercer's first title defense. At Lash Out, "Watchdog" and "The Coffin King" collided in a non-title match.
MIKE DELL, DRAKE DURDEN & NOBE BRYANT VS. HOSTAGE HIRSCH, TRENT MERCER & LUIS “SPARTAN” RAMIREZ
JULY 9, 2022
The only three men to have held the Lions Pride Sports Championship two times each teamed up at Cruel Summer. Their opponents -- Hostage Hirsch and Trent Mercer of Onslaught, along with Luis "Spartan" Ramirez -- looked to big up, arguably, their biggest wins in The Pride by topping the former champs.
ONSLAUGHT VS. BAD BOYS OF WRESTLING
MAY 13, 2022
The rivalry between the Bad Boys of Wresting and Onslaught intensified at Unbreakable, as Kool Daddi Denzell and Rodzilla took on Hostage Hirsch and Trent Mercer in tag team action. Which team would leave Navasota with momentum?
HASTUR VS. ONSLAUGHT
2-ON-1 MATCH
APR. 23, 2022
The troubled Hastur remained undefeated at March's Fight to Unite, though Trent Mercer ended up putting up the biggest fight to date against the man following the "yellow sign." At Into the Fire, Mercer's tag team partner in Onslaught, Hostage Hirsch, would join with "Watchdog" in an attempt to hand Hastur his first loss.
DEN WARS, EPISODE 3
JAN. 4, 2022
The road to January 7's Winter Warfare event takes a pit stop with the latest episode of Den Wars. With the first live event of 2022 just days away, new challenges have been laid out in The Pride.
AGGIELAND RUMBLE MATCH
DEC. 26, 2021
For the first time in two-and-a-half years, Lions Pride Sports held an Aggieland Rumble match. Twenty competitors would enter the ring over the course of the contest, with the last wrestler standing earning a championship match later in the night. Who would outlast 19 other hungry athletes and emerge victorious?
DEN WARS, EPISODE 2
DECEMBER 22, 2021
In this episode, you’ll get a recap of what happened at our Lash Out event, hear from some of the participants in the Aggieland Rumble, find out what the champions of The Pride think of their potential competition, and witness the athletes of The Lions Den in a battle royal exhibition match as a tune up for the Rumble.
DRAGON DADDIES & KEMONTE ROSS VS. THE MOUNTAIN AND ONSLAUGHT
NOV. 13, 2021
The egotistical Shimbashi and Kool Daddi Denzell had mocked and berated their tag team partner at Here to Stay, Kemonte Ross, in the lead-up to their match. The chemistry on that side of the six-man tag team action was in question heading into the face off against the friendly trio of the 600-pound Mountain, Hostage Hirsch and "Watchdog" Trent Mercer.
HOSTAGE HIRSCH VS. SHIMBASHI
LIONS DEN CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT, FIRST ROUND
SEPT. 11, 2021
Two fan favorites went into battle against each other in Navasota, with the winner advancing to the round of eight in the tournament to crown the first Lions Den Champion. Would Hostage Hirsch or Shimbashi make it into the quarterfinals?
“OUTLAW” J. AUSTIN VS. HOSTAGE HIRSCH
AUG. 28, 2021
Two weeks before Clash at Caldwell 3, "Outlaw" J. Austin made a statement physically by attacking The Mountain and Hostage Hirsch for seemingly no other reason than to proclaim he was back to dominate Lions Pride Sports. Hirsch had revenge on his mind, though he had even more motivation from an incident earlier in the night.
BATTLE ROYAL
FINAL TWO COMPETITORS EARN BYES IN LIONS DEN CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
AUG. 28, 2021
Lions Pride Sports Owner Houston Carson promised to make a major announcement at Clash at Caldwell 3. That game-changing proclamation involving The Lions Den Training Facility would ultimately lead to a battle royal to kick off the event.
HOSTAGE HIRSCH VS. ZANE VALERO
HAIR VS. HAIR MATCH
JULY 24, 2021
The hair of a pair of Lions Den trainees was on the line in a rivalry that escalated quickly over the summer. Hostage Hirsch had pinned Zane Valero in back-to-back matches, the second forcing "Gen-Z" into a Hair vs. Hair Match at Unbreakable. Would Valero pick up the very first win in his 10-month career and force a shaving of Hostage, or would Hirsch hand Zane a noteworthy defeat?
LIONS DEN GAUNTLET MATCH
JUNE 26, 2021
Six wrestlers who have emerged from The Lions Den Professional Wrestling Training Facility spent Cruel Summer competing in a gauntlet match. A random draw prior to the show determined the order of entry. Would the debuting Hostage Hirsch, Kool Daddi Denzell, The Mountain, "Outlaw" J. Austin, The Unknown or Zane Valero finish the series of bouts as the match's winner?