Seasoned host, MC, auctioneer, speaker, actor, and more

What started out as the pursuit of a dream to become, of all things, a pro wrestler with WWE, has evolved into a career that spans across multiple avenues of entertainment, including speaking roles in major movies, national commercials, leading roles in TV shows, voice acting, motion capture for video games, modeling for advertising campaigns, broadcasting televised events, and more than anything else, a vast variety of work as a live event host, MC, announcer, and presenter, a role in which his confident and steady poise, naturally warm and welcoming demeanor, and readiness to adapt on the fly makes A.J's presence on stage - ANY stage - nothing short of irreplaceable.

With 14 years of experience hosting just about every genre of live event you can imagine, A.J. never met a crowd he couldn't gently command. From hyping up fans, conducting giveaways, and running trivia contests at the past three Super Bowls, to announcing headlining acts in front of thousands at music festivals, to introducing the competitors at electrifying and explosive combat sports events, to hosting live worldwide pro wrestling broadcasts, A.J. is a master of echoing the energy of any type of live event and amplifying it in a way that makes the audience's experience exponentially more exciting.

In 2025 alone, he hosted the Philadelphia Eagles stage at Super Bowl 59 on game day, and was also hand-picked by iconic football and sporting goods manufacturer Wilson to host their stage at the Super Bowl Experience fan-fest the days leading up to the Super Bowl. He more than doubled the revenue goals at fundraisers and auctions for non-profits such as Kesem and the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art while far eclipsing revenue goals for Roy Cloud Elementary and Windmill Elementary schools. He returned to host the premier fall conference for TSMC, a tech titan valued at nearly $2 trillion. He has presented at CES, tech's biggest convention, for the fourth consecutive year. He hosted a winter rally at C.K. McClatchy high school in Sacramento. He wrote and conducted his 26th wedding ceremony as the officiant. He was recruited to invigorate the main stage at Big Fam Fest music festival in front of thousands. And he became the new in-game host for the Party Animals, a team in the entertainment-forward baseball league Banana Ball, as made famous by the Savannah Bananas. And those are just the highlights!

Please see below for a complete list of A.J.'s hosting projects, including but not limited to corporate conferences, fundraisers, music festivals, combat sports events, stand-up comedy, fan rallies, charity events, conventions, expos, street festivals, televised hosting, and more.

A.J.'s mastery of the mic has even earned him very public praise from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on multiple occasions, once on the worldwide reality show "WWE Tough Enough" and again when Dwayne crowned A.J. the first-ever "Rock the Promo" champion, the top honor of a trash-talk tournament that launched Dwayne's YouTube channel, evaluated by pro wrestling legends with The Rock himself judging the final round.

If you want to invigorate your event in a way that will send both the audience and event organizers home happy, there is no one better equipped to be in the driver's seat than A.J. Kirsch.

CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS and EXPOS
• Super Bowl Experience (fan-fest) • Title sponsor stage host • Phoenix, AZ in 2023, Las Vegas, NV in 2024
• CES (tech’s biggest convention) • DisplaceTV presenter • Las Vegas, NV 2023 & 2024
• The inaugural Future of Education conference • Host/MC • Mountain View, CA
• The Fit Expo (largest fitness expo on west coast) • Host/MC/moderator • San Jose, CA & Los Angeles, CA
• Sac Gamers Expo (video game expo) • Host/MC, moderator, social media presence • Sacramento, CA
• StocktonCon (comics convention) • Host/MC, announcer, social media presence • Stockton, CA
• LvlUp Expo (video game expo) • Versus Pro Wrestling host/commentator • Las Vegas, NV
• LodiCon (comics convention) • Host/MC, moderator, social media presence • Lodi, CA

FESTIVALS, FUNDRAISERS, WEDDINGS, STAND-UP COMEDY, AND MORE
• Make-A-Wish (fundraiser) • Host, ring announcer, commentator • Oakland, CA
• CountryFest (music festival) • Main stage host • Tucson, AZ
• Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation Pool Toss (corporate fundraiser) • MC • San Francisco, CA
• 2024 National Anatomage Tournament (host, commentator) • Las Vegas, NV
• SoulPlay festival (main stage host) • Cobb, CA
• Married By A.J. weddings • Writer, wedding officiant (24 ceremonies) • All over California, New York City
• Mick Foley’s Nice Day (comedy) • Host/MC/opening act • San Jose, CA
• Circus with a Purpose (circus troop) • Self (host, narrator) • Managua, Nicaragua
• Bearrison Street Fair (festival) • Wrestling stage host, commentator • San Francisco, CA
• Track 7 Brewing Hot Wing Eating contest (host) • Sacramento, CA
• Twitch HQ Travelpalooza Trivia • Host, MC • San Francisco, CA
• King Trivia (weekly bar trivia) • Host, quizmaster • San Francisco, Oakland, and Alameda, CA
• Wooden Nickel Circus • Host, ringmaster • San Francisco, CA
• Hubba Hubba Revue (burlesque) • Host • San Francisco, CA
• Showtyme Entertainment Revue • Host • San Jose, CA
• Sizzling Sirens Burlesque • Host, performer • Sacramento, CA

SPORTS AND PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
• Super Bowl LVII, LVIII • Eagles stage host, 49ers stage host • Glendale, AZ in 2023, Las Vegas, NV in 2024
• Hoodslam • Host, ring announcer, commentator • Oakland/San Francisco/Sacramento/Los Angeles, CA
• Impact Wrestling • Host, ring announcer, correspondent • Newark, CA & Salinas, CA
• Major League Wrestling • Host, broadcaster • Nationally televised, touring across U.S. & Mexico
• Olympic Club Fight Night boxing • Host, ring announcer • San Francisco, CA
• Babyface Boxing • Host, ring announcer • San Francisco, CA
• New Japan Pro Wrestling • Host, ring announcer, live commentator • Auckland, New Zealand
• All Pro Wrestling • Host, ring announcer, correspondent • Daly City, CA
• DOA Wrestling • Host, ring announcer, live commentator • Portland, OR
• Freakshow Wrestling • Host, ring announcer, live commentator • Las Vegas, NV
• Best of the West Wrestling • Host, ring announcer, commentator • Fresno/Merced/Visalia/Santa Cruz, CA
• Versus Pro Wrestling • Host, commentator • Las Vegas, NV
• Legends of Slam • Host, ring announcer • Lake Tahoe, NV
• Bumps and BREWSes • Host, ring announcer, live commentator • Los Angeles, CA
• Cactus League Wrestling • Host, ring announcer, live commentator • Tucson, AZ
• Headlock on Hunger food drive • Host, ring announcer • Sparks, NV
• Castle Power Pull-Off tractor pull • Host, announcer • Fresno, CA

TELEVISED AND ON-CAMERA HOSTING
• Banana Ball • In-game host • ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, Disney+, HBO Max, truTV, the CW
• America’s Got Talent • Ring announcer, commentator • NBC
• Penn & Teller’s “Fool Us” • Ring announcer, commentator • The CW Network
• Major League Wrestling: Fusion • Host, broadcaster, correspondent • BeIN Sports Network
• Impact Wrestling • Host, ring announcer, correspondent • Anthem Sports & Entertainment
• Hoodslam • Host, announcer, commentator • Continental Club
• HydroFarm: Out of the Box • Unboxing host • B. Hamady Productions
• Tough Talk with A.J. Kirsch podcast • Host, interviewer • Buzzsprout

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson declared me “Rock the Promo” champion on his Rock the Promo YouTube show
• Hosted events leading up to and at Super Bowl LVII and Super Bowl LVIII
• Debut with Major League Wrestling was as one-half of their broadcast team on their first-ever live worldwide pay-per-view
• Interviewed by Larry King on 2013 episode of Larry King Now
• Raised $25,000+ for after-school programs in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district as celebrity MC for TNDC Pool Toss

EDUCATION
• California State University, Chico • May, 2005 • B.A. in Communications • GPA within major: 3.65
• Earned four-year degree in three years • Nominated to speak at commencement ceremony • Dean’s list final three consecutive semesters