Schlosser trained under the Hart family in Calgary and debuted in 1998 as "Ruffy Silverstein", facing The Cuban Assassin in
Red Deer, Alberta. His wrestling name was given to him by Stu because Aaron reminded him of a wrestler from Stu's day named
Ralph "Ruffy" Silverstein. He wrestled for the Hart family-owned
Stampede Wrestling promotion for a year and a half. He later joined the
Windsor, Ontario-based
Border City Wrestling promotion. Schlosser also spent time as the Canadian champion in the CIWA (Canadian Independent Wrestling Alliance). Also wrestled for PWE, GLCW, CWA, CPW, XWC, OPW, CWI, GCPW, Big Time wrestling, GCW, CWE, PWA, and many other independent wrestling promotions. Silverstein was a member of
Team Canada in
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling between October 5, 2004 and November 7, 2004. He teamed with
Bobby Roode and
Eric Young on the October 8, 2004 episode of
TNA Xplosion and the October 22, 2004 episode of
TNA Impact!, losing on both occasions. Silverstein has had several WWE dark matches. In 2004 he wrestled Scott Steiner on a Sunday night heat taping. He also wrestled a dark match against Carlito in 2004. Most notable was when he teamed with
Johnny Devine (wrestling as "J.P. Parsons") on the August 18, 2005 episode of
WWE SmackDown!, losing to
Road Warrior Animal and
Heidenreich in a
squash match. In 2007 he wrestled in a dark match (teaming with Lance Malibu, in a losing effort), against
The Highlanders. Ruffy currently helps train at the Figure Four Wrestling Academy in Bradford, Ontario alongside longtime friend "Cold Blooded" Chris Garvin. Notable graduates from the school include
Mike Hart (grandson of
Stu Hart and son of
Smith Hart), RJ City and Jodi D'Milo. == Championships and accomplishments ==