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4 unusual facts about Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom


Lloyd Ryan

In British professional wrestling, Ryan is also well known as having been the manager and spokesman of legendary masked heel Kendo Nagasaki.

Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom

A more positive outlet of publicity for British Wrestling was TNA's spin–off show British Bootcamp which saw local stars Marty Scurll, twins Hannah and Holly Blossom and former British Welterweight Champion Rockstar Spud vying for an opportunity with the company, which Spud went on to win.

Other major US promotions, however, opted to use wrestlers from the traditional promotions such as the Team UK in TNA's 2004 X Cup which featured All Star Wrestling wrestlers James Mason, Dean Allmark, Robbie Dynamite and Frankie Sloan.

Other British wrestlers like Joel Redman, PAC, Martin Stone and Britani Knight (daughter of veteran Ricky Knight) have received contracts with the WWE on its talent development show NXT.



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