ThunderVerse - The Rest of the World [HYPE THREAD]

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<p>Before the next round of Histories, over the weekend we'll be introducing you to a selection of workers from the British Scene as chosen by the ThunderVerse team. So, first up:</p><p> </p><p>

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Six-time Great British Wrestling Federation Heavyweight champion Douglas Pallett is one of British wrestling's all-time greats. An uncompromising British/Puro hybrid-style wrestler, Pallett is also extremely entertaining and has a superb look. During the mid-to-late 1990s, Pallett pushed aside the likes of Daniel Hart, Alford Evans and Archibald Shaw to become the face of Britain's biggest company, and he has remained at the top of the mountain ever since.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

Undoubtedly one of the main factors behind the continued growth of the GBWF in recent times (and perhaps its saving grace during the Harrison years), Pallett will go down in wrestling history as one of the nation's biggest ever draws. One historian recently went as far as to say that had Pallett joined the UKWA in 1995 (as was rumoured at the time), they would have outlasted the GBWF.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">BRITISH WORKER BIO #2</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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Captain Scotland is best known as one half of The Scottish Thistles with Graham Mackenzie in Japan. Originally working the Scottish independent wrestling scene as Robert MacIntyre, he impressed Graham during a match on an indy show in 2006. Graham approached him backstage and offered him the chance to tour Japan with him as long as he worked under the Captain Scotland mask. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

MacIntyre jumped at the chance and the pair had a solid indy run in Japan. However when Graham returned to the UK Robert found it hard to find work in Japan going solo. After a short stint in Mexico that never really amounted to much he returned to the UK in late 2012. In the ring, Robert favours the Japanese Junior style but is a jack of all trades, master of none in the sense that he can work any type of match. This makes him a valuable worker to have on any roster.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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Maybe it's just me, but when I see that render for Douglas Pallett, I see a young Brian Blessed. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">BRITISH WORKER BIO #3</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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"Always Fabulous" Elton George is an over-the-top character who is currently working in Bulldog Wrestling Promotions. Inspired by the likes of the Adorable Cassandro in Mexico, George is effeminate, and plays up to the "Fabulous" moniker at every opportunity. Despite relying on cheap heat, George has still managed to get himself a contract with BWP thanks largely to his gimmick. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

However, despite his character, George is a strong technical wrestler who can tie up an opponent in a heartbeat. Elton's finisher, the Botox Injection (Reverse DDT into a Dragon Sleeper) is a painful looking maneuver that has impressed fans and, more importantly, won him a few matches in his short time with BWP.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="sebsplex" data-cite="sebsplex" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="36663" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Maybe it's just me, but when I see that render for Douglas Pallett, I see a young Brian Blessed. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Brian Blessed used to be young!? <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

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"American Punk" Mickie Violent has been around the world, starting out by smashing lighting tubes across luchadors in Lucha Libre Destrucción, then across all manner of skulls in LETHAL Steel! After a decent but uneventful run in Japan, Mickie returned to the US in 2005 to join the opening roster of PWSUX, but left after lacklustre run in 2006. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

After working for DWE in Europe for a few years he was contacted by Toby O'Flanagan who was looking to bring in a legitimate hardcore 'star' to IHP. Violent, always happy to travel to further his career, agreed to wrestle three shows for the company in late 2010. Largely because he was booked as a huge star Violent agreed to stay with IHP and was rewarded with a run with the company's main title the following year.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

And not only that, but Mickie's carrying of IHP convinced the owner of Canadian Hardcore to hire him to their roster in early 2011, something that has definitely worked out well so far for everyone involved.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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[MJStark]

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"Pow Pow" Perry Powell is a successful Welsh boxer who was once tipped to become the biggest British boxing star ever, but a concussion saw Powell's career end prematurely in 2008. The stars, however, were in Powell's favour and a chance meeting with Graham Mackenzie a few months later led to the Welshman changing sports and training to become a pro wrestler. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

Powell surprised many when he went straight to EURORESU upon his graduation just a month after the company opened. While his hard-hitting style works well his lack of grappling ability stands out in the British/Puroresu hybrid product. That didn't stop Powell's popularity taking over to begin with, and he was made the first ever Openweight champion in 2009. However since dropping the belt his EURORESU career has stalled, leading many to believe he will probably move on after his contract expires in March 2013.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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[MJStark]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">BRITISH WORKER BIO #6</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:8px;">As chosen by TheEnforcer</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>ASH EVANS</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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Being the son of a legend can work out one of three ways - it can help you, define you, or both. Fortunately for Ash Evans, being the son of British legend "Sir" Alford Evans has been nothing but a plus since he debuted aged 18 in 2006. Sharing his father's excellent in-ring ability, Ash was unsurprisingly one of the first hires for the Great British Wrestling Federation when his father became the head booker in 2007. Unfortunately, both his heritage & the hard push he received from his dad have turned Ash into a jerk backstage and his tasteless pranks & infuriating antics are well documented.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

In recent months Evans has been 'arguing' with his long-time tag team partner "Dashing" Darren Williams, and it can't be long now before the pair turn on each other. However, word has it that Williams is pretty worried that when Ash gets his obvious push to the main event he himself will have 'out-lived his use with the company' and end up out of a job...</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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[MJStark]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">BRITISH WORKER BIO #7 & #8</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:8px;">As chosen by MichiganHero</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>CARL WATTS & FRANK COLLINS</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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Carl Watts & Frank Collins graduated from the Bulldog Wrestling Academy in 2012. When called up to the main roster the pair were given the gimmicks of stuck-up foreign aristocracy and the Two Dukes were born.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

Owing to his mother's Mediterranean heritage Carl played Duke Carlos, the hot-blooded Spanish nobleman who still hasn't forgiven the English for the destruction of the Spanish Armada while Frank played Duke Francois, the arrogant Frenchman who despises anything not 'continental'. The men team together well but were both cut after just six months on the roster.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

Now working as indy tag team The Rejects, the pair play up their exit from BWP, delivering promos about how Cody Young felt threatened by their skill and Si Richards felt old just looking at them. Needless to say, the pair, only let go due to a cost cutting measure, won't be welcomed back any time soon!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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[MJStark]

BRITISH WORKER BIO #9

As chosen by sebsplex

 

KAL MALARKY

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Kal Malarky should be a name that is synonymous with British professional wrestling, and for the smarks it certainly is, but the average fan on the street won't have heard of him. And that is because, from the late '80s up until the promotion closed in 2003, Kal wrestled as Tony Thunder for popular 'tribute' wrestling promotion ASW. Malarky played the WWWE star perfectly, growing the famous moustashe and practiced his poses, catchphrase & even the accent! So good was Malarky's interpretation that there are many 30 & 40-somethings out there that will swear they saw Terry Thunder wrestle in their local church hall when they were a kid!

 

When ASW closed Malarky found it hard to get work - GBWF didn't want a mid 40s guy on their roster and at the time there were few other alternatives. As a result, Malarky decided to give something back and opened his own wrestling school in 2005. In 2007 he joined Dai Williams' BWP but left just six months in to get back to training the next generation of British workers and over the years Malarky has trained Dana: African Warrior Princess, BWP's Travis Lothario & IHP's Gary Rock to name but a few.

 

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[Andy_Kobain]

BRITISH WORKER BIO #9

As chosen by sebsplex

 

KAL MALARKY

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WOW so many ideas come to my mind right now! If Malarky is elegible for wrestle, I'll start a MalarkyVerse hahaha.

 

I'm so hyped up, can't wait for more!

 

Thanks again guys, this is amazing.

 

PS: Wait, another idea comes to my mind, Jerry Thunder vs. Kal Malarky, OMG!

[jhd1]

WOW so many ideas come to my mind right now! If Malarky is elegible for wrestle, I'll start a MalarkyVerse hahaha.

 

I'm so hyped up, can't wait for more!

 

Thanks again guys, this is amazing.

 

The whole American Style Wrestling idea is an excellent one, but it wouldn't work without the awesome characters MJ and Enforcer have put together as alumni. All are very believable lookalikes that, like Malarky, are guaranteed to make you smile

[MJStark]

The whole American Style Wrestling idea is an excellent one, but it wouldn't work without the awesome characters MJ and Enforcer have put together as alumni. All are very believable lookalikes that, like Malarky, are guaranteed to make you smile

 

Gotta give MichiganHero some credit there too, without him the ASW alumni would largely contain a list of names, rather than the awesomeness it does have

[jhd1]

Gotta give MichiganHero some credit there too, without him the ASW alumni would largely contain a list of names, rather than the awesomeness it does have

 

This is true - sorry Michigan

[Big Roguey]

Gotta give MichiganHero some credit there too, without him the ASW alumni would largely contain a list of names, rather than the awesomeness it does have

 

This is true - sorry Michigan

 

S'all good.

 

*returns to bio-writing hole in the ground*

[MJStark]

BRITISH WORKER BIO #10

As chosen by MJStark

 

ALROY FARRELLY

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Alroy Farrelly is a young brawler from Cork in Ireland. As a child Farrelly was picked on for being a ginger. As his anger grew Alroy started to show a viscous temper and was almost expelled from school on many occasions. But at fifteen a presentation at his school from former GBWF Heavyweight Champion and Irish hero Spencer Morgan turned his life around.

 

Alroy contacted Morgan and convinced the aging veteran to train him. When the young Irishman hit the scene two years later many pundits applauded him as the 'second coming' of 'Mad' Spencer Morgan: a tough-as-nails brawler type who is capable of shocking everyone with his all-round game.

 

After two years in Japan and a tour with N-EW in the Med to help round off his skillset Farrelly returned to the UK to join EURORESU in 2009. His much different style to the majority of the roster certainly makes him stand out from the crowd, and many feel the only reason Farrelly is yet to break into the main event scene is the wealth of talented workers on offer!

 

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[MJStark]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">BRITISH WORKER BIO #11</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:8px;">As chosen by jhd1</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>MEL SIMS</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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"Mr Cool" Melvin Sims is a very consistent, very charismatic young wrestler from the East End of London who is currently working for BWP. Having debuted on the independent scene in 2006, Sims was picked up after just a couple of matches by short lived Stanford Cliq promotion Live Wrestling Entertainment. Although the promotion didn't last long it gave Sims the chance to make an impression on the industry.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

The following year, Sims was snapped up by the debuting Bulldog Wrestling Promotions who saw huge potential in the youngster. Five years later Mel is a solid upper-midcard attraction in BWP and he is still only in his mid twenties, who knows where "Mr Cool" could be in ten years time?</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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[MJStark]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">BRITISH WORKER BIO #12</span></strong></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:8px;">As chosen by sebsplex</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>NO LUCK LUKE</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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Lukas Pospíšil is a comedy wrestler from Poland who plays the gimmick of the unluckiest man alive to perfection! A veteran of the European scene Lukas chose to broaden his horizons and moved to the UK in 2007, just in time to join the opening roster of sports entertainment promotion Bulldog Wrestling Promotions. Originally he was due to work under his real name but following a string of unfortunate events (that led to him wrestling the first show with a black eye in just a pair of Y-fronts) and in no small part due to the ring announcer being unable to pronounce his surname, he simply became known as No Luck Luke.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

The crowd loved it, and he often comes through the curtain backwards with a bucket on his foot or covered in paint. However, he considers the black-eye a good luck charm, and it has become a permanent feature since early 2010. Taking his gimmick to the extreme, word has it Luke squeezes a lemon in his eye just before a match to give that 'just punched look'!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">

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<span style="font-size:8px;">Sorry, ran out of time to post the last two yesterday </span><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Midnightnick]

No Luck Luke for BWP champ!

[MJStark]

EUROPE

 

60s/70s

 

Throughout much of the 60s & 70s Europe was the home to a decent number of local wrestling promotions which all used their home grown local talent to entertain their locale and no further. But then in 1976 a consortium of promotion owners from around Western Europe came together, having seem the progress & success of the GBWF in the British Isles, to form Pan European Wrestling.

 

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PEW employed the same no-nonsense, old school, good vs evil European technical product that had been the mainstay of British & European pro wrestling since its introduction back in the travelling circus' of the early 1900s. But with the combined financial power of nine local promotions becoming one and, of course, the best wrestlers from all over Europe flocking to Paris in the hope of making something better of their career, PEW quickly grew in size. Indeed, by the end of the 1970s PEW dominated Western Europe and the Mediterranian, although there were still quite a few local promotions out there for the management of PEW to cherry-pick their future workers from.

 

 

80s

 

During the 1980s Pan European Wrestling went from strength to strength and, with no real competition, were running shows all over the continent and by 1986 were being regularly broadcast on TV as part of weekly sports programming all over Europe. By 1989 in any other area of the world they would have been considered a National promotion, the aim of the original nine owner becoming a reality as PEW truly went Pan European.

 

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But you can't create a scene that strong and not attract attention. While the WWWE made their push on to TV in the UK, a fair few of the events that were shown by the company were actually filmed in France and Holland as the WWWE tried to take advantage of the wrestling buzz PEW had created. With such a different product to traditional Europen wrestling kids flocked to the colourful shows and larger than life characters. The WWWE also made it on to TV in Europe; tiny local stations that the company practically took over for the night to pipe the shows into people's homes live.

 

On one historic night for the WWWE at a show in Amsterdam the cousin of the Queen of The Netherland, Prince Franco, was in attendance, and it was a night that would change the shape of the European scene for-ever.

 

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A month after the seeing the WWWE in action the Prince himself cut the ribbon on Royal Dutch Wrestling, with His Grace plowing a large amount of money first into the promotion, and a year later into Europe's first ever dedicated wrestling academy. The Prince, of course, had nothing to do with the running of the company itself, and hired the recently retired Polish wrestler and the first ever WWWE Intercontinental Champion, Pawel Kukk, to run things along with some 'financial advisors', who's main job was to follow orders from the rest of the Royal family and try to curb the costs of the Prince's latest fancy!

 

Of course, due to the popularity of the dotty old Prince in his native Holland and the fact that the WWWE had come and gone meant that RDW's identical product was an instant hit!

 

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NEXT UP: THE 90s

[Tiberious]

I just want to say that I really enjoy the way this mod is shaping up. Very hyped up to be able to try out the new characters and promotions.

[LoNdOn]

Everything looks pretty fantastic in here boys. Well done to all of those involved. I can't wait to give this one a whirl. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

[Adelwolf]

Wow this is looking great! Can't wait to see the roster of Royal Dutch Wrestling!

[MJStark]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>EUROPE</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>The 90s</strong></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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For the first few years of the 1990s PEW continued to be shown as part of weekly sporting coverage all over Europe. However, as the popularity of a more entertainment based style grew ever stronger and the knowledge of wrestling's worked nature became more wide-spread TV bosses all over Europe began quietly reducing PEW's air-time and then finally axing their slot completely. By mid 1995 PEW was down to only broadcasting a half hour show in France, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

With so little presence, and by now a very stale product, PEW began to fall out of favour with European fans. A last ditch try at the emerging PPV market did, however, see a levelling out of the decline of the company's popularity as older fans who's kids were obsessed with the WWWE would still tune in to see how their old hard working heroes in PEW were doing. Going down the PPV route was the idea of Laramie Morin, one of the sons of one of the nine original owners, and he was brought in to help run things, becoming the Head Booker in early 1997. </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Morin begged and pleaded with the consortium of owners to be allowed to change up PEW's product but the idea was rejected, the owners convinced that entertainment based wrestling was just a fad to be worked through. So Morin settled for bringing in a new generation of more entertaining, charismatic wrestlers into PEW, most notably the 'Parisien Playboy' Jean-Claude Giroux, to join the entertaining but under-used Hans Heinrich Houtzer and Raul Medina to rejuvinate PEW.</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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</div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>JEAN-CLAUDE GIROUX</strong></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;">

Both the savior and downfall of PEW</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

And for a short time the plan worked, Morin pushed the limits of how much time he could devote to angles on a show, and the crowd quickly came to love the more entertaining members of the roster. However, the most entertaining and popular, Jean-Claude Giroux, was famously head-hunted by Clay Clinton & the WWWE in late 1998. Giroux really had been the glue that held the new roster together, the PEW veterans respecting his in ring skills and his fellow rookies looking to him for advice. Without him the backstage environment Morin had created began to fall apart and worse, Giroux disappearing days before he was due to finally challenge for the Pan European Heavyweight Title completely tanked any momentum the company had built with the fans. </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The belt was put on Hans Heinrich Houtzer a couple of months later but he was no Giroux and ending the century PEW's audiences continued to slowly decline.</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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Having only opened in 1989 and after a strong first three years in business the unthinkable happened for Royal Dutch Wrestling... the promotion's benefactor, HRH Prince Franco of The Netherlands, passed away. As with many of the Prince's 'projects' the promotion was sold off to the highest bidder who turned out to be Maxwell Worthsley, a wealth businessman from North Yorkshire. However Worthsley tried to use the promotion as a tax dodge, then when that failed sold it to Hans Johanson, a Dutch businessman with no clue how things worked in the wrestling world. After a disasterous couple of events he quickly sold the company to wealthy Dutch shipping company owner and good friend Lars Schtomfeld.</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Schtomfeld was a huge fan of American pro wrestling himself, he regularly travelled to the US for work and always caught a WWWE, RAWA or even an independent show when he could, and when his friend Hans offered to sell RDW to him he jumped at the chance. Under Schtomfeld RDW went from strength to strength and the RDW Academy over the years produced some of the finest wrestlers that Europe has to offer. </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Although Schtomfeld was always happy to take the public glory for his company's success the true brains of the business was always Polish former WWWE star Pawel Kukk, who managed to keep his job as Booker, Road Agent and Academy Trainer through all the various changes of ownership by being the only one who knew how things actually worked!</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Kukk's booking was truly what made the company a success and by the end of the 90s RDW had managed to bag themselves a TV slot with a station that broadcast to the whole of Central Europe & the Mediterranian. Of course, with their entertaining product growing ever more in popularity this could only mean more bad times to come for their 'traditional' style rivals PEW.</div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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