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Dani Luna
Chloe Smith (born 2 March 1999), known under the ring name Dani Luna, is an English professional wrestler who is currently signed to Impact Wrestling. From 2019 to 2022, she was signed to WWE where she performed on the NXT UK brand. Professional wrestling career Early career (2016–2020, 2022-present) Smith made her wrestling debut on 3 December 2016, under her real name, and wrestled in the English promotion Evolution, where she was defeated by Lana Austin. Two months later, she reappeared in Evolution, losing a 2 on 1 handicap match to Mya Mae and Sierra Loxton. In 2017, she made her debut for British Empire Wrestling. After a few losses, she decided to appear in various other promotions such as Preston City Wrestling, Dragon Pro Wrestling, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and Pro Wrestling Chaos. During this time she was able to win three titles. Luna returned to the independent circuit after her WWE NXT UK release, working for Progress Wrestling, Pro Wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping district and night-time economy. The entire town had a population of 192,064 as of 2011, whilst the wider borough had a population of 384,837. Historically an ancient parish in the Wallington hundred of Surrey, at the time of the Norman conquest of England Croydon had a church, a mill, and around 365 inhabitants, as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Croydon expanded in the Middle Ages as a market town and a centre for charcoal production, leather tanning and brewing. The Surrey Iron Railway from Croydon to Wandsworth opened in 1803 and was an early public railway. Later 19th century railway building facilitated Croydon's growth as a commuter town for London. By the early 20th century, Croydon was an important industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NXT UK Women's Championship
The NXT UK Women's Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship that was created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It was defended on the NXT UK brand division, a sister brand of WWE's developmental territory NXT based in the United Kingdom. Established on 18 June 2018, the inaugural champion was Rhea Ripley. On 4 September 2022 at Worlds Collide, the title was unified into the NXT Women's Championship, officially retiring the title in the process, with Meiko Satomura recognized as the final champion. History In a press conference at The O2 Arena on 15 December 2016, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE announced plans to establish a United Kingdom-based brand on which professional wrestlers from the country would compete. A men's title, the WWE United Kingdom Championship (later renamed to NXT United Kingdom Championship), was established that same day, however, it was not until mid-2018 when NXT UK was formally established as the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PWI Women's 100
''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The magazine is the longest published English language wrestling magazine still in production. ''PWI'' publishes bi-monthly issues and annual special issues such as their "Almanac and Book of Facts". The magazine recognizes various world championships as legitimate, similar to '' The Ring'' in boxing. ''PWI'' is often referred to as an "Apter Mag", named after its long-time photographer Bill Apter, a term used for wrestling magazines that keep kayfabe. In recent years, the ''PWI'' has moved away from reporting on storylines as actual news and mixed in editorial comments on the behind-the-scenes workings. Since 1991, ''PWI'' has been publishing its annual "Top 500 Wrestlers" listing the top male wrestlers in the world. In 2008, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The magazine is the longest published English language wrestling magazine still in production. ''PWI'' publishes bi-monthly issues and annual special issues such as their "Almanac and Book of Facts". The magazine recognizes various world championships as legitimate, similar to '' The Ring'' in boxing. ''PWI'' is often referred to as an "Apter Mag", named after its long-time photographer Bill Apter, a term used for wrestling magazines that keep kayfabe. In recent years, the ''PWI'' has moved away from reporting on storylines as actual news and mixed in editorial comments on the behind-the-scenes workings. Since 1991, ''PWI'' has been publishing its annual "Top 500 Wrestlers" listing the top male wrestlers in the world. In 2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Threat
Jody Marie Gyivicsan (born October 30, 1988), known by the ring name Jody Threat, is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and is a current TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion with Dani Luna. Threat has also worked on the independent circuit on various promotions across Canada and the U.S. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2017–present) In 2020, Threat began working for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and on October 10 of that year, she competed in a 30-person battle royal at Joey Janela's Spring Break 4. On July 3, 2021, at JCW The Great American Smash, she teamed up with Billie Starkz and Janai Kai. where they lost to YDNB. The following day, at Backyard Wrestling 3, under the ring name Natas, Threat defended the Backyard Pro Hardcore championship by defeating Rickey Crash. On May 26, 2022, at Demand Lucha LuchaPalooza, Threat won the Demand Lucha Openweight Championship. All Elite Wrestling (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Siege (2023)
The 2023 Under Siege was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on May 26, 2023, at the Western Fair District Agriplex in London, Ontario, Canada, and aired on Impact Plus and YouTube. It was the third event under the Under Siege chronology. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show and one taped as a digital exclusive. In the main event, Steve Maclin defeated PCO in a No Disqualification match to retain the Impact World Championship. In other prominent matches, Deonna Purrazzo defeated Jordynne Grace to retain the Impact Knockouts World Championship, and Alex Shelley won a six-way match to become the number one contender to the Impact World Championship. The event also featured the returns of Jake Crist and Mark Andrews (formerly known as Mandrews). Production Background Under Siege is a professional wrestling event held by Impact Wrestling. It is annually held during the month of May, and the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bey
Chris Bey (born February 13, 1996) is an American professional wrestler currently signed with Impact Wrestling, where he is a former one-time X Division Champion. He is also known for his work on the independent scene. He has also made appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a current member of Bullet Club. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2017–2021) In late 2017, Bey would start wrestling for PCW Ultra and in his debut match, he defeated Adrian Quest. Then a month later on October 6, he would defeat Hammerstone before going on a three-match losing streak in the promotion. During his brief losing streak, Bey would lose to the likes of Jake Atlas and A. C. H. Impact Wrestling Early beginnings (2018–2019) On the November 29, 2018, episode of '' Impact!'', Bey made his first Impact Wrestling appearance when he teamed with Mike Sydal, as both unsuccessfully challenged The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) Before officially signing wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Austin
Austin James Highley (born February 28, 1997), better known by the ring name Ace Austin, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he is a former three-time X Division Champion. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a member of Bullet Club. He began his career in Combat Zone Wrestling after graduating from the "Wild Samoan Pro-Wrestling Training center" wrestling school and has also competed for various promotions throughout the United States and Mexico including Major League Wrestling, Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore, Florida-based World Xtreme Wrestling, and Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Professional wrestling career Early career Austin began his career in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) after graduating from the "CZW Dojo" wrestling school. He spent his early years also wrestling for the Anoa'i family's World Xtreme Wrestling promotion. Impact Wrestling X Division Champion (2019–2020) In e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullet Club
(stylised as BULLET CLUB), sometimes shortened to BC, is a professional wrestling stable primarily appearing in the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In the United States, the group currently appears on NJPW events run by the company's subsidiary, NJPW of America, as well as U.S. partner promotion Impact Wrestling. The group was formed in May 2013, when Irish wrestler Prince Devitt betrayed his Japanese partner Ryusuke Taguchi and came together with American wrestler Karl Anderson and Tongan wrestlers Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga to form a villainous stable of foreigners, which they subsequently named Bullet Club. Before the end of the year, the stable was also joined by three other Americans, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and Doc Gallows. Wrestlers from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion have also worked tours of NJPW as members of Bullet Club, which led to the formation of an offshoot group named Bullet Club Latinoamerica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impact World Tag Team Championship
The Impact World Tag Team Championship (formally known as the TNA World Tag Team Championship) is a professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Impact Wrestling promotion. The current champions are The Motor City Machine Guns ( Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley), who are in their third reign as a team. It was created and debuted on May 14, 2007 at the taping of then-TNA's primary television program, ''TNA Impact!''. It was officially introduced worldwide on the May 17, 2007 edition of TNA's online podcast ''TNA Today''. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a pre-determined match. History The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion formed in May 2002. Later that same year, TNA were granted control over the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body, subsequently becoming an official NWA territory as NWA–TNA. On June 19, 2002, NWA–TNA hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impact! (TV Series)
''Impact!'' (stylized as ''IMPACT!''), also known as ''IMPACT! on AXS TV'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)) that debuted on June 4, 2004. The series currently airs on AXS TV in the United States, owned by parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment. The series streaming service of the company is Impact Plus. History Fox Sports Net and Webcasts (2004–2005) In May 2004, TNA announced that they had negotiated a television deal with Fox Sports Net (FSN) where they would get a one-hour timeslot on Fridays in most markets, putting TNA on unrestricted cable and satellite for the first time. TNA began taping a new weekly series that month, ''TNA Impact!'', with the first episode premiering on June 4, 2004. After 51 shows TNA's contract with FSN expired in May 2005 and was not renegotiated, with the last episode of ''Impact!'' airing on May 27, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subculture (professional Wrestling)
Subculture (sometimes stylized in all caps) is a Welsh professional wrestling stable consisting of Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster and Dani Luna, which competes for Impact Wrestling in the United States, and various promotions in the United Kingdom such as One Pro Wrestling (1PW) and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro). In RevPro, Andrews and Webster are the current Undisputed British Tag Team Champions in their first reign and Luna is the reigning British Women's Champion in her first reign. Luna is the reigning All Wales Champion in her first reign in New Wave Wrestling. Andrews and Webster started teaming together in 2018 for WWE's NXT UK brand. The team became a staple of NXT UK's tag team division, winning the NXT UK Tag Team Championship once. They began using the name "South Wales Subculture" for the team in 2019, before being repackaged as a trio with the addition of Dani Luna in 2021, with the team name shortened to "Subculture". After departing WWE in 2022, Subcult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
