Gabriel Kidd (born 24 April 1997) is an English
professional wrestler. He is currently signed to
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2011–2019)
Kidd made his debut in 2011 and at that time, he wrestled under a mask to conceal his age.
On 29 April 2017, Kidd won the WCPW Internet Championship, one of the titles of What Culture Pro Wrestling, in a triple threat match involving defending champion
Cody Rhodes and
Joe Hendry. He lost the title to
Zack Sabre Jr. on 21 September. On 2 June 2019, Kidd lost to Hendry in a "Loser Leaves Town" match, after which he left Defiant Wrestling.
On 29 June, at a
Revolution Pro Wrestling event, Kidd teamed with Kenneth Halfpenny and Shaun Jackson where they defeated Brendan White, NJPW young lions
Clark Connors and
Karl Fredericks
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Professional wr ...
.
Katsuyori Shibata, was so impressed with Kidd and he went on to recommend him to NJPW officials, thus therefore leading Kidd to be signed by NJPW.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–present)
Young Lion (2020–2023)
On January 25, 2020, Kidd made his debut at
New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Later the same year, he entered the
New Japan Cup and lost to
Taiji Ishimori in the first round on June 17.
On November 20, 2022, at
Historic X-Over
Historic X-Over (pronounced: Historic Crossover) was a professional wrestling event co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). It took place on November 20, 2022, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Tokyo, Jap ...
, Kidd teamed with LA Dojo stablemates, Clark Connors,
Kevin Knight
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Youth
Knight attended James Madison University where he played on the men's ...
and
Alex Coughlin to defeat Kosei Fujita, Oskar Leube, Ryohei Oiwa and Yuto Nakashima. A few days later, Coghlin and Kidd teamed together in the
World Tag League, where they finished bottom of their block with just 2 points.
Bullet Club (2023–present)
On June 4, 2023, at
Dominion, Coughlin and Kidd, branded as
Bullet Club War Dogs attacked
Bishamon Bishamon is the Japanese name for Vaiśravaṇa, a Buddhist deity.
Bishamon or Bishamonten may also refer to:
* Bishamon Station, a railway station in Aomori, Japan
Characters
* Bishamonten, a character in the Ranma ½ movie, ''Big Trouble in N ...
(
Hirooki Goto and
Yoshi-Hashi), following their victory of capturing both the
IWGP Tag Team Championship and the
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, signaling their challenge for both titles. The duo later accompanied Bullet Club leader,
David Finlay to the ring in Bullet Club shirts, officially joining the stable.
Championships and accomplishments
*Empire Wrestling
**Empire Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with
Saxon Huxley
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Early life
Saxon grew up in Greatham village in Hartlepool, ...
*Kamikaze Pro
**Relentless Division Championship (1 time)
*What Culture Pro Wrestling
**WCPW Internet Championship (1 time)
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated''
** Ranked No. 432 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500'' in 2021
References
External links
New Japan Pro Wrestling Profile*
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1997 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nottingham
English male professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan