Gabriel Kidd (born 24 April 1997) is an English

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. He is currently signed to

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(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

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and

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. He lost the title to

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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

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event, Kidd teamed with Kenneth Halfpenny and Shaun Jackson where they defeated Brendan White, NJPW young lions

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and Karl Fredericks.

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, 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

. Later the same year, he entered the

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and lost to

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in the first round on June 17. On November 20, 2022, at Historic X-Over, Kidd teamed with LA Dojo stablemates, Clark Connors, Kevin Knight and

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to defeat Kosei Fujita, Oskar Leube, Ryohei Oiwa and Yuto Nakashima. A few days later, Coghlin and Kidd teamed together in the

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, where they finished bottom of their block with just 2 points.

Bullet Club (2023–present)

On June 4, 2023, at

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, Coughlin and Kidd, branded as Bullet Club War Dogs attacked Bishamon (

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and

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), following their victory of capturing both the

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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 *Kamikaze Pro **Relentless Division Championship (1 time) *What Culture Pro Wrestling **WCPW Internet Championship (1 time) *''

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'' ** Ranked No. 432 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021

References

External links

New Japan Pro Wrestling Profile
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