Alan Niddrie (born 13 June 1993) better known by his ring name Kenny Williams, is a Scottish

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. He is most well known for his time in

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where he competed on the NXT UK brand. Williams is also active in multiple promotions across the United Kingdom and Europe, such as

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, Premier British Wrestling,

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, Pro Wrestling Elite, British Championship Wrestling, IPW:UK, Scottish Wrestling Alliance, and competed in Defiant Wrestling in the Pro Wrestling World Cup, representing

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, but is best known for his work in

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, where he is a three-time ICW Zero-G Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2013–present)

Williams made his professional wrestling debut on 25 January 2013. On 25 May 2013, in a tag team match for the tag team titles. The match was Williams and Chris Rampage vs. champions

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and

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. Williams and Rampage lost the match, which meant Jester and Whiplash were able to retained the tag team championship. On 4 April 2015, Kenny Williams was in a Four Way Match for the Open weight Championship. The match was Kenny Williams vs. Davey Blaze, Liam Thompson and

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. Kenny Williams won the match to become the BCW Open Weight Champion. On 5 May 2015, Kenny Williams made his debut in a tag team match. The match was Team CK vs Fight Club (Kid Fite and Liam Thompson); Team CK won the match. On 14 November 2015, Kenny Williams was in a match for the tag team championship. He teamed with

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against Darkside and TJ Rage. Williams and Grado won to become the new tag team champions. On 13 September 2014, Williams debuted in a Triple Treat Match, also featuring

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and Joey Hayes. Ligero won the match. On 21 July, Kenny Williams was in a singles match against

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. Williams won this match to become Pro Wrestling Elite Heavyweight Champion.

WWE (2018–2022)

On the 15 May 2018 edition of '' 205 Live'', Williams was in a match against TJP, Kalisto and

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, the match was won by Bate. On 16 May 2018, it was announced that he would be a part of the upcoming United Kingdom Championship Tournament. He lost to

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in the first round of the tournament. On 25 August 2018, Williams started teaming up with Amir Jordan. On 14 October episode of ''

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'', they won their match against Dan Moloney and Tucker in a dark match. On 9 January 2019 episode of ''NXT UK'', they won their second match against Dan Moloney and Jamie Ahmad. On 12 November 2020, they made their return against Wild Boar and Primate in a losing effort. On 4 March 2021, the duo defeated Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter. On 11 March, they defeated Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews. However, the team of Williams and Jordan came to an end on 1 April 2021 edition of NXT UK when Williams cost the team their tag title opportunity by striking Jordan across the back with the NXT UK tag team championship belt, turning heel in the process. On 18 August 2022, Williams was released from his WWE contract.

Championships and accomplishments

* British Championship Wrestling ** BCW Openweight Championship (1 time) *

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(3 times) * Premier British Wrestling ** PBW Tag Team Champion (1 time) – with

** King of Cruisers (2014, 2015) *Pro Wrestling Elite **PWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Elite Rumble (2018)https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=183856

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Kenny 1988 births Living people Scottish male professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Glasgow 21st-century professional wrestlers