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. He is most well known for his time in

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where he performed under the ring name "Flash" Morgan Webster. Webster was one of the first Welsh Champions in WWE history alongside tag team partner Mark Andrews. He is also known for his appearances in

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, Southside Wrestling Entertainment and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla among others.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2010–present)

In 2010, Webster made his debut for Welsh Wrestling, losing to Wild Boar. In March 2011, Morgan and Mark Andrews defeated Method And Madness for Celtic Wrestling. In June 2011, Morgan debuted for Phoenix Pro Wrestling, teaming with

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in which they were defeated by Paul Malen and

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. In 2013, at a Pro Wrestling Kingdom event, Webster defeated

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. In 2014, Webster was defeated by

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and

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. On 19 September 2014 Webster made his Southside Wrestling Entertainment debut at The Hunt is On, where he, Dan Moloney and

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defeated

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, Chris Brookes and

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. In late 2014 at SWE Opportunity Knocks, Morgan and El Ligero were defeated by

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. In 2015, at SWE Day Of Reckoning 5, Webster was defeated by

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. In 2015, he defeated

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. In October 2015, Webster was defeated by

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. In December 2015, he was defeated by

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In March 2016, he was defeated by

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Attack! Pro Wrestling (2011–present)

In 2011, Flash Morgan made his

debut where he, Kid Lykos and Chris Brookes were defeated by Kev Dunphy in a fatal four-way. In October 2012, Flash Morgan defeated Jim Hunter. In February 2013, at ATTACK! Press Start, Webster was defeated by Pete Dunne in a ladder match. In 2015, Webster defeated Super Santos Sr.

Progress Wrestling (2013–present)

In 2013, Webster made his

debut at ENDVR:2, defeating William Eaver. At Chapter 11, Webster defeated Josh Bodom in the quarter finals of the 2nd Natural Progression Series. At Chapter 15 in the semi finals, webster defeated Pete Dunne. At Chapter 17, Webster defeated

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in the finals. At Chapter 18, he defeated

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. At Chapter 29, he was defeated by Zack Sabre Jr in a

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qualifying match. At Chapter 44, Webster, Mark Haskins and

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defeated

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. At Chapter 48, Webster defeated James Drake to qualify for the Super Strong Style 16 2017 tournament. At the event, Webster was defeated in the first round by Mark Haskins. At Chapter 50, Webster wrestled Jack Sexsmith to a no contest as both wrestlers were attacked by Chief Deputy Dunne. At Chapter 51, Webster was defeated by Dunne. At Chapter 55, Webster participate in an 8 way Scramble number one contender match for the Progress World Championship, the match was ultimately won by Mark Andrews. At Chapter 57, Webster was defeated by Keith Lee. On Chapter 64, Webster won the Thunderbastard match thus earning a future Progress World Championship match that he got on Chapter 65, where he was defeated by the champion

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. Following that, he made an alliance with

and

, the trio went to defeat David Starr,

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and Keith Lee at Chapter 67. At Chapter 68, Webster was again defeated by Keith Lee in the first round of the 2018 Super Strong Style 16.

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2015–present)

Webster made his

debut in 2015, defeating Wild Boar. In August 2015, he was defeated by

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. On 2 January 2016 Webster enter in a tournament for the vacant RevPro British Cruiserweight Championship, defeating Josh Bodom in the semifinal but losing to

in the finals. On 16 January Webster unsuccessfully challenged Dunne for the championship. In December 2017, Webster defeated Ryan Smile to win the RevPro British Cruiserweight Championship, however he drop the title 5 days later against Kurtis Chapman in a five-way match.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2017–2018)

Webster made his debut for PWG at 2017

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, being eliminated by Marty Scurll on the first round. At PWG All Star Weekend 13 night one, he defeated

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

, but lost to the

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along with Mark Haskins at night two. At PWG Mystery Vortex V, he was defeated by Joey Janela. At PWG All Star Weekend 14, he was defeated by Sammy Guevara in a triple threat match that also included Robbie Eagles on night one and by

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on night two.

WWE (2018–2022)

Webster made his

debut at

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in 2018, being defeated by Pete Dunne. On 18 May it was announced that Webster would be a participant in the 2018 United Kingdom Championship Tournament. He would defeat

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in the quarter finals before being eliminated by eventual tournament winner,

. The following night, Webster,

and Mark Andrews were defeated in a

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number one contenders match by the returning

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. Webster made his

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debut teaming with

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and

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where they defeated James Drake,

and

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. In a triple threat tag team match at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff, Webster along with Mark Andrews captured the

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after defeating James Drake and

to win the title. In June 2021, vignettes started appearing on WWE social media and NXTUK programming featuring Webster, his then tag team partner Andrews and stand out women wrestler Dani Luna. The vignettes would focus on each of the individual's unique looks and passions for their music genres. In the coming weeks, the group would be given a new entrance theme and begin working together under the name 'Subculture'. On 18 August 2022, Webster was released from his WWE contract.

Wrestling persona and style

Webster's wrestling attire is based on the

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subculture that was widely popular in 1960s Great Britain. Webster is often referred to as ''The MODfather of Professional Wrestling''. He mainly performs a high-flying style but also wrestles a traditional European technical wrestling style.

Championships and accomplishments

**ATTACK! 24:7 Championship (1 time) **ATTACK! Championship (1 time) *Dragon Pro Wrestling **Dragon Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Wild Boar *HOPE Wrestling **HOPE Kings Of Flight Championship (1 time) *

** Natural Progression Series II (2014–2015) *Pro Wrestling Chaos **King Of Chaos Championship (1 time) *

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**Ranked No. 300 of the top 500 wrestlers in the

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in 2018 *

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(1 time) *

(1 time) - with Mark Andrews

References

External links

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