Gabriel Kidd
Gabriel Kidd (born 24 April 1997) is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is one half of the current Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions alongside Alex Coughlin and is a member of Bullet Club.
| Gabriel Kidd | |
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| Born | 24 April 1997 Nottingham, England |
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| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Billed from | Nottingham, England |
| Trained by | |
| Debut | November 12, 2011 |
Professional wrestling career Edit
Early career (2011–2019) Edit
Kidd made his debut in 2011 and at that time, he wrestled under a mask to conceal his age.[1][2]
On 29 April 2017, Kidd won the WCPW Internet Championship, one of the titles of WhatCulture Pro Wrestling, in a triple threat match involving defending champion Cody Rhodes and Joe Hendry.[3] He lost the title to Zack Sabre Jr. on 21 September.[4] On 2 June 2019, Kidd lost to Hendry in a "Loser Leaves Town" match, after which he left Defiant Wrestling.[5]
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. 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.[6]
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–present) Edit
Young Lion (2020–2023) Edit
On January 25, 2020, Kidd made his debut at New Japan Pro-Wrestling.[7] Later the same year, he entered the New Japan Cup and lost to Taiji Ishimori in the first round on June 17.[8]
On November 20, 2022, at Historic X-Over, Kidd teamed with LA Dojo stablemates, Clark Connors, Kevin Knight and Alex Coughlin to defeat Kosei Fujita, Oskar Leube, Ryohei Oiwa and Yuto Nakashima.[9][10] 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.[11]
Bullet Club (2023–present) Edit
On June 4, 2023, at Dominion, Coughlin and Kidd, branded as Bullet Club War Dogs attacked Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi), following their victory of capturing both the IWGP Tag Team Championship and the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, signalling their challenge for both titles, officially turning both men heel for the first time. The duo later accompanied Bullet Club leader, David Finlay to the ring in Bullet Club shirts, officially joining the stable.[12] On July 4 on night 1 of NJPW Independence Day, Kidd and Coughlin defeated Bishamon to win the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, marking both men’s first NJPW championships.[13] Later in the month, Kidd participated in the G1 Climax making his tournament debut and competing in the A Block.[14] Before the tournament, at the press conference Kidd attacked fellow A Block participants, Yota Tsuji and Kaito Kiyomiya, causing him to be removed from the conference prematurely.[15] In the tournament, Kidd finished with 6 points, failing to advance to the quarterfinal round.[16]
Championships and accomplishments Edit
- Empire Wrestling
- Empire Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Saxon Huxley
- Kamikaze Pro
- Relentless Division Championship (1 time)
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- What Culture Pro Wrestling
- WCPW Internet Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
References Edit
- ^ "YOUNG BULL NJPW star Gabriel Kidd Q&A: Training LA Dojo, working with Minoru Suzuki and his journey from the UK to Japan". talkSPORT. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "A Brit Abroad with Gabriel Kidd: Pre-LA Dojo". 新日本プロレス公式サイト. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Cody Rhodes vs Joe Hendry vs Gabriel Kidd - Internet Title (No Regrets 2017)". Defiant Wrestling 公式YouTubeチャンネル. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Zack Sabre Jr vs. Gabriel Kidd - Internet Title Match (WCPW Loaded: September 21st, 2017 - Part 5)". Defiant Wrestling 公式YouTubeチャンネル. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Gabriel Kidd Leaves Defiant Wrestling". Defiant Wrestling公式サイト. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "RPW Ungovernable 2019". RPW公式動画配信サイト. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ "新日本プロレス選手名鑑". 新日本プロレス公式サイト. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "NEW JAPAN CUP 2020 – 1回戦 2020/6/17 – 第1試合 キッドvs石森". 新日本プロレス公式サイト. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "2022.11.20 Historic X-Over | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ "Three Massive Mixed Matches for Historic X-Over!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (December 14, 2022). "12/14 NJPW "World Tag League & Super Jr. Tag League 2022" results: Vetter's review of "Aussie Open" Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher vs. Yoshi-Hashi and Hirooki Goto in the World Tag League finals, Lio Rush and Yoh vs. Chris Bey and Ace Austin in the Super Jr. Tag League finals, Karl Anderson vs. Hikuleo for the Never Openweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
- ^ Kelly, Andrew. "Bullet Club Recruits New Members At NJPW Dominion". Cultaholic. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1330392/bullet-club-captures-gold-njpw-strong-independence-day/
- ^ https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/njpw-g1-climax-33-participants-blocks-full-schedule/
- ^ https://www.njpw1972.com/154995
- ^ https://www.cagesideseats.com/2023/8/9/23825701/new-japan-g1-climax-33-final-block-standings-quarterfinal-matches-sanada-okada-ospreay-kingston
- ^ "PWI 500 2021 List In Full". Wrestling Travel. September 21, 2021. from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
External links Edit
- New Japan Pro Wrestling Profile
- Gabriel Kidd's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database