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 performs under his real name, stylized as Gabe Kidd and is a member of Bullet Club. In NJPW, Kidd is a former Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion, alongside Bullet Club stablemate Alex Coughlin.
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.jpg) Kidd (left) with Orange Cassidy in April 2023 | |
| Born | 24 April 1997 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, U.K. |
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| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Billed from | Nottingham, England |
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| Debut | November 12, 2011 |
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 WhatCulture 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. 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, Kidd teamed with LA Dojo stablemates, Clark Connors, Kevin Knight 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 (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. On July 4 on night 1 of NJPW Independence Day, Kidd (now under the shortened name Gabe Kidd) and Coughlin defeated Bishamon to win the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, marking both men’s first NJPW championships. Later in the month, Kidd participated in the G1 Climax making his tournament debut and competing in the A Block. 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. In the tournament, Kidd finished with 5 points, failing to advance to the quarterfinal round. On October 9 at Destruction in Ryōgoku, Kidd and Coughlin lost the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles to Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo), ending their reign at 97 days.
The duo attempted to rebound the following month, entering the annual World Tag League, competing in the A-Block. Kidd and Coughlin finished joint top of their block, with 10 points, advancing to the semi-final round. In the semi-final round, the duo were defeated by Bishamon, eliminating them from the tournament. On March 17, 2024, it was reported that Kidd had re-signed with NJPW. Kidd participated in the 2024 New Japan Cup, where he defeated Callum Newman in the first round, but would be eliminated by Shingo Takagi in the second. At Sakura Genesis, Kidd attacked Takagi after the latter defeated Evil for the NEVER Openweight Championship and cut a worked shoot promo, criticizing NJPW, spitting in the face of NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi, and then challenged Takagi for his championship.
Championships and accomplishments
- 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
- Ranked No. 374 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023
References
External links
- New Japan Pro Wrestling Profile
- Gabriel Kidd's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
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