Alan Kilby is a professional wrestler from Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

, South Yorkshire. He was born in the 1940s and made his debut in the 1960s then went on to hold many British championships especially in the Mid-Heavyweight and Light-Heavyweight classes. What made him particularly famous was the fact that he is deaf although this would sometimes serve as a kayfabe

Kayfabe

In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...

 problem as opponents would often use his disability against him. He is often accompanied by his translator/corner man.

Professional wrestling career

In the 1980s, Kilby worked for Joint Promotions, where he feuded with Dave Finlay

Dave Finlay

David John "Fit" Finlay Jr. is a Northern Irish professional wrestler and road agent. He is perhaps best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling and WWE as an active wrestler and later as a road agent...

. After winning the British Heavy Middleweight Championship

British Heavy Middleweight Championship

The British Heavy Middleweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's history dates back to its foundation by Joint Promotions in 1953 and runs to around 2004...

, he lost it to Finlay in June 1982. Subsequently, the two men traded the belt back and forth, each holding it several times. Later Kilby would hold the British Light Heavyweight Championship

British Light Heavyweight Championship

The British Light Heavyweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's broken history dates back to the 1920s and it was last claimed actively in 2004.-Title history:...

, claiming the belt as late as 2004.

After semi-retiring, he made sporadic appearances several times per year mostly tag team matches, making his last recent appearance on 21 January accepting a lifetime achievement award in his hometown from All-Star Promotions. On 11 October 2006 he teamed up with newcomer Hysteria to defeat fellow mat veteran Blondie Barrett and Jimmy Frost. On 30 September 2006 he teamed up with his son one more time to wrestle Norfolk brothers the UK Pitbulls

UK Pitbulls

The UK Pitbulls were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of brothers Bulk and Big Dave . Their motto was "if we don't beat you, we eat you!". They held a number of titles in the United Kingdom, notably in their own promotion and in some minor United States promotions...

 in a losing effort.

Kilby made a special guest appearance at the Deaf Cultural Centre's wrestling show on 4 July 2009. He was presented an award and certificate for 'Lifetime Achievement' for his contribution to the sport of wrestling.

Personal life

He lives in Sheffield with his partner and has four children, 2 sons and 2 daughters.

Championships and accomplishments

• Joint Promotions
  • British Heavy Middleweight Championship (5 times)