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Celebrity Wrestling was a British television programme, broadcast on ITV
ITV

ITV is a public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television network of British television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC....
 in 2005. It involved two teams of celebrities, competing against each other in wrestling
Wrestling

Wrestling is part of the martial arts. A wrestling match consists of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over, or control of, the opponent....
 style events. The series was presented by Kate Thornton
Kate Thornton

Kate Louise Thornton is an England journalist and television presenter, most famous for being the first host of The X Factor , and best known internationally for her coverage of the Concert for Diana....
 and Roddy Piper
Roddy Piper

Roderick George Toombs better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestling and film actor....
. British mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts is a Contact sport combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions....
 fighter Ian Freeman
Ian Freeman

Ian William "The Machine" Freeman is an England mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a Light Heavyweight for Cage Rage. He is the reigning List of Cage Rage champions#British Light Heavyweight Championship....
 was the show's referee.

The aftershow programme on ITV2
ITV2

ITV2 is a 24 hour a day free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc....
, called Celebrity Wrestling: Bring It On was presented by Jack Osbourne
Jack Osbourne

Jack Joseph Osbourne is an England television personality, known as the son of musician Ozzy Osbourne and music manager Sharon Osbourne, and brother of Kelly Osbourne....
 and Holly Willoughby
Holly Willoughby

Holly Marie Willoughby is an England television presenter, known for her work in presenting children's TV and reality TV. In 2006, she won a BAFTA and was chosen to present Dancing on Ice, a highly popular UK celebrity talent show, shown on ITV which drew in an average of 8.9m million viewers in the most recently concluded series....
. The winning team was The Warriors and the winning wrestlers were Annabel Croft
Annabel Croft

Annabel Croft is a former tennis player and current television presenter. Her tennis career never really took off after she won Junior Wimbledon in 1984....
 (Solitaire) and Iwan Thomas
Iwan Thomas

Iwan Gwyn Thomas MBE...
 (The Dragon).

After five weeks the show was moved from its primetime Saturday evening slot to a graveyard Sunday morning slot due to its extremely poor ratings and being comprehensively beaten in audience share by Doctor Who
Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British Science fiction on television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien Time travel known as "Doctor " who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box....
 on BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
.

It was received with a feeling of derision by professional wrestling
Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional sport, where matches are prearranged by the Professional wrestling promotion List of professional wrestling terms#B, and is also considered an athletic performing art, containing strong elements of catch wrestling, mock combat and theatre....
 fans, due to the lack of actual wrestling content.

team was trained by wrestler D'Lo Brown
D'Lo Brown

D'Lo Brown born Accie "A. C." Conner on October 22, 1972 in Burlington, New Jersey), is an United States Professional wrestling best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment....
team was trained by wrestler Joe Legend

week there was a "mystery celebrity" who joined in the wrestling.






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Celebrity Wrestling was a British television programme, broadcast on ITV
ITV

ITV is a public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television network of British television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC....
 in 2005. It involved two teams of celebrities, competing against each other in wrestling
Wrestling

Wrestling is part of the martial arts. A wrestling match consists of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over, or control of, the opponent....
 style events. The series was presented by Kate Thornton
Kate Thornton

Kate Louise Thornton is an England journalist and television presenter, most famous for being the first host of The X Factor , and best known internationally for her coverage of the Concert for Diana....
 and Roddy Piper
Roddy Piper

Roderick George Toombs better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestling and film actor....
. British mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts is a Contact sport combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions....
 fighter Ian Freeman
Ian Freeman

Ian William "The Machine" Freeman is an England mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a Light Heavyweight for Cage Rage. He is the reigning List of Cage Rage champions#British Light Heavyweight Championship....
 was the show's referee.

The aftershow programme on ITV2
ITV2

ITV2 is a 24 hour a day free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc....
, called Celebrity Wrestling: Bring It On was presented by Jack Osbourne
Jack Osbourne

Jack Joseph Osbourne is an England television personality, known as the son of musician Ozzy Osbourne and music manager Sharon Osbourne, and brother of Kelly Osbourne....
 and Holly Willoughby
Holly Willoughby

Holly Marie Willoughby is an England television presenter, known for her work in presenting children's TV and reality TV. In 2006, she won a BAFTA and was chosen to present Dancing on Ice, a highly popular UK celebrity talent show, shown on ITV which drew in an average of 8.9m million viewers in the most recently concluded series....
. The winning team was The Warriors and the winning wrestlers were Annabel Croft
Annabel Croft

Annabel Croft is a former tennis player and current television presenter. Her tennis career never really took off after she won Junior Wimbledon in 1984....
 (Solitaire) and Iwan Thomas
Iwan Thomas

Iwan Gwyn Thomas MBE...
 (The Dragon).

After five weeks the show was moved from its primetime Saturday evening slot to a graveyard Sunday morning slot due to its extremely poor ratings and being comprehensively beaten in audience share by Doctor Who
Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British Science fiction on television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien Time travel known as "Doctor " who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box....
 on BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
.

It was received with a feeling of derision by professional wrestling
Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional sport, where matches are prearranged by the Professional wrestling promotion List of professional wrestling terms#B, and is also considered an athletic performing art, containing strong elements of catch wrestling, mock combat and theatre....
 fans, due to the lack of actual wrestling content.

The Teams


The Crusaders

This team was trained by wrestler D'Lo Brown
D'Lo Brown

D'Lo Brown born Accie "A. C." Conner on October 22, 1972 in Burlington, New Jersey), is an United States Professional wrestling best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment....
  • Jeff Brazier
    Jeff Brazier

    Jeff Brazier is a United Kingdom television presenter and reality TV star. Before becoming a television personality, he was a football on the books of Leyton Orient F.C....
     - Pocket Rocket
  • Tiffany Chapman
    Tiffany Chapman

    Tiffany Chapman is an England actress. She played Rachel Dixon in the soap opera Brookside from 1993 until the show's conclusion in 2003. She has also released a fitness video and appeared in Celebrity Wrestling....
     - Princess of Power
  • Leilani Dowding
    Leilani Dowding

    Leilani Dowding is an England Page Three girl, glamour model, television celebrity, and former beauty queen....
     - The Vixen
  • Mikey Green
    Mikey Green

    Mikey Green is an England singer and former model, who sang with the boy band Phixx.Green was one of the final 10 male contestants in 2002 on Popstars: The Rivals, and then joined other former contestants to form Phixx, who had some minor success before disbanding in 2005....
     - Wild Boy
  • Michelle Heaton
    Michelle Heaton

    Michelle Christine Heaton, is a United Kingdom Pop music singer, television personality and sometime glamour model voted "the most sought after girl in Newcastle"....
     - Inferno
  • James Hewitt
    James Hewitt

    Major James Hewitt , a former Great Britain Household Cavalry Regiment officer, is notable for being the longterm lover of Diana, Princess of Wales, and is rumoured to be the biological father of Prince Henry of Wales, which he has denied....
     - Gentleman Jim
  • Jenny Powell
    Jenny Powell

    Jenny Powell is a United Kingdom television presenter....
     - The Avenger
  • Lee Sharpe
    Lee Sharpe

    Lee Stuart Sharpe is a retired England football player. Predominantly a winger , Sharpe once played for Manchester United F.C. and was a promising young player in English football, but his career went into rapid decline while he was still in his twenties....
     - Sharpe Shooter
  • Scott Wright
    Scott Wright

    Scott Wright is a British actor, best known for his two year stay in ITV's Coronation Street, playing Sam Kingston from 2000 to 2002, who famously stripped in the Rovers Return....
     - Snake Eyes

The Warriors

This team was trained by wrestler Joe Legend
  • Marc Bannerman
    Marc Bannerman

    Marc Bannerman is a UK based actor. His most notable role has been his portrayal of Gianni di Marco in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. Bannerman's character was introduced in 1998, but was axed three years later by the executive producer of EastEnders, John Yorke....
     - El Diablo
  • Annabel Croft
    Annabel Croft

    Annabel Croft is a former tennis player and current television presenter. Her tennis career never really took off after she won Junior Wimbledon in 1984....
     - Solitaire - female winner
  • Kate Lawler
    Kate Lawler

    Kate Louise Lawler was the first female winner of Big Brother , winning the 2002 Big Brother of Big Brother . Since leaving Big Brother, she has worked as a television presenter and personality, a model and as a disc jockey....
     - The Brawler
  • Shauna Lowry
    Shauna Lowry

    Shauna Lowry is a television presenter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is probably most famous for being the reporter on the popular BBC series, Animal Hospital and ITV 1's Style Challenge....
     - Tigress
  • Victoria Silvstedt
    Victoria Silvstedt

    Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish people model , a Playboy Playmate of the Year and an actress. She is also a radio and TV hostess, a published singer, and a former national-level skier in Sweden....
     - Ice Maiden
  • Oliver Skeete
    Oliver Skeete

    Oliver Skeete is a United Kingdom showjumper turned reality show contestant and actor....
     - Rebel Rider
  • Iwan Thomas
    Iwan Thomas

    Iwan Gwyn Thomas MBE...
     - The Dragon - male winner
  • Phil Turner - The Handy Man
  • Mark Speight
    Mark Speight

    Mark Warwick Fordham Speight was an England television presenter, best known as the host of children's art programme SMart. Speight grew up in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, and left school at 16 to become a cartoonist....
     - The Quickdraw Kid


The Masked Celebrity

Each week there was a "mystery celebrity" who joined in the wrestling. The celebrities included:
  • Fatima Whitbread
    Fatima Whitbread

    Fatima Whitbread Order of the British Empire is an England former javelin throw thrower and multiple medal-winner....
  • John Fashanu
    John Fashanu

    John "Fash" Fashanu is a United Kingdom television presenter and ex-football of Nigerian & Guyana descent. In his former career, he was a striker ....
  • Neil Ruddock
    Neil Ruddock

    Neil "Razor" Ruddock is a retired England football , who played as a central defender .Football careerHe made his debut at Millwall F.C....
  • Antonia Okonma
    Antonia Okonma

    Antonia Okonma is a United Kingdom actress of Nigerian descent. She is best known for playing the role of Darlene Cake in the ITV1 series Bad Girls from 2004?2006....
  • Terri Dwyer
    Terri Dwyer

    Terri Dwyer is an England actress.She began her career as a Model and in 1995 won the part of Ruth Osborne in the British soap opera, Hollyoaks....
  • Fran Cosgrave
    Fran Cosgrave

    Fran Cosgrave is an Ireland nightclub owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the former Westlife bodyguard....


Other Participants

  • Model Emma B
    Emma B (Blocksage)

    Emma Blocksage, also known as Emma B , is an England model and TV presenter....
     took part in one episode as a replacement for Victoria Silvstedt
    Victoria Silvstedt

    Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish people model , a Playboy Playmate of the Year and an actress. She is also a radio and TV hostess, a published singer, and a former national-level skier in Sweden....
     using the character name Queen Bee.
  • Radio DJ Toby Anstis
    Toby Anstis

    Toby Anstis is a radio presenter on Global Radio's Heart Network of stations. He presents his morning show weekdays from 10am-1pm across all of the groups Heart branded stations....
     was set to appear in the series, but had to pull out when he broke two of his fingers.
  • The UK Pitbulls
    UK Pitbulls

    The UK Pitbulls were an England professional wrestling tag team that consisted of brothers Bulk and Big Dave . Their motto was "if we don't beat you, we eat you!"....
     tag team appeared on the follow up show with Jack Osbourne,but most serious wrestlers declined to appear.