James Curtin
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James Curtin better known by his ring name
Spud, is a British
professional wrestler
. Curtin, known for his small stature, is considered the smallest mainstream wrestler in the United Kingdom
.
Throughout most of his career, the Spud persona has wrestled matches as the babyface
underdog
; often facing off against much larger wrestlers. He is currently working for SAS Wrestling, Frontier Wrestling Alliance
, Anti-Watershed Wrestling (AWW), IPW:UK New Generation Wrestling (NGW)and Triple X Wrestling
(TXW) in his 'Rockstar' persona, a heel
apparently based on obnoxious prima-donna 1980s rock musicians such as Ronnie James Dio
.
within the United Kingdom
, United States and Europe under the ring name "Spud".
While on the indy circuit, Spud's first major appearances came with the Revolution British Wrestling
promotion in 2003. On 30 August 2003, Spud defeated Jack Hazard to become RBW's first British Welterweight Champion
; a title Spud held for several months before losing it to "The Gift" Ross Jordan
in a Maximum Falls contest
sometime in December 2003.
PWG's second UK show in October 2007 featured Spud facing off against Joey Ryan. Ryan pinned Spud after a Superkick.
promotion right from its creation in 2004. Through 2005, Spud had a high profile feud with Jack Storm, which culminated in a street fight in January 2006.
While in IPW:UK, Spud became one half of the tag team
Dragon Hearts, with fellow wrestler Dragon Phoenix. On 24 September 2006, Dragon Hearts defeated The Untouchables in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
to become IPW:UK Tag Team Champions
.
The Dragon Hearts also got involved with IPW:UK's inter-federation feud with Frontier Wrestling Alliance
, and even though Spud is a regular for that promotion he wrestled on the side of IPW:UK in a match against Team FWA. The Dragon Hearts teamed up with Leroy Kincaide to face off against Iceman, Jonny Storm
, and Jorge Castano
in a match that saw both Phoenix and Spud suffer injury. Phoenix deep wound to his head while Spud suffered what appeared to be a separated or dislocated shoulder due to a dropkick
at the hands of Storm. Storm and Spud faced off in a in a grudge match in early 2007 with Spud picking up the win.
Spud went on to represent IPW:UK in the joint FWA vs IPW:UK Final Frontiers show losing to Hade Vansen. After a losing effort against IPW:UK Tag team champions Swiss Money Holdings in IPW:UK's debut in Liverpool, Luke Dragon Phoenix left the promotion disbanding The Dragon Hearts. Back to singles action, Spud went on to face Big Brother contestant Billi Bhatti in a losing effort thanks to the Hated Heroes.
Spud recently defeated Dave Moralez and Eamon O'Neill to advance in the opening rounds of the British National Championship but was defeated by Sam Slam in the Quarter Finals.
Spud's last recent appearances for IPW:UK have seen him in losing efforts to former Gladiator's and current TNA star Magnus Nick 'Oblivion' Aldis
.
Spud returned to the promotion after 6 months under his "Rockstar" character and defeated Lion Kid to become the IPW:UK Cruiserweight Champion
.
, and was brought up into the main roster to be used as a jobber
for a short time, competing against many larger opponents. During the start of 2005, however, FWA began showcasing their flyweight division
, later that year Spud entered into a tournament
to crown a Flyweight Champion for promotion. Spud made it to the tournament final, where he was defeated by Ross Jordan, who became the first FWA Flyweight Champion
. However, Jordan was only awarded the match after the referee stopped the contest due to a kayfabe
injury to Spud's leg. The pair continued to feud for over 14-month with Jordan repeatedly attacking Spud in attempts to re-injure his leg. The feud culminated in a Last Man Standing match at FWA Last Fight at the Prom on 30 September 2006 with Spud picking up the win.
Following a talent trading agreement with the FWA, Spud made his first US
appearance in April 2006, competing for Ring of Honor
during their two-night Weekend of Champions shows. Spud also appeared during ROH's first tour of shows in the UK, Unified and Anarchy In The UK in August 2006.
The-then 21 year old Spud also competed under the FWA banner during the British Wrestling United National Under 23's Championship event, being FWA's entry into the tournament to crown the first under 23 champion. However, Spud failed to win the tournament losing to its eventual winner Sam Slam in the first round.
Upon the FWA's relaunch Spud has performed under his "Rockstar" character with an over the top entrance including a female security guard, a band and groupee. He is currently locked in a war of words with longtime rival Jonny Storm
.
El Ligero
, defeating him in a last man standing match to become champion with help from The Kartel and Martin Stone to form 'The Firm' faction.
Spud won the annual Goldrush rumble to become the No 1 Contender to the XWA Heavyweight Championship while still the XWA Flyweight Champion, which he succeeded in doing after beating Sam Slam at the 2009 Last Fight at the Prom.
The Rockstar was stripped of the XWA Flyweight Championship due to his lack of defenses and also lost the XWA Heavyweight Championship later in the year losing the title to Johnny Phere.
Spud, since losing the XWA Heavyweight Championship, suffered a number of defeats and was then injured in September 2010 in a match with the new 'Showstealer' Nathan Cruz. The Rockstar made his return in February 2011 confronting Cruz and his former allies Team Rockstar for abandoning him in the annual XWA Goldrush Rumble.
roster since its inception in 2005. Still competing under the out matched underdog gimmick, Spud had a longtime feud with American wrestler Sterling James Keenan
and the super heavyweight Abyss
.
Spud and partner Luke Dragon Phoenix resurfaced in 1PW to win the Tag Team Titles in their debut as a team.
Spud left the promotion in the Winter of 2007 after losing the 1PW Tag Team Titles to The Damned Nation along with partner Luke Dragon Phoenix
Spud later Returned to 1PW at The 3rd Year Anniversary, as Hubba Bubba Lucah's mystery Tag team partner to finally cause the disbantion of Damnned Nation. On 15 November 2009, he defeated Darkside to win the 1PW Openweight Championship
.
) but were then knocked out by Team Charming who went on to win the RQW Tag Team Championships.
(TNA) house shows which took place in Portugal
, facing Jonny Storm
, Jody Fleisch
and Pac
in fatal 4-way matches.
based promotion, Anti-Watershed Wrestling, using an 80s Rockstar gimmick. On 26 July 2007, Spud won a 5-Man Gauntlet defeating BBS to become number one contender for the AWW Championship but was unable to defeat Carnage for the title in November 2007. Spud competed in a TLC featuring Carnage and Dan Ryder for the AWW Championship and again failed to win the championship.
Spud defeated Dave Moralez to become AWW Champion on 7 November 2008.
Spud would hold the title for a year, losing it to Lucian L. Jones in November 2009 at Aston Uni after nearly losing it to young, talented MK Mikinan the show before at The Saddlers Club, Walsall. Although Spud got pinned by MK, Management Disqualified Mikinan for an illegal use of the title belt, thus Spud retained the title.
Spud lost the championship to Lucian L. Jones in November 2009 and then began feuding with former bodyguard T-Bone for most of 2010.
based promotion since its establishment in 2005. He has waged war with long-time nemesis Jack Storm after he turned on him in the "Bring Your Jeans" show of November 2005.
Spud battled against Team Charming members for nearly a year in order to get his hands on Jack Storm. He faced him eventually in the final of the first SAS UK Wrestling Championship tournament by pinning his foe after a hard-fought encounter thought by many as UK Match Of The Year in 2006.
Spud lost the championship a month later thanks to Jack Storm's manager Charming Don Charles, and in another long feud eventually wrestled him in a one on one Bring Your Jeans Streetfight match pinning him with one foot after a steel chair shot to the head.
Spud became SAS UK Champion once again by defeating Jack Storm in April 2008 in a steel cage match.
Recently Spud turned his back on the fans by attacking Phil Bedwell, citing the fans not caring about him as much as they do about the former alcoholic as his motivation, and evolved into his 'Rockstar' persona.
Spud defended the championship for most of 2009 against Derise Coffie and Bubblegum before finally losing the championship to Bubblegum in a Steel cage match in June 2010.
In January 2011 Spud, in his "Rockstar", character appeared on BBC3's Snog Marry Avoid?
where he was given a 'make-under'.
Curtin has also filmed a small part in upcoming short film "Light The Lights" (starring Callum Best) where he plays the part of a clown.
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Spud, is a British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. Curtin, known for his small stature, is considered the smallest mainstream wrestler in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Throughout most of his career, the Spud persona has wrestled matches as the babyface
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
underdog
Underdog (competition)
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, frequently in electoral politics, sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. The party, team or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the rare case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. These...
; often facing off against much larger wrestlers. He is currently working for SAS Wrestling, Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance is a British professional wrestling promotion. Established in 1993 as the Fratton Wrestling Association it soon became the Frontier Wrestling Alliance six years later and until 2007 when it lost a scripted inter-promotional feud with International Pro Wrestling: United...
, Anti-Watershed Wrestling (AWW), IPW:UK New Generation Wrestling (NGW)and Triple X Wrestling
Triple X Wrestling
Triple X Wrestling is a professional wrestling promotion based in Coventry, England, which operated from 2006–2007, and from 2009 onwards. TXW is promoted by James Meikle and Nick Bakewell...
(TXW) in his 'Rockstar' persona, a heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
apparently based on obnoxious prima-donna 1980s rock musicians such as Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
.
Professional wrestling career
Curtin, who was originally trained by Jack Storm and Chris Gilbert within the K-Star Wrestling promotion before eventually coming under the tutelage of "Charming" Don Charles at the SAS Wrestling Academy, went on to perform in many independent promotionsIndependent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
within the United Kingdom
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over 100 years but became popular when the then new Independent Television station - ITV began showing it in 1955 firstly on Saturday afternoons and then also in a late night mid week slot...
, United States and Europe under the ring name "Spud".
While on the indy circuit, Spud's first major appearances came with the Revolution British Wrestling
Revolution British Wrestling
Revolution British Wrestling was a British professional wrestling promotion, that governed over smaller branches across the United Kingdom.-History:...
promotion in 2003. On 30 August 2003, Spud defeated Jack Hazard to become RBW's first British Welterweight Champion
RBW British Welterweight Championship
The British Welterweight Championship is the welterweight title competed for throughout the British wrestling circuit.Many versions of the British Welterweight Championship exist in the independent circuit of the United Kingdom at any given time but the scene is usually dominated by one companies...
; a title Spud held for several months before losing it to "The Gift" Ross Jordan
Ross Jordan
Ross Jones, better known by his ring name Ross Jordan, is a British professional wrestler. He is currently working under the ring name RJ Singh...
in a Maximum Falls contest
Iron Man match
An Iron Man match is a professional wrestling match type that is set to go a specific amount of time, usually 30 or 60 minutes, with the competitor with the most falls at the end of that time named the victor...
sometime in December 2003.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
PWG made their first tour of the UK in February 2006 where Spud teamed with Topgun Talwar and Aviv Maayan faced Excalibur, Disco Machine and Ronin in a 6-man tag team match where Spud was pinned by Excalibur.PWG's second UK show in October 2007 featured Spud facing off against Joey Ryan. Ryan pinned Spud after a Superkick.
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
Spud competed regularly for the International Pro Wrestling: United KingdomInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent...
promotion right from its creation in 2004. Through 2005, Spud had a high profile feud with Jack Storm, which culminated in a street fight in January 2006.
While in IPW:UK, Spud became one half of the tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
Dragon Hearts, with fellow wrestler Dragon Phoenix. On 24 September 2006, Dragon Hearts defeated The Untouchables in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
A Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, often abbreviated as a TLC, is a type of professional wrestling match originated within WWE, but can be seen under different variations in other wrestling promotions....
to become IPW:UK Tag Team Champions
IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
The British Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and copyrighted by International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and Real Quality Wrestling. The IPW:UK title was established in 2005 and the RQW title was established in 2007...
.
The Dragon Hearts also got involved with IPW:UK's inter-federation feud with Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance is a British professional wrestling promotion. Established in 1993 as the Fratton Wrestling Association it soon became the Frontier Wrestling Alliance six years later and until 2007 when it lost a scripted inter-promotional feud with International Pro Wrestling: United...
, and even though Spud is a regular for that promotion he wrestled on the side of IPW:UK in a match against Team FWA. The Dragon Hearts teamed up with Leroy Kincaide to face off against Iceman, Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
, and Jorge Castano
Jorge Castano
Jorge Castaño is a Colombian professional wrestler who works for many promotions on the United Kingdom independent circuit.-Early life:Jorge Castaño was born in the Cali, Colombia and gained an interest in wrestling at a very early age. Once Jorge reached ten years of age, he and his family moved...
in a match that saw both Phoenix and Spud suffer injury. Phoenix deep wound to his head while Spud suffered what appeared to be a separated or dislocated shoulder due to a dropkick
Dropkick
A dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than...
at the hands of Storm. Storm and Spud faced off in a in a grudge match in early 2007 with Spud picking up the win.
Spud went on to represent IPW:UK in the joint FWA vs IPW:UK Final Frontiers show losing to Hade Vansen. After a losing effort against IPW:UK Tag team champions Swiss Money Holdings in IPW:UK's debut in Liverpool, Luke Dragon Phoenix left the promotion disbanding The Dragon Hearts. Back to singles action, Spud went on to face Big Brother contestant Billi Bhatti in a losing effort thanks to the Hated Heroes.
Spud recently defeated Dave Moralez and Eamon O'Neill to advance in the opening rounds of the British National Championship but was defeated by Sam Slam in the Quarter Finals.
Spud's last recent appearances for IPW:UK have seen him in losing efforts to former Gladiator's and current TNA star Magnus Nick 'Oblivion' Aldis
Nick Aldis
Nicholas Harry "Nick" Aldis is an English professional wrestler and actor. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Magnus, where he is a one time World Tag Team Champion with Doug Williams...
.
Spud returned to the promotion after 6 months under his "Rockstar" character and defeated Lion Kid to become the IPW:UK Cruiserweight Champion
RQW Cruiserweight Championship
The Real Quality Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. The title was established in 2007 and is the second highest ranked championship in the company. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different...
.
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Spud also worked for the Frontier Wrestling AllianceFrontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance is a British professional wrestling promotion. Established in 1993 as the Fratton Wrestling Association it soon became the Frontier Wrestling Alliance six years later and until 2007 when it lost a scripted inter-promotional feud with International Pro Wrestling: United...
, and was brought up into the main roster to be used as a jobber
Job (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match. It is derived from the euphemism "doing one's job", which was employed to protect kayfabe. As professional wrestling is scripted, inevitably a wrestler will be required to lose to an opponent.The term...
for a short time, competing against many larger opponents. During the start of 2005, however, FWA began showcasing their flyweight division
Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a cruiserweight is a wrestler weighing 220 lb and less, sometimes 215. The older term junior heavyweight, which was used to describe the division, is more favored in Japan, where many titles for lighter-weight competitors are called junior heavyweight titles...
, later that year Spud entered into a tournament
Professional wrestling tournament
On various occasions in professional wrestling a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a championship or number-one contendership therein...
to crown a Flyweight Champion for promotion. Spud made it to the tournament final, where he was defeated by Ross Jordan, who became the first FWA Flyweight Champion
FWA Flyweight Championship
The British Flyweight Championship is a British flyweight professional wrestling championship currently defended in XWA. It was created in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance , a promotion that was closed in 2007...
. However, Jordan was only awarded the match after the referee stopped the contest due to 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...
injury to Spud's leg. The pair continued to feud for over 14-month with Jordan repeatedly attacking Spud in attempts to re-injure his leg. The feud culminated in a Last Man Standing match at FWA Last Fight at the Prom on 30 September 2006 with Spud picking up the win.
Following a talent trading agreement with the FWA, Spud made his first US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
appearance in April 2006, competing for Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
during their two-night Weekend of Champions shows. Spud also appeared during ROH's first tour of shows in the UK, Unified and Anarchy In The UK in August 2006.
The-then 21 year old Spud also competed under the FWA banner during the British Wrestling United National Under 23's Championship event, being FWA's entry into the tournament to crown the first under 23 champion. However, Spud failed to win the tournament losing to its eventual winner Sam Slam in the first round.
Upon the FWA's relaunch Spud has performed under his "Rockstar" character with an over the top entrance including a female security guard, a band and groupee. He is currently locked in a war of words with longtime rival Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
.
XWA Wrestling
After the feud between FWA and IPW:UK ended, the XWA promotion was founded from the remains of the FWA. Spud feuded with XWA Flyweight ChampionFWA Flyweight Championship
The British Flyweight Championship is a British flyweight professional wrestling championship currently defended in XWA. It was created in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance , a promotion that was closed in 2007...
El Ligero
El Ligero
Simon Musk is a British professional wrestler better known by his ring name El Ligero. He has been regarded as one of the top wrestlers currently wrestling in Europe.-Professional wrestling career:...
, defeating him in a last man standing match to become champion with help from The Kartel and Martin Stone to form 'The Firm' faction.
Spud won the annual Goldrush rumble to become the No 1 Contender to the XWA Heavyweight Championship while still the XWA Flyweight Champion, which he succeeded in doing after beating Sam Slam at the 2009 Last Fight at the Prom.
The Rockstar was stripped of the XWA Flyweight Championship due to his lack of defenses and also lost the XWA Heavyweight Championship later in the year losing the title to Johnny Phere.
Spud, since losing the XWA Heavyweight Championship, suffered a number of defeats and was then injured in September 2010 in a match with the new 'Showstealer' Nathan Cruz. The Rockstar made his return in February 2011 confronting Cruz and his former allies Team Rockstar for abandoning him in the annual XWA Goldrush Rumble.
One Pro Wrestling
Spud also became one of the top British stars in the One Pro WrestlingOne Pro Wrestling
One Pro Wrestling was a British professional wrestling promotion. 1PW was founded in 2005 by Steven Gauntley until the promotion went into liquidation in 2007; it was restarted within the same year..It ended in August 2011....
roster since its inception in 2005. Still competing under the out matched underdog gimmick, Spud had a longtime feud with American wrestler Sterling James Keenan
Sterling James Keenan
Matt Polinsky is an American professional wrestler known better by his ring name, Sterling James Keenan, the second part of which is taken from Maynard James Keenan of Tool...
and the super heavyweight Abyss
Chris Parks
Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
.
Spud and partner Luke Dragon Phoenix resurfaced in 1PW to win the Tag Team Titles in their debut as a team.
Spud left the promotion in the Winter of 2007 after losing the 1PW Tag Team Titles to The Damned Nation along with partner Luke Dragon Phoenix
Spud later Returned to 1PW at The 3rd Year Anniversary, as Hubba Bubba Lucah's mystery Tag team partner to finally cause the disbantion of Damnned Nation. On 15 November 2009, he defeated Darkside to win the 1PW Openweight Championship
1PW Openweight Championship
The 1PW Openweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the One Pro Wrestling promotion. The title was established in 2006 and was the lowest ranked championship in the company....
.
Real Quality Wrestling
Spud is well known in RQW when he partners with Luke 'Dragon' Phoenix to make the team of The Dragon Hearts. They participated in the RQW Tag Team Championship tournament between 17 February 2007 and 13 January 2008. They made it into the semi-finals (which Luke Phoenix did not participate in, and was replaced by Ross JordanRoss Jordan
Ross Jones, better known by his ring name Ross Jordan, is a British professional wrestler. He is currently working under the ring name RJ Singh...
) but were then knocked out by Team Charming who went on to win the RQW Tag Team Championships.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
In January, Spud had two appearances at Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
(TNA) house shows which took place in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, facing Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
, Jody Fleisch
Jody Fleisch
Jerome Fleisch is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jody Fleisch. He is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, One Pro Wrestling and Real Quality Wrestling...
and Pac
Ben Satterly
Benjamin "Ben" Satterly is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Pac , who is currently working for Dragon Gate, and Dragon Gate USA. He is noted for his exceptional high flying style which has earned him the nickname "The Man That Gravity Forgot"...
in fatal 4-way matches.
Anti-Watershed Wrestling
Spud made many appearances for the MidlandsEnglish Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
based promotion, Anti-Watershed Wrestling, using an 80s Rockstar gimmick. On 26 July 2007, Spud won a 5-Man Gauntlet defeating BBS to become number one contender for the AWW Championship but was unable to defeat Carnage for the title in November 2007. Spud competed in a TLC featuring Carnage and Dan Ryder for the AWW Championship and again failed to win the championship.
Spud defeated Dave Moralez to become AWW Champion on 7 November 2008.
Spud would hold the title for a year, losing it to Lucian L. Jones in November 2009 at Aston Uni after nearly losing it to young, talented MK Mikinan the show before at The Saddlers Club, Walsall. Although Spud got pinned by MK, Management Disqualified Mikinan for an illegal use of the title belt, thus Spud retained the title.
Spud lost the championship to Lucian L. Jones in November 2009 and then began feuding with former bodyguard T-Bone for most of 2010.
SAS Wrestling
Spud has appeared for the London and MidlandsEnglish Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
based promotion since its establishment in 2005. He has waged war with long-time nemesis Jack Storm after he turned on him in the "Bring Your Jeans" show of November 2005.
Spud battled against Team Charming members for nearly a year in order to get his hands on Jack Storm. He faced him eventually in the final of the first SAS UK Wrestling Championship tournament by pinning his foe after a hard-fought encounter thought by many as UK Match Of The Year in 2006.
Spud lost the championship a month later thanks to Jack Storm's manager Charming Don Charles, and in another long feud eventually wrestled him in a one on one Bring Your Jeans Streetfight match pinning him with one foot after a steel chair shot to the head.
Spud became SAS UK Champion once again by defeating Jack Storm in April 2008 in a steel cage match.
Recently Spud turned his back on the fans by attacking Phil Bedwell, citing the fans not caring about him as much as they do about the former alcoholic as his motivation, and evolved into his 'Rockstar' persona.
Spud defended the championship for most of 2009 against Derise Coffie and Bubblegum before finally losing the championship to Bubblegum in a Steel cage match in June 2010.
New Generation Wrestling
Recently Spud has competed in NGW, and in its Summer Smash Brawl 4 event lost in the finals of the round robin to decide the number one contender for the NGW championship.In the media
In August 2006 Spud appeared on Channel 4's Big Brother's What They Did After The House where Spud on an IPW:UK show in Originton, Kent, was defeated by Big Brother contestant Billi Bhatti.In January 2011 Spud, in his "Rockstar", character appeared on BBC3's Snog Marry Avoid?
Snog Marry Avoid?
Snog Marry Avoid? is a British reality TV show on BBC Three hosted by Jenny Frost and produced by Endemol. It focuses mainly on transforming 'fakery obsessed' or 'slap addicts' in Britain into natural beauties by stripping them of their skimpy clothes and layers of make-up and giving them a...
where he was given a 'make-under'.
Curtin has also filmed a small part in upcoming short film "Light The Lights" (starring Callum Best) where he plays the part of a clown.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- 5 Stone Spud Splash (Frog Splash)
- Satellite DDT (Tilt-a-whirl DDTDDT (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock, and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat...
)
- Signature moves
- Bulldog, sometimes as a wheelbarrow bodyscissors counter
- Hurricanrana
- Missile dropkick
- Superkick
- Rockstar Stunner (Sitout three-quarter facelock jawbreakerStunner (professional wrestling)A stunner is a common term in professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver, predominantly used by Stone Cold Steve Austin and named for his Stone Cold Stunner finisher...
)
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "The Rockstar"
- "The Baby Jesus of British Wrestling"
Championships and accomplishments
- 1 Pro Wrestling1 Pro WrestlingOne Pro Wrestling was a British professional wrestling promotion. 1PW was founded in 2005 by Steven Gauntley until the promotion went into liquidation in 2007; it was restarted within the same year..It ended in August 2011....
- 1PW Tag Team Championship1PW Tag Team ChampionshipThe One Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in One Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2006. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers, involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and...
(1 time) - with Dragon Phoenix - 1PW Openweight Championship1PW Openweight ChampionshipThe 1PW Openweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the One Pro Wrestling promotion. The title was established in 2006 and was the lowest ranked championship in the company....
(1 time)
- 1PW Tag Team Championship
- Anti-Watershed Wrestling
- AWW Heavyweight Championship (1 time,)
- British Real Attitude Wrestling League
- BRAWL Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- International Pro Wrestling: United KingdomInternational Pro Wrestling: United KingdomInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent...
- IPW:UK Cruiserweight ChampionshipRQW Cruiserweight ChampionshipThe Real Quality Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. The title was established in 2007 and is the second highest ranked championship in the company. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different...
(1 timeRQW Cruiserweight ChampionshipThe Real Quality Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. The title was established in 2007 and is the second highest ranked championship in the company. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different...
) - IPW:UK Tag Team ChampionshipIPW:UK Tag Team ChampionshipThe British Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and copyrighted by International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and Real Quality Wrestling. The IPW:UK title was established in 2005 and the RQW title was established in 2007...
(1 time) - with Dragon Phoenix - IPW:UK Extreme Measures Tournament Winner (2005)
- IPW:UK Cruiserweight Championship
- K-Star Wrestling
- KSW Commonwealth Championship (1 time)
- Revolution British WrestlingRevolution British WrestlingRevolution British Wrestling was a British professional wrestling promotion, that governed over smaller branches across the United Kingdom.-History:...
- RBW British Welterweight Champion (1 time)
- SAS Wrestling
- SAS United Kingdom Championship (2 times, current)
- Tri-County Association Pro Wrestling
- TAP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Association of Rugby
- WAR Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- XWA WrestlingXWA (professional wrestling)XWA is a British professional wrestling promotion, based in the English north west seaside town of Morecambe, Lancashire, dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry...
- XWA Flyweight Championship (1 time)
- British Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- Other titles
- Go4 Championship (1 time)
- FCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
External links
- Spud at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Spud profile at Cagematch.de
- Spud profile at IPW:UK