Robbie Brookside
Encyclopedia
Robert Edward Brooks better known by his ring name Robbie Brookside, is a British
professional wrestler. He has toured all over the world during his career including such countries as the United States, Japan, Germany, and Mexico
. He was a regular tag partner
of Steve Regal
in the United Kingdom and he has competed in the New Japan Pro Wrestling
's annual tournament, the Super J in 1997 where he picked up a victory over Chris Jericho
.
on 11 March 1966. His father was a football player, who played a few professional games for Preston North End and chose his son, Robert as the man to carry on his place in the sport. At age 8 Brooks was playing football with people who were 12 years old and by age 9 he was playing in organised leagues for a team named Rockingham
.
When Brooks first caught a glimpse of wrestling he was eager to continue watching, however his father hated wrestling and wouldn't let Brooks watch it when at home. Brooks would continue to watch wrestling with any chance he had, and even traveled to Liverpool Stadium
for an 8 man knockout wrestling tournament.
, and Brian Dixon, who got Brooks some jobs on the holiday camps with established wrestlers such as Steve Adonis.
Wrestling as Robbie Brookside, he won his first title after World Heavy-Middleweight Champion "Rollerball" Mark Rocco
retired and Brookside won the vacant title in a tournament. The following year, he lost it to Frank 'Chic' Cullen
Brookside then teamed with Doc Dean as The Liverpool Lads, together winning the British Tag Team Championship. Frankie Sloan
later teamed with Brookside as The Liverpool Lads in place of Dean.
In 1996, Brookside got the chance to wrestle in Germany for the Catch Wrestling Association
through his contact with the group, Dave "Fit" Finlay
. From then through to the turn of the century, Brookside could be found wrestling across many promotion in Europe, and won many titles during his travels.
Brookside spent 6 months in America wrestling for World Championship Wrestling
, including several matches on Nitro, WCW's main TV shown worldwide.
On 25 April 2005, Brookside had a dark match on World Wrestling Entertainment
's 'Raw
' during a taping of the show in the UK, losing to Simon Dean
. When WWE once again returned to England, Brookside joined other British wrestlers Thunder and Steve Lewington as part of the WWE security squad that helped keep the waring Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers apart.
Brookside continued to wrestle in and around the UK and remained one of the top British wrestlers, winning many of the top titles in the UK. Brookside became the first-ever Real Quality Wrestling
Heavyweight Champion on 29 April 2006, defeating former WWE and WCW Superstar Billy Kidman during a match at RQW's A Night Of Champions event. Brookside would later go on to win the Frontier Wrestling Alliance
's British Heavyweight Championship
at the FWA Summer Classic in a no-DQ elimination three-way match, finally pinning Jonny Storm
after then-champion Hade Vansen
, who was eliminated first, returned to the ring and hit Storm with his 'South City Driller' finishing move.
Though FWA Champion, Brookside was in fact wrestling under the banner of another promotion, All Star Wrestling
. Brookside would remain an All Star wrestler throughout his reign, with various FWA wrestlers trying to take back 'their' championship. During this time, Brookside would vacate his RQW Heavyweight title and leave the promotion. Brookside would also take an interest in the future of the business by going on to train future wrestlers, eventually opening his own Leicester
based wrestling school, Wrestleicester, in late 2006.
Brookside appeared on the 23 April 2007 episode of WWE Raw, losing a no disqualification, 3-on-1 handicap match to Shane McMahon
, Vince McMahon
, and Umaga
. Brookside was introduced as a man that Shane McMahon had personally seen take down six men by himself in a fight at a local pub.
Brookside has also had WWE matches against Snitsky and Maven.
Brookside would also wrestle for Alan Ravenhill's Welsh Wrestling in 2008 where he defeated James Mason
in a world of sport rules match at Maesteg Town Hall. In February 2008, Brookside won All Star Promotions British Heavyweight Championship for the second time but was forced to vacate the title in May 2009 due to injury.
Now, Brookside teaches students in wrestling in his Leicester-based gym, WrestLeicester.
At A WWE house show in Birmingham England on the 7th Nov 2011, Steve Regal
announced Brookside was in the crowd that without Brookside guidance there would be no Steve Regal
, Sheamus or Wade Barrett.
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. He has toured all over the world during his career including such countries as the United States, Japan, Germany, and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. He was a regular tag partner
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...
of Steve Regal
Darren Matthews
Darren Kenneth Matthews , is an English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to WWE and competing on the SmackDown brand under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Steven Regal...
in the United Kingdom and he has competed in the New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
's annual tournament, the Super J in 1997 where he picked up a victory over Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
.
Early life
Robert Edward Brooks was born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
on 11 March 1966. His father was a football player, who played a few professional games for Preston North End and chose his son, Robert as the man to carry on his place in the sport. At age 8 Brooks was playing football with people who were 12 years old and by age 9 he was playing in organised leagues for a team named Rockingham
Rockingham
-People:* Marquess of Rockingham, a British title of nobility whose holders included:** Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who was the eighth Prime Minister of the United Kingdom* Cllr...
.
When Brooks first caught a glimpse of wrestling he was eager to continue watching, however his father hated wrestling and wouldn't let Brooks watch it when at home. Brooks would continue to watch wrestling with any chance he had, and even traveled to Liverpool Stadium
Liverpool Stadium
Liverpool Stadium was a stadium in Liverpool, England. It hosted many different events including boxing, wrestling, concerts, and political hustings.-External links:**-Bibliography:*Curley, Mallory...
for an 8 man knockout wrestling tournament.
Professional wrestling career
Brooks was discovered by Bobby Barren, who invited him to wrestle at the Pleasure Beach in BlackpoolBlackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, and Brian Dixon, who got Brooks some jobs on the holiday camps with established wrestlers such as Steve Adonis.
Wrestling as Robbie Brookside, he won his first title after World Heavy-Middleweight Champion "Rollerball" Mark Rocco
Mark Rocco
Mark Hussey is a retired English professional wrestler who competed for All-Star Wrestling as Mark "Rollerball" Rocco and as the original masked Black Tiger in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1970s and 80s...
retired and Brookside won the vacant title in a tournament. The following year, he lost it to Frank 'Chic' Cullen
Brookside then teamed with Doc Dean as The Liverpool Lads, together winning the British Tag Team Championship. Frankie Sloan
Frankie Sloan
Frankie Sloan is an English professional wrestler from Liverpool. He appeared under his wrestling name on BBC quiz show The Weakest Link broadcast on 3 May 2011.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling:...
later teamed with Brookside as The Liverpool Lads in place of Dean.
In 1996, Brookside got the chance to wrestle in Germany for the Catch Wrestling Association
Catch Wrestling Association
The Catch Wrestling Association was a professional wrestling organization based in Austria and Germany and was founded in 1973. It was formerly run by famous AWA champion Otto Wanz. The CWA featured a traditional brand of mat wrestling mixed with various “Strong Man” competitions...
through his contact with the group, Dave "Fit" 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...
. From then through to the turn of the century, Brookside could be found wrestling across many promotion in Europe, and won many titles during his travels.
Brookside spent 6 months in America wrestling for World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
, including several matches on Nitro, WCW's main TV shown worldwide.
On 25 April 2005, Brookside had a dark match on World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's 'Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
' during a taping of the show in the UK, losing to Simon Dean
Mike Bucci
Michael "Mike" Bucci is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. Bucci is probably best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Nova, Super Nova, and "Hollywood" Nova and World Wrestling Entertainment as Simon Dean...
. When WWE once again returned to England, Brookside joined other British wrestlers Thunder and Steve Lewington as part of the WWE security squad that helped keep the waring Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers apart.
Brookside continued to wrestle in and around the UK and remained one of the top British wrestlers, winning many of the top titles in the UK. Brookside became the first-ever Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to...
Heavyweight Champion on 29 April 2006, defeating former WWE and WCW Superstar Billy Kidman during a match at RQW's A Night Of Champions event. Brookside would later go on to win the 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...
's British Heavyweight Championship
FWA British Heavyweight Championship
The British Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the XWA. The championship was originally created and contested for in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance but moved to XWA when the former company became defunct...
at the FWA Summer Classic in a no-DQ elimination three-way match, finally pinning 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...
after then-champion Hade Vansen
Hade Vansen
Hade Vansen is an English professional wrestler who was under a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment until he was released from his contract on January 9, 2009.-Career:...
, who was eliminated first, returned to the ring and hit Storm with his 'South City Driller' finishing move.
Though FWA Champion, Brookside was in fact wrestling under the banner of another promotion, All Star Wrestling
All Star Wrestling
All Star Wrestling is a British Professional wrestling promotion also known as All Star Promotions, Superslam Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling and originally known as Wrestling Enterprises , run by Brian Dixon and based in Liverpool, England...
. Brookside would remain an All Star wrestler throughout his reign, with various FWA wrestlers trying to take back 'their' championship. During this time, Brookside would vacate his RQW Heavyweight title and leave the promotion. Brookside would also take an interest in the future of the business by going on to train future wrestlers, eventually opening his own Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
based wrestling school, Wrestleicester, in late 2006.
Brookside appeared on the 23 April 2007 episode of WWE Raw, losing a no disqualification, 3-on-1 handicap match to Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon
Shane Brandon McMahon is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment , he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and former US Senate candidate Linda...
, Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the current Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE...
, and Umaga
Eddie Fatu
Edward Smith "Eki" Fatu was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga...
. Brookside was introduced as a man that Shane McMahon had personally seen take down six men by himself in a fight at a local pub.
Brookside has also had WWE matches against Snitsky and Maven.
Brookside would also wrestle for Alan Ravenhill's Welsh Wrestling in 2008 where he defeated James Mason
James Mason (wrestler)
James Atkins is a British professional wrestler best known under his ring name James Mason.-Career:A childhood fan of Big Daddy, Atkins began wrestling for All Star Promotions in 1993, adopting the ringname James Mason, after the film actor of the same name at the behest of ring announcer John...
in a world of sport rules match at Maesteg Town Hall. In February 2008, Brookside won All Star Promotions British Heavyweight Championship for the second time but was forced to vacate the title in May 2009 due to injury.
Now, Brookside teaches students in wrestling in his Leicester-based gym, WrestLeicester.
At A WWE house show in Birmingham England on the 7th Nov 2011, Steve Regal
Darren Matthews
Darren Kenneth Matthews , is an English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to WWE and competing on the SmackDown brand under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Steven Regal...
announced Brookside was in the crowd that without Brookside guidance there would be no Steve Regal
Darren Matthews
Darren Kenneth Matthews , is an English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to WWE and competing on the SmackDown brand under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Steven Regal...
, Sheamus or Wade Barrett.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Iconoclasm, sometimes floated over into a bridging double leg roll-up pin
- Signature moves
- Northern Lights suplex
- ManagerManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
s- Lisa FuryLisa FuryLisa Fury is an English professional wrestler. She currently performs for the United Kingdom-based All Star Wrestling and the Italy-based Nu-Wrestling Evolution as both a wrestler and a valet.-Early life:...
- Lisa Fury
- 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- "Wildcat"
Championships and accomplishments
- All Action Wrestling
- AAW North East Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- All Star WrestlingAll Star WrestlingAll Star Wrestling is a British Professional wrestling promotion also known as All Star Promotions, Superslam Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling and originally known as Wrestling Enterprises , run by Brian Dixon and based in Liverpool, England...
- ASW British Heavyweight ChampionshipBritish Heavyweight ChampionshipThe British Heavyweight Championship is a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit.Many versions of the British Heavyweight Championship exist in the independent circuit of the United Kingdom at any given time but the scene is usually dominated by one companies...
(2 times) - World Heavy-Midddleweight Championship (1 time)
- ASW British Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Doc Dean
- Catch Wrestling AssociationCatch Wrestling AssociationThe Catch Wrestling Association was a professional wrestling organization based in Austria and Germany and was founded in 1973. It was formerly run by famous AWA champion Otto Wanz. The CWA featured a traditional brand of mat wrestling mixed with various “Strong Man” competitions...
- CWA Intercontinental Heavyweight ChampionshipCWA Intercontinental Heavyweight ChampionshipThe CWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was the secondary singles title in the German professional wrestling promotion the Catch Wrestling Association. The title was active from 1991 through the promotion's close in 2000.-See also:...
(1 time) - CWA World Tag Team ChampionshipCWA World Tag Team Championship (Germany)The CWA World Tag Team Championship was the tag team professional wrestling title in the German professional wrestling promotion the Catch Wrestling Association. It was established in 1988, and lasted until the promotion's 2000 closing.-Title history:...
(1 time) – with Cannonball GrizzlyPaul NeuPaul Neu is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known under the ring name PN News and for his stints in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling...
- European Wrestling Promotion
- EWP Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
- Ironman Hardcore Knockout Tournament (2001)
- European Wrestling Union
- European Heavyweight ChampionshipEuropean Heavyweight ChampionshipThe European Heavyweight Championship is a top title competed for throughout the European Union's professional wrestling circuit.The title would be defended in many promotions in Europe, and other versions of this one title also appeared in certain promotions...
(2 times) - European Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Doc Dean
- Manfred Koch Memorial Cup (2001)
- Frontier Wrestling AllianceFrontier Wrestling AllianceFrontier 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...
- FWA British Heavyweight ChampionshipFWA British Heavyweight ChampionshipThe British Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the XWA. The championship was originally created and contested for in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance but moved to XWA when the former company became defunct...
(1 time) - FWA European Union ChampionshipFWA European Union ChampionshipThe FWA European Union Championship was a short-lived mid-card title contested for in the professional wrestling promotion, Frontier Wrestling Alliance....
(1 time)
- New Alliance of Wrestling Athletes
- NAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Premier Wrestling Federation
- Worthing Trophy (1995, 1999, 2005)
- Ken Joyce Trophy (2004–2006)
- Wrestler of the Year (1995, 2005)
- Professional Wrestling Alliance
- PWA European Championship (2 times)
- Real Quality WrestlingReal Quality WrestlingReal Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to...
- RQW Heavyweight ChampionshipRQW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe Real Quality Wrestling Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. It is currently the highest ranked championship in the company. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers, involved in pre-existing...
(1 time)
- The Wrestling Alliance
- TWA British Heavyweight Champion (2 times)
- TWA Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- TWA British Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Doug WilliamsDoug Williams (wrestler)Douglas Clayton Durdle is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Doug Williams. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Douglas Williams...
(1)
- westside Xtreme wrestling
- wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)