Kyle Fletcher (born 24 December 1998) is an Australian

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

. He is signed to

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(AEW) where he is a member of the

Don Callis Family The Don Callis Family is a villainous professional wrestling stable led and managed by Don Callis. The group also consists of Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Trent Beretta, Lance Archer, Brian Cage, Mark Davis, Josh Alexander, Rocky Romero ...

stable and is one-half of the tag team Protoshita with

Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to American Wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of the tag team Protoshita with Kyle Fletcher. He is a former AEW ...

. He also performs in its sister company

Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; the promotion was subs ...

(ROH) where he is a former one-time

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and

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. Fletcher was previously signed to

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(NJPW) where he was a former

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and inaugural and record-setting two-time

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. He also made appearances for British promotion

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(RevPro) where he was a two-time Undisputed British Tag Team Champion. Fletcher and fellow Australian wrestler Mark Davis teamed together as

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from 2017 to 2023, which in turn forms part of the

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. He has also made appearances for numerous promotions in England, Wales, Ireland, and Germany in addition to performing in the Australian independent circuit for companies such as

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Early life

Fletcher was born and raised on the

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, Australia. A fan of

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from an early age, he was trained by

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, Ryan Eagles, and

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in the Australia-based PWA Academy.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2014–2017)

Fletcher debuted in July 2014, wrestling around the

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state where he worked for companies such as

, wrestling under the ring name InstaGraham. In 2017, he changed his ring name to Kyle Fletcher.

Independent circuit (2017–2023)

In May 2017, Fletcher traveled to the United Kingdom to work on their independent scene, commonly working for WhatCulture Pro-Wrestling (WCPW) and

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. During July of the same year, Fletcher teamed up with fellow Australian wrestler Mark Davis as ''The Aussie Assault''. The two commonly teamed from there on and eventually changed, their team name to Aussie Open, competing together across the UK. Fletcher made an appearance for the Chikara promotion. Aussie Open also competed in Europe for promotions such as

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. In August, Aussie Open made their debuts for

and continued to work there long term. This meant that they would work with

talent due to their working agreement with RevPro. Aussie Open commonly faced talent such as

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, who were on a learning excursion from New Japan. During their tour of the UK in May 2018, Aussie Open made their

debut, losing to Dalton Castle's "boys". In March 2019, Aussie Open won the

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before losing them to

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and

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, ending their reign at 147 days. They regained the championships 41 days later, yet they had to vacate them after 14 days due to Davis suffering a leg injury. In May 2019, Aussie Open achieved a massive victory by defeating NJPW's Suzuki-gun (

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and

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) to win the British Tag Team Championships for the first time. They lost the titles to

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and Josh Bodom, ending their reign at 50 days.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2019–2023)

Aussie Open made their NJPW debut at

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on 31 August, losing in an

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match to

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(

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and

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). Aussie Open wrestled infrequently in 2020, due to the

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. In February 2021, Aussie Open returned to Australia, for the first time as a team, wrestling on several independent shows. Aussie Open returned to RevPro on 21 August 2021, and regained the British Tag Team Championships the following month. On 19 September, at RevPro's High Stakes Event, Aussie Open joined

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in attacking The Young Guns and

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, joining the

stable and turning heel. The three consistently began teaming as a trio across the UK. They lost the championships to Roy Knight and Ricky Knight Jr, ending their reign at 63 days. On 10 April 2022, Aussie Open, made their

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debuts, teaming with fellow United Empire stablemate,

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to defeat TMDK. On 16 April at Windy City Riot, Aussie Open and Cobb, teamed with fellow stablemates,

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, T. J. Perkins and Aaron Henare to defeat

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representatives,

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(

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and

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and guest member

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in a 12-man tag-team match. At Capital Collision, Cobb, Henare and Aussie Open lost to TMDK in an 8-man tag-team match. On the 19 June edition of NJPW Strong Ignition, Aussie Open competed in a tournament to crown the inaugural

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. In the first round, they defeated

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and

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and they defeated the Stray Dog Army in the semi-finals. In the finals at Strong: High Alert, Fletcher and Davis defeated

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and

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to become the inaugural champions. At Music City Mayhem, Aussie Open teamed with T. J. Perkins to defeat the team of Alex Zayne and the

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, FTR. After the match, Aussie Open challenged FTR to a match for the IWGP Tag Team Championships. They received their match at Royal Quest II, where they lost to FTR. At Rumble on 44th Street, Aussie Open lost the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships to

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in a three-way tag-team match also involving

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and Kevin Knight, ending their inaugural reign at 76 days. Davis and Fletcher would compete individually in the 2023

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in March. Fletcher defeated

, Yoshi-Hashi, but was defeated by the other half of the tag-team champions Hirooki Goto. Davis defeated

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in the first round before losing to United Empire stablemate Will Ospreay in the next round. However, Ospreay would be injured in their match, resulting in Davis advancing to the third round where he would defeat

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. In the semi-final round, Davis lost to

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, thus being eliminated from the tournament. Due to Davis' success in the tournament and Fletcher's victory over Tag Team Champion Yoshi-Hashi, Aussie Open earnt a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championships, against Bishamon at

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. On 8 April at the event, Aussie Open defeated Bishamon to win their first IWGP Tag Team Championship. On 15 April at Capital Collision, Fletcher and Davis defeated The Motor City Machine Guns and the team of

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and

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, in a three-way tag-team match, to regain the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships for a second time, making them double champions in NJPW. They defended the Strong titles the next night against Lio Rush and Tomohiro Ishii. On 29 April at NJPW Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni, Aussie Open retained the IWGP Tag Team Championships, defeating TMDK (

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and

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) On 21 May at Resurgence, Fletcher announced that the team would vacate both titles, due to Mark Davis's injury.

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2022–present)

Aussie Open (2022–2023)

On the 8 June episode of ''

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'', Aussie Open and Aaron Henare made their

debuts, aiding Will Ospreay in attacking FTR and

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, who Cobb and O-Khan had attacked two weeks prior. They made their in-ring debuts on the 10 June edition of ''

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'', where they and Ospreay lost to FTR and Beretta in a 6-man tag-team match. Aussie Open returned on the 15 June special Road Rager edition of ''Dynamite'' attacking FTR and

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(Beretta and

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) after Ospreay, defeated FTR's

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, however, they were stopped by

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who was announced to face Ospreay at AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door for Ospreay's

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, along with O-Khan and Cobb facing FTR and Roppongi Vice in a triple threat tag-team match, for both Cobb and O-Khan's

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s and FTR's

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s . At the event, Aussie Open accompanied Ospreay to the ring for his match against Cassidy, often assisting Ospreay during the match. Ospreay eventually retained the championship, and along with Aussie Open, attacked Cassidy and Roppongi Vice after the match. However, Ospreay and Aussie Open were interrupted by

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, who beat down the trio, saving Cassidy and Roppongi Vice. On 27 July, the

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was revealed, Aussie Open and Ospreay being named as participants in the inaugural tournament. On 24 August, Aussie Open and Ospreay defeated

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to progress to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by The Elite (

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and

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) on 31 August. After the match, United Empire attacked The Elite. Fletcher and Davis returned to AEW on the 22 February edition of ''Dynamite'', competing in the Revolution Tag Team Battle Royal, but failed to win. On the same week's edition of ''Rampage'', Davis and Fletcher lost to The Young Bucks. The following week on ''Dynamite'', Aussie Open competed in the Casino Tag Team Royale, but again failed to win. On 9 March, Fletcher and Davis made their return to

(ROH), which was now AEW's sister promotion, following

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's purchase of the company, defeating

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and

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. At

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, The duo competed in the "Reach for the Sky" ladder match for the vacant

, but failed to win the match. A week after winning the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, Fletcher and Davis made their first title defense against Best Friends, defeating them and retaining the titles on the 14 April edition of ''Rampage''. On the 25 May edition of ''Dynamite'', Fletcher appeared in a backstage segment, attacking AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy and admiring the title. A championship match between the two took place on the 24 May edition of ''Dynamite'', where Cassidy defeated Fletcher. Shortly after, it was announced that both Fletcher and Davis had signed with AEW. On 21 July 2023, the duo won the ROH World Tag Team Championships at Death Before Dishonor in a

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. The following week on Ring of Honor, Aussie Open made their first title defence, defeating the Iron Savages. At ''Dynamite'': 200, Aussie Open retained their titles against

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and

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. On the following week's episode of ''

'', the duo accepted a challenge by Better Than You Bay Bay (

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and MJF) for the titles on the Zero-Hour of All In. In the lead up to the match, Aussie Open made further title defences against

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and

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and

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(

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and

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). On the Zero-Hour of All In, Aussie Open lost the ROH World Tag Team Titles to Cole and MJF, ending their reign at 37 days. Following the loss, the duo shifted their focus towards the

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s, calling out champions FTR on the 16 September edition of ''

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'', demanding a championship match at

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. Soon after, the match was made official for the event on 1 October, which was notably the one-year anniversary of the two team's last match, for the IWGP World Tag Team Championships at Royal Quest II. At WrestleDream, FTR defeated Aussie Open, retaining their Championships. After the event, it was revealed that Davis had suffered a wrist injury and would be out of action, leaving Fletcher as a singles wrestler.

Don Callis Family (2023–present)

On the 28 October edition of ''Rampage'', Fletcher was defeated by

. After the match, Fletcher was welcomed into

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. On 15 December at

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, Fletcher defeated

, Lee Moriarty,

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, Lee Johnson, and Bryan Keith in a

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to win the vacant

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, thus making it his first ever singles championship. He also debuted his "Protostar" persona, which included new entrance music and ring gear. At

, Fletcher successfully defended his World Television Championship against Lee Johnson. At

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(CMLL)'s event ''Viernes Espectacular'', Fletcher lost his championship to Atlantis Jr., ending his reign at 196 days. On the 11 September episode of ''Dynamite'', Fletcher teamed with Will Ospreay to win a tag team

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to earn a shot at

' AEW World Tag Team Championships at

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on 25 September, but failed to win the titles at the event. On 12 October at

, Fletcher turned on Ospreay and assisted fellow Don Callis Family member Konosuke Takeshita win the

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. After turning on Ospreay, Fletcher debuted a new look consisting of a shaved head and new ring gear to contrast from Ospreay. On 30 October at

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, Fletcher was confronted by his returning tag team partner Mark Davis over his recent actions. On the 6 November episode of ''Dynamite'', Fletcher attempted to attack Davis, only to be chased off by Ospreay, disbanding Aussie Open as of result. On 23 November at

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, Fletcher defeated Ospreay. The next day, Fletcher was announced as a participant in the 2024 Continental Classic, where he was placed in the Blue league. Fletcher finished the tournament at the top of his league with 12 points and advanced to the playoff stage on 28 December at Worlds End, where he lost to Ospreay in the semi-finals. On 9 March 2025 at

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, Fletcher lost to Ospreay in a

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, ending their trilogy feud. In April, Fletcher participated in the men's bracket of the

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, defeating

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in the quarter-finals at

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, but lost to

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in the semi-finals on ''Dynamite''. On May 25 at

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, Fletcher teamed with stablemates

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and Konosuke Takeshita to defeat

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Kyle O'Reilly Kyle Richard Thomas Greenwood (born March 1, 1987), better known by his ring name Kyle O'Reilly, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon (professio ...

, and

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). In June 2025, Fletcher and Takeshita formed a tag team called "Protoshita".

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2024–present)

(CMLL)'s event ''Viernes Espectacular'', Fletcher lost his ROH World Television Championship to Atlantis Jr.. On 17 July 2024, he was announced as a participant in the 2024 Grand Prix. On 19 August 2024, Kyle Fletcher teamed with Rocky Romero and Robbie X losing against Místico, Atlantis Jr. and Templario at the Arena Puebla. On 23 August 2024 at the CMLL Grand Prix Internacional 2024 he was eliminated by Atlantis Jr..

Personal life

Fletcher has cited

as an early inspiration for wanting to become a professional wrestler. In June 2023, Fletcher confirmed his relationship with fellow wrestler

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on social media.

Championships and accomplishments

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**ATTACK! 24:7 Championship (4 times) **ATTACK! Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mark Davis *Defiant Wrestling **Defiant Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mark Davis *Fight Club: PRO ** FCP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

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*HOPE Wrestling **HOPE 24/7 Hardcore Championship (4 times) **HOPE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Davis *

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(1 time) – with Mark Davis **

(2 times, inaugural) – with Mark Davis ** Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Tournament – with Mark Davis *

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** OTT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Davis *

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** Progress Tag Team Championship (

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) – with Mark Davis *''

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'' **Ranked No. 65 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024 *PWA Black Label ** PWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Blue Oni (1) and Mark Davis (1) *

** Undisputed British Tag Team Championship (

) – with Mark Davis **Road to Royal Quest Tag Team Tournament (2019) **RevPro Undisputed British Tag Team Title No. 1 Contendership Tournament (2018–19) *

( 1 time) – with Mark Davis **

( 1 time) **

(2023) *

(2 times) – with Mark Davis * ''

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'' **

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(2024)

References

External links

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