Sunshine Machine is a British

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consisting of Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper signed to the English

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. They also perform on the British independent scene and for various other promotions.

Professional wrestling career

British independent scene (2018–present)

Due to mainly evolving as freelancers, Mambo and Cooper are known for competing in various promotions from the British independent scene. They made their debut as a team at "Empire The Gauntlet", a

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promoted by the Empire Wrestling promotion on 23 September 2018, where they competed in a gauntlet tag team match for the vacant Empire Tag Team Championship, won by Trial By Violence (

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and

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), and also involving other notable teams such as Brendan White and

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, Amir Jordan and Prince Ameen, and many others. On the first night of

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's eighth anniversary event from 28 October 2022, Mambo and Cooper defeated

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and

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in an

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Revolution Pro Wrestling (2020–present)

Mambo and Cooper made their debut in

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under the name of Escaping The Midcard at ''RevPro Live In Southampton 12'' on February 23, 2020, where they fell short to The Legion (

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and

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). At ''RevPro High Stakes'' on 29 January 2022, Mambo and Cooper successfully defended their Rev Pro British Tag Team Championship against Aussie Open (

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and Mark Davis). Mambo and Cooper participated in the 2022 edition of the Revolution Great British Tag League where they placed themselves in the Block B and scored a total of three points after fighting against various teams such as The VeloCities (Jude London & Paris De Silva), The Legion (

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) and Lykos Gym (

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& Kid Lykos II).

Progress Wrestling (2021–present)

Mambo and Cooper made their debut in

at ''PROGRESS Chapter 107'' on 27 March 2021, where they defeated The Young Guns (Ethan Allen and

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). Mambo and Cooper won the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship for the first time as a team by defeating The 0121 ( Dan Moloney and Man Like DeReiss). At ''PROGRESS Chapter 132'' on 17 April 2022, Mambo and Cooper fell short to The 0121 (Dan Moloney & Man Like DeReiss) for the tag titles. At ''PROGRESS Chapter 136'' on 24 July, Mambo and Cooper successfully defended the tag titles against

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and Ricky Knight Jr. At ''PROGRESS Chapter 153'' on 28 May 2023, they lost the tag titles to Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley), ending their reign at a record-setting 358 days.

Personal lives

Chuck Mambo was born Gareth Snelling on September 16, 1992 in

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, England and TK Cooper was born Tasman Bartlett-Masina on April 18, 1993 in

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Championships and accomplishments

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** Attack! 24:7 Championship (5 times) – Mambo *Bodyslam! Pro Wrestling **Bodyslam! Tag Team Championship (1 time) *Breed Pro Wrestling **Breed Pro Championship (1 time) – Cooper *DEFEND Indy Wrestling **DEFEND Indy Wrestling Ten year Anniversary Tournament (2021) – Mambo *Full Tilt Wrestling **FTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Mambo *

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**GWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) *Kamikaze Pro **Kamikaze Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) *

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**MCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Cooper *Pro Wrestling Ambush **Ambush Championship (1 time) – Cooper *''

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'' **Ranked TK Cooper No. 162 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI Men's 500'' in 2017 **Ranked Chuck Mambo No. 320 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI Men's 500'' in 2020 *

** PROGRESS Tag Team Championship ( 2 times, current) **Progress World Cup (2018) – Mambo *

** Undisputed British Tag Team Championship (

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) **RPW Heavyweight Championship Number 1 Contender Tournament (2025) - Tk Cooper *Riot Cabaret Wrestling **Riot Cabaret World Championship (1 time, inaugural) – Mambo **Riot Cabaret Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) **Riot Cabaret World Title Tournament (2022) – Mambo *Riptide Wrestling **Riptide Brighton Championship (1 time) – Mambo *Tidal Championship Wrestling **TCW Championship (1 time) – Mambo

References

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