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'''Patrick Frary''' ( 24 December 1953) is an English [[professional wrestling]] trainer, promoter, owner, and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "'''Rowdy'''" '''Ricky Knight'''.<ref name=channel4/> He is the owner of the [[World Association of Wrestling]] promotion in [[Norwich]].
'''Patrick David Frary''' (born 24 December 1953) is an English [[professional wrestling]] trainer, promoter, owner, and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "'''Rowdy'''" '''Ricky Knight'''.<ref name=channel4/> He is the owner of the [[World Association of Wrestling]] promotion in [[Norwich]].


==Professional wrestling career==
==Professional wrestling career==
Knight was working as a bouncer when he first met professional wrestler [[Jimmy Ocean]]. Ocean trained Knight, and the duo formed a [[tag team]].<ref name=student>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestudentpocketguide.com/2016/07/entertainment/sport/interview-zak-knight-sweet-saraya-and-ricky-knight/|title=Interview: Zak Knight, Sweet Saraya and Ricky Knight|publisher=The Student Pocket Guide|accessdate=March 2, 2017|date=July 1, 2016}}</ref> Throughout the 1990s, they teamed together as The Superflys on the English independent circuit. The team was managed by Knight's wife [[Sweet Saraya]]. The Superflys wrestled in [[All Star Wrestling]], holding the [[British Open Tag Team Championship]] four times together.<ref name=waw>{{cite web|url=http://www.wawuk.com/about/|title=The History of WAW|publisher=World Association of Wrestling|accessdate=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126155214/http://www.wawuk.com/about/|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Knight was working as a bouncer when he first met professional wrestler Jimmy Ocean. Ocean trained Knight, and the duo formed a [[tag team]].<ref name=student>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestudentpocketguide.com/2016/07/entertainment/sport/interview-zak-knight-sweet-saraya-and-ricky-knight/|title=Interview: Zak Knight, Sweet Saraya and Ricky Knight|publisher=The Student Pocket Guide|accessdate=March 2, 2017|date=July 1, 2016}}</ref> Throughout the 1990s, they teamed together as The Superflys on the British circuit. The team was managed by Knight's wife [[Sweet Saraya]]. The trio appeared on ''Reslo'', [[Orig Williams]]' Welsh-language wrestling programme on [[S4C]].<ref>[https://www.itvwrestling.co.uk/other.html#1992 Reslo programme guide (including listings for matches by Superflies, Jimmy Ocean and Ricky Knight with Saraya in their corner) ITV Wrestling, JNLister]</ref> The Superflys wrestled in [[All Star Wrestling]], holding the [[British Open Tag Team Championship]] four times together.<ref name=waw>{{cite web|url=http://www.wawuk.com/about/|title=The History of WAW|publisher=World Association of Wrestling|accessdate=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126155214/http://www.wawuk.com/about/|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their final title reign ended in 1998 when Knight and Ocean fell out (kayfabe) and Ocean beat Knight in a singles match for the title then chose the Canary Kid as his partner. Three years later in 2001, Knight won the TWA version of the title with son Roy as the New Superflies.<ref name=hisa>[https://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/asw/asw-bri-t.html All Star Wrestling British Tag Team Championship, Wrestling-Titles.com]</ref>


Knight, Sweet Saraya, and Jimmy Ocean formed the [[World Association of Wrestling]] in 1994 in [[Norwich]]. Ocean left the business one year later.<ref name=student/> The promotion also included a wrestling school, The WAW Academy, which trained [[Roy Bevis|Roy Knight]] and [[The UK Pitbulls]]. The WAW Academy is Europe's longest running wrestling school.<ref name=waw/> As a member of the roster, Knight has held the WAW World Heavyweight Championship one time. He also held the WAW Tag Team Championship with Ocean.<ref name=wawroster/>
Knight, Sweet Saraya, and Jimmy Ocean formed the [[World Association of Wrestling]] in 1994 in [[Norwich]]. Ocean left the business one year later.<ref name=student/> The promotion also included a wrestling school, The WAW Academy, which trained [[Roy Knight (wrestler)|Roy Knight]] and The [[UK Pitbulls]]. The WAW Academy is Europe's longest running wrestling school.<ref name=waw/> As a member of the roster, Knight has held the WAW World Heavyweight Championship one time. He also held the WAW Tag Team Championship with Ocean.<ref name=wawroster/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Knight was in prison for eight years, mostly due to violent offences.<ref name=channel4/>
Knight was in prison for eight years, mostly due to violent offences.<ref name=channel4/>


Knight is married to [[Sweet Saraya|Julia Bevis]], who wrestles under the name Sweet Saraya.<ref name=channel4/> They have three children. Their sons [[Roy Bevis|Roy Knight]] and [[Zak Zodiac]] wrestle on the independent circuit as the UK Hooligans. Their daughter [[Paige (wrestler)|Paige]] wrestled for [[WWE]], winning the [[NXT Women's Championship]] and the [[WWE Divas Championship]] before retiring due to a serious neck injury.<ref name=channel4>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/9409938/The-Wrestlers-Fighting-with-My-Family-Channel-4-review.html|title=The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, Channel 4, review|last=Deacon|first=Michael|date=19 July 2012|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> The family was featured in ''The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family'', a 2012 documentary.<ref name=channel4/> The documentary was adapted into a feature film, ''[[Fighting with My Family]]'', by [[Dwayne Johnson]]'s production company [[Seven Bucks Productions]]. The film was directed by [[Stephen Merchant]], with [[Nick Frost]] playing the role of Knight,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/lena-headey-dwayne-johnson-fighting-with-my-family-1201906046/|title=Lena Headey & Nick Frost Join Dwayne Johnson In 'Fighting With My Family'|author=Fleming, Mike Jr.|publisher=Deadline|date=February 8, 2017|accessdate=March 1, 2017}}</ref> and premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2019.
Knight is married to Julia Bevis, who wrestles under the name [[Sweet Saraya]].<ref name=channel4/> They have two children, and he has two other from a previous marriage. His sons [[Roy Knight (wrestler)|Roy Knight]] and [[Zak Zodiac]] wrestle on the [[Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom|British wrestling]] circuit as the UK Hooligans. Their daughter [[Saraya Bevis|Paige]] wrestled for [[WWE]], winning the [[NXT Women's Championship]] and the [[WWE Divas Championship]] twice before retiring due to a serious neck injury.<ref name=channel4>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/9409938/The-Wrestlers-Fighting-with-My-Family-Channel-4-review.html|title=The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, Channel 4, review|last=Deacon|first=Michael|date=19 July 2012|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> The family was featured in ''The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family'', a 2012 documentary.<ref name=channel4/> The documentary was adapted into a feature film, ''[[Fighting with My Family]]'', by [[Dwayne Johnson]]'s production company [[Seven Bucks Productions]]. The film was directed by [[Stephen Merchant]], with [[Nick Frost]] playing the role of Knight,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/lena-headey-dwayne-johnson-fighting-with-my-family-1201906046/|title=Lena Headey & Nick Frost Join Dwayne Johnson In 'Fighting With My Family'|author=Fleming, Mike Jr.|publisher=Deadline|date=February 8, 2017|accessdate=March 1, 2017}}</ref> and premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in 2019.


==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[All Star Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[All Star Wrestling]]'''
**[[British Open Tag Team Championship]] (4 times) - with Jimmy Ocean<ref name=waw/><ref name=cage>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3799&page=11|title=Ricky Knight - Titles|publisher=CageMatch|accessdate=March 2, 2017}}</ref>
**[[British Open Tag Team Championship]] (5 times) - 4 with Jimmy Ocean<ref name=waw/><ref name=cage>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3799&page=11|title=Ricky Knight - Titles|publisher=CageMatch|accessdate=March 2, 2017}}</ref>
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*'''DAM Promotions'''

**DAM Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=36456|title=DAM Spring Showdown 2|date=April 21, 2006|publisher=CageMatch}}</ref>
*'''Extreme World Wrestling'''
*'''Extreme World Wrestling'''
**EWW St George's Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**EWW St George's Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>

*'''Herts and Essex Wrestling'''
*'''Herts and Essex Wrestling'''
**HEW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref name=cage/>
**HEW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref name=cage/>
**HEW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Jimmy Ocean(1), Chuck Cyrus(1), and Karl Kramer(1)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=235392|title=HEW Living On A Prayer 12|date=March 25, 2016|publisher=CageMatch}}</ref>

*'''Independent Pro Wrestling Germany'''
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*'''[[Premier Promotions]]'''
**IPW Senior Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=219367|title=IPW Germany Kick In The Eastereggs|date=April 6, 2019|publisher=CageMatch}}</ref>
*'''Playhouse Wrestlefest'''
**Wrestlefest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zack Zodiac<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=18558|title=Playhouse Wrestlefest IX|date=February 16, 2008|publisher=CageMatch}}</ref>
**PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**PWF Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**PWF Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Roy Bevis|Roy Knight]]<ref name=cage/>
**PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Roy Bevis|Roy Knight]]<ref name=cage/>
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''

** Ranked No. 457 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2019.html|title = Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
*'''Real Deal Wrestling'''
*'''Real Deal Wrestling'''
**RDW British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**RDW British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**RDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Zak Zodiac]]<ref name=cage/>
**RDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[Zak Zodiac]]<ref name=cage/>

*'''The Wrestling Alliance'''
*'''The Wrestling Alliance'''
**[[British Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**[[British Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**[[British Open Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) - with Roy Knight<ref name=waw/><ref name=cage/>
**[[British Open Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) - with Roy Knight<ref name=waw/><ref name=cage/>

*'''[[World Association of Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[World Association of Wrestling]]'''
**WAW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=wawroster>{{cite web|url=https://wawuk.com/roster/waw-roster/ricky-knight|title=Ricky Knight|publisher=World Association of Wrestling|accessdate=February 24, 2020}}</ref>
**WAW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=wawroster>{{cite web|url=https://wawuk.com/roster/waw-elite/ricky-knight|title=Ricky Knight|date=22 March 2019|publisher=World Association of Wrestling|accessdate=November 21, 2020}}</ref>
**WAW Hardcore Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=36455|title=WAW/DAM Promotions|date=27 September 2002|publisher=CageMatch}}</ref>
**WAW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Ocean<ref name=wawroster/>
**WAW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Ocean<ref name=wawroster/>
**WAW Pontins Open Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=28505|title=WAW|date=22 July 2006|publisher=CageMatch}}</ref>

**Eastern Area Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=16864|title=WAW October Outrage 5|date=25 October 2003|publisher=CageMatch}}</ref>
*'''World Wide Wrestling League'''
*'''World Wide Wrestling League'''
**W3L Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
**W3L Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=cage/>
*'''X Wrestling Alliance'''
**British Inter-Federation Cup (2007) - with Jo FX, Kraft, and Zack Zodiac<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=10744|title=XWA War On The Shore|date=7 April 2007|publisher=CageMatch}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers]]

Latest revision as of 23:39, 21 August 2024

Ricky Knight
Birth namePatrick David Frary
Born (1953-12-24) 24 December 1953 (age 70)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1990)​
ChildrenSaraya Bevis
Roy Bevis
Zak Zodiac
Professional wrestling career
Billed fromNorwich, England
Trained byJimmy Ocean[1]
Debut1978

Patrick David Frary (born 24 December 1953) is an English professional wrestling trainer, promoter, owner, and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Ricky Knight.[2] He is the owner of the World Association of Wrestling promotion in Norwich.

Professional wrestling career

[edit]

Knight was working as a bouncer when he first met professional wrestler Jimmy Ocean. Ocean trained Knight, and the duo formed a tag team.[1] Throughout the 1990s, they teamed together as The Superflys on the British circuit. The team was managed by Knight's wife Sweet Saraya. The trio appeared on Reslo, Orig Williams' Welsh-language wrestling programme on S4C.[3] The Superflys wrestled in All Star Wrestling, holding the British Open Tag Team Championship four times together.[4] Their final title reign ended in 1998 when Knight and Ocean fell out (kayfabe) and Ocean beat Knight in a singles match for the title then chose the Canary Kid as his partner. Three years later in 2001, Knight won the TWA version of the title with son Roy as the New Superflies.[5]

Knight, Sweet Saraya, and Jimmy Ocean formed the World Association of Wrestling in 1994 in Norwich. Ocean left the business one year later.[1] The promotion also included a wrestling school, The WAW Academy, which trained Roy Knight and The UK Pitbulls. The WAW Academy is Europe's longest running wrestling school.[4] As a member of the roster, Knight has held the WAW World Heavyweight Championship one time. He also held the WAW Tag Team Championship with Ocean.[6]

Personal life

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Knight was in prison for eight years, mostly due to violent offences.[2]

Knight is married to Julia Bevis, who wrestles under the name Sweet Saraya.[2] They have two children, and he has two other from a previous marriage. His sons Roy Knight and Zak Zodiac wrestle on the British wrestling circuit as the UK Hooligans. Their daughter Paige wrestled for WWE, winning the NXT Women's Championship and the WWE Divas Championship twice before retiring due to a serious neck injury.[2] The family was featured in The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, a 2012 documentary.[2] The documentary was adapted into a feature film, Fighting with My Family, by Dwayne Johnson's production company Seven Bucks Productions. The film was directed by Stephen Merchant, with Nick Frost playing the role of Knight,[7] and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019.

Championships and accomplishments

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  • All Star Wrestling
  • DAM Promotions
    • DAM Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
  • Extreme World Wrestling
    • EWW St George's Championship (1 time)[8]
  • Herts and Essex Wrestling
    • HEW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[8]
    • HEW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Jimmy Ocean(1), Chuck Cyrus(1), and Karl Kramer(1)[10]
  • Independent Pro Wrestling Germany
    • IPW Senior Championship (1 time)[11]
  • Playhouse Wrestlefest
    • Wrestlefest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zack Zodiac[12]
    • PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
    • PWF Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
    • PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Roy Knight[8]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 457 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019[13]
  • Real Deal Wrestling
    • RDW British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
    • RDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zak Zodiac[8]
  • The Wrestling Alliance
  • World Association of Wrestling
    • WAW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
    • WAW Hardcore Championship (1 time)[14]
    • WAW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Ocean[6]
    • WAW Pontins Open Championship (1 time)[15]
    • Eastern Area Championship (1 time)[16]
  • World Wide Wrestling League
    • W3L Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
  • X Wrestling Alliance
    • British Inter-Federation Cup (2007) - with Jo FX, Kraft, and Zack Zodiac[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Interview: Zak Knight, Sweet Saraya and Ricky Knight". The Student Pocket Guide. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Deacon, Michael (19 July 2012). "The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, Channel 4, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ Reslo programme guide (including listings for matches by Superflies, Jimmy Ocean and Ricky Knight with Saraya in their corner) ITV Wrestling, JNLister
  4. ^ a b c d "The History of WAW". World Association of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. ^ All Star Wrestling British Tag Team Championship, Wrestling-Titles.com
  6. ^ a b c "Ricky Knight". World Association of Wrestling. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (8 February 2017). "Lena Headey & Nick Frost Join Dwayne Johnson In 'Fighting With My Family'". Deadline. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ricky Knight - Titles". CageMatch. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  9. ^ "DAM Spring Showdown 2". CageMatch. 21 April 2006.
  10. ^ "HEW Living On A Prayer 12". CageMatch. 25 March 2016.
  11. ^ "IPW Germany Kick In The Eastereggs". CageMatch. 6 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Playhouse Wrestlefest IX". CageMatch. 16 February 2008.
  13. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
  14. ^ "WAW/DAM Promotions". CageMatch. 27 September 2002.
  15. ^ "WAW". CageMatch. 22 July 2006.
  16. ^ "WAW October Outrage 5". CageMatch. 25 October 2003.
  17. ^ "XWA War On The Shore". CageMatch. 7 April 2007.
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