Chris Ridgeway
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| Chris Ridgeway | |
|---|---|
 Ridgeway in 2020 | |
| Born | June 7, 1993[1] Liverpool, England |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chris Ridgeway |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Trained by | Robbie Brookside Chris Masters |
| Debut | 2012 |
Chris Wareing is a English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Ridgeway. He is currently working as a freelancer for promotions such as Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Revolution Pro Wrestling and Progress Wrestling.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent cicruit (2012-present)
Wareing participated at ICW Why Aye Man!, an event produced by Insane Championship Wrestling on April 2, 2016, where he suffered a loss against Kenny Williams.[4] He took part in the wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020 Tournament, where he fell short to Mike Bailey in a first-round match from March 6, 2020.[5]
Progress Wrestling (2017-present)
Wareing is known for his tenure with Progress Wrestling. He competed in a reverse battle royal at PROGRESS Chapter 100: Unboxing Live IV - A New Hope on December 30, 2019 against the winner Chief Deputy Dunne, Travis Banks, El Ligero, Los Federales Santos Jr. and others.[6] He competed against Paul Robinson at PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please in a knockout of submission match for the Progress Proteus Championship, where he lost by referee decision.[7] He defeated Gene Munny, Omari and Spike Trivet in a four-way match at PROGRESS Chapter 104: Natural Progression on February 20, 2021, to become the number one contender for the Progress Unified World Championship.[8] He competed at PROGRESS Chapter 105: Bring The Thunder, on Febauray 27, 2021, where he fell short to Cara Noir in a match for the Progress Unified World Championship.[9] At PROGRESS Chapter 106: Stick A Pony In Me Pocket on March 13, 2021, Waering teamed up with Ethan Allen in a losing effort to Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II).[10]
Pro Wrestling Noah (2019-2020)
Wareing worked in several events for Pro Wrestling Noah, first of them being at the NOAH Global Junior Tag League 2019, where in the first night of the event he teamed up with Hitoshi Kumano to defeat Hajime Ohara and Nosawa Rongai.[11]
Championships and accomplishments
- Fight! Nation Wrestling
- FNW British Championship (1 time, current)
- FutureShock Wrestling
- FSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with T-Bone
- Shropshire Wrestling Alliance
- SWA Championship (1 time)
- The Wrestling League
- WLGP Championship (1 time)
- TNT Extreme Wrestling
- TNT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Chris Ridgeway/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Chris Ridgeway-Personal Data". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Chris Ridgeway • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Hellter, Skelter (March 28, 2016). "ICW UK Wrestling Presents Why Aye Man!: 04-02-16". talesfromtheturnbuckle.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ wXwNOW GmbH (March 6, 2020). "wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020 - Night 1". wxwnow.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Slade, Gareth (December 28, 2019). "#Preview: PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 100 – Unboxing Live IV: A New Hope". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ PW Ponderings (December 15, 2019). "PROGRESS 12/15/19 Chapter 99 Results". pwponderings.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Elizabeth, Claire (February 18, 2021). "Progress Chapter 104: Natural Progression (Feb. 20, 8PM GMT / 3PM Eastern)". cagesideseats.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (February 27, 2021). "PROGRESS Chapter 105 Results: Bring The Thunder – London, England (2/27)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian (March 13, 2021). "Hamilton's PROGRESS Chapter 106: Stick a Pony in Me Pocket 03.13.2021 Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (May 29, 2019). "NOAH Results: Global Junior Tag League 2019 Day 1 – Tokyo, Japan (5/28)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 25, 2021.