Introduction
Gabriel Kidd (born 24 April 1997) is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is one half of the currentStrong Openweight Tag Team Champions alongside Alex Coughlin and is a member of Bullet Club.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2011–2019)
Kidd made his debut in 2011 and at that time, he wrestled under a mask to conceal his age.
On 29 April 2017, Kidd won the WCPW Internet Championship, one of the titles of WhatCulture Pro Wrestling, in a triple threat match involving defending champion Cody Rhodes and Joe Hendry. He lost the title to Zack Sabre Jr. on 21 September. On 2 June 2019, Kidd lost to Hendry in a "Loser Leaves Town" match, after which he left Defiant Wrestling.
On 29 June, at a Revolution Pro Wrestling event, Kidd teamed with Kenneth Halfpenny and Shaun Jackson where they defeated Brendan White, NJPW young lions Clark Connors and Karl Fredericks. Katsuyori Shibata, was so impressed with Kidd and he went on to recommend him to NJPW officials, thus therefore leading Kidd to be signed by NJPW.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–present)
Young Lion (2020–2023)
On January 25, 2020, Kidd made his debut at New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Later the same year, he entered the New Japan Cup and lost to Taiji Ishimori in the first round on June 17.
On November 20, 2022, at Historic X-Over, Kidd teamed with LA Dojo stablemates, Clark Connors, Kevin Knight and Alex Coughlin to defeat Kosei Fujita, Oskar Leube, Ryohei Oiwa and Yuto Nakashima. A few days later, Coghlin and Kidd teamed together in the World Tag League, where they finished bottom of their block with just 2 points.
Bullet Club (2023–present)
On June 4, 2023, at Dominion, Coughlin and Kidd, branded as Bullet Club War Dogs attacked Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi), following their victory of capturing both the IWGP Tag Team Championship and the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, signaling their challenge for both titles. The duo later accompanied Bullet Club leader, David Finlay to the ring in Bullet Club shirts, officially joining the stable. On July 4 on night 1 of NJPW Independence Day, Kidd and Coughlin defeated Bishamon to win the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, marking both men’s first NJPW championships.
Championships and accomplishments
- Empire Wrestling
- Empire Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Saxon Huxley
- Kamikaze Pro
- Relentless Division Championship (1 time)
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Alex Coughlin
- What Culture Pro Wrestling
- WCPW Internet Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 432 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021