Mark Sloan (wrestler)

Mark Sloan (wrestler)
Mark Sloan
Ring name(s) Mark Sloan
Billed height 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm)
Billed weight 163 lb (74 kg)
Born July 7, 1978 (1978-07-07) (age 33)
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Resides Fratton, Portsmouth
Billed from Fratton, Portsmouth
Trained by Dave Hines
Debut 1995

Mark Sloan (born July 7, 1978)[1] is a British professional wrestler. Sloan is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance due to founding the promotion and being head trainer in the company's training academy, FWA Academy.

Contents

Professional wrestling career

Mark Sloan started training to become a wrestler in 1990, and made his debut 5 years later on September 19, 1995.

In 1999, whilst working at Ross Records, Mark Sloan founded the Fratton Wrestling Alliance, the company which would go on to become the now defunct Frontier Wrestling Alliance of today. Sloan was the first ever holder of its FWA British Heavyweight Championship, defeating Paul Glory in a tournament on July 11, 1999, before losing the title to Alex Shane on February 27, 2000.

Sloan has also held the FWA All England Championship before, defeating former tag team partner Paul Travell on September 1, 2001 before losing the title to Zebra Kid a few months later.

Sloan would become the head trainer of FWA's main training school. While in the FWA Academy which is located in Sloan's hometown of Portsmouth, Sloan trained many future British wrestlers, most notably Drew McIntyre, a former WWE Intercontinental Champion and Paul Burchill and Katie Lea Burchill who went on to wrestle for the WWE's ECW brand, but also Hade Vansen, Andy Boy Simmonz, James Tighe, Luke (Fruit Corner) Horner, "The Star Attraction" Mark Haskins and The Enigma.

Sloan would go on to lead the EntouRAGE, a faction consisting of FWA Academy students working as heels during FWA main shows while acting as babyfaces during FWA:A shows. The EntouRAGE has consisted of Sloan, Ollie Burns, Alan Gallagher, Graham Hughes, Matt Campbell, Tyrone Johnson, Ant Lacayo and Wade Fitzgerald. While part of the EntouRAGE Sloan and Burns would often work as a tag team and soon became the first holders of FWA:A's tag team titles after defeating Dan James and Harry Mills in a tournament final to become first ever champions on November 25, 2005. They would hold the tag titles for a year before losing them to Joel Redman and then FWA:A Champion LT Summers in a Round Robin tournament.

Mark Sloan closed the FWA:A shortly afterwards, as he was unhappy at the poor attitude of new students as well as students leaving FWA:A after a few weeks/months and telling wrestling promoters that they had been trained by him in order to get work. He continues to train a small group of no more than 8 students who he feels are sufficiently dedicated to forging a career in professional wrestling.

Currently, Sloan wrestles alongside Wade Fitzgerald as the tag team BritRAGE, as well as making singles appearances for IPW:UK. Additionally, he sells wrestling/MMA merchandise, fitness supplements and print services under the business name A-Merchandise. He also promoted Pro Wrestling Noah's debut in the UK at the Coventry Skydome, European Navigation 2008, in June 2008 and 4 shows of Dragon Gate in 2009 & 2010. Sloan also ran two hugely successful Pro Wrestling NOAH shows on May 13th/May 14th in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire and Wolverhampton which included two GHC Heavyweight championship title defences.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Frontier Wrestling Alliance
    • FWA British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
    • FWA All England Championship (1 time)[2]
  • FWA Academy
    • FWA Academy Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ollie Burns[2]
  • Wrestle Zone Wrestling
    • WZW Inter-Promotional Championship (1 time)[3]
  • Other titles
    • 4FW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Wade Fitzgerald[4]

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mark Sloan — may refer to: People Mark Sloan (wrestler) Fictional Characters Mark Sloan (Diagnosis: Murder), lead character in U.S. TV series Diagnosis: Murder, played by Dick Van Dyke Mark Sloan (Grey s Anatomy), character in U.S. TV series Grey s Anatomy,… …   Wikipedia

  • Mark (given name) — Mark Statue of Marte (Mars). The name Mark means consecrated to the god Mars.[citation needed] …   Wikipedia

  • Mark Haskins — Ring name(s) Mark Haskins Billed height 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm)[1] Billed weight 180 lb (82 kg) Born …   Wikipedia

  • Zack Sabre Jr — Infobox Wrestler name = Zack Sabre, Jr. names = Zack Sabre, Jr. image size = img capt = height = height|ft=5|in=10 [http://www.ipwuk.com/roster/zack sabre jr.php IPW:UK :: International Pro Wrestling :: Zack Sabre Jr ] ] weight =… …   Wikipedia

  • Stevie Knight — Infobox Wrestler name=Stevie Knight img capt= names=Stevie Knight height= height|ft=5|in=11 weight= convert|205|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on birth date = birth date and age|1976|2|4 death date = birth place = Grimsby, England, Great Britain death place =… …   Wikipedia

  • Drew McIntyre — For the Canadian hockey player, see Drew MacIntyre. Drew McIntyre McIntyre in December 2009 Ring name(s) Drew Galloway[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Ollie Burns — Infobox Wrestler|name=Ollie Burns names=Ollie Burns height=5 ft 11 in weight= 165 lb birth date = death date = birth place = resides= Hayling Island, Hampshire billed= Hayling Island, Hampshire trainer= FWA Academy debut= December 20 2003 retired …   Wikipedia

  • Andrew Simmons — Infobox Wrestler|name=Andrew Simmons names= Simmons Andy Boy Simmonz Andy Boy Simmons The International Man of Mystery Andy Simmonz height= 5 ft 9 in weight= 225 lb birth date = birth date|1984|5|21|mf=y death date = birth place = Liss, Hampshire …   Wikipedia

  • Paul Burchill — Infobox Wrestler name=Paul Burchill img capt = names=Paul Birchill The Ripper Paul Burchall Burchillcite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/p/paul burchill.html|title=Paul Burchill Profile|accessdate=2008 04… …   Wikipedia

  • Katarina Waters — Waters in 2008. Ring name(s) Beautiful Nightmare[1] Kat[2 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”