Phil Blitz

Infobox Wrestler|name=Phil Blitz


names= Bubblegum
height= 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)
weight= 145 lb (66 kg)
birth_date = Birth date and age|1984|6|20|mf=y
death_date =
birth_place = Mobberley, Cheshire
resides=
billed=Hubba Bubba Ville
trainer=AIWF-GB,
Chris Curtis,
Mark Belton,
Keith Myatt
debut= 2002
retired=|

Phil Blitz is a British Cruiserweight professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Bubblegum. As Bubblegum, Blitz has wrestled in many independent promotions within the UK but he is perhaps best known for his work in the Nottingham based Norton British Wrestling, and his television exposer with Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and Irish Whip Wrestling.

Career

Blitz began training in August 2002 with the Stoke-on-Trent based Allied Independent Wrestling Federation-Great Britain (AIWF-GB) promotion run by Chris Curtis, Blitz's extra training came from the likes of fellow AIWF stars such as Mark "5 Star" Belton, Dirk Feelgood, Johnny Phere, Kid Kaos and the 20 year veteran Keith Myatt.

Bubblegum found his place as a break out star of the Nottingham based Norton British Wrestling promotion, having a long standing feud with Kris Travis over NBW's cruiserweight title since July 2005. On April 8, 2006, Bubblegum would pick up his first title winning a tag team tournament with Stixx to become the first NBW Tag Team Champions.

In late 2005, Bubblegum was given the chance to show off his highflying skills on television with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance as part of the FWA's Flyweight Division. Bubblegum would later be given more TV exposer, this time with Irish promotion Irish Whip Wrestling. Bubblegum continued to work for several other independent promotions during this time, forming a tag teams with lucha libre wrestler El Ligero; known as Hubba-Bubba Lucha, and in Garage Professional Wrestling with Dirk Feelgood as The Remarkables.

On August 18, 2006, Bubblegum won a 9-Man Elimination Match at Real Quality Wrestling's "Summer Brawl 2006" to represent RQW at British Under 23's Championship event on November 18 of that year. The win would also put Bubblegum in contention to become the first Cruiserweight Champion of the company, and though Bubblegum would be unable to win the Under 23's Championship he would defeat Red Vinny at "No Pain, No Gain 2007" to become the first "RQW Crusierweight Champion".

Outside of wrestling Blitz works at an elevator maintenance company in Cheshire.Fact|date=July 2008

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves:*Multiple facebuster variations::*"Juicy Fruit Driver" (Belly to back wheelbarrow)::*Argentine::*Sitout, sometimes from the second rope:*"Vanilla Thriller" (Wrist-clutch exploder suplex):*"Thundercracker DDT" (Twisting DDT):*"Gob Stopper" (Sitout rear mat slam, sometimes as a back suplex counter):*"Bubble-Go-Round" (Running somersault hurricanrana pin):*"Sugar Rush" (Shining wizard):*Shooting star press

Championships and accomplishments

*:

*1 Pro Wrestling:*1PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with El Ligero [cite web|url=http://www.1pwonline.co.uk/results.php?year=2007 | title=1-Pro Wrestling 2007 Results | accessdate=2008-07-08|publisher=1pwonline.co.uk]

*Garage Pro Wrestling:* GPW International Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) [cite web|url=http://www.titlehistories.com/Garage_Professional_Wrestling.htm | title=Garage Professional Wrestling Title Histories| accessdate=2008-07-11|publisher=titlehistories.com] :*Crazy Cruiser 8 Tournament (2006)

*Norton British Wrestling:*NBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Stixx:*NBW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

*Premier British Wrestling:*PBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) [cite web|url=http://www.titlehistories.com/Premier_British_Wrestling.htm | title=Premier British Wrestling | accessdate=2008-07-11|publisher=titlehistories.com] - with Brad Fusion

*Real Quality Wrestling:*RQW Crusierweight Championship (1 time, first ever)cite web|url=http://www.titlehistories.com/Real_Quality_Wrestling.htm | title=Real Quality Wrestling Title Histories | accessdate=2008-07-11|publisher=titlehistories.com]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.freewebs.com/bubblegum_uk/index.htm Bubblegum Official Website]
* [http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=00002838 Bubblegum - Cagematch Database]
* [http://www.nortonbritishwrestling.co.uk/wrestlers.php?subaction=showfull&id=1134513660&archive=&start_from=&ucat=7& Bubblegum at NortonBritishWrestling.co.uk]