- Martin Stone (wrestler)
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Martin Harris 
Stone in May 2010Ring name(s) Joe Riot
Martin StoneBilled height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Billed weight 240 lb (110 kg) Born 1981 Resides London, United Kingdom Trained by FWA Academy Debut 2003 Martin Harris, better known by his ring name Martin Stone is a British professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling under Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA), International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), Real Quality Wrestling (RQW) and various other promotions throughout the United Kingdom, including All Star Wrestling.
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Professional wrestling career
Harris trained in the FWA Academy and Dropkixx Academy in 2003/04; competing under the ring name Joe Riot in various shows, including a match for All Star Wrestling in Croydon in Summer 2003;[1] making his fist appearance at FWA:A's Revenge - Chapter IV in losing effort to Leroy Kincaide on November 29, 2003 in Portsmouth. Harris made his first main roster appearance under the name Martin Stone on September 4, 2004, in a losing effort to Jack Xavier at a Live in Morecambe show. Stone would soon be paired with fellow FWA:A trainee Stixx and manager "Twisted Genius" Dean Ayass to form the tag team Stixx and Stone.
While still in the FWA, Stone traveled all over the United Kingdom, competing in several other promotions including: IPW:UK, One Pro Wrestling, LDN Wrestling, and Real Quality Wrestling. Stone won several top titles in these promotions the most notable of which would be his 15 month title reign as IPW:UK Champion.
Back in the FWA, Stixx and Stone would quickly capture the FWA Tag Team Championships from the team of Hampton Court (Duke of Danger and Simmons) on June 18, 2005 at FWA NOAH Limits. Stone would be stripped of the title 16 months later after being unable to make a mandatory title defence on November 19, 2006 due to commitments with IPW:UK.
The tag title strip happened at the height of FWA's "Civil War" with IPW:UK, which would quickly see then-IPW:UK champion Stone officially leave FWA to stay on the side of IPW:UK. Stone would lead the war against the FWA and is in preparation to face semi-retired FWA star Alex Shane in a Promotion v Promotion – Winner Takes All Match at Broxbourne on March 16, 2007. This match however ended up taking place in Orpington several weeks later, with Flash Barker replacing an injured Alex Shane.
In late April 2007, Stone represented Real Quality Wrestling in the prestigious King of Europe Cup where he was defeated by Go Shiozaki in the first round.
During this time Stone would compete in and win an RQW tournament at Not Just For Christmas to become RQW's Heavyweight Champion. Stone defeated Iceman and Aviv Maayan in the first two rounds before defeating PAC in the final to win the vacant championship.
In September 2007, Stone began to compete regularly for the German promotion westside Xtreme wrestling. On July 26, 2008, Stone won the wXw Tag Team Championship alongside Doug Williams when the pair beat AbLas (Absolute Andy and Steve Douglas) at wXw Broken Rulz VIII in Oberhausen.[2]
On the August 28, 2008, Stone defeated Eamon O'Neill and James Tighe to win the Premier Promotions Worthing Trophy.
On 13 February 2010 at the British Uproar event in Broxbourne, Martin Stone defeated Andy Simmonz in the tournament finals to become the first FWA World Heavyweight Champion.[3] In a speech after the match he turned against the fans and claimed that he was only using British wrestling as a stepping stone to a big-money contract in the US. A month later he became the leader of "The Agenda", a faction of FWA wrestlers with aims along the same lines.
On 14 March 2010 at PW101 Unstoppable at The Hubs in Sheffield. Martin Stone defeated 11 other men in the 101 Championship Rush match last defeating Martin Kirby to become Pro Wrestling 101's first and only Heavyweight Champion.
Personal life
Martin was born in 1981 in Rush Green Hospital, Dagenham, Essex. He attended Benhurst Primary School and Abbs Cross Senior School, During his school years Martin made no secret of his wrestling ambitions, often having wrestling matches on the school fields with willing participants.
In wrestling
- Signature moves
- With Stixx
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- "Twisted Genius" Dean Ayass
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- "The Enforcer" Martin Stone
- "The Guv'nor" Martin Stone
Championships and accomplishments
Stone as the FWA World Heavyweavyweight Champion in May 2010.
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- 1PW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
- 1PW Openweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- Frontier Wrestling Alliance
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- FWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- FWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Stixx[6]
- German Stampede Wrestling
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- GSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Matt Vaughn[7]
- International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
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- IPW:UK Championship (2 times)[8]
- LDN Wrestling
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- LDN Championship (2 times)
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- RQW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- Premier Promotions
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- Worthing Trophy (2008)
- westside Xtreme wrestling
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- wXw Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Doug Williams[11]
- Other titles
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- RAMWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- BOBW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
References
- ^ Shows featuring Joe Riot from the cagematch.net show database. Retrieved 17/12/06.
- ^ "wXw "Broken Rulz VIII" show report". wxw-wrestling.com. http://www.wxw-wrestling.com/index2.php?content=event_history&id=116. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ Rothstein, Simon (2010-02-16). "FWA are back causing Uproar". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/2856420/Review-of-FWA-British-Uproar-event.html. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ "1-Pro Wrestling 2009 Results". 1pwonline.co.uk. http://www.1pwonline.co.uk/results.php?year=2009. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "1-Pro Wrestling 2007 Results". 1pwonline.co.uk. http://www.1pwonline.co.uk/results.php?year=2007. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "X Wrestling Alliance Title Histories". titlehistories.com. http://www.titlehistories.com/X_Wrestling_Alliance.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ GSW Night In Motion XVIII - Royal Business (German)
- ^ "International Professional Wrestling UK Title Histories". titlehistories.com. http://www.titlehistories.com/International_Professional_Wrestling_UK.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ ""PWI 500": 101–200". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2010-07-29. http://prowrestlingillustrated.blogspot.com/2010/07/pwi-500-101-200.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ "Real Quality Wrestling Title Histories". titlehistories.com. http://www.titlehistories.com/Real_Quality_Wrestling.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "wXw Tag Team Title Histories". wxw-wrestling.com. http://www.wxw-wrestling.com/index2.php?content=title_history&id=2. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
External links
Categories:- 1985 births
- English professional wrestlers
- Living people
- People from London
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