Celebrity Wrestling

Celebrity Wrestling

Infobox Television
show_name = Celebrity Wrestling
format = Reality
runtime = 60 minutes
creator = Granada Productions
presenter = Kate Thornton,
Roddy Piper
starring = See list
country = UK
network = ITV
first_aired = 2005
last_aired = 2005|

"Celebrity Wrestling" was an ITV show broadcast in 2005, which involved two teams of celebrities, competing against each other in wrestling style events. The series was presented by Kate Thornton and Roddy Piper. British mixed martial arts fighter Ian Freeman was the show's referee.

The aftershow programme on ITV2, called "Celebrity Wrestling: Bring It On" was presented by Jack Osbourne and Holly Willoughby. The winning team was "The Warriors" and the winning wrestlers were Annabel Croft ("Solitaire") and Iwan Thomas ("The Dragon").

After five weeks the show was moved from its primetime Saturday evening slot to a graveyard Sunday morning slot due to its extremely poor ratings and being comprehensively beaten in audience share by "Doctor Who" on BBC One.cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a21206/itv-confirms-new-celebrity-wrestling-slot.html|title= ITV confirms new 'Celebrity Wrestling' slot|first=Daniel|last=Kilkelly|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2005-05-14|accessdate=2007-04-19]

It was received with a feeling of derision by professional wrestling fans, due to the lack of actual wrestling content.

The Teams

The Crusaders

This team was trained by wrestler D'Lo Brown
*Jeff Brazier - "Pocket Rocket"
*Tiffany Chapman - "Princess of Power"
*Leilani Dowding - "The Vixen"
*Mikey Green - "Wild Boy"
*Michelle Heaton - "Inferno"
*James Hewitt - "Gentleman Jim"
*Jenny Powell - "The Avenger"
*Lee Sharpe - "Sharpe Shooter"
*Scott Wright - "Snake Eyes"

The Warriors

This team was trained by wrestler Joe Legend
*Marc Bannerman - "El Diablo"
*Annabel Croft - "Solitaire" - female winner
*Kate Lawler - "The Brawler"
*Shauna Lowry - "Tigress"
*Victoria Silvstedt - "Ice Maiden"
*Oliver Skeete - "Rebel Rider"
*Iwan Thomas - "The Dragon" - male winner
*Phil Turner - "The Handy Man"
*Mark Speight - "The Quickdraw Kid"

The Masked Celebrity

Each week there was a "mystery celebrity" who joined in the wrestling. The celebrities included:
*Fatima Whitbread
*John Fashanu
*Neil Ruddock
*Antonia Okonma
*Terri Dwyer
*Fran Cosgrave

Other Participants

*Model Emma B took part in one episode as a replacement for Victoria Silvstedt using the character name "Queen Bee".
*Radio DJ Toby Anstis was set to appear in the series, but had to pull out when he broke two of his fingers.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Celebrity Boxing — was a FOX television show, in which celebrities whose careers and/or notoriety had waned were pitted against each other in exhibition boxing matches. The contestants wore headgear during the fights, which were scheduled for three rounds apiece.… …   Wikipedia

  • Celebrity Deathmatch — Format Sports Entertainment, Claymation Created by Eric Fogel[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Celebrity Deathmatch — Seriendaten Originaltitel Celebrity Deathmatch Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame — Le Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame est une institution symbolique destinée, dans la tradition des Hall of Fame sportifs américains, à honorer les personnalités qui ont le plus marqué ou influencé l’industrie du catch professionnel. Il a été fondé …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling Originaltitel Hulk Hogan s Celebrity Championship Wrestling …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling — Infobox Television show name = Hulk Hogan s Celebrity Championship Wrestling format = Reality starring = Hulk Hogan producer = Eric Bischoff Jason Hervey Hulk Hogan Brian Smith director = Brian Smith country = USA network = CMT first aired =… …   Wikipedia

  • Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom — spans over 100 years but became popular when the television show World of Sport was launched in the mid 1960s, making household names of the likes of Mick McManus, Count Bartelli (the dominant wrestler in Britain during the 1940s), Giant… …   Wikipedia

  • History of professional wrestling in the United States — Professional wrestling in the United States, up until the 1920s, was viewed as a legitimate sport. This respectability did not endure as professional wrestling became identified with modern theatrics, or admitted fakeness ( kayfabe ), moving away …   Wikipedia

  • Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling — es un programa transmitido en Estados Unidos por la cadena CMT, en donde se observan a 10 celebridades a luchar por el campeonato de CCW (Celebrity Championship Wrestling). Celebridades Las celebridades que aparecen ahí son: Dustin Diamond… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Heel (professional wrestling) — In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. [Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.2)] In non wrestling jargon, heels are the bad guys in pro wrestling storylines. They are typically opposed by a babyface… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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