Jules Redman
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Joel Pettyfer better known by his ring name
Joel Redman, is a British
professional wrestler, who is best known for his work on the independent circuit
in the United Kingdom
. He is a former Unified British Tag Team Champion alongside Mark Haskins
in International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
/Real Quality Wrestling
.
and other UK indie promotions, where he wrestled under his own name. His first appearance in the newly named Varsity Pro Wrestling (formerly RBW's southwest branch) was in Crediton
, Devon
where he would wrestle as Joel Redman in a match where he would be defeated by American wrestler Spiro from San Antonio, Texas
on January 26, 2006.
On a later VPW show, Redman attacked Aviv Maayan
after Maayan's match. "The Twisted Genius" Dean Ayass
(former manager of WWE
's Paul Burchill
) then made his way to the ring and introduced Redman as his new protégé. On VPW's first Charity Show, Maayan got his chance to face Redman/ Maayan won the match even though he was considerably outsized but this would not end their feud as once again after Aviv Mayaan lost a match to Jorge Castano
, Redman and Ayass would once again come to the ring and attack Mayaan. After this attack Ayass would grab the microphone and tell the fans that on the next show back in Horndean
, Joel Redman would face Aviv Mayaan once again.
Redman's feud with Aviv Mayaan would not just be contained to VPW. After becoming an alumnus of the training school, Redman went on to train in the FWA Academy where he would face off with Mayaan once again, touring a Title tournament this time coming on the losing end of the match. After dominating several opponents throughout the end of 2006 in FWA:A, Redman would team up with FWA:A Champion LT Summers to defeat Mark Sloan
and Ollie Burns for the FWA:A Tag Team Championships.
Redman joined International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
and participated in their British National Championship
tournament.
Redman wrestles for LDN Wrestling and tours the south coast running holiday camp shows. He's also wrestled for Alan Ravenhill's Welsh Wrestling since 2009. Redman currently resides in Devon where he runs Devon's only wrestling school called Devon Wrestling Association.
Redman is currently head trainer along with the UK Dominator in the DWA (Devon Wrestling Association)
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Joel Redman, is a British
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional wrestler, who is best known for his work on the independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He is a former Unified British Tag Team Champion alongside Mark Haskins
Mark Haskins
Mark Haskins , is an English professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . He is also known for his appearances in Dragon Gate.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :...
in International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent...
/Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to...
.
Professional wrestling career
Redman started wrestling with Devon Junior Wrestling Alliance as Joel Pettyfer before going to Revolution British WrestlingRevolution British Wrestling
Revolution British Wrestling was a British professional wrestling promotion, that governed over smaller branches across the United Kingdom.-History:...
and other UK indie promotions, where he wrestled under his own name. His first appearance in the newly named Varsity Pro Wrestling (formerly RBW's southwest branch) was in Crediton
Crediton
Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, about north west of Exeter. It has a population of 6,837...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
where he would wrestle as Joel Redman in a match where he would be defeated by American wrestler Spiro from San Antonio, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
on January 26, 2006.
On a later VPW show, Redman attacked Aviv Maayan
Aviv Maayan
Aviv Maayan is an Israeli-Welsh professional wrestler. Originally from Wales, Maayan is best known for competing in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling, Varsity Pro Wrestling and other independent promotions in the United Kingdom....
after Maayan's match. "The Twisted Genius" Dean Ayass
Dean Ayass
Dean Ayass is a semi-retired British wrestling manager and commentator.-Early career:Ayass grew up as a wrestling fan: in interviews, he has stated that some of his earliest memories involving watching wrestling on ITV's World of Sport programme with his father...
(former manager of WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's Paul Burchill
Paul Burchill
Paul Birchill , better known by his ring name Paul Burchill, is an English professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment , where he signed after training and debuting for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance in his home country.-Frontier Wrestling Alliance...
) then made his way to the ring and introduced Redman as his new protégé. On VPW's first Charity Show, Maayan got his chance to face Redman/ Maayan won the match even though he was considerably outsized but this would not end their feud as once again after Aviv Mayaan lost a match to Jorge Castano
Jorge Castano
Jorge Castaño is a Colombian professional wrestler who works for many promotions on the United Kingdom independent circuit.-Early life:Jorge Castaño was born in the Cali, Colombia and gained an interest in wrestling at a very early age. Once Jorge reached ten years of age, he and his family moved...
, Redman and Ayass would once again come to the ring and attack Mayaan. After this attack Ayass would grab the microphone and tell the fans that on the next show back in Horndean
Horndean
Horndean is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 8 miles north of Portsmouth.The nearest railway station is 2.2 miles southeast of the village at Rowlands Castle....
, Joel Redman would face Aviv Mayaan once again.
Redman's feud with Aviv Mayaan would not just be contained to VPW. After becoming an alumnus of the training school, Redman went on to train in the FWA Academy where he would face off with Mayaan once again, touring a Title tournament this time coming on the losing end of the match. After dominating several opponents throughout the end of 2006 in FWA:A, Redman would team up with FWA:A Champion LT Summers to defeat Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan 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....
and Ollie Burns for the FWA:A Tag Team Championships.
Redman joined International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent...
and participated in their British National Championship
British National Championship
The British National Championship was a year long professional wrestling tournament, organised by International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, that started in September 2007, with the final being held at The Great Hall in Bromley on October 26, 2008....
tournament.
Redman wrestles for LDN Wrestling and tours the south coast running holiday camp shows. He's also wrestled for Alan Ravenhill's Welsh Wrestling since 2009. Redman currently resides in Devon where he runs Devon's only wrestling school called Devon Wrestling Association.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Twisting brainbusterBrainbusterA brainbuster is a professional wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock, hooks his/her pants, and lifts him/her up as if he/she was executing a vertical suplex. The wrestler then falls onto his/her back so that the opponent lands on his/her head while remaining...
- Twisting brainbuster
- Signature moves
- PowerbombPowerbombA powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissors position...
into a Boston crabBoston crabThe Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with the opponent lying supine on the mat, with the wrestler standing and facing them. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent’s legs in one of his arms, and then turns the opponent face-down,... - Samoan drop
- Powerbomb
- ManagerManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
s- "The Twisted Genius" Dean AyassDean AyassDean Ayass is a semi-retired British wrestling manager and commentator.-Early career:Ayass grew up as a wrestling fan: in interviews, he has stated that some of his earliest memories involving watching wrestling on ITV's World of Sport programme with his father...
- Gilligan Gordon
- "The Twisted Genius" Dean Ayass
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "Big JR" Joel Redman
- "The Physical Specimen" Joel Redman
- "The Devonshire Crippler" Joel Redman
Redman is currently head trainer along with the UK Dominator in the DWA (Devon Wrestling Association)
Championship and accomplishments
- FWA Academy
- FWA:A Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with LT Summers
- International Pro Wrestling: United KingdomInternational Pro Wrestling: United KingdomInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent...
/ Real Quality WrestlingReal Quality WrestlingReal Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to... - British Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mark HaskinsMark HaskinsMark Haskins , is an English professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . He is also known for his appearances in Dragon Gate.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :...
- Devon Wrestling Association
- DWA Devon Trophy Champion (1 Time)