Neil Faith
Encyclopedia
Neil Andrew Horsfall better known as Neil Faith, is an English professional wrestler
, trained by Bruce Hart
in the Hart dungeon.
, Shropshire.
After playing soccer and rugby at high school and winning most outstanding player by a regional soccer league. He studied kickboxing and was also a standout submission wrestler and competed in numerous shoot wrestling tournaments.Then in April 1999 he started training for professional wrestling in England at the Hammerlock Wrestling Academy
.
After leaving the Hammerlock Wrestling Academy
he travelled to Florida to wrestle for BANG TV on Fox, Then in January 2002 he moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to train with the Hart family
.
Faith made his Stampede Wrestling
debut in 02.22.2002 beating "Highlander" Rob Roy with a spinning tombstone piledriver
. He then went on to team with fellow British wrestler Rick Vain to feud with Bruce
and Teddy Hart
in tag team matches. After departing from Stampede Wrestling in April 2002, he traveled to Japan to train in the New Japan Dojo
in Tokyo.
While in Japan Neil performed in front of 57,000 fans at the Tokyo dome.
Faith returned to Europe
where he wrestled on independent wrestling shows. In 2002 he wrestled P.N. News in Dublin, Ireland
at the national basketball arena. He continued to wrestle all over Europe where he filmed a documentary
called Ultimate Warriors on The Bravo Channel and appeared regularly on The Wrestling Channel on SKY TV
.
Faith returned to Florida to wrestle for Dory Funk Jr.'s BANG TV show on Fox and Throwdown on The Brighthouse network.
After leaving BANG TV He returned again to Europe where he Worked tours for NWA - UK and made it to the Finals of The NWA-UK 2003 King of the Ring tournament.
From 2003- 2004 Neil wrestled all over Europe, In countries such as Germany, Ireland, Russia, Holland, Scotland, Wales and England.
He wrestled his last match in Europe on 05.02.2005 appearing for Revolution British Wrestling in London, England.
In June 2005 Neil permantly moved to the United States where he began working for Southern Championship Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling
Which is ran and operated by Afa "The Wild Samoan" Anoia.
In October 2008, Faith had several WWE Tryouts in Tampa, Florida
.
At Vintage Wrestling's first show "Ignition" held on 18.04.2009 in Sanford, Florida, he wrestled in the main event
against Jake "The snake" Roberts
in a grudge match.
In December 2009 he started a tag team
with Adam Windsor
called European Union. Quickly after joining WXW they defeated tag team champions Hatchet City All-Stars to become the WXW Tag Team Champions.
As of July 2010 The European Union are regularly listed in the top 5 Tag Teams in the state of Florida in polls ran by wrestling911.com and marcuspitts.com, they are also currently listed in the top 5 tag teams for NWA Florida/NWA Fusion as well.
In 2010 Faith was also ranked #4 In the top 100 Wrestlers in Florida poll ran by www.marcuspitt.com and www.wrestling911.com
On September 11, 2010. The European Union defeated Los Ben Dejo's for the Vintage Wrestling Tag Team titles in a 2 out of 3 falls match.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
, trained by Bruce Hart
Bruce Hart (wrestler)
Bruce Dennis Luis Hart is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. The second son of Stu Hart, Hart is a member of the large Hart wrestling family.Hart substitute teaches for the Calgary Board of Education.-Career:...
in the Hart dungeon.
Professional wrestling career
Neil Faith was born Neil Andrew Horsfall in Colchester, England on April 29, 1981. He was Raised most of his youth in London and also Burnham-on-Crouch which is a small river town in Essex. He also attended the Thomas Adams High School in WemWem
Wem is a small market town in Shropshire, England. It is the administrative centre for the northern area committee of Shropshire Council, which has its headquarters at Edinburgh House in the centre of Wem. Wem railway station is on the Shrewsbury to Crewe railway line...
, Shropshire.
After playing soccer and rugby at high school and winning most outstanding player by a regional soccer league. He studied kickboxing and was also a standout submission wrestler and competed in numerous shoot wrestling tournaments.Then in April 1999 he started training for professional wrestling in England at the Hammerlock Wrestling Academy
NWA UK Hammerlock
NWA UK Hammerlock was a British professional wrestling promotion based in Kent.-History:Established in 1993 by former wrestler turned promoter Andre "Sledgehammer" Baker, it is one of the National Wrestling Alliance's territories...
.
After leaving the Hammerlock Wrestling Academy
NWA UK Hammerlock
NWA UK Hammerlock was a British professional wrestling promotion based in Kent.-History:Established in 1993 by former wrestler turned promoter Andre "Sledgehammer" Baker, it is one of the National Wrestling Alliance's territories...
he travelled to Florida to wrestle for BANG TV on Fox, Then in January 2002 he moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada to train with the Hart family
Hart wrestling family
The Hart wrestling family is a Canadian family with a significant history within professional wrestling. The patriarch of the family is wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Stu Hart, amateur and professional wrestler, promoter and trainer, who not only owned and operated his own wrestling...
.
Faith made his Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...
debut in 02.22.2002 beating "Highlander" Rob Roy with a spinning tombstone piledriver
Piledriver (professional wrestling)
A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent, turns him upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat. The most common piledrivers are the basic belly-to-back, or Texas piledriver, and the...
. He then went on to team with fellow British wrestler Rick Vain to feud with Bruce
Bruce Hart
Bruce Hart may refer to:* Bruce Hart , American songwriter and screenwriter* Bruce Hart , Canadian wrestler...
and Teddy Hart
Teddy Hart
Teddy Annis , is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Teddy Hart. He is currently working on the American independent circuit for promotions such as Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA...
in tag team matches. After departing from Stampede Wrestling in April 2002, he traveled to Japan to train in the New Japan Dojo
New Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
in Tokyo.
While in Japan Neil performed in front of 57,000 fans at the Tokyo dome.
Faith returned to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
where he wrestled on independent wrestling shows. In 2002 he wrestled P.N. News in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
at the national basketball arena. He continued to wrestle all over Europe where he filmed a documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
called Ultimate Warriors on The Bravo Channel and appeared regularly on The Wrestling Channel on SKY TV
Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)
Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...
.
Faith returned to Florida to wrestle for Dory Funk Jr.'s BANG TV show on Fox and Throwdown on The Brighthouse network.
After leaving BANG TV He returned again to Europe where he Worked tours for NWA - UK and made it to the Finals of The NWA-UK 2003 King of the Ring tournament.
From 2003- 2004 Neil wrestled all over Europe, In countries such as Germany, Ireland, Russia, Holland, Scotland, Wales and England.
He wrestled his last match in Europe on 05.02.2005 appearing for Revolution British Wrestling in London, England.
In June 2005 Neil permantly moved to the United States where he began working for Southern Championship Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling
World Xtreme Wrestling
World Xtreme Wrestling is a Northeastern-based independent professional wrestling promotion which has held events across the United States and have toured in Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific region including American Samoa and Guam....
Which is ran and operated by Afa "The Wild Samoan" Anoia.
In October 2008, Faith had several WWE Tryouts in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
.
At Vintage Wrestling's first show "Ignition" held on 18.04.2009 in Sanford, Florida, he wrestled in the main event
Main Event
Main Event is Australia's only pay-per-view channel. It transmits through Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar, which jointly own the channel...
against Jake "The snake" Roberts
Jake Roberts
Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. is a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith...
in a grudge match.
In December 2009 he started a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
with Adam Windsor
Adam Windsor
Adam Bryniarski , better known world wide as Adam Windsor, is a British born professional wrestler from Coventry, England.-Early life:...
called European Union. Quickly after joining WXW they defeated tag team champions Hatchet City All-Stars to become the WXW Tag Team Champions.
As of July 2010 The European Union are regularly listed in the top 5 Tag Teams in the state of Florida in polls ran by wrestling911.com and marcuspitts.com, they are also currently listed in the top 5 tag teams for NWA Florida/NWA Fusion as well.
In 2010 Faith was also ranked #4 In the top 100 Wrestlers in Florida poll ran by www.marcuspitt.com and www.wrestling911.com
On September 11, 2010. The European Union defeated Los Ben Dejo's for the Vintage Wrestling Tag Team titles in a 2 out of 3 falls match.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Peruvian Necktie
- Spinning tombstone piledriver
- Signature moves
- Diving knee drop
- Double leg slam
- European uppercut
- Frog splash
- Head kickRoundhouse kickA roundhouse kick is a kick in which the attacker swings his leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot. This type of kick is utilized in many different martial arts and is popular in both non-contact and full-contact martial arts competitions...
- High knee
- Multiple suplexSuplexA suplex is an offensive move used in professional sport wrestling . The move consists of one wrestler picking up his or her opponent off the ground and then using a large portion of his or her own body weight to drive the opponent down on the mat. Nearly all suplexes have the attacker going down...
variations- Exploder
- German
- Overhead belly to belly
- Senton bomb
- Managers
- Rico Moon
- Candi Lynn
- Phineas Pipwillow
- Nicknames
- "Lord" Neil Faith
- The Whitechapel Ripper
Championships and accomplishments
- !Bang!!BANG!!Bang! is a professional wrestling promotion owned by Dory Funk, Jr. It is run by the Funking Conservatory, a full-service professional wrestling school, and the stars of !BANG! play as members of the Funking Conservatory team...
- BANG TV European Championship (1 time)
- BANG TV Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Adam WindsorAdam WindsorAdam Bryniarski , better known world wide as Adam Windsor, is a British born professional wrestler from Coventry, England.-Early life:...
- World Xtreme WrestlingWorld Xtreme WrestlingWorld Xtreme Wrestling is a Northeastern-based independent professional wrestling promotion which has held events across the United States and have toured in Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific region including American Samoa and Guam....
- WXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Adam WindsorAdam WindsorAdam Bryniarski , better known world wide as Adam Windsor, is a British born professional wrestler from Coventry, England.-Early life:...
- WXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Adam Windsor
- Vintage Wrestling
- Vintage Wrestling Tag Team Championship - with Adam WindsorAdam WindsorAdam Bryniarski , better known world wide as Adam Windsor, is a British born professional wrestler from Coventry, England.-Early life:...
- Vintage Wrestling Tag Team Championship - with Adam Windsor
- First Class Championship Wrestling
- FCCW Heavyweight Championship
- Other titles
- MECW Heavyweight Championship
- NWA-DCW Heavyweight Championship
- SWF Tag Team Championship - with Adam WindsorAdam WindsorAdam Bryniarski , better known world wide as Adam Windsor, is a British born professional wrestler from Coventry, England.-Early life:...