Joe Newboult (born 8 July 2002) – better known by his ring name Kid Lykos II – is an English professional wrestler who is primarily known for his work in the British professional wrestling promotions: Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling and Attack! Pro Wrestling. Most of his career, he competed as a masked luchador. He is also known for his various tenures with promotions from the European independent scene.[3]
| Kid Lykos II | |
|---|---|
 Kid Lykos II in April 2024 | |
| Born | 8 July 2002[1] Wakefield, England[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Lil Cadet Nelson Joe Nelson Kid Lykos II |
| Debut | 2016 |
Professional wrestling career
editBritish independent circuit (2016–present)
editNewboult made his professional wrestling debut at 4GW Saturday Night Storm Rising, a house show promoted by 4th Generation Wrestling on 6 August 2016, when he defeated Tiger Jr. in singles competition.[4] Newboult shared brief or longer tenures with various promotions from the British independent scene such as Attack! Pro Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), Defiant Wrestling and many others.[2]
TNT Extreme Wrestling (2020–present)
editNewboult made his debut in TNT Extreme Wrestling under the ring name of "Joe Nelson" at TNT DOA Death Match Tournament 2020 on 30 January, when he defeated Nico Angelo in a dark match.[5] During his tenure with the promotion, Newboult has won the TNT Tag Team Championship on one occasion alongside Kid Lykos, and the TNT Ultra X Championship, and competed in various major events promoted by the company.[2] At TNT vs. GCW, a cross-over promoted alongside Game Changer Wrestling on 15 September 2023, he teamed up with Kid Lykos to defeat Los Vipers (Arez and Látigo).[6]
Progress Wrestling (2021–present)
editNewboult made his debut in Progress Wrestling at the 2021 edition of the Natural Progression Series where he fell short to Ethan Allen in the first rounds.[7] As for the Super Strong Style 16 tournament, he made his first appearance at the 2024 edition of the competition, where he defeated Gene Munny in the first rounds, then fell short to Luke Jacobs in the second ones.[8] Newboult teamed up with Kid Lykos and took part in a tournament final for the vacant PROGRESS Tag Team Championship in which they obtained a bye in the first rounds, then defeated Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) in the semifinals and The Young Guns (Ethan Allen and Luke Jacobs) in the finals at Chapter 112: The Flowers Are Still Standing! on 5 June 2021, to win the vacant titles.[9]
Newboult also competed in some of the promotion's flagship events. At Progress Chapter 165: Diamond Dust on 7 March 2024 he fell short to El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in singles competition.[10] At Progress Chapter 166: Freedom Walks Again on 5 April 2024, he win a seven-way scramble match in which he outmatched Cody Chhun, Gringo Loco, Leon Slater, Marcus Mathers, Simon Miller and Tate Mayfairs.[11] At Progress Chapter 167: One Bump Or Two? on 21 April 2024, Newboult teamed up with Kid Lykos to unsuccessfully challenge Sanity (Big Damo and Axel Tischer) for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship in the main event.[12]
Newboult also competed at Fantastica Mania, a series of cross-over events mainly promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and also featuring wrestlers from various promotions of Europe and Japan independent circuits. He made his first appearance at the 2023 UK edition where, in the first show, he teamed up with Kid Lykos and Sangre Imperial in a losing effort against Audaz, Ricky Knight Jr. and Zak Knight, and in the second show again alongside Lykos and Zandokan Jr. in a losing effort against Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) and Titán as a result of a Trios match.[13] On the first event of the 2024 edition, he and Lykos teamed up with Shigeo Okumura in a losing effort against Atlantis, Atlantis Jr. and Dulce Gardenia.[14]
Revolution Pro Wrestling (2021–present)
editNewboult made his debut in Revolution Pro Wrestling at RevPro Epic Encounters 8 on 7 February 2021, when he defeated Connor Mills.[15] He soon started chasing for titles promoted by RevPro. At RevPro Epic Encounters 9 on 15 March 2021, he unsuccessfully challenged Michael Oku for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship.[16] At RevPro Opportunity Knocks on 4 September 2021 Newboult teamed up with Kid Lykos and unsuccessfully challenged Destination Everywhere (Connor Mills and Michael Oku) for the British Tag Team Championship.[17]
Newboult competed in one of the promotion's signature events, the Great British Tag League, where at the 2023 edition, he teamed up with Kid Lykos and placed themselves in the Block A of the competition where they scored a total of six points after going against the teams of The Billington Bulldogs (Mark Billington and Thomas Billington), Kieron Lacey and Mark Trew, and Anthony Ogogo.[18]
Professional wrestling style and persona
editSince debuting for Progress Wrestling in 2021, Newboult competed as a luchador enmascarado (masked wrestler). However, contrary to the lucha libre traditions, his real name was a matter of public record all along. He shares the same type of wrestling gimmick with Kid Lykos (Ethan Beach), as they've been competing under the tag name of "Lykos Gym" since 2021.[19]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- 4th Generation Wrestling
- 4GW Airborne Championship (2 times)
- Attack! Pro Wrestling
- Attack! Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Brookes
- Breed Pro Wrestling
- Breed Pro New Breed Championship (1 time, inaugural final)
- Catch Pro Wrestling
- Great British Heritage Tournament (2020)
- Hope Wrestling
- Hope Kings Of Flight Championship (2 times)
- Hope Young Guns Championship (1 time)
- North Wrestling
- North Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kid Lykos
- Progress Wrestling
- PROGRESS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kid Lykos[20]
- PROGRESS Tag Team Title Tournament (2021)– with Kid Lykos
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 263 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 of 2021[21]
- Ranked No. 66 of the top 100 tag teams in the PWI Tag Team 100 of 2023 – with Kid Lykos[22]
- Target Wrestling
- Target Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kid Lykos
- Tidal Championship Wrestling
- TCW Championship (1 time)
- TNT Extreme Wrestling
- TNT Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Kid Lykos
- TNT Ultra X Championship (1 time, inaugural)
- TNT Ultra X Championship Tournament (2020)
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Rank | 263 |
References
edit- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Kid Lykos II • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kid Lykos II/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Kid Lykos II Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (6 August 2016). "4GW Saturday Night Storm Rising". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel (30 January 2020). "TNT DOA Death Match Tournament 2020". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (15 September 2023). "GCW and TNT Extreme Wrestling "Project X" results: Vetter's review of a five-way Ultimate X match, Charles Crowley vs. Jordan Oliver for the TNT Title, Rina Yamashita vs. Emersyn Jayne for the GCW Ultraviolent Title". prowrestling.net. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Ian Hamilton (27 February 2021). "Hamilton's PROGRESS Chapter 105: Bring The Thunder 02.27.21 Review". 411Mania. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (27 May 2024). "PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16 Night One Results (5/26): Shelton Benjamin, Mike Santana, Kid Lykos Compete". fightful.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (5 June 2021). "PROGRESS Chapter 112: The Flowers Are Still Standing! Results (6/5)". fightful.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (8 March 2024). "PROGRESS Chapter 165: Diamond Dust Results (3/7): Kid Lykos Faces Lio Rush". fightful.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Pine, Jon (6 April 2024). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 166: Freedom Walks Again". postwrestling.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (22 April 2024). "PROGRESS Chapter 167 Results (4/21): SAnitY, Homicide, Mark Haskins In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Pulido, Luis (24 September 2023). "RevPro x CMLL FantasticaMania UK (9/23/2023) Results: Michael Oku vs Hechicero Headlines, More Set". fightful.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Carrera, Pep (19 May 2024). "REVPRO PRESENTS CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA UK SHOW 1 IN LONDON QUICK RESULTS (05/19/2024)". luchacentral.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian (7 February 2021). "Hamilton's Rev Pro Epic Encounters Eight 02.07.2021". 411Mania. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ More, Andy (15 March 2021). "Rev Pro Epic Encounters 9 – Recap, Results And Review". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian (11 September 2021). "Hamilton's Rev Pro Opportunity Knocks 09.04.2021 Review". 411Mania. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Ravens, Andrew (10 December 2023). "RevPro Live In Southampton 27 Results: Great British Tag League". 411Mania. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ McVey, Innes (3 June 2021). "Interview With Lykos Gym". itrwrestling.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Wrestling Titles. "PROGRESS Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b "PWI 500 2021 List In Full". wrestlingtravel.com. Wrestling Travel. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "PWI Tag Team 100 2023 Full List". wrestlingtravel.com. Wrestling Travel. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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