Professional wrestling tag team
Professional wrestling tag team
Pretty Deadly
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Members
| Lewis Howley/
Elton Prince
Sammy Smooth/Sam Stoker/
Kit Wilson
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Name(s)
| Greased Lightning
Pretty Bastards
Pretty Deadly
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Billed heights
| Prince: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Wilson: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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Debut
| 2015
[2]
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Years active
| 2015
2019?present
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Pretty Deadly
are a British
villainous
professional wrestling
tag team
consisting of
Lewis Howley
and
Sam Stoker
. They are currently signed to
WWE
, where they perform on the
SmackDown
brand
under the ring names
Elton Prince
and
Kit Wilson
. They are former
two-time
NXT Tag Team Champions
and one-time
NXT UK Tag Team Champions
.
Professional wrestling career
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Independent circuit (2015?2020)
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]
Lewis Howley, who trained under the tutelage of Jon Ritchie, Paul Jerome and Lucas Jackson at the legendary DKW Academy based in Purfleet, Essex and Sam Stoker debuted as a tag team on 2 February 2019 on Hustle Wrestling Live in
Enfield
by defeating Justin Case and Justin Vincible in a
tag team match
.
[3]
However, they were briefly active one time under the name of Greased Lightning in a match against Lance Lawrence and Oliver Peace on the 14 November 2015 episode of WrestleForce Live in
Basingstoke
. Stoker was previously known as Sammy Smooth. After that, they both returned to competing as singles wrestlers.
[4]
They are also known for their tenures with
professional wrestling promotions
such as
Progress Wrestling
[5]
and
Revolution Pro Wrestling
. During their
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
affiliation, they captured the
IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
one time as Pretty Bastards
[6]
and one time as a
freebird trio
including James Castle known as The Collective.
[7]
[8]
WWE (2020?present)
[
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]
They had sporadic appearances across
NXT UK
in 2019 before making their official
WWE
debut in a losing effort to
Wild Boar
and Primate.
[9]
They were forced to take a six-month hiatus before returning to the
United Kingdom
and turning in their first victory in WWE.
[10]
Howley and Stoker became the number one contenders for the
NXT UK Tag Team Championship
on 28 January 2021 after defeating
Mark Andrews
and
Flash Morgan Webster
,
Oliver Carter
and
Ashton Smith
and The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) in a
four-way tag team match
.
[11]
Cementing their
villainous
status, they defeated
Gallus
(
Mark Coffey
and
Wolfgang
) to capture the
NXT UK Tag Team Championship
on the 25 February 2021 edition of
NXT UK
.
[12]
They would retain the titles against Amir Jordan and
Kenny Williams
on the 1 April episode of
NXT UK
after Williams turned on Jordan.
[13]
On the 4 June episode of
NXT UK
, Pretty Deadly would successfully defend their titles against Jack Starz and
Nathan Frazer
.
[14]
On the 22 July episode
NXT UK
, they would retain against Subculture's Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan. On the 19 August episode of
NXT UK
, Pretty Deadly would retain against
Moustache Mountain
(
Trent Seven
and
Tyler Bate
).
[15]
However, they would lose the titles to Moustache Mountain in a rematch on the 9 December episode of
NXT UK
, ending their reign at 287 days.
[16]
On the 5 April episode of
NXT
, Pretty Deadly, now under the ring names of
Elton Prince
and
Kit Wilson
, revealed themselves as the
Creed Brothers
' attackers after they defeated
Imperium
(
Fabian Aichner
and
Marcel Barthel
), effectively making their debut on the NXT brand.
[17]
The following week, they would defeat the Creed Brothers in a
gauntlet match
, involving
Legado Del Fantasma
(
Raul Mendoza
and
Joaquin Wilde
),
Josh Briggs
and
Brooks Jensen
, and
Grayson Waller
and
Sanga
, to win the vacant
NXT Tag Team Championship
, making them the first tag team to win the titles on their NXT debut and the second team to hold both the NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Championship.
[18]
They lost the tag titles to the Creed Brothers on 4 June at
In Your House
, ending their first reign at 53 days.
[19]
On the 19 July episode of
NXT
, Pretty Deadly fought Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.
[20]
At
Worlds Collide
on 4 September, Pretty Deadly defeated the Creed Brothers, Gallus and Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs in a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Elimination Match to unify the NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Championships.
[21]
At
NXT Deadline
, Pretty Deadly lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to
The New Day
(
Kofi Kingston
and
Xavier Woods
), ending their second reign at 98 days.
[22]
After failing to regain the titles, Pretty Deadly began feuding with
Tony D'Angelo
and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and lost to them at
Spring Breakin
in a trunk match.
[23]
This would be their final NXT appearance.
As part of the
2023 WWE Draft
, Pretty Deadly were drafted to the
SmackDown
brand
.
[24]
[25]
Pretty Deadly made their
SmackDown
debut on 19 May 2023, defeating
Ridge Holland
and
Butch
of
The Brawling Brutes
.
[26]
On the 16 June episode of
SmackDown
, Pretty Deadly won a tag team
gauntlet match
to become the number one contenders for the
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
but failed to capture the titles from
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
on the 30 June episode of
SmackDown
in London.
[27]
[28]
On the 15 July episode of
SmackDown
, Prince suffered a separated shoulder in Pretty Deadly's tag team match against The Brawling Brutes and had to be sidelined.
[29]
Pretty Deadly returned on the 13 October episode of
SmackDown
in a tag team match victory against Holland and Butch.
[30]
Personal lives
[
edit
]
Howley originates from
Grays
,
England
,
[31]
and Stoker originates from
London
, England.
[32]
Howley attended
Hassenbrook Academy
in
Thurrock
,
Essex
.
[33]
In 2017, Howley appeared on an episode of
First Dates
.
[34]
Howley is currently in a relationship with former professional wrestler and current WWE NXT backstage reporter Kelly Verbil, who goes by the on-screen name Kelly Kincaid, and Stoker is engaged to fellow professional wrestler
Lucy Bridge
, who also performs in WWE on the NXT brand under the ring name Stevie Turner.
[
citation needed
]
Championships and accomplishments
[
edit
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References
[
edit
]
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.
thesmackdownhotel.com
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26 February
2021
.
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26 February
2021
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Cabrera, Elisa (18 January 2019).
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. Retrieved
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2019
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2015
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Richards, Alex (LWOPW Department Head) (20 November 2019).
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.
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2019
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.
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2019
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"IPW:UK SuperShow 11"
. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database
. Retrieved
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2019
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Boone, Mat (22 February 2019).
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.
ewrestling.com
. Retrieved
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Cassidy, Gary (8 February 2021).
"Interview With . . . Pretty Deadly"
.
itrwrestling.com
. Retrieved
8 February
2021
.
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Currier, Joseph (28 January 2021).
"Pretty Deadly Become Number One Contenders to NXT UK Tag Titles"
.
F4WOnline.com
.
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. Retrieved
28 January
2021
.
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Gibbons, Laurence (25 February 2021).
"2/25 NXT UK TV results: Gibbons' review of Mark Coffey and Wolfgang vs. "Pretty Deadly" Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley for the NXT UK Tag Titles, Xia Brookside vs. Nina Samuels, Bailey Matthews vs. Tyler Bate, Lana Austin vs. Aoife Valkyrie"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
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. Retrieved
5 June
2022
.
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Gibbons, Laurence (1 April 2021).
"4/1 NXT UK TV results: Gibbons' review of vs. Amir Jordan and Kenny Williams for the NXT UK Tag Titles, Aoife Valkyrie vs. Stevie Turner, and Teoman vs. Josh Morrell"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on 14 March 2022
. Retrieved
5 June
2022
.
- ^
"WWE NXT UK Results: Pretty Deadly Successfully Defend WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions, Joseph Conners Nabs Win Over Flash Morgan Webster"
.
The Overtimer
. 4 June 2021
. Retrieved
14 October
2021
.
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"WWE NXT UK Results: Meiko Satamura and Pretty Deadly Defend Their Titles"
.
News18
. 20 August 2021
. Retrieved
14 October
2021
.
- ^
Gibbons, Laurence (9 December 2021).
"12/9 NXT UK TV results: Gibbons' review of "Pretty Deadly" Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker vs. "Moustache Mountain" Tyler Bate and Trent Seven for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship, Emilia McKenzie vs. Blair Davenport, Sha Samuels vs. Sam Gradwell, Jordan Devlin promo"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on 12 March 2022
. Retrieved
5 June
2022
.
- ^
Moore, John (5 April 2022).
"4/5 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout edition with Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez vs. Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin for the NXT Women's Tag Titles, Nikkita Lyons vs. Lash Legend"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on 25 May 2022
. Retrieved
5 June
2022
.
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Moore, John (12 April 2022).
"4/12 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of a five-team gauntlet for the vacant NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Solo Sikoa for the NXT North American Title, Mandy Rose vs. Dakota Kai for the NXT Women's Championship, Von Wagner vs. Kushida, Xyon Quinn vs. Draco Anthony"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on 7 May 2022
. Retrieved
5 June
2022
.
- ^
Moore, John (4 June 2022).
"NXT In Your House results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Wendy Choo for the NXT Women's Title, Pretty Deadly vs. The Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT North American Title"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on 11 July 2022
. Retrieved
5 June
2022
.
- ^
Moore, John (19 July 2022).
"7/19 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of a 20-woman battle royal for a shot at the NXT Women's Title, JD McDonagh vs. Cameron Grimes, Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs vs. Pretty Deadly for the NXT UK Tag Titles, Roderick Strong vs. Damon Kemp, Axiom debuts, The Schism reveals their identities"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on 20 July 2022
. Retrieved
20 July
2022
.
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Moore, John (4 September 2022).
"NXT Worlds Collide results: Moore's live review of NXT Champion Bron Breakker vs. NXT UK Champion Tyler Bate in a unification match, NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose vs. NXT UK Women's Champion Meiko Satomura vs. Blair Davenport in a unification match, Carmelo Hayes vs. Ricochet for the NXT North American Championship"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
. Retrieved
4 September
2022
.
- ^
Moore, John (10 December 2022).
"NXT Deadline results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Apollo Crews for the NXT Championship, Pretty Deadly vs. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods for the NXT Tag Team Titles, men's and women's Iron Survivor Challenge matches, Alba Fyre vs. Isla Dawn"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
.
Archived
from the original on 11 December 2022
. Retrieved
10 December
2022
.
- ^
Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (25 April 2023).
"4/25 NXT Spring Breakin' Report: Hazelwood's live report on Hayes-Waller and Hartwell-Perez-Stratton title matches, Breakker vs. Chase, Femi debuts, more"
.
Pro Wrestling Torch
.
Archived
from the original on 26 April 2023
. Retrieved
25 April
2023
.
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"See all the results from the 2023 Draft"
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Keller, Wade (1 May 2023).
"5/1 WWE Monday Night Raw results: Keller's report on WWE Draft, Riddle vs. Uso, Judgment Day vs. LWO mixed tag, Lesnar, Cody"
.
Pro Wrestling Torch
. Retrieved
1 May
2023
.
- ^
Pretty Deadly make their in-ring SmackDown debut: SmackDown highlights, May 19, 2023
, retrieved
20 May
2023
- ^
Barnett, Jake (16 June 2023).
"WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (6/16): Barnett's review of Roman Reigns' return and Jey Uso's decision, Pretty Deadly vs. The Street Profits vs. The OC vs. Sheamus and Butch vs. Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro in a gauntlet for a tag title shot, Charlotte Flair on The Grayson Waller Effect, Iyo Sky vs. Zelina Vega"
.
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. Retrieved
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2023
.
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Barnett, Jake (30 June 2023).
"WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (6/30): Barnett's review of Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair for the WWE Women's Championship, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Pretty Deadly for the Undisputed WWE Tag Titles, Roman Reigns on the MITB go-home show"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
. Retrieved
1 July
2023
.
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"Pretty Deadly's Elton Prince injured on SmackDown"
.
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. Retrieved
30 August
2023
.
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.
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. Retrieved
14 October
2023
.
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.
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2021
.
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.
profightdb.com
. Retrieved
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2021
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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