External links
- New Japan Pro Wrestling Profile
- Callum Newman's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
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| Callum Newman | |
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| Birth name | Callum Joseph Newman |
| Born | 31 August 2002 Havering, London, England, U.K. |
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| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) |
| Billed from | Rochford, Essex, England |
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| Debut | December 2017 |
Callum Joseph Newman (born 31 August 2002) is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the United Empire stable.
Newman's grandfather was Toni Granzi, one of the UK's greatest heel wrestlers, active in the 1950s and 1960s. Influenced by his grandfather, he attended a professional wrestling school near his home while continuing to play football. That's when Newman met Will Ospreay, who took Newman under his wing as his protege. [1]
Callum made his in-ring debut in December 2017. Newman proceeded to mainly wrestling on the British independent scene.[ citation needed ]
On 8 September 2023, at Road to Destruction, Newman made his New Japan debut with the United Empire, facing Los Ingobernables de Japon in an eight-man tag team match in a losing effort. [2] He participated in the 2024 New Japan Cup, where he lost to Gabe Kidd in the first round. [3] On July 5, Newman defeated Yoshi-Hashi in a six-man tournament final to win one of two qualification spots for the 2024 G1 Climax. From July to August, he took part in the G1 Climax finishing the tournament with a record of two wins and seven losses, failing to advance to the play-off match of the tournament. [4] [5]
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