Cara Noir

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Cara Noir
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Cara Noir in March 2020 at 16 Carat Gold
Birth nameThomas Dawkins [1]
Alma mater De Montfort University
Website http://caranoir.com/
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Cara Noir
Dark Lord
El Pavo Real
Pure Britannico
Tom Dawkins
Thomas Dawkins
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Billed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Trained byJulia Knight / London School of Lucha Libre
Debut13 June 2010

Thomas Dawkins, [2] better known by his ring name Cara Noir, is an English professional wrestler, best known for his work on the British independent circuit. His character has been described as the black swan of professional wrestling, [3] and is noted for his distinctive moveset, owing to previous involvement in ballet, dance, and mixed martial arts. [4]

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Professional wrestling career

Following minimal success under his birth name and other pseudonyms, a conversation with Chris Brookes saw him develop the character of Cara Noir, which he debuted in January 2017. [3] Initially a heel, he quickly became a face, largely due in part to his elaborate entrance in which he comes out to the famous pas de trois as used in the revival of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake . [3] In July 2019, his breakthrough moment happened while wrestling for Riptide, with his performance in a defeat to Pac being critically acclaimed. [5]

In September 2019, Noir began wrestling for Progress, first appearing at the Natural Progression Series tournament, where he was defeated by eventual winner Scotty Davis, [6] and then at Chapter 95, where he was defeated by Pete Dunne. [7] From October to December, he was involved in a series of matches with Ilja Dragunov. Having traded wins over each other at Chapter 96 and Chapter 97, [8] [9] the feud was ended at Chapter 99 in a two out of three falls match, in which Noir won. [10] At Chapter 100, Noir won a title shot for Eddie Dennis' Progress Unified World Championship, [11] but Dennis had to vacate the title due to injury, and in January 2020, at Chapter 101, Noir defeated Dragunov, Kyle Fletcher and Paul Robinson in a four-way match to win the title. [12]

In January 2020, Noir appeared in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), confronting Marius Al-Ani, and confirming his participation in the promotion's annual 16 Carat Gold tournament. [13] At the event, he defeated Al-Ani, Jeff Cobb and Eddie Kingston on his way to the final, where he overcame crowd favourite Mike Bailey in a rare face vs. face contest. [3] Noir returned to wXw later in the year for the Catch Grand Prix. He tied the block alongside Metehan with nine points, and made the final because of their head-to-head record in the tournament. [14] He faced Al-Ani in the final (who had since gone on a winning streak since their previous matchup), in which he was pinned in the eleventh round. [15]

Personal life

Outside of wrestling, he works as a personal trainer, and co-founded Reset Lab, an alternative health and fitness company, with his partner. He graduated from De Montfort University in 2010, where he was a member of the rugby union first team.[ citation needed ]

Championship and accomplishments

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