McMenamin made his debut in 2011 under the name Kid Danger and at that time, he wrestled under a mask to conceal his age.[2][3]
In 2013, McMenamin switched to the name of Gabriel Kidd.[4]
On 29 April 2017, Kidd won the WCPW Internet Championship, one of the titles of WhatCulture Pro Wrestling, in a triple threat match involving defending champion Cody Rhodes and Joe Hendry.[5] He lost the title to Zack Sabre Jr. on 21 September.[6] On 2 June 2019, Kidd lost to Hendry in a "Loser Leaves Town" match, after which he left Defiant Wrestling.[7]
Kidd (second from the left) with other members of the War Dogs sub-group in June 2023
On 4 June 2023, at Dominion, Coughlin and Kidd, branded as Bullet Club War Dogs attacked Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi), following their victory of capturing both the IWGP Tag Team Championship and the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, signalling their challenge for both titles, officially turning both men heel for the first time. The duo later accompanied Bullet Club leader, David Finlay to the ring in Bullet Club shirts, officially joining the stable.[14] On 4 July, night 1 of NJPW Independence Day, Kidd (now under the shortened name Gabe Kidd) and Coughlin defeated Bishamon to win the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, marking both men’s first NJPW championships.[15] Later in the month, Kidd participated in the G1 Climax making his tournament debut and competing in the A Block.[16] Before the tournament, at the press conference Kidd attacked fellow A Block participants, Yota Tsuji and Kaito Kiyomiya, causing him to be removed from the conference prematurely.[17] In the tournament, Kidd finished with 5 points, failing to advance to the quarterfinal round.[18] On 9 October at Destruction in Ryōgoku, Kidd and Coughlin lost the Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles to Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo), ending their reign at 97 days.[19]
The duo attempted to rebound the following month, entering the annual World Tag League, competing in the A-Block.[20] Kidd and Coughlin finished joint top of their block, with 10 points, advancing to the semi-final round.[21] In the semi-final round, the duo were defeated by Bishamon, eliminating them from the tournament.[22] On 17 March 2024 it was reported that Kidd had re-signed with NJPW.[23] Kidd participated in the 2024 New Japan Cup, where he defeated Callum Newman in the first round, but would be eliminated by Shingo Takagi in the second.[24] At Sakura Genesis, Kidd attacked Takagi after the latter defeated Evil for the NEVER Openweight Championship and cut a worked shoot promo, criticizing NJPW, spitting in the face of NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi, and then challenged Takagi for his championship.[25] On night 2 of Wrestling Dontaku, Kidd was unsuccessful in winning the championship from Takagi.[26] On 11 May he defeated Eddie Kingston in a No Ropes Last Man Standing match at Resurgence to become the youngest ever Strong Openweight Champion.[27] On June 9, Kidd appeared in Pro Wrestling Noah, teaming with Jake Lee, who was aligned with Bullet Club War Dogs, to face All Rebellion's Kaito Kiyomiya and Kenoh in a double count out. During the match, Kidd busted open Kiyomiya, though afterwards Kiyomiya got the upperhand and proclaimed that the title wasn't for him to own and that he would return the "bloodbath" in their title match. On June 16, at Grand Ship In Yokohama, Kidd unsuccessfully challenged Kiyomiya for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, ending Bullet Club War Dogs' feud with Kiyomiya's All Rebellion.[28] From July 20 and August 14, Kidd took part in the 2024 G1 Climax finishing the tournament with a record of four wins and five losses, failing to advance to the play-off match of the tournament.[29] For the 2024 World Tag League, Kidd teamed with the newest War Dogs addition Sanada, where they were placed in A-Block. The duo finished at the top of their block and advanced to the grand finals, where they lost to Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi.
Kidd made his debut for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) on the October 10, 2024 episode of ROH Wrestling, where he successfully defended his Strong Openweight Championship against Anthony Henry.[35]
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