Gene Munny

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Gene Munny
Gene Munny in 2019.jpg
Munny in December 2019
Born (1989-08-25) August 25, 1989 (age 36) [1]
Milton Keynes, England [2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Chief Deputy Munn
    Detective Munny
    Johnny Lavelle
    Genen Munny
Trained byHouse Of Pain Wrestling School (Stixx)
London School Of Lucha Libre (Greg Burridge)
Debut2012

Gene Munny (born August 25, 1989) is an English professional wrestler best known for his tenure with Progress Wrestling where he is a former Progress Atlas Champion. He is also known for competing in various promotions of the British independent scene. [3]

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Professional wrestling career

British independent scene (2012–present)

Munny made his professional wrestling debut under the ring name of "Johnny Lavelle" at FWA At MCM Expo, an event promoted by Frontier Wrestling Alliance on March 31, 2012, where he teamed up with Alex Kaos in a losing effort against Max Angelus and Zack Nitro in tag team competition. [4] Through his career as a freelancer, Munny wrestled for various promotions from the British independent circuit such as TNT Extreme Wrestling (TNT), Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), Ignite Wrestling Pro (IWP) and many others. [2]

At IPW This Has To End, an event of IPW:UK from May 1, 2019, Munny competed in a six-way scramble match to determine the number one contender to the IPW:UK World Championship won by Sha Samuels and also involving Dan Moloney, Ricky Knight Jr., Charles Crowley and Big Guns Joe. [5]

Progress Wrestling (2019–present)

Munny made his debut in Progress Wrestling at Chapter 95: Still Chasing on September 15, 2019, where he competed in the inaugural rumble match for the Progress Proteus Championship, bout won by Paul Robinson and also involving notable opponents such as Chris Brookes, Ilja Dragunov, Travis Banks and Eddie Kingston. [6]

During his time with the promotion, he chased for various accomplishments. In the 2024 edition of the Super Strong Style 16, Munny fell short to Kid Lykos II in the first rounds of the tournament. [7] At Chapter 156: Steal Yourself on September 10, 2023, he unsuccessfully challenged Laurance Roman for the wXw Shotgun Championship. [8]

In 2022, Munny competed in a tournament for the vacant Progress World Championship in which he fell short to Rickey Shane Page in the first rounds. [9] At Chapter 174: Vendetta 2 on November 24, 2024, Munny unsuccessfully challenged reigning champion Simon Miller for the Progress Proteus Championship in a match which also involved Will Kroos and Session Moth Martina. [10] At Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call on December 29, 2024, he teamed up with Will Kroos and unsuccessfully challenged reigning champions Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) for the Progress Tag Team Championship in a match which also involved the team of Simon Miller and Jerry Bakewell. [11] At Chapter 183: Hundred Volts on August 25, 2025, he defeated reigning champion Mike D Vecchio and Will Kroos in a three-way match to win the Progress Atlas Championship. [12] He dropped the title to Kroos one month later at Chapter 184: Camden Lock Up on September 28, 2025. [13]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Gene Munny • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Gene Munny/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Gene Munny Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 31, 2012). "FWA At MCM Expo 2012 - Tag 1". cagematch.de. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Morrison, Adam (November 15, 2019). "IPW: UK To Cease Live Events Following 2019". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  6. ↑ "RESULTS: Progress Wrestling Chapter 95 – Still Chasing". POSTWrestling . POST Wrestling Staff. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (May 27, 2024). "PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16 Night One Results (5/26): Shelton Benjamin, Mike Santana, Kid Lykos Compete". Fightful. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ Brennan, Corey (September 11, 2023). "PROGRESS Chapter 156 Results (9/10/23)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ Gibbons, Aidan (May 19, 2022). "New PROGRESS World Champion To Be Crowned In Super Strong Style 16". cultaholic.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ Vetter, Chris (29 November 2024). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 174 – Vendetta 2" results: Vetter"s review of Luke Jacobs vs. Leon Slater for the Progress Title, Subculture vs. Sanity, Trent Seven vs. Ricky Knight Jr". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Vetter, Chris (29 December 2024). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 175 – Unboxing VII" results (12/29): Vetter's review of Luke Jacobs vs. Leon Slater vs. Man Like DeReiss vs. Ricky Knight Jr. for the Progress Title, El Hijo Del Vikingo suffers injury". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Brennan, Corey (25 August 2025). "PROGRESS Chapter 183: Hundred Volts Results (8/25): Man Like DeReiss And Luke Jacobs Meet In TLC Match". Fightful. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Vetter, Chris (September 29, 2025). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 184: Camden Lock Up" results (9/28): Vetter's review of Nina Samuels vs. Kanji in a loser leaves Progress match, Man Like DeReiss vs. Charlie Sterling for the Progress Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ Ross, Patrick (September 14, 2022). "Full 2022 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  15. ↑ Wrestling Titles. "PROGRESS Atlas Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
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