| Kez Evans | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kieran Evans |
| Born | March 19, 1995 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Kez Evans |
| Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Billed from | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Trained by | BT Gunn Lionheart Stevie Boy Jack Jester Wolfgang [1] [2] [3] |
| Debut | 2016 |
Kieran Evans better known by his ring name Kez Evans is a Scottish professional wrestler. [4] He is most well known for his work in Insane Championship Wrestling [5] [6] where he is a former ICW World Heavyweight Champion, [7] ICW Zero-G Champion [8] and winner of the 2020 Square Go! match. [9]
Evans is also a pro wrestling trainer, coaching at Wolfgang's Iron Girders Wrestling Gym. [10]
Kez Evans trained at the Glasgow Pro Wrestling Asylum [11] [3] and spent his early career wrestling on GPWA events, [1] [12] [13] as well as for his trainer Lionheart's Pro Wrestling Elite promotion. [14] [15]
Evans became a regular for Insane Championship Wrestling. [16] [17] His notable early victories included wins over BT Gunn at ICW: I Ain't Yer Pal, Dickface! and ICW: Shug's Hoose Party 5 , Kay Lee Ray on ICW Fight Club and Ilja Dragunov at ICW Fear & Loathing XII. [18] [19] [20]
On 2 February 2020, Evans won the Square Go! rumble match to earn a future title shot. [21] After feuding with Craig Anthony, [22] [23] [24] Evans successfully cashed in his Square Go! contract against Anthony to become the ICW Zero-G Champion. [25] Evans held the title for 141 days, successfully defending against Adam Maxted [26] before losing it to Daz Black. [27]
In August 2021, Evans made his debut in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 with a No. 299 ranking. [28]
On 21 November 2021, Evans defeated JAXN for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship at ICW: Fear & Loathing XIII. [29] Holding the title for 364 days, Evans defended against Grado, Jack Jester, Wolfgang and Mark Haskins [30] [7] [31] [32] in matches aired on the WWE Network before losing to Leyton Buzzard at ICW: Fear & Loathing XIV. [33] [34] [35]
Outside of ICW, Evans has also competed for British Championship Wrestling where he defeated Andy Wild at BCW: Back To Business [36] as well Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum with whom Iron Girders Pro Wrestling had two collaborative events. [37] For these events, Evans defeated Jason Reed, [38] [39] fought Andy Roberts to a no-contest in a match for the Union of European Wrestling Alliances European Heavyweight Championship [40] and teamed with Gunn in a victory over Roberts and Reed. [38]
On 5 February 2023, Evans challenged Josh Alexander for the Impact Wrestling World Championship in a losing effort. [41] [42] [43]
Evans placed in the PWI 500 for the third time on 14 September 2023, ranking at 206. [44] [45] [46]