Ricky Knight

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Ricky Knight
Birth namePatrick Frary
Born (1953-12-24) 24 December 1953 (age 70)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1990)​
ChildrenSaraya Jade Bevis
Roy Bevis
Zak Zodiac
Professional wrestling career
Billed fromNorwich, England
Trained byJimmy Ocean[1]
Debut1978

Patrick Frary (born 24 December 1953) is an English professional wrestling trainer, promoter, owner, and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Ricky Knight.[2] He is the owner of the World Association of Wrestling promotion in Norwich.

Professional wrestling career

Knight was working as a bouncer when he first met professional wrestler Jimmy Ocean. Ocean trained Knight, and the duo formed a tag team.[1] Throughout the 1990s, they teamed together as The Superflys on the British circuit. The team was managed by Knight's wife Sweet Saraya. The Superflys wrestled in All Star Wrestling, holding the British Open Tag Team Championship four times together.[3]

Knight, Sweet Saraya, and Jimmy Ocean formed the World Association of Wrestling in 1994 in Norwich. Ocean left the business one year later.[1] The promotion also included a wrestling school, The WAW Academy, which trained Roy Knight and The UK Pitbulls. The WAW Academy is Europe's longest running wrestling school.[3] As a member of the roster, Knight has held the WAW World Heavyweight Championship one time. He also held the WAW Tag Team Championship with Ocean.[4]

Personal life

Knight was in prison for eight years, mostly due to violent offences.[2]

Knight is married to Julia Bevis, who wrestles under the name Sweet Saraya.[2] They have two children, and he has two other from a previous marriage. His sons Roy Knight and Zak Zodiac wrestle on the British wrestling circuit as the UK Hooligans. Their daughter Paige wrestled for WWE, winning the NXT Women's Championship and the WWE Divas Championship twice before retiring due to a serious neck injury.[2] The family was featured in The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, a 2012 documentary.[2] The documentary was adapted into a feature film, Fighting with My Family, by Dwayne Johnson's production company Seven Bucks Productions. The film was directed by Stephen Merchant, with Nick Frost playing the role of Knight,[5] and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019.

Championships and accomplishments

  • All Star Wrestling
  • DAM Promotions
    • DAM Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[7]
  • Extreme World Wrestling
    • EWW St George's Championship (1 time)[6]
  • Herts and Essex Wrestling
    • HEW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[6]
    • HEW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Jimmy Ocean(1), Chuck Cyrus(1), and Karl Kramer(1)[8]
  • Independent Pro Wrestling Germany
    • IPW Senior Championship (1 time)[9]
  • Playhouse Wrestlefest
    • Wrestlefest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zack Zodiac[10]
  • Premier Promotions
    • PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
    • PWF Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
    • PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Roy Knight[6]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 457 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019[11]
  • Real Deal Wrestling
    • RDW British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
    • RDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zak Zodiac[6]
  • The Wrestling Alliance
  • World Association of Wrestling
    • WAW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
    • WAW Hardcore Championship (1 time)[12]
    • WAW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Ocean[4]
    • WAW Pontins Open Championship (1 time)[13]
    • Easter Area Championship (1 time)[14]
  • World Wide Wrestling League
    • W3L Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
  • X Wrestling Alliance
    • British Inter-Federation Cup (2007) - with Jo FX, Kraft, and Zack Zodiac[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Interview: Zak Knight, Sweet Saraya and Ricky Knight". The Student Pocket Guide. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Deacon, Michael (19 July 2012). "The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, Channel 4, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "The History of WAW". World Association of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Ricky Knight". World Association of Wrestling. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (8 February 2017). "Lena Headey & Nick Frost Join Dwayne Johnson In 'Fighting With My Family'". Deadline. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ricky Knight - Titles". CageMatch. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. ^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=36456
  8. ^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=235392
  9. ^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=219367
  10. ^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=18558
  11. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
  12. ^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=36455
  13. ^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=28505
  14. ^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=16864
  15. ^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=10744
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