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Bram
Birth nameThomas Raymond Latimer
Born (1986-08-06) August 6, 1986 (age 38)[1]
Chesterfield, England[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bram
Brandon T[3]
Brendon Fraser[2]
Kenneth Cameron[3]
Kenneth The Great[3]
T[3]
Tom Latimer[3]
Tom Savage[2]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Billed weight214 lb (97 kg)[1]
Billed fromKing's Lynn, England
Harrogate, England[1]
Trained byJeff Kaye[3]

Thomas Raymond Latimer (born August 6, 1986)[1] is an English professional wrestler and actor currently signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Bram. Before signing to TNA, Latimer performed under the ring name Kenneth Cameron for WWE's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT Wrestling

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2002-2010)

Although Latimer didn't grow up watching professional wrestling, he discovered a video recording of WrestleMania 8 and later King of the Ring 1998 and from then on in he was hooked on wrestling.[2] Latimer initially debuted in wrestling as a referee in 2002 and eventually began to wrestle with no prior training.[2] He began wrestling small promotion called SWWA in Birmingham where he wrestled as Tom Savage until 2003 when he moved to Harrogate and joined a wrestling school in Leeds run by World of Sport veteran Jeff Kaye.[2] He changed his name to Brendon Fraser at a festival called the Bulldog Bash. Later in 2005 before a squash match WWE wanted him to change his name, therefore he changed Brendon to Brandon and because he was nicknamed T at Jeff Kaye's wrestling school he put the two together to become Brandon T.[2] In said squash match he teamed up with fellow Jeff Kaye wrestling school member, Chris Chaos to take on Snitsky & Tyson Tomko on Heat on November 21, 2005.[4] Latimer debuted for All Star Wrestling on July 7, 2008, losing to Drew McDonald.[4] He would spend most of the remaining decade wrestling for ASW until signing with WWE. His last match was tag team over the top rope elimination match when he teamed with Kid Cool, Shadow Phoenix and Tony Spitfire and lost to Dave Mastiff, Mikey Whiplash, Rampage Brown and Spud.[4]

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2010–2012)

Latimer signed with WWE in late 2010 and debuted at WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling on January 20, 2011 as Kenneth Cameron. He teamed with fellow British debutant Monty Lynch in a losing effort against the FCW Florida Tag Team Champions Damien Sandow and Titus O'Neill in a non-title bout.[5] The pair won their first match in FCW only a week later against Jacob Novak and an unknown wrestler.[4] Cameron's first few television appearances came in the form of losing to established FCW talent such as Brodus Clay, this is customary in most wrestling promotions around the world.[4]

On August 28, 2011, Ricardo Rodriguez announced the formation of a stable called the Ascension, with members including Cameron, Conor O'Brian, Tito Colon, and Raquel Diaz.[6] The first match to include all members in some capacity came on September 1, 2011, and saw Cameron, Colon and O’Brian, accompanied by Diaz, defeating CJ Parker, Donny Marlow and Johnny Curtis.[5] On September 30, Cameron and Colon had a shot at the FCW Tag Team Championship but lost to the current champions of CJ Parker and Donny Marlow. By October, however, the Ascension was no longer associated with Rodriguez, as video packages promoting the Ascension in new supernatural dark characters only featured the other four Ascension members without Rodriguez. By the end of November the Ascension had all but disbanded because O'Brian was injured, Colon had been called up to WWE to team with his cousin Primo, and Diaz became Queen of FCW and distanced herself from the group. This left Cameron as the sole survivor of the Ascension and he continued to use the Ascension gimmick during his appearances. However the disintegration of the Ascension would prove to be beneficial for Cameron as he would go onto a three month singles winning streak beating the likes of Jiro and Calvin Raines until he finally lost to Colin Cassady on February 23, 2012.[4] On March 15, 2012 Cameron was accompanied to the ring by the returning Conor O'Brian in his match against Byron Saxton, the match ended in disqualification when O'Brian interfered. Cameron and O'Brian began wrestling as a tag team using the name The Ascension, and their first tag team match together came on March 23 when the two defeated Jason Jordan and Xavier Woods.[4] The Ascension suffered their first loss when the pair lost to the FCW Tag Team Champions, Corey Graves and Jake Carter, in a title bout.[7] After this loss the Ascension would go on another winning streak which included defeating Adam Mercer & Chad Baxter and Jason Jordan & Mike Dalton and Brad Maddox & Rick Victor in a fatal four way elimination match.[8]

When WWE rebranded its developmental territory, FCW, into NXT Wrestling,[9] Cameron and O'Brian (wrestling as the Ascension) debuted on the first episode of the rebooted of WWE NXT taped at Full Sail University, where they defeated Mike Dalton and CJ Parker.[10] The Ascension then started a feud with the Usos,[11] defeating them on the September 5 NXT,[12] and also scored a win over Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd on the October 3 NXT.[13] Two weeks later, the Ascension teamed up with Kassius Ohno to defeat Richie Steamboat and the Usos.[14]

Latimer was released from WWE on November 30, 2012 after being charged with battery of a law enforcement officer and disorderly intoxication in St. Petersburg, Florida. Latimer had previously been arrested in January 2011 for driving under the influence.[15]

Independent circuit (2013)

After his non-compete clause expired, Latimer began competing on the independent circuit while reusing the Kenneth Cameron ring name and The Ascension gimmick, as he lost to Tommy Taylor at an NWA Florida Underground Wrestling event on February 9, 2013. Under the name Kenneth the Great, he made his debut for World Xtreme Wrestling on the February 27 episode of WXW Rage where he lost to CJ Doyle.[16] Cameron would wrestle at Full Impact Pro Establish Dominance and defeated Johnny Vandal. After the match,Larry Dallas, who was at ringside with Scott Reed, Trina Michaels & Buggy Nova offered Cameron a spot with The Scene, which Cameron turned down. Vandal then attacked Cameron and asked to join The Scene.[17] On the April 3 episode of WXW Rage, after defeating Tony Torres, Kenneth came out to the ring and demanded a shot at the recently vacated WXW Television Championship which he got after laying out Doyle.[18] He would go on to lose to Doyle. At FIP Ascension, Cameron would team up with Tommy Taylor to take on new Scene members, the Bravado Brothers (Harlem and Lance), which they lost after interference by the Scene.[19] At FUW Throwdown 2, Cameron took on Bruce Santee in a match for the NWA FUW Bruiserweight Championship, which he would lose. At FUW Throwdown 3, Cameron helped Rule Britannia (Andreas Rossi and Tommy Taylor) defeat JD Maverick and James Alexander after interfering in their match and also becoming the third member of Rule Britannia.[20] On June 9 at an FUW event, Cameron was defeated by Michael Tarver in a NWA FUW Heavyweight Championship match.[21] On September 1 FUW TV tapings, Cameron defeated Tommy Taylor, after the match, both men shook hands in a sign of respect for each other. At FUW Throwdown 7, Cameron took on Kahagas for the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship and lost.[22] On November 14, 2013, Kenneth and Taylor debuted in Ring Warriors, but they were defeated by Los Ben Dejos.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014–present)

On April 11, 2014, Latimer had a tryout with TNA before One Night Only: X-Travaganza II. On the May 1, 2014 episode of Impact Wrestling, Latimer debuted as Bram in a backstage segment with Magnus where he would chastise his kayfabe childhood friend, claiming he had "gone soft". Bram would make his in ring debut on the May 15th episode of Impact Wrestling, where he and Magnus would lose to Willow in a handicap match. During the match and those that proceeded it, Bram would encourage Magnus to let out a more intense side and use weapons but Magnus would refuse. On the May 29th episode of Impact Wrestling, Bram quickly defeat Tigre Uno in his first singles match and would proceed to beat down Uno after the match only to be stopped by Magnus. On the June 5th episode of Impact Wrestling, Bram lost to Willow by disqualification following interference by Magnus after he attacked Willow with a steel pry bar. Following Slammiversary XII, Bram and Magnus lost a TNA World Tag Team Championship match against The Wolves after a chair shot from Magnus, they would continue beating the champions before Willow and Abyss made the save. On the June 26th episode of Impact Wrestling, Bram and Magnus defeated Willow and Abyss in a Monster's Ball match. On the August 7 Impact Bram faced Abyss in a Hardcore Match in a losing effort. At Hardcore Justice, Bram defeated Abyss in a Stairway to Janice Match.

Personal life

Latimer is married to fellow professional wrestler Ashley Fliehr who performs in WWE as Charlotte, this legally makes him the son-in-law of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair.[23]

Filmography

Film
Year Film or Series Role Notes
2013 Best Buds 2D Merch
2013 Blind Tag Brice Allen Mitchell Action Film Challenge Award for Best Hero
2013 Of Dice and Men: The Musical Barbarian
2013 The Adventures of William Strickland: Chick Magnet Ellison
2014 Dragons of Camelot Bors In production

[24]

In wrestling

  • Entrance themes
    • "Let Battle Commence" by Daniel Nielsen (2011–2012; Used while a part of The Ascension)
    • "Vs The World" by Under The Influence (2014; Used while teaming with Magnus)
    • "Catatonic" by Dale Oliver[35] (2014-present)

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g http://brandontbiography.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/10-questions-for-brandon-t.html/
  3. ^ a b c d e f http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=4310/ [unreliable source]
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  5. ^ a b http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=61474 [unreliable source] Cite error: The named reference "fcw1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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  8. ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=83079
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  34. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: THE FIRST NXT CHAMPION IS CROWNED; DOES LIGHTNING STRIKE TWICE FOR DALTON AND JORDAN?; DID WE SEE THE MOST DOMINANT FORCE IN NXT IN THE RING?; THE USOS AND ASCENSION BATTLE". PWInsider. Retrieved 8 September 2012. The Ascension with Total Elimination to Jey on the floor. They give Jimmy Total Elimination in the ring.
  35. ^ "TOI". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved 2014-09-23.

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