UK Pitbulls
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UK Pitbulls  | |
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| Tag team | |
| Members | Bulk Big Dave |
| Name(s) | UK Pitbulls |
| Billed from | Norwich, England |
| Debut | July 1998 against Johnny Steele (Bulk) May 10, 1998 against Crusher Mason (Big Dave) |
The UK Pitbulls are an English professional wrestling tag team that consists of brothers Bulk (Mike Waters, born 1978) and Big Dave (Dave Waters, born 1971). Their motto is "if we don't beat you, we eat you!" .They have held a number of titles in the UK (notably in their own promotion ,and in some minor US promotions.
Individual careers
Bulk
Bulk (Mike Waters) is part of the Rock band "Spot", which formed in 1996, playing the drums as Big Mike with Chris (guitar), Ollie (bass), and Bub (guitar/vocals). Bulk left the band for a short time to feature in another band "OVER-BORED". Most of 2007 has been taken up recording with his band SPOT - who have signed to HellCat records and recorded songs for a successful movie franchise. Bulk once ate 20lbs of chocolate cake in one sitting. Mike has been a vegetarian since March 2007. Bulk also has a career modelling as a morbidly obese person.
- Finishing and signature moves
- Bulkishi Driver (Over-the-shoulder belly-to-belly piledriver)
- Bulk-A-Rolla (Rolling senton)
- Buffet Buster (Leg drop)
- Crowd Killa (Front flip senton from the ring apron to the floor)
- Championships and accomplishments
- WAW King of the Ring (1998)
- WAW Youth Championship (1 time)
- SCW Commonwealth Championship (1 time)
Big Dave
Big Dave competed heavily in strongman competitions from 1990-2000 and has reached the UK finals 3 years running, gaining a second place in 1995. In 1996, he was ranked #1 in the UK and Europe, he competed in the universally recognised competitions, such as the "Britain's Strongest Man" and " UK's Strongest Man" events, that were shown regularly on mainstream British television as well as SKY TV and shown in the USA and Europe. However as of August 2003, Dave retired from strongman competition to pursue a full-time career in professional wrestling. However, Dave occasionally returns to run strongman competitions, and has spent most of 2007 coaching Richard "Bomber" Hudson for the Worlds Strongest man events. Dave had a brief affair with Nadia from Big Brother and has allegedly dated several models. Dave now owns and runs the " Pitbull Powerhouse Gym" in Cromer , Norfolk , which is open to the public and also has a pro-wrestling training facility as part of the setup.
- Finishing and signature moves
- Pitfall (Full nelson slam)
- Rack of Ribs (Over-the-shoulder backbreaker)
- Dog Collar (Cobra clutch)
- Championships and accomplishments
- WAW Open Championship (1 time)
- WAW Wrestler of the Year (2001)
UK Pitbulls
The UK Pitbulls name is actually a play on the World Wrestling Federation's British Bulldogs tag team name; Bulk and Big Dave were asked to wrestle as the British Bulldogs on a holiday camp but declined and suggested the name UK Pitbulls instead. The UK Pitbulls gimmick is also very similar to that of the Extreme Championship Wrestling tag team The Pitbulls.
In 2000, they held a record breaking 7 different tag team titles.
The UK Pitbulls opened a wrestling and powerlifting gym "Pitbull Powerhouse" in Cromer, Norfolk. Here they run a wrestling training school and concentrate on the heavier side of weightlifting, strongman training, fitness weight loss, and any routine to personal requirements. They also run their own promotion, DAM Promotions (Dave and Mike Promotions), holding several shows in Holt, Norfolk. They are known for constantly getting over themselves in the main event as firm fan favourites despite being hated in other parts of the country. The shows have raised over £8000 for various charities . The UK pitbulls also help out at other charity events all over the country.
As of 2007 they have been working mainly abroad and with other out of wrestling projects , but maintain a busy schedule nonetheless. Dave was trained originally by Andre Baker at Hammerlock . Dave and Mike completed their training in 97/98 at WAW of Norwich under the watchful eye of Sweet Saraya and also trained and influenced by Crusher Mason , Ricky Knight and Jimmy Ocean.
The UKP are currently in hard training for an attempt on the world eating record - they will attempt to eat an entire skip full of food in less than 5 hours 12 mins ( the current record set by the O`Toole twins of Guatemala) , they are looking to do it in less than 50 mins .
- Team finishing and signature moves
- Pair Drop (Sitdown spike powerbomb)
- Double Whopper (Leg drop (Bulk) / big splash (Dave) combo)
- Club Sandwich (Irish whip aided body avalanche)
- Team championships and accomplishments
- ICWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- RDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- DAM Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- AIWF World Hardcore Tag Team Championship (3 times)
- WAW Tag Team Championship (4 times)
- AIWF-GB Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- FWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- BRAWL Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- K-Star Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- UCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- UWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- EWC Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- British Wrestling Website's British Tag Team of the Year (2004-2005)
- UKWW's UK Tag Team of the Year (2005)
Other media
The UK Pitbulls have appeared on local TV, Trisha, Documentaries on Five and ITV2, in an independent film called "Slumber Party" and the BBC 6 o'clock news. The UK Pitbulls would also appeared on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast, and in 2003 they filmed several segments for MTV's "Dirty Sanchez" and ITV's Celebrity Wrestling.