Bingo Ballance
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Gary Ballance BCL
(born 1984) is a professional wrestler
from Dublin, Ireland, who is better known by his ring name
Bingo Ballance. Ballance lives and competes in Ireland, and is perhaps most well known for his four year stint with Irish Whip Wrestling
. He now competes independently in Ireland
, England
, Scotland
and Germany
.
(IwW), training in their school in Baldoyle from early June 2005. Ballance debuted in a battle royal
at Gym Wars 3, three weeks after he had begun training. Over the course of the year, he took part in a number of tag team matches
, teaming mainly with Bam Katraz, to oppose Red Vinny, and had a singles match with Mad Man Manson towards the end of 2005.
During 2006, Ballance began to move away from tag wrestling, following a series of matches where he teamed with former rival Red Vinny to face The Ballymun Bruiser and Keego Ward, and developed into a singles wrestler, helping to pioneer what IwW dubbed its "Zero Gravity" cruiserweight division
, in matches with Red Vinny, Pac
, J. P. Monroe, Bubblegum
, TJ Wilson, The Hornet, and Ricky Marvin
. It was also in 2006 that Ballance was appointed Head Trainer of the IwW Training School.
In January 2007, Ballance became the first ever Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity Champion, during the Zero Gravity Championship tournament in Balbriggan. Ballance defeated Pac in the finals. He lost the Championship in Balbriggan to hometown favourite Bam Katraz at IwW Doomsday on June 23. Ballance recaptured the Zero Gravity Title two weeks later, at IwW Global Impact in Waterford, pinning Katraz during a triple threat match also featuring Pac. After successful defenses against Red Vinny, Brother Skelly, Andy Barton, Kid Kash, and Keni'chiro Arai
, he was defeated by Red Vinny in Kilkenny for the championship on October 20. Ballance finished out the year with a singles match, defeating LA Warren in his hometown of Clontarf, in Dublin.
During IwW's March tour in 2008, Ballance faced El Ligero
in their first singles encounter on Irish soil, which he won. He would go on to compete in a five-way match for the IwW Zero Gravity Championship against reigning champion Red Vinny, Vic Viper, Bam Katraz and Scotland's Liam Thomson. Viper pinned Thomson to win the match. Following this bout, Ballance and Viper competed for the title, wrestling in a number of two out of three falls matches around the country. At an IwW show in the National Basketball Arena
in Tallaght
on June 14, that he was able to capture the Zero Gravity Title for a third time, pinning Viper, in a four-way match with Red Vinny and Metal Master
. He held the title until the end of the year, seeing off challenges from LA Warren, Vic Viper, Billy Boy Meehan, UK stars Wade Fitzgerald and T-Bone, and his own trainee Keith Connolly, amongst others. He also competed in tag team matches, aligning himself with Mad Man Manson, and crowd favourites The Hurling Heroes (Captain Rooney and 'Mr. GAA' Conor Hurley) to face the likes of The Ballymun Bruiser, T-Bone, Billy Boy Meehan and LA Warren. For the second year in a row, Ballance finished out the year with a singles encounter with LA Warren, defeating him in a best of three falls match to retain the championship.
LA Warren ended Ballance's third reign as ZG Champion, defeating him in January. Through outside interference and the use of his nightstick, Warren was able to gain a pinfall victory and capture the Championship. Ballance had a few attempts to regain the Title, but was usually hindered by these same tactics and denied the chance to take it back. Ballance defeated The Supermodel (Billy Boy Meehan) at Lucan, Dublin, in February. In March and June, Ballance competed in two tours for IwW, defeating Vic Viper, Joel Redman and The Supermodel, and tagging with Captain Rooney and Working Class John. Following the tour of June, Ballance finished up his commitments to IwW and left the promotion.
-based promotion
Dynamic Pro Wrestling (DPW) at their first show Bitter Redemption, in June 2007. He was defeated by UK luchadore
El Ligero. As DPW prepared for their opening show of 2008, entitled Statement of Intent, Ballance was involved in a storyline in which he had prevented Ligero from being at the show. As a result, El Ligero was in scheduled in a match with Jonny Storm
, where if Ligero won, Ballance would be banned from competing in DPW. Ballance, after defeating Bubblegum earlier in the night, interfered in Ligero's match with Storm, helping Storm to win. In the main event of DPW's second show of the year, Heated Exchange Cameron Kraze defeated Ballance, despite interference from Martin Kirby, who had aligned himself with Ballance. Ligero, however, prevented Ballance from gaining an unfair victory, challenged Ballance and Kirby to a match at Built-Up Aggression. In the main event
of that show, Ballance and Kirby faced Kraze and Ligero and won after Ballance hit Ligero with the ring bell. After the match, Ligero attacked Ballance, until DPW general manager Christopher Brammer intervened and announced a Last Man Standing match for the final show, in November, with Ligero's mask and Ballance's job with DPW on the line. A dislocated shoulder kept Ligero from competing in the match at the following show in November, but the two faced each other at One Year Old in 2009. Ligero scored the victory in the end, which meant that Ballance was fired from DPW.
Ballance made his return to DPW, at the 12 Fights of Christmas show on December 5, as a face
, and as Cameron Kraze's mystery partner, against DPW General Manager Christopher Brammer's team of 'The Big Dog' Rainz, and DPW British Heavyweight Champion 'The Juice' CJ Banks. Ballance and Kraze were victorious. On January 26, 2010, Brammer acquiesced to the requests of Kraze and El Ligero (via his translator) that Ballance be given another chance with the promotion and granted Ballance the opportunity to wrestle back his position with the company. At DPW's 2 Years Old show on March 13, Ballance faced, and defeated, Scottish wrestler Lionheart to win himself a new contract with the promotion.
Ballance competed twice at DPW's August Anarchy show in Morley; he defeated Joey Hayes, Sam Bailey and Danny Hope in a four-way elimination match, lastly pinning Hayes with the G-17, and faced CJ Banks in the main event, for the DPW British Heavyweight Title. Banks won by pinfall.
Ballance returned in October, for DPW's début in Pontefract
, defeating his former ally Martin Kirby, with the G-17, and joined forces with former rival El Ligero to advance to the finals of the DPW Tag Title Tournament. Ballance & Ligero defeated Joseph Connors
and Zack Diamond in the quarter finals, in Ossett
, in December, 2010, along with Prince Ameen and Diamond again in the semis in Castleford
, in January 2011.
In addition to appearing on shows for the promotion, Ballance has also taken a number of seminars for the DPW Academy, training in new students of the promotion.
In November 2006, Ballance participated in a triple threat match for Real Quality Wrestling
at their Rebirth show in Bethnal Green
, London
, taking on Pac and Jonny Storm
. Pac was victorious.
Ballance made the first defence of the IWW Zero Gravity Title outside Ireland in May 2007, when he defeated Ross Jordan
, Seb Drea and Matt Naylor
in a fatal four way match at Power Trip Wrestling’s Defiance show.
Ballance has competed on a few occasions for Real Deal Wrestling. In November 2007, he took part in their tournament to crown their first Lightweight Champion, facing Jonny Storm and Zak Zodiac in a triple threat match, which Storm won. That same November, Ballance defeated Dan Ryder in a singles match in Caistor
with the G-17. In August 2008, Ballance once again successfully defended the IWW Zero Gravity Title outside Ireland, when he defeated El Ligero in a ladder match.
Ballance has appeared on a number of shows for One Pro Wrestling
, as well. In January 2008, he faced Lionheart at Still No Regrets, and competed in a four way match the following evening at Underground 5 against Kris Travis, Lionheart and El Hombre Insanico (Mad Man Manson.) In April that year, he also faced Lionheart and Jason Genesis in a triple threat match, along with Lionheart, Darkside and Gary Player
in a four way match at Know Your Enemy. Darkside was victorious in that contest.
In February 2008, Ballance débuted for Scottish promotion Premier British Wrestling, in a losing effort to Red Lightning
. He competed in the annual King of Cruisers match at Maximum Impact 2 and Maximum Impact 3, in 2008 and 2009, respectively, and was defeated by Wolfgang
in a singles match in Barrhead
in March 2010.
Ballance competed on two shows for German promotion Saarland Wrestling Organisation in 2009 before the company became defunct. He was defeated by Bernd Fohr in February, at SWO’s Behind the Border II show, and competed in a three-way dance in April, against Marc Roudin and X-Dream
.
Ballance débuted for Northern Irish promotion Sports Entertainment Wrestling (also known as Wrestling.IE) in June 2009, and made a number of appearances over the course of 2009 and 2010, at shows in Tyrone
, Antrim
, Armagh
, Down
, and Derry
. In August 2009, Ballance won the King of the Ring tournament in Lisburn
, Co. Antrim, defeating Shawn Maxer in the tournament finals.
Ballance has competed for Scottish promotion Wrestlezone
on a number of occasions, as well. In July 2009, he defeated Johnny Lions with the G-17. In their rematch in October, Lions was victorious, using questionable tactics. Ballance would return twice for WrestleZone in 2010, in June, and in August.
Ballance appeared for Plex Wrestling in December 2009 in a match with Jay Knox.
In January 2010, Ballance returned to Germany for Alpha Pro Wrestling, defeating Bernd Fohr with the G-17.
Ballance has made two appearances for Ireland’s No Limit Wrestling in 2010. In January, he defeated Bonesaw McGraw, and in April, he was defeated by Omen
. He also competed for American Wrestling Superstars (sister company to American Wrestling Rampage) in May 2010, in Dublin, defeating Bonesaw McGraw.
Ballance defeated Mr. Efficient in March 2010, competing for the British All-Star Wrestling Alliance, and took part in a triple threat match for the Scottish School of Wrestling
that same month, against Falcon
and Rob Cage
. Ballance returned to SSW in July losing out on a place in the 10 Man Rumble at Tainted Tradition.
In May 2010, Ballance débuted for both the Independent Wrestling Federation
(IWF) in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Pro Wrestling Ulster. Ballance returned for IWF in June 2010, and for PWU in October.
Ballance had successful débuts at Scottish Wrestling Entertainment and Total Action Wrestling in August and September, respectively. He defeated Scotty Swift at SWE Hell for Lycra VII, and teamed with Blue Lightning
to defeat Shane Summers
and Jet Valentine at TAW BattleZone.
BCL
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(born 1984) is a professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
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from Dublin, Ireland, who is better known by his ring name
Ring name
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Bingo Ballance. Ballance lives and competes in Ireland, and is perhaps most well known for his four year stint with Irish Whip Wrestling
Irish Whip Wrestling
Irish Whip Wrestling is an Irish owned independent professional wrestling promotion established in 2002. The company was named in tribute to Irish professional wrestler Danno O'Mahony, who is credited as the inventor of the "Irish Whip" wrestling maneuver. IWW runs shows throughout the whole of...
. He now competes independently in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, England
England
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, Scotland
Scotland
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and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Irish Whip Wrestling (2005-2009)
Ballance began his career with Irish Whip WrestlingIrish Whip Wrestling
Irish Whip Wrestling is an Irish owned independent professional wrestling promotion established in 2002. The company was named in tribute to Irish professional wrestler Danno O'Mahony, who is credited as the inventor of the "Irish Whip" wrestling maneuver. IWW runs shows throughout the whole of...
(IwW), training in their school in Baldoyle from early June 2005. Ballance debuted in a battle royal
Battle royal (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner...
at Gym Wars 3, three weeks after he had begun training. Over the course of the year, he took part in a number of tag team matches
Professional wrestling tag team match types
Much like singles matches, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace...
, teaming mainly with Bam Katraz, to oppose Red Vinny, and had a singles match with Mad Man Manson towards the end of 2005.
During 2006, Ballance began to move away from tag wrestling, following a series of matches where he teamed with former rival Red Vinny to face The Ballymun Bruiser and Keego Ward, and developed into a singles wrestler, helping to pioneer what IwW dubbed its "Zero Gravity" cruiserweight division
Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a cruiserweight is a wrestler weighing 220 lb and less, sometimes 215. The older term junior heavyweight, which was used to describe the division, is more favored in Japan, where many titles for lighter-weight competitors are called junior heavyweight titles...
, in matches with Red Vinny, Pac
Ben Satterly
Benjamin "Ben" Satterly is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Pac , who is currently working for Dragon Gate, and Dragon Gate USA. He is noted for his exceptional high flying style which has earned him the nickname "The Man That Gravity Forgot"...
, J. P. Monroe, Bubblegum
Phil Blitz
Philip Cartner , better known by his ring name Bubblegum, is a British professional wrestler. He has wrestled in many independent promotions within the United Kingdom but he is perhaps best known for his work in Norton British Wrestling, and his television exposer with Frontier Wrestling Alliance,...
, TJ Wilson, The Hornet, and Ricky Marvin
Ricky Marvin
Ricardo Fuentes Romero is a Mexican professional wrestler, known by his ring name Ricky Marvin and is most known for his work in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH...
. It was also in 2006 that Ballance was appointed Head Trainer of the IwW Training School.
In January 2007, Ballance became the first ever Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity Champion, during the Zero Gravity Championship tournament in Balbriggan. Ballance defeated Pac in the finals. He lost the Championship in Balbriggan to hometown favourite Bam Katraz at IwW Doomsday on June 23. Ballance recaptured the Zero Gravity Title two weeks later, at IwW Global Impact in Waterford, pinning Katraz during a triple threat match also featuring Pac. After successful defenses against Red Vinny, Brother Skelly, Andy Barton, Kid Kash, and Keni'chiro Arai
Keni'chiro Arai
Keni'chiro "AraKen" Arai is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate.-Biography:Keni'chiro Arai, also known as AraKen, is a second term graduate of Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Japan group, and has been a mainstay on the roster ever since. He participated in FMW before joining Toryumon...
, he was defeated by Red Vinny in Kilkenny for the championship on October 20. Ballance finished out the year with a singles match, defeating LA Warren in his hometown of Clontarf, in Dublin.
During IwW's March tour in 2008, Ballance faced El Ligero
El Ligero
Simon Musk is a British professional wrestler better known by his ring name El Ligero. He has been regarded as one of the top wrestlers currently wrestling in Europe.-Professional wrestling career:...
in their first singles encounter on Irish soil, which he won. He would go on to compete in a five-way match for the IwW Zero Gravity Championship against reigning champion Red Vinny, Vic Viper, Bam Katraz and Scotland's Liam Thomson. Viper pinned Thomson to win the match. Following this bout, Ballance and Viper competed for the title, wrestling in a number of two out of three falls matches around the country. At an IwW show in the National Basketball Arena
National Basketball Arena
National Basketball Arena, also known as Tallaght Arena or the ESB Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Tallaght, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is used mainly for basketball events...
in Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
on June 14, that he was able to capture the Zero Gravity Title for a third time, pinning Viper, in a four-way match with Red Vinny and Metal Master
Chad Collyer
Chad Collyer is an American professional wrestler. A Heartland Wrestling Association mainstay, Collyer is perhaps best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Career:...
. He held the title until the end of the year, seeing off challenges from LA Warren, Vic Viper, Billy Boy Meehan, UK stars Wade Fitzgerald and T-Bone, and his own trainee Keith Connolly, amongst others. He also competed in tag team matches, aligning himself with Mad Man Manson, and crowd favourites The Hurling Heroes (Captain Rooney and 'Mr. GAA' Conor Hurley) to face the likes of The Ballymun Bruiser, T-Bone, Billy Boy Meehan and LA Warren. For the second year in a row, Ballance finished out the year with a singles encounter with LA Warren, defeating him in a best of three falls match to retain the championship.
LA Warren ended Ballance's third reign as ZG Champion, defeating him in January. Through outside interference and the use of his nightstick, Warren was able to gain a pinfall victory and capture the Championship. Ballance had a few attempts to regain the Title, but was usually hindered by these same tactics and denied the chance to take it back. Ballance defeated The Supermodel (Billy Boy Meehan) at Lucan, Dublin, in February. In March and June, Ballance competed in two tours for IwW, defeating Vic Viper, Joel Redman and The Supermodel, and tagging with Captain Rooney and Working Class John. Following the tour of June, Ballance finished up his commitments to IwW and left the promotion.
Dynamic Pro Wrestling (2007-present)
Ballance made his debut for the YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
-based promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
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Dynamic Pro Wrestling (DPW) at their first show Bitter Redemption, in June 2007. He was defeated by UK luchadore
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
El Ligero. As DPW prepared for their opening show of 2008, entitled Statement of Intent, Ballance was involved in a storyline in which he had prevented Ligero from being at the show. As a result, El Ligero was in scheduled in a match with Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
, where if Ligero won, Ballance would be banned from competing in DPW. Ballance, after defeating Bubblegum earlier in the night, interfered in Ligero's match with Storm, helping Storm to win. In the main event of DPW's second show of the year, Heated Exchange Cameron Kraze defeated Ballance, despite interference from Martin Kirby, who had aligned himself with Ballance. Ligero, however, prevented Ballance from gaining an unfair victory, challenged Ballance and Kirby to a match at Built-Up Aggression. In the main event
Main Event
Main Event is Australia's only pay-per-view channel. It transmits through Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar, which jointly own the channel...
of that show, Ballance and Kirby faced Kraze and Ligero and won after Ballance hit Ligero with the ring bell. After the match, Ligero attacked Ballance, until DPW general manager Christopher Brammer intervened and announced a Last Man Standing match for the final show, in November, with Ligero's mask and Ballance's job with DPW on the line. A dislocated shoulder kept Ligero from competing in the match at the following show in November, but the two faced each other at One Year Old in 2009. Ligero scored the victory in the end, which meant that Ballance was fired from DPW.
Ballance made his return to DPW, at the 12 Fights of Christmas show on December 5, as a face
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
, and as Cameron Kraze's mystery partner, against DPW General Manager Christopher Brammer's team of 'The Big Dog' Rainz, and DPW British Heavyweight Champion 'The Juice' CJ Banks. Ballance and Kraze were victorious. On January 26, 2010, Brammer acquiesced to the requests of Kraze and El Ligero (via his translator) that Ballance be given another chance with the promotion and granted Ballance the opportunity to wrestle back his position with the company. At DPW's 2 Years Old show on March 13, Ballance faced, and defeated, Scottish wrestler Lionheart to win himself a new contract with the promotion.
Ballance competed twice at DPW's August Anarchy show in Morley; he defeated Joey Hayes, Sam Bailey and Danny Hope in a four-way elimination match, lastly pinning Hayes with the G-17, and faced CJ Banks in the main event, for the DPW British Heavyweight Title. Banks won by pinfall.
Ballance returned in October, for DPW's début in Pontefract
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, defeating his former ally Martin Kirby, with the G-17, and joined forces with former rival El Ligero to advance to the finals of the DPW Tag Title Tournament. Ballance & Ligero defeated Joseph Connors
Joseph Connors
Joseph James Connors is an American art historian specializing in Italian architecture of the Renaissance and Baroque.-Career:A New Yorker by birth, Connors was educated in classical languages at Regis High School and Boston College...
and Zack Diamond in the quarter finals, in Ossett
Ossett
Ossett is a market town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on junction 40 of the M1 motorway, half-way between Dewsbury, to the west, and Wakefield, to the east. In the 2001 census, it was classified as part of the West Yorkshire...
, in December, 2010, along with Prince Ameen and Diamond again in the semis in Castleford
Castleford
Castleford is the largest of the "five towns" district in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is near Pontefract, and has a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census, but has seen a rise in recent years and is now around 45-50,000. To the north...
, in January 2011.
In addition to appearing on shows for the promotion, Ballance has also taken a number of seminars for the DPW Academy, training in new students of the promotion.
Dublin Championship Wrestling (2011-present)
Ballance débuted for DCW at their Collision Course show, in February 2011, defeating his old IwW rival, LA Warren. Ballance advanced to the semi finals of the Championship Chase tournament in March, defeating Tucker, but was defeated by Vic Viper, via count-out; Viper's faction, The Family Against Sinners, abducted Ballance mid-match, and he was unable to return to the ring to answer the referee's ten count.Other promotions
Ballance competed for Welsh promotion Celtic Wrestling in August 2006, defeating Jonny the Body at their Live and Let Die show.In November 2006, Ballance participated in a triple threat match for Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling
Real Quality Wrestling is a British professional wrestling organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion, but soon became an umbrella promotion in 2007 with the self-stated aim to...
at their Rebirth show in Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...
, London
London
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, taking on Pac and Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
. Pac was victorious.
Ballance made the first defence of the IWW Zero Gravity Title outside Ireland in May 2007, when he defeated Ross Jordan
Ross Jordan
Ross Jones, better known by his ring name Ross Jordan, is a British professional wrestler. He is currently working under the ring name RJ Singh...
, Seb Drea and Matt Naylor
Matt Naylor
Matthew Geoffery Naylor is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who made his international senior debut for the national team in 2005 at the Hamburg Masters against The Netherlands...
in a fatal four way match at Power Trip Wrestling’s Defiance show.
Ballance has competed on a few occasions for Real Deal Wrestling. In November 2007, he took part in their tournament to crown their first Lightweight Champion, facing Jonny Storm and Zak Zodiac in a triple threat match, which Storm won. That same November, Ballance defeated Dan Ryder in a singles match in Caistor
Caistor
See Caistor St Edmund for the Roman settlement in Norfolk or Caister-on-Sea for the town in NorfolkCaistor is a town and civil parish situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress...
with the G-17. In August 2008, Ballance once again successfully defended the IWW Zero Gravity Title outside Ireland, when he defeated El Ligero in a ladder match.
Ballance has appeared on a number of shows for One Pro Wrestling
One Pro Wrestling
One Pro Wrestling was a British professional wrestling promotion. 1PW was founded in 2005 by Steven Gauntley until the promotion went into liquidation in 2007; it was restarted within the same year..It ended in August 2011....
, as well. In January 2008, he faced Lionheart at Still No Regrets, and competed in a four way match the following evening at Underground 5 against Kris Travis, Lionheart and El Hombre Insanico (Mad Man Manson.) In April that year, he also faced Lionheart and Jason Genesis in a triple threat match, along with Lionheart, Darkside and Gary Player
Gary Player
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in a four way match at Know Your Enemy. Darkside was victorious in that contest.
In February 2008, Ballance débuted for Scottish promotion Premier British Wrestling, in a losing effort to Red Lightning
Red Lightning
Red Lightning were a Los Angeles-based rock band composed of English guitarist Alain Whyte on lead vocals and guitar, John DiMambro on bass guitar and Milo Todesco on drums...
. He competed in the annual King of Cruisers match at Maximum Impact 2 and Maximum Impact 3, in 2008 and 2009, respectively, and was defeated by Wolfgang
Wolfgang
Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany and Austria. Its earliest known bearer was a tenth century saint. The name is a combination of the Old High German word wulf, meaning "wolf" and gang, meaning "path". Grimm interpreted the name as that of a hero in front of...
in a singles match in Barrhead
Barrhead
Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. As of the 2001 census its population was 19,813....
in March 2010.
Ballance competed on two shows for German promotion Saarland Wrestling Organisation in 2009 before the company became defunct. He was defeated by Bernd Fohr in February, at SWO’s Behind the Border II show, and competed in a three-way dance in April, against Marc Roudin and X-Dream
X-Dream
X-Dream are Marcus Christopher Maichel and Jan Müller ; they are also known as Rough and Rush. They are producers of psychedelic trance music and hail from Hamburg, Germany...
.
Ballance débuted for Northern Irish promotion Sports Entertainment Wrestling (also known as Wrestling.IE) in June 2009, and made a number of appearances over the course of 2009 and 2010, at shows in Tyrone
Tyrone
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, Antrim
County Antrim
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, Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
, Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, and Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
. In August 2009, Ballance won the King of the Ring tournament in Lisburn
Lisburn
DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...
, Co. Antrim, defeating Shawn Maxer in the tournament finals.
Ballance has competed for Scottish promotion Wrestlezone
Wrestlezone
Wrestle Zone is a Scottish owned independent professional wrestling promotion established in 2008. Wrestle Zone is largely based in Aberdeen but has run shows in Kirkcaldy, Nairn and Ellon.Wrestle Zone run shows in Scotland and also run a training school...
on a number of occasions, as well. In July 2009, he defeated Johnny Lions with the G-17. In their rematch in October, Lions was victorious, using questionable tactics. Ballance would return twice for WrestleZone in 2010, in June, and in August.
Ballance appeared for Plex Wrestling in December 2009 in a match with Jay Knox.
In January 2010, Ballance returned to Germany for Alpha Pro Wrestling, defeating Bernd Fohr with the G-17.
Ballance has made two appearances for Ireland’s No Limit Wrestling in 2010. In January, he defeated Bonesaw McGraw, and in April, he was defeated by Omen
Omen
An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change...
. He also competed for American Wrestling Superstars (sister company to American Wrestling Rampage) in May 2010, in Dublin, defeating Bonesaw McGraw.
Ballance defeated Mr. Efficient in March 2010, competing for the British All-Star Wrestling Alliance, and took part in a triple threat match for the Scottish School of Wrestling
Scottish School of Wrestling
This is a fan page which is being ruined by others-SSW Titles and Current Holders:-Men:-Diamonds:-Tag Teams:-Alumni/Guests:-SSW Title:The SSW Title, is the most prestigious honour that can be bestowed in SSW...
that same month, against Falcon
Falcon
A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....
and Rob Cage
Rob Cage
Robert Smith BA is a British Professional Wrestler better known by his in ring name Rob Cage. Cage lives in England and competes mainly in Northern England and Central Scotland. He is best known for his appearances in British Championship Wrestling...
. Ballance returned to SSW in July losing out on a place in the 10 Man Rumble at Tainted Tradition.
In May 2010, Ballance débuted for both the Independent Wrestling Federation
Independent Wrestling Federation
The Independent Wrestling Federation is a professional wrestling promotion based in Woodland Park, New Jersey. The IWF features upcoming talent, in some cases, which have made it to the World Wrestling Entertainment . Along with producing live events for the public, the IWF also gives youth...
(IWF) in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Pro Wrestling Ulster. Ballance returned for IWF in June 2010, and for PWU in October.
Ballance had successful débuts at Scottish Wrestling Entertainment and Total Action Wrestling in August and September, respectively. He defeated Scotty Swift at SWE Hell for Lycra VII, and teamed with Blue Lightning
Blue Lightning
Blue Lightning is a pseudo-simulation computer game in which the player controls a military airplane. The game was one of the first games for the Atari Lynx, released in 1989 and was programmed by Epyx, headed by lead programmer, Brian Bowhay, .The game is considered by many to be one of the best...
to defeat Shane Summers
Shane Summers
Shane Lister Summers was a British racing driver, born in Rossett, Denbighshire, Wales. Although he raced in Formula One, he never participated in a World Championship event...
and Jet Valentine at TAW BattleZone.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- The G-17 (tilt-a-whirl reverse crucifix slamPowerslamA powerslam is a professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent. The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to the front powerslam and the scoop powerslam.-Emerald Flowsion:...
) - The B-84 (wraparound swingout facebusterFacebusterA facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is generally a takedown move in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down to the mat face-first without involving a headlock or facelock...
) - frog splash
- The BallancePlex (Snap swinging neckbreaker, to a rope hung opponent)
- The G-17 (tilt-a-whirl reverse crucifix slam
- Signature moves'
- The I-10 (half-nelson swinging facebuster)
- Springboard enzuigiri
- Springboard crossbody
- Corner evasion and running leg lariat
- The Closing Ballance (Tornado DDT into a Guillotine choke)
- Plancha
- Running legdropLeg dropA leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's chest, throat, face or head or in some cases, the groin/lower-abdominal area...
takeover - The C-3 (Springboard backflip three–quarter facelock diving reverse DDT)
- Springboard back elbow
- The 114 (reverse wheelbarrow into a cutterCutter (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term that refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver. The move is also described as an inverted neckbreaker, though it is not one, it only bears an inverted style to it...
) - The 626 (Samoan driver)
- The Ballance Transfer (T-bone suplex with leg and arm trapped)
- The BSP - Ballance Star Press (Imploding senton bomb)
- Tiger driver
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "The Zenith of Zero Gravity"
- "The Crown Jewel of the Emerald Isle"
Championships and accomplishments
- Irish Whip WrestlingIrish Whip WrestlingIrish Whip Wrestling is an Irish owned independent professional wrestling promotion established in 2002. The company was named in tribute to Irish professional wrestler Danno O'Mahony, who is credited as the inventor of the "Irish Whip" wrestling maneuver. IWW runs shows throughout the whole of...
- Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity Championship (3 times)
- Wrestling.ie
- King of the Ring winner (2009)