Pretty Deadly (professional wrestling)

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Pretty Deadly
Tag team
MembersLewis Howley
Sammy Smooth/Sam Stoker
Name(s)Greased Lightning
Pretty Deadly
Billed heightsHowley: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Stoker: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Debut2015[2]
Years active2015, 2019–present

Pretty Deadly is a British professional wrestling tag team consisting of Lewis Howley (born 21 May 1997) and Sam Stoker (born 4 August 1994). They are currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the NXT UK brand and are former one-time NXT UK Tag Team Champions.

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2015-2020)[]

Howley and Stoker debuted as a tag team on February 2, 2019 on Hustle Wrestling Live in Enfield by defeating Justin Case and Justin Vincible in a tag team match.[3] However, they were briefly active one time under the name of Greased Lightning in a match against Lance Lawrence and Oliver Peace on the November 14, 2015 episode of WrestleForce Live in Basingtoke. Stoker was previously known as Sammy Smooth. After that, they both returned to competing as singles wrestlers.[4] They are also known for their tenures with professional wrestling promotions such as Progress Wrestling[5] and Revolution Pro Wrestling. During their International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom affiliation, they captured the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship one time as a Pretty Bastards[6] and one time as The Collective also teaming up with James Castle as a freebird trio.[7][8]

WWE (2020-present)[]

They had sporadic appearances across NXT UK in 2019 before making their official WWE debut in a losing effort to Wild Boar and Primate.[9] They were forced to take a six-month hiatus before returning to United Kingdom and turning in their first victory in WWE.[10] Howley and Stoker became the number one contenders for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship on January 28, 2021 after defeating Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster, Oliver Carter and Ashton Smith and The Hunt (Wild Boar and Primate) in a four-way tag team match.[11]

NXT UK Tag Team Champions (2021-present)[]

They defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) to capture the NXT UK Tag Team Championship on February 25, 2021 on NXT UK.[12] They would retain the titles against Kenny Williams & Amir Jordan on the April 1 episode of NXT UK after Williams turned on Jordan. On the June 4 episode of NXT UK, Pretty Deadly would successfully defend their titles against, Jack Starz and Nathan Frazer.[13] On the July 22 episode NXT UK, they would retain against Subculture's Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan. On the August 19 episode of NXT UK Pretty Deadly would retain against Moustache Mountain.[14] However, they would lose the titles to Moustache Mountain in a rematch on the December 9 episode of NXT UK, ending their reign at 287 days.

Personal lives[]

Howley originates from Grays, England[15] and Stoker originates from London, England.[16] In 2017, Howley appeared on an episode of First Dates.[17]

Championships and Accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lewis Howley Pro Wrestlers Database". thesmackdownhotel.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sam Stoker Pro Wrestlers Database". thesmackdownhotel.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Cabrera, Elisa (January 18, 2019). "Hustle Wrestling Showcase - 2 Feb 2019 Enfield North London". Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "WF Live In Basingstoke". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  5. ^ Richards, Alex (LWOPW Department Head) (November 20, 2019). "Preview: PROGRESS – PROGRESS Chapter 98 (11/24/19)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "IPW:UK International Wrestling #4". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "IPW:UK SuperShow 11 - Havoc vs. Noir Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "IPW:UK SuperShow 11". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Boone, Mat (February 22, 2019). "NXT U.K. TV Spoiler Results From 2/22 Taping In Coventry, England". ewrestling.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Cassidy, Gary (February 8, 2021). "Interview With . . . Pretty Deadly". itrwrestling.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Currier, Joseph (January 28, 2021). "PRETTY DEADLY BECOME NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS TO NXT UK TAG TITLES". f4wonline.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  12. ^ Coder, Brie (February 25, 2021). "WWE NXT UK Results (2/25): Gallus Vs. Pretty Deadly, Xia Brookside Takes On Nina Samuels". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "WWE NXT UK Results: Pretty Deadly Successfully Defend WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions, Joseph Conners Nabs Win Over Flash Morgan Webster". The Overtimer. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  14. ^ "WWE NXT UK Results: Meiko Satamura and Pretty Deadly Defend Their Titles". News18. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  15. ^ "Lewis Howley Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "Sam Stoker Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Last night's First Dates had us witness the most painful date of all time".
  18. ^ "IPW:UK Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. July 8, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 17, 2017). "IPW:UK Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "NXT UK Tag Team Championship History". wwe.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  21. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 25, 2021). "NXT UK Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

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