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May 2021
High-flying Harrogate professional wrestler Joe Wade will go to extreme lengths to defeat his opponents in the ring.
The 20-year-old former Rossett School pupil has been wrestling for five years, mostly for Leeds-based promotions RISE and Tidal. Growing up, WWE wrestling stars such as Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio "were like superheroes" to him.
Joe was 13 when he decided he wanted to wrestle only to find out he had to be at least 15 before he could sign up for wrestling training in Leeds. He then spent two years learning gymnastics, karate, and boxing to help prepare him.
He is still honing his skills in the ring but hopes to one day wrestle in one of the big promotions in America or Japan.
He's used the time away from wrestling to develop and tweak his ring character on social media app Tik Tok. When shows resume in the summer, he'll return with a darker, edgier persona.
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