Kid Lykos II should not be confused with Kid Lykos.
| Kid Lykos II | |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 2002[1] |
| Birth Place: | Wakefield, England[2] |
| Names: | Lil Cadet Nelson Joe Nelson Kid Lykos II |
| Debut: | 2016 |
Joe Newboult (born 8 July 2002) – better known by his ring name Kid Lykos II – is an English professional wrestler who is primarily known for his work in the British professional wrestling promotions: Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling and Attack! Pro Wrestling. Most of his career, he competed as a masked luchador. He is also known for his various tenures with promotions from the European independent scene.[3]
Newboult made his professional wrestling debut at 4GW Saturday Night Storm Rising, a house show promoted by 4th Generation Wrestling on August 6, 2016, where he defeated Tiger Jr. in singles competition.[4] Newboult shared brief or longer tenures with various promotions from the British independent scene such as Attack! Pro Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, (IPW:UK), Defiant Wrestling and many others.[2]
Newboult made his debut in TNT Extreme Wrestling under the ring name of "Joe Nelson" at TNT DOA Death Match Tournament 2020 on January 30, where he defeated Nico Angelo in a dark match.[5] During his tenure with the promotion, Newboult has won the TNT Tag Team Championship on one occasion alongside Kid Lykos, and the TNT Ultra X Championship, and competed in various major events promoted by the company.[2] At TNT vs. GCW, a cross-over promoted alongside Game Changer Wrestling on September 15, 2023, he teamed up with Kid Lykos to defeat Los Vipers (Arez and Látigo).[6]
Newboult made his debut in Progress Wrestling at the 2021 edition of the Natural Progression Series where he fell short to Ethan Allen in the first rounds.[7] As for the Super Strong Style 16 tournament, he made his first appearance at the 2024 edition of the competition, where he defeated Gene Munny in the first rounds, then fell short to Luke Jacobs in the second ones.[8] Newboult teamed up with Kid Lykos and took part in a tournament final for the vacant PROGRESS Tag Team Championship in which they obtained a bye in the first rounds, then defeated Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) in the semifinals and The Young Guns (Ethan Allen and Luke Jacobs) in the finals at Chapter 112: The Flowers Are Still Standing! on June 5, 2021, to win the vacant titles.[9]
Newboult also competed in some of the promotion's flagship events. At on March 7, 2024, he fell short to El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in singles competition.[10] At on April 5, 2024, he win a seven-way scramble match in which he outmatched Cody Chhun, Gringo Loco, Leon Slater, Marcus Mathers, Simon Miller and Tate Mayfairs.[11] At on April 21, 2024, Newboult teamed up with Kid Lykos to unsuccessfully challenge Sanity (Big Damo and Axel Tischer) for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship in the main event.[12]
Newboult also competed at Fantastica Mania, a series of cross-over events mainly promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and also featuring wrestlers from various promotions of Europe and Japan independent circuits. He made his first appearance at the 2023 UK edition where, in the first show, he teamed up with Kid Lykos and Sangre Imperial in a losing effort against Audaz, Ricky Knight Jr. and Zak Knight, and in the second show again alongside Lykos and Zandokan Jr. in a losing effort against Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) and Titán as a result of a Trios match.[13] On the first event of the 2024 edition, he and Lykos teamed up with Shigeo Okumura in a losing effort against Atlantis, Atlantis Jr. and Dulce Gardenia.[14]
Newboult made his debut in Revolution Pro Wrestling at RevPro Epic Encounters 8 on February 7, 2021, where he defeated Connor Mills.[15] He soon started chasing for titles promoted by RevPro. At RevPro Epic Encounters 9 on March 15, 2021, he unsuccessfully challenged Michael Oku for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship.[16] At RevPro Opportunity Knocks on September 4, 2021, Newboult teamed up with Kid Lykos and unsuccessfully challenged Destination Everywhere (Connor Mills and Michael Oku) for the British Tag Team Championship.[17]
Newboult competed in one of the promotion's signature events, the Great British Tag League, where at the 2023 edition, he teamed up with Kid Lykos and placed themselves in the Block A of the competition where they scored a total of six points after going against the teams of The Billington Bulldogs (Mark Billington and Thomas Billington), Kieron Lacey and Mark Trew, and Anthony Ogogo.[18]
Since debuting for Progress Wrestling in 2021, Newboult competed as a luchador enmascarado (masked wrestler). However, contrary to the lucha libre traditions, his real name was a matter of public record all along. He shares the same type of wrestling gimmick with Kid Lykos (Ethan Beach), as they've been competing under the tag name of "Lykos Gym" since 2021.[19]
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| Rank | 263 |
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