Lior Ben-David Explained
Leeor Brooks, mostly known by his ring name "The Chutzpah" Lior Ben-David, is an Israeli-British professional wrestler and stand-up comedian. He is best known for his work on the European independent circuit.[1] [2] [3]
Career
Brooks was an amateur boxer before he started a career as a professional wrestler.[4] His debut match took place in 2012 with a local Israeli promotion. Later he traveled to England to train under the guidance of Danny Boy Collins and started to work for different promotions across Europe and North America.[5] [6] In 2016 he became the first Israeli to work under the banner of the American promotion Combat Zone Wrestling.[7] His appearance in CZW was popular in Israel, as his signature move The Chosen People's Elbow was showcased on the popular tv-show Hazinor.[8] Brooks was the subject of a Kan 11 documentary in early 2018, which saw him winning a match at the Golden City Showdown event in front of a hostile crowd in Prague.[9] [10]
Personal life
Outside professional wrestling, Brooks is performing as a stand-up comedian.[11]
Championships and accomplishments
See also
- List of Jewish professional wrestlers
Notes and References
- News: 5 July 2018 . Brits-Israëlische worstelaar die vecht als 'The Chutzpah' tracht al zijn tegenstanders te vloeren . Brabosh.com . 2018-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180911225451/https://brabosh.com/2018/07/05/pqpct-j4s/ . 2018-09-11 . live .
- News: 4 July 2018 . Europe loves to hate Israeli wrestler that calls himself 'The Chutzpah' . The Jerusalem Post . 2018-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180911225207/https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Europe-loves-to-hate-Israeli-wrestler-that-calls-himself-The-Chutzpah-561617 . 2018-09-11 . live .
- News: 5 August 2020 . Jewish wrestler turns stand-up comedian. CyprusMail.
- News: 19 September 2016 . אם אריק זאבי יהפוך למתאבק, בישראל זה יתקבל בבוז . Blinker . 2018-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923230052/http://blinker.co.il/%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F/%D7%A0%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94/%D7%90%D7%9D-%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7-%D7%96%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9A-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A7-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%96%D7%94-%D7%99%D7%AA/105649/ . 2016-09-23 . live .
- News: 6 May 2017 . PWM . Cagematch.net.
- News: 2 September 2018 . Εμμέσως ΖΜΑΚ στην Ισραηλινή TV . ZMAK.
- News: 20 July 2016 . Profile at Profightdb.com . Profightdb . 2018-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171226102005/http://profightdb.com/wrestlers/lior-ben-david-12847.html . 2017-12-26 . live .
- News: 27 January 2017 . הצינור "החוצפה" ליאור בן-דוד . Youtube.
- News: 19 September 2016 . דוקותיים החוצפה . Kan.
- News: 28 January 2018. AOW Golden City Showdown . Art of Wrestling.
- News: 5 July 2018. An Israeli wrestler calls himself The Chutzpah and Europe loves to hate him. Times of Israel. 2018-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705025727/https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-israeli-wrestler-calls-himself-the-chutzpah-and-europe-loves-to-hate-him/. 2018-07-05. live.