Wrestler Spotlight: Mark Andrews

Welcome to the Wrestler Spotlight. With Discovery Wrestling recently celebrating their fourth anniversary show, we’re taking a look at NXT UK star Mark Andrews, who had a phenomenal bout against Joe Coffey at their show in November 2015.

Alias – Mark Andrews, Mandrews, Mandrews Tarver, The Lightning Kid, Pikachu

Nicknames – “White Lightning”, “The Lightning Kid”, “Mighty Morphin”, “Draco Malfoy”

Debut – 2006

Companies Wrestled For –

4 Front Wrestling
AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined
AAW Vanguard
Absolute Intense Wrestling
Alternative Wrestling World
AMP Wrestling
ATTACK! Pro Wrestling
British Allstars Wrestling Alliance
British Championship Wrestling
Catch Wrestling Norddeustchland
Celtic Wrestling
CHIKARA
Climax Wrestling
Combat Sports Federation
Combat Zone Wrestling
Discovery Wrestling
Do or Die Wrestling
Dragon Pro Wrestling
DREAMWAVE Wrestling
Exposure Wrestling Entertainment
Fight Club: PRO
Fight! Nation Wrestling
Freelance Wrestling
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Future Pro Wrestling
GALLI Lucha Libre
German Wrestling Promotion
Great Bear Promotions
HOPE Wrestling
HXC Wrestling
Impact Wrestling
Infinite Promotions
Insane Championship Wrestling
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Wrestling Cartel
Ironfist Wrestling
Leicester Championship Wrestling
Lucha Forever
Lucha In The 6
National Wrestling Alliance Wales
New Generation Wrestling
New Wrestling Entertainment
Over The Top Wrestling
Premier British Wrestling
Preston City Wrestling
PRIME Wrestling
Pro Evolution Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Chaos
Pro Wrestling eXpress
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Kingdom
Pro Wrestling ZERO1 Spain
PROGRESS Wrestling
Reckless Intent Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
Revolution Red Wrestling
Riptide Wrestling
Saint Louis Anarchy
Scottish School of Wrestling
Scottish Wrestling Alliance
Shropshire Wrestling Alliance
SMASH Wrestling
South Wales Championship Wrestling
Southside Wrestling Entertainment
Tidal Championship Wrestling
TNT Extreme Wrestling
Triple X Wrestling
VII Underground
Welsh Wrestling
westside Xtreme wrestling
World Wrestling Entertainment
Wrestle Midlands
Wrestling Is Cool

Titles & Accomplishments –

5x ATTACK! Pro Wrestling 24:7 Champion w/Pete Dunne (1 time) and by himself (4 times)
1x ATTACK! Pro Wrestling Tag Team Trophy Champion w/Nixon Newell
1x BWC Scolaro Scholarship Champion
1x Celtic Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Tommy Dean
1x Combat Sports Federation All Nations Heavyweight Champion
1x Dragon Pro Wrestling All Wales Champion
1x Fight! Nation Wrestling British Champion
1x PROGRESS Wrestling World Champion
1x and first ever PROGRESS Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Eddie Dennis
1x World Wrestling Entertainment NXT UK Tag Team Champion w/Flash Morgan Webster
2008 Celtic Wrestling Halloween Tournament Winner
2011 ATTACK! Pro Wrestling Elder Stein Invitational Winner
2013 PROGRESS Wrestling Natural Progression Series Winner
2014 Impact Wrestling British Boot Camp Winner
2015 CHIKARA Rey de Voladores Winner
2017 PROGRESS Wrestling Thunderbastard Winner

Signature Moves –

Fall to Pieces (Shooting Star Press)
Stundog Millionaire (Stunner as a Suplex Counter)
Stomp 182 (Victory Roll into a Jumping Double Foot Stomp)
Cyclone Kill (Spanish Fly)
Carousel Drop (Tilt-a-Headscissors transitioned into a Tilt-a-Whirl DDT)
Neck Stop Driver (Reverse Brainbuster)/Diving Double Foot Stomp Combo w/Eddie Dennis

Alliances –

Bayside High w/Nixon Newell
Flips and Forearms w/Pete Dunne
Team UK w/Pete Dunne
FSU w/Eddie Dennis
Thunder & Lightning w/Tommy Dean
The Smash Hits w/Frantic
Team UK w/Pete Dunne
South Wales Subculture w/Flash Morgan Webster
Team Go for Broke w/Braxton Sutter & DJ Z
Team DEFEND w/Eddie Dennis, Flash Morgan Webster & The Dunne Brothers (Pete Dunne & Damian Dunne)
The NeXXXus w/Gav Gabriel, Hitch Sheffield, Phil Otunga & Wade Helix
w/Rockstar Spud