Roy Bevis, better known by his ring name
Zebra Kid is a
British professional wrestler. Bevis is the
son of the well-known wrestler-turned-promoter, Ricky Knight. Bevis
often wrestled alongside his father in his promotions as
Roy Knight.
Professional wrestling career
At the age of 13 Bevis made his debut in Lingwood in Norfolk,
partnering the Canary Kid in a tag-team match against Jamie Lee and
the Brixton Brawler.
Since
then, Zebra Kid has been faced with many challengers, including the
likes of Robbie Brookside, Doug Williams and his own father
through out many independent promotions in the United Kingdom
.
Zebra Kid
has not limited his career to the UK either, making appearances in
the United
States
in 2002 for the now defunct Xtreme Pro Wrestling against Jonny Storm, Joey
Matthews and Jerry Lynn.
The Zebra Kid's most high profile work in the UK was for the
Frontier Wrestling
Alliance, he would make his debut in 2002 winning a four-way
match against Paul Trevell, Scotty Rock, and
Mark Sloan at
FWA Carpe Diem for an
FWA All-England title
match a few weeks later, a title he would go on to win. Throughout
2002 and 2003, Zebra Kid would trade FWA's All-England title back
and forth with many of FWA's stars, but when Zebra Kid vacated the
belt due to injury on
October 18, 2003,
Hade Vansen would jump right in to win a
provisional championship match against Flash Barker. On
March 26,
2004, Zebra Kid would
make his return in a last effort to win back the title in an
Undisputed FWA All England Championship match, but Vasen would
walked out of this match still the champion.
At
FWA Carpe Diem in June 2004, Doug Williams defeated
Zebra Kid when Ricky Knight turned on The Zebra Kid. This led to a
long lasting
feud
between this father and son which involved many of Bevis family
members, all fueled by Zebra Kid decision to wrestled full time for
the FWA instead of his father's promotion,
World Association of
Wrestling.
In September 2004 this story came to an ebrupt end when Bevis was
jailed for nine months for drink-driving and for dangerous driving.
After this spell in prison, promoters the Frontier Wrestling
Alliance released a statement welcoming him back, saying: "While
the FWA does not condone Roy's actions, we recognise that he has
now served his sentence."
During
Frontiers of Honor, a cross-promotional show
between FWA and
Ring of Honor in the
United Kingdom,
Samoa Joe their
ROH Champion faced The Zebra Kid in a
match that would make the belt a "World Title" as it was being
defending outside the United States.
After this Zebra Kid would once again wrestle more for independent
promotions in the United Kingdom, including his father's WAW, under
the names
Roy Knight, and
Brian
Knight. On
February 4,
2006 at Real Deal Wrestling's
King Of The
Castle event, The Zebra Kid would make it to the tournament
final to defeat Ricky Knight and win RDW Heavyweight Championship.
However, not long after this WAW announced on their forum that Roy
Bevis would be taking a break from wrestling, to sort out some
health and personal issues.
Personal life and controversy
Roy Bevis
enjoys football and would later become a
striker for Thetford Town F.C.
.
In September 2004 Bevis was jailed for nine months for
drink-driving and for dangerous driving.
Bevis
admitted "losing the plot" on a night out in The Globe pub, in
Lowestoft
, Suffolk, in June 2005. when
he threw a beer bottle across a pub, hitting a drinker in the head,
then drew a 12 inch Gurkha
knife. He then stabbed the knife into the bar and tried
to knock down a door to get into a back room where staff were
hiding. He attacked the door with such force he injured his
shoulder, and when police arrived he assaulted a police officer,
when lashed out and swung an arm at them, giving one officer a
bloody nose while being arrested.
Bevis
appeared before magistrates to admit to these offences, and while
waiting to be sentenced on this charge, Lowestoft magistrates took
an unusual step of granting Bevis a special bail condition that
allowed him to wrestle in Cyprus
, as well as
fulfilling bookings in France
.
But before the sentencing, another spot of thuggery accured on the
football pitch when Bevis knocked out Cambridge football referee
Andrew Chapman after he sent him off for fighting during a Thetford
Town FC game against Stowmarket Town in the Ridgeons League First
Division. Bevis was sent off in the second half for kicking an
opposition defender lying on the floor but then lashed out at the
referee who "crumpled to the ground".
After the incident Thetford chairman Michael Bailey said: "I
believe he will no longer play football again. He certainly won't
play for Thetford again." Later, Bob Richards, secretary of
Thetford Town FC, said: "
Roy Bevis no longer plays for the club
or is involved with the club in any way. When we signed
him this summer he turned up to training and appeared to be as good
as gold, but this was a moment of madness that we will not
tolerate."
Roy Bevis is currently playing for Sheringham Town and has returned
to the ring having served 18 months of a 3 year sentence as
reported in an interview with Norwich Evening News on 20 February
2008.
At the beginning of the 2009/2010 Bevis signed for Blofield United.
In his first game he came off the bench against Hempnall and score
his first goal. He then went on to score a goal a game in his next
4 appearances making a good goal scoring name for Paul Wareman's
team.
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- *2-time FWA All-England
Champion
- Premier Wrestling Federation
- *1-time PWF Light-Heavyweight Champion
- *1-time RDW Heavyweight Champion
- *1-time TWA British
Tag Team Champion (with Ricky Knight)
- World Association of Wrestling
- *1-time WAW World Heavyweight Champion (current)
- *1-time WAW British Heavyweight Champion
- *1-time WAW European Champion (current, first)
- *1-time WAW British Cruiserweight Champion
- *1-time WAW British Tag Team Champion (with Hot Stuff (formerly
Canary Kid))
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