Adam Maxted

Adam Maxted
Born (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Residence Belfast, Northern Ireland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Adam Maxted
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Billed from Belfast, Northern Ireland
Debut 13 August 2016

Adam Maxted (born 27 March 1992) is a Northern Irish professional wrestler and former contestant on ITV2 show Love Island.[1] Having been a contestant on Series two of Love Island,[2] having entered at day 11,[3] Maxted paired up with Katie Salmon and finished the series in fourth position.[4]

Love Island

In 2016, Maxted was selected to be a part of the second series of ITV's Love Island; where he appeared from the 11th day,[3] until the end, selecting fellow contestant Katie Salmon as his date. The pair ended the series in fourth place, behind eventual winners, Nathan and Cara.[4] However, later after the show had ended, Maxted proclaimed he was "100% Single", comparing Katie to a Kebab, commenting on Twitter "It's like when you're eating a kebab after a night out and the first few bites taste good but then you realise that it really isn't nice at all!"[5]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2016–2017)

Maxted left Love Island and continued his wrestling training, eventually earning his debut match in August 2016, at Southside Wrestling, being defeated by Joseph Connors.[6] Maxted later had matches for Preston City Wrestling, Over The Top Wrestling, and 4 Front Wrestling, in 2017.[6] In May 2017, Maxted was called up to have his first WWE Tryout, in the O2 Arena.[7]

Maxted had his first championship matches, competing for the All-Ulster Title and challenging Josh Knott for the Pro Wrestling Pride Catch Division Championship.[6] He then made trips to France, and Pakistan, where he challenged for the PWE World Heavyweight Title.[6] In November 2017, Maxted won the IPW:UK All England Championship, defeating Earl-Black Junior.[6]

In 2018, after signing for 5 Star Wrestling, he appeared on FreeSports,[8] where he and Charlie Sterling won the 5* Tag Team Championship.[9]

World of Sport (2018-Present)

On August 4th 2018 he made his debut for World of Sport, he teamed up with Nathan Cruz to take on Doug Williams and HT Drake in the WOS Tag Team Title Tournament. Maxted and Cruz went on to defeat the team of Grado and Davey Boy Smith Jr to advance to the finals, however they we're unsuccessful to become the 1st Tag Team Champions, losing the final to Kip Sabian and Lestyn Rees. Nathan Cruz then betrayed Maxted shortly after. On the August 24th, episode 5, Maxted defeated Cruz in a Ladder Match which who ever loses must leave WOS forever.

Personal life

Following Love Island, Maxted entered into a relationship with fitness instructor Carly Taylor.[10]

Championships and accomplishments

  • 5 Star Wrestling
    • 5 Star Wrestling: Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Charlie Sterling
  • Big League Wrestling
  • International Pro Wrestling United Kingdom
    • All England Championship (1 time)

References

  1. ↑ Mailonline Reporter (September 12, 2017). "Love Island's Adam Maxted finally finds love as he debuts girlfriend on Instagram following disastrous appearance on reality show". Daily Mail. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ Delgado, Kasia (June 7, 2016). ""Love Island 2016: meet Adam Maxted"". Radio Times. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Morris, Lucie (June 8, 2016). "Love Island: Will Sophie leave Tom for new guy Adam - or even quit the show completely?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Sandwell, ian (July 11, 2016). "Love Island: Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde are your 2016 winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bartlett, Samantha (July 22, 2016). "Love Island's Adam reveals the REAL reason he and Katie Salmon split". Daily Star. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Kriekenbohm, Philip. "Matches - Adam Maxted". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Corby, Donagh (June 3, 2017). "Irish WWE trialist Adam Maxted gives update on his status with the company". Irish Mirror. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ Docking, Neil (January 7, 2018). "Love Island star Adam Maxted to face WWE legend Rey Mysterio live on UK television". The Mirror. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ "RESULTS: 5 STAR WRESTLING LIVE IN NEWCASTLE". 5 Star Wrestling. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ Middleton, Lucy (September 14, 2016). "Love Island's Adam Maxted defends new girlfriend Carly from trolls". OK!. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
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