Ricky Knight

Ricky Knight
Birth name Patrick Frary
Born (1953-12-24) 24 December 1953
Residence Norwich, Norfolk, England
Spouse(s)
Sweet Saraya (m. 1990)
Children Paige
Roy Knight
Zak Zodiac
Professional wrestling career
Billed from Norwich, Norfolk, England
Trained by Jimmy Ocean[1]

Patrick Bevis (born Patrick Frary; 24 December 1953) is an English professional wrestling trainer, promoter, owner, and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Ricky Knight.[2] He is the owner of the English promotion World Association of Wrestling in Norwich.

Professional wrestling career

English independent circuit (1990s)

Knight was working as a bouncer when he first met professional wrestler Jimmy Ocean.[1] Ocean trained Knight, and the duo formed a tag team.[1] Throughout the 1990s, they teamed together as The Superflys.[3] The team was managed by Knight's wife Sweet Saraya.[3] The Superflys wrestled in All Star Wrestling, holding the British Open Tag Team Championship four times together.[3]

World Association of Wrestling (1994–present)

Knight, Sweet Saraya, and Jimmy Ocean formed the World Association of Wrestling in 1994 in Norwich.[3] Ocean left the business after approximately one year.[1] The promotion also included a wrestling school, The WAW Academy, which trained Roy Knight and The UK Pitbulls.[3] The WAW Academy is Europe's longest running wrestling school.[3] As a member of the roster, Knight has held the World Heavyweight Championship one time.[4] He is also half of the current Tag Team Champions with Ocean.[4]

Personal life

Knight was in prison for eight years, mostly due to violent offenses.[2]

Knight is married to Julia Hamer-Bevis (Sweet Saraya), also a wrestler.[2] They have four children, three of whom (Roy Knight, Zak Zodiac, and Paige) are active professional wrestlers.[2] The family starred in The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, a 2012 documentary.[2] The family is also the subject of an upcoming film Fighting with My Family, in which actor Nick Frost will play the role of Knight.[5]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Extreme World Wrestling
    • EWW St George's Championship (1 time)[6]
  • Herts and Essex Wrestling
    • HEW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[6]
  • Premier Promotions
    • PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
    • PWF Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
    • PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Roy Knight[6]
  • Real Deal Wrestling
    • RDW British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
    • RDW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Zak Zodiac[6]
  • World Wide Wrestling League
    • W3L Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "INTERVIEW: ZAK KNIGHT, SWEET SARAYA AND RICKY KNIGHT". The Student Pocket Guide. July 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Deacon, Michael (19 July 2012). "The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family, Channel 4, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The History of WAW". World Association of Wrestling. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ricky Knight". World Association of Wrestling. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 8, 2017). "Lena Headey & Nick Frost Join Dwayne Johnson In 'Fighting With My Family'". Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ricky Knight - Titles". CageMatch. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  • Profile at World Association of Wrestling
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