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Adam Maxted
Born(1992-03-27)27 March 1992(age 32)
Belfast,Northern Ireland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Adam Maxted
Billed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Billed fromBelfast, Northern Ireland
Debut20 June, 2015

Adam Maxted(born 27 March 1992) is a Northern Irishprofessional wrestlerand former contestant onITV2showLove Island.Having been a contestant onSeries two ofLove Island,[1]having entered at day 11,[2]Maxted paired up with Katie Salmon and finished the series in fourth position.[3]

Love Island[edit]

In 2016, Maxted was selected to be a part of the second series ofITV'sLove Island;where he appeared from the 11th day,[2]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.[3]In 2024, Maxted was selected to be a part ofITV'sLove Island: All Stars,entering on the 26th day. He was dumped on the 35th day along with his partner,Arabella Chi,after a vote from the previously dumped Islanders.[4]

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Early career (2015–2017)[edit]

Maxted leftLove Islandand continued his wrestling training, eventually earning his debut match in August 2016, at Southside Wrestling, being defeated by Joseph Connors.[5]Maxted later had matches forPreston City Wrestling,British Championship Wrestling,Over the Top Wrestling,and4 Front Wrestling,in 2017.[5]In May 2017, Maxted was called up to have his firstWWETryout, in theO2 Arena.[6]

Maxted had his first championship matches, competing for the All-Ulster Title and challenging Josh Knott for thePro Wrestling PrideCatch Division Championship.[5]He then made trips to France, and Pakistan, where he challenged for the PWE World Heavyweight Title.[5]In November 2017, Maxted won the IPW:UK All England Championship, defeating Earl-Black Junior.[5]

In 2018, after signing for5 Star Wrestling,he appeared onFreeSports,[7]where he and Charlie Sterling won the 5* Tag Team Championship.[8]

World of Sport (2018)[edit]

On 4 August 2018, he made his debut forWorld of Sport,teaming up withNathan Cruzto take onDoug Williamsand HT Drake in the WOS Tag Team Title Tournament. Maxted and Cruz went on to defeat the team ofGradoand Davey Boy Smith Jr. to advance to the finals, however they were 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 24 August, episode 5, Maxted defeated Cruz in a Ladder Match, which who ever loses must leave WOS forever.

Over The Top Wrestling (since 2016)[edit]

Adam Maxted debuted for Irish promotion Over The Top Wrestling in 2016. He is the current co-holder of the OTT Tag Team Championship. Maxted also holds the record for longest reigning OTT Gender Neutral with his tenure lasting 560 days.

Insane Championship Wrestling[edit]

Adam Maxted debuted for Glasgow'sInsane Championship Wrestlingpromotion in 29 September 2018, losing to Lionheart onICW: Fight Club.He joined The Kings of the North with Bonesaw and Damian Corvin to enter theKing of Hawnerstournament but were eliminated in the semi-finals by The Wild Boys (Andy Wild, Aaron Echo and Kieran Kelly).[9]The trio took another loss at ICW: Fear & Loathing XII in a match withNoam Dar,Sha SamuelsandJack Jester.

Maxted challengedKez Evansfor theICW Zero-G Championshipbut was again defeated. His last appearance to date was a tag team victory with Luke Kyro over KOE (Kai Williams King and King Killa) atICW: Fear & Loathing XIIIon 21 November 2021.

Personal life[edit]

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

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

  • 5 Star Wrestling
    • 5 Star Wrestling: Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Charlie Sterling
  • Big League Wrestling
    • BLW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
    • BLW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - withChris Andrews
  • Frontline Wrestling
    • Frontline Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
  • International Pro Wrestling United Kingdom
    • All England Championship (1 time)[11]
  • Ironfist Wrestling
    • Ironfist Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    • King Of The Ironfist Tournament (2019)
  • Main Event Wrestling
    • MEW Heavyweight Championship (3 times, current)
  • New Breed Wrestling Association
    • NBWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Over the Top Wrestling
    • OTT Gender Neutral Championship (1 time)[12]
    • OTT Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Charlie Sterling
  • Southside Wrestling Entertainment
    • SWE European Championship (1 time)[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^Delgado, Kasia (June 7, 2016).""Love Island 2016: meet Adam Maxted"".Radio Times.Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2017.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  2. ^abMorris, Lucie (June 8, 2016)."Love Island: Will Sophie leave Tom for new guy Adam - or even quit the show completely?".Digital Spy.Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2017.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  3. ^abSandwell, ian (July 11, 2016)."Love Island: Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde are your 2016 winners".Digital Spy.Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2017.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  4. ^Wheeler, Olivia (18 February 2024)."Love Island couple dumped days before final in 'savage' show twist".The Mirror.Retrieved18 February2024.
  5. ^abcdeKriekenbohm, Philip."Matches - Adam Maxted".Cagematch.net.Archivedfrom the original on March 20, 2018.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  6. ^Corby, Donagh (June 3, 2017)."Irish WWE trialist Adam Maxted gives update on his status with the company".Irish Mirror.Archivedfrom the original on March 12, 2018.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  7. ^Docking, Neil (January 7, 2018)."Love Island star Adam Maxted to face WWE legend Rey Mysterio live on UK television".The Mirror.Archivedfrom the original on March 12, 2018.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  8. ^"RESULTS: 5 STAR WRESTLING LIVE IN NEWCASTLE".5 Star Wrestling.February 9, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon March 13, 2018.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  9. ^https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=5606
  10. ^Middleton, Lucy (September 14, 2016)."Love Island's Adam Maxted defends new girlfriend Carly from trolls".OK!.Archivedfrom the original on March 12, 2018.RetrievedMarch 12,2018.
  11. ^"All England Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".Archived fromthe originalon 15 December 2014.
  12. ^"OTT Gender Neutral Championship".cagematch.net.
  13. ^@SouthsideWE (27 October 2018)."First ever European champion @AdamMaxted has come a long way in 2 years"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.

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