Nightshade in April 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1996-07-31)31 July 1996 (age 29)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name |
|
| Billed height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Debut | 2014 |
Lucy Gibbs better known by herring nameNightshade is an Englishprofessional wrestler best known for her tenure withPro-Wrestling: EVE where she is a formerEVE Tag Team Champion and anEVE Champion. She is also known for working in various promotions of the British independent scene.[3]
Gibbs made herprofessional wrestling debut in National Wrestling Alliance New Breed Wrestling, at ahouse show from May 3, 2014, where she was billed as the defending TAW Women's Champion as she outmatched Nadia Sapphire.[4] Gibbs is known for her tenures with various British promotions such asPro Championship Wrestling (PCW UK), Revolution Championship Wrestling (RCW) and many others.[1]
Gibbs is best known for her tenure withPro-Wrestling: EVE. She made her debut atEVE Shevivor Series on December 8, 2018, where she teamed up with Baynz, Charli Evans,Jamie Hayter as part of "Team Hayter" to defeat "Team Wolf" (Kanji,Kris Wolf, Roxxy andSadie Gibbs).[5]
During her tenure with the promotion, she chased for various championships. AtEVE 119: Beers, Brawls And Bad-Ass Bitches on March 7, 2024, Gibbs teamed up with "Operation SAS" tag team partner Skye Smitson to defeat The Royal Aces (Charlie Morgan andJetta) for thePro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship.[6] AtEVE 134: Punkin' Instigators on May 2, 2025, she defeatedNina Samuels to win thePro-Wrestling: EVE Championship.[7]
Gibbs competed in theWrestle Queendom series of events. At the 2021 edition from on August 27, she took part into arumble match disputed for thePro-Wrestling: EVE Championship won by Jetta and also involving the likes of Rhia O'Reilly,Alex Windsor, Rhia O'Reilly,Zoe Lucas,Lana Austin and others. At the same event, Gibbs also competed in agauntlet match for thePro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship won by reigning and retaining champion Kasey which also involved Debbie Keitel, Emersyn Jayne,Hyan and Maddison Miles.[8]
Gibbs debuted in the Japanese independent scene by sporadically competing forTokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. She made her debut atTJPW Fall Tour '19 Best Regards! on November 16, 2019, where she unsuccessfully challengedMaki Ito for theInternational Princess Championship.[9] AtWrestle Princess III on October 9, 2022, Gibbs teamed up with "The Uprising" tag team partner Rhia O'Reilly to unsuccessfully challenge Reiwa AA Cannon (Saki Akai andYuki Arai) for thePrincess Tag Team Championship.[10]
After a two-year absence from the Japanese scene, Gibbs returned in late 2024. AtMonday Magic Vol. 3, an event promoted byPro Wrestling Noah on November 11, 2024, Gibbs competed in a10-woman battle royal for the inauguralGHC Women's Championship, bout won byKouki Amarei and also involvingBozilla,Chigusa Nagayo,Great Sakuya,Miku Aono,Miyuki Takase, Sadie Gibbs,Takumi Iroha,Utami Hayashishita andYuu.[11] AtMarigold First Dream 2025, an event promoted byDream Star Fighting Marigold on January 3, Gibbs competed in aNew Year's Dream Rumble match won byYuki Mashiro and also involving various other notable opponents such asMisa Matsui,Hamuko Hoshi,Momoka Hanazono,Riara and others.[12] AtMarvelous Happy New Year's Marvelous, an event promoted byMarvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling on January 4, 2025, she unsuccessfully challenged Takumi Iroha for theAAAW Single Championship.[13]