English professional wrestler
Leon Slater (born 27 September 2004) is an Englishprofessional wrestler . He is signed toTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and is theTNA X Division Champion in hisfirst reign , while also making appearances for partner promotionWWE in itsNXT brand . He is also known for his tenures with various promotions from his nativeEngland , such asRevolution Pro Wrestling andProgress Wrestling .[ 5]
Professional wrestling career [ edit ] Slater made his debut inRevolution Pro Wrestling atRevPro Live In London 64 on August 7, 2022, where he unsuccessfully challengedLuke Jacobs for theUndisputed British Cruiserweight Championship .[ 6] He continued to make regular appearances in the company's signature events such as theBritish J-Cup , where he made his first appearance at the 202 edition where he defeatedLio Rush in the first rounds but fell short toRobbie X , Lee Hunter and Will Kaven in afour-way match in the finals which occurred on the same night.[ 7] One year later, Slater succeeded in winning the cup by defeating Will Kaven in the first rounds and then Harrison Bennett,Máscara Dorada and Wild Boar in thefour-way match of the finals.[ 8] AtRevPro Revolution Rumble 2023 on March 26, Slater competed in the traditionalroyal rumble match , bout won by Michael Oku and also involving various other notable opponents such asBig Damo ,Callum Newman ,Eddie Dennis ,Gabriel Kidd ,Francesco Akira ,Rampage Brown ,Sha Samuels ,Trent Seven ,Zack Sabre Jr. and many others.[ 9] AtRevPro 11th Anniversary Show on August 26, 2023, Slater defeatedDan Moloney in singles competition.[ 10] AtRevPro Uprising 2023 on December 16, Slater defeatedConnor Mills to win theUndisputed British Cruiserweight Championship .[ 11]
Slater competed atRoyal Quest III , a cross-over event promoted by RevPro in partnership withNew Japan Pro Wrestling on October 14, 2023, where he teamed up with Cameron Khai to unsuccessfully challengeBullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney andClark Connors ) for theIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship .[ 12]
Slater has shared a stint tenure with American promotionGame Changer Wrestling since 2022. He made his first appearance atGCW In Liverpool 2022 on September 16, where he unsuccessfully challenged Cole Radrick, Joe Lando andTony Deppen for the GCW Extreme Championship.[ 13] AtGCW 56 Nights 2023 on January 1, Slater competed twice. First in a30-person rumble won byMasha Slamovich and also involving various other notable opponents, both male and female such asBillie Starkz ,Allie Katch ,Effy ,John Wayne Murdoch ,Jordan Oliver ,Mance Warner and many others. On the same night, he fell short toNick Wayne .[ 14] AtGCW In Liverpool 2023 on September 16, Slater unsuccessfully challengedBlake Christian for theGCW World Championship .[ 15]
Slater made his debut inProgress Wrestling atProgress Chapter 134: No Mountain High Enough on May 15, 2022, where he fell short toRicky Knight Jr. [ 16] AtProgress Chapter 136: 24/7 on July 24, 2022, he teamed up with Ricky Knight Jr. to unsuccessfully challengeSunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper ) for theProgress Tag Team Championship .[ 17] Slater competed in one of the promotion's top tournaments, theNatural Progression Series , in which he made his first appearance at the 2023 edition where he defeated Liam Slater in the first rounds but fell short to Ricky Knight Jr. in the semifinals.[ 18] As for theSuper Strong Style 16 , Slater made his first appearance at the2023 edition where he fell short to Mark Haskins in the first rounds.[ 19]
Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2023–present)[ edit ] Slater (right) withMike Santana andMatt Hardy atTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling 's "Border Brawl" event in May 2025 In October 2023, Slater signed a contract withImpact Wrestling .[ 4] He made his debut in the promotion atTurning Point on October 27, 2023, where he defeatedMark Haskins to retain the North Wrestling Championship.[ 20] On the third night of theImpact Wrestling UK Invasion Tour from October 29, 2023, he fell short toTrey Miguel in singles competition.[ 21]
On May 23, 2025 atUnder Siege , Slater teamed withMatt Hardy as an injury replacement forJeff Hardy in an unsuccessful challenge ofNic Nemeth andRyan Nemeth for theTNA World Tag Team Championship .[ 22] [ 23] On July 20, 2025 atSlammiversary , Slater defeatedMoose to win theTNA X Division Championship and became the youngest champion. After the match, he was congratulated by a returningAJ Styles .[ 24] On August 15 atEmergence , Slater defeatedCedric Alexander in his first title defence.[ 25]
AtVictory Road on September 26, Slater retained the X Division Championship againstMyron Reed .[ 26] [ 27] AtBound for Glory on October 12, Slater defended the title againstJe'Von Evans in a match that first went to a 20-minute time limit draw, then was restarted by Director of Authority Santino Marella and subsequently ended in a no contest following interference from NXT'sDarkState .[ 28] [ 29] Ten days later, Slater made a sanctioned title defence onNXT , defeatingStacks to remain champion.[ 30] AtHalloween Havoc on October 25, Slater teamed up with Evans to defeatAAA Mr. Iguana and La Parka in a tag team match.[ 31] On the November 11 episode of NXT, it was announced that Slater and Evans would challenge DarkState for theNXT Tag Team Championship at theNXT: Gold Rush special.[ 32]
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