Luke Devlin

Luke Devlin (born on November 15th, 1978) is an English professional wrestler. He has wrestled in several minor promotions in the United Kingdom and wider Europe, as well as in Japan. Devlin debuted in the United States in the now-defunct promotion Surreal Combat Wrestling, and following it's closure, Devlin rose to prominence in the US in the Maritime Wrestling Alliance (MWA) and helped to found the sister-promotion, California Pro Wrestling (CPW). In 2007, Devlin also joined Vegas Championship Wrestling (VCW), and competed there before, during and after the closure of CPW until his retirement from the company on May 10th, 2008. Devlin's personality was that of a softly spoken, somewhat intellectual and enigmatic character, who gained particular fame in MWA, CPW and VCW for his "disappearing acts" and other mysterious prankster-type stunts. Portrayed as a degenerate with a somewhat fragrant disregard to rules or society in general, Devlin got over both as a popular face and a hated heel. His promos were often eloquent and mysterious, and added to the character during the course of his career.

Early Career
Devlin's early career is somewhat lacking in documentation. A black belt in Shotokan Karate, he took an interest to professional wrestling, and moved through several minor promotions in England, applying his knowledge of martial arts to his wrestling style. After a brief period on Japan, Devlin set his sights on the United States independant wrestling circuit, where we got the opportunity to meet and train with "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. This relationship was developed into a feud in Phoenix All Star Wrestling (PASW), where Devlin turned on his mentor and eventually brutalised him in a last man standing match, henceforth establishing the heel element to his character. Devlin began to establish himself as a gifted hybrid wrestler, applying elements of martial arts, aerial and submission moves to his repetoire. It is documented that many of Devlin's moves or ring mannerisms are based upon his wrestling role models of AJ Styles, The Undertaker and Low Ki.