W1LBUR

William Jayde Neilson (born 2 April 1993) is an English actor, voice actor, fashion model and professional wrestler, currently signed to King's Road, Royal Wrestling Kingdom and Boardwalk Wrestling under the ring name W1LBUR. He also serves as an executive vice-president in Evolution Wrestling. He is best known for his time in The Wrestling Federation, Pro Wrestling NEO and various other promotions, where he wrestled under his real name.

Prior to signing with more mainstream companies, William worked for promotions mostly in his native country of the United Kingdom, under the ring name Wilbur Savant.

Neilson joined TWF in April 2016, debuting at Cash Grab. At Money in the Bank in August 2016, he successfully won the Money in the Bank ladder match to earn a championship opportunity of his choosing, holding it until December 2016, where he would cash in his title opportunity at Devil's Playground to win the TWF Undisputed World Championship. He would hold the title until January 2017, winning it two more times in June 2017 and September 2017, with the former being a unification match with the already existing TWF World Heavyweight Championship. Over the course of his time in TWF, Neilson held the TWF Intercontinental and Survival Championships, therefore making him the second-ever and final Triple Crown Champion in the company's history.

Following his release and closure of TWF in 2018, Neilson found himself as a free agent in the wrestling world, making appearances for; Alianza Campeonato Mexico, Canadian Championship Wrestling, Yamashi Promotions and Legacy Pro Wrestling. During late-2019 to mid-2021, Neilson rarely wrestled and moved to Japan for a brief period where he gained notoriety mainly as a fashion model, and furthermore as a voice actor in various animation productions. He would return to wrestling in late-2021, signing with Boardwalk Wrestling based within Mexico & America, as well as the returning Royal Wrestling Kingdom in early-2022. As well as his return to wrestling in 2022, W1LBUR would become an executive vice-president as part of the returning Evolution Wrestling alongside fellow wrestlers Tyler Keenan and Tyson Blade.

Neilson first starred in The Batgirl (2019) as supporting character, Marty Matteson, first beginning in Season 1 and continuing up until the current show's cycle in Season 4. He also received high praise for his portrayal of Erron Black in The Elysian Network's adaptation of Mortal Kombat (2019). Neilson most famously voiced Giorno Giovanna in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (2019) and Seto Narukami in Scarlet Nexus (2021), as well as characters from Pokemon Masters (2019), The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV (2020) and Monster Hunter Rise (2021).

Early Life[]

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Professional Wrestling Career[]

Independent circuit (2014–2016)[]

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The Wrestling Federation (2016–2018)[]

In January 2016, it was reported that Neilson had signed with TWF, and he reported to to the TWF Performance Center on 15 February. In April 2016, he debuted at Cash Grab under his real name, making a surprise appearance in the United States Championship number one contendership contest between The Anarchist and Biggz Reid, ultimately losing after Reid pinned Anarchist.

Neilson made his official television in-ring debut on the following week's Precision, defeating James Mason, Elliot Ryker and Jack Rogue in a Four-Way Dance, earning the attention of Jordan Bull, the current United States Champion. This would never come to fruition though following Bull's release from the company the next week. Following further releases, a new Undisputed World Champion needed to be crowned, culminating in an 8-man single elimination tournament where a champion would be crowned at Night of Champions. Neilson defeated Rhys Haze in the first round, but would lose to Buster Gates in the following round. At Night of Champions, Neilson lost to Bill Bronson in a European Championship match. In July, Neilson and new tag team partner, Rhys Haze, would begin a rivalry with Antonio Stark, formerly The Anarchist, and his tag team partner, Chris Parks, suffering backstage attacks to them for two weeks straight. The short-lived feud would end on the July 30 Precision episode, where Neilson would defeat Parks to qualify for the Money in the Bank match, whilst Haze would defeat Stark to also qualify. At the event itself, Neilson found himself winning the Money in the Bank briefcase in a match that also included Jack Rogue, Cali and Bill Bronson. During the match itself, Neilson suffered a real injury after crashing through a ladder on the outside of the ring. He was written off of TV on the post-Money in the Bank episode of Precision, viciously assaulted by debuting talent, Victor Sokolova.

In November 2016, Neilson would return at The Midsummer Festival following the penultimate match of Rhys Haze defeating Victor Sokolova in a Three Stages of Hell match, resulting in Neilson's Money in the Bank contract remaining in his possession, if Haze were to lose, Sokolova would have become the new contract bearer and Haze would have been fired from TWF. Neilson saved Haze from a post-match assault by Sokolova, further proceeding to assault Sokolova and display a new edge in the process. Neilson remained competing with Haze in various tag team matches until the Devil's Playground pay-per-view in December 2016, where he would interfere in the main event match between Undisputed World Champion Robert Blake and challenger, Buster Gates, cashing in his opportunity for a title match and successfully pinning Blake to become TWF Undisputed World Champion for the first time in his career. Following the match, Rhys Haze would congratulate his friend and tag team partner before the two were interrupted by returning rivals Antonio Stark and Chris Parks, however, Neilson revealed his allignment with both Starks and Parks, attacking Haze and turning Heel for the first time in his career.

Anarchy Inc; various feuds.[]

Neilson would explain his actions on the January 7 episode of Precision, showing that Haze himself was unintentionally responsible for the injury Neilson had picked up at Money in the Bank, chastising Haze in the process and revealing that he was more disposible than any title was. The alliance between Neilson, Starks and Parks would be known as 'Anarchy Inc.' and they'd soon add Reagan Cole into the group as their manager and business associate. The following week, Neilson successfully retained his Undisputed World Championship in a match against Robert Blake, where he would then be attacked by Rhys Haze, setting up a clash at The Reckoning in February 2017 between both men and Robert Blake, who defeated Haze to earn his place in the title match. At the event, Neilson would retain his title after pinning Blake.

In the build to Wrestle Dynasty, TWF's annual spectacle of the year, it would be announced on social media that the Undisputed World Championship would be defended for the first-time inside of an Elimination Chamber match, with Neilson, Haze and Blake revealed as the first three entrants. On the March 11 episode of Precision, Buster Gates, Noah Styles and Andersen Vega would claim the final three spots in the match. At the event, Neilson would be eliminated third by eventual winner, Andersen Vega, ending his reign at 99 days.

With the culmination of Wrestle Dynasty, TWF would begin a second season under the Precision brand and introduce a brand new title in the Survival Championship. This title would be defended weekly under a random stipulation, with the opportunity to trade it in for either an Intercontinental or World Championship match after a set number of wins. The first title match would be Neilson facing veteran Chris Young inside a Steel Cage, with the former emerging victorious. Over the following weeks, Neilson would defend the title successfully against Gabriel Kirkshaw, Martin Drake, Chris Young for a second time, Alex Clark and finally, Scorpio to bring his total to five. It would lead to the May show, UK Rampage, with Will's first TWF appearance in his home country. Will would relinquish the Survival Championship to receive an Intercontinental Championship match against Jason St. Pierre, defeating him to win the title for the first time and also becoming the second-Triple Crown Champion in company history.

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Anarchy Inc. was still going strong after recruiting Gareth Williams, Michael Kelly and Gabriel Kirkshaw, however Will began to distance himself from the group, becoming more egotistical and more cocky with his brand new championship. That is until he was confronted by the man who made the Intercontinental Championship synonymous with his name, Joseph Diamond. The two would face off in a ladder match at Viewer's Choice in April 2017, where Neilson would retain his championship after a hard fought battle, however that wasn't enough for Diamond who demanded another opportunity at the title, receiving it at Bad Blood in May 2017 and actually defeating Neilson to become a two-time Intercontinental Champion.

Due to his impressive reigns as Survival and Intercontinental Champion, Will was placed in a number one contendership match to Buster Gates' World Heavyweight Championship against a returning Yuri Black, with Neilson coming out on top and moving on to Night of Champions II in June 2017. This is where Neilson finally split from Anarchy Inc. going on his own and defeating Buster Gates to become champion for the second time in his Precision career, but after the match, Rhys Haze would come out and viciously attack Will Neilson to announce his intentions to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship. It would take until Judgement Day before Neilson could face his former friend for the title, forcing a double turn that saw Haze turn Heel and Neilson turn Face. This would be the start of Will bringing in his 'Great British Meme' moniker. Will defeated Haze which would be the latter's last match in the company, before a unified championship match was announced for the Precision Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship between the Precision Champion, Jack Rogue, and Will.

This would happen at Duality in August 2017, with Neilson winning and unifying the belts.

Neilson's next challenger was decided to be Spencer Hyde who won a number one contendership match on the same night as Will defeated Rogue. This took place at Money in the Bank II also in August 2017, where Neilson would suffer a surprise loss as Hyde walked out Undisputed World Champion however disaster struck the next week, as Antonio Stark would cash in his Money in the Bank contract on an unconscious Hyde who was attacked by Joseph Diamond, Stark becoming Undisputed World Champion in the process.

Beef between Antonio Stark, Joseph Diamond and Will Neilson himself who never got his one on one rematch for the title culminated in a main event match at Wrestle Dynasty II in September 2017. where Will would pin Diamond to win the Undisputed World Championship for a record breaking third time. After Wrestle Dynasty II concluded the end of season award show took place, where Will was nominated for Superstar of the Year and would walk out with the award.

Final Feuds[]

Will made his return to Precision Wrestling for the third season, and was immediately targeted by the man who he took the World Heavyweight Championship from at Wrestle Dynasty II in Antonio Stark. On the first episode of Season 3, Antonio Stark picked up a shocking victory over former Precision Champion Jack Rogue which caught the attention of Neilson who was speaking out earlier on in the night about the state of Precision. This came to ahead at Aftermath in November 2017, where Neilson would defeat Stark to retain his title in a Street Fight.

Will was set to face Tyler Keenan on the next episode of Saturday Night Precision, where if Keenan won he would face Will once again at Chaos In Motion but with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line. Keenan defeated Neilson, earning his way into a World Heavyweight Championship match.

Precision Wrestling shortly closed after this in December 2017, following financial issues and bankruptcy.

Royal Wrestling Kingdom (2017 - 2018)[]

In June 2017, William signed a contract with Royal Wrestling Kingdom (RWK). He made his debut in an in-ring segment at Peace of Mind, talking about how much of a great opportunity it was to compete against some of the best in RWK. At Peace of Mind, Will defeated Azrael to win in his debut match. After the match, he would be confronted by Tyler Keenan. Keenan would subsequently challenge Will to a match at Democracy Rules, a challenge that Neilson would accept looking to earn Tyler's respect. The two were set to face off in either a normal match, an iron man match or a 2 out of 3 falls match at Democracy Rules, with the match also deciding who would challenge Nick for the RWK Imperial Championship at the next event, Last Rites.

Democracy Rules came around, and the stipulation was decided as a 2 out of 3 falls match. Tyler won the first fall via a Mullholland Driver, Will won the second fall via a Lag Spike, and Tyler won the final fall via a low blow followed by a rake to the eyes, then followed by a Streets of Gold, a Deja Vu, and one final Streets of Gold, making Tyler Keenan the number one contender to Nick's RWK Imperial Championship. Neilson was set to take on the 'Pride of Portugal' Vitor Mata at Last Rites, a match that he would win.

Will would go on to feud with CLIQUE member Christopher Jordan, trashing his house and knocking Christopher out cold before Path to Destiny. Officials would release a statement afterwards saying that Will had been fined £5,000. Before their scheduled match at Path to Destiny where Neilson would be attacked before the match by CLIQUE and written off of the show. In reality, Neilson had requested his release due to disagreements from management among other things that were unknown to the public.

Unexpected Return; European Champion[]

In July 2018, Neilson made a shocking return to Royal Wrestling Kingdom by revealing he had been disguised under the mask of La Verita the whole time, using the opportunity to invade the inside of the company to see if they had changed. He followed this up with a vicious and unsettling assault on Tyler Keenan as well as on his on-screen and off screen girlfriend, Kristina Oliver, turning Heel for the first time in his RWK career. The assault culminated in a brutal knee to Oliver followed by a Suicide Dive to Keenan being carried out on a stretcher, with security and officials chasing Neilson through the backstage arena which ended with Will jumping into a car to escape.

He was booked at the next event in Battle of Belfast, scheduled to challenge Slate Bass for the Royalty European Championship. In a shocking turn of events, Will Neilson defeated Slate Bass after an Avalanche Lag Spike through a table to win the Royalty European Championship for the first time in his career. Will went on to compete against Tyler Chamberlain on the October 21st episode of KINGDOM and suffered a loss via a roll-up. He redeemed himself the following episode on the 4th November, coming out victorious in a fatal-four way also involving Christopher Jordan, El Pecador and Andersen Vega. Will was then confirmed to be main eventing Royalty's next iPPV event, defending his European Championship against Tyler Keenan. The match would be called off after Will attacked Tyler from behind with a steel chair and ruled him unable to compete. This would be his final act within the company.

CWC / UCWA (2017 - 2019)[]

Johannesburg City Pro (2017 - 2018)[]

In December 2017, it was revealed that Will had signed a deal with the Championship Wrestling Coalition, or otherwise known as CWC, and would be assigned to Johannesburg City PRO in South Africa. Neilson became a part of The Decimation Trials, where he would be placed on Team Ruby along with Grace Van Beek, Caspian Kace and FABLE. Due to his late start, Neilson would only manage to score 6 points by the end of the trials, with Van Beek scoring the highest on his team with 12 points. Will first faced Team Sapphire's Brett Carson, pinning him after a Perfect Bullet. He would then pick up another win against Team Onyx member Garith Black, scoring another three points.

Neilson was scheduled to face STRiFE at the first JCP Supershow, First Impact, in a ladder match to crown the first JCP Impulse Champion. After a hellacious match, STRiFE climbed the ladder and pulled down the title, becoming the first Impulse Champion in the process. Will recieved an ovation from the crowd afterwards for his efforts, and wasn't to compete on JCP's next event, but was scheduled to be appearing at the show Itself. At the next JCP event, Will competed in a number one contenders 6 man elimination match for the JCP Championship, he lasted until the final two, before being eliminated and pinned by Ramesses.

Following this, news broke out that JCP would be closing its doors, but only after one final show, in which Will agreed to compete on to send off JCP. He would face Garith Black, and end up victorious.

Canadian Championship Wrestling (2018 - 2019)[]

During the period of JCP's impending closure, Will agreed a deal that would make him a member of the WCCW roster, a fairly new promotion in CWC whose shows would run every week/two weeks on Mondays, but later down the line would switch to Tuesdays. Before this, Will would make an appearance at a [R]evolution Pro show, competing in a battle royal to decide the number one contender towards a title of the winner's choosing, Will would end up unsuccessful after being eliminated by eventual winner Patricia Payne.

Now an official member of the WCCW roster, Neilson was entered into the Canadian Cup and competed against Ceithre Brennan in the first round, a match that he would win at 'Feed The Machine' therefore arning access to the quarter finals (which would be changed to the semi-finals). He then lost to Jessica Anderson in the semi-finals at 'Battlelines', ending his Canadian Cup dream. Will wouldn't be booked at the next event, 'Spirit in the Sky'. 'Born for Greatness' was the next show Neilson was booked on as he faced and came out victorious against Gabriel Griffin, this was also a number one contenders match for the Television Championship.

Will wasn't booked for the WXW/WCCW show 'International Incident', but was scheduled to face Max Collins and Nico Rider at 'Supremacy' in a triple threat match for the Television Championship. Neilson wound up unsuccessful at Supremacy after the Maxolution stopped him from breaking up the pin between Collins and Rider. Neilson would then win the WCCW Television Championship at 'A World Divided' by defeating Max Collins in a singles match with the Maxolution banned from ringside. This marked his first championship win across the entirety of the CWC, and his first title in WCCW as well. Neilson would make his first defense against Nico Rider at 'All or Nothing' on April 7th and was scheduled to defend his title against three other competitors at 'Love and War' on May 14h. Neilson retained his title once again at the event, and proceeded to make the third defense of the Television Championship at 'Avant La Tempete' against Beca Grayson. Will made his fourth defense at 'Uncaged' against Carlos Cruz, and his fifth defense at 'Lifelines' against Dominic Sapsford.

Shortly after this, WCCW was rebranded into CCW (Canadian Championship Wrestling) with Will now being recognised as the CCW Television Champion. He would not be defending his championship at 'Last 2 Fall' on July 17th, instead being in the open gauntlet match to decide who would join the main event CCW Global Championship match. He would survive until the final two and lose after being pinned by Caroline Clarke, who would actually go on to win the Global Championship later on in the night from Jon Rapoza. Will's next title defense was scheduled for 'Aftermath! on July 24th', where he would make the sixth defence of the belt by defeating the debuting Brian Boru and one third of the Maxolution, Shane Danielson. His hot streak continued when Will defended the title for the seventh time against Brian Boru in a singles match at 'Breakdown', which after the match he proceeded to call out Bishop, the two having exchanged words on social media previously, and challenge him for a match next week even offering to put his Television Championship on the line.

The match was made official for 'Ground Zero' on August 7th under No Holds Barred stipulations, a match where Will would emerge victorious after Aubrey Moresi came out to assist him with Bishop coming close to stomping Neilson's head into the mat whilst a chair was wrapped around it. It would then be confirmed that Neilson had passed 100 days as champion, as well as being scheduled to defend the belt in a 7 competitor gauntlet at the upcoming supershow 'Fully Loaded'. August 14th came around and Will entered the gauntlet first, defeating Andrei Sokolova, Brett Edgar, Tyler Keenan, Mercy and Britain Jade until he was attacked by Bishop, causing Ethan WIlliams to take advantage and pin him to win the CCW Television Championship. Will would interfere in the CCW Adrenaline Championship looking to assist Aubrey Moresi against Bishop, but ended up getting her disqualified when he was goaded by Bishop himself, losing his mind and tackling Bishop to the ground.

In August 2018, promotions within the CWC collapsed and a new coalition was formed in the UCWA. CCW was a founding member of this group, along with former CWC territories Evolution Wrestling, Future of Wresfling: Unlimited, Lonestar Championship Wrestling, Portland Pro Wrestling, San Francisco Wrestling and Southside Wrestling.

Will was confirmed to be challenging Bishop for the CCW Adrenaline Championship in the main event of 'This is a War' after a confrontation at a house show, where if anyone would interfere they would be automatically fired. The match was considered the most brutal to take place on a CCW show, ending with Bishop nailing a chain assisted knockout punch to the head of Will and following it up with an elevated Game Changer on the exposed ring canvas for the pinfall victory. Both men were confirmed to be taken to a local medical facility after the match for injuries sustained. The two men signed the contract to their Hell in a Cell match at 'Delirium' the following week, Bishop bringing up personal issues involving Will which eventually resulted in the champion attempting to jump Neilson by flipping the table. This is when Scott Lupinacci, the rival of Bishop over in Evolution Wrestling, to run down to the ring and assist Neilson by throwing the Adrenaline Champion back into the ring and allowing Will to nail a Lag Spike to the champion as their title match was just around the corner at 'End Game'.

At 'End Game' on October 4th, Will Neilson defeated Bishop after a grueling 30+ minute match and won the CCW Adrenaline Championship for the first time in his career. He returned to action at the next weekly show in 'Disarm the Descent' on October 25th to defeat well known rival and CCW Junior Heavyweight Champion, Tyler Keenan. This would lead up to a tag team match at 'War Games II', pitting Will and Freddie Horn against Tyler Keenan and a newly signed Christopher Jordan, better known as Generation Global. Earlier on in the week though, it was revealed that Keenan and Jordan had made their presence known at Will's condo which seemed to cause a lot of stress on the latter. The team of Generation Global would emerge victorious at 'War Games II' after Tyler pinned Will.

A title match was booked for the November 8th show, 'Die Another Day', Will defending his newly won Adrenlaine Championship against Tyler Keenan. Neilson retained the belt after a 26 minute classic, following a Lag Spike. After the match, Tyler and Christopher would attempt to jump Will only for Aubrey Moresi to drive them away. The latter had also officially formed team with Will known as Cake With Memes, having already announced their intentions to compete in Southside Wrestling's Golden Tag Team Tournament scheduled for 2019.

On November 15th at 'Emergence', Will would go one on one with Christopher Jordan and win via disqualification after Tyler Keenan got involved, with Moresi once again helping to even the odds against Generation Global. It would be announced that on November 22nd at CCW's biggest show of the year in 'Evolve', Will Neilson was set to defend the Adrenaline Championship against Jeremy Warren, CHESHIRE and Gabriel Hooke. He would successfully manage to retain the championship, only to suffer a vicious post-match attack from Tyler Keenan and Christopher Keenan.

4CW / SEP (2018 - 2019)[]

Alianza Campeonato Mexico (2018 - 2019)[]

Neilson was subsequently signed on a full time deal to ACM in the CWC in July 2018, intially opting to become exclusive to the West X brand, but eventually it was decided that there would be no brand exclusivity. Will's first match was scheduled for the first Campo De Batalla on ACM's UK tour, taking on Aubrey Moresi, Mariano Fernandez, Keegan Ryan, Gregg Peake and Michael Hayden in a number one contenders match for Austin Carter's West X Championship. He would end up losing the match after being pinned by Moresi.

In August 2018, promotions within the CWC collapsed and a new coalition was formed in the UCWA. ACM did not choose to join this, instead opting to form the New Atlantic Coalition with former CWC promotions Red State Revolver (RSR) and Rebellion Pro, also adding Liberty Pro who used to be in the CWC before joining the Global Wrestling Association. It was later revealed that ACM had left this pact and joined 4 Corners Wrestling, working alongside the Adrenaline and King's Road shows. Again, this would soon change, ACM joining the Southside Evolution Pact alongside Evolution Wrestling and Southside Wrestling in February 2019.

He returned to action at the latest West X show in September 2018, teaming with Brent Koleman to defeat Mariano Fernandez and Jordan Parker-Kane and earning a shot at Alfie Craddock's Intercontinental Championship in the process. The match would take place on October 14th at the next super spanning across England and Scotland, Craddock defending his Intercontinental Championship at the O2 in London against Neilson, Koleman and Ashley Marie Chase. Alfie would retain his championship after using the title belt to his advantage and knocking Neilson out with it to pin him.

Southside Wrestling (2019 - 2020)[]

With a break from CCW, Will and Aubrey would compete at Southside Wrestling's Southfall event on January 17th 2019. On the 'Bree-Show', Cake With Memes faced the Powertuff Girls and 3Kount. The Powertuff Girls would win after Chemical X was hit on Will. After the match, 3Kount blindsided Moresi which sparked more heat going into the Golden Tag Team Tournament.After CCW closed its doors, Will would sign a deal to be transferred over to Florida based promotion, Southside Wrestling and would primarily join its tag division with Cake with Memes partner, Aubrey Moresi. They would first pick up a win over Adam Webb and Lacey Turner on Southside #26, then were scheduled to team together once again for Southside #28, the company's Valentine's Day special, picking up another victory against the duo.

Along with this, the Golden Tag Team Tournament would officially get underway and on February 7th, Cake with Memes would face The Skull Kids in a losing effort. Although they weren't eliminated, one more loss would fully eliminate them from the tournament. At Southside #28 on February 14th, Will and Aubrey would face two local talents and soundly defeat them. They were then announced to be facing Carli Davis and Jessica Anderson, otherwise known as the Powertuff Girls, at the Southside Awards Show on February 21st. Whilst in the Golden Tag Tournament, Cake With Memes would take on The Happy Few in a match where the loser would be fully eliminated from the tournament.

Cake With Memes defeated The Happy Few to advance forward, eliminating the latter pair from the tournament as a whole. Will and Aubrey would advance to the finals, with the winners being crowned the first Southside Wrestling Tag Team Champions, facing Thot Chocolate in a losing effort. They would continue to compete in the division, receiving multiple title shots against Thot Chocolate on weekly shows and eventually a triple-threat match would occur at V-Fighter II also involving Projekt Illuminati. CWM would lose once again and in mid-2020, they would both part ways with Southside following the company's hiatus.

Pro Wrestling NEO (2018)[]

Will signed with Pro Wrestling NEO in August 2018 and would make his debut at 'Select Your Fighter', which was announced to span over two nights in September 2018. Neilson would be scheduled to face fellow NEO debutant, Irina Onegin on Night One. The match itself never took place when the event came to be in October 2018, with Will being attacked by what seemed like a cult created by Irina herself along with Van Fulbright who knocked Neilson out with the ring bell to the back of his head. A giant of the cult was also present as he effortlessly picked up Neilson and chokeslammed him to the mat. A second event called 'Boogie Nights' would be advertised for November 2018, as Will competed in a Fans Bring The Weapons fatal four-way against Christopher Kane, DeMarcus Gresham and Kevin Hardaway. The latter would be replaced last minute by Tobias Burden though when the match came around on November 1st. Will himself would emerge victorious after nailing Burden with the Lag Spike II: Electric Boogaloo onto a pile of steel chairs, getting his first win in NEO.

Right after this, Neilson was announced as one of the many competitors to be in the Heaven or Hell tournament. His first match in the tournament would be scheduled for NEO: Volume II on December 9th, facing Tomoyo Hirate, in which he would lose via disqualification after Christopher Kane attacked Hirate. Will's loss made him advance in the tournament, next scheduled to face Ezra Eden on NEO: Volume III on December 30th. Whilst this was all going on, Will placed his bid for the December 20th one-night Meraki Tournament organised by Audrey Valentine and would be placed in Block B, facing Nicholas Gray in the opening round in which he would lose via pinfall. Will Neilson vs. Ezra Eden didn't even get started when Volume III came around as Will was nowhere to be seen after Eden's entrance, leading to a 10 count and forfeit victory for Ezra. It would then be revealed than Vanity Fulbright and the rest of the Church of Oleska had bludgeoned Will backstage, being regarded as 'horrific' by the commentators. Vanity announced her intentions to leave the rest of the NEO roster like she had left Will, even inviting Ezra Eden to join her group which was declined shortly afterwards. She left Will on the entrance ramp before leaving and medical staff were quick to intervene. On January 20th, Neilson went one-on-one with HENNY in Round 3 of the Heaven or Hell tournament, winning via countout as he successfully escaped the tournament as a whole.

Neilson would not be booked for Volume V, instead would be announced to compete alongside Fallon Lockhart, Ruiz and Sophie El in a Fatal-Four Way match for the PW: NEO Impulse Championship in a stipulation voted for by the public. The stipulation would be chosen to be an Ultimate X-esque match and the match was scheduled for Night One of Insurgence on February 24th. On that very day, Will would come out on top to win the PW: NEO Impulse Championship for the first time in his career as well as becoming the first Impulse Champion in the company's history.

Legacy Pro Wrestling (2019)[]

Will was announced as one of the first new signings to Legacy Pro Wrestling in January 2019, the promotion of which being established from Legacy Pro: Japan, a company that existed within the CWC for most of its existence. At the first event titled, Episode 1: It's Coming Home on February 5th, Neilson competed against Aeron Roberts in the first round of the Legacy Championship tournament. Will would pick up the win after executing the NO, U.

He would appear at Episode 2: Boys Will Be Boys, however wouldn't compete until Episode 3: People's Vote on March 12th where he faced Molly Barnes in the quarter finals of the Legacy Championship tournament and once again he would end up victorious to advance to the semi-finals. He faced Anna Matthews at Episode 4: Worcester Sauce Crisps Are Pretty Nice on April 23rd with the winner advancing to the main event and the finals of the tournament, in which he would lose the match and miss out on the finals.

Return to Royal Wrestling Kingdom (2022 - present)[]

In a surprising move, Will would be part of a select few wrestlers involved in the relaunch of Royal Wrestling Kingdom, now under new management and touring schedule that would see them based in the United States. He would go under the name W1LBUR as opposed to his old name of Will Neilson, stating in a promo that this version of himself was in his 'prime'. As part of the relaunch, Royal Wrestling Kingdom would purchase and acquire all assets from The Wrestling Federation and Precision as a whole, including the video library, championship history and show names. As the final Precision World Heavyweight Champion, W1LBUR would receive a bye to the finals and face the winner of a 6-man eliminator tournament for the returning RWK World Heavyweight Championship, formerly the RWK Imperial Championship. This would turn out to be TWF Hall of Famer Tyson Blade, who W1LBUR would defeat to become the new World Heavyweight Champion in early-March 2022.

W1LBUR would celebrate his accomplishments as champion on the debut episode of Realm the following week, but would be confronted by Tyson Blade, Joseph Diamond and the debuting Fabricio Esparza, setting up a tag team main event that Esparza and W1LBUR would win after miscommunication from Blade and Diamond. The following week, a contendership match between the three challengers was set and Tyson Blade emerged victorious, with General Manager Jack Rogue making it a Steel Cage match during the contract signing on the go-home Realm before Leave The Door Open. At the event in April 2022, W1LBUR retained his title against Blade.

The next challenger would be old rival Tyler Keenan after the latter won a number one contendership elimination night at Leave The Door Open, reigniting the pair's old rivalry that would culminate at First Class. Keenan would ultimately emerge victorious after using a pair of brass knuckles and hitting consecutive Streets of Gold knees, becoming the first two-time RWK Heavyweight Champion in company history, ending W1LBUR's reign at 55 days. Following the match, Keenan would introduce Erik Santos and Chris Young as 'The Standard' who would aim to beat W1LBUR down until Frankie Highwood made the save, only to get attacked by W1LBUR himself following the encounter. The tension between Keenan, W1LBUR, HIghwood and a returning Tyson Blade would lead to a huge fatal-four way at Mr. Keenan & The Big Standard, where Frankie Highwood would emerge victorious to capture the championship.

With W1LBUR deeming a lack of 'respect' from management after not being granted a true one-on-one rematch for the RWK World Heavyweight Championship, he would be confronted by old tag team partner Rhys Haze on a late-May edition of REALM, leading to a match at Hounds of Love the following month in June 2022, a match where W1LBUR would emerge victorious and subsequently reveal Rhys Haze's number in the upcoming Destiny Royale. The afforementioned match would be up next, being dubbed as a 'special REALM event' for RWK fans of old, featuring two Destiny Royale matches for the men's and women's divisions with the winners earning a guarenteed title shot at their respective title. W1LBUR would enter at #23 and eliminate Christopher Jordan before being eliminated by a returning Ryan Doucette. In an unaired segment post-show, W1LBUR cut a promo about his frustration and disappointment with RWK catering to its 'nostalgia' and would call out General Manager Jack Rogue for a match in order to settle their differences.

King's Road Wrestling (2022 - present)[]

W1LBUR would officially sign with King's Road Wrestling in April 2022, debuting in various backstage segments before his first major appearance alongside Lauryn Wolfe, who he would begin a feud with following a tense confrontation that led to a match against one another in May 2022 that W1LBUR would emerge victorious in. This would only continue leading into The King's Road 2022 tournament where W1LBUR would be matched up against Finnegan Wakefield in the first round.

Other ventures;[]

In June 2018, Will signed a deal with Xtreme Wrestling Aliance in order to compete in that year's Lord of the Ring tournament with the winner receiving a XWA Supreme Championship match whenever they wanted. Neilson defeated Rivers King in the first round, but came up short in the second round against Cosmo Cooper which ended with Will losing via TKO

He competed at the 2018 Lord of the Ring event in Madison Square Garden, defeating Blake Archer in the opening match. Neilson would be announced to return to action at the biggest event of the year for XWA, Legends, scheduled to face three other competitors in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the XWA Hardcore Championship. He would lose the match after Sarah Lacklan successfully retained the title.

In early December 2018, Will was announced to be competing in Union Battleground's Crown of the King Cobra Tournament scheduled for January 2019. His first round opponent was soon revealed to be the debuting Inaros, with the match taking place on the January 11th edition of Lights Out. Inaros would defeat Neilson to advance in the tournament.

Will would make his first appearance in Japan and for Yamashi Promotions on January 27th, 2019, facing Lisa Seldon for the After Dark Championship at Maishuu Minagoroshi 4 in a No Canvas, Cinder Blocks and Panes of Glass Deathmatch. He would lose the match, but not after putting up an almighty fight and earning the respect of the crowd and Lisa herself. He was announced to return to Japan in April 2019 under Death Trip Wrestling, a promotion under Yamashi Promotions themselves. Will was announced to be facing Josh Kennedy at Tokyo Goir Noir 17 in a Ultraviolent Cage Deathmatch.

In January 2019, Will was announced as one of the entrants of The King's Road tournament being held by King's Road, a branch of 4 Corners Wrestling. The brackets would be officially revealed in March 2019, with Will facing Johnny Amazing in the first round on Night One of Chapter 35, which took place on April 6th. At the event, Angelo Sands interrupted the match and attacked Johnny Amazing, giving him the win via disqualification and therefore eliminating Will from the tournament. Neilson attempted to negotiate a match against Sands for a later date, however the latter would announce his retirement on Night Two after losing in the finals to Johnny Amazing himself.

Acting Career[]

Will's first big acting role would be as part of the 2019 drama series 'The Batgirl', directed by co-stars Ruby Richards and Caspian Kace. Will was cast as the character of Marty Matteson, a super-smart but socially awkward lead engineer at Wayne Enterprises. He would be featured as one of the primary stars of The Batgirl continuing into the following seasons, being promoted alongside Caspian Kace, Ruby Richards and Aubrey Neilson amongst others. Also in 2019, Neilson would be cast as Erron Black in The Elysian Network's adaptation of Mortal Kombat. He would receive mostly-positive reviews for his performance, with a greater bridge outside the world of wrestling created as he would soon find himself cast as Giorno Giovanna in the English-dub of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden WInd. From this, as well as his break from wrestling, Will would soon pick up many minor and major voice-acting roles across anime, video games and advertisements.

Personal Life[]