Kez Evans | |
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Birth name | Kieran Evans |
Born | March 19, 1995 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kez Evans |
Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Billed from | Glasgow, Scotland |
Trained by | BT Gunn Lionheart Stevie Boy Jack Jester Wolfgang[1][2][3] |
Debut | 2015 |
Kieran Evans better known by his ring name Kez Evans is a Scottish professional wrestler.[4] He is most well known for his work in Insane Championship Wrestling[5][6] where he is a former ICW World Heavyweight Champion,[7] ICW Zero-G Champion[8] and winner of the 2020 Square Go! match.[9]
Evans is also a pro wrestling trainer, coaching at Wolfgang's Iron Girders Wrestling Gym.[10]
Kez Evans trained at the Glasgow Pro Wrestling Asylum[11][3] and spent his early career wrestling on GPWA events,[1][12][13] as well as for his trainer Lionheart's Pro Wrestling Elite promotion.[14][15]
Evans became a regular for Insane Championship Wrestling.[16][17] His notable early victories included wins over BT Gunn at ICW: I Ain't Yer Pal, Dickface! and ICW: Shug's Hoose Party 5 , Kay Lee Ray on ICW Fight Club and Ilja Dragunov at ICW Fear & Loathing XII.[18][19][20]
On 2 February 2020, Evans won the Square Go! rumble match to earn a future title shot.[21] After feuding with Craig Anthony,[22][23][24] Evans successfully cashed in his Square Go! contract against Anthony to become the ICW Zero-G Champion.[25] Evans held the title for 141 days, successfully defending against Adam Maxted[26] before losing it to Daz Black.[27]
In August 2021, Evans made his debut in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 with a No. 299 ranking.[28]
On 21 November 2021, Evans defeated JAXN for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship at ICW: Fear & Loathing XIII.[29] Holding the title for 364 days, Evans defended against Grado, Jack Jester, Wolfgang and Mark Haskins[30][7][31][32] in matches aired on the WWE Network before losing to Leyton Buzzard at ICW: Fear & Loathing XIV.[33][34][35]
Outside of ICW, Evans has also competed for British Championship Wrestling where he defeated Andy Wild at BCW: Back To Business[36] as well Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum with whom Iron Girders Pro Wrestling had two collaborative events.[37] For these events, Evans defeated Jason Reed,[38][39] fought Andy Roberts to a no-contest in a match for the Union of European Wrestling Alliances European Heavyweight Championship[40] and teamed with Gunn in a victory over Roberts and Reed.[38]
On 5 February 2023, Evans challenged Josh Alexander for the Impact Wrestling World Championship in a losing effort.[41][42][43]
Evans placed in the PWI 500 for the third time on 14 September 2023, ranking at 206.[44][45][46]