Sunshine Machine
Chuck Mambo (left) and TK Cooper (right) in June 2022
Tag team
MembersChuck Mambo
TK Cooper
Name(s)Escaping The Midcard
Sunshine Machine
Billed heightsMambo: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Cooper: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Debut2019
Years active2019–present

Sunshine Machine is a British professional wrestling tag team consisting of Chuck Mambo (real name Gareth Snelling) (born 16 September 1992, Newquay, England) and TK Cooper (real name Tasman Bartlett-Masina) (born 18 April 1993, Auckland, New Zealand) currently signed to the English professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling. They also perform on the British independent scene and for various other promotions.[2]

Professional wrestling career

British independent scene (2018–present)

Due to mainly evolving as freelancers, Mambo and Cooper are known for competing in various promotions from the British independent scene. They made their debut as a team at ‘’Empire The Gauntlet”, a house show promoted by the Empire Wrestling promotion on 23 September 2018, where they competed in a gauntlet tag team match for the vacant Empire Tag Team Championship, won by Trial By Violence (Gabriel Kidd and Saxon Huxley), and also involving other notable teams such as Brendan White and Wild Boar, Amir Jordan and Prince Ameen, and many others.[3][4] On the first night of Over the Top Wrestling's eighth anniversary event from 28 October 2022, Mambo and Cooper defeated Millie McKenzie and Session Moth Martina in an intergender tag team match.[5]

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2020–present)

Mambo and Cooper made their debut in Revolution Pro Wrestling under the name of Escaping The Midcard at RevPro Live In Southampton 12 on February 23, 2020, where they fell short to The Legion (Rampage Brown and Great-O-Khan).[6] At RevPro High Stakes on 29 January 2022, Mambo and Cooper successfully defended their Rev Pro British Tag Team Championship against Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis).[7] Mambo and Cooper participated in the 2022 edition of the Revolution Great British Tag League where they placed themselves in the Block B and scored a total of three points after fighting against various teams such as The VeloCities (Jude London & Paris De Silva), The Legion (Shota Umino & Yota Tsuji) and Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II).[8]

Progress Wrestling (2021–present)

Cooper (left) and Mambo (right) as the Progress Tag Team Champions in June 2022.

Mambo and Cooper made their debut in Progress Wrestling at PROGRESS Chapter 107 on 27 March 2021, where they defeated The Young Guns (Ethan Allen and Luke Jacobs). Mambo and Cooper won the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship for the first time as a team by defeating The 0121 (Dan Moloney and Man Like DeReiss).[9] At PROGRESS Chapter 132 on 17 April 2022, Mambo and Cooper fell short to The 0121 (Dan Moloney & Man Like DeReiss) for the tag titles.[10] At PROGRESS Chapter 136 on 24 July, Mambo and Cooper successfully defended the tag titles against Leon Slater and Ricky Knight Jr.[11] At PROGRESS Chapter 153 on 28 May 2023, they lost the tag titles to Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley), ending their reign at a record-setting 358 days.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tag Teams Database » Sunshine Machine". cagematch.net. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ Tarrier, Lee (15 September 2022). "Sunshine Machine's TK Cooper: "We Will Be the Best Ever Tag Team in Progress History"". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (23 September 2018). "Empire The Gauntlet". cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (30 October 2022). "OTT Eighth Year Anniversary Night One Results (10/28): Matt Cardona Faces Trent Seven". Fightful. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ^ Toro, Carlos (24 February 2020). "RevPro Live In Southampton 12 Results (2/23): Michael Oku, Hikuleo, Shota Umino, More In Action". Fightful. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. ^ David, Neil (2 February 2022). "REVPRO HIGH STAKES 2022 (JANUARY 29) RESULTS AND REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ^ Revolution Pro Wrestling (30 March 2022). "Great British Tag League Returns This May. News on schedule". revolutionprowrestling.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  9. ^ Hamilton, Ian (25 June 2022). "Hamilton's PROGRESS Chapter 135: Super Strong Style 16 2022 – Night Two 06.04.2022 Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  10. ^ Haulotte, Kellie (17 April 2022). "PROGRESS Wrestling 132 Results: Tag Team Title Match". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  11. ^ Sanchez, Taylor (4 August 2022). "PROGRESS CHAPTER 136: 24/7 RESULTS: NEW WORLD TITLE #1 CONTENDER CROWNED". WrestleTalk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (29 May 2023). "PROGRESS Chapter 153 Results (5/28): New PROGRESS Tag Team Champions Crowned". Fightful. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ^ The Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017". profightdb.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  14. ^ The Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020". profightdb.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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  16. ^ Wrestling Titles (23 August 2022). "IPW:UK/RPW British Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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