Hade Vansen

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Hade Vansen


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Ring name(s)	Hade Vansen
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Born	9th April London, England
Trained by	FWA Academy, Alex Shane, Dino Scarlo
Debut	2001

Hade Vansen, nicknamed the "South City Thrilla", is an English professional wrestler, best known for his work on the independent circuit in the United Kingdom, especially with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Vansen also travel abroad to wrestle in contries like Germany, and Puerto Rico.

[edit] Career

Vansen was trained at FWA Academy by Alex Shane & Dino Scarlo, he would later go on to tag team with Alex Shane in Frontier Wrestling Alliance.

Vansen got his first taste of gold when he held one of Germany's most prestigious championships, Westside Xtreme wrestling's wXw Lightweight Championship.

When the FWA's All England Champion Zebra Kid vacated the belt due to injury on October 18, 2003, Hade Vansen would jump right in to win a provisional championship match against Flash Barker. On March 26, 2004, Hade Vansen faced of against the returning Zebra Kid in an Undisputed FWA All England Championship match, Vasen walked out of this match still the champion and would continue his run with the belt for 24 months (2 years) before losing it to Leroy Kincade.

Vansen pinned Joe Legend, with help from Nikita, in the five-way main event Champions Series Final at FWA New Frontiers on February 5, 2006 at Broxbourne Civic Hall to become FWA British Heavyweight Champion. Vansen would lose the title a few months later to Robbie Brookside.

Robbie Brookside would take Vansen's title at FWA Summer Classic on July 17, 2006 in a no-DQ elimination three-way match finally pinning Jonny Storm after Vansen, who was eliminated first, returned to the ring and hit Storm with his South City Driller move.

Vansen's title winning ways however would continue in early September, while touring with the Puerto Rican International Wrestling Association he teamed with Jon Moxley as the British Milicia to win the IWA Tag Team Titles.