Martin Stone (wrestler)

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Martin Harris
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Ring name(s)	Martin Stone Joe Riot
Trained by	FWA Academy
Debut	2003

Martin Harris is an English professional wrestler best known under his ring name Martin Stone. Stone has wrestled for Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA), International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), Real Quality Wrestling (RQW) and various other promotions throughout the United Kingdom.

1 Career
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 External links and references

[edit] Career

Harris trained in the FWA Academy in 2003/04; competing under the ring name Joe Riot in various shows^[1]; making his fist appearance at FWA:A's Revenge - Chapter IV in losing effort to Leroy Kincaide on November 29, 2003 in Portsmouth. Harris made his first main roster appearance under the name Martin Stone on September 4, 2004, in a losing effort to Jack Xavier at a Live in Morecambe show. Stone would soon be paired with fellow FWA:A trainee Stixx and manager "Twisted Genius" Dean Ayass to form the tag team Stixx and Stone.

While still in the FWA, Stone traveled all over the United Kingdom, competing in several other promotions including: IPW:UK, 1 Pro Wrestling, LDN Wrestling, and Real Quality Wrestling. Stone won several top titles in these promotions the most notable of which would be his 15 month title reign as IPW:UK Champion.

Back in the FWA, Stixx and Stone would quickly capture the FWA Tag Team Championships from the team of Hampton Court (Duke of Danger and Simmons) on June 18, 2005 at FWA NOAH Limits. Stone would be stripped of the title 16 months later after being unable to make a mandatory title defence on November 19, 2006 due to commitments with IPW:UK.

The tag title strip happened at the height of FWA's "Civil War" with IPW:UK, which would quickly see then-IPW:UK champion Stone officially leave FWA to stay on the side of IPW:UK. Stone would lead the war against the FWA and is in preparation to face semi-retired FWA star Alex Shane in a Promotion v Promotion – Winner Takes All Match at Broxbourne on March 16, 2007.

During this time Stone would compete in and win an RQW tournament at Not Just For Christmas to become RQW's Heavyweight Champion. Stone defeated Iceman and Aviv Maayan in the first two rounds before defeating Pac in the final to win the vacant championship.