Mark Andrews (wrestler)
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Andrews at Smash Wrestling's Smash Vs Progress: Uncensored show in Oshawa, ON
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| Birth name | Mark Andrews |
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January 25, 1992 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Glamorgan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Lightning Kid Mandrews Mandrews Tarver Mark Andrews |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 159 lb (72 kg) |
| Billed from | Cardiff, Wales |
| Trained by | Edd Ferris Jason Cross Mike Bird Zack Sabre, Jr. |
| Debut | 2006 |
Mark Andrews (born January 25, 1992) is a Welsh professional wrestler, entrepreneur and musician who is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand and is also known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Mandrews, after spending several years appearing worldwide on the independent circuit.
Andrews started training at the age of 13, upon discovery of the NWA Wales training school in Newport. As well as training there under Edd Ferris, Andrews would travel to Kent three times a year to attend NWA UK Hammerlock's training camps, where he learned off the likes of John Ryan, Paul Tracey and Andre Baker. It is here that he met Zack Sabre, Jr., who would go on to become Andrews’s mentor.
It was for NWA Wales that Andrews made his wrestling debut, appearing in a battle royal in 2006, in a show which also featured future TNA wrestler Magnus.
Shortly afterwards, Andrews began competing under a mask, using the name “The Lightning Kid”. He has stated that this was to hide his young age from audiences. Andrews’ rise as The Lightning Kid was gradual, with most his appearances in 2006 and 2007 limited to promotions in South Wales. His first appearance outside Wales was at the 2007 Holbrooks Festival in Coventry, which was notable as it's where he first met his long-time friend (and wrestling rival), Pete Dunne.
January 2008 saw Andrews make his first international appearance, when he was flown out to Madrid to compete for La Super Wrestling Alliance (SWA).
In 2009, Andrews first began to gain exposure on Britain’s independent wrestling scene, making appearances for British Championship Wrestling and Premier British Wrestling; where he competed against fellow future TNA British Bootcamp finalist Noam Dar. On November 2009 also saw Andrews wrestled at IPW:UK's event in Chatham, Kent, against his mentor and friend Zack Sabre Jr.
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