UK Kid
| Birth name | Thomas Jones |
|---|---|
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The UK Kid |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Billed from | Fareham, Hampshire |
| Trained by | Kris Kay The Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy Dory Funk's Funking Conservatory |
| Debut | August, 1999 |
Thomas Jones is a British professional wrestler and promoter better known by his ring name The UK Kid. As well as founding his own promotion Varsity Pro Wrestling, Jones has competed in various other professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom including All Star Wrestling, LDN Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Real Quality Wrestling and Catch Wrestling Council.
Thomas Jones began training at the age of 16 under Kris Kay in Gosport, England. At the age of 18 he moved to San Antonio, Texas to train at the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy (later Texas Wrestling Academy) under Shawn Michaels. He later went on to train at the Dory Funk's Funking Conservatory. Following his training he went on to make his professional wrestling debut in August 1999, and later would make his debut in the United States against Kris Krugar in San Antonio, Texas.
In 2006, Jones began running the Varsity Pro Wrestling (VPW) promotion and School of Excellence, performing throughout England as he trained future British stars Chris Andrews, Rob Holte, Robbie Everest, Sam Andrews and others. He also began the training process for Sheamus. The school runs regular sessions several times per week and features guest trainers such as Bob Holly, Kip James and The Road Dogg several times per year.
In 2007, Jones made an unsuccessful pitch for investment in VPW on the BBC Two show Dragon's Den.
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