Cara Noir

Cara Noir is an English professional wrestler, best known for his work on the British independent circuit. His character has been described as the black swan of professional wrestling,[2] and is noted for his distinctive moveset, owing to previous involvement in ballet, dance and mixed martial arts.[3]

Cara Noir
Cara Noir in March 2020 at 16 Carat Gold
Birth nameThomas Dawkins[1]
Alma materDe Montfort University
Websitehttp://caranoir.com/
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Cara Noir
Dark Lord
El Pavo Real
Pure Britannico
Tom Dawkins
Thomas Dawkins
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Billed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Trained byJames Davis
Zack Sabre Jr.
Debut13 June 2010

Professional wrestling career

Following minimal success under his birth name and other pseudonyms, a conversation with Chris Brookes saw him develop the character of Cara Noir, which he debuted in January 2017.[2] Initially a heel, he quickly became a face, largely due in part to his elaborate entrance in which he comes out to the famous pas de trois as used in the revival of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.[2] In July 2019, his breakthrough moment happened while wrestling for Riptide, with his performance in a defeat to Pac being critically acclaimed.[4] In September, he began wrestling for Progress, first appearing at the Natural Progression tournament, where he was defeated by eventual winner Scotty Davis,[5] and then at Chapter 95, where he was defeated by Pete Dunne.[6] From October to December, he was involved in a series of matches with Ilja Dragunov. Having traded wins over each other at Chapter 96 and Chapter 97,[7][8] the feud was ended at Chapter 99 in a two out of three falls match, in which Noir won.[9] At Chapter 100, Noir won a title shot for Eddie Dennis' Progress Unified World Championship,[10] but Dennis had to vacate the title due to injury, and in January 2020, at Chapter 101, Noir defeated Dragunov, Kyle Fletcher and Paul Robinson in a four-way match to win the title.[11] The same month, Noir appeared in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), confronting Marius Al-Ani, and confirming his participation in the promotion's annual 16 Carat Gold tournament.[12] At the event, he defeated Al-Ani, Jeff Cobb and Eddie Kingston on his way to the final, where he overcame crowd favourite Mike Bailey in a rare face vs. face contest.[2] Noir returned to wXw later in the year for the Catch Grand Prix. He tied the block alongside Metehan with nine points, and made the final because of their head-to-head record in the tournament.[13] He faced Al-Ani in the final (who had since gone on a winning streak since their previous matchup), in which he was pinned in the eleventh round.[14]

Personal life

Outside of wrestling, he works as a personal trainer, and co-founded Reset Lab, an alternative health and fitness company, with his partner. He graduated from De Montfort University in 2010, where he was a member of the rugby union first team.[3]

Championship and accomplishments

References
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  2. Gronemann, Markus (March 14, 2020). "A look back at last weekend's wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020 tourney". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. "Tom Dawkins: Movement Profile". Reset Lab Gymnastics. 9 October 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  4. Csonka, Larry (August 1, 2019). "Csonka's Top 42 Matches of July 2019: Moxley vs. Ishii, Ibushi vs. Ospreay, More". 411Mania.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020. From Riptide Wrestling 7.05.19: Pac vs. Cara Noir [****]
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  8. Owen, Dei (October 28, 2019). "PROGRESS Chapter 97 results: Meiko Satomura defends her title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. Owen, Dei (December 16, 2019). "PROGRESS Chapter 99 results: Kassius Ohno vs. Timothy Thatcher". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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  21. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "LDN Academy Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  22. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020". profightdb.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  23. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PROGRESS Unified World Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  24. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "XWA British Heavyweight Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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