5 Facts about WWE’s ‘Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne
Pete Dunne, born Peter Thomas England, came into this world on November 9, 1993. As an Englishmen, Dunne was always fascinated with the world of combat sports and decided to enter the world of wrestling at a young age.
Currently signed to WWE, he is a one-time and the longest-reigning WWE United Kingdom Champion for the NXT UK brand. Dunne’s extremely physical and hardcore style of wrestling and persona has earned him the nickname of the “Bruiserweight” in the world of wrestling.
With a never-say-die attitude, Dunne has managed to achieve far more than over can imagine in an illustrious career at such a young age.
He has not only gained praise from the WWE Universe and wrestling fans around the world though since legends such as Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Autin, and Jim Ross have nothing but good words for the man.
There is little doubt that Dunne is the future of WWE and the wrestling world, and therefore we have made a list of 5 little known facts about the superstar.
#5 He started wrestling at a very young age
Born in 1993, Dunne was only 12 when he began training in 2005 under the tutelage of Steve "Psycho" Edwards at Phoenix Wrestling in Coventry, which was an hour’s drive from his home city. While many wrestlers did begin their careers very early, starting out at the age of 12 was something that has taken Dunne where he is today.
Dunne's first appearance as a wrestler was at the 2007 Holbrooks Festival in Coventry, where he first met and wrestled Mark Andrews.
Dunne competed as the masked Tiger Kid until January 2010, when he began performing as Pete Dunne after losing a hair vs mask match to Helix at Riot Act Wrestling in Kent.
When opportunities in England began to seem limited for the budding superstar, he decided to go international in 2011, competing for LDN Wrestling, traveling to Ireland for Dublin Championship Wrestling, Wales for Celtic Wrestling, Welsh Wrestling, and Royal Imperial Wrestling. and Scotland for PBW.
Dunne now has over a decade of wrestling experience under his belt and he’s still extremely young which only means that he’s going to get better and better in the years to come.