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Mark Sloan

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Mark Sloan is a British professional wrestler who is best known for his work in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance promotion.

Career

An 11-year veteran of the sport, Mark Sloan has wrestled for over 20 different wrestling promotions. He started training to become a wrestler in 1990, and made his debut 5 years later.

In 1999, Mark Sloan founded the Fratton Wrestling Alliance, the company which would go on to become the Frontier Wrestling Alliance of today. Sloan was the first ever holder of the FWA British Heavyweight Championship, defeating Paul Glory in a tournament on July 11, 1999, before losing the title to Alex Shane on February 27 2000.

Sloan has also held the FWA All England Championship before, defeating former tag team partner Paul Travell on September 1, 2001 before losing the title to Zebra Kid a few months later.

Sloan would become the head trainer of FWA's main training school. While in the FWA Academy which is located in Sloan's hometown of Portsmouth Sloan wouls trained many future FWA wrestlers, such as James Tighe, Raj Ghosh, Andy Boy Simmonz and Paul Burchill (who would go on to wrestle in World Wrestling Entertainment).

Sloan wouls go on to lead the EntouRAGE, a faction consisting of FWA Academy students working as heels during FWA main shows while acting as babyfaces during FWA:A shows. The EntouRAGE currently consists of Sloan, Ollie Burns, Matt Campbell, and Wade Fitzgerald. While part of the EntouRAGE Sloan and Burns would often work as a tag team and would soon become the first holders of FWA:A's tag team titles.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves:*Tomorrow Driver (Brainbuster onto the knee):*Speci Driver (Implant Double Underhook DDT):*Dirty Man DDT (Cradle DDT):*Yakuza Kick:*Texas Cloverleaf
*Nicknames:*"The Specialist" Mark Sloan

Championships and accomplishments

*Frontier Wrestling Alliance
*FWA British Heavyweight Championship::Defeated Paul Glory in a tournament final to be crowned first champion on July 11, 1999 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.::Lost to Alex Shane on February 27 2000 in Erdington, West Midlands, England.
*FWA All England Championship::Won from Paul Travell on September 1, 2001 in London, England.::Lost to Zebra Kid on July 5, 2002 in Telford, England.
*FWA Academy:*FWA Academy Tag Team Championship - with Ollie Burns::Defeated Dan James and Harry Mills in a tournament final to become first ever champions on November 25, 2005 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.::Current

External link

*Sloan's Academy bio

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