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Bradford s top wrestlers celebrated including Les Kellett, left, in action in the city in 1976 and current WWE NXT superstar Ridge Holland Luke Menzies. Picture: WWE ONE of the biggest events in the wrestling calendar, the WWE s WrestleMania, is taking place tonight and tomorrow night. Inspired by this huge annual grappling event, here is a look at some of the top Bradford district-based kings of the ring, both past and present. RIDGE HOLLAND LUKE MENZIES Luke has gone from the Bradford Bulls Academy to WWE stardom. The former Spen Valley Sports College in Liversedge student is one of the upcoming stars on the WWE s NXT show, used as a platform to hone the skills of future wrestling icons.
A FORMER Bradford Bulls Academy ace turned wrestling star has spoken of his battle to overcome a freak injury to continue pursuing his Stateside dream. Luke Menzies, who wrestles under the character name Ridge Holland, broke and dislocated his left ankle, dislocated his knee cap and ruptured the patellar tendon on his right leg in a wrestling match. He suffered the injury on an episode of World Wrestling Entertainment s (WWE) NXT programme, where Holland brawled with fellow wrestlers Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch after defeating the latter in a match. As he caught Lorcan leaping over the top rope to deliver a cross-body move, Holland suffered the injuries and he had to be stretchered out of the arena.