Leyton Buzzard

Arthur Byrne[1] (born 14 September 1997),[2][3] better known by his ring name Leyton Buzzard, is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), where he is a one-time Zero-G Champion. He was previously a child actor on stage and screen, and was one of the twelve potential Olivers on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything, making the final eight.

For the town in Bedfordshire, see Leighton Buzzard.
Leyton Buzzard
Birth nameArthur Byrne
Born (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997
Bristol, England
ResidenceGlasgow, Scotland
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Leyton Buzzard
Stevie Buzzard
Trained byGlasgow Pro Wrestling Asylum
Debut2016

Acting career

Byrne first became involved in acting at the age of eight, and was encouraged by his parents who had seen their son sing along to Disney classics. A year later, his first role was when a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang came to Bristol, and he played the role of Jeremy Potts. Following this, he would be continuously working stage shows until 2008, when he appeared on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything as a potential Oliver. On the show, he had a lead vocal on week three, singing "Teamwork", a song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He made the final eight, and was eliminated in week nine, alongside four other boys. Byrne did in fact end up playing Oliver after his time on the show, at the Playhouse Theatre in July 2008.[1][4][5] He later attended acting classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.[6]

Byrne also had minor roles on film and television before his professional wrestling career, including playing the younger version of Martin McCreadie's character on The Five.

Professional wrestling career

At the age of eighteen, Byrne travelled up to Glasgow to train at the Glasgow Pro Wrestling Asylum.[1]

Insane Championship Wrestling (2018–present)

In 2018, Leyton Buzzard made his debut for Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), as the assistant to Joe Hendry. He was unwaveringly loyal to Hendry, who later added Kez Evans and Ravie Davie to his stable, the Dallas Mavericks. Eventually, Hendry got annoyed with Buzzard losing all the time, and began denigrating him more and more until Buzzard turned face. The feud between the two men culminated at Shug's Hoose 6, with the stipulation being a career versus freedom of speech match (if Buzzard won, Hendry would leave ICW, and if Hendry won, Buzzard would be forced to wear a mask and be silent until Fear & Loathing XII). On night one of the event, Buzzard defeated Hendry, by hitting a uranage and a 450 splash on him to win the match.[7] On night two, Buzzard was announced as James Storm's opponent, after Storm attacked Grado before the bell rang. Towards the end, Grado interfered by performing a rolling cannonball to Storm in the corner, allowing Buzzard to hit a 450 splash, and win the match.[8]

Following this, Buzzard would be in the involved in the title chase for the Zero-G Championship, ICW's junior heavyweight championship. On 12 October 2019, at Gonzo, Buzzard was defeated by reigning champion Liam Thomson in the main event.[9] On 15 December, at Fight Club, Buzzard became the number one contender, by defeating longtime rival Kieran Kelly. Although the match would be set for Square Go! on 2 February 2020, Thomson, who was already booked for an open challenge title match, decided to defend the title against Buzzard the same night. Buzzard defeated Thomson to win his first title in ICW.[10] On 19 January 2020, at Fight Club, Buzzard defeated TK Cooper in his first defence of the title.[11] On 1 February, at Gonzo 3, Buzzard defeated Kenny Williams.[12] The next day, at Square Go!, Buzzard dropped the title back to Thomson, ending his reign at 49 days.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Tits Doyle Short film
2014 The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box Street Boy

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 I'd Do Anything Himself 13 episodes
2009 Grandpa in My Pocket Josh Episode: "Trouble for Bubbles"
2016 The Five Young Karl 2 episodes; uncredited for "Episode 1"

Video games
Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2014Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 —Motion capture

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. Crae, Ross (1 November 2019). "ICW star Leyton Buzzard on swapping the musical theatre stage for the wrestling ring". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Leyton Buzzard on Twitter". Twitter. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ICW Fight Club". cagematch.net. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. Livingstone, Elaine (30 October 2019). "Glasgow Lives: Arthur, 22, City Centre, wrestler". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. "Playhouse date for TV's Oliver". Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. Martland, Lisa (14 November 2015). "The Stage/The Big Act Scholarship winners". The Stage. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. Oliver, Ian (July 28, 2019). "ICW Shug's Hoose Party 6 night one results: Kushida vs. Jackie Polo". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  8. Oliver, Ian (July 29, 2019). "ICW Shug's Hoose Party 6 night two results: Toni Storm vs. Viper". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  9. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ICW Gonzo". cagematch.net. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ICW Fight Club". cagematch.net. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  11. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ICW Fight Club". cagematch.net. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  12. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ICW Gonzo 3". cagematch.net. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  13. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ICW 9th Annual Square Go!". cagematch.net. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  14. Morrison, Adam (December 16, 2019). "#AndNEW: Leyton Buzzard Wins ICW Zero-G Championship". lastwordonprowrestling.com.
  15. Morrison, Adam (October 27, 2019). "#AndNEW: Lucky 13 – Leyton Buzzard Wins 2019 PBW King Of Cruisers". lastwordonprowrestling.com.
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