27 Facts About Paul Burchill

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Paul Burchill was called up to the main roster in August 2005, forming a tag team with William Regal.

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Paul Burchill later made appearances for several promotions on the independent circuit until retiring in 2017.

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In mid-2002, Paul Burchill began to appear in the FWA by interfering in matches or before them, making unscheduled appearances and beating other wrestlers leading to October at Uprising when he took out both members of The New Breed singlehandedly before their match.

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Paul Burchill went on an undefeated streak in handicap matches against tag teams for the rest of the year, often running into the Duke of Danger and Andy Simmons, part of the aristocrat themed group Hampton Court.

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Paul Burchill's winning streak would go untarnished until mid-2004 at June's Carpe Diem event where Simmons continued to resist being pinned or submitting to Burchill.

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Frustrated, Paul Burchill went up the ramp to talk to his manager Ayass but while there veteran Drew McDonald came from the back and hit him with a steel chair causing Paul Burchill to lose via count out.

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On 1 August 2004, Paul Burchill defeated Doug Williams and The Zebra Kid in a No Holds Barred three-way match to become the International Wrestling Promotions Heavyweight Champion.

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In May 2004, Paul Burchill made two appearances in Athletik Club Wrestling in Germany losing in a tag team match to Jerry Lynn and Michael Kovac.

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Paul Burchill briefly appeared in Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2005 before his appearance on SmackDown, making it to the second round of a tournament for the OVW Television Championship.

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Paul Burchill feuded briefly with Nick Nemeth, exchanging victories before winning an OVW Southern Tag Team Championship shot along with Seth Skyfire in a battle royal but the hastily assembled pair could not defeat The Blond Bombers in the next match.

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Paul Burchill had a brief angle where he interrupted a match to attack Shelly Martinez but instead carried her backstage and she was later seen wearing a pirate's wench outfit and chasing him to no avail.

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Paul Burchill defended the belt frequently against both Chett and Duncan in 2007 and earned the nickname "Ripper" by repeatedly defeating them both but lost it on 17 February in his second defence against Cody Runnels.

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Paul Burchill won it back the next day from Rhodes.

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Paul Burchill made his WWE debut on 27 August 2005 episode of Velocity, when he made a run-in in a match between fellow Englishman William Regal and Scotty 2 Hotty.

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Paul Burchill quickly established an alliance with his countryman, helping Regal to beat down Scotty 2 Hotty.

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Regal and Paul Burchill continued tagging together, mainly feuding with The Mexicools on Velocity while Regal often acted as a manager for Paul Burchill during his singles matches.

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Paul Burchill followed through on this promise the following week when he appeared backstage dressed as a pirate, with a look similar to that of Johnny Depp's character from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.

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Paul Burchill defeated Regal using the C-4, which was renamed Walking the Plank to suit the gimmick.

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Paul Burchill won the match, forcing Regal to dress at his whim until Paul Burchill lost another match, initially dressing him up as a buxom wench, and later in various costumes such as a chicken suit and a gorilla suit.

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Paul Burchill ended up abandoning Regal during the match, which led to Gymini picking up the victory.

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At Bragging Rights, Paul Burchill challenged Christian for the ECW Championship, but was defeated.

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Paul Burchill then became embroiled in a rivalry with backstage interviewer Gregory Helms, who he accused of being masked wrestler The Hurricane.

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On 8 May 2010, Paul Burchill lost to AJ Styles in a match for Pro Wrestling Syndicate.

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On 22 and 23 April 2011 Paul Burchill appeared at Heartland Wrestling Association and took part in "Heartland Cup 2011".

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Paul Burchill defeated Jesse Emerson in the first round match, but lost to Jake Crist in quarterfinals who later won the tournament.

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On 3 November 2012 at a CFW event Paul Burchill faced Matt Hardy in a losing effort.

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On 23 September 2017, Paul Burchill was one of eight contenders in a ladder match for the OVW Television Championship, which was won by Reverend Stuart Miles.