Dean Allmark

Allmark was born in Stoke-on-Trent on 25 August 1983.{{cite web|url= http://www.ipwuk.com/roster/dean-allmark|title= IPW:UK profile|publisher= ipwuk.com|access-date= 10 December 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120415090152/http://www.ipwuk.com/roster/dean-allmark|archive-date= 15 April 2012|url-status= dead}}

Allmark began his wrestling career in the Stoke-based wrestling promotion Great British Hardcore (GBH) in 1999, where he was trained in its school by Keith Myatt and Chris Curtis. He had his first professional match in January 2000 at Longton WMC against Chris Curtis. During his time in GBH, he won the British tag team titles twice, once with fellow trainee Timm Wiley and once with Robbie Dynamite. After this, he moved to Birkenhead to join his future father-in-law Brian Dixon's promotion All Star Wrestling. In 2001, he became part of All Star's roster and found new tag team partners with Robbie Dynamite and Kid Cool. Teaming with Kid Cool became a lasting partnership as the pair became known as the UK Dream Team. Dynamite's partnership with Allmark was less successful, with both men beginning a long-standing personal feud.

On 7 April 2004, Allmark made his biggest appearance outside the UK when he was chosen to be a part of Team Britain during Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's America's X-Cup. During the PPV from Nashville, Tennessee, Allmark failed to win his singles match against Team Mexico's Mr. Águila but picked up a win in a tag match against Heavy Metal and Abismo Negro when Allmark's tag partner James Mason made one of the opponents submit. Team Mexico eventually won America's X-Cup. Back in England on 7 June 2005, the UK Dream Team defeated The Chippendales (Mikey Whiplash and Johnny Midnight) and became recognised by All Star Promotions as the British Tag Team Champions. Allmark went on to renew his feud with Dynamite, and things came to a head months later when Allmark defeated Dynamite in January 2006 for his All Star British Mid-Heavyweight title, making Allmark a double champion in the promotion. Dynamite and Whiplash defeated the UK Dream Team on 25 February 2006 to win the British Tag Team Championship; Allmark was hospitalised after the match with an injury to the head that needed nine stitches. He tried to return to action a month later, but the wound reopened and he returned to hospital for more treatment.

Allmark and Dynamite were scheduled to face each other in a no-holds-barred match in Hanley on 18 March. However, the match never took place as Allmark received news a few hours before the event that his 18-month-old son was ill. The two rivals repeatedly met in matches throughout the rest of 2006, many of which were for Allmark's Mid-Heavyweight title. Dynamite finally defeated Allmark for the title in 2007. On 1 September 2010, Allmark wrestled for Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling, where he defeated Stixx. On 10 July 2010, he wrestled for IPW:UK's Summer Sizzler to compete in the quarter-final of the IPW:UK Cruiserweight Championship Tournament. He went on to defeat Max Angleus to make it to the semifinals of the tournament. On 3 December 2011, he made his debut for Preston City Wrestling, taking on Dave Mastiff. This show also featured Desmond Wolfe's return to a UK ring.

Allmark next appeared for PCW on 24 February, taking part in a 4-way cruiserweight match against Noam Dar, Joey Hayes, and Zack Sabre Jr. On 20 February 2013, he won a rumble match; his reward was to choose a partner on 10 April 2013 to face Robbie Dynamite and Rampage Brown in the first ever cage match in Gravesend, which they won. Through ASW's relationship with Japanese promotion Wrestle-1, Allmark made his debut for Wrestle-1 on 6 July 2014, losing the British Light Heavyweight Championship to Seiki Yoshioka.{{cite web|url=http://www.w-1.co.jp/schedule/tour.php?id=1473|title=Fighting Entertainment Wrestle-1 「衝撃～Impact～」|date=2014-07-06|accessdate=2014-07-06|work=Wrestle-1|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702024604/http://www.w-1.co.jp//schedule/tour.php?id=1473|archivedate=2 July 2014}} He regained the title from Yoshioka back in the UK on 19 August.{{cite web|url=http://www.w-1.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=2838|script-title=ja:イングランドでの吉岡世起選手、初防衛戦結果のお知らせ|date=2014-08-20|accessdate=2014-08-20|work=Wrestle-1|language=Japanese}} On 19 December 2021, after a brief time away from wrestling, he had a 30-minute two falls to finish against Mad Dog Maxx at Pro Wrestling Live. Neither wrestler could get the second pinfall, but agreed to later have a rematch.

Allmark retired following his 25th anniversary show on 25 January 2025, and has since focused on training new wrestlers at his C.L.A.W. (Come Learn About Wrestling) school in Liverpool; although he did not establish the school until 2020, he has a long record as a wrestling trainer, being the head trainer at All Star Wrestling's school since 2006. His former students include Toni Storm, who has called him one of her biggest influences and credited him with her success,{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/feature/article/20533915/mae-young-competitor-toni-storm-proud-humble-wrestling-roots|title=Mae Young competitor Toni Storm is proud of her humble wrestling roots|last=Hurd|first=Sean|date=4 September 2017|work=ESPN|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-date=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910054029/http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/feature/article/20533915/mae-young-competitor-toni-storm-proud-humble-wrestling-roots|url-status=live}} and Xia Brookside.{{cite web |title=Xia Brookside |url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=2&nr=17146&gimmick=Xia+Brookside |publisher=Cagematch |access-date=31 July 2018}} During his career, he received press coverage in the Chester Standard,[https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/19579977.all-star-superslam-wrestling-floral-pavilion-next-month "WIRRAL NEWS 'All-Star Superslam' wrestling at Floral Pavilion next month" by CRAIG MANNING - Chief Reporter, Chester Standard 18 September 2021 retrieved 15 January 2024] East Anglian Daily Times,[https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21375989.review-fabian-aichner-dean-allmark-steal-show-star-wrestlings-superslam-wrestling-corn-exchange-ipswich "Review: Fabian Aichner and Dean Allmark steal show at All Star Wrestling’s Superslam Wrestling at Corn Exchange, Ipswich" by Matt Stott, East Anglian Daily Times 15 October 2016 retrieved 15 January 2024] and Sutton & Croydon Guardian.[https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/leisure/theatre/8481117.superslam-title-holder-xtreme-dean-allmark-chats-to-us-ahead-of-the-halloween-havoc-show-at-fairfield-halls Superslam title holder 'Xtreme' Dean Allmark chats to us ahead of the Halloween Havoc show at Fairfield Halls Your Local Guardian (Sutton & Croydon Guardian website) 29 October 2010 retrieved 15 January 2024]

Allmark was married to Letitia Dixon, the daughter of All Star Wrestling (ASW) founder Brian Dixon, until their divorce in January 2022. They have two children together. In July 2022, their son Joseph (who worked in the industry as a referee) took over ASW's road managerial duties from his grandfather, who continued running the company from its Birkenhead office. Following Brian Dixon's death on 27 May 2023, Joseph became owner of the company and continued overseeing its road managerial aspects whilst office duties were taken up by Letitia and Danny Collins.

• All Star Wrestling
• ASW Superslam British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• British Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• British Mid-Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
• British Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kid Cool
• Wrestler of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009)
• Great British Hardcore
• GBH Catchweight Championship (1 time)
• GBH Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Timm Wylie (1) and Robbie Dynamite (1)
• Preston City Wrestling
• PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• PCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
• PCW Road to Glory (2018)

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• [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=9 Dean Allmark's Cagematch profile]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070608162916/http://www.bigtimewrestlinguk.com/?id=pages/profiles/xtremedean Dean Allmark's All Star Wrestling profile] (archived)

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