TNA British Boot Camp
{{Short description|British reality TV show (2013–14)}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox television
| genre = Reality television
| image = TNA British Boot Camp television programme logo.jpg
| caption =
| opentheme =
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| company = TNA Productions
| starring = See below
| producer =
| executive_producer = Jeremy Borash{{cite web|url=http://www.challenge.co.uk/wrestling/rockstar-spud-wins-tna-british-boot-camp.html|title=Rockstar Spud Wins TNA British Boot Camp|publisher=Challenge.co.uk|accessdate=2013-02-01|archive-date=15 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815211147/http://www.challenge.co.uk/wrestling/rockstar-spud-wins-tna-british-boot-camp.html|url-status=dead}}
| creator =
| presenter =
| location = Orlando, Florida, United States
London, United Kingdom
Manchester, United Kingdom
Nashville, Tennessee, United States{{cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/newsfeeds//11654/2013/01/15/tna-british-boot-camp-stars/|date=15 January 2013|title=TNA British Boot Camp stars get boozy in bar|publisher=Virgin Media|accessdate=2013-02-01}}
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
| runtime = 30 minutes (season 1)
60 minutes (season 2)
| network = Challenge
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|1|1|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.challenge.co.uk/wrestling/tna-wrestling-british-boot-camp.html|title=TNA British Boot Camp Starts 1st January|publisher=Challenge.co.uk|accessdate=2012-11-12|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202219/http://www.challenge.co.uk/wrestling/tna-wrestling-british-boot-camp.html|url-status=dead}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2014|12|7|df=y}}
| related = TNA Impact! (2004–present)
TNA Xplosion (2002–2021, 2024-present)
TNA Gut Check (2004–present)
TNA Global Impact! (2006)
TNA Today (2007)
Before the Impact (2021–2023)
}}
TNA British Boot Camp is a British reality television programme focusing on the professional wrestling industry. The programme documented the careers of four British professional wrestlers seeking a contract with the American professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The series was commissioned from TNA Productions by Sky UK and started airing on Challenge from 1 January 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.challenge.co.uk/wrestling/tna-british-boot-camp-on-challenge-tv.html|title=TNA British Boot Camp on Challenge TV|publisher=Challenge.co.uk|accessdate=2012-10-07|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124155626/http://www.challenge.co.uk/wrestling/tna-british-boot-camp-on-challenge-tv.html|archivedate=24 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/news/story/2012/10/24/tna-impact-wrestling-to-be/|date=24 October 2012|title=TNA IMPACT WRESTLING to be filmed in Manchester|publisher=Virgin Media|accessdate=2012-10-27}}
TNA British Boot Camp was both the first non-game show commissioned for Challenge by BSkyB and the first American professional wrestling programme exclusively created and broadcast for the British market. The commissioning of the series reflected a commitment by BSkyB to invest £600 million in British-made television content by 2014. The programme's executive producer is veteran TNA ring announcer Jeremy Borash, who created the show and edited the programme himself.
Season 1
=Synopsis=
The programme followed "four of Britain's most promising wrestlers" - Rockstar Spud, Marty Scurll and The Blossom Twins - who competed to receive a contract from TNA.{{cite web|url=http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/3759-TNA-Wrestling-And-Challenge-TV-Announce-A-New-Show-to-Air-in-the-United-Kingdom|date=13 September 2012|title=TNA Wrestling And Challenge TV Announce A New Show to Air in the United Kingdom|publisher=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|accessdate=2012-10-07}} The wrestlers were mentored by veteran professional wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan and Rollerball Rocco.{{cite web|url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/45363-hulk-hogan-to-star-in-new-reality-show/|date=13 September 2012|title=Hulk Hogan to star in new reality show|publisher=The List|accessdate=2012-10-07}}
In the season finale of British Boot Camp, which aired on 22 January 2013, Rockstar Spud was named the winner, receiving a contract with TNA. Following the finale, all four wrestlers performed with TNA as part of the "Road to Lockdown" tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/newsfeeds//11654/2013/01/23/rockstar-spud-wins-tna-british/|date=23 January 2013|title=Rockstar Spud wins TNA British Boot Camp|publisher=Virgin Media|accessdate=2013-02-01}}
=Cast=
File:TNA British Boot Camp contestants.jpg, The Blossom Twins, and Rockstar Spud, with Jeremy Borash (far right).]]
==Contestants==
==Mentors==
==Other wrestling personalities==
=Production=
TNA announced on 5 September 2012 that it had completed filming of TNA Wrestling: British Boot Camp.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_64895.shtml|title=Update on TNA's "Boot Camp" show|author=Caldwell, James|publisher=PWTorch.com|date=22 July 2012|accessdate=2012-10-07}} The series was originally scheduled to air in December 2012, but was moved back to January 2013.
=Reception=
The programme was described as "a ratings hit for Challenge TV". Rob Leigh of the Daily Mirror stated that "the show's post-reality show format is bang up to date".{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/tna-wrestling-british-boot-camp-1514981|date=4 January 2013|author=Leigh, Rob|title=Repping for Britain: TNA Wrestling British Boot Camp wrestlers have the opportunity to become worldwide stars|publisher=Daily Mirror|accessdate=2013-02-01}}
Season 2
=Synopsis=
The programme followed "twelve of Britain's most promising wrestlers" who competed to receive a contract from TNA.{{cite web|url=http://www.tnasylum.com/2014/07/challenge-announces-british-bootcamp-2.html#more|date=11 July 2014|title=Challenge Announces British Bootcamp 2|publisher=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|accessdate=2014-07-11}} It premiered on Challenge, on 19 October 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/511849-tna-british-boot-camp-2-premiere-details-confirmed-bad-news-barrett-referees-a-soccer-match#more|date=11 July 2014|title=British Bootcamp 2 Premiere|publisher=Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|accessdate=2014-09-18}}
=Cast=
==Contestants==
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Ring Name | Real Name | From | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Finals (London) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Babyfaced Pitbull | Sam Smitten-Downes | Leicester, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| |
Cyanide | Alex Walmsley | Manchester, England | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| | style="background:salmon;"| |
Dave Mastiff | David Minton | Dudley, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| Final six |
El Ligero | Simon Musk | Leeds, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
Grado | Graeme Stevely | Ayrshire, Scotland | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals - was given a 2nd chance after being eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| Final six |
Joe Vega | Joseph Whittaker | Preston, England | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| | style="background:salmon;"| |
Joel Redman | Joel Pettyfer | Exeter, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
King Rorster | Rory Bailey | Burton, England | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| | style="background:salmon;"| |
Kris Travis | Kristoffer Travis | Sheffield, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
Mark Andrews | Mark Andrews | Cardiff, Wales | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:lightgreen;" |WINNER |
Martin Stone | Martin Harris | London, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
Matt Fox | Matthew McNamara | St. Helens, England | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| | style="background:salmon;"| |
Noam Dar | Noam Dar | Ayrshire, Scotland | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| Final six |
Nordic Warrior | Tom Newton | Manchester, England | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| | style="background:salmon;"| |
Priscilla | Ollie Burns | Leeds, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| |
Pyro | Unknown | Manchester, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| |
Rampage Brown | Oliver Biney | Leeds, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| Final three |
Richard Parliament | Richard Varty | London, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
RJ Singh | Ross Jones | Hertford, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
Sexy Kev | Kevin Lloyd | Warrington, England | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| | style="background:salmon;"| |
Sha Samuels | Shaaheen Hosseinpour | East London, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
Simon Lancaster | Simon Lancaster | Grimsby, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| |
Heather Schofield | Heather Schofield | London, England | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| | style="background:salmon;"| |
Kay Lee Ray | Kayleigh Ray | Glasgow, Scotland | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| Final three |
Melanie Price | Melanie Conneely | Manchester, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| |
Lana Austin | Leanne Austin | Manchester, England | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| |
Kasey Owens | Kelly Robinson | Belfast, Northern Ireland | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
Leah Owens | Leigh Robinson | Belfast, Northern Ireland | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
Nikki Storm | Nicola Glencross | Glasgow, Scotland | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to the Finals | style="background:salmon;"| |
Viper | Kimberly Benson | Ayrshire, Scotland | style="background:lightgreen;"| Advanced to Stage 2 | style="background:salmon;"| Eliminated | style="background:salmon;"| |
==Mentors==
==Other wrestling personalities==
Winners
class="wikitable"
|+ !Year Won !Winners |
2013 |
2014 |
See also
{{Portal|United Kingdom}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://globalwrestlingnetwork.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|tt3924286}}
{{Total Nonstop Action Wrestling}}
Category:2013 British television series debuts
Category:2014 British television series endings
Category:British reality television series
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom