| Runtime: | 60mins (inc. comms) |
| Presenter: | Kate Thornton Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| Starring: | Ian Freeman |
| Channel: | ITV |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Celebrity Wrestling is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in 2005. It involved two teams of celebrities, competing against each other in wrestling style events. The series was presented by Kate Thornton and Rowdy Roddy Piper. British mixed martial arts fighter Ian Freeman was the show's referee.
The aftershow programme on ITV2, called Celebrity Wrestling: Bring It On was presented by Jack Osbourne and Holly Willoughby. The winning team was The Warriors and the winning wrestlers were Annabel Croft (Solitaire) and Iwan Thomas (The Dragon).
It was received with a feeling of derision by professional wrestling fans, due to the lack of actual wrestling content. The show featured heavily upon games which involved grappling and the real life interactions of team members in training (and usually not the training process itself).
After five weeks the show was moved from its primetime Saturday evening slot to a graveyard Sunday morning slot due to its extremely poor ratings and being comprehensively beaten in audience share by Doctor Who on BBC One.[1]
Bold indicates that the celebrity won their gender championship
This team was trained by wrestler D'Lo Brown
| Celebrity | Ring Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Brazier | Pocket Rocket | |
| Tiffany Chapman | Princess of Power | |
| Leilani Dowding | The Vixen | |
| Mikey Green | Wild Boy | |
| Michelle Heaton | Inferno | |
| James Hewitt | Gentleman Jim | |
| Jenny Powell | The Avenger | |
| Lee Sharpe | Sharpe Shooter | |
| Scott Wright | Snake Eyes |
This team was trained by wrestler Joe Legend
| Celebrity | Ring Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Bannerman | El Diablo | |
| Annabel Croft | Solitaire | |
| Kate Lawler | The Brawler | |
| Shauna Lowry | Tigress | |
| Victoria Silvstedt | Ice Maiden | |
| Oliver Skeete | Rebel Rider | |
| Iwan Thomas | The Dragon | |
| Phil Turner | The Handy Man | |
| Mark Speight | The Quickdraw Kid |
Each week there was a "mystery celebrity" who joined in the wrestling. The celebrities included: