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Laurance Roman
Born (1996-05-11) May 11, 1996 (age 28)[1]
Dresden, Germany
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kid Gass
Laurance Roman
Laurance Star
Lawrence Kidd
Billed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Billed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Trained byAxel Tischer
Debut2013

Laurance Roman is a German professional wrestler currently signed to Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) where he is a former two-time wXw World Tag Team Champion and a former wXw Shotgun Champion And former wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.He is also known for his various tenures with promotions from the European independent scene.[3][4]

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2013–present)

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Roman made his professional wrestling debut at GWF/Next Step III, a cross-over event produced by Next Step Wrestling and German Wrestling Federation on July 6, 2013, where he competed in a 12-man battle royal won by Robert Kaiser.[5] At PROGRESS Chapter 156: Steal Yourself on September 10, 2023, Roman successfully defended the wXw Shotgun Championship against Gene Munny.[6] At GCW Vs. The World, an event promoted by Game Changer Wrestling on September 23, 2023, he teamed up with Amboss stablemates Icarus and Robert Dreissker to defeat SGCunt (1 Called Manders, Dark Sheik and Mance Warner) in a six-person tag team match.[7]

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2014–present)

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Roman is best known for his tenure with the German professional wrestling promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling. He made his debut at wXw 14th Anniversary Tour: Prag on October 11, 2014, where he fell short to Toby Blunt in singles competition.[8]

Roman began chasing for multiple championships promoted by the company. He won his first title, the wXw Shotgun Championship by defeating Maggot at wXw Back To The Roots 2023 on January 28.[9] At a house show from September 23, 2023, Roman teamed up with Amboss stablemate Robert Dreissker and defeated Only Friends (Bobby Gunns and Michael Knight) to win the wXw World Tag Team Championship.[10] He would win the tag team titles on one more occasion with one of his other stablemates Icarus at wXw Broken Rules XXI on November 11, 2023, by defeating Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus.[11]

Roman competed in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them is the Shortcut To The Top in which he made his first appearance at the 2018 edition where he competed in the traditional battle royal disputed for the number one contendership for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship won by Bobby Gunns and also involving various opponents such as Alpha Female, David Starr, Emil Sitoci, Doug Williams, Jay Skillet, Oliver Carter, The Rotation, Timothy Thatcher, Michael Dante and Walter.[12] At wXw Shortcut To The Top 2022 on August 6, he competed again in the traditional battle royal won by Levaniel, bout which also included various other notable opponents such as Axel Tischer, Jurn Simmons, Norman Harras, Robert Dreissker, Senza Volto, Aigle Blanc and Teoman.[13]

He competed in one of the promotion's signature events, the 16 Carat Gold Tournament, making his first presence in the 2023 edition of the competition, where he fell short to Francesco Akira in the first rounds.[14]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Laurance Roman • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Laurance Roman/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  3. ^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Laurance Roman Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Westside Xtreme Wrestling. "Wrestler/Kader". wxw-wrestling.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 6, 2013). "GWF/Next Step III". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Daly, Wayne (September 12, 2023). "PROGRESS Chapter 156 Results: Steal Yourself – Sheffield, England (9/10)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Perez, Luis (September 24, 2023). "Game Changer Wrestling 9/23/23 GCW vs The World Results". pwponderings. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "wXw 14TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR: PRAG". wxw-wrestling.com. wXw. October 11, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  9. ^ Indi, Rafael (January 30, 2023). "Resultados de wXw Back To The Roots 2023". superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Westside Xtreme Wrestling (September 23, 2023). "#AndNew wXw World Tag Team Champions - AMBOSS". twitter.com (in German). Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Meregildo, Roberto (November 12, 2023). "Resultados wXw 11 de noviembre 2023/Broken Rules XXI". superluchas.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "wXw SHORTCUT TO THE TOP 2018". wxw-wrestling.com. wXw. August 4, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  13. ^ Coulson, Steve (September 25, 2022). "TWO MORE INDIE WRESTLING VIDEOS ADDED TO WWE NETWORK – WXW SHORTCUT TO THE TOP 2022, ICW FIGHT CLUB". wwenetworknews.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  14. ^ Hamilton, Ian (March 10, 2023). "Hamilton's wXw 16 Carat Gold 2023 - Night One 03.10.2023". 411mania.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  15. ^ Ross, Patrick (September 10, 2024). "Full 2024 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  16. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Westside Xtreme Wrestling Shotgun Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  17. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Westside Xtreme Wrestling World Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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