WWE star Pete Dunne and current NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd are the latest additions to Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII, which will take place in Las Vegas over WrestleMania weekend.
The announcements were made by Barnett on social media on March 19th, who first announced Dunne would make his Bloodsport debut next month:
A “Strong Style” Englishman, from the tough, industrial city of Birmingham.
He has no problem trading blows or submission holds – wherever the fight goes, this “Bruiserweight” wrestler is up for it.
Pete Dunne is coming to Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport XIII.
Shortly afterwards, Barnett also announced Kidd’s involvement at the event:
He came through the NJPW US dojo under Shibata – raised in the shark infested waters of “Strong Style”.
Then when it seemed all had been lost, has come back like a Phoenix from the ashes and is now set to burn down the opposition…or anything else that may get in his way.
Gabe Kidd is coming to Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport XIII
The two British wrestlers have made a name for themselves in their respective promotions for their physical styles. Dunne is a former WWE United Kingdom Champion and former NXT Tag Team Champion with Matt Riddle. Kidd had a match of the year contender against Kenny Omega back at Wrestle Dynasty earlier in the year and also previously held the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship with Alex Coughlin.
Pete Dunne And Gabe Kidd Coming To Bloodsport XIII
With stars from WWE, NJPW and top independent acts announced to appear, Bloodsport is one of the biggest crossover events on the calendar.
In addition to Dunne and Kidd, other announced names include Natalya, Zack Sabre Jr., Leyla Hirsch, Miyu Yamashita, Konami, Royce Isaacs, Maika, Shinya Aoki, David Modzmanashvili, Simon Gotch, Tom Lawlor, and Timothy Thatcher. At the time of writing, no matches have been announced for the show, which will take place on Thursday, April 17th.
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