Probably the wrong place to put this but I wasn't sure where it would fit, so please move if there's somewhere better.
The Knights are dad 'Rowdy Ricky Knight', mum Julia 'Sweet Saraya', brothers 'Zak Zodiac' and Roy 'The Zebra Kid', and little sister 'Britani Knight'. They claim to be the biggest wrestling bloodline in the world.
With a moral code of their own, this family pack a real punch, often at each other. They 'live, eat and breathe wrestling' while running the 'World Association of Wrestling' from their council house in suburban Norfolk.
With tough personal histories fuelling their drive, wrestling has always kept them together, although it is now threatening to tear them apart.
As one of America's biggest wrestling federations searches Britain for talent, the kids are selected for try-outs. This could make their careers in America, but take them away from home and their tight-knit family life for ever.
The Knights might get what they always wanted, but will success make or break them?
This show is called The Wrestlers: Fighting With My Family is on Channel 4 at 10pm on Wednesday. I'm really hoping this isn't just going to be another example of mainstream media mocking wrestling, but I will definitely be watching anyway.
Was just gonna post about this! I'm gonna watch it too. There was an article in the TV magazine about it too which mentioned that Paige had a try out with the WWE and was signed immediately but they told her brother to get bigger, get more muscular.
Really good show! Surprised they were allowed to do it, what with WWE's control-freakness and all that. Paige/Britani/Saraya is an incredible talent, especially for her age. She's going to be a star. I just hope they give her a chance. So annoying that she's not going to get on the main roster for at least another year or two. It'd be really nice if Zak was to get signed too. After watching that, all I want to do is give him a hug.
Also, I've never noticed how gorgeous Saraya (as in mother Saraya) is. It's so weird seeing her as a normal mum/wife considering how intimidating she is when wrestling. Looks so much like Paige. Oh, and "you can suck your own dick tonight, mate". God I love her :lmao :lmao :lmao
Other thoughts:
-Tampa is beautiful. I now plan on migrating.
-British wrestling is the carniest shit. I love it.
-It's nice to hear that the WWE were so into Britani. Hopefully this actually translates into how she's used.
-Speaking of which, I really liked that she said something about them letting her be herself. That's promising, at least.
-She is SO good. So underrated tbh. Definitely the most talented Diva in FCW (well, until Del Rey gets there) and probably in the top ten of the whole FCW roster. Maybe even less than that. I really love watching her work, she's so fluid and natural in there. Just imagine how good she'll be when she gets to 21 and can be moved to the main roster. I seriously can't wait to see more of her.
I really enjoyed that programme, I really hope WWE let Paige succeed considering how much shes sacraficed to be with them, kinda sad she lived on her own when she first moved over there, must have been very hard for her, but I hope shes rewarded some day..=)
Also, I thought them saying her brother Zac was out of shape was a little odd, considering they have Brodus Clay on tv jiggling his fat about (ughhhh) weekly. Zac was ripped compared to Clay and I wasn't the only one on my twitter timeline to echo those thoughts.
Awesome documentary and it has turned me into a fan. I feel so sorry for the brother though. He's right when he said it's harder for men than women because the talent pool is more saturated. I take nothing away from Paige/Knight when I say that by the way. She's an incredible talent and I got more insight from this than I probably ever will from WWE lol. I'd love to see something like this produced for the other developmental talent tbh. Real life stories about real life people trying to make it in the wrestling world. Gripping TV if you ask me. Good luck to her and I'll be keeping my eye out for her appearances etc. To go from a council estate like that to where she is now is just amazing tbh. Good on her.
I really enjoyed it - nice to see mainstream media not treat wrestling as the leprosy of entertainment like it so often does. The documentary-makers did seem to make too much of a point of the fact they live in a council house, though, not sure what they were trying to suggest with that?
I'm just about to sit down and watch this...if my girlfriend doesn't find something she wants to watch, having made her watch Raw already today, I think she deserves a break from wrestling related TV.
I can't watch since I am in the USA, unless it's uploaded to Youtube.
But it seems Paige has a bright future in WWE, especially considering she is about 20 years old. Young Divas like this are almost guaranteed to stick around longer than any model who is offered a contract. Divas like Paige, AJ, Tenille, Sofia and a few other are in their early 20s and seem to love pro-wrestling. They will probably push for womens wrestling to be respected and contribute to the WWE more in the long run.
WAW shouldnt really be a reflection on British wrestling. There are like 20 promotions all over the UK that regularly pull in more people than those guys.
The British wrestling scene is really quite buzzworthy. Next time there is a show in your area, you should check it out. Lots of young talent.
^ For any fellow Brits who missed it and want to watch it, you can probably watch it outside the UK too if you use a proxy or some other technical wizardry
I just finished watching the show and have to same the family seemed totally unlike-able. Shame really, I wanted to like them but they seemed to put me off at every turn with the way they spoke and the things they did.
How long has paige been with FCW. Her facebook page says she is engaged to Taylor Rotundo AKA Bo Dallas. Didnt think she'd been over there long enough to be engaged.
I get the feeling her dads idea of her coming home and helping them build there company here in the UK is not going to happen anytime soon as I can see her being in WWE for a very long time
She reminds me of a kind of Winter-light, I don't see her being in the WWE long term in all honesty, maybe a short run on the main roster but I'd like to be proven wrong. It's always nice to see British talent shine on the big stage.
I saw this in the TV magazine earlier and decided to skip it due to me being unfamiliar with Paige as a professional wrestler and the fact that the Divas Division in the WWE is absolutely ridiculous at the minute. Anyway, due to boredom and the fact that at 2am I have nothing else to do I decided to watch it on Channel 4's website and I'm really glad I did. It's nice to see a family so devoted to professional wrestling and young potential WWE Superstars chasing their dream is inspiring.
Paige does seem to have something special as well, she'll definitely be one to watch for in the future. As for the other guy Zack, I'm not so sure, he didn't seem very marketable which could be down to his look. Whether or not he'll get into good enough shape for WWE's rigorous standards who knows, I would like to see more British wrestlers break into the company though.
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