Trent Seven

At 43 years old, Trent Seven has this physical status:

Benjamin Maurice Webb (born 21 August 1981) is an English professional wrestler and promoter best known by the ring name Trent Seven.

He is a former NXT Tag Team champion who has been signed to WWE on their NXT UK website. The tag team, along with the RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship in the United Kingdom and the Chikara Campeonas de Parejas and the NXT Tag Team Championship in the United States, feature seven and Tyler Bate.

"British Strong Style" is a combination of seven, Bate, and Pete Dunne.

Seven has also competed as a singles competitor, as a former ICW World Heavyweight Champion.

Early life

Benjamin Maurice Webb was born in Wolverhampton on August 21, 1981. He is of Irish descent; his grandfather, Daniel O'Hara (1923–2021) immigrated to Wolverhampton's Tettenhall district from Menlough. He wanted to be a wrestler before he watched WrestleMania, which made him want to become a wrestler. He and several of his friends would often compete in their back gardens as a young boy. In 2008, he decided to train for a career in professional wrestling and bought his own wrestling ring to educate himself.

Personal life

Webb lives in Wolverhampton. After watching the 2014 documentary Cowspiracy, he became a vegan, as well as his British Strong Style colleagues Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate.

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Professional wrestling career

Webb made his debut at the age of 29 during a 2004 Alternative Wrestling World exhibition in Birmingham and adopted the ring name Trent Seven, a play on Severn Trent, the company that supplies water to his home area. He divided his time between wrestling and a day job in the ensuing years.

Seven people travelled to the United States in 2011 and 2012 to compete for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), losing both times. In 2012, he returned to Japan, where he appeared at three shows for Big Japan Pro Wrestling, including a show at Korakuen Hall.

Despite being a "part timer," Seven was given a match for the Ring of Honor World Championship during ROH's 2011 tour of the United Kingdom. On a show promoted by Fight Club Pro (FCP), Seven lost to defending champion Davey Richards on July 15, 2011. (FCP). Seven became the first holder of the FCP Championship at some time in 2011, but it was not until Eddie Edwards lost the title to him on November 25th. When he defeated Mark Haskins in the finals, he won FCP's annual "Infinity Trophy Tournament." Trent Seven unsuccessfully challenged Trevor Lee for the TNA X-Division Championship on Friday at an FCP show on February 5, 2016. Moustache Mountain (Seven and Tyler Bate) teamed up with Joel Allen on January 7th to defeat #CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos) and Shay Purser, with Allen winning Allen becoming the Attack's champion! Allen lost the 24:7 Championship only on the same night.

Seven, alongside Bate, debuted in Chikara as part of their United Kingdom tour, winning 426 to the Devastation Corporation in another dark match on April 3rd and losing to the Devastation Corporation (Max Smashmaster and Blaster McMassive). Seven and Bate lost in their last dark match on the tour, defeating Pete Dunne, Damian Dunne, and Jimmy Havoc in a losing match. As Team Fight Club: Pro, seven teamed with Bate and Dan Moloney at that year's King of Trios, making it to the semi-finals before being eliminated by the Bullet Club (AJ Styles, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson). Seven and Bate started competing in Chikara in 2016, and they defeated Los Ice Cream (Hijo Delice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.), N_G (Hype Rockwell and Race Jaxon), and The Devastation Corporation to win the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas on August 21. During Chikara's unveiled season 16, they were stripped of the title.

Seven people returned to Chikara on September 1st, 2017, when Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne, collectively known as "House Strong Style," entered the 2017 King of Trios, beating House Whitewolf (A-Kid, Adam Chase, and Zayas) in their first round match. House Strong Style dominated the quarterfinals and House Sendai Girls (Cassandra Miyagi, Dash Chisako, and Simon Grimm) over the next two days.

Trent made his Insane Championship Wrestling debut in early 2015, when he collided with Mikey Whiplash at the O2 Academy Birmingham. Trent will be seen on ICW tour shows around the country throughout the year, quickly becoming a fan favorite.

Trent faced Big Damo for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship in 2016, before falling into a feud with Mikey Whiplash, resulting in a six-man fight between Legion (Mikey Whiplash, Tommy End & Michael Dante) and Moustache Mountain & Lewis Girvan. Trent Seven, who had been campaigning for main event Fear & Loathing XI, said he felt he was the rightful challenger to the World Heavyweight Championship. Trent, who had been heavily backed by the ICW, fought for the ICW's Red Lightning to give him a shot at the championship in the months that followed. Trent was compelled to face Wolfgang at Fear & Loathing XI after being disregarded by Lightning, with the title on the line inside a Steel Cage.

Trent meets Wolfgang in a Steel Cage match for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship at Fear & Loathing XI, at The SSE Hydro, in front of the country's biggest independent wrestling audience for more than 30 years. However, after being wracked by outrage, Trent punched Wolfgang with his own knuckleduster on the roof of the cage, causing Wolfgang to collapse to the ground, inadvertently winning the game. Trent took one more shot at the title by defeating Chris Renfrew at the O2 Academy Newcastle in 2006, winning the ICW World Heavyweight Champion title and earning himself one more shot at the O2 Academy Newcastle.

Trent will remain the ICW World Heavyweight Champion for two months, fighting the title against BT Gunn, Pete Dunne, Jack Jester & Jordan Devlin, until losing the title to Joe Coffey at Barramania III. Trent returned to Shug's Hoose Party 4 for a short time after being away for a few months, facing BT Gunn, Wolfgang, & Pete Dunne in a 4 Way match for the WWE United Kingdom Championship. This was the first time the title had been defended on UK soil, outside of a WWE ring.

Trent would not return to ICW until almost a year and a half later, at Fear & Loathing XI, where he, Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate lost to the team of Wolfgang, BT Gunn & Noam Darling.

At Chapter 28, seven debuted with Progress Wrestling, losing to Damian and Pete Dunne. At Chapter 32, seven people were killed, losing to Rampage Brown. Seven turned heel, threatening Tyler Bate and aligning himself with Pete Dunne to create British Strong Style at Chapter 33. The Progress Tag Team Championship was won by The London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) and was successfully defended in a rematch at Chapter 36, where Dunne defeated the London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) in Chapter 36. Both Seven and Dunne were put into a seven-man elimination match for the vacant Progress World Championship, which was eventually won by Dunne after Tyler Bate returned and assaulted Jimmy Havoc, thus turning heel and aligning himself with Seven and Dunne. After Dunne's attempt to give his half of the shield to Bate, seven and Dunne were disqualified from the Progress Tag Team Championship on December 16th. In a three-way tag team match, two weeks later, at Chapter 41, Seven and Bate defeated The London Riots and The LDRS of the New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.) of the London Riots and The LDRS of the New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.) to win the vacant titles.

In 2017, seven people qualified for the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament, losing to Matt Riddle in the first round. On night 2, Seven and Dunne defeated David Starr and Pastor William Eaver, and in a submission match, Seven and Dunne defeated Mark Haskins. The Hunter Brothers, Seven and Bate, and the South Pacific Power Trip (TK Cooper and Travis Banks) and the Hunter Brothers, Seven and Bate eventually lost the title at Chapter 50 to #CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos), less than a month later at Chapter 51. In a ladder match on September 10, Seven and Bate lost the title to #CCK.

Seventeen people competed in the Thunderbastard match won by Morgan Webster, while Seventeen was eliminated by TK Cooper. Moustache Mountain were unable to win the Progress Tag Team Championships against Grizzled Young Veterans at Chapter 66. Seventeen students won the Progress Atlas Championship at Chapter 76. Seven defeated Zack Gibson in Chapter 78 to keep the Progress Atlas Championship.

Seventeen would be one of 16 men competing in a two-night tournament to crown the first-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion on December 15, 2016. Seven people were selected to win the tournament prior to the tournament, along with Pete Dunne. Seven defeated HC Dyer in the first round and advanced to the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by Wolfgang. Seventeen signed a WWE deal that allowed him to continue booking independently with certain restrictions. Seven made his debut in WWE's NXT developmental territory on February 15th, losing to Bate for the United Kingdom Championship. Moustache Mountain defeated Pete Dunne and Mark Andrews' team on November 11th. In a top contender's qualifying match for the NXT Championship, Seventeen was defeated by Killian Dain on December 6th. Seven revived British Strong Style with Bate and Dunne on June 18th, defeating The Undisputed Age (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) in a six-man tag team match on June 18th. Mustache Mountain won the NXT Tag Team Championship on night, beating O'Reilly and Strong, but the titles were relegated to them two days later, after Bate's injured knee was highlighted. Seven will defeat Seven after Seven's match with Zack Gibson on the 14th November episode of NXT UK, Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang) — not seven.

Moustache Mountain defeated Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker) to win the NXT UK Tag Team Championship on December 9th, 2021 episode of NXT UK. Moustache Mountain lost the title against Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter on June 2nd, 2022 episode of NXT UK. Seventeen men attacked Bate in NXT UK's first appearance and disbanding the Moustache Mountain on June 16, 1988. Seventeen stars had been suspended from his WWE contract on August 18, 2022.

Acting career

In the 2017 film Transformers: The Last Knight, seven people appeared as Hengist under his real name.

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