Spud James Michael Curtin , ( January 30 , 1983 ) best known by his ring name Spud , is a British professional wrestler currently wrestling on the independent circuit . He is also signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Rockstar Spud . Career history . Curtin , who was originally trained by Jack Storm and Chris Gilbert within the K - Star Wrestling promotion before eventually coming under the tutelage of " Charming " Don Charles at the SAS Wrestling Academy , went on to perform in many independent promotions within the United Kingdom under the ring name Spud . While on the indy circuit , Spud ' s first major appearances came with the Revolution British Wrestling promotion in 2003 . On August 30 , 2003 , Spud defeated Jack Hazard to become RBW ' s first British Welterweight Champion ; a title Spud held for several months before losing it to " The Gift " Ross Jordan in a Maximum Falls contest sometime in December 2003 . International Pro Wrestling : United Kingdom . Spud competed regularly for the promotion right from its creation in 2004 . Through 2005 , Spud had a high profile feud with Jack Storm , which culminated in a street fight in January 2006 . While in IPW : UK , Spud became one half of the tag team " Dragon Hearts " , with fellow wrestler Dragon Phoenix . On September 24 , 2006 , Dragon Hearts defeated The Untouchables in a Tables , Ladders and Chairs match to become . The Dragon Hearts also got involved with IPW : UK ' s inter - federation feud with Frontier Wrestling Alliance , and even though Spud is a regular for that promotion he wrestled on the side of IPW : UK in a match against Team FWA . The Dragon Hearts teamed up with Leroy Kincaide to face off against Iceman , Jonny Storm , and Jorge Castano in a match that saw both Phoenix and Spud suffer injury . Phoenix deep wound to his head while Spud suffered what appeared to be a separated or dislocated due to a dropkick at the hands of Storm . Storm and Spud are set to face of in a grudge match in early 2007 . Spud went on to represent IPW : UK in the joining FWA vs IPW : UK Final Frontiers show losing to Hade Vansen . After a losing effort against IPW : UK Tag team champions Swiss Money Holdings in IPW : UK ' s debut in Liverpool , Luke Dragon Phoenix left the promotion disbanding The Dragon Hearts . Back to singles action , Spud went on to face Big Brother contestant Billi Bhatti in a losing effort thanks to the Hated Heroes . Spud recently defeated Dave Moralez in the opening round of the British National Championship . Ring Of Honour . Spud debuted for ROH in April 2006 during the Weekend Of Champions Nights 1 and 2 . Spud also competed in the ROH UK shows in the August 2006 at Anarchy In The UK and Reborn . Pro Wrestling Guerilla . PWG made their first tour of the UK in February 2006 where Spud teamed with Topgun Talwar and Aviv Maayan faced Excalibur , Disco Machine and Ronin in a 6 - man tag team match where Spud was pinned by Excalibur . PWG ' s second UK show in October 2007 featured Spud facing off against Joey Ryan . Ryan pinned Spud after a Superkick . Frontier Wrestling Alliance . Spud also worked for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance , and was brought up into the main roster to be used as a jobber for a short time , competing against many larger opponents . However , during the start of 2005 , FWA began showcasing their flyweight division , later that year Spud entered into a tournament to crown a Flyweight Champion for promotion . Spud made it to the tournament final , where he was defeated by Ross Jordan , who became the first FWA Flyweight Champion . However , Jordan was only awarded the match after the referee stopped the contest due to a kayfabe injury to Spud ' s leg . The pair continued to feud for over 14 - month with Jordan repeatedly attacking Spud in attempts to re - injure his leg . The feud culminated in a Last Man Standing match at " FWA Last Fight at the Prom " on September 30 , 2006 with Spud picking up the win . Following a talent trading agreement with the FWA , Spud made his first US appearance in April 2006 , competing for Ring of Honor during their two - night " Weekend of Champions " shows . Spud also appeared during ROH ' s first shows in the UK . The - then 21 year old Spud also competed under the FWA banner during the British Wrestling United National Under 23 ' s Championship event , being FWA ' s entry into the tournament to crown the first under 23 champion . However , Spud failed to win the tournament losing to its eventual winner Sam Slam in the first round . 1 Pro Wrestling . Spud also became one of the top British stars in the 1 Pro Wrestling roster since its inception in 2005 . Still competing under the out matched underdog gimmick , Spud had a long time feud with American wrestler Sterling James Keenan and the super heavyweight Abyss . Spud and partner Luke Dragon Phoenix resurfaced in 1PW to win the Tag Team Titles in their debut as a team . Spud left the promotion in the Winter of 2007 after losing the 1PW Tag Team Titles to The Damned Nation along with partner Luke Dragon Phoenix Real Quality Wrestling . Spud is well known in RQW when he partners with Luke ' Dragon ' Phoenix to make the team of The Dragon Hearts . They participated in the RQW Tag Team Championship tournament between 17 February 2007 and 13 January 2008 . They made it into the semi - finals ( which Luke Phoenix did not participate in , and was replaced by Ross Jordan ) but were then knocked out by Team Charming who went on to win the RQW Tag Team Championships . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . In January , Spud had two appearances at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) house shows which took place in Portugal . facing Jonny Storm , Jody Feisch and PAC in fatal 4 - way matches . Anti - Watershed Wrestling . Spud made many appearances for the Midlands - based promotion , Anti - Watershed Wrestling , using an 80s Rockstar gimmick . On July 26 , 2007 , Spud won a 5 - Man Gauntlet defeating BBS to become # 1 contender for the AWW Championship but was unable to defeat Carnage for the title in November 2007 . Spud competed in a TLC featuring Carnage and Dan Ryder for the AWW Championship and again failed to win the championship . SAS Wrestling . Spud has appeared for the London and Midlands based promotion since its establishment in 2005 . He has waged war with long - time nemesis Jack Storm after he turned on him in the " Bring Your Jeans " show of November 2005 . Spud battled against Team Charming members for nearly a year in order to get his hands on Jack Storm . He faced him eventually in the final of the first SAS UK Wrestling Championship tournament by pinning his foe after a hard - fought encounter thought by many as UK Match Of The Year in 2006 . Spud lost the championship a month later thanks to Jack Storm ' s manager Charming Don Charles , and in another long feud eventually wrestled him in a one on one Bring Your Jeans Streetfight match pinning him with one foot after a steel chair shot to the head . Spud became SAS UK Champion once again by defeating Jack Storm in April 2008 in a steel cage match . XWA Wrestling . After the feud between FWA and IPW : UK came the XWA , a promotion founded from the remains of the FWA where Spud has continued to wrestle primarily in Morecambe . Spud is currently locked in a captivating feud with XWA Flyweight Champion El Ligero , where it continually appears that Spud is going to eventually turn into his ' Rockstar ' persona .