Bingo Ballance Bingo Ballance ( real name Gary Ballance ) is a pro wrestler from Dublin , in the Republic of Ireland . Though primarily based in Ireland , and a full - time roster member of Irish Whip Wrestling , Ballance has also worked , and works , for a number of promotions in the United Kingdom . Irish Whip Wrestling ( 2005 - 2009 ) . 2005 . Ballance began his career with Irish Whip Wrestling , training in their school in Baldoyle from early June , 2005 . Progressing exceptionally fast , Ballance débuted in a battle royal at Gym Wars 3 , three weeks after he had begun training . Over the course of the year , he took part in a number of tag team matches ( teaming mainly with Bam Katraz , and usually opposing resident IwW cruiserweight Red Vinny ) , and had a well - received singles match with Mad Man Manson towards the end of 2005 . IwW fans named Ballance the Breakout Star of 2005 in an online poll at irishwhipwrestling . com . 2006 . During 2006 , Ballance began to move away from tag wrestling - following an exciting series , where he teamed with former rival Red Vinny to face The Ballymun Bruiser and Keego Ward - and developed into more of a singles wrestler , helping to pioneer what IwW dubbed its " Zero Gravity " cruiserweight division , in exciting matches with Red Vinny , Pac ( Ben Satterly ) , JP Monroe , Bubblegum , Canadian stars TJ Wilson and The Hornet , and Pro Wrestling NOAH star Ricky Marvin . Gaining a lot of momentum coming up to the end of 2006 , with victories over Keego Ward , The Ballymun Bruiser , and Rick O ' Shea amongst others , many fans tipped Ballance to be the winner of the tournament to crown a Zero Gravity Champion , in January of the following year . ( It was also in 2006 that Ballance was appointed Head Trainer of the IwW Training School , and helped bring a number of younger stars to the forefront of IwW shows around the country . ) 2007 . In January 2007 , Ballance reached the pinnacle of his career , becoming the first ever Irish Whip Wrestling Zero Gravity Champion , during the IwW Zero - Gravity tournament in Balbriggan . Defeating his own trainee - and friend - Brother Skelly in the quarter finals , and pinning Emil Sitoci , in a triple threat match also featuring UK star Bubblegum , Ballance went on to the finals to face ' The Man That Gravity Forgot ' Pac . After a gruelling match , where both men emptied their arsenals , Ballance was victorious , pinning Pac with the BSP , in front of a jubilant sold - out crowd , in Balbriggan . A frequent defender of the Title , Ballance faced and defeated the likes of Red Vinny , Bam Katraz , Brother Skelly , Irish Dragon , ' Angry ' Andy Barton and - in his most high - profile defence - was victorious in IwW ' s second Donnybrook match in Donnycarney , Dublin , defeating Red Vinny , El Ligero and Bubblegum , before losing the Championship in Balbriggan to hometown favourite Bam Katraz ( at IwW Doomsday in Dublin , on June 23 . ) Ballance recaptured the Zero Gravity Title two weeks later , at IwW Global Impact ( in Waterford ) pinning Katraz with his G - 17 finisher , during a triple threat match also featuring Pac . He would hold the Title from July 6 until October 20 ( defending against Red Vinny , Brother Skelly , Andy Barton , former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Kid Kash , and Dragon Gate star Keni ' chiro Arai ) when he was defeated by Red Vinny in Kilkenny . Ballance finished out the year with a singles match , defeating LA Warren in his hometown of Clontarf , in Dublin . 2008 . During IwW ' s March tour in 2008 , Ballance faced El Ligero in their first singles encounter on Irish soil , defeating the exciting luchadore with a G - 17 . He would go on to compete in a heated five - way match for the IwW Zero Gravity Championship ( at IwW hotspot Donnycarney , in north Dublin ) against reigning champion Red Vinny ( who had suffered a foot injury a few months previous ) , Vic Viper , Bam Katraz and Scotland ' s Liam Thomson . Paying off Katraz to aid him in the match , Viper was able to eliminate Vinny from the action , blasting his injured foot with a steel chair , before going on to pin Thomson with his Snakebite finisher . ( All five men received plaudits for the match , which was included on IwW ' s International Hits DVD . ) Following this bout , Ballance & Viper tussled in an exciting series for the Title , competing in a number of two - out - of - three - falls matches around the country . Despite Ballance ' s best efforts , Viper would usually escape with the gold , after some shady tactics . It was at IwW ' s biggest show of the year , however - in the National Basketball Arena , in Tallaght , before over 950 fans - that he was able to capture the Zero Gravity Title for a third time , pinning Viper , in a fourway match with Red Vinny and Metal Master . From June 14 , he would hold the Title until the end of the year , seeing off tough challenges from LA Warren , Vic Viper , Billy Boy Meehan , UK stars Wade Fitzgerald and T - Bone , and his own trainee Keith Connolly , amongst others . He would also see tag action , aligning himself with Mad Man Manson , and crowd favourites The Hurling Heroes ( Captain Rooney and ' Mr . GAA ' Conor Hurley ) to face the likes of The Ballymun Bruiser , T - Bone , Billy Boy Meehan and LA Warren . For the second year in a row , Ballance finished out the year with a singles encounter with LA Warren , defeating the " Regulator " in a hard - fought best - of - three - falls match for the ZG Title . 2009 . At IwW ' s first show of 2009 , LA Warren captured Ballance ' s Zero Gravity Title through dubious tactics . These same tactics would be employed by Warren in later title defences against the former Champion . Ballance wrestled on a number of shows for the company in the first half of the year , usually in Title matches with Warren , or in singles competition — Ballance would gain a number of key wins over the likes of The Supermodel , Joel Redman and Vic Viper , during tours of Ireland in March and June . In mid - June , Ballance finished up his commitments with IwW , and left the promotion . Dynamic Pro Wrestling ( 2007 - 2009 ) . 2007 . Ballance made his début for Leeds - based DPW at their first show " Bitter Redemption " , in June 2007 , facing popular UK luchadore El Ligero . In many fans ' favourite match of the night , Ligero defeated Ballance by pinfall , with his C4L DDT . 2008 . As DPW prepared for their opening show of 2008 , entitled " Statement of Intent " , word got out that Ballance had secretly made an offer of a false booking to El Ligero , to prevent his being there at the show . DPW management were disgusted by this , and put Ballance ' s career with DPW on the line in a match where El Ligero would take on Jonny Storm . If Ligero was victorious , Ballance would be fired . Ballance , himself , would see action , facing Ligero ' s best friend Bubblegum . This bout opened DPW ' s first show of 2008 , and after a hard - hitting back - and - forth encounter , Ballance escaped with the victory , pinning Bubblegum with the G - 17 . He would escape with his career , too , interfering in Ligero ' s match with Storm , later on , costing him the win . In the main event of DPW ' s second show of the year , " Heated Exchange " , Morley hometown hero Cameron Kraze defeated Ballance , despite the latter ' s shady tactics , and the interference of Martin Kirby ( who aligned himself with the Irishman . ) Ligero managed to even the playing field , and prevent Ballance from gaining an unfair victory , and presented a challenge to him & Kirby to face Kraze and Ligero at the following show . At " Built - Up Aggression " , Ballance and Kirby faced Kraze and Ligero in the main event of the evening , and managed to eke out a victory - under extremely dubious circumstances - as Ballance hit Ligero in the ribs with the timekeeper ' s ring bell , and rolled him up , with a liberal handful of tights . The action did not end at the final bell , however , as Ligero pounded his rival into near - unconsciousness , and lay him on the commentator ' s table , intending to splash him through it . It was the intervention of DPW general manager Christopher Brammer that saved the Irishman , demanding that both men be separated , and announcing a Last Man Standing Match for the final show , in November . If Ballance were to win , Ligero would have to remove his mask . If he were to lose , however , he would be fired from DPW . A dislocated shoulder kept Ligero from competing in the match at the following show in November ( " WrestLeeds " ) but ' The Zenith of Zero Gravity ' still saw action , facing Jonny Storm in the main event of the evening . Through some minor assistance from Ligero , Storm picked up the win with the Wonderwhirl . Ballance and Ligero are scheduled to face off in their Last Man Standing match at DPW ' s next show on February 28 , of 2009 . Other Promotions . One Pro Wrestling ( 1PW ) . Ballance faced Scottish wrestler Lionheart in his first 1PW appearance at " Still No Regrets " , in January 2008 , in a losing effort . At " Underground 5 " , he took on Kris Travis , Lionheart , and El Hombre Insanico ( Mad Man Manson ) in a fourway match that Lionheart won . In April , Ballance was a participant in a three - way match with Jason Genesis and Lionheart , which the latter won . ( This was at " Fight Club Reloaded " . ) At the " Know Your Enemy " show later that evening , Ballance faced Darkside , Gary Player and Lionheart in a fourway match to decide the number one contender to the 1PW Openweight Championship . Darkside was victorious . Premier British Wrestling ( PBW ) . On February 16 , 2008 , at " Urban Assault " , in Greenock , Scotland , Ballance faced Red Lightning , in a singles match that the latter won , with a roll - up using the ropes . Ballance returned for Maximum Impact II in October , competing in a six - way King of Cruisers match against Liam Thomson , BT Gunn , Bubblegum , El Ligero and Zack Sabre , Jr . Bubblegum was the eventual winner of this contest . Real Deal Wrestling ( RDW ) . Ballance was one of the participants in RDW ' s Third Anniversary Tournament , in November 2007 , to crown their first ever Lightweight Champion . In a qualifying match , he faced Jonny Storm and Zak Zodiac . Storm gained the victory , pinning Zodiak with a second - rope moonsault . Ballance appeared again for RDW ' s show in Caistor , defeating Dan Ryder in the opening contest , with the G - 17 . He would also return for the final show of RDW ' s Summer Slamfest series , in August 2008 , at the Suncastle in Skegness , defeating El Ligero in a ladder match for the IWW Zero Gravity Title . Celtic Wrestling . Ballance defeated Jonny the Body with a top - rope " quebrada " at " Live and Let Die " , in the Canton Community Centre ( Merthyr Tydfil , Wales ) in August 2006 . Power Trip Wrestling ( PTW ) . In May 2007 , Ballance successfully defended his IWW Zero Gravity Title against Ross Jordan , Seb Drea and Matt Naylor in the main event of PTW ' s " Defiance " show , in Luton , England , pinning Jordan with the G - 17 . Real Quality Wrestling ( RQW ) . Ballance faced Pac and Jonny Storm in a three - way match at RQW ' s York Hall show , in November 2006 . Pac was victorious in this match .