Joseph Conners

Joseph Buckton (May 28, 1987) is an English professional wrestler. He wrestles under the ring name Joseph Conners. He was previously signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a part of NXT UK. Conners competed in many British wrestling promotions, most notably New Generation Wrestling (NGW) and What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW), where he was a one-time WCPW Champion.
== Professional wrestling career ==
=== What Culture Pro Wrestling (2016–2017) ===
On August 24, 2016, at WCPW Stacked, Conners defeated Big Damo, Joe Hendry (whom he had betrayed) and Rampage in a Fatal 4-way match to become WCPW World Champion. Conners would successfully defend the championship against El Ligero, Drew Galloway, Martin Kirby, Cody Rhodes and Joe Hendry, at various WCPW events, as well as against "Darkside" James Scott outside of WCPW territory. At Delete: WCPW on November 30, 2016, Conners lost the championship to Drew Galloway in a triple threat match, also featuring Joe Hendry.
At WCPW KirbyMania, Conners returned for the first time since signing his WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament contract, attacking Joe Hendry during his match with Drake, setting up a no holds barred match between the two, ultimately losing via pinfall in what is said to have been his last ever match in WCPW.
=== World Wrestling Entertainment (2016-2021) ===
On December 15, 2016, it was revealed that Conners would be one of 16 men competing in a two-night tournament to crown the first ever WWE United Kingdom Champion on January 14 and 15, 2017. Conners defeated James Drake in the first round, advancing to the quarter finals, where he was defeated by Mark Andrews.
==In wrestling==
*Finishing and signature moves
**DLD (Don't Look Down) (Cradle reverse STO)
**Righteous Kill (Hammerlock cradle DDT)
**All She Wrote(Swinging DDT)
**Springboard DDT
*Tag teams and stables
**The Righteous Army
*Entrance music
**15 Minutes By Shattered Skies
**Blood Runs Deep By Warner/Chappell Productions
*Nicknames
**"The Righteous Killer"
**"Special Edition"
**"The Righteous"
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Leicester Championship Wrestling
**LCW Championship (1 time)
**LCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Paul Malen (1) and Stixx (1)
*Norton British Wrestling
**Shining Star Tournament
*Southside Wrestling Entertainment
** SWE Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
** SWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Paul Malen (1) and Jimmy Havoc (1)
*What Culture Pro Wrestling
** WCPW World Championship (1 time)
==External links==
* Profile
* Facebook page
* Instagram page
* Twitter page
Category:English wrestlers
Category:New Generation Wrestling alumni
Category:Living people
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:2006 debuts
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment alumni
Category:What Culture Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:WWE NXT UK alumni