"The Australian Sensation" Craven

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**Luke McKenna** is an Australian professional wrestler who is known for competing under the ring name **"The Australian Sensation” Craven.**

## Biography

Luke began watching World Wrestling Entertainment at the age of 10 in 1998, and began training in 2004. He was originally trained by Andrew "The Shark" Carter at the AAW Academy in Port Kennedy, Western Australia. Luke then furthered his training by joining the EPW School of Pro Wrestling under the guidance of head trainer Damian Slater.

## Professional wrestling career

Luke made his wrestling debut in 2006 under the ring name Craven. During his first US tour in Wisconsin in 2009, he was given the nickname "The Australian Sensation", which was then incorporated into his ring name. In the US in 2009, he wrestled in New Jersey, Indiana and multiple times in Wisconsin against opponents such as Steve Corino, Zach Gowen and Jimmy Jacobs.

In July 2012, Craven wrestled again in Indiana and won three matches to win the James Wilson Memorial Tournament, before wrestling in Illinois for the first time in the same month.

In November 2017 Craven appeared on the Professional Championship Wrestling event Under Siege where he battled with Mark Cage but came up short. On February 17th 2018 Craven teamed with Andrew "The Shark" , in an alliance known as "The Assault Squad", where they battled the Western Kingdom for the AAW tag team championships.

On 3 August 2018, Craven became the first Australian wrestler to appear at The Crash Lucha Libre, in a six man tag team match where Cosmico, Craven and X-Peria defeated Star Boy, Viento and Zarco at the Auditorio de Tijuana in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. In August 2018, Craven also appeared in matches in Florida and Michigan, before heading to Singapore in October 2018 for the first time in his wrestling career.

In December 2018 and April 2019 respectively, Craven made his second and third appearances at The Crash. Craven appeared in a Freelance Wrestling on April 20 2019 in a six man tag that featured Aiden Miller, Shazza McKenzie & Craven vs. The Take It Homewreckers (Darin Corbin, Bucky Collins & Mikey McFinnegan)[1][2] and again for a battle royal in Chicago in May 2019 before returning to The Crash again for an eight way match against Tiago, Dinamico, Karma, Ryan Kidd, Super Calo Jr., Terror Azteca and Torito Negro.

## Championships and accomplishments

* **All Action Wrestling**
	+ AAW Championship (five-time)Template:Citation needed
	+ AAW Australian ChampionshipTemplate:Citation needed
	+ AAW Independent ChampionshipTemplate:Citation needed
	+ AAW Tag Team ChampionshipTemplate:Citation needed
	+ Unleashed Rumble WinnerTemplate:Citation needed
* **Platinum Pro Wrestling Worldwide**
	+ Platinum Pro Wrestling Worldwide Championship
	+ International Wrestler of the Year
* **Revolution Championship Wrestling**
	+ James Wilson Memorial Tournament Winner
	+ **Australia Best of 2017** - Runner up match of the year Vs Mr. 450
* **Southern Hemisphere Wrestling Alliance**
	+ SHWA Heavyweight Champion

## References

1. ↑ - Interview: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x5g4m-99ce81
2. ↑ King, Andrew (2015-03-18). Beware of ‘The Shark’ (en).
3. ↑  https://steemit.com/wrestling/@lukecarlino/the-rise-of-australia-s-finest-wrestler-craven
4. ↑ http://thebplus.com/2018/10/18/perth-wrestling-australian-sensation-craven-interview/
5. ↑ Matches « Craven « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database.
6. ↑ Matches « James Wilson Memorial Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database.
7. ↑ Carter
8. ↑ Matches « Craven « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database.
9. ↑ Matches « Craven « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database.
10. ↑ Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database.
11. ↑ Matches « Craven « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kreikenbohm, Philip. NWA Australian Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database.
13. ↑ https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=23855
14. ↑ http://www.aawperth.com/single-post/2017/12/19/AAW-Best-of-2017-2-Craven-vs-Mr450
15. ↑ http://thebplus.com/2018/10/16/shwa-forever-results-recap/

## External links

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* "The Australian Sensation" Craven's Instagram page

* "The Australian Sensation" Craven's Facebook page

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* "The Australian Sensation" Craven official merchandise page