Declan Henderson

**Weight** | 236 LBS

**Background**:

Declan Kennedy Kray (born October 11th, 1983) is a United Kingdom professional wrestler, where he performs under the stage name Declan Henderson.

## **Early life**

Declan was born in Sunderland during Pro Wrestling's peak within UK culture in the year 1990.

Son of the then Reginald Kray and the nephew to Ronald Kray, young Declan’s interest in wrestling came from being around his uncle and father watching Professional Wrestling.

Declan began training at the young age of 14, slowly beginning to put his feet in the water and getting a feel for the wrestling business, but then being in the druglord business with his father and uncle at the young age of 12.

Declan's debut in 1999 which was in the British promotion known at the time as SPW (Sunderland Pro Wrestling) where in his older days, Declan’s uncle stabbed a booker at a live event because the booker owed him £5,000 for cocaine.

## Sunderland Pro Wrestling

Declan’s career in SPW was that of a tag team wrestler, teaming with his cousin to create a team that went by the name "The Krays”

The two held multiple Sunderland and Newcastle tag team championships during the 2000 until Declan's father passed away by a serious heart attack, leaving his cousin, Gary Kray to defend the titles alone in Declan’s absence.

## Newcastle Pro Wrestling

After months of absence, Declan’s next step in his wrestling career took him to Newcastle, to the small promotion of NPW, or Newcastle Pro Wrestling. Here Declan quickly gained many cheers and peers as his british brute force style translated well with the crowd, but also meant that he didn't restrain himself and quickly became a hated figure due to his brutality towards the more 'beloved' members of the roster.

Here, Declan’s phrase; "Heroes die but legends never fall" was coined, during his highly acclaimed feud with native top star, Jack Grealish Senior.. Although the two men hated one another, a bond forged through bloodied respect soon drove the two men even closer, shocking the NPW crowd when they in 2004, reformed "The Krays’ but this time alongside Jack Grealish Senior. It began running roughshod through the NPW's roster.

This did not last a long time as Declan was invited to Japanese biggest promotion, All Japan Pro Wrestling in the year 2006.

## All Japan Pro Wrestling

In 2007, When he went into AJPW, his first big tournament was for the new AJPW world heavyweight championship. He made it into the finals and won his first ever world heavyweight championship. After that show, The Yakuza Mafia brutally attacked Declan because of his family's past.

After the attack, a serious situation erupted called “The Japanese Warfare” It all started after Declan quit All Japan Pro Wrestling and brought the Championship back with him to the UK. He knew The Yakuza mafia was coming for him... so he brought back his father's prestigious gang known as “The Firm”. After that, The Firm and Japan’s biggest gang, The Yakuza Mafia started a war in the mean streets of sunderland. This was the bloodiest gang warfare since the Castellammarese War. The war ended with The Yakuza members being sentence to 14 years to jail while the leader is sentence to death for other charges such as pedophelia, sexual harassment, murder and drug trafficing.

## His Father’s Honor

After the Japanese Warfare, Declan decided to rename the AJPW championship to something that represents his Father’s Legacy. He calls the new championship, the heritage championship. Now he’s defending his father’s honor around the world!