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Callum Newman
Personal information
BornCallum Joseph Newman
(2002-08-31) 31 August 2002 (age 23)
Havering, London, England, U.K.
Professional wrestling career
Ring names
  • Callum Newman
  • Dark Britannico
  • Tomar Vuelo
Billed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Billed fromRomford, Essex, England
Trained by
DebutDecember 2017

Callum Joseph Newman (born 31 August 2002) is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current third leader of the United Empire, and a former two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.

Early life

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Newman's grandfather was Toni Granzi, one of the UK's greatest heel wrestlers, active in the 1950s and 1960s. Newman originally aspired to be a footballer, playing for Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy and was also scouted by Arsenal and West Ham. Influenced by his grandfather, he chose to attend a professional wrestling school near his home, where he met Will Ospreay, who took Newman under his wing as his protege.[1]

Professional wrestling career

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Early career (2017–2023)

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Callum made his in-ring debut in December 2017. Newman proceeded to mainly wrestling on the British independent scene.[citation needed]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023–present)

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See also: United Empire

On 8 September 2023, at Road to Destruction, Newman made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a member of the United Empire, facing Los Ingobernables de Japon in an eight-man tag team match in a losing effort.[2] He would spend the rest of the year mainly competing in tag matches with United Empire.

He participated in the 2024 New Japan Cup, where he lost to Gabe Kidd in the first round.[3] On July 5, Newman defeated Yoshi-Hashi in a six-man tournament final to win one of two qualification spots for the 2024 G1 Climax. From July to August, he took part in the G1 Climax finishing the tournament with a record of two wins and seven losses, failing to advance to the play-off match of the tournament.[4][5] He teamed with Jeff Cobb in the 2024 World Tag League, where they were placed in A-Block and scored 6 points, but failed to advance to the finals.

In March 2025, Newman participated in the 2025 New Japan Cup, where he lost to Tetsuya Naito in the first round.[6] On April 4 at Sakura Genesis, Newman and Cobb defeated Naito and Hiromu Takahashi to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship. This would be Newman's first ever championship in a major promotion.[7] However, their reign would only last 9 days as the duo were forced to vacate the titles due to Cobb leaving NJPW.[8] After vacating the titles, Newman declared leadership of United Empire and challenged Hirooki Goto to match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, which was later made official for Wrestling Dontaku 2025.[9] On April 26, at Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima, Newman and Great-O-Khan defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) to win the vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship.[10] On 4 May at Wrestling Dontaku, Newman failed to defeat Goto for the world heavyweight title.[11][12] At Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall, Newman and O-Khan lost their titles to Taichi and Tomohiro Ishii, ending their reign at 50 days.[13] Newman then entered the 2025 G1 Climax after defeating Taichi in the play-in, where he was placed in A-Block and finished the tournamnet with 8 points, but failed to advance to the finals.[14][15]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ More, Andy (26 December 2021). "Exclusive: Callum Newman On Becoming Will Ospreay's Protege". bodyslam.net.
  2. ^ Tessier, Colin (8 September 2023). "NJPW Road To Destruction Results (9/8): SANADA, Hiroshi Tanahashi, More". Wrestlezone.
  3. ^ "NJPW New Japan Cup Night Three Results (3/8): Shingo Takagi vs Yuya Uemura, Callum Newman vs Gabe Kidd | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  4. ^ "G1 Climax 34 entrants revealed!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  5. ^ Vetter, Chris (August 12, 2024). "NJPW "G1 Climax 34 Night 15" results (8/12): Vetter's review of Callum Newman vs. Gabe Kidd, Sanada vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Shingo Takagi vs. Jake Lee, Tetsuya Naito vs. Great-O-Khan, Shota Umino vs. Evil". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Powell, Jason (2025-03-09). "NJPW "New Japan Cup" results (3/9): Vetter's review of Tetsuya Naito vs. Callum Newman, Tomohiro Ishii vs. Drilla Moloney, El Phantasmo vs. Great-O-Khan, and Bolton Oleg vs. Bad Luck Fale in first-round matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  7. ^ "NJPW Sakura Genesis live results: Goto vs. Finlay IWGP title match". F4W/WON. 2025-04-05. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  8. ^ "Jeff Cobb leaving NJPW, IWGP Tag Team titles vacated". F4W/WON. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  9. ^ New Japan Pro-Wrestling (April 14, 2025). "Callum Newman Relinquishes Titles, Challenges Goto in Impromptu Presser". NJPW.
  10. ^ Carey, Ian (April 26, 2025). "NJPW crowns new IWGP Tag Team Champions at Wrestling Redzone". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  11. ^ Carey, Ian (April 14, 2025). "NJPW announces lineups for Wrestling Dontaku, other events". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  12. ^ Thompson, Andrew (2025-05-04). "Hirooki Goto defending IWGP World Heavyweight Title against Zack Sabre Jr. at NJPW Resurgence - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW". POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  13. ^ Michaels, Corey (June 15, 2025). "NJPW Dominion live results: Goto vs. Shingo IWGP title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  14. ^ "NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Tag 8 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  15. ^ "NJPW G1 Climax 35 - Tag 15 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  16. ^ Ross, Patrick (September 23, 2025). "Full 2025 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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