Laurance Roman is a German professional wrestler currently signed to Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) where he is a former two-time wXw World Tag Team Champion and a former wXw Shotgun Champion. He is also known for his various tenures with promotions from the European independent scene.[3][4]
| Laurance Roman | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1996[1] Dresden, Germany |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kid Gass Laurance Roman Laurance Star Lawrence Kidd |
| Billed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Trained by | Axel Tischer |
| Debut | 2013 |
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2013–present)
Roman made his professional wrestling debut at GWF/Next Step III, a cross-over event produced by Next Step Wrestling and German Wrestling Federation on July 6, 2013, where he competed in a 12-man battle royal won by Robert Kaiser.[5] At PROGRESS Chapter 156: Steal Yourself on September 10, 2023, Roman successfully defended the wXw Shotgun Championship against Gene Munny.[6] At GCW Vs. The World, an event promoted by Game Changer Wrestling on September 23, 2023, he teamed up with Amboss stablemates Icarus and Robert Dreissker to defeat SGCunt (1 Called Manders, Dark Sheik and Mance Warner) in a six-person tag team match.[7]
Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2014–present)
Roman is best known for his tenure with the German professional wrestling promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling. He made his debut at wXw 14th Anniversary Tour: Prag on October 11, 2014, where he fell short to Toby Blunt in singles competition.[8]
Roman began chasing for multiple championships promoted by the company. He won his first title, the wXw Shotgun Championship by defeating Maggot at wXw Back To The Roots 2023 on January 28.[9] At a house show from September 23, 2023, Roman teamed up with Amboss stablemate Robert Dreissker and defeated Only Friends (Bobby Gunns and Michael Knight) to win the wXw World Tag Team Championship.[10] He would win the tag team titles on one more occasion with one of his other stablemates Icarus at wXw Broken Rules XXI on November 11, 2023, by defeating Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus.[11]
Roman competed in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them is the Shortcut To The Top in which he made his first appearance at the 2018 edition where he competed in the traditional battle royal disputed for the number one contendership for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship won by Bobby Gunns and also involving various opponents such as Alpha Female, David Starr, Emil Sitoci, Doug Williams, Jay Skillet, Oliver Carter, The Rotation, Timothy Thatcher, Michael Dante and Walter.[12] At wXw Shortcut To The Top 2022 on August 6, he competed again in the traditional battle royal won by Levaniel, bout which also included various other notable opponents such as Axel Tischer, Jurn Simmons, Norman Harras, Robert Dreissker, Senza Volto, Aigle Blanc and Teoman.[13]
He competed in one of the promotion's signature events, the 16 Carat Gold Tournament, making his first presence in the 2023 edition of the competition, where he fell short to Francesco Akira in the first rounds.[14]
Championships and accomplishments
- Hungarian Championship Wrestling
- HCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Robert Dreissker, Dover and Icarus
- Next Step Wrestling
- Next Step Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Next Step National Championship (1 time)
- Next Step National Title Tournament (2017)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- wXw Shotgun Championship (1 time)[16]
- wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Robert Dreissker (1) and Icarus (1)[17]
- 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2024)