Following minimal success under his birth name and other pseudonyms, a conversation with Chris Brookes saw him develop the character of Cara Noir, which he debuted in January 2017.[3] Initially a heel, he quickly became a face, largely due in part to his elaborate entrance in which he comes out to the famous pas de trois as used in the revivalofTchaikovsky's Swan Lake.[3] In July 2019, his breakthrough moment happened while wrestling for Riptide, with his performance in a defeat to Pac being critically acclaimed.[5]
In September 2019, Noir began wrestling for Progress, first appearing at the Natural Progression Series tournament, where he was defeated by eventual winner Scotty Davis,[6] and then at Chapter 95, where he was defeated by Pete Dunne.[7] From October to December, he was involved in a series of matches with Ilja Dragunov. Having traded wins over each other at Chapter 96 and Chapter 97,[8][9] the feud was ended at Chapter 99 in a two out of three falls match, in which Noir won.[10]AtChapter 100, Noir won a title shot for Eddie Dennis' Progress Unified World Championship,[11] but Dennis had to vacate the title due to injury, and in January 2020, at Chapter 101, Noir defeated Dragunov, Kyle Fletcher and Paul Robinson in a four-way match to win the title.[12]
In January 2020, Noir appeared in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), confronting Marius Al-Ani, and confirming his participation in the promotion's annual 16 Carat Gold tournament.[13] At the event, he defeated Al-Ani, Jeff Cobb and Eddie Kingston on his way to the final, where he overcame crowd favourite Mike Bailey in a rare face vs. face contest.[3] Noir returned to wXw later in the year for the Catch Grand Prix. He tied the block alongside Metehan with nine points, and made the final because of their head-to-head record in the tournament.[14] He faced Al-Ani in the final (who had since gone on a winning streak since their previous matchup), in which he was pinned in the eleventh round.[15]
Cara Noir Came To Japan Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) In 2022. Against To Yuki Ueno But Is Unsuccessful Challenge For DDT Universal Championship.
Outside of wrestling, he works as a personal trainer, and co-founded Reset Lab, an alternative health and fitness company, with his partner. He graduated from De Montfort University in 2010, where he was a member of the rugby union first team.[citation needed]
^"Faking It". Men's Health UK. No. September 2016. Hearst. p. 109. One of the fittest of the British wrestlers here is Thomas Dawkins – AKA Pure Britannico – a 29-year-old personal trainer from east London.
