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Alex is the creator and producer of
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Alex Shane was the colour commentator for What
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promotion in South
England to face Martin Stone. Billed as his last match before leaving for India, Shane lost to Stone after almost 30 minutes in an exciting contest which left Shane showing no signs of ring rust. At the end of 2008, Shane reportedly signed Indian bodybuilder and TV star
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in 2001. During this time, Shane also made appearances in a newly formed promotion known as
Universal Championship Wrestling, it was here Shane was repackaged as LX Blade. The character was abandoned when the promotion folded after just two shows.
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Alex
Spilling began wrestling for the NWA UK Hammerlock promotion in 1995 under the tutelage of owner Andre Baker. After several years with the promotion, Spilling became an assistant trainer under Justin Richards and
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International Showdown event at the Coventry Skydome. In its sequel, Universal Uproar, Shane gained a
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Round-Up on Sky (covered above) and game show mini series 'Beat The Beast' featuring ITV game show star Mark 'The Beast' Labbett. Shane also began producing
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