Gene Munny

British independent scene (2012–present)

Munny made his professional wrestling debut under the ring name of "Johnny Lavelle" at FWA At MCM Expo, an event promoted by Frontier Wrestling Alliance on March 31, 2012, where he teamed up with Alex Kaos in a losing effort against Max Angelus and Zack Nitro in tag team competition.^[4] Through his career as a freelancer, Munny wrestled for various promotions from the British independent circuit such as TNT Extreme Wrestling (TNT), Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), Ignite Wrestling Pro (IWP) and many others.^[2]

At IPW This Has To End, an event of IPW:UK from May 1, 2019, Munny competed in a six-way scramble match to determine the number one contender to the IPW:UK World Championship won by Sha Samuels and also involving Dan Moloney, Ricky Knight Jr., Charles Crowley and Big Guns Joe.^[5]

Progress Wrestling (2019–present)

Munny made his debut in Progress Wrestling at Chapter 95: Still Chasing on September 15, 2019, where he competed in the inaugural rumble match for the Progress Proteus Championship, bout won by Paul Robinson and also involving notable opponents such as Chris Brookes, Ilja Dragunov, Travis Banks and Eddie Kingston.^[6]

During his time with the promotion, he chased for various accomplishments. In the 2024 edition of the Super Strong Style 16, Munny fell short to Kid Lykos II in the first rounds of the tournament.^[7] At PROGRESS Chapter 156: Steal Yourself on September 10, 2023, he unsuccessfully challenged Laurance Roman for the wXw Shotgun Championship.^[8]

In 2022, Munny competed in a tournament for the vacant Progress World Championship in which he fell short to Rickey Shane Page in the first rounds.^[9] At Chapter 174: Vendetta 2 on November 24, 2024, Munny unsuccessfully challenged reigning champion Simon Miller for the Progress Proteus Championship in a match which also involved Will Kroos and Session Moth Martina.^[10] At Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call on December 29, 2024, he teamed up with Will Kroos and unsuccessfully challenged reigning champions Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) for the Progress Tag Team Championship in a match which also involved the team of Simon Miller and Jerry Bakewell.^[11] At Chapter 183: Hundred Volts on August 25, 2025, he defeated reigning champion Mike D Vecchio and Will Kroos in a three-way match to win the Progress Atlas Championship.^[12] He dropped the title to Kroos one month later at Chapter 184: Camden Lock Up on September 28, 2025.^[13]