Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Ridge Holland

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Ridge Holland made an impact.

Luke Menzies, known in professional wrestling as Ridge Holland, is an English professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He performs on the Evolve brand and has made appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Prior to his wrestling career, Menzies was a professional rugby league player. He is a former NXT Tag Team Champion.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

September 2007: Signed with Hull Kingston Rovers

In September 2007, Luke Menzies signed for Hull Kingston Rovers.

2008: Super League Appearance

In 2008, Luke Menzies made an appearance in the Super League.

2014: Joined Salford Red Devils

In 2014, Luke Menzies joined Salford Red Devils, making one appearance for the club.

2015: Loan to York City Knights and Halifax

In 2015, Luke Menzies joined York City Knights on loan and later joined Halifax on loan.

November 2016: WWE Tryout

In November 2016, Luke Menzies attended a WWE tryout in Scotland.

2016: Professional Wrestling Career

In 2016, Luke Menzies began pursuing a career in professional wrestling.

2017: Joined Toronto Wolfpack

In 2017, Luke Menzies joined the Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season.

April 2018: Wins 3CW Championship

On 21 April 2018, Luke Menzies defeated El Ligero, Joseph Conners and Rampage Brown in a 4-Way Elimination Match to win the 3CW Championship.

May 2018: Signed with WWE

In May 2018, it was announced that Luke Menzies had signed with WWE.

2018: Signed with WWE

In 2018, Luke Menzies signed with WWE to pursue his professional wrestling career.

November 2019: NXT UK Debut

In November 2019, Luke Menzies made his television debut for the NXT UK brand under the ring name Ridge Holland, defeating Oliver Carter.

August 2020: NXT Appearance and Championship Opportunity

In August 2020, Ridge Holland made his first NXT appearance since 2018, participating in a triple threat match to qualify for a ladder match for the vacant NXT North American Championship. Although he didn't win the initial match, he was later given another chance to qualify but lost due to interference.

July 2021: NXT Return and Alliance Tease

In July 2021, Ridge Holland returned to NXT after a nine-month absence due to injury, assisting Oney Lorcan and Pete Dunne and teasing an alliance with them.

November 2021: SmackDown Debut and Alliance with Sheamus

In November 2021, Ridge Holland was drafted to the SmackDown brand. He debuted, referred to Sheamus as his idol, and formed an alliance with him after helping Sheamus win a match.

January 2022: Day 1 and Injury

On 1 January 2022 at Day 1, Ridge Holland and Sheamus defeated Cesaro and Ricochet. During the match, Holland suffered a broken nose and was removed mid-match.

December 2023: Final NXT match until 2023

On October 12 episode of NXT 2.0, Ridge Holland wrestled his final match on NXT until December 2023, where he and Dunne lost to Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner.