Sir Mo's Influence & Legacy On The UK Independent Wrestling Scene Revealed

How Sir Mo influenced the UK independent wrestling scene revealed

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Oct 23, 2025

Sir Mo and Mabel of Men on a Mission posing for WWE studio shoot

While Sir Mo - real name Bobby Horne - was primarily famous for his run in the then-World Wrestling Federation as one half of Men on a Mission with Mabel, Horne remained involved with pro wrestling for decades after his time in WWE came to an end in 1996.

In his later years, Mo ran SOAR Championship Wrestling and Sir Mo’s Bumps & Bruises Pro Wrestling Academy in Paris, Texas, but he also launched OIWA Worldwide, a collaborative network of independent wrestling promotions around the world which includes the likes of Southern Territory Wrestling, Chaotic Kingdom Wrestling, Fightback Wrestling, and Roundtable Pro Wrestling.

Horne's influence extended to the United Kingdom through another OIWA partner in Contract Pro Wrestling, and OIWA Europe CEO Lindsey Jordan revealed exclusively to Cultaholic Wrestling's Tom Campbell how Sir Mo helped the Bedlington-based promotion and training school.

"Things have always gone really well, but the opportunities that have become available because of Bobby and because of that connection is insurmountable. We actually had Bobby graduate our first group in January of this year. He did video messages for them all to congratulate them. He had actually seen the guys that graduated wrestle not only here but over in Dallas as well, and it was his final say as to whether they graduated or not, which was great. Because of him, my students here, so the kids that we’ve got training here at the moment and the adults who will be training very soon, have been afforded the opportunity to travel the world," Jordan said. 

The working relationship between Contract Pro and Sir Mo developed in an unlikely location...a JD Wetherspoon pub in Newcastle upon Tyne after Sir Mo travelled to the UK.

"That was a Wetherspoon conversation that we had where it was very much, 'Right, okay. This is what I want to do. This is what I'm thinking.' By the time Bobby had left Saturday night to get down to London, he was already sold...I think just that whole weekend was very much the start of it. Bobby had the highest of expectations because my guys made sure he was looked after and his boys were looked after. As soon as we got to London, we were looking after each other there as well. That was probably the pivotal moment for us where we knew that we had found something bigger than we are," Jordan added.

To honour Horne following his passing, plans are in place to continue growing OIWA Worldwide.

"I had a conversation about when he was first in hospital a few years back. Everybody was concerned for his health and weren't too sure where things were going to go with the OIWA and SOAR, and it had been discussed about parking things for a while. When he found out what was happening, he said to me, 'Ya'll have lost your goddamn mind.' For what he had created and for the belief that he had in the people that he had around him to make his dream come true, the best that we can do is to make sure that the time that he dedicated to the people that he's put in the right place is used to build something even bigger in his memory. The OIWA continues to grow…We know what Bobby's dream was. We can't take over what he did, and we can't ever be what he was, but we can help it to thrive. That's where his name will stay strong because this is what he built," Lindsey stated.

Sir Mo's two-day WWE Tag Team Title run as part of Men on a Mission was during a UK tour in 1994. Men on a Mission defeated The Quebecers at London's Royal Albert Hall on March 29, 1994 before dropping the belts back to Jacques and Pierre on March 31 in Sheffield.

A Spotfund raising money for Sir Mo's funeral expenses is currently active. So far, over $9,000 has been raised.

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