Former kids TV presenter Dave Benson Phillips is turning his hand to wrestling

If you have been on a classic kids’ TV nostalgia trip at any point, chances are these seven words would have been chucked into the conversation.

What ever happened to Dave Benson Phillips?

Wonder no more. The relentlessly energetic children’s presenter, who became an afterschool legend in the 90s, is back.

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Not on TV. This isn’t a Noel Edmonds-sized recovery from the wilderness. No, the wacky Get Your Own Back great is now a wrestler!

He bounded into the ring in Brighton this weekend, taking part in so-called Cinematic independent wrestling and his tag-team were successful on their big debut.

Benson-Phillips and his partner-in-crime defeated villainous duo Anti Fun Police at Riptide in a fantastic battle.

He soon uploaded videos to his twitter and showed the world that despite turning 53, the gunge-king has still got plenty of energy.

He told the Mirror: “I was approached by a very lovely guy who I spoke to about a year before from KAPOW Wrestling, asked me if I could go in the ring for a few minutes.

“I used to wrestle back in the day and so I got in the ring and chucked somebody about for a while. So you can only imagine my surprise when there was a phone call to my agent from Riptide Wrestling, asking if I was up for a bout against the Anti Fun Police.

“I have really been quite amazed by the speed of social media and the reception I’ve received.”