A schoolboy who could not walk until he was three is about to achieve his dream of becoming a wrestler.
Kyle Shone from Widnes was born with cerebral palsy and doctors said he would never be able to walk or talk. Despite the odds the 14-year-old has defied expectations and after learning to talk, his mum Debbie said nobody can "shut him up".
Kyle saw his first wrestling show at the age of seven and was instantly hooked. After major surgery to help him walk, Kyle became determined to enter the wrestling ring.
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Debbie told the ECHO: "He could not walk or talk but he is so determined that nothing will stop him. Whatever he wants to do we encourage him to do it but it's all down to him.
"Every time a doctor tells him he can't do something he proves them wrong. We took him to see an amateur show and he turned around and told me he wanted to be a wrestler. From there he has just never stopped wanting to do it."
Last year Alder Hey said Kyle had recovered enough from his surgery to start wrestling. Now, the Wade Deacon High School student will be making his amateur debut.
Debbie, 58, said: "He had the surgery when he was 10 and doctors had to break so many bones in his body so that he would not be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
"When we got the all clear I asked a wrestler called John Kane if he would be willing to train Kyle and they could not believe how good he was. They could see the grit he had and was wrestling like he had been doing it for years."
The show will be at Wade Deacon High School with Kyle performing along with a host of other wrestlers. Money raised from the event will be going to the school's food bank. Debbie said every time she thinks about what her her son has achieved, she starts to cry.
Debbie said: "His confidence has soared since he started wrestling. When he is in the ring he just feels like everyone else and he does not have a disability.
"It makes me want to cry every time I think about how well he has done and what he wants to do he always does it. Even when we think he can't, Kyle pushes himself that little bit further. He is just amazing."
The event will take place on June 17 and doors will open at 11.30am. Tickets can be bought from school reception.
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