A WRESTLER has appeared in court accused of attacking his porn star wife at knifepoint over Christmas.
Dean Powell is charged with assaulting busty Michelle Thorne at a hotel in November and again at their home on December 29.
He is said to have attacked the glamour babe, her father Michael and two youngsters at the property, as well as making threats to kill and possessing a blade.
Powell, 36, denied eight charges when he appeared before Bristol Magistrates Court and will now face trial at crown court.
Magistrates were told that Powell is alleged to have assaulted Ms Thorne when they attended a junior dance competition at a Kent hotel.
May Li, prosecuting, said he grabbed her around her neck and took her to a room - wrestling a concerned mum out of the way.
The Christmas incident is alleged to have happened at the estranged couple's marital home in Mangotsfield, Bristol.
It is claimed that Ms Thorne asked him to leave and during an argument he stamped on a PlayStation 3 game "several times" before making threats to kill while arming himself with a knife.
It is also claimed that when Ms Thorne's father Michael appeared on the scene and put Powell in a headlock, Powell head-butted and bit him, causing a nose bleed.
Powell then calmed down and made himself a cup of tea before police arrived, the court heard.
Peter Lovegrove, defending, told magistrates: "The facts outlined are not accepted.
"He (Powell) has a substantial injury to his face which was caused when he was assaulted.
"I think the correct procedure is for the matter to be sent to the crown court."
The case was adjourned until a hearing at Bristol Crown Court on January 28 and Powell - who now lives with his parents in Maidenhead, Berks., - was remanded in custody.
Powell and Thorne wed in 2010. In 2005 Thorne got to the final 60 of X Factor
Michelle's porn career began in 1999 with All Amateur: Girls of the UK and she has since appeared in, written and produced numerous adult films.
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