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{{Short description|British professional wrestling promotion}}
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'''One Pro Wrestling''' (abbreviated as '''1PW''') was a British [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]]. 1PW was founded in 2005 by Steven Gauntley. Originally run by the now defunct retail chain 1 Up Games, the company's headquarters were located in [[Doncaster]].<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://1prowrestling.com/about/history|title=One Pro Wrestlinh History|work=1prowrestling.com|publisher=One Pro Wrestling|access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref>
'''1 Pro Wrestling (or 1PW)''' is a new [[wrestling promotion]] that is based in [[Doncaster|Doncaster, England]]. It is run by the UK's premier wrestling store, 1 Up Games and chaired by Steven Gauntley.


== History ==
==Early days==
The promotion was founded in 2005, and went into [[liquidation]] in 2007; however, they would restart within the same year, until August 2013, when they announced their closure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingnewssource.com/news/804/Breaking-News-UK-promotion-1PW-goes-into-liquidation/|title=Breaking News: UK promotion 1PW goes into liquidation|work=wrestlingnewssource.com|first=Harry|last=Chaplin|date=5 January 2007|access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref>
1PW was formed at the beginning of 2005, with the aim of becoming Britain's number one (hence the name) [[wrestling promotion]]. It soon attracted big-name stars such as [[D-Lo Brown]], [[Matt Hardy]] and [[Chris Parks|Abyss]]. Joe Dombrowski and Anthony Kingdom James, the announce team for [[International Wrestling Cartel]], were hired. 1PW announced that it's first show was to be held on [[October 1]], [[2005]] and was to be called '1PW A Twist Of Fate' as a thankyou to [[Matt Hardy]] for appearing.


==Relaunch==
=== A Twist Of Fate ===
On 11 April 2022, One Pro Wrestling announced its return, with its first event, A New Twist of Fate, taking place on 1 October at the [[Doncaster Dome]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 April 2022 |title=Wrestling Megastars To Headline Sensational 1PW Relaunch |url=https://1prowrestling.com/news/wrestling-megastars-to-headline-sensational-1pw-relaunch-1 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=1prowrestling.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Rob Van Dam]], [[Jamie Hayter]], [[Mickie James]], [[Christopher Daniels]], [[Cara Noir]], [[Nick Aldis]] appeared on the show, with the event being shown on [[FITE TV]]. A follow-up event (No Turning Back) scheduled for 18 February 2023 included the 1PW debut of [[Will Ospreay]] taking on the hometown wrestler in Robbie X. [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] and [[Rhyno]] also debuted in Lincoln.
Several more international stars signed up to be part of 1PW. These included [[Low Ki]], [[Chris Sabin]] and [[Scott Levy|Raven]]. Several UK wrestlers also signed on the dotted line, [[Jody Fleisch]] and [[Jonny Storm]] to name but two. 1PW looked to be having an incident-free debut.


On 22 April 2023, 1PW returned to the Doncaster Dome with All or Nothing. [[Will Ospreay]] was crowned the first 1PW World Heavyweight Champion since the re-launch, meanwhile Robbie X won the Openweight Championship, Boisterous Behaviour won the Tag Team Championships and Lizzy Evo became the inaugural 1PW Women's World Champion.<ref name="History" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tessier |first=Colin |date=23 April 2023 |title=1PW All Or Nothing Results (4/22): Will Ospreay Wins World Title |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/1pw-nothing-results-4-22-200502193.html |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>
That was until the infamous Matt Hardy sell-out. 1PW lost it's main draw for the night and with that, a lot of casual fans and the show name (WWE trademarked the Twist Of Fate). It also left Abyss with no opponent. With mere days to spare, it was announced that [[AJ Styles|The Phenomenal AJ Styles]] had signed a contract to work the main event at the renamed A '''Cruel''' Twist Of Fate.


On 8 September 2023, Will Ospreay announced that he would not work for 1PW again, amid accusations that the promotion had not paid employees, including current Openweight Champion Robbie X.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Jeremy |date=8 September 2023 |title=Will Ospreay Announces He’s Parting Ways With 1PW |url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/will-ospreay-parting-ways-1pw/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=411Mania |language=en-US}}</ref> On 15 September 2023, One Pro Wrestling confirmed that all of their championships had been vacated.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Corey |date=2023-09-15 |title=Exclusive: Matt Cardona Will Face James Storm For Vacant One Pro Wrestling World Title Following Former Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay's Exit |url=https://www.bodyslam.net/2023/09/15/exclusive-matt-cardona-will-face-james-storm-for-vacant-one-pro-wrestling-world-title-following-former-heavyweight-champion-will-ospreays-exit/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=BodySlam.net |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== 2006 ===
Everyone present agreed that the night of A Cruel Twist Of Fate was a fantastic debut for 1PW. It also annouced it's next shows, No Turning Back, to be held on [[January 7]], [[2006]] at the Doncaster Dome and [[January 8]], [[2006]] at the Winter Gardens in [[Blackpool|Blackpool, England]]. 5 other superstars were signed to appear on both nights, [[Christopher Daniels|The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels]], [[Samoa Joe]], [[Charlie Haas]], [[Masato Tanaka|FMW Legend Masato Tanaka]] and [[Terry Brunk|Sabu]] all with raucous reception. Unfortunately, the Blackpool show was quickly cancelled due to legal complications with the Winter Gardens, so a second show was added on [[January 6]], [[2006]] also at the Doncaster Dome. Also added to the lineup shortly before the event were [[Harry Smith (wrestler)|Harry Smith]] and Ulf Herman.


On 27 September 2023, former 1PW announcer Joe Dombrowski made a series of posts on [[X (formerly Twitter)]], accusing 1PW owner Steven Gauntley of deceptive business practises and fraud. Shortly afterwards, wrestler [[Matt Cardona]], who had been advertised to compete for the 1PW World Heavyweight Championship in a future show, announced that the show had been cancelled, revealed issues he had with receiving payment from 1PW in the past and claimed that Gauntley was refusing to respond to messages from him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Corey |date=2023-09-27 |title=Former 1PW Wrestling Announcer Joe Dombrowski Exposes Former Owner Steven Gauntley For Litany Of Lies, Deceptive Practises And Incredible Amount Of Money Owed |url=https://www.bodyslam.net/2023/09/27/former-1pw-wrestling-announcer-joe-dombrowski-exposes-former-owner-steven-gauntley-for-litany-of-lies-deceptive-practises-and-incredible-amount-of-money-owed/ |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=BodySlam.net |language=en-US}}</ref>
1PW's increased reputation meant that it had sold out the 1600 seater Doncaster Dome [http://www.gerweck.net/news/1136595864.shtml], as well as 450 Q&A tickets for the Saturday afternoon.


The following day to Dombrowski's accusations, Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust, which operate the Doncaster Dome announced they were suspending ticket sales on all future 1PW shows at the venue whilst investigations into the allegations took place. Meanwhile, the official 1PW website and social media accounts went offline.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Darren |date=28 September 2023 |title=Doncaster wrestling show suspended amid 'fraud' allegations |work=Doncaster Free Press |url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/doncaster-wrestling-show-suspended-amid-fraud-allegations-4352884 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
Again, 1PW impressed with a pair of good shows over the No Turning Back weekend. Their next shows were announced on the Saturday night, both at the Doncaster Dome, both called All Or Nothing. They will be held on the [[March 4]], [[2006]] and [[5 March]], [[2006]]. Appearing at the event along with the normal wrestlers will be [[2 Cold Scorpio]], [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]] and Captain Charisma himself, [[Christian Cage]].


On 29 September 2023, 1PW's [[Instagram]] account announced that the company had ceased trading and all future events had been cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2023 |title=Announcement from 1PW Ltd |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxx9A6yskr6/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Instagram}}</ref>
Unfortunately, both [[Masato Tanaka]] and [[Steve Corino]] have been recalled by [[Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX|Zero-One]] due to their working agreement with HUSTLE promotions in Japan and therefore will not appear at All Or Nothing. The replacement for the pair is [[Austin Aries]]


==Championships==
All Or Nothing was another great success for 1PW. A fantastic show was topped by the announcement of 1PW Tag Team Titles to be competed for at Know Your Enemy on [[26 May]] and [[27 May]], [[2006]]. [[Chris Parks|Abyss]] became 1PW's first Heavyweight Champion when he won a tournament, defeating [[AJ Styles]] in the final.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fcfdff; font-size:85%;"
!Championship || Current champion(s) || Reign || Date won || Days held || Location || Previous champion || Notes
|-
|[[1PW Heavyweight Championship]]
|Vacant
|N/A
|15 September 2023
|{{age in days|15 September 2023}}+
|N/A
|[[Will Ospreay]]
|align=left|Vacated alongside all over championships after multiple wrestlers ended their working relationships with the promotion.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[1PW Tag Team Championship]]
|Vacant
|N/A<br>{{small|(N/A)}}
|15 September 2023
|{{age in days|15 September 2023}}+
|N/A
|Boisterous Behaviour<br>{{small|([[Man Like DeReiss]] and [[Leon Slater]])}}
|align=left|Vacated alongside all over championships after multiple wrestlers ended their working relationships with the promotion.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[1PW Openweight Championship]]
|Vacant
|N/A
|15 September 2023
|{{age in days|15 September 2023}}+
|N/A
|[[Robbie X]]
|align=left|Vacated alongside all over championships after multiple wrestlers ended their working relationships with the promotion.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[1PW Women's World Championship]]
|Vacant
|N/A
|15 September 2023
|{{age in days|15 September 2023}}+
|N/A
|Lizzy Evo
|align=left|Vacated alongside all over championships after multiple wrestlers ended their working relationships with the promotion.<ref name=":0" />
|}


==References==
Already announced to appear at 1PW's Know Your Enemy weekend are:
{{Reflist}}

*[[Christian Cage]]
*[[AJ Styles]]
*[[Rhino]]
*[[Chris Parks|Abyss]]
*[[Sterling James Keenan]]
*[[Samoa Joe]]

6 of the 8 teams scheduled to compete for the 1PW Tag Team Titles have also been decided, they are:

*[[Colt Cabana]] & [[Darren Burridge|'The Pukka One' Darren Burridge]]
*[[Austin Aries]] & [[Roderick Strong]]
*[[Tracey Smothers]] & [[Chris Hamrick]], Southern Comfort
*[[Jonny Storm]] & [[Jody Fleisch]]
*[[Homicide (wrestler)|Homicide]] & [[Ricky Reyes]], The Rottweilers
*[[Al Snow]] & [[The Blue Meanie]], The J.O.B Squad
*[[Lance Storm]] & [[Justin Credible|PJ Poloco]], The Impact Players

===The TV Era?===

On February 18, 2006 it was announced that 1PW had been given a 4-hour Supercard spot on [[The Wrestling Channel]] in the [[UK]]. It remains to be seen whether this will turn into a regular deal or simply a one-off

== Roster ==
''as of Feb 14, 2006''
{| border="0"
| valign="top" |
*[[Christian Cage]]
*[[Terry Gerin|Rhino]]
*[[2 Cold Scorpio]]
*[[AJ Styles]]
*[[Chris Parks|Abyss]]
*[[Terry Brunk|Sabu]]
*[[Ulf Herman]]
*[[Sterling James Keenan]]
*[[Petey Williams]]
*[[Jerry Lynn]]
*[[Jonny Storm]]
| valign="top" |
*[[Jody Fleisch]]
*[[Spud (wrestler)|Spud]]
*[[Low Ki]]
*[[Homicide (wrestler)|Homicide]]
*[[Samoa Joe]]
*[[Christopher Daniels]]
*[[Colt Cabana]]
*[[Al Snow]]
*[[The Blue Meanie]]
*[[Masato Tanaka]]
*[[Steve Corino]]
| valign="top" |
*[[Ricky Reyes]]
*[[Doug Williams (wrestler)|Doug Williams]]
*[[Jeff Jarrett]]
*[[Chris Hamrick]]
*[[Tracey Smothers]]
*[[Austin Aries]]
*[[Darren Burridge]]
*[[Lance Storm]]
*[[Justin Credible|PJ Polaco]]
*[[Stevie Lynn]]
*[[Ice XVII]]
|}


===Alumni===
==External links==
*[https://1prowrestling.com/ Official website]
*[[Scott Levy|Raven]]
*[[Jim Fullington|Sandman]]
*[[Tommy Dreamer]]
*[[Charlie Haas]]
*[[James Tighe]]
*[[D-Lo Brown]]
*[[Chris Sabin]]
*[[Harry Smith (wrestler)|Harry Smith]]
*[[Shabazz (wrestler)|Shabazz]]
*[[Elix Skipper]]
*[[Ross Jordan]]


{{One Pro Wrestling}}
== External links ==
{{Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom}}
*[http://www.1p-w.com/ 1 Pro Wrestling Official Website]
*[http://www.tnwrestling.co.uk/1PW/ The 1PW Army: 1PW's Original Fansite]


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Latest revision as of 00:24, 5 September 2024

One Pro Wrestling
Acronym1PW
Founded2005
11 April 2022 (relaunch)
Defunct29 September 2023
StyleProfessional wrestling
Sports entertainment
HeadquartersDoncaster, England
Founder(s)Steven Gauntley
Owner(s)Steven Gauntley
Website1prowrestling.com

One Pro Wrestling (abbreviated as 1PW) was a British professional wrestling promotion. 1PW was founded in 2005 by Steven Gauntley. Originally run by the now defunct retail chain 1 Up Games, the company's headquarters were located in Doncaster.[1]

Early days

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The promotion was founded in 2005, and went into liquidation in 2007; however, they would restart within the same year, until August 2013, when they announced their closure.[2]

Relaunch

[edit]

On 11 April 2022, One Pro Wrestling announced its return, with its first event, A New Twist of Fate, taking place on 1 October at the Doncaster Dome.[3] Rob Van Dam, Jamie Hayter, Mickie James, Christopher Daniels, Cara Noir, Nick Aldis appeared on the show, with the event being shown on FITE TV. A follow-up event (No Turning Back) scheduled for 18 February 2023 included the 1PW debut of Will Ospreay taking on the hometown wrestler in Robbie X. John Morrison and Rhyno also debuted in Lincoln.

On 22 April 2023, 1PW returned to the Doncaster Dome with All or Nothing. Will Ospreay was crowned the first 1PW World Heavyweight Champion since the re-launch, meanwhile Robbie X won the Openweight Championship, Boisterous Behaviour won the Tag Team Championships and Lizzy Evo became the inaugural 1PW Women's World Champion.[1][4]

On 8 September 2023, Will Ospreay announced that he would not work for 1PW again, amid accusations that the promotion had not paid employees, including current Openweight Champion Robbie X.[5] On 15 September 2023, One Pro Wrestling confirmed that all of their championships had been vacated.[6]

On 27 September 2023, former 1PW announcer Joe Dombrowski made a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), accusing 1PW owner Steven Gauntley of deceptive business practises and fraud. Shortly afterwards, wrestler Matt Cardona, who had been advertised to compete for the 1PW World Heavyweight Championship in a future show, announced that the show had been cancelled, revealed issues he had with receiving payment from 1PW in the past and claimed that Gauntley was refusing to respond to messages from him.[7]

The following day to Dombrowski's accusations, Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust, which operate the Doncaster Dome announced they were suspending ticket sales on all future 1PW shows at the venue whilst investigations into the allegations took place. Meanwhile, the official 1PW website and social media accounts went offline.[8]

On 29 September 2023, 1PW's Instagram account announced that the company had ceased trading and all future events had been cancelled.[9]

Championships

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Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Previous champion Notes
1PW Heavyweight Championship Vacant N/A 15 September 2023 454+ N/A Will Ospreay Vacated alongside all over championships after multiple wrestlers ended their working relationships with the promotion.[6]
1PW Tag Team Championship Vacant N/A
(N/A) 		15 September 2023 454+ N/A Boisterous Behaviour
(Man Like DeReiss and Leon Slater) 		Vacated alongside all over championships after multiple wrestlers ended their working relationships with the promotion.[6]
1PW Openweight Championship Vacant N/A 15 September 2023 454+ N/A Robbie X Vacated alongside all over championships after multiple wrestlers ended their working relationships with the promotion.[6]
1PW Women's World Championship Vacant N/A 15 September 2023 454+ N/A Lizzy Evo Vacated alongside all over championships after multiple wrestlers ended their working relationships with the promotion.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "One Pro Wrestlinh History". 1prowrestling.com. One Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ Chaplin, Harry (5 January 2007). "Breaking News: UK promotion 1PW goes into liquidation". wrestlingnewssource.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Wrestling Megastars To Headline Sensational 1PW Relaunch". 1prowrestling.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ Tessier, Colin (23 April 2023). "1PW All Or Nothing Results (4/22): Will Ospreay Wins World Title". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (8 September 2023). "Will Ospreay Announces He's Parting Ways With 1PW". 411Mania. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e Brennan, Corey (15 September 2023). "Exclusive: Matt Cardona Will Face James Storm For Vacant One Pro Wrestling World Title Following Former Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay's Exit". BodySlam.net. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ Brennan, Corey (27 September 2023). "Former 1PW Wrestling Announcer Joe Dombrowski Exposes Former Owner Steven Gauntley For Litany Of Lies, Deceptive Practises And Incredible Amount Of Money Owed". BodySlam.net. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ^ Burke, Darren (28 September 2023). "Doncaster wrestling show suspended amid 'fraud' allegations". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Announcement from 1PW Ltd". Instagram. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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