One Pro Wrestling
| 1 Pro Wrestling logo | |
| Acronym | 1PW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Doncaster, UK |
| Founder(s) | Steven Gauntley |
| Owner(s) | Steven Gauntley |
| Parent | 1 Up Games |
1 Pro Wrestling (or 1PW) is a new wrestling promotion that is based in Doncaster, England. It is run by the UK's premier wrestling store, 1 Up Games and chaired by Steven Gauntley.
History
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 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.
A Twist Of Fate
Several more international stars signed up to be part of 1PW. These included Low Ki, Chris Sabin and 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.
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 The Phenomenal AJ Styles had signed a contract to work the main event at the renamed A Cruel Twist Of Fate.
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, England. 5 other superstars were signed to appear on both nights, The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, Charlie Haas, FMW Legend Masato Tanaka and 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 and Ulf Herman.
1PW's increased reputation meant that it had sold out the 1600 seater Doncaster Dome [1], as well as 450 Q&A tickets for the Saturday afternoon.
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, Rhino and Captain Charisma himself, Christian Cage.
Roster
as of Feb 14, 2006
|
|
Alumni
- Raven
- Sandman
- Tommy Dreamer
- Charlie Haas
- James Tighe
- D-Lo Brown