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 Cruel 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: The Rise Of 1PW
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 though it was plagued with last minute card changes which angered some fans. Their next shows were announced on the Saturday night, both at the Doncaster Dome, both called All Or Nothing. They we're held on March 4, 2006 and the 5 March, 2006. Appearing at the event along with the normal wrestlers were 2 Cold Scorpio, Rhino and Captain Charisma himself, Christian Cage.
Unfortunately, both Masato Tanaka and Steve Corino have been recalled by Zero-One due to their working agreement with HUSTLE promotions in Japan and therefore did not appear at All Or Nothing. The replacement for the pair was Austin Aries
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. Abyss became 1PW's first World Heavyweight Champion when he won a title tournament, defeating AJ Styles in the final.
Know Your Enemy
Already announced to appear at 1PW's Know Your Enemy weekend are:
- Christian Cage
- AJ Styles
- Rhino
- Abyss
- Sterling James Keenan
- Christopher Daniels
- Samoa Joe
- Colt Cabana
- Doug Williams
- Darren Burridge
- Human Tornado
- Nigel Mcguiness
- Morishima
- Yone
- Kevin Steen
- Spud
- Ulf Herman
8 of the 8 teams scheduled to compete for the 1PW Tag Team Titles have also been decided, they are:
- Austin Aries & Roderick Strong
- Tracy Smothers & Chris Hamrick, Southern Comfort
- Jonny Storm & Jody Fleisch
- Homicide & Ricky Reyes, The Rottweilers
- Al Snow & The Blue Meanie, The J.O.B Squad
- Lance Storm & PJ Polaco, The Impact Players
- Colt Cabanna & Darren Burridge, Street Hooligan Adventure Gang
- AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
The Television 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, which will be aired on April 2, 2006, the same day as WWE Wrestlemania. It remains to be seen whether this will turn into a regular deal or simply a one-off
Roster
as of March 12th, 2006
Alumni
as of March 12th, 2006
Tag Teams
Current Champions
Events
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