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1 Pro Wrestling (or 1PW) is a new wrestling promotion that is based in Doncaster, England. It is run by a leading UK wrestling store, 1 Up Games and chaired by Steven Gauntley.

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History

1PW was formed at the beginning of 2005, with the aim of becoming Britain's number one wrestling promotion (hence the name). 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 its 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.

Several more well-known American independent wrestlers signed up to be part of 1PW, such as Low-Ki and Chris Sabin, as well as former WWE/WCW/ECW star Raven. Several UK wrestlers also signed on the dotted line; Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm to name but two.

All seemed well until, based on fan reaction, World Wrestling Entertainment re-signed Matt Hardy, who subsequently cancelled all his independent wrestling dates. 1PW lost its main draw for the night and, with that, a lot of casual fans and the show name (WWE trademarked "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. Notably, Styles had agreed to work the show despite having been booked originally for a Ring Of Honor show on the same weekend - the logic being that, whilst the ROH show would not have suffered greatly by Styles' absence, 1PW would benefit hugely from his appearance.

A Cruel Twist Of Fate was a successful debut for 1PW. They announced their next shows, entitled 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. Five major new superstars were signed to appear on both nights: The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, Charlie Haas, FMW Legend Masato Tanaka and Sabu. 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 sold out the 1600 seater Doncaster Dome [link], as well as 450 Q&A tickets for the Saturday afternoon.

1PW impressed with a pair of good shows over the No Turning Back weekend, despite being plagued with last minute card changes which angered some fans. Their next pair of shows were announced, both at the Doncaster Dome, named All Or Nothing. They were held on March 4, 2006 and March 5, 2006. Appearing at a 1PW event for the first time were 2 Cold Scorpio, Rhino and then-NWA Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage.

Unfortunately, both Masato Tanaka and Steve Corino were 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 a returning Austin Aries.

1PW would continue to produce show throughout 2006, soon crown both a World Heavyweight Champion and Tag Team Champions for the company. 1PW First Anniversary show is set to take place at the Doncaster Dome on the 14th of October.

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 aired on April 2, 2006, the same day as WWE's WrestleMania 22. It remains to be seen whether this will turn into a regular deal or simply a one-off. The Wrestling Channel announced that a second 1PW supershow would be shown on May 7th 2006 but never went ahead. This was because the Wrestling Channel and 1PW felt the quality was sub par. This led to the firing of Idigicon by 1PW, due to the low quality of their production. 1PW has now formed a working relationship with Mark Sloan to film the events for DVD and TV. Mark Sloan films Frontier Wrestling Alliance's Academy events.

On May 31, 2006, it was confirmed that 1PW would begin a fortnightly two-hour slot at 9pm Fridays on The Wrestling Channel presented by Adam Curtis. The magazine style show, edited in large by Brett Steadman and also by Mark Sloan, featured a blend of music videos, interviews and tremendous wrestling in a mix not seen on the UK wrestling scene previously.

Roster

as of June 30, 2006

Alumni

as of June 30, 2006

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Tag Teams

1PW Champions

Championship Current champion(s)
1PW Heavyweight Championship Steve Corino
1PW Tag Team Championships Jonny Storm and Jody Fleisch

Events

External links

Articles about 1PW

 

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