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International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
AcronymIPW:UK
Founded2004
StyleProfessional wrestling
Sports entertainment
HeadquartersMargate, United Kingdom
Owner(s)Billy Wood
WebsiteIPWUK.com

International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (Sometimes called IPW:UK or IPWUK) is a British professional wrestling promotion, founded by Daniel Edler.[1] The company was established in 2004 and promotes events across Kent and the south-east; notably in Tonbridge, Swanley, Snodland and Selsdon. It is currently owned by Billy Wood.

Company history

The promotion made its debut in September, 2004 with a show called Extreme Measures at the Orpington Halls in Orpington, Kent. The show included an Iron Fist match between Jonny Storm and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's Super Dragon. Other memorable early shows for IPW:UK would include the Best of British series which would see matches to determine the best wrestlers in the UK of a certain class (High Flyers, and Heavyweights). The promotion would soon reach a deal with The Wrestling Channel to broadcast a weekly one-hour television show.

In August, 2006, Frontier Wrestling Alliance allowed IPW:UK to participate in its second Frontiers of Honor show which also involves American promotion Ring of Honor. This working relationship with FWA would seem to take a turn for the worse when several incidents involving IPW:UK using FWA talent when the same talent were scheduled to appear in FWA events, and promoting FWA title defences without asking for permission from the FWA management team. However, these seemingly legit incidents were worked into an inter-promotional feud that would see then IPW:UK Champion Martin Stone be stripped of his FWA Tag Team Title, siding with IPW:UK in preparation to face semi-retired FWA Star Alex Shane in a Promotion vs. Promotion – Winner Takes All Match at Broxbourne on 16 March 2007. This was later changed to The Orpington Halls vs. Flash Barker, on 25 March - an event which IPW:UK won.

In early-2007, IPW:UK announced that from October, 2007 to September, 2008, they would be running a year-long, 64 person tournament entitled the "British National Championship". This culminated in a final bout between Johnny Moss and Terry Frazier, with Frazier coming out on top as the winner of the BNC and the new All-England Champion.

In mid-2007 IPW:UK were contacted by Channel 4's Endemol regarding working with Big Brother's Little Brother and former Big Brother contestant Billi "Lightning" Bhatti. After successful training days, IPW:UK were featured heavily on the BBLB program and have continued to work with Billi ever since, featuring him on several of their live events.

Champions

IPW currently hosts five championship belts, with the major title, the IPW:UK World Championship being a national championship.[2]

Championship Current champion(s)[3] Date won Location Previous Champion Days
IPW:UK World Championship Mark Haskins December 23rd, 2018 Tonbridge, Kent Kip Sabian 2,079+
IPW:UK Tag Team Championship The Anti-Fun Police (Chief Deputy Dunne & Los Federales Santos Jr.) January 14, 2017 Selsdon, Surrey The Filthy Club (Jack Sexsmith & Robert Sharpe) 2,787
IPW:UK All-England Championship Sammy Smooth March 19, 2017 Rochester, Kent Scott Star 2,723
IPW:UK Women's Championship Sierra Loxton December 23rd, 2018 Harlow, Essex Bobbi Tyler 2,079+
IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship Daisuke Harada January 15, 2019 Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire N/A 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Former IPW: UK promoter Daniel Edler accused of sexual misconduct with a minor | Wrestling News". Wrestling News. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Havoc to defend IPW:UK wrestling title against teenage idol Tommy Dreamer in Clapham - South West Londoner". South West Londoner. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ^ "IPW:UK Champions". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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