British Championship Wrestling
Acronym | BCW |
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Founded | 2003 |
Style | British Wrestling |
Headquarters | East Kilbride, Scotland, UK |
Founder(s) | Colin McKay |
Owner(s) | Graham McKay |
British Championship Wrestling (BCW) is an
History
British Championship Wrestling was founded by Colin McKay[7] in 2003, now run by his brother Graham McKay.[8][9][5][6] As part of the fledgling Scottish wrestling scene in the 2000s,[10][6] it hosted talent like Drew Galloway (where he held his first title[11]),[12][13] Wolfgang, Noam Dar,[14][15] Lionheart,[16] Grado,[17] and others in their early careers.[18][19][20]
BCW has hosted a number of title matches for other notable companies. These include
Examples of these interpromotional title matches include Drew Galloway vs.
BCW was forced into inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic before returning on 9 April 2022 with ‘’Back 2 Business’’ which featured Joe Hendry, BCW Heavyweight Champion BT Gunn, UEWA European Heavyweight Champion Andy Wild, ICW World Heavyweight Champion Kez Evans, Doug Williams and Jody Fleisch.[4][30]
Controversies
In April 2012, BCW founder Colin McKay was arrested after the police were alerted that he had engaged in inappropriate conduct with minors.
In 2017, BCW had a public dispute with Matt Sydal about a no-show and unreturned deposit.[37][38][39] Eventually Impact Wrestling, Sydal's employer, stepped in to resolve the issue.[40][41][42]
In 2020, former BCW Heavyweight Champion Ross Watson (Kid Fite), who also has a "working relationship" with BCW through his Premier British Wrestling school[43][44] was named during Speaking Out. In the fall out of this, promotions like Discovery Wrestling ceased using Watson.[45][46] BCW have kept him on their roster[47][48] and have continued to book and promote him on their cards.[4][49][50]
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