Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Acronym | FWA |
---|---|
Founded | 1999 |
Defunct | 2012 |
Style | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Founder(s) | Mark Sloan (Founder of Fratton Wrestling Association) |
Owner(s) | Mark Sloan (1993-1999); Mark Sloan & Elisar Cabrera (1999-2004); Tony Simpson (Managing Director 2009-) |
Formerly | Fratton Wrestling Association (1993-1999) |
Successor | XWA |
Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) was a
History
First run
The FWA initially started out as the Fratton Wrestling Association in 1993 by
The company created a British championship later that year and in 2000 also crowned
In late 2006, FWA entered into a scripted feud with
Closure and XWA
After the FWA went out of business, Greg Lambert and Mark Kay held a press conference and formed a new promotion named XWA[9] alluding to their former company but insisting the two had a different ethos, with the new company gearing its product towards family entertainment rather than being adult orientated.[10] Despite only basing their promotion on the former company, XWA inherited the physical British Heavyweight and Flyweight Championship belts from FWA and continued to use them, promising to also resurrect the FWA Tag Team Championship, though they never would.[11] However, in April 2009 at XWA's War on the Shore V, Lambert finally announced the creation of XWA's own British Heavyweight Championship belts and gave the FWA belt to Alex Shane, making his only appearance at an XWA event, while Shane presented the new physical title to the winner of the evening's championship match, Sam Slam.[12]
Rebirth
Despite being on the losing end of the battle with International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and the XWA promotion purportedly taking its lineage, in May 2009, over two years after its original demise, Tony Simpson and Alex Shane announced their intention to revive the national promotion.[13] They held their comeback show, New Frontiers, in early August with matches designed to crown a new FWA World Champion and FWA Flyweight Champion.[14] On 13 February 2010 at the British Uproar event in Broxbourne, Martin Stone defeated
After April 2012, the company quietly went inactive again running no further events,[16] and their website going down.
Rules
The promotion followed the same
Notable wrestlers
- Alex Shane
- Zack Sabre Jr.
- Marty Scurll
- Andrew Simmonz
- Jonny Storm
- El Ligero
- Jody Fleisch
- Sha Samuels
- Terry Frazier
- Mark Haskins
- Rockstar Spud
- Bubblegum
- Drew Galloway
- Jorge Castano
- CM Punk
- Steve Corino
- AJ Styles
- Nikita
Championships
Championships in other companies
Championship | Last FWA Champion | Date won | Current champion | Current promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|
British Heavyweight Championship
|
Robbie Brookside[17] | 15 July 2006 | Spud[18]
|
XWA |
British Flyweight Championship | Ross Jordan[17] | 10 December 2006 | Spud[19] | XWA |
All England Championship
|
Sam Slam[20] | 25 March 2007 | Leroy Kincaide[21] | International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom |
Defunct championships
Championship | Date created | First champion(s) | Date retired | Last champion(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
FWA World Heavyweight Championship | 13 February 2010 | Martin Stone
|
1 April 2012[22] | Martin Stone
|
FWA Flyweight Championship | 30 July 2005 | Ross Jordan | 28 July 2012[23] | Jynkz |
FWA European Union Championship | 2000 | Stuart "Fury" Farrimond | 9 July 2001 | Scottie Rock |
XPW European Championship | 16 March 2003[1][24] | Christopher Annino (Rescue 911) | 28 November 2004 | Jonny Storm |
FWA Tag Team Championship | 24 March 2000[25] | The New Breed (Ashe and Curve) |
20 October 2006[17] | Stixx and Stone (Stixx and Martin Stone )
|
FWA Academy Championship | 28 June 2003[26] | James Tighe | 27 January 2007[26] | LT Summers |
FWA Academy Tag Team Championship | 25 November 2005[26] | Mark Sloan & Ollie Burns | 27 January 2007[26] | Mark Sloan & Ollie Burns |
Defunct accomplishments
Accomplishment | Latest winner | Date won | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Gold Rush | Jonny Storm[27] | 3 February 2007 | Now competed for in XWA |
King of England | Jody Fleisch[28] | 9 February 2002 | One-off tournament |
Round Robin tournament | Jody Fleisch | 31 July 2005 | [29] |
References
- ^ a b c d Austin, Phil. "The Rise + Fall of the FWA". Fighting Spirit Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ a b "History of the FWA". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Ring of Honor past results". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Brawl @ The Hall". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Loyalists line up". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "We salute Ross Jordan - two-time British Flyweight Champ!". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 12 January 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Last ever FWA show?". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "IPW:UK vs. FWA - Final Frontiers 2007". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Jones, Phil. "XWA: Raising From The FWA's Ashes". BritWres.com. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
- ^ "The truth about XWA - An interview with Greg Lambert". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
- ^ "XWA - The legend lives on". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "XWA War on the Shore V". XWA. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Simpson, Tony (26 May 2009). "A message from the new FWA Managing Director". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "New Frontiers Round-Up". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Andy Boy Simmonz: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Events « Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "FWA Results 2006". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "LastFight News - Spud v Sam Slam aftermath". XWA. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Vendetta 2008". XWA. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "FWA Results 2007". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "Summer Sizzler 2009". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "FWA World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "XWA Flyweight Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "FWA History 2003". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "FWA Results 2000". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d "XWA Title Histories". Title Histories. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "The History of Goldrush". XWA. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "FWA Results 2002". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "FWA Results 2005". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.