XWA (professional wrestling)
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Acronym | XWA |
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Founded |
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Defunct |
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Style | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment |
Headquarters | Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
Founder(s) | Greg Lambert |
Owner(s) | Dann Read |
Sister | Pro-Wrestling: EVE |
Predecessor | Frontier Wrestling Alliance |
Website | http://www.xwauk.com |
XWA was a British professional wrestling promotion, based in the English southeast town of Sudbury, Suffolk. The XWA was formed in March 2007, following the demise of the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, and acted as a spiritual successor. XWA initially ran quarterly events in Morecambe using FWA titles and some former FWA talent. XWA had an extended hiatus between 2012 and 2014. After resuming operations in 2014, the promotion ran its final events in September 2018.[1]
History
Formation and Closure (2007–2012)
Following the closure of the
The new promotion was named 'XWA' because it was close enough to the original name to ensure some semblance of continuity for their regular fans in Morecambe. Lambert said when the promotion was formed that the XWA stood for high quality British wrestling featuring the cream of UK wrestling talent on shows in the best UK wrestling venue (The Morecambe Dome) in front of the hottest crowd in UK wrestling, and also stood for the desire to keep the name of the FWA alive.
To this end, Lambert and Kay continued storylines in Morecambe where they left off when they promoted the first ever XWA show, XWA War on the Shore, on 7 April 2007. The last
On 11 April 2009 at XWA War on the Shore V, former FWA owner 'The Showstealer' Alex Shane made his return to the Morecambe Dome after a three-and-a-half-year absence. In an angle, British Heavyweight Champion Sam Slam handed Alex the old FWA Heavyweight Title belt which the XWA had continued to use as its main title belt ever since the XWA was formed. In exchange, Shane handed Slam the brand new XWA Title belt. This angle was conceived so Shane could once again take possession of the FWA Title belt ahead of the reformation of the FWA, which was announced a week afterwards and also to 'pass the torch' to Slam.
In July 2012 the XWA lost an inter-promotional feud to the North-West promotion Grand Pro Wrestling after XWA roster member Joey Hayes turned on his XWA teammates Rockstar Spud, Jack Clarke, Jynx and XWA British Heavyweight Champion Johnny Phere, giving the GPW team victory in the final elimination tag team contest.
Following this storyline, XWA went on an extended hiatus. All scheduled XWA shows were cancelled and all XWA titles were vacated.
Revival (2014–2018)
On 22 August 2014, Greg Lambert released a video of a telephone conversation between him and an unnamed person that revealed he had sold the XWA and that the promotion would be returning on 31 October 2014.
On 13 October, XWA released a video of Kay Lee Ray issuing an open challenge for XWA Please Don't Die on 1 November in Colchester. On 26 October The Suicidal, Suicidal, Suicidal Jimmy Havoc answered the challenge but added the stipulation of 'No Rules'.
On 31 October, XWA returned to The Delphi Centre in
At their next event 'Please Don't Die' on 1 November at the Liquid and Envy nightclub in
On 29 November, XWA made its debut at the Evoke nightclub in
XWA returned to The Deplhi Centre in
XWA ran its final shows in September 2018, all of which were co-promoted with Pro Wrestling EVE.[1]
Training centre
The XWA opened its first training centre at Regent Park Studios, Morecambe, in January 2009. The head trainer was formerly 'Deadly' Damon Leigh, who has stepped back from training due to responsibilities in his work as a Police Community Support officer. Training at the Morecambe school was headed up by Dave Rayne who also taught at the Manchester-based FutureShock School. The Centres were part of the British Wrestling Council. A second training school opened in Ipswich, Suffolk, in April 2009 under the management of Dann Read and head trainer Ashe.
Championships
Final champions
Championship | Final champion | Date won | Event | Previous champion |
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XWA British Heavyweight Championship | Malik | 18 August 2018 | XWA 54: Everything Stops At 3 O'Clock | Rhia O'Reilly |
XWA Frontier Sports Championship | Simon Grimm[6]
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23 July 2017 | XWA 48 | Vacant[7] |
Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship | Rhia O'Reilly[8] | 30 June 2019 | Pro-Wrestling: Wrestle Queendom | Sammii Jayne |
XWA Flyweight Championship | Vacant | 28 July 2012 | XWA vs GPW Vendetta | Spud |
Other accomplishments
Accomplishment | Latest winner | Date won |
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Goldrush | Cara Noir[6] | 11 March 2017 |
Best of the North West | Declan O'Connor | 4 July 2009 |
See also
- Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
- List of professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ a b "XWA Events". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "XWA Wrestling 'Revival' Results *NEW CHAMPION". November 2014.
- ^ "XWA Wrestling 'Please Don't Die' Results". Wrestle Ropes. November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "XWA Wrestling 'We Need A Hero' Results *NEW CHAMPION*". Wrestle Ropes. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "XWA Wrestling 'Goldrush Rumble' Results". Wrestle Ropes. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ a b "#Results: XWA (@XWAUK) "45: Saturday Night Wrestling" *New Champion*". 12 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "XWA Wrestling 'The Summer SuperShow' FULL Results". Wrestle Ropes. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Results". cagematch.net. Retrieved 15 November 2021.