Pro_Championship_Wrestling

Pro Championship Wrestling

Pro Championship Wrestling

British professional wrestling promotion


Pro Championship Wrestling (PCW UK) is a British owned independent professional wrestling promotion established as Preston City Wrestling in 2011. It was re-branded as Pro Championship Wrestling in 2020, and is still stylised as PCW. PCW runs the majority of its shows in Preston, in the county of Lancashire in England.

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History

Pro Championship Wrestling UK was founded in 2011 as Preston City Wrestling by Steven Fludder in Preston, Lancashire.[2] Their first event was held on 26 August 2011 in Preston and they crowned their first PCW champion during the second show on 23 September.[3] Many other notable British talents have also wrestled at PCW including Magnus, Drew Galloway,[4] Rampage Brown, Andy Wild, Dave Mastiff, Jack Jester, James Mason, Lionheart, Rockstar Spud, Leyton Buzzard, Noam Dar, Kris Travis, Tyler Bate and Doug Williams.[5][6][7] In 2013, it was announced that former boxing champion Riddick Bowe would sign his first contract with PCW and wrestle his first match in March 2014.[8] However, on 14 December 2013, Preston City Wrestling announced on their Facebook Page that Bowe would no longer be appearing due to a disagreement with Bowe`s new agent. At "Tribute to the Troops" in 2014, approximately 2000 people were in attendance for the free (non paid) show, a record for a wrestling show in the United Kingdom outside of WWE or WCW shows.[9][10] In June 2014 they announced their partnership with Ring of Honor (ROH)[10] and presented their first show together called "Supershow of Honor" in November.[11][12] In July 2015 it was announced that another four wrestling shows co-promoted by both organizations would occur in November 2015.[13] On 27 November Adam Cole became the first Ring of Honor wrestler to gain a PCW title, winning the PCW Cruiserweight Championship from El Ligero.[14] It was announced on Twitter that Billy Gunn signed with PCW for "Road To Glory 2016" show in February along with Tajiri.[15] On 25 June 2016, PCW hosted the first HD iPPV in European wrestling history.[16] In September 2016, PCW withdrew from its relationship with ROH and announced they were now working with American promotions Beyond Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw).[17]

Championships

Current champions

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Tournaments

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Road To Glory winners

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PCW Heavyweight Championship

The PCW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Preston City Wrestling (PCW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on 23 September 2011.

The current champion is Joey Hayes, who is in his second reign.

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Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
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Combined reigns

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Quick Facts PCW Tag Team Championship, Details ...

PCW Tag Team Championship

The PCW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling) owned by the Preston City Wrestling (PCW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on 17 August 2012.

The current champions are The Buy Out (Bram, Danny Hope and Sheikh El Sham), who are in their second reign.

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
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Combined reigns

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Quick Facts PCW Cruiserweight Championship, Details ...

PCW Cruiserweight Championship

The PCW Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Preston City Wrestling (PCW) promotion. The title debuted on 17 August 2012.

The current champion is Dave Birch, who is in his first reign.

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
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PCW Women's Championship

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The PCW Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Preston City Wrestling (PCW) promotion. The title was first awarded on 26 August 2017 when Lucy Cole defeated Lauren, Nightshade, Rhio, Sammii Jayne, and Sierra Loxton in a six-way elimination match at Girl Power 2.

The current champion is Commander Stephanie Sterling, who is in their first reign.

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
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References

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  5. "Preston City Wrestling : Britain's fastest growing company". International Sports in the UK. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. "FSM Exclusive: Former Heavyweight Boxing Champ Heading To PCW". Fighting Spirit Magazine. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. "PCW's Steven Fludder - Preston City Wrestling had 4000!". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. "Preston City Wrestling Announce Partnership with Ring of Honor". The Wrestling Forum News. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. "UK SUPERSHOW OF HONOR". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  10. "Ring of Honor and Preston City Wrestling stars to clash this autumn". Mirror. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  11. "Ring of Honor/PCW Supershow of Honor 2 Results: Jay Lethal vs. Noam Dar". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  12. "U.K. indie Preston City withdraws from working relationship with ROH, announces replacements". Pro Wrestling Torch. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  13. "PCW Road To Glory « Events Database". Cagematch.net. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  14. "PCW One But Not Forgotten - 1st Anniversary « Events Database". Cagematch.net. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  15. "PCW More Bang For Your Buck « Events Database". Cagematch.net. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  16. "PCW No Retreat, No Surrender - Show 1 « Events Database". Cagematch.net. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  17. "PCW Who Dares Wins « Events Database". Cagematch.net. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  18. "PCW I Want To Break Three « Events Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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  20. "PCW Road To Glory 2015 - Show 3 « Events Database". Cagematch.net. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  21. "PCW Tribute To The Troops 2 « Events Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  22. "PCW Road To Glory 2016 - Show 3 « Events Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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  25. Philip Kreikenbohm. "PCW No Retreat, No Surrender - Show 3". cagematch.net.
  26. "PCW Fright Night 2018". CageMatch. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  27. Philip Kreikenbohm. "PCW Road To Glory 2013 - Tag 1". cagematch.net.
  28. Philip Kreikenbohm. "PCW Too Good To Be Two - 2nd Anniversary". cagematch.net.
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  31. Philip Kreikenbohm. "PCW/ROH SuperShow Of Honor #2 - Show 1". cagematch.net.

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