Revolution Pro Wrestling

Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) is a British professional wrestling promotion founded on August 26, 2012 by Andy Quildan after separating from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom.

Revolution Pro Wrestling
AcronymRevPro[1]
RPW[2]
FoundedAugust 26, 2012
StyleProfessional wrestling
Sports entertainment
HeadquartersPortsmouth, England
Founder(s)Andy Quildan
Owner(s)Andy Quildan
WebsiteRevolutionProWrestling.com

Revolution Pro Wrestling currently has partnerships with several internationally based promotions including U.S.-based Ring of Honor (ROH), Japan's New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). American independent company Global Force Wrestling (GFW), also has worked with RPW in the past.[3][4][5]

Top international wrestlers who have worked for RevPro, include WWE performers AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Apollo Crews, Finn Bálor, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Kalisto, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Killian Dain, Noam Dar, Tommaso Ciampa, and Adam Cole.

History

On August 26, 2012, at Summer Sizzler International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom's (IPW:UK) booker Andy Quildan broke with the company to ensure the high standards he set to the promotion would be maintained.[6][7] Quildan would bring with him the British Heavyweight, Tag Team and Cruiserweight Championships to the promotion. RPW would also book talent from other promotions such as Prince Devitt, Big Damo and Noam Dar, whom later were signed by WWE. With the rising popularity of RPW, it would become one of the biggest promotions in the British independent circuit.

On July 25, 2014, RPW announced a working agreement with Global Force Wrestling (GFW).[3] On July 18, 2015, RPW established a working agreement with New Japan Pro-Wrestling as part of their "New IWGP Conception", a global expansion strategy centered on their international partnerships.[8][9][10] The agreement also led to NJPW wrestlers making regular appearances for the promotion. In May, RPW hosted a qualifying match for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic.[11] The first co-promoted shows with NJPW were Uprising and Global Wars UK, which took place in October 2015.[12][13][14][15][16][17] On March 3, 2016 RPW released their own OTT streaming service the RPW On Demand.[18] On March 16, announced a working agreement with Pro-Wrestling: EVE, which would also feature various title defenses of the Pro-Wrestling:EVE Championship and Pro-Wrestling:EVE events airing on the demand for the RPW On Demand.[19] On March 23, RPW launched a YouTube series the RevPro TV, which airs on Mondays.[20]

On June 8, 2017, RPW announced the British J-Cup, a tournament based on NJPW's Super J-Cup for cruiserweight wrestlers from all over the world.[21] In August 2017, RPW partnered with American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) and Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for the War of the Worlds UK, which featured participation from the promotion.[22] On September 22, RPW announced that content from Over The Top Wrestling would also be available on RPW On Demand.[23]

On November 13, RPW announced the creation of its fourth active title the British Women's Championship,[24][25] On November 30, RPW reach a deal with NJPW to officially sell their merchandise from the RPW shop, becoming their second European carrier of their licensed merchandise.[26] On August 30, 2018, RPW signed a television deal with FreeSports, where it premiered on Wednesday and Thursday, September 5 and 6, 2018,[27] in a live special held at the York Hall in London, England. On October 3, it was announced the Queen of the Ring tournament for their women's division.[28] On September 18, 2019, RevPro announced they take over Southside Wrestling operations.[29]

Training

Revolution Pro Wrestling hosts a professional wrestling school in Portsmouth, England. It was founded in August 2012 and run by Andy Quildan and Andy Simmonz. The school runs 4 trainee level shows a year for them to showcase their ability in front of a live audience. They teach all the basic elements of professional wrestling as well as other vital parts of being a wrestler such as how to conduct on social media.

Championships

Current champions
Title Current champion(s) Date won # of Reigns Days held Location Previous champion(s)
British Heavyweight Championship Will Ospreay February 14, 2020 1 359 York Hall, London Zack Sabre Jr.
British Tag Team Championship The Legion
(Rampage Brown and Great-O-Kharn)		 October 13, 2019 1 483 Southampton Vacant
British Cruiserweight Championship Michael Oku February 14, 2020 1 359 York Hall, London El Phantasmo
British Women's Championship Gisele Shaw February 14, 2020 1 359 York Hall, London Zoe Lucas
SWE World Heavyweight Championship Vacant [30] N/A N/A N/A N/A David Starr

SWE World Heavyweight Championship
SWE World Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionRevolution Pro Wrestling
Southside Wrestling Entertainment
Date establishedOctober 24, 2010
Current champion(s)Vacant
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Val Kaboius October 24, 2010 NBW Retribution Over, United Kingdom 1 335 Defeated Martin Kirby in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
2 Greg Burridge September 24, 2011 SWE Retribution 2 Huntingdon, United Kingdom 1 43
3 T-Bone November 6, 2011 SWE 1st Anniversary Show St. Neots, United Kingdom 1 203 This was a three-way match also involving Val Kabious.
4 Rene Dupree May 27, 2012 SWE Notorious II St. Neots, United Kingdom 1 84 This was a three-way match also involving Rampage Brown.
— Vacated August 19, 2012 — — — —
5 Stixx August 19, 2012 SWE Supremacy West Bridgford, United Kingdom 1 103 Defeated Mark Haskins to win the vacant title.
6 Max Angelus November 30, 2012 SWE vs. HOP - Ill Manors West Bridgford, United Kingdom 1 212
7 Stixx June 30, 2013 SWE vs. HOP - Ill Manors St. Neots, United Kingdom 2 119
8 Mark Haskins October 27, 2013 SWE 3rd Anniversary Show: End Game St. Neots, United Kingdom 1 490 This was a three-way match also involving Max Angelus.
9 Robbie X March 1, 2015 SWE Battle Of The Egos 5 St. Neots, United Kingdom 1 <1 This was a three-way match also involving Tommy End.
10 Joseph Conners March 1, 2015 SWE Battle Of The Egos 5 St. Neots, United Kingdom 1 139
11 Rockstar Spud July 18, 2015 SWE Great Expectations Stevenage, United Kingdom 1 32
12 Joseph Conners August 9, 2015 SWE Retribution 6 St. Neots, United Kingdom 2 447
13 El Ligero October 29, 2016 SWE 6th Anniversary Show Stevenage, United Kingdom 1 189 This was a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match.
14 BT Gunn May 6, 2017 SWE Speed King 2017 West Bridgford, United Kingdom 1 175
15 Ethan Page October 28, 2017 SWE 7th Anniversary Show: Masked Mania Stevenage, United Kingdom 1 246 This was a seven-way match also involving HC Dyer, Mike Bird, Sean Kustom, Senza Volto Tucker.
16 Joseph Conners July 1, 2018 SWE The Southside Wrestling World Cup Bedford, United Kingdom 3 <1
17 Dan Moloney July 1, 2018 SWE The Southside Wrestling World Cup Bedford, United Kingdom 1 <1
18 Rob Lynch July 1, 2018 SWE 7th Anniversary Show: Masked Mania Stevenage, United Kingdom 1 245
19 Shigehiro Irie March 3, 2019 SWE Speed King 2019 St. Neots, United Kingdom 1 161
20 Sean Kustom August 11, 2019 SWE Retribution X St. Neots, United Kingdom 1 152 This was a three-way match also involving Stixx.
21 David Starr January 10, 2020 RevPro New Year's Revolution Guildford, United Kingdom 1 160
— Vacated June 18, 2020 — — — — David Starr was stripped of the title due to allegations of rape and sexual assault by an ex-girlfriend.

Combined reigns

As of February 7, 2020.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
days
1 Joseph Conners3586
2 Mark Haskins1490
3 Val Kabious1335
4 Ethan Page1246
5 Rob Lynch1245
6 Stixx2223
7 Max Angelus1212
8 T-Bone1203
9 El Ligero1189
10 BT Gunn1175
11 Shigehiro Irie1161
12 David Starr1160
13 Sean Kustom1152
14 Rene Dupree184
15 Greg Burridge143
16 Rockstar Spud132
17 Dan Moloney1<1
Robbie X1<1

Events

Marquee events
  • High Stakes
  • Summer Sizzler
  • Uprising

Collaborated events

Tournaments
Tournament Last winners Date won Location
British J Cup Michael Oku November 24, 2019 York Hall, London
Queen of the Ring Maddison Miles November 9, 2019 Sheffield, Yorkshire

Notable alumni

See also

References
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  25. "So this is what the semi-finals look like... who will make it through? Who will become the first Undisputed British Women's Champion? Tonight we make history! #LiveAtTheCockpit25".
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  30. https://twitter.com/RevProUK/status/1273604500532666371. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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