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UWA Hardcore Wrestling
UWA Hardcore Wrestling
UWA Hardcore Wrestling
Details Acronym Established Style Location Founder(s) Owner(s) Formerly UWA 2003-2008 Hardcore wrestling, American wrestling Toronto, Ontario Osiris Joe E. Slick and Osiris(UWA) Josh Prohibition (PWA) UWA Hardcore Wrestling
UWA Hardcore Wrestling was a Canadian independent professional wrestling promotion which operated out of Toronto, Ontario. The UWA was run by Osiris and Joe E. Slick, and staged shows on a monthly basis at a series of venues. The promotions final show took place on August 15, 2008 at the Bolton Fairgounds.
Television
UWA Hardcore Wrestling was originally on Bite TV ; However, on April 9, 2007, UWA Hardcore Wrestling ([1]) announced on their website that they’d be ending the TV relationship with Bite TV and starting a new deal with The Fight Network. [2] The show is 30 minutes long and plays several times a week at 8:30 am. UWA made its broadcasting debut in the UK on 12 December 2007 on TWC Fight!
• Austin Aries • Alex Shelley • The Amazing Darkstone • Arik Cannon • Akira Raijin • Asylum • Beef Wellington • Black Jabroni • Black Tiger • Blade • Brad Martin • Brandon Rage • Brodie Lee • Colin Delaney • Cheech • Christopher Bishop • Chris Hero • Claudio Castagnoli • Chris Cronus • Chris Sabin • Cloudy
• Daniel Exile • Don Paysan • Darin Corbin • David Logan • Delirious • Derek Fraiser • Derek Wylde • Devon Parkside • Eddie Kingston • El Generico • Gran Akuma • Havoc • Hallowicked • Heishiro Hazuki • Homicide • Jagged • Jeff Flury • Jennifer Blake • Jerry Lynn • Jimmy Jacobs • Jimmy Olsen • Joey Potter • Johnny Gargano • Joker
• Josh Prohibition • Kenny The Bastard • Kevin Dunn • Kevin Steen • Kirby Marcos • Larry Sweeney • Lionel Knight • Matt Cross • Mickey Knight • Matt Bison • Matt Burns • Maxime Boyer • Nick Watts • Oroku Ghemma • Osiris • Petey Williams • Phil Atlas • P.P Smalls • Prodigy • PUMA • Rees Rockafeller • Ricky Reyes
• Rob Mire • Ruc • Ryan • Sabi • Sexx Edd • Shan Holl • Shan Mat • Silk • Snap • Sonj • Step Elia • Stev Brow • Taka • Tony • Trik • Tyle • Tyle • Tyso • Unk • Van Krav • Viru • Vivia Shee
Toryumon appearance
Roster
Alumni
• Adam Reid
On May 25 and 26, 2007 the wrestlers of Toryumon appeared for the first time on North American soil to compete inside a UWA Hardcore Wrestling ring. The show was called Toryumon vs. UWA Hardcore Wrestling and featured stars of both companies going head to head. The wrestlers listed below appeared. • Jushin • Toshiya • Passion "Thunder" Matsuzaki Hasegawa • Colin Olsen • Josh • Rip Impact Liger - New • Colt Cabana Abercrombie
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Title: UWA Canadian Championship UWA Grand Prix Championship UWA Light Heavyweight Championship UWA Tag Team Championship Champion(s): Date Won: Lionel Knight Lionel Knight Lionel Knight May 31, 2008 May 31, 2008 May 31, 2008
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Defeated: Josh Prohibition 2008 GP Josh Prohibition Ring Crew Express Location: Bolton, Ontario Bolton, Ontario Bolton, Ontario Bolton, Ontario
The Flatliners August 15, 2008
Japan Pro Wrestling • Último Dragón UWA Hardcore Wrestling & Toryumon • Kazuchika Okada UWA Hardcore Wrestling & Toryumon • Brian Lee Toryumon
Toryumon Toryumon • Hiromi • Amigo Horiguchi Suzuki Toryumon Toryumon • Mima • Daisuke Shimoda Hanaoka Toryumon Toryumon
Referees
• • • • • • • Theo Jones Bakais Bryce Remsburg Trevor Rutherford Chris Holler JC3 (aka Jayson Chambers) AJ Parr
Championship History
Final Champions UWA Canadian Championship
The UWA Canadian Championship, is the top title contested for in UWA Hardcore Wrestling.
Tag Teams and Stables
• 2.0: Jagged and Shane Matthews • BLKOUT: Ruckus, Sabian, Eddie Kingston, Joker • Murder City Machine Guns: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin • Up In Smoke: Cheech & Cloudy • The North Star Express: Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz • Brad Martin & Phil Atlas • Steve Brown & P.P Smalls • The Flying Hurricanes: Kenny The Bastard & Takao • The Ring Crew Express: Kevin Dunn & Kirby Marcos • CheckMate: Bishop & Lionel Knight • Rip Impact & Matt Bison • The Flatliners: Asylum & Matt Burns • PWA: Flury, Watts, Knight, Sheer, Prohibition • The Olsen Twins: Colin Olsen & Jimmy Olsen • Virus & Unknown
UWA Tag Team Championship
The UWA Tag Team Championship is a tag team championship in UWA Hardcore Wrestling. It was awarded for the first time on July 28, 2006. In order to qualify for the first ever UWA Tag Team Championship match, the teams of Nick Watts & Jeff Flurry and Rip Impact & Matt Bison had to defeat the teams of Virus & The Unknown and Phil Atlas & Brad Martin, respectively, in first a four-corners match and then a triple threat match.
UWA Light Heavyweight Championship
The UWA Light Heavyweight Championship is the secondary title in UWA Hardcore Wrestling.
Grand Prix Tournament
The Grand Prix Tournament is an eight-man tournament. The winner receives the Grand
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Wrestler: Tyler Sylus Colt Cabana Defeated: The Butcher Tyler Sylus Date: May 17, 2003 April 17, 2004 Notes:
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Cabana was stripped of the title on June 12, 2004 The Amazing Darkstone Brandon Rage M-Dogg 20 PUMA M-Dogg 20 (2) Josh Prohibition Lionel Knight Wrestler: Jeff Flurry and Nick Watts BLKOUT (Sabian and Joker) Titles Vacated Up In Smoke (Cheech and Cloudy) The Ring Crew Express The Flatliners Havoc June 12, This was a tournament final for the vacant title. 2004 October 29, 2004 January 20, 2005 May 26, 2006 July 28, 2006 Nov 24, 2006 May 31, This was the finals of the 2008 Grand Prix tournament. 2008 The UWA Light Heavyweight title was also on the line. Defeated: Matt Bison and Rip Impact Jeff Flurry and Nick Watts n/a The Ring Crew Express Cheech & Cloudy The Ring Crew Express June 22, 2007 May 31, 2008 August 15, 2008 Date: July 28, 2006 October 28, 2006
The Amazing Darkstone Brandon Rage M-Dogg 20 PUMA M-Dogg 20 Josh Prohibition
Prix championship belt for that year and is dubbed 20__ Grand Prix Champion. The 2006 Grand Prix Tournament was a Double Header, held on October 27 and 28th and won by Sonjay Dutt. The 2008 GP also took place over the course of two nights, and featured matches which had all of UWA’s singles championships on the line. As a result of this, Lionel Knight became UWA’s first Triple Crown Champion. Because of UWA’s hiatus during the second half of 2007, a GP tournament was never held. • • 2002: Osiris • 2003: Blue Jabroni • 2004: Brandon Rage • 2005: Christopher Bishop • 2006: Sonjay Dutt
• 2008: Lionel Knight
King of the Deathmatch
On February 24, 2007, UWA Hardcore held their first King of the Deathmatch Tournament. This event took place at the Bolton Fairgrounds in Bolton, Ontario and included the following participants: Osiris, Asylum, Bishop, Mickey Knight, Blue Jabroni, Nick Watts, Lionel Knight and Ruckus. Bishop defeated Osiris in a No-Rope Barbwire tournament final to become the first and only UWA KOTDM Champion.
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Wrestler: Blue Jabroni Mickey Knight Reigns: Date: Place: 1 1 June 12, 2004 June 18, 2005 Bolton, ON Notes:
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Christopher 1 Bishop Josh 1 Prohibition Vacant Lionel Knight 1
Mississauga, ON Josh Prohibition refused to defend the title and was stripped of it.
July 22, 2005 Aug 26, 2005 Jan 13, 2006
Mississauga, Lionel Knight defeated his brother, Mickey ON Knight, for the vacant title. Mississauga, Josh Prohibition, leader of a faction called PWA, ON demanded that fellow PWA member, Lionel Knight relinquish his title back to "its rightful owner". Lionel obliged. Mississauga, ON Alex Shelley was stripped of the UWA Light Heavyweight title on April 28, 2006 by new UWA owner, Josh Prohibition.
Josh 2 Prohibition
Alex Shelley Vacant
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Derek Wylde Sabian
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May 26, 2006 May 26, 2006 July 28, 2006
Mississauga, Josh Prohibition awarded Derek Wylde the UWA ON Light Heavyweight title without having to compete in a match first. Mississauga, Sabian challenges for and wins the UWA Light ON Heavyweight title minutes after it was awarded to Derek Wylde. Mississauga, ON
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Alex Shelley Lionel Knight Hiromi Horiguchi
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March Mississauga, 23, ON 2007 May 26, 2007 Feb 15, 2008 May 30, 2008 Mississauga, ON Toronto, ON
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Don Paysan 1
Josh 3 Prohibition
Bolton, ON
First round of the 2008 Grand Prix tournament. The UWA Canadian Championship was also on the line
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Lionel Knight 3 May 31, 2008 Bolton, ON
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Finals of the 2008 Grand Prix tournament. The UWA Canadian Championship was also on the line
List of DVD Releases
Generally each month at every new show, UWA Hardcore releases the previous month’s show to DVD. Show titles are not known until the DVD of the event is released. Cover art for the releases are drawn by comic book artist Derek Laufman and feature comic-style drawings of members of UWA Hardcore’s roster. The layout of the DVD is designed by Mark Guilherme, featuring photos taken by John Lee. The releases are available during shows, as well as online at RF Video, Smart Mark Video, ROH Wrestling’s Official Site and Wrestling Merch Direct, the official online store of UWA Hardcore. 2004 2008 • UWA Hardcore: • UWA Hardcore: Rise of the Resurrection Underground [01.19.08] [10.29.04] • UWA Hardcore: Panic Attack 2005 [02.15.08] • UWA Hardcore: • UWA Hardcore: The Battle For Battle Cry Honour [03.18.05] [03.28.08] • UWA Hardcore: A • UWA Hardcore: Call for Blood Grand Prix 2008 I [07.22.05] [05.30.08] • UWA Hardcore: • UWA Hardcore: Lords of the Grand Prix 2008 II Underground [05.31.08] [08.26.05] • UWA Hardcore: A Television Releases Time for Respect • UWA Hardcore [11.25.05] Television Volume I 2006 • UWA Hardcore • UWA Hardcore: Television Volume Dawn of the II Dragon [01.13.06] • UWA Hardcore • UWA Hardcore: Television Volume Firestorm III [02.17.06] • UWA Hardcore • UWA Hardcore: Television Volume Dawn of the IV Apocalypse [03.24.06] Feature Releases • UWA Hardcore: • UWA Hardcore The Faded Line Ultimate UWA [04.28.06] • UWA Hardcore Sampler Disc 2005
• UWA Hardcore: Echoes of War [05.26.06] • UWA Hardcore: The Art of Combat [06.23.06] • UWA Hardcore: Return of the Dragon [07.28.06] • UWA Hardcore: Maximum Carnage [09.22.06] • UWA Hardcore: GP Tournament 2006 Night I [10.27.06] • UWA Hardcore: GP Tournament 2006 Night II [10.28.06] • UWA Hardcore: Return of the Phoenix [11.24.06] 2007 • UWA Hardcore: Hour of the Dragon [01.19.07] • UWA Hardcore: Infinite Glory [02.16.07] • UWA Hardcore: King of the Deathmatch ’07 [02.24.07] • UWA Hardcore: Reign of Vengeance [03.23.07] • UWA Hardcore: Darkest Hour [04.27.07] • UWA Hardcore versus Toryumon Japan: Night One [05.25.07] • UWA Hardcore versus Toryumon Japan: Night Two [05.26.07]
• UWA Hardcore Sampler Disc 2008 Wrestler Releases • Bollywood Playa: The Best of Sonjay Dutt • Life on the Wylde Side: Derek Wylde Shoot Interview
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• UWA Hardcore: Days of Glory [06.22.07]
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