| Pro Championship Wrestling (PCW UK) | |
| Acronym: | PCW |
| Established: | 2011 |
| Location: | Preston, Lancashire, England[1] |
| Founder: | Steven Fludder |
| Owner: | Steven Fludder |
| Website: | www.prestoncitywrestling.com |
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.
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]
| Championship | Current champions | Date won | Event | Previous champions | Days held | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCW Heavyweight Championship | Sheikh El Sham | 10 September 2021 | PCW 10 Years Strong | Tel Banham | + | |
| PCW Tag Team Championship | Death Row (Dan Whyte and Kane Korso) | 18 March 2023 | PCW Road to Glory 2023 | The Sausage Rolls (Axel Strife & Big Ste) | + | |
| PCW Cruiserweight Championship | Rossy Rascal | 10 December 2022 | PCW Live Wrestling | Philip Michael | + | |
| PCW Women's Championship | 18 March 2023 | PCW Road to Glory 2023 | Lizzy Styles | + |
| Tournament | Current winner | Date won | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road To Glory | Joey Hayes | 16 February 2019 | Road to Glory 2019 | |
| Kris Travis Memorial | February 26, 2017 | Kris Travis Memorial Day 3 |
| Championshipname: | PCW Heavyweight Championship |
| Currentholder: | Joey Hayes |
| Won: | 17 February 2019 |
| Promotion: | Preston City Wrestling (PCW) |
| Created: | 23 September 2011 |
| Mostreigns: | T-Bone and Lionheart |
| Firstchamp: | T-Bone |
| Longestreign: | Iestyn Rees |
| Shortestreign: | Danny Hope, Dean Allmark and Lionheart |
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.
| 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 |
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeated Noam Dar in Tournament final.[18] | ||||||||
| data-sort-value=0.2 | <1 | This was a Four way match also involving Davey Richards and Dave Mastiff.[19] | ||||||
| [20] | ||||||||
| [21] | ||||||||
| [22] | ||||||||
| — | Vacated | — | — | — | — | Lionheart had to vacate the title due to injury. | ||
| data-sort-value=0.2 | <1 | Won in a 30-man Royal Rumble match.[23] | ||||||
| Lionheart was Special Referee.[24] | ||||||||
| This was a Three way Elimination match also involving Dave Mastiff.[25] | ||||||||
| This was a Loser Leaves PCW No Disqualification Match.[26] | ||||||||
| [27] | ||||||||
| This was a Street Fight[28] | ||||||||
| This was a three-way match also involving Drew Galloway.[29] | ||||||||
| This was a three-way match also involving Sha Samuels.[30] | ||||||||
| [31] | ||||||||
| This was a three-way match also involving Sha Samuels.[32] | ||||||||
| data-sort-value=0.2 | <1 | [33] | ||||||
| Tel Banham cashed in his Money In The Bank contract. | ||||||||
| 391 | ||||||||
| 21 | CJ Banks | 1 | 14 March 2020 | — | ||||
| 22 | Will Kroos | 1 | — | — | — | No record of having won the championship from CJ Banks | ||
| 23 | Sheikh El Sham | 1 | 10 September 2021 | + |
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Bone | 3 | 665 | |
| 2 | Iestyn Rees | 1 | 398 | |
| 3 | 3 | 338 | ||
| 4 | Joey Hayes † | 2 | + | |
| 5 | 2 | 239 | ||
| 6 | Dave Mastiff | 1 | 210 | |
| 7 | Tel Banham | 1 | 183 | |
| 8 | 1 | 154 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 140 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 105 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 91 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 63 | ||
| 13 | 1 | <1 | ||
| 14 | 1 | <1 |
| Championshipname: | PCW Tag Team Championship |
| Currentholder: | The Buy Out (Bram, Danny Hope and Sheikh El Sham) |
| Won: | 22 June 2019 |
| Promotion: | Preston City Wrestling (PCW) |
| Created: | 17 August 2012 |
| Mostreigns: | Team Single |
| Firstchamp: | Fight Club (Kid Fite and Liam Thompson) |
| Longestreign: | Team Single |
| Shortestreign: | Joey Hayes & Iestyn Rees |
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 |
| Rank | Team | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This was a Three way match also involving Disco Madness (Mad Man Manson and Sam Bailey) and MOB (Keith Myatt and Ruffneck).[34] | ||||||||
| [35] | ||||||||
| This was a Three way match also involving Fight Club (Kid Fite and Liam Thompson)[36] | ||||||||
| Martin Kirby and Joey Hayes cashed-in their Money In The Bank contract. | ||||||||
| This was a triple threat match also including UK Hooligans (Roy Knight & Zak Knight)[37] | ||||||||
| This was a Career vs Titles match.[38] | ||||||||
| — | Vacated | — | — | Stripped due to inactivity.[39] | ||||
| Defeated Big T. Justice and Tel Banham in the tournament final for the vacant titles.[40] | ||||||||
| This was a Four way match also involving New Age Kliq (BT Gunn & Chris Renfrew) and Polo Promotions (Jackie Polo & Mark Coffey).[41] | ||||||||
| Defeated Lionheart and CJ Banks for the titles.[42] | ||||||||
| Bram and Sheikh El Sham won the match, but Danny Hope is also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.[43] | ||||||||
| + | Sheikh El Sham and Danny Hope defeated Iestyn Rees and Joey Hayes to regain titles having lost them earlier on the show |
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Single | 2 | 1,268 |
| 2 | Fight Club | 1 | 287 |
| 3 | UK Hooligans | 1 | 258 |
| 4 | The Buy Out† | 1 | + |
| 5 | 1 | 238 | |
| 6 | 1 | 182 | |
| 7 | Martin Kirby and Joey Hayes | 1 | 155 |
| 8 | 1 | 35 | |
| 9 | 1 | 20 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Joey Hayes and Iestyn Rees | 1 | <1 |