Norton British Wrestling
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| Acronym | NBW |
| Established | 2004 - as NBW |
| Style | British wrestling with modern influences |
| Location | East Midlands |
| Founder(s) | Gerry Norton |
| Owner(s) | Gerry Norton |
| Formerly | G.N. Promotions RBW Nottingham Revolution British Wrestling Alliance |
Norton British Wrestling (NBW) is a British professional wrestling promotion based in the East Midlands area.
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[edit] History
In November 2002, G.N. Promotions, as the company was known at the time, formed a relationship with fellow UK company Revolution British Wrestling, and put on a combined show in Southwell, Nottinghamshire which saw the crowning of an RBW Commonwealth Champion, and the merging of the G.N. Promotions Middleweight Championship which then became the "RBW British Mid-Heavyweight Championship".
During this time, the promotion would become RBW's Nottingham territory and training school before splitting away from RBW in July 2004; due to management issues. The promotion would come under the name Revolution British Wrestling Alliance for a short time before then being named Norton British Wrestling after threat of legal action as Revolution British Wrestling owned the copy right to the name.
[edit] Championships
This is a list of titles recongised within the NBW promotion:
- NBW Heavyweight Championship - current champion is Curve who defeated Dale Preston in Boston on March 25, 2006.
- NBW Middleweight Championship - current champion is Dave Fraiser who defeated former champion Dan Head in Thurmaston, on January 21st, 2007, at a BHW event
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- After splitting away from RBW's territory system and renaming themselves Norton British Wrestling, the company introduced a new Middleweight Championship but it is unclear whether or not the title is related to the previous Middleweight Championship.
- NBW Cruiserweight Championship - current champion is Bubblegum who defeated Kris Travis in Nottingham, on November 25, 2006.
- NBW Tag Team Championship - current champion are Killer Instinct made up of AngelBlade and Tiger X who defeated previous champions Stixx & Bubblegum in Nottingham, on February 18th, 2007, at NBW's Full Circle Event
[edit] Previous
- A British Heavyweight Championship which was to be recognised throughout several UK promotions.
- G.N. Promotions Middleweight Championship which later became RBW British Mid-Heavyweight Championship
- After the working relationship was formed with RBW, the G.N Promotions' Middleweight Championship became the only surviving Championship continued from the company, with Matt Jarrett holding the Championship when the merger took place. On November 16, 2002 while in Southwell, Nottinghamshire Jarrett would lose the title to Keith Myatt, after this the belt was renamed the RBW Mid-Heavyweight Championship. Three other men would hold the title before the title was declared defunct; "MTX" Jem Brown, Scott Future (on October 4, 2003 in Lincoln), and Blondie Barratt, who would be the last person to be declared Mid-Heavyweight Champion in RBW.
