UWA Hardcore Wrestling

UWA Hardcore Wrestling
Acronym UWA
Founded 2003-2008
Style Hardcore wrestling, American wrestling
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Founder(s) Osiris
Owner(s) Joe E. Slick and Osiris (UWA)
Josh Prohibition (PWA)
Formerly UWA Hardcore Wrestling

UWA Hardcore Wrestling was a Canadian independent professional wrestling promotion, which never revealed exactly what the initials UWA stood for. They 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 promotion's final show took place on August 15, 2008 at the Bolton Fairgrounds.

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Television

UWA Hardcore Wrestling was originally on Bite TV; However, on April 9, 2007, UWA Hardcore Wrestling announced on their website that they'd be ending the TV relationship with Bite TV and starting a new deal with The Fight Network. [1] 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! UWA Hardcore's Toryumon shows were also broadcast in Japan on Samurai TV.

Roster

Alumni

Toryumon appearance

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.

  • Toshiya Matsuzaki - Toryumon
  • Hiromi Horiguchi - Toryumon
  • Daisuke Hanaoka - Toryumon
  • Passion Hasegawa - Toryumon
  • Amigo Suzuki - Toryumon
  • Mima Shimoda - Toryumon

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
  • 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, Black Jabroni
  • The Olsen Twins: Colin Olsen & Jimmy Olsen
  • Virus & Unknown

Referees

Championship History

Final Champions

Title: Champion(s): Date Won: Defeated: Location:
UWA Canadian Championship Lionel Knight May 31, 2008 Josh Prohibition Bolton, Ontario
UWA Grand Prix Championship Lionel Knight May 31, 2008 2008 GP Bolton, Ontario
UWA Light Heavyweight Championship Lionel Knight May 31, 2008 Josh Prohibition Bolton, Ontario
UWA Tag Team Championship The Flatliners August 15, 2008 Ring Crew Express Bolton, Ontario

UWA Canadian Championship

The UWA Canadian Championship, is the top title contested for in UWA Hardcore Wrestling.

Wrestler: Defeated: Date: Notes:
Tyler Sylus The Butcher May 17, 2003
Colt Cabana Tyler Sylus April 17, 2004
Cabana was stripped of the title on June 12, 2004
The Amazing Darkstone Havoc June 12, 2004
Brandon Rage The Amazing Darkstone October 29, 2004
M-Dogg 20 Brandon Rage January 20, 2005
PUMA M-Dogg 20 May 26, 2006
M-Dogg 20 (2) PUMA July 28, 2006
Josh Prohibition M-Dogg 20 Nov 24, 2006
Lionel Knight Josh Prohibition May 31, 2008 This was the finals of the 2008 Grand Prix tournament. The UWA Light Heavyweight title was also on the line.

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.

Wrestler: Defeated: Date:
Jeff Flurry and Nick Watts Matt Bison and Rip Impact July 28, 2006
BLKOUT (Sabian and Joker) Jeff Flurry and Nick Watts October 28, 2006
Up In Smoke (Cheech and Cloudy) The Ring Crew Express June 22, 2007
The Ring Crew Express Cheech & Cloudy May 31, 2008
The Flatliners The Ring Crew Express August 15, 2008

UWA Light Heavyweight Championship

The UWA Light Heavyweight Championship is the secondary title in UWA Hardcore Wrestling.

Wrestler: Reigns: Date: Place: Notes:
Blue Jabroni 1
Mickey Knight 1
Christopher Bishop 1 June 12, 2004 Bolton, ON
Josh Prohibition 1 June 18, 2005 Mississauga, ON Josh Prohibition refused to defend the title and was stripped of it.
Lionel Knight 1 July 22, 2005 Mississauga, ON Lionel Knight defeated his brother, Mickey Knight, for the vacant title.
Josh Prohibition 2 Aug 26, 2005 Mississauga, ON Josh Prohibition, leader of a faction called PWA, demanded that fellow PWA member, Lionel Knight relinquish his title back to "its rightful owner". Lionel obliged.
Alex Shelley 1 Jan 13, 2006 Mississauga, ON
Vacant Alex Shelley was stripped of the UWA Light Heavyweight title on April 28, 2006 by new UWA owner, Josh Prohibition.
Derek Wylde 1 May 26, 2006 Mississauga, ON Josh Prohibition awarded Derek Wylde the UWA Light Heavyweight title without having to compete in a match first.
Sabian 1 May 26, 2006 Mississauga, ON Sabian challenges for and wins the UWA Light Heavyweight title minutes after it was awarded to Derek Wylde.
Alex Shelley 2 July 28, 2006 Mississauga, ON
Lionel Knight 2 March 23, 2007 Mississauga, ON
Hiromi Horiguchi 1 May 26, 2007 Mississauga, ON
Don Paysan 1 Feb 15, 2008 Toronto, ON
Josh Prohibition 3 May 30, 2008 Bolton, ON First round of the 2008 Grand Prix tournament. The UWA Canadian Championship was also on the line.
Lionel Knight 3 May 31, 2008 Bolton, ON Finals of the 2008 Grand Prix tournament. The UWA Canadian Championship was also on the line.

Grand Prix Tournament

The Grand Prix Tournament is an eight-man tournament. The winner receives the Grand 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.

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

2005

2006

2007

2008

Television Releases

Feature Releases

Wrestler Releases

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