Triple X Wrestling
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| Acronym | TXW |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Style | Hybrid |
| Headquarters | Coventry, West Midlands, England |
| Founder(s) | Quentin Hyde-Styles |
| Owner(s) |
Quentin Hyde-Styles Corey Vandal |
Triple X Wrestling is a professional wrestling promotion based in Coventry, England, which operated from 2006–2007, and from 2009 onwards. TXW is promoted by James Meikle (Quentin Hyde-Styles/Jekkel) and Nick Bakewell (Corey Vandal). The promotion was originally founded by Meikle from the ashes of MPW (Midlands Pro Wrestling), the promotion in which he and future Co-Promoter, Nick Bakewell, were both trained. Triple X Wrestling has always been marketed as an adults only product but have in the past accepted entry to children under their parents own risk. For the most part Triple X Wrestling makes its home at the Jolly Beggar Club (formerly known as the Tam O'Shanter Burns Club) but has promoted shows in other places and recently has run training seminars for the most part hosted by Zack Sabre Jr in other venues also.
History
Home to many well-known British wrestlers, Triple X offered fans straight up wrestling, violence and comical antics. It was strictly considered an adult product, though children may have attended at their parents discretion, depending on the ruling for the specific event.
Triple X Wrestling held their first show on 9 April 2006 at the Tam O'Shanter Burns Club in Coventry, entitled "Third Times The Charm", named so because of two previous cancelled events. They subsequently moved from the Tam O'Shanter Burns Club to Jumpin Jaks in Coventry, next to SkyDome Arena, a venue that's been home to many professional wrestling events itself.
In November 2006, Stiro represented Triple X Wrestling in the British Under 23's Championship tournament. The tournament showcased wrestlers from all over the United Kingdom who were under the age of twenty-three. Each wrestler represented what would be considered their "home promotion". Stiro fought to a no contest with Marty Scurll, after interference from two of "The Hated Heroes" (Aviv Maayan and L.T Summers). Chris Stone was also on the show in a non-tournament four-way elimination contest, which determined the #1 contender to the British Under 23's Championship. Alongside Chris, the match featured El Ligero, Charlie Rage, and Chris Recall. That night, Chris was representing his other regular promotion, Leicester Pro Wrestling, but did not manage to pick up the win. The afternoon card featured a Triple X Wrestling guest match, which pitted Zack Sabre Jr & Jimmy Havoc against the monstrous duo of Jekkel & Exodus, who emerged victorious.
On August 12, 2007, Triple X Wrestling made a mini invasion of fellow Midlands promotion Leicester Pro Wrestling. While many of the Triple X roster wrestled for Leicester Pro Wrestling on a regular basis, the invasion included several who did not. Jimmy Havoc went up against Jekkel for the LPW British Iron Man Championship, in a match where Jekkel managed to retain his title. Zack Sabre Jr beat Ashton Smith via submission, in a rematch from "Chop Him In The Valentines". The main event saw Omer Ibrahim pin then LPW Champion Andy Shoes in a non-title contest.[1]
Their twelfth show was cancelled with promoter Quentin Hyde-Styles citing burn-out and financial constraints.[2]
The management of Triple X Wrestling started a new, family friendly promotion, known as AMP Wrestling.[3] AMP Wrestling runs the day before every Triple X Wrestling show, and features much of the Triple X roster as well as a variety of newer talent.
In April 2009, it was announced that Triple X Wrestling was to make a return on 31 May 2009.[4] The show featured former Ring Of Honor star 'Hurricane' John Walters, and gave Triple X Wrestling their biggest attendance to date.
In January 2010 Triple X Wrestling was voted 'Best British Promotion of 2009' by the members of a leading wrestling website.[5]
Events
- Third Times The Charm - Sunday 9 April 2006
- Name: To Be Confirmed - Sunday 21 May 2006
- Chop Him In The Face!!! - Sunday 16 July 2006
- ~ - Sunday 3 September 2006
- Halloween Jimmy Havoc - Sunday 29 October 2006
- Chop Him In The Valentines - Sunday 11 February 2007
- First Annual First Anniversary Show I - Sunday 8 April 2007
- One Last Tam - Sunday 3 June 2007
- Jak'ed Up - Sunday 9 September 2007
- X - Sunday 7 October 2007
- Jak'ed Off...The Night The Road Was Crossed - Sunday 2 December 2007
- Clusterf**k - Sunday 31 May 2009
- AMERICAN WRESTLING LIVE! (show may not actually contain any Americans) - Sunday 9 August 2009
- SummerFest - Sunday 4 October 2009
- XXX Invasion Tour - Sunday 10 January 2010
- The Award Winning Triple X Wrestling (UKFF British Promotion Of The Year 2009) Second Annual Third Anniversary Show II - Sunday 4 April 2010
- X-Seven - Sunday 25 July 2010
- Destination XXX - Sunday 5 September 2010
- Fatal F**kin' Four Way - Saturday 25 August 2012
- Clusterf**k II - Sunday 3 February 2013
- Local 'Annual Wrestling XXXtravaganza' Tie-In - Sunday 7 April 2013
- The Only Way is SQ - Sunday 7 July 2013
- Club M In The Face - Sunday 18 August 2013
- The November 24th Show - Sunday 24 November 2013
- Clusterf**k III - Sunday 26th January 2014
Roster
Singles
International Guests
Tag teams
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Non-Human Competitors
Managers
Triple X Ladies
Referees
Host
Alumni
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Championships
Before Triple X Wrestling closed, plans were to merge the Ax, Smash and Crush championships into one TXW championship, with the three champions wrestling in a triple threat match. Upon the return of Triple X Wrestling these titles will remain retired. The only existing championship will be the "Unified" Triple X Wrestling Championship.
TXW Heavyweight Championship
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Shame | 1 | May 31, 2009 | The Jolly Beggar, Coventry, West Midlands | Won a 10 Man 'Clusterf*ck Match' for the vacant title when he pinned Devilman to become the first champion.[6] |
| Zack Sabre Jr | 1 | September 5, 2010 | The Jolly Beggar, Coventry, West Midlands | |
| Majik | 1 | February 3, 2013 | SQ Club, Coventry, West Midlands | Won the 2nd 10 Man 'Clusterf*ck Match' when he pinned Devilman with the help of Wild Boar. |
| Devilman | 1 | August 18, 2013 | Club M, Coventry, West Midlands | |
TXW Ax Championship (retired)
Defended under 24/7 rules.[7]
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Charizma | 1 | May 21, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Defeated Omer Ibrahim and Imperial Dragon in a three-way match at Name: TBC to become the first champion.[8] |
| Omer Ibrahim | 1 | May 21, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title from Charizma right after the three-way match.[8] |
| Chris Charizma | 2 | May 21, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title while Ibrahim was celebrating.[8] |
| Omer Ibrahim | 2 | May 21, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title between matches.[8] |
| Andy Shoes | 1 | May 21, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title between matches.[8] |
| Chris Charizma | 3 | May 21, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title between matches.[8] |
| C.K. Light | 1 | June 25, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title backstage. |
| Andy Shoes | 2 | June 25, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title in the parking lot. |
| Chris Charizma | 4 | June 25, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title in the telephone box. |
| Jet Black | 1 | July 16, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title at Chop Him in the Face!!![9] |
| Chris Charizma | 5 | July 16, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title between matches at Chop Him in the Face!!![9] |
| Andy Krae | 1 | September 3, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title at ~.[6] |
| Chris Charizma | 6 | September 3, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title during intermission at ~.[6] |
| Charisma was stripped of the title on January 1, 2007. | ||||
| Blok Busta | 1 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | Awarded the title.[10] |
| SHELF~! | 1 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title after Jimmy Havoc gave a DDT to Busta.[10] |
| Blok Busta | 2 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | [10] |
| C.K. Light | 2 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | [10] |
| Andy Shoes | 3 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | [10] |
| Cameron Kraze | 1 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | Pinned Shoes in a tag team match with Shoes and C.K. Light against Kraze and Martin Kirby.[10] |
| Dragon Aisu | 1 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | [10] |
| El Ligero | 1 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | [10] |
| Omer Ibrahim | 3 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title at , after locking Ligero in a box, bringing him to the ring, and pinning him.[10] |
| Blok Busta | 3 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | [10] |
| Stiro | 1 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | Right after defeating Ibrahim, Busta came back out to the ring with Stiro on his shoulders, locked in a sleeperhold, which is how Stiro won the title. All December 2, 2007 title changes took place at Jak'ed Off!: The Night the Road Was Crossed!!![10] |
| The title was retired on December 31, 2007 when TXW closed. | ||||
TXW Crush Championship (retired)
Defended under hardcore rules, against debutants only.[11]
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Hyde-Styles | 1 | July 16, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Defeated Edgar Stryfe and Corey Vandal in a three-way match at Chop Him in the Face!!! to become the first champion.[9] |
| El Ligero | 1 | February 11, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title at Chop Him in the Valentines.[12] |
| Doug Williams | 1 | April 8, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title at First-Annual First Anniversary Show I.[12] |
| The title was retired on December 31, 2007 when TXW closed. | ||||
TXW Smash Championship (retired)
Defended under submission rules only.[13]
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majik | 1 | September 3, 2006 | Coventry, West Midlands | Defeated Conscience and Devilman in a three-way match at ~ to become the first champion.[6] |
| Jimmy Havoc | 1 | December 2, 2007 | Coventry, West Midlands | Won the title at Jak'ed Off!: The Night the Road Was Crossed!!![10] |
| The title was retired on December 31, 2007 when TXW closed. | ||||
British National Championship
Many Triple X regulars also appeared in the prestigious British National Championship, presented by IPW:UK. The tournament was delivered to fans over the course of a year, starting September 2007. Those who have competed for Triple X and were featured in the tournament are:[14][15]
- Cameron Kraze
- Doug Williams
- Devilman
- Dragon Aisu
- El Ligero
- Exodus
- J. P. Monroe
- Jon Ryan
- Martin Kirby
- Stixx
- Spud
- Zack Sabre Jr
References
- ↑ BritWres.com - British Wrestling News & Views
- ↑ Triple X Wrestling - Very important. Please read. - UKFF
- ↑ AMP Wrestling debut show. - UKFF
- ↑ 'Coventry' - UKFF
- ↑ 'UKFF Awards 2009' - UKFF
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "TXW ~ results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ "TXW Ax Championship history" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "TXW Name: TBC results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "TXW Chop Him in the Face!!! results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 "TXW Jak'ed Off!: The Night the Road Was Crossed!!! results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ "TXW Crush Championship history" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "TXW Chop Him in the Valentines results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ "TXW Smash Championship history" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ↑ IPW:UK :: International Pro Wrestling :: British National Championship
- ↑ IPW:UK :: International Pro Wrestling :: British National Championship
External links
- Triple X Wrestling's Official MySpace Profile
- Triple X Wrestling's "Jak'ed Up" reviewed by a fan.
- Tom Lancaster's Wrestling Photos
- Jessica Patel Photography
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