Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship
Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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Promotion | Revolution Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||
Date established | December 6, 2008 | ||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Michael Oku | ||||||||||||
Date won | February 14, 2020 | ||||||||||||
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The Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on December 6, 2008.[1]
The first champion was Mark Haskins, the-then holder of the Real Quality Wrestling (RQW) Cruiserweight Championship. Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) recognized the RQW Cruiserweight Champions as British Cruiserweight Champions until Rockstar Spud vacated the title due to inactivity. Following the vacancy, both titles split their lineages. To crown a new champion, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK) hosted an 8-man tournament, won by Marty Scurll.
During his 2016 championship reign, Will Ospreay frequently travelled to Japan to work with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. This inactivity caused RPW to host a match to crown an interim champion, won by . On April 13, 2017, Bodom defeated Ospreay to become undisputed champion.
Title History[]
As of December 29, 2021.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
† | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
RQW | ||||||||||
1 | Mark Haskins | December 6, 2008 | Live event | Enniscorthy, Wexford, Ireland | 1 | 123 | Haskins, the-then RQW Cruiserweight Champion, is recognized as the first British Cruiserweight Champion. | [2] | ||
2 | The British Eagle | April 8, 2009 | Live event | Selsey, West Sussex, England | 1 | 7 | [3] | |||
IPW:UK | ||||||||||
3 | Mark Haskins | April 15, 2009 | IPW:UK Live In Selsey | Selsey, West Sussex, England | 2 | 221 | [4] | |||
4 | The Lion Kid | November 22, 2009 | IPW:UK Brawl At The Hall 2009 | Sittingbourne, Kent, England | 2 | 196 | Formerly known as The British Eagle. | [5] | ||
5 | Rockstar Spud | June 6, 2010 | IPW:UK Unfinished Business 2010 | Sittingbourne, Kent, England | 1 | 315 | [6] | |||
— | Vacated | April 17, 2011 | — | — | — | — | Spud vacated the title due to inactivity. | [7] | ||
6 | Marty Scurll | April 28, 2012 | IPW:UK Revolution 2012 | London, England | 1 | 202 | Scurll defeated Sami Callihan in the finals of an 8-man tournament to win the vacant title. | [8][9] | ||
RevPro | ||||||||||
7 | Prince Devitt | November 16, 2012 | RevPro St Ives Debut | St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England | 1 | 540 | [10] | |||
8 | Josh Bodom | May 10, 2014 | RevPro Make Or Break 2014 | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | 1 | 162 | [11] | |||
9 | Will Ospreay | October 19, 2014 | RevPro Okada Vs. Aries | Clapham, London, England | 1 | 321 | This was a triple threat match involving Rich Swann. | [12] | ||
10 | Josh Bodom | September 5, 2015 | RevPro TV #1.27 | Marylebone, Greater London, England | 2 | 50 | [13] | |||
11 | Andrew Everett | October 25, 2015 | RevPro Live In Sittingbourne | Sittingbourne, Kent, England | 1 | 2 | [14] | |||
— | Vacated | October 27, 2015 | — | — | — | — | Andrew Everett had to vacate the title due to injury. | [1] | ||
12 | Pete Dunne | January 3, 2016 | RevPro Live At The Cockpit | Marylebone, Greater London, England | 1 | 189 | Defeated Morgan Webster in a tournament final. | [15][16] | ||
13 | Will Ospreay | July 10, 2016 | RevPro Summer Sizzler 2016 | Bethnal Green, Greater London, England | 2 | 277 | [17] | |||
— | Josh Bodom | January 21, 2017 | RevPro High Stakes 2017 | Bethnal Green, Greater London, England | 3 | 82 | Bodom defeated Ryan Smile to become the interim champion until Ospreay had returned from Japan. | [18] | ||
14 | Josh Bodom | April 13, 2017 | RevPro Epic Encounter 2017 | Bethnal Green, Greater London, England | 3 | 210 | [19] | |||
15 | Ryan Smile | November 9, 2017 | RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2017: Night 1 | Bethnal Green, Greater London, England | 1 | 24 | This was a three-way match, also involving Bushi. | [20][21] | ||
16 | Flash Morgan Webster | December 3, 2017 | RevPro Live At The Cockpit | Marylebone, Greater London, England | 1 | 5 | [22] | |||
17 | Kurtis Chapman | December 8, 2017 | RevPro Uprising 2017 | Bethnal Green, Greater London, England | 1 | 154 | Chapman pinned David Starr in a five man scramble match, also involving Flash Morgan Webster, Ryan Smile and El Phantasmo. | [23] | ||
18 | David Starr | May 11, 2018 | RevPro Epic Encounter 2018 | Bethnal Green, Greater London, England | 1 | 364 | [24] | |||
19 | El Phantasmo | May 10, 2019 | RevPro Epic Encounter 2019 | Bethnal Green, Greater London, England | 1 | 280 | This was a Ladder match. | [25] | ||
20 | Michael Oku | February 14, 2020 | RevPro High Stakes 2020 | York Hall, London, England | 1 | 684+ | On September 13 2020, Oku defeated Ricky Knight Jr. to unify the title with the Southside Speed King Championship | [26][27] |
Combined reigns[]
As of December 29, 2021.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined Days |
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1 | Michael Oku † | 1 | 684+ |
2 | Will Ospreay | 2 | 598 |
3 | Prince Devitt | 1 | 540 |
4 | Josh Bodom | 3 | 422 |
5 | David Starr | 1 | 364 |
6 | Mark Haskins | 2 | 344 |
7 | Rockstar Spud | 1 | 315 |
8 | El Phantasmo | 1 | 280 |
9 | The British Eagle/Lion Kid | 2 | 203 |
10 | Marty Scurll | 1 | 202 |
11 | Pete Dunne | 1 | 189 |
12 | Kurtis Chapman | 1 | 154 |
13 | Ryan Smile | 1 | 24 |
14 | Flash Morgan Webster | 1 | 5 |
15 | Andrew Everett | 1 | 2 |
See also[]
- Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
- RPW British Heavyweight Championship
- RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship
References[]
- ^ a b "RPW British Cruiserweight Championship Title History". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 6, 2008). "IWW - Event @ Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 8, 2009). "IPW:UK - Event @ West Sands Holiday Park in Selsey, West Sussex, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 15, 2009). "IPW:UK Live In Selsey - Event @ Embassy Club in Selsey, West Sussex, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 22, 2009). "IPW:UK Brawl At The Hall 2009 - Event @ Wyvern Hall in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 6, 2010). "IPW:UK Unfinished Business 2010 - Event @ Swallows Leisure Centre in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Wood, Bill (April 17, 2011). "Rockstar Spud Forced to Vacate British Cruiserweight Championship". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 28, 2012). "IPW:UK British Cruiserweight Title Tournament (2012)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 28, 2012). "IPW:UK Revolution 2012 - Event @ Troxy Arena in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 16, 2012). "RevPro St Ives Debut - Event @ Burgess Civic Hall in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 10, 2014). "RevPro Make Or Break 2014 - Event @ Aston University in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 19, 2014). "RevPro Okada Vs. Aries - Event @ The Clapham Grand in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 5, 2015). "RevPro TV #1.27 - TV-Show @ Cockpit Theatre in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 25, 2015). "RevPro Live In Sittingbourne - Event @ UK Paper Leisure Club in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 3, 2016). "RevPro British Cruiserweight Title Tournament (2016)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 3, 2016). "RevPro Live At The Cockpit - Event @ Cockpit Theatre in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 10, 2016). "RevPro Summer Sizzler 2016 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 21, 2017). "RevPro High Stakes 2017 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 13, 2017). "RevPro Epic Encounter 2017 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Figure Four Wrestling (November 10, 2017). "RevPro Global Wars UK results: Ishii vs. Keith Lee steals the show". Figure Four Wrestling Online. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 9, 2017). "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2017 - Night 1 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 3, 2017). "RevPro Live At The Cockpit 23 - Event @ Cockpit Theatre in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 8, 2017). "RevPro Uprising 2017 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 11, 2018). "RevPro Epic Encounter 2018 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 10, 2019). "RevPro Epic Encounter 2019 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 14, 2020). "RevPro High Stakes 2020 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 13, 2020). "RevPro Epic Encounters 2 - Pay Per View @ Portsmouth School Of Wrestling in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
External links[]
- Revolution Pro Wrestling championships
- International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom championships
- Cruiserweight wrestling championships
- National professional wrestling championships
- Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom