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Defiant Wrestling

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Defiant Wrestling

Defiant Wrestling
AcronymDefiant
Founded26 May 2016
Defunct1 August 2019
StyleProfessional wrestling
Sports entertainment
HeadquartersNewcastle, United Kingdom
Founder(s)WhatCulture
Owner(s)WhatCulture
FormerlyWhat Culture Pro Wrestling (2016–2017)
WebsiteWeAreDefiant.com

Defiant Wrestling was a British professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2016 by the members of WhatCulture Wrestling, a YouTube subsidiary of WhatCulture.com, based in Newcastle.[1] The promotion was originally called What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW), named after the YouTube channel WhatCulture, and following the departures of several on-air talents from WCPW, the new on-screen general manager Stu Bennett announced that the promotion was going to rebrand as Defiant Wrestling.[2] Defiant Wrestling was founded on 26 May 2016 by Adam Pacitti.[3] As in other professional wrestling promotions, WCPW shows are not legitimate contests, but purely entertainment-based, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and choreographed matches, though they often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly. On 1 August 2019, Defiant announced that it would close its doors.[4][5]

History

The promotion was founded on 26 May 2016 by members of WhatCulture Wrestling, a YouTube subsidiary of WhatCulture.com, as a result of the channel's popularity.[1] The promotion held its first shows in June 2016.[6]

In February 2017, WCPW launched the Pro Wrestling World Cup, as part of which they co-promoted shows in Canada and Germany with Smash Wrestling and the German Wrestling Federation, respectively.[7] During the 2017 WrestleMania weekend, WCPW traveled to the United States to hold their event State of Emergency at the Orlando Sports Center.[8][9][10] On 24 April 2017, a working partnership with Revolution Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling was announced, with WCPW and NJPW co-presenting the Japanese qualifiers for the Pro Wrestling World Cup Tournament.[11] On 22 May, WCPW was forced to cancel their weekly show Loaded due to a YouTube demonetization policy that deemed wrestling violent.[12] WCPW would later create an event named Fight Back whilst creating a petition to change the YouTube policy in order to bring back Loaded.[13][14][15] The petition was a success and this led to the return of Loaded on 25 July.[16]

Following the departures of former management, WCPW announced Stu Bennett as the new on-screen General Manager for the promotion.[2] It was also announced that WCPW would rebrand as Defiant Wrestling in December, with Defiant holding their first pay-per-view titled WeAreDefiant.[2] This also led to the end of Loaded, with the final episode airing on 20 October.[17] Also in December 2017, Defiant Wrestling launched their on-demand service, Access Defiant, which includes the old WCPW events.[2] Defiant also announced that they would start weekly broadcasting shows on YouTube, replacing Loaded.[18] On 1 August 2019, after weeks of inactivity, Defiant announced on Twitter that they were folding.[19][20][21][22] Following the announcement, many former wrestlers of the promotion shared their feelings about the promotion closing.[23]

Tournaments

Tournament Last champion(s) Date won Location
Pro Wrestling World Cup[24] Kushida 26 August 2017 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Championships

Defiant Championship

Defiant Championship
Details
PromotionDefiant Wrestling
Date established15 June 2016
Date retired1 August 2019
Current champion(s)Rampage Brown
Date won17 April 2019
Other name(s)
  • WCPW World Championship
  • WCPW Championship
No. Champion Date Event Location Reign Days held Notes Ref.
1 Big Damo June 16, 2016 Built To Destroy (2016) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 69 Defeated Rampage to become the inaugural champion. This aired on tape delay on 25 July 2016. [25]
2 Joseph Conners August 24, 2016 Stacked Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 98 This was a four-way match also involving Rampage and Joe Hendry. This aired on tape delay on 3 September 2016. [25]
3 Drew Galloway November 30, 2016 Delete WCPW Nottingham, England 1 150 This was a three-way steel cage match also involving Joe Hendry. [25]
4 Martin Kirby April 29, 2017 No Regrets Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 1 This was the 30 Man Rumble match, in which Drew Galloway defended the title. Galloway was eliminated by Joe Hendry, who was later eliminated by Kirby. [25]
5 Joe Hendry April 30, 2017 Pro Wrestling World Cup 2017: Mexican Qualifiers Coventry, England 1 155 Won by referee stoppage after Kirby was unable to continue the match. This aired on tape delay on 5 May 2017. [26][25]
6 Marty Scurll October 2, 2017 Refuse To Lose (2017) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 64 Cashed in his Magnificent Seven Briefcase during a singles match between Joe Hendry and Will Ospreay, thus making it a three way match. The title was renamed to Defiant Championship on 4 December 2017 following the reabranding of What Culture Pro Wrestling. [2][25]
7 Austin Aries December 5, 2017 Defiant Birmingham, England 1 144 [25]
8 Rampage Brown April 28, 2018 No Regrets (2018) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 322 [27]
9 Rory Coyle March 16, 2019 Magnificent Seven Sunderland, England 1 32 [28]
10 Rampage Brown April 17, 2019 Lights Out (2019) Leeds, England 2 73 [29]
11 David Starr June 29, 2019 Built To Destroy (2019) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 33 [30]
— Deactivated 1 August 2019 — — — — Title was reitred due to Defiant Wrestling cloosing its doors. [20][21]

Combined reigns

Rank [1] Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Rampage Brown 2 395
2 Joe Hendry 1 155
3 Drew Galloway 1 150
4 Austin Aries 1 144
5 Joseph Conners 1 98
6 Big Damo 1 69
7 Marty Scurll 1 64
8 David Starr 1 33
9 Rory Coyle 1 32
10 Martin Kirby 1 1

Defiant Internet Championship

Defiant Internet Championship
Details
PromotionDefiant Wrestling
Date established6 October 2016
Date retired1 August 2019
Other name(s)
  • WCPW Internet Championship
No. Champion Date Event Location Reign Days held Notes Ref.
1 El Ligero October 6, 2016 Refuse To Lose (2016) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 55 Won a three way match over Alberto El Patron and Travis Banks to become the inaugural champion. [31]
2 Cody Rhodes November 30, 2016 Delete WCPW Nottingham, England 1 150 This match was also contested for Rhodes's GFW NEX*GEN Championship. [32]
3 Gabriel Kidd April 29, 2017 No Regrets (2017) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 118 This was a three-way match, also involving Joe Hendry. [32]
4 Zack Sabre Jr. August 25, 2017 Loaded Sheffield, England 1 173 The title was renamed to Defiant Internet Championship on 4 December 2017 following the reabranding of What Culture Pro Wrestling. [32][2]
— Vacated February 14, 2018 — — — — Vacated due to Zack Sabre Jr. being unable to defend the title.
5 Travis Banks February 29, 2018 Defiant Manchester, England 1 98 Defeated David Starr, Mike Bailey and Chris Brookes to win the vacant title [33]
6 Walter May 28, 2018 Road to Destruction Sheffield, England 1 189 This was a triple threat match also involving Zack Sabre Jr. [34]
7 Martin Kirby December 3, 2018 Loaded Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 208 [35]
8 Joe Hendry June 29, 2019 Built To Destroy (2019) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 33
— Deactivated 1 August 2019 — — — — Title was reitred due to Defiant Wrestling cloosing its doors. [20][21]

Combined reigns

Rank [2] Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Martin Kirby 1 208
2 Walter 1 189
3 Zack Sabre Jr. 1 173
4 Cody Rhodes 1 150
5 Gabriel Kidd 1 118
6 Travis Banks 1 98
7 El Ligero 1 55
8 Joe Hendry 1 33

Defiant Tag Team Championship

Defiant Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionDefiant Wrestling
Date established30 November 2016
Date retired1 August 2019
Other name(s)
  • WCPW Tag Team Championship
No. Champion Date Event Location Reign Days held Notes Ref.
1 Johnny Moss and Liam Slater November 30, 2016 Delete WCPW Nottingham, England 1 74 Defeated The Coffeys (Joe Coffey and Mark Coffey) to become the inaugural champions.[36]
2 Swords Of Essex
(Will Ospreay and Scott Wainwright) 		February 12, 2017 True Destiny Milton Keynes, England 1 145 This was a three-way tag team ladder match, also involving Gabriel Kidd and Liam Slater and Prospect. [36]
3 War Machine
(Hanson and Rowe) 		July 7, 2017 Loaded Manchester, England 1 88 This episode aired on tape delay on 4 August 2017. [37]
4 Primate and Jimmy Havoc October 3, 2017 Loaded Manchester, England 1 139 This episode aired on tape delay on 13 October 2017. The title was renamed to Defiant Tag Team Championship on 4 December 2017 following the rebranding of What Culture Pro Wrestling. [2]
5 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) 		February 19, 2018 Defiant Manchester, England 1 35 This episode aired on tape delay on 9 March 2018. [38]
6 Jimmy Havoc (2) and Mark Haskins March 26, 2018 Road to No Regrets 2018 Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 33 This episode aired on tape delay on 20 April 2018. [39]
7 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) 		April 28, 2018 No Regrets (2018) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 2 224 [40]
8 The South Coast Connection
(Ashley Dunn and Kelly Sixx) 		February 16, 2019 Defiant Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 133 [41]
9 Benji and Visage June 29, 2019 Defiant Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 33 [42]
— Deactivated 1 August 2019 — — — — Title was reitred due to Defiant Wrestling cloosing its doors. [20][21]

Combined reigns

By team
Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) 		2 259
2 Primate and Jimmy Havoc 1 157
3 Swords Of Essex
(Will Ospreay and Scott Wainwright) 		1 145
4 The South Coast Connection
(Ashley Dunn and Kelly Sixx) 		1 133
5 War Machine
(Hanson and Rowe) 		1 88
6 Johnny Moss and Liam Slater 1 74
7 Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins 1 33
Benji and Visage 1 33
By wrestler
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Kyle Fletcher 2 259
2 Mark Davis 2 259
3 Jimmy Havoc 2 190
4 Primate 1 157
5 Will Ospreay 1 145
6 Scott Wainwright 1 145
7 Ashley Dunn 1 133
Kelly Sixx 1 133
9 Hanson 1 88
10 Rowe 1 88
11 Johnny Moss 1 74
12 Liam Slater 1 74
13 Mark Haskins 1 33
Benji 1 133
Visage 1 133

Defiant Hardcore Championship

Defiant Hardcore Championship
Details
PromotionDefiant Wrestling
Date established2 June 2017
Date retired1 August 2019
Other name(s)
  • WCPW Hardcore Championship
No. Champion Date Event Location Reign Days held Notes Ref.
1 Primate June 16, 2017 Built To Destroy (2017) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 67 Defeated Jimmy Havoc to become the inaugural champion. [43]
2 BT Gunn August 22, 2017 Stacked (2017) Leeds, England 1 3 [44]
3 Primate August 25, 2017 Loaded Newcastle upon Tyne, England 2 109 The title was renamed to Defiant Hardcore Championship on 4 December 2017 following the reabranding of What Culture Pro Wrestling. [2][45]
4 Jimmy Havoc December 12, 2017 Defiant London, England 1 424 This was later aired on tape delay on 9 February 2018 [46]
— Vacated February 9, 2019 Unstoppable Manchester, England — — Vacated due to Jimmy Havoc being unable to defend the title.
5 No Fun Dunne February 9, 2019 Unstoppable Manchester, England 1 140 Was awarded the belt by Prince Ameen after Jimmy Havoc was unable to defend it. [47]
6 Drake June 29, 2019 Built To Destroy (2019) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 33 [48]
— Deactivated 1 August 2019 — — — — Title was reitred due to Defiant Wrestling cloosing its doors. [20][21]

Combined reigns

Rank [3] Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Jimmy Havoc 1 424
2 Primate 2 175
3 No Fun Dunne 1 140
4 Drake 1 33
5 BT Gunn 1 3

Defiant Women's Championship

Defiant Women's Championship
Details
PromotionDefiant Wrestling
Date established24 August 2016
Date retired1 August 2019
Other name(s)
  • WCPW Women's Championship
No. Champion Date Event Location Reign Days held Notes Ref.
1 Nixon Newell August 24, 2016 Stacked (2016) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 173 Defeated Bea Priestley in a to become the inagural champion. This aired on tape delay on 3 September 2016. [49]
2 Bea Priestley February 13, 2017 Loaded Leicester, England 1 123 This was a no disqualification match. This episode aired on tape delay on 27 February 2017. [50]
3 Kay Lee Ray June 16, 2017 Built To Destroy (2017) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 247 Defeated Viper, who replaced Priestley in the match. The title was renamed to Defiant Women's Championship on 4 December 2017 following the rebranding of What Culture Pro Wrestling. [2][43]
4 Millie McKenzie February 18, 2018 Chain Reaction (2018) Manchester, England 1 119 [51]
5 Bea Priestley June 17, 2018 Built To Destroy (2018) Newcastle upon Tyne, England 2 169 [52]
6 Kanji December 3, 2018 Loaded Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1 135 [53]
— Vacated April 17, 2019 Lights Out (2019) Leeds, England — — Kanji vacated the title due to an injury.
7 Lizzy Styles April 17, 2019 Lights Out (2019) Leeds, England 1 106 Defeated Lana Austin to win the vacant title. [54]
— Deactivated 1 August 2019 — — — — Title was reitred due to Defiant Wrestling cloosing its doors. [20][21]

Combined reigns

Rank [4] Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Bea Priestley 2 292
2 Kay Lee Ray 1 247
3 Nixon Newell 1 173
4 Kanji 1 135
5 Millie McKenzie 1 119
6 Lizzy Styles 1 106

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See also

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "WCPW rebranding as Defiant Wrestling, Wade Barrett to be new GM". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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