NWA UK Hammerlock

NWA UK Hammerlock

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Acronym	NWA UK
Founded	1993
Defunct	2012
Style	British Wrestling with modern influences
Headquarters	Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Founder(s)	Andre Baker
Owner(s)	Andre Baker

NWA UK Hammerlock was a British professional wrestling promotion based in Kent.

History

UK Hammerlock was established in 1993 by Andre "Sledgehammer" Baker. For many years the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) had shunned Europe because it recognized a rival World Heavyweight Championship based in the UK (recognized by All Star Promotions), but in the late 1990s, UK Hammerlock became a member of the NWA, opening Europe to its influence.

NWA-UK Hammerlock generally ran shows around the Kent area, but have also put shows on around the Essex area, Wales, and Cumbria.

The promotion also branched out after the turn of the century, setting up a sister operation, known as NWA Ireland as well as gain a working relationship with the Scottish Wrestling Alliance.

The promotion stopped running events in 2007 and officially folded in 2009. In 2010, Hammerlock Wrestling founder Andre Baker committed suicide, aged 45.

In June 2011 NWA UK Hammerlock officially reopened its doors with a memorial show to its late founder Andre Baker, run by Hammerlock graduates Tony McMillan and Dean Champion. They ran primarily in Essex and in Tonbridge, Kent. In 2012 Hammerlock Wrestling left the NWA and the promotion ceased operations in the same year.

Training school

The Hammerlock wrestling school has locations in Kent, Coventry, Scotland and Dublin. It has trained many wrestlers including Gary Steele, Doug Williams, Fergal Devitt, Rebecca Knox, Katie Lea, and Zack Sabre Jr.

Championships

Championship:	Last champion(s):	Previous champion(s):	Date won:	Location:
NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship	Pat Guenette	Stew Korvus	July 09, 2016	Rivier du Loup, QC
NWA United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship	Phil Boyd	Danny Garnell	November 10, 2012	Tonbridge, Kent
NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship	Beau "The Show" Jacks		April 4, 2009
NWA Ireland Heavyweight Championship	Paul Tracey
NWA Ireland Junior Heavyweight Championship	Jordan Devlin		May 28, 2006
NWA Ireland Tag Team Championship	Adam Abz & Ross Browne
NWA Scottish Heavyweight Championship	Eric Canyon		February 26th 2011

See also

Other articles of the topic Professional wrestling : Chet Douglas, Dan Matha, Gabby Ortiz, WWE United States Championship, Andy Harpas, WWE: Uncaged VII, Tommaso Ciampa
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• List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
• List of professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom

External links

• NWA UK Hammerlock home page

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