Turkish Power Wrestling
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Founded 📆 | 2010 |
| Founder 👔 | Bilgehan Demir |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | İstanbul |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Cahit Kaşıkçılar (general manager) |
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Turkish Power Wrestling (TPW) is a professional wrestling promotion founded by Bilgehan Demir and started its operations in Turkey. After the signing days, the first official show was held at Ankara Atatürk Sports Hall on January 29, 2011, and the second official show was held at Kadir Has Sports Hall in Kayseri on February 12. Turkish Power Wrestling (TPW) is Turkey's first and only professional wrestling organization. The third show was held on May 8, 2011, at Bursa Atatürk Sports Hall. The 4th organization was held on October 16, 2011, at Istanbul Atakent Arena Park and was watched by a total of 5,500 people. It closed in 2012. Bilgehan Demir, the founder of Turkish Power Wrestling, announced on his Twitter account on April 9, 2017, that the wrestling federation would reactivate. He made a comeback with the show held at Volkswagen Arena on March 31, 2018.
Personnel
| Name | Duty | Starting date | Leaving date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahit Kaşıkçılar | General manager | May 8, 2011 | 2012 | It was announced in the Bursa show. |
| Bilgehan Demir | Announcer, Founder | late 2010 | 2012 | Founder, ambassador and advisor to the General Manager |
| Özgür Bakar (Murat Bosporus) |
Screenwriter, professional wrestler | late 2010 | 2012 | TPW Intercontinental Champion |
| Cenghis Khan | Judge | February 12, 2011 | 2012 | |
| Mustafa Özben | Ring Announcer | October 16, 2011 | 2012 |
Roster
Turkish Stars
- Big Boy
- Camoka
- Demirci
- Murat Bosporus
- Samuray
- The Turkish Rock
Guest Stars
- Demolition Davies
- Doug Williams
- Ivan Markov
- Joe Legend
- Jonny Storm
- MVP
- Tom La Ruffa
- Tron
Ladies
Media TPW
In January 2012, an award ceremony was held on Facebook by Turkish Power Wrestling, which performed 4 shows throughout 2011 and appeared on Cine5. With the voting option, the followers of the TPW page voted for the award in 10 categories for 1 week. Awards were announced at the end of 1 week. The branches and winners of the awards are as follows;
- TPW 2011 Wrestler Music of the Year Award: Music by Murat Bosporus with 162 votes
- NOTE: Bilgehan Demir removed the original voting because there was only the music of 4 wrestlers and the wrestlers who could not be candidates had objections, and then restarted the voting by posting the montaged clips of all the wrestlers on YouTube. Murat Bosporus was the winner of both awards.
- TPW 2011 Guest of the Year Award: Kickboxing Federation President Salim Kayıcı with 124 votes
- TPW 2011 Foreign Wrestler of the Year Award: Joe Legend with 146 votes
- TPW 2011 Team of the Year Award: Ottoman Empire, founded by Murat Bosporus and Big Boy with 132 votes
- TPW 2011 Lady of the Year Award: Britney Knight with 102 votes
- TPW 2011 Shocking Development of the Year Award: With 130 votes, Cahit Kaşıkçılar's threat to fire Bilgehan Demir
- TPW 2011 Most Extreme Event of the Year Award: 121 votes by Strongman hitting The Barbarian with a chair, breaking two of her teeth
- TPW 2011 Match of the Year Award: Intercontinental Champion Murat Bosporus and Yoshihiro Tajiri's match was held at Istanbul Atakent Arena Park with 133 votes.
- TPW 2011 Turkish Wrestler of the Year Award: Murat Bosporus with 149 votes
- TPW 2011 Funniest Moment of the Year Award: Cahit Kaşıkçılar's announcement of the No DQ match as "No D * ck You" because she does not speak English with 111 votes
TPW Title Holders
| Title | Wrestler | Number of wins | History | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPW Heavyweight Championship | Vacant | Vacant | March 31, 2018 | Bursa | The title was left vacant due to the fact that the previous champion Camoka could not reach the match on the scheduled date as a Survivor competitor. |
| TPW Intercontinental Championship | Murat Bosporus | 1 | January 29, 2011 | Ankara | He became the first holder of the title by defeating Joe Legend. |
| TPW Tag Team Championship | Timsahlar | 1 | May 8, 2011 | Bursa | They became the new holders of the title by beating the Stone Brothers. |
| Ladies' Crown | Alpha Female | 1 | May 8, 2011 | Bursa | She defeated Shanna to become the new owner of the title. |
TPW Heavyweight Championship
| Wrestler | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| Camoka | 1 |
TPW Intercontinental Championship
| Wrestler | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| Murat Bosporus | 1 |
TPW Tag Team Championship
| Wrestler | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| Timsahlar | 1 |
| Stone Brothers | 1 |
Ladies' Crown
| Wrestler | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| Alpha Female | 1 |
| Shanna | 1 |
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