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Welsh Wrestling

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Welsh Wrestling at Trecco Bay in August 2015

Welsh Wrestling is the national Welsh professional wrestling promotion, holding live professional wrestling events across Wales, as well as in Scotland and England.[1]

The wrestling is hybrid of American wrestling and traditional British wrestling, with contests most often contested under 'one-fall' rules.

Wrestlers on the card will typically be larger-than-life, both in persona and physique - with the heroes drawing influence from wrestling stars like Hulk Hogan, Big Daddy and Rey Mysterio and the villains bringing with them traits popularized by past performers Kendo Nagasaki, Ravishing Rick Rude, Superstar Billy Graham and others.[citation needed]

Throughout each year, the roster perform in front of several thousand fans at primarily theatre-based venues. The live events run around two hours in duration, with a short interval, and are typically headlined by either a Battle Royal, Royal Rumble or multi-man tag team match, with an array of singles bouts on the undercard.[citation needed]

At the conclusion of each event, Welsh Wrestling offers a backstage pass – allowing spectators to meet the evening's wrestlers, take photographs with them and collect autographs.

The Welsh Wrestling touring roster has showcased wrestlers with experience from WWE, TNA Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, Ohio Valley Wrestling and promotions across Europe. WWE NXT athletes Oliver Grey[2] and Gavin Reid[3] worked extensively for Welsh Wrestling prior to signing their developmental contracts and moving to the United States.

In 2017, Ravenhill set up the Welsh Wrestling Training Academy, based in Morfa, Swansea.[citation needed]

International stars[edit]

In the early days of Welsh Wrestling, international talents including Billy Kidman, Chad Collyer and Joe E. Legend were brought in for various big events. However, in recent years the promotion has maintained a policy of promoting quality domestic talent. Among the British WWE superstars to have plied their trade in a Welsh Wrestling ring are the former Intercontinental Champion, Wade Barrett, as well as Mark Andrews, Pete Dunne and others. Promoter Alan Ravenhill also helped to introduce former Impact Wrestling star Rob Terry to the wrestling business, after a chance encounter in the Swansea area in the mid-2000s. Through his association with Orig Williams, Ravenhill has been a long-time advocate of North Wales grappler Mason Ryan, who has also wrestled on the Welsh Wrestling circuit.

Celebrity involvement[edit]

Premiership footballer and Wales captain Ashley Williams has appeared in Welsh Wrestling,[4] participating in an in-ring angle with Mean Tommy Dean.

Venues[edit]

Grand Slam Wrestling[edit]

Welsh Wrestling also hold wrestling events in England under the Grand Slam Wrestling banner, in towns including Abingdon, Bude, Banbury, Brackley, Cheltenham,[36] Crewe,[37] Colne,[38] Congleton,[39] Craven Arms, Didcot, Eastbourne, Henley-on-Thames, Kidlington, Kettering, Newbury, Oswestry, Ormskirk, Oxford, Plymouth, Poole, Reading, Walburton, Witney and Weymouth. These shows typically use a similar structure, ethos and talent pool as the Welsh Wrestling shows.

Roster[edit]

The Welsh Wrestling touring roster typically consists of 8-12 heavyweight and super heavyweight wrestlers at any one time, with light heavyweights and guest talent featuring often as further attractions. Women's matches are a rarity in Welsh Wrestling, but have been known to occur as a special attraction.

Welsh Heavyweight Championship[edit]

History[edit]

The inaugural Welsh Heavyweight Champion was crowned at a special "King of the Castle" tournament in Harlech on 1 May 2010, run in association with Cadw at the Harlech Castle site.[40] The six-man tournament consisted of three singles matches, which saw contenders Dafydd Rhys, The Saint and JD Knight eliminated. The final match was contested under triangle rules, and saw James Mason defeat both Kade Callous and Danny Garnell to win the championship.

In 2023 the Welsh Heavyweight Champion is Ricky Bamba, who beat Big Dog for the championship.[41]

In 2023 Stevie Starr holds the record for longevity, with 6 reigns lasting a total of 2050 days[42]

Champions[edit]

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event in which the title was won
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A The information is not available or is unknown
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
# Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Notes
1 James Mason 1 1 May 2010 175 Harlech, Wales Defeated Danny Garnell and Kade Callous in a tournament final three-way elimination match to become the inaugural champion.
2 Kade Callous 1 23 October 2010 480 Builth Wells, Wales
3 Stevie Starr 1 15 February 2012 142 Llanelli, Wales
4 Tommy Dean 1 6 July 2012 7 Machynlleth, Wales
5 Bison Brody 1 13 July 2012 72 Blaengarw, Wales
6 Iestyn Rees 1 23 September 2012 151 Cardiff, Wales
7 Bison Brody 2 21 February 2013 65 Maesteg, Wales
8 Stevie Starr 2 27 April 2013 397 Swansea, Wales
9 Kade Callous 2 29 May 2014 63 Barry, Wales
10 Stevie Starr 3 31 July 2014 200 Tenby, Wales
11 Kade Callous 3 16 February 2015 102 Llanelli, Wales
— Vacated — 29 May 2015 — N/A
12 John „The Machine" Titan 1 29 May 2015 232 Barry, Wales Won a tournament for vacant title
13 Kade Callous 4 16 January 2016 84 Blackwood, Wales
14 John „The Machine" Titan 2 9 April 2016 55 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
15 Stevie Starr 4 3 June 2016 266 Barry, Wales This was a three-way match, also involving Kade Callous.
16 Kade Callous 5 24 February 2017 98 Swansea, Wales
17 John „The Machine" Titan 3 2 June 2017 92 Aberdare, Wales
18 Sterling Gold, Esq. 1 2 September 2017 119 Cardiff, Wales
19 Kid Cymru 1 30 December 2017 111 Lampeter, Wales
20 The Klown 1 20 April 2018 370 Trecco Bay, Wales This was a three-way match, also involving Sterling Gold, Esq.
21 Stevie Starr 5 24 April 2019 865 Trecco Bay, Wales
22 Chris Recall 1 4 September 2021 22 Trecco Bay, Wales
23 Stevie Starr 6 25 September 201 196 Swansea, Wales
24 Chris Recall 2 8 April 2022 13 Caerphilly, Wales
25 Big Dog 1 20 April 2022 139 Tenby, Wales
26 Ricky Bamba 1 24 August 2022 371 Tenby, Wales

Affiliation[edit]

Welsh Wrestling is Wales' representative in the Union of European Wrestling Alliances (UEWA),[43] which recognizes the Welsh Heavyweight Championship as the country's premier title. As part of their membership, the promotion has hosted one of the few European Heavyweight Championship title matches on UK soil[44] and sent light heavyweight standout Wild Boar to represent them at the inaugural European Cruiserweight Championship tournament in Oslo, Norway.[45]

See also[edit]


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References[edit]

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