Real Quality Wrestling
Encyclopedia
Real Quality Wrestling is a British
professional wrestling
organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman
of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion
, but soon became an umbrella promotion
in 2007 with the self-stated aim to showcase the best in British wrestling. Furthermore, the RQW logo would be seen as a quality stamp of approval. International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
(IPW:UK), and SAS Wrestling are the current sub-ordinate promotions working under the company banner.
The company's headquarters, known as RQW House was located in Dagenham
, Essex
, but that is now closed.
and chairman of the company as well as the owner of their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia, who are responsible for their television programming, home video
, music and graphics. In 2005 Phil Powers began promoting shows under the name Real Quality Wrestling, their first show was in Clacton in March. Later on in the year Len Davies was hired to record the shows for DVD, amongst other duties, but after a falling out over money, Powers left the company, allowing Davies to use the RQW name.
The promotion's inaugural event, Clacton Carnage, was held in March, 2005 and in just over a year at their aptly named event A Night of Champions they crowded their first Heavyweight
and Women's
champion, going to Robbie Brookside
and Erin Angel respectively. In 2006 the promotion found a new home at York Hall
, a Bethnal Green
location with a long history in Boxing, beginning with their Rebirth event in November. A year later they decided to extend their championships further, creating the RQW Tag Team Championship in November 2007 (going to Team Charming) before crowning a Cruiserweight Champion
, Bubblegum
a month later. By April of the following year, the RQW Tag Team Championship was unified with the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
to create a unified title won by The Kartel.
By 2008 RQW had downscaled its own productions and instead focussed on representing WAW and IPW:UK, orchestrating a deal for them with an unnamed German TV station that broadcasts all over Europe and working towards international broadcasting through local TV stations and the internet. This however never happened. At the end of that year, with the fall of The Fight Network, RQW furthered its broadcasting links by striking a deal with Pulse TV
that would have seen an RQW programme aired every night on a rotational basis with each night being specific to one promotion or theme. The show, scheduled to start in February 2009, also promised to further British wrestling by listing upcoming dates of local indie shows. However, shortly after striking the deal the channel was revealed to be closing down and, in a jaded message on their website, RQW maintained that they were unaware of the channel's closure and pledged to land a deal elsewhere, later operating with Fighters Inc for worldwide broadcasting and Fighting Spirit Distribution, who organised video on demand
in France, including French commentary. RQW also started to broadcast free episodes streamed on their website, but stopped after a few shows.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
organisation. Len Davies is the Owner and chairman
Chair (official)
The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...
of the company and their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia. The company began as an independent promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
, but soon became an umbrella promotion
Umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations...
in 2007 with the self-stated aim to showcase the best in British wrestling. Furthermore, the RQW logo would be seen as a quality stamp of approval. International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent...
(IPW:UK), and SAS Wrestling are the current sub-ordinate promotions working under the company banner.
The company's headquarters, known as RQW House was located in Dagenham
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, but that is now closed.
Company history
Len Davies is both the majority ownerOwnership
Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over property, which may be an object, land/real estate or intellectual property. Ownership involves multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different parties. The concept of ownership has...
and chairman of the company as well as the owner of their sister company, Spectrum Multimedia, who are responsible for their television programming, home video
Home video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
, music and graphics. In 2005 Phil Powers began promoting shows under the name Real Quality Wrestling, their first show was in Clacton in March. Later on in the year Len Davies was hired to record the shows for DVD, amongst other duties, but after a falling out over money, Powers left the company, allowing Davies to use the RQW name.
The promotion's inaugural event, Clacton Carnage, was held in March, 2005 and in just over a year at their aptly named event A Night of Champions they crowded their first Heavyweight
RQW Heavyweight Championship
The Real Quality Wrestling Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. It is currently the highest ranked championship in the company. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers, involved in pre-existing...
and Women's
RQW Women's Championship
The Real Quality Wrestling Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. It is competed for in independent promotions across Britain and Europe, most notably for RQW and its subordinate promotions International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, World...
champion, going to Robbie Brookside
Robbie Brookside
Robert Edward Brooks , better known by his ring name Robbie Brookside, is a British professional wrestler. He has toured all over the world during his career including such countries as the United States, Japan, Germany, and Mexico...
and Erin Angel respectively. In 2006 the promotion found a new home at York Hall
York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...
, a Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...
location with a long history in Boxing, beginning with their Rebirth event in November. A year later they decided to extend their championships further, creating the RQW Tag Team Championship in November 2007 (going to Team Charming) before crowning a Cruiserweight Champion
RQW Cruiserweight Championship
The Real Quality Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. The title was established in 2007 and is the second highest ranked championship in the company. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different...
, Bubblegum
Phil Blitz
Philip Cartner , better known by his ring name Bubblegum, is a British professional wrestler. He has wrestled in many independent promotions within the United Kingdom but he is perhaps best known for his work in Norton British Wrestling, and his television exposer with Frontier Wrestling Alliance,...
a month later. By April of the following year, the RQW Tag Team Championship was unified with the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
The British Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and copyrighted by International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and Real Quality Wrestling. The IPW:UK title was established in 2005 and the RQW title was established in 2007...
to create a unified title won by The Kartel.
By 2008 RQW had downscaled its own productions and instead focussed on representing WAW and IPW:UK, orchestrating a deal for them with an unnamed German TV station that broadcasts all over Europe and working towards international broadcasting through local TV stations and the internet. This however never happened. At the end of that year, with the fall of The Fight Network, RQW furthered its broadcasting links by striking a deal with Pulse TV
Pulse (TV channel)
Pulse was an entertainment channel focusing on eSports as well as American extreme sports, classic films and mixed martial arts, broadcasting in the United Kingdom on British Sky Broadcasting....
that would have seen an RQW programme aired every night on a rotational basis with each night being specific to one promotion or theme. The show, scheduled to start in February 2009, also promised to further British wrestling by listing upcoming dates of local indie shows. However, shortly after striking the deal the channel was revealed to be closing down and, in a jaded message on their website, RQW maintained that they were unaware of the channel's closure and pledged to land a deal elsewhere, later operating with Fighters Inc for worldwide broadcasting and Fighting Spirit Distribution, who organised video on demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
in France, including French commentary. RQW also started to broadcast free episodes streamed on their website, but stopped after a few shows.
Champions
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won | Location | Previous Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Quality Wrestling | |||||
| RQW Heavyweight Championship RQW Heavyweight Championship The Real Quality Wrestling Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. It is currently the highest ranked championship in the company. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers, involved in pre-existing... |
Ulf Herman Ulf Herman Ulf Nadrowski is a German professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ulf Herman. He is best known for his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1998-1999 where he would join with the Full Blooded Italians faction... |
February 9, 2008 | Weinheim Weinheim Weinheim is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Martin Stone Martin Stone Martin Stone may refer to:*Martin Stone , British professional wrestler*Martin Stone , actor in British TV serial The Chronicles of Narnia*Martin Stone , guitarist and literary expert... |
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| RQW Women's Championship RQW Women's Championship The Real Quality Wrestling Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. It is competed for in independent promotions across Britain and Europe, most notably for RQW and its subordinate promotions International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, World... |
Britani Knight Britani Knight Saraya-Jade Bevis is an English professional wrestler better known by her ring name Britani Knight, who is currently signed to WWE.-Professional wrestling career:... |
December 19, 2009 | Takeley Takeley Takeley is a small village in Essex near Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.When Takeley was first registered by the Normans in 1086-87 its boundaries were approximately 8 miles in length, with a total area of 3,000 acres . However, since the development of Stansted Airport, it has lost... , Essex Essex Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west... |
Jetta Jetta (wrestler) Jetta is the ring name of a British professional wrestler. She is best known for her work on the independent circuit in England with various promotions including LDN Wrestling, ChickFight and Real Quality Wrestling where she is the current Women's Champion... |
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| RQW Cruiserweight Championship RQW Cruiserweight Championship The Real Quality Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Real Quality Wrestling. The title was established in 2007 and is the second highest ranked championship in the company. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches with different... |
Vacated | May 2011 | Spud James Curtin James Curtin , better known by his ring name Spud, is a British professional wrestler. Curtin, known for his small stature, is considered the smallest mainstream wrestler in the United Kingdom.... |
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| British Tag Team Championship | Leaders of the new School (Zack Sabre Jr Zack Sabre Jr Zack Sabre, Jr., is a British professional wrestler. Zack is a former NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship and a product of the NWA-UK Hammerlock training school. He started training with NWA-UK Hammerlock at the age of 14, under the guidance of Jon Ryan and Andre Baker... and Marty Scurll Marty Scurll Marty Scurll is an English professional wrestler from Ely, Cambridgeshire. He regularly wrestles for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, All Star Wrestling, Premier Promotions, Live Wrestling Entertainment and many more. Alongside Zack Sabre, Jr... ) |
May 3, 2009 | Sittingbourne Sittingbourne Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles east of Gillingham in England, beside the Roman Watling Street off a creek in the Swale, a channel separating the Isle of Sheppey from mainland Kent... , |
The Thrillers | |
| International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom is a British professional wrestling promotion. Daniel Edler is the majority owner, chairman and founder of the company. The company was established in 2004 and since their foundation they have held monthly shows in Orpington, Kent... |
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| IPW:UK British Unified Championship IPW:UK Championship The International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom Unified British Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and copyrighted by International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. The title was established in 2005 and is the highest ranked championship in the company... |
Leroy Kinsley | April 19, 2009 | Swanley Swanley Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the south-eastern outskirts of London, north of Sevenoaks town. The town boundaries encompass the settlements of Swanley itself, Hextable and Swanley Village... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
Alex Shane Alex Shane Alexander Daniel Spilling is a British professional wrestler who is best known by his ring name "The Ascension" Alex Shane. Spilling also works as a promoter and wrestling teacher.-Early career:... |
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| British National Championship British National Championship The British National Championship was a year long professional wrestling tournament, organised by International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, that started in September 2007, with the final being held at The Great Hall in Bromley on October 26, 2008.... |
Terry Frazier | October 26, 2008 | Bromley, Kent | First (defeated Johnny Moss) | |
| National Under-23 Championship | Sam Slam | November 18, 2006 | Ware, Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and... |
First (defeated Paul Robinson) | |
| SAS Wrestling | |||||
| SAS United Kingdom Championship | Spud James Curtin James Curtin , better known by his ring name Spud, is a British professional wrestler. Curtin, known for his small stature, is considered the smallest mainstream wrestler in the United Kingdom.... |
April 20, 2008 | Jack Storm | ||
| SAS Tag Team Championship SAS Tag Team Championship The SAS Wrestling Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and copyrighted by SAS Wrestling. The title was established in 2008. The SAS Tag Team Championship title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches... |
The Models | November 22, 2008 | Hubba Bubba Lucha | ||
External links
- RQW website
- RQW Shop website
- Spectrum Multimedia website
- RQW Real Quality Wrestling at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
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- SAS Wrestling website