Ultimate Pro Wrestling
Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) was a California-based independent pro wrestling company owned and operated by Rick Bassman,[1] that operated from 1999 to 2007 .
The company had working relationships with Pro Wrestling Zero1 and World Wrestling Entertainment. It served as a developmental company for WWE, where they would scout wrestlers and send others for training, from 2006 to 2007.[2] Some of the major names to go on to stardom are, John Cena, Samoa Joe, Victoria and Christopher Daniels. The promotion was featured on a Discovery Channel special called Inside Pro Wrestling School.
Notable alumni
- Melina Perez/Kyra
- Rick Bassman
- B-Boy
- Mike Bell
- The Blue Meanie
- Cheerleader Melissa
- Christian
- Melissa Coates
- Steve Corino
- Christopher Daniels
- Tommy Dreamer
- Edge
- Scott Hall
- Head Bitch in Charge
- Jon Heidenreich
- Molly Holly
- Horshu
- Tom Howard
- Ivory
- Tony Jones
- Evan Karagias
- Al Katrazz
- Frankie Kazarian
- Mike Knox
- Konnan
- Paul London
- Scott Lost
- Jerry Lynn
- Juventud Guerrera
- The Miz
- Peter Fox
- Michael Modest
- Donovan Morgan
- Chris Mordetzky
- Kevin Nash
- Nova
- Sean O'Haire
- Human Tornado
- Shinjiro Otani
- Diamond Dallas Page
- Chuck Palumbo
- Adam Pearce
- Roddy Piper
- The Prototype
- Psicosis
- Daniel Puder
- Tyler Reks
- Puma
- Quicksilver
- Road Warrior Animal
- Road Warrior Hawk
- Ricky Reyes
- Davey Richards
- Rikishi
- Rocky Romero
- Ruckus
- Joey Ryan
- Keiji Sakoda
- Samoa Joe
- Scorpio Sky
- Babi Slymm
- Ken Shamrock
- Bison Smith
- Spanky
- Jimmy Snuka
- Solo Snuka
- Masato Tanaka
- Sylvester Terkay
- Rob Van Dam
Tag Teams:
- The Ballard Brothers (Shane and Shannon) and Cheerleader Melissa
- Los Cubanitos (Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
- Edge and Christian
- Evolution (Frankie Kazarian and Nova)
- Hardkore Inc. (Adam Pearce, Hardkore Kidd, and Al Katrazz)
- Kevin Nash and Scott Hall
- The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)
- Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire
- Team Emblem (Keiji Sakoda, Masato Tanaka, and Shinjiro Otani)
Championships
- UPW Heavyweight Championship
- UPW Lightweight Championship
- UPW Tag Team Championship
- UPW Southern California/Shoot Championship
- UPW No Holds Barred Championship
- NWA/UPW/Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship
UPW Internet Championship
| Championship | # | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Warrior | 1 | November 8, 2000 | Santa Ana, California | Won a Battle royal. |
| The Blue Meanie | 1 | March 14, 2001 | Santa Ana, California |
retired. Upw was bought out by NXT
UPW Women's Championship
| Champion | # | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Porter | 1 | April 25, 2003 | Anaheim, CA | Beat Savvy to become champion. |
retired upw was bought out by NXT
References
- ↑ Harris, Keith (6 September 2011). "Bill Goldberg still hates Vince McMahon, may wrestle soon in Africa". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=065299;p=0
External links
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