One Pro Wrestling (abbreviated as 1PW) was a British

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. 1PW was founded in 2005 by Steven Gauntley. Originally run by the now defunct retail chain 1 Up Games, the company's headquarters were located in

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Early days

The promotion was founded in 2005, and went into

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in 2007; however, they would restart within the same year, until August 2013, when they announced their closure.

Relaunch

On 11 April 2022, One Pro Wrestling announced its return, with its first event, A New Twist of Fate, taking place on 1 October at the

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appeared on the show, with the event being shown on

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. A follow-up event (No Turning Back) scheduled for 18 February 2023 included the 1PW debut of

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taking on the hometown wrestler in Robbie X. John Morrison and

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also debuted in Lincoln. On 22 April 2023, 1PW returned to the Doncaster Dome with All or Nothing.

was crowned the first 1PW World Heavyweight Champion since the re-launch, meanwhile Robbie X won the Openweight Championship, Boisterous Behaviour ( Man Like DeReiss and Leon Slater) won the Tag Team Championships and Lizzy Evo became the inaugural 1PW Women's World Champion. On 8 September 2023, Will Ospreay announced that he would not work for 1PW again, amid accusations that the promotion had not paid employees, including current Openweight Champion Robbie X. On 15 September 2023, One Pro Wrestling confirmed that all of their championships had been vacated. On 27 September 2023, former 1PW announcer Joe Dombrowski made a series of posts on

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, accusing 1PW owner Steven Gauntley of deceptive business practises and fraud. Shortly afterwards, wrestler

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, who had been advertised to compete for the 1PW World Heavyweight Championship in a future show, announced that the show had been cancelled, revealed issues he had with receiving payment from 1PW in the past and claimed that Gauntley was refusing to respond to messages from him. The following day to Dombrowski's accusations, Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust, which operate the Doncaster Dome announced they were suspending ticket sales on all future 1PW shows at the venue whilst investigations into the allegations took place. Meanwhile, the official 1PW website and social media accounts went offline. On 29 September 2023, 1PW's

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account announced that the company had ceased trading and all future events had been cancelled.

Championships

References

External links

Official website
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