Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) is a British

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founded on 26 August 2012 by Andy Quildan after separating from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Revolution Pro Wrestling currently has partnerships with several internationally based promotions including US-based

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(AEW), Japan's

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(NJPW) and Mexico's

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(CMLL). American independent company

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(GFW), also has worked with RPW in the past.GFW Global Partners
Top international wrestlers who have worked for RevPro, include

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performers

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Rey Mysterio Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Widely regarded as both one of the greatest '' luch ...

Kevin Owens Kevin Yanick Steen (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens. As of April 2025, he is on hiatus due to a neck injury. Steen began his ...

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Finn Bálor Fergal Devitt (born 25 July 1981) is an Irish professional wrestler. As of May 2014, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Finn Bálor (). He is a member of The Judgment Day stable. Devitt began his car ...

Karl Anderson Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980) known by the ring name Karl Anderson , is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is primarily performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is also known for his time in WWE. Ander ...

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, Kalisto,

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, and

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History

Early history (2012–2019)

On 26 August 2012, at Summer Sizzler International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom's (IPW:UK) booker Andy Quildan broke with the company to ensure the high standards he set to the promotion would be maintained. Quildan would bring with him the British Heavyweight,

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and Cruiserweight Championships to the promotion. RPW would also book talent from other promotions such as

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and

, whom later were signed by

. With the rising popularity of RPW, it would become one of the biggest promotions in the British

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. RPW would begin a series of international collaborations and partnerships with other promotions. On 25 July 2014, RPW announced a working agreement with

(GFW). On 5 April 2015, RPW hosted the first non-ICW English defence of the

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as part of the At Our Best card when

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defended the ICW title along with the EVOLVE and DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Championships against Doug Williams. On 18 July 2015, RPW established a working agreement with

as part of their "New IWGP Conception", a global expansion strategy centered on their international partnerships. The agreement also led to NJPW wrestlers making regular appearances for the promotion. In May, RPW hosted a qualifying match for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic. The first co-promoted shows with NJPW were Uprising and

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, which took place in October 2015. On 3 March 2016 RPW released their own OTT

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the RPW On Demand. On 16 March, announced a working agreement with Pro-Wrestling: EVE, which would also feature various title defenses of the Pro-Wrestling:EVE Championship and Pro-Wrestling:EVE events airing on the demand for the RPW On Demand. On 23 March, RPW launched a

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series the RevPro TV, which airs on Mondays. On 8 June 2017, RPW announced the

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, a tournament based on NJPW's

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for cruiserweight wrestlers from all over the world. In August 2017, RPW partnered with American promotion

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(ROH) and Mexican

(CMLL) for the

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, which featured participation from the promotion. On 22 September, RPW announced that content from

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would also be available on RPW On Demand. On 13 November, RPW announced the creation of its fourth active title the British Women's Championship, On 30 November, RPW reach a deal with NJPW to officially sell their merchandise from the RPW shop, becoming their second European carrier of their licensed merchandise. On 30 August 2018, RPW signed a television deal with

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, where it premiered on Wednesday and Thursday, 5 and 6 September 2018, in a live special held at the

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. On 3 October, it was announced the Queen of the Ring tournament for their women's division.

Acquiring Southside Wrestling Entertainment (2019–2021)

On 18 September 2019, RevPro announced they took over Southside Wrestling Entertainment (SWE) operations. SWE was a promotion operating out of Cambridgeshire, England, which ran events from 2010 to 2019. They promoted internationally known names like

Chris Hero William Christopher Spradlin (born December 24, 1979), better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of indepen ...

Tyler Bate Tyler Bate (born 7 March 1997) is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand and is one of the two members of New Catch Republic, performing alongside Pete Dunne. In 2017, he became the inaugur ...

Pete Dunne Peter Thomas England (born 9 November 1993) is an English professional wrestler best known under the ring name Pete Dunne. As of April 2017, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand, and is one-half of the New Catch Republic wit ...

, TAJIRI, MJF,

Gabriel Kidd Gabriel Michael McMenamin (born 24 April 1997) is an English professional wrestler. He is working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Gabe Kidd, is a member of the Bullet Club and its War Dogs sub-group, and is the IWGP Glob ...

Tommy Dreamer Thomas James Laughlin (born February 13, 1971) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and professional wrestling promotion, promoter better known by the ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestli ...

and

Kevin Steen Kevin Yanick Steen (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Kevin Owens. As of A ...

, among others. Previous SWE title holders had included:–

Will Ospreay William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former two-time AEW International Champion. He is also known for his eight year tenure with New Japa ...

Mark Haskins Mark Haskins (born June 25, 1988), is an English professional wrestler. He is known internationally for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, as well as his appearances in Ring of Honor, Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, Drag ...

Ethan Page Julian Micevski (born September 20, 1989), better known by his ring name Ethan Page, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand, and is ...

Tommy End Tom Büdgen (born 19 May 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Aleister Black. Before signing with WWE, Büdgen was ...

Kris Travis Kris Travis (16 December 1983 – 31 March 2016) was a British professional wrestler. He was a staple of the UK and European independent wrestling scenes, working for companies such as PROGRESS Wrestling, Insane Championship Wrestling, Preston ...

PJ Black Phillip Paul Lloyd (born 3 March 1981) is a South African-American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Justin Gabriel. He is currently wrestling under the ring name P. J. Black. A second-generation w ...

Kay Lee Ray Kayleigh Kerr (née Rae; born 11 August 1992) is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Alba Fyre and is a member of The Green Regime stable. Rae began her wrestlin ...

Stevie Boy Stephen Kerr better known by his ring names Stevie Boy and Stevie Xavier is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is most well known for his work in Insane Championship Wrestling where he is a former two-time ICW World Heavyweight Champion, a ...

, BT Gunn,

Rampage Brown Oliver Biney (born 8 August 1983) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE, performing under the ring name Rampage Brown. He is also known for his work throughout the European and British independent wrestling circu ...

, Mike Bailey,

Kip Sabian Simon James Kippen (born 19 May 1992), better known by the ring name Kip Sabian, is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Patriarchy (professional wrestling), The Patriarchy. Ear ...

Davey Richards Wesley David Richards (born March 1, 1983), best known under the ring name Davey Richards, is a retired American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, TNA Wrestling and Ring of Honor, and for ...

Andrew Everett Drew Everett Wenkel (born July 9, 1992), better known by the ring name Andrew Everett, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he was a former Impact World Tag Team ...

Trey Miguel Trey McBrayer (born August 30, 1994), better known by his ring name Trey Miguel, is an American professional wrestler, where he is a member of The Rascalz tag team. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He also makes appearances ...

Nixon Newell Steffanie Newell (born 15 November 1994) is a Welsh professional wrestler. She performs on the independent circuit under the ring name Nixon Newell. She is best known for her tenures in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, where s ...

Shigehiro Irie is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Irie has also competed for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), and a number of North American inde ...

, Ricky Knight Jr.,

Rockstar Spud James Michael Curtin (born 30 January 1983) is an English former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a writer on Raw. During his time as an on screen performer in the company, he worked under the ring name Drake Maverick. He has also ...

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, Melina and numerous others. The SWE Heavyweight Championship, SWE Speed King Championship, SWE Tag Team Championship and SWE Women's Championship were defended on RevPro events before eventually being vacated or unified with their own active titles.

New partnerships (2021–present)

In 2021, Revolution Pro Wrestling established a relationship with

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. On 3 August 2023, the CMLL and Revolution Pro Wrestling announced their alliance beginning with their first joint event, Fantastica Mania UK.

Training school

Revolution Pro Wrestling hosts a

school in

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. It was founded in August 2012 and run by Andy Quildan. The school runs 4 trainee level shows a year for them to showcase their ability in front of a live audience. They teach all the basic elements of professional wrestling as well as other vital parts of being a wrestler.

Championships

Current champions

As of ,

Former champions

Events

Marquee events

* High Stakes *Summer Sizzler *

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Collaborated events

Strong Style Evolved UK Strong Style Evolved UK was a two-day professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), in partnership with Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW). It took place on June 30 and July 1, 2018 at Planet Ice Milton Keynes in Milton Key ...

(with NJPW)

Tournaments

References

External links

* {{authority control International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom British professional wrestling promotions 2012 establishments in England