SoCalUncensored.com is a professional wrestling news website based in Southern California. It is owned by Steven Bryant and was created in 2001. The site aggregates local wrestling and MMA events and a number of wrestlers such as

Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by the ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Opps, and is one-third of the AEW Worl ...

and

Jake Atlas Kenny Sanchez Marquez (born October 5, 1994), known by his ring name Jake Atlas, is an American former professional wrestler known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and WWE. Professional wrestling career As a native resident of Los Angel ...

have contributed to the site over the years. The popularity of the site led

Christopher Daniels Christopher Daniel Covell (born March 24, 1970), better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works as the Head of Ta ...

Frankie Kazarian Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. He is also known for his wo ...

, and

Scorpio Sky Schuyler Andrews (born April 2, 1983), better known by the ring name Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former two-time AEW TNT Champion and ...

to name their

professional wrestling stable Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of Traveling carnival, carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such term ...

as "

SoCal Uncensored SoCal Uncensored (SCU) was an American professional wrestling stable that consisted of Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky. Daniels and Kazarian formed a tag team during their time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Desc ...

" in homage to it.

Pro Wrestling Stable

At Ring of Honor's

Final Battle Final Battle is a professional wrestling event, held annually by the Ring of Honor promotion. The event was initially held in 2002. It is held in December, and is the promotion's last show of the calendar year. The 2009 edition of the show was ...

, Scorpio Sky joined Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian, becoming known as SoCal Uncensored. They chose the name SoCal Uncensored in homage to the website, which all three were fans of. Before using the name they asked for and were granted permission from the website to use the name.

Legal threats from Lucha Underground

In March 2018, Lucha Underground's parent company, FactoryMade Ventures (FMV), sent a cease and desist to Steven Bryant of SoCalUncensored.com and

Ryan Satin Ryan Satin is an American pop culture and professional wrestling journalist. He was a producer for TMZ and founded Pro Wrestling Sheet which reports on professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. He has since left the site and now works for Fox ...

of ProWrestlingSheet.com for publishing spoilers to recent Lucha Underground tapings. SoCalUncensored.com continued to post spoilers for Lucha Underground and no further legal action was taken.

Awards

SoCalUncensored.com has given annual professional wrestling awards in several categories since 2001. The awards have been referenced on Ring of Honor,

Impact Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...

, AEW television, and featured on Spectrum News.

Hall of Fame

SoCalUncensored.com currently hosts the

Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame The Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame was created in 2001 by wrestlers Cincinnati Red, Jason "Primetime" Peterson and Steven Bryant, it was dedicated in the memory of Louie Spicolli. The Hall of Fame was created with the mission to p ...

, which was created in 2001 by wrestlers

Cincinnati Red Gregory Scott Daves (October 17, 1974 – March 20, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known by his ring name Cincinnati Red. Professional wrestling career National Wrestling Conference (1995, 1997) After training with Bi ...

, Jason "Primetime" Peterson and Steven Bryant.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://socaluncensored.com 2001 in professional wrestling Professional wrestling websites