Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Westside Xtreme Wrestling, commonly shortened to wXw, is a German professional wrestling promotion based in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. wXw has been one of the leading professional wrestling promotions in Germany, and most of its events have been held in the Ruhr district, primarily in Oberhausen.[1] Since 2013, wXw regularly tours throughout Germany, adding tour stops outside the country including Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.[4]
History edit
Westside Xtreme Wrestling was founded on December 24, 2000, by Peter Wiechers, a professional wrestler with the ring name Hate.[2] Together with SigMasta Rappo, Tyrant, Mark Hammer, Blue Adonis, Barish, Thunder and Claudio Castagnoli, he held an event called "wXw Extreme Wrestling Party" in the disco "Roxy" in Essen. wXw has become one of the most notable professional wrestling promotions in Germany.
In 2016, wXw became the first German wrestling promotion with an on demand service similar to WWE's network, called wXwNOW.[4]
wXwNOW edit
wXwNOW is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by German professional wrestling promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). In 2016, wXw started "wXwNOW", a new worldwide streaming site for the promotion's events. All major wXw events air live on the service, which also features matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 2002. wXwNOW Network operates similarly to WWE Network. The service has a current monthly subscription price of €9.99.[4]
Co-promotion edit
Since its creation, wXw has developed working relationships with several American promotions including Chikara, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Beyond Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Evolve and several Japanese promotions including Dragon Gate, Pro Wrestling Noah, Dramatic Dream Team and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Through the working relationship with wXw, Big Japan's World Strong Heavyweight Championship features both the CZW and wXw logos.[5]
wXw has also maintained relationship withs several European-based promotions, including British promotions International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, Preston City Wrestling, All Star Wrestling, and Progress Wrestling.[1][6]
wXw has held several interpromotional events, including Gorefest – European King of the Death Matches 2006 took place in the United Kingdom, a hardcore-focused event co-promoted with the English-based X-Sports: Wrestling.[7] The second Gorefest, held in 2009, included a title match between Drake Younger and Devon Moore for Combat Zone Wrestling's Heavyweight Championship.[8]
The 2008 event Dead End VIII featured the Japanese-based Pro Wrestling Noah and its rosters such as KENTA, Go Shiozaki, Takashi Sugiura and Kenta Kobashi.[9] The 2009 events, Open the Spanish Gate and Open The German Gate took place in Barcelona, Spain and Oberhausen, Germany, respectively, were co-promoted with the Japanese-based Dragon Gate.[10]
On March 13, 2010, wXw held its first event in the US, The Vision took place in front of an audience of over 450 at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11] The event also featured a title match for one of CZW's titles, the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship, along with wXw's famous feud being between Thumbtack Jack and Drake Younger.[12]
On April 8, 9, and 10, 2011, wXw held its second and third events in the USA first with F1 vs. wXw on April 8 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USA at the Spontaneous Sports Complex and wXw Kreuzzug ZXI day 1 being in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the Asylum Arena and day 2 being in Union City, New Jersey in the ACE Arena.
On July 24, 2014, wXw started a partnership with Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling promotion which ended in 2017 due to GFW ending.[13]
On July 18, 2015, New Japan Pro-Wrestling started a working relationship with wXw as part of New Japan's international expansion plans which ended in early 2016 due to wXw working with too many promotions, not having any collaborated events, not being in NJPW events in Europe, not having wXw titles being defended in NJPW events and no talent exchanges.[14][15]
On July 2, 2018, wXw started a working relationship with WWNLive, with wXw becoming an official partner of the WWN Training Center. Later that year on October 1, a relationship with WWE began.[16][17]
On April 4, 2019 wXw held its fourth event in the US, wXw Amerika Ist Wunderbar Live From New York City took place in La Boom in Queens, New York.[18]
Tournaments and accomplishments edit
16 Carat Gold Tournament edit
Femmes Fatales edit
Catch Grand Prix Tournament edit
Contracts edit
Championships and accomplishments edit
Current championships edit
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship | Laurance Roman | 1 | June 1, 2024 | 1 | Oberhausen, Germany | Defeated Robert Dreissker at wXw Drive Of Champions 2024. | |
| wXw Shotgun Championship | Levaniel | 1 | March 8, 2024 | 86 | Oberhausen, Germany | Defeated The Rotation and Maggot at wXw 16 Carat Gold 2024. | |
| wXw World Tag Team Championship | | Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus | 2 (2, 2) | December 23, 2023 | 162 | Oberhausen, Germany | Defeated Amboss (Icarus and Laurance Roman) at wXw 23rd Anniversary. |
| wXw Academy Championship | Marc Empire | 1 | March 10, 2024 | 84 | Oberhausen, Germany | Defeated Tatsuya Hanami, Danny Fray and Axel Fox at wXw We Love Wrestling. | |
Defunct championships edit
| Championship | First Champion | Final champion | Date won | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wXw World Lightweight Championship | Mad Cow | Zack Sabre Jr. | June 5, 2010 | Oberhausen, Germany | Defeated Steve Douglas at Dead End X to unify the Lightweight Title with the Heavyweight Title to create the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[19][20] |
| wXw Hardcore Championship | Eiji Kushinawa | Necro Butcher | August 1, 2006 | Plainfield, Indiana | Defeated Ian Rotten and JC Bailey in a three-way elimination Texas Deathmatch at IWA Mid-South April Bloodshowers 2006[21][22] |
| wXw Women's Championship | Killer Kelly | Masha Slamovich | December 23, 2023 | Oberhausen, Germany | Unified with the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship at wXw 23rd Anniversary in a winner-takes-all match won by Robert Dreissker.[23] |
wXw Academy Championship edit
As of June 2, 2024.
| wXw Academy Trophy Championship | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Westside Xtreme Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | December 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Marc Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | 10 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||||||
wXw Academy Trophy Championship | |||||||||||||||
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The wXw Academy Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and created by Westside Xtreme Wrestling. The title is contested for by rookie wrestlers trained at the wXw Wrestling Academy. From 2015 to 2023, the championship activated as the wXw Academy Trophy Championship. In 2023, the title was replaced and renamed as the wXw Academy Championship, with a new belt starting a new lineage. Cumulated, there have been a total of fourteen reigns shared between twelve different champions and a vacancy. The current champion is Marc Empire who is in his first reign.
wXw Academy Trophy Championship edit
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Johnny Evers | December 12, 2015 | wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 2 | Essen, Germany | 1 | 322 | Evers defeated Dirty Dragan, Francis Kaspin and Maggot in a four-way match to become the inaugural champion. | [24] |
| 2 | The Rotation | October 29, 2016 | wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 10 | Essen, Germany | 1 | 98 | [25] | |
| 3 | Timo Theiss | February 4, 2017 | wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 13 | Essen, Germany | 1 | 140 | [26] | |
| 4 | Julian Pace | June 24, 2017 | wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 17 | Essen, Germany | 1 | 366 | This was a best two-out-of-three falls match. | [27] |
| 5 | Benjamin Van Es | June 25, 2018 | wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 26 | Essen, Germany | 1 | 209 | This was a no holds barred match. | [28] |
| 6 | Vinny Vortex | January 20, 2019 | wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 34 | Essen, Germany | 1 | 392 | [29] | |
| 7 | Goldenboy Santos | February 16, 2020 | wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 46 | Essen, Germany | 1 | 748 | This was a three-way match also involving Norman Harras. | [30] |
| 8 | Oskar | March 5, 2022 | wXwNOW & Friends Showcase 2022 | Oberhausen, Germany | 1 | 441 | [31] | |
| — | Deactivated | May 20, 2023 | — | — | — | — | Title was deactivated to immediately replaced with the wXw Academy Championship. | |
wXw Academy Championship edit
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Nick Schreier | May 20, 2023 | wXw Wrestling Academy Live Volume 9 | Oberhausen, Germany | 1 | 90 | Defeated Alex Duke, Danny Fray and Darius in a four-way match to become the inaugural champion. | [32] |
| 2 | Alex Duke | August 18, 2023 | Passion Pro Spirit Zone | Budapest, Hungary | 1 | 1 | This was a four-way match also involving Danny Fray and Zafar Ameen. | [33] |
| 3 | Nick Schreier | August 19, 2023 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 74 | ||
| 4 | Danny Fray | November 1, 2023 | Heat In Der wXw Wrestling Academy | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | 1 | 112 | [34] | |
| 5 | Tatsuya Hanami | February 21, 2024 | wXw Wrestling Academy Wrestling Im Hagenbusch | Marl, Germany | 1 | 18 | [35] | |
| 6 | Marc Empire | March 10, 2024 | wXw We Love Wrestling | Oberhausen, Germany | 1 | 84+ | This was a four-way match also involving Danny Fray and Axel Fox. | [36] |
Combined reigns edit
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldenboy Santos | 1 | 748 |
| 2 | Oskar | 1 | 441 |
| 3 | Vinny Vortex | 1 | 392 |
| 4 | Julian Pace | 1 | 366 |
| 5 | Johnny Evers | 1 | 322 |
| 6 | Benjamin Van Es | 1 | 209 |
| 7 | Nick Schreier | 2 | 164 |
| 8 | Timo Theiss | 1 | 140 |
| 9 | Danny Fray | 1 | 112 |
| 10 | The Rotation | 1 | 98 |
| 11 | Marc Empire † | 1 | 84+ |
| 12 | Tatsuya Hanami | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Alex Duke | 1 | 1 |
wXw Hall of Fame edit
The wXw Hall of Fame is a German professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the Oberhausen-based promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). It was established in 2005[37] to honor wrestlers who have wrestled for the promotion.
- Inductees
| # | Year | Ring name (Birth name)[Note 1] | Notes[Note 2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Mad Cow (Sander Rijnders) | Inaugural wXw World Heavyweight Champion (1 time), won the wXw Hardcore Championship (3 times) |
| 2 | 2009 | Baron Von Hagen (Torben Borzek) | Won the wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times) |
| 3 | 2010 | Hate (Peter Wiechers) | Won the wXw Hardcore Championship (9 times), wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times), founder and former owner of wXw. |
| 4 | 2010 | SigMasta Rappo (Pascal Signer) | Won the wXw Hardcore Championship (4 times), wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times). SigMasta Rappo was removed from the wXw Hall of Fame in 2020. [38] |
| 5 | 2010 | Thumbtack Jack (Alexander Bedranowsky) | Won the wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time) |
| 6 | 2011 | Marc Weingartner | Longtime ringside photographer. |
| 7 | 2011 | Alex Pain (Alexander Pohl) | Won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time), wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time) |
| 8 | 2012 | Iceman (Isaac Harrop) | Won the wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time), wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time) |
| 9 | 2015 | Steve Douglas (Steffen Leichsenring) | Won the wXw World Lightweight Championship (1 time), wXw World Tag Team Championship (3 times), wXw World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) |
| 10 | 2015 | Are$ (Marco Jaggi) | Won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship (2x), wXw World Tag Team Championship (3 times), holds record with 603 days reign as wXw World heavyweight champion. |
| 11 | 2017 | Karsten Beck (Karsten Pitann) | Won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time) |
| 12 | 2018 | Doug Williams (Douglas Durdle) | Won the wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time) |
| 13 | 2019 | Robbie Brookside (Robert Brooks) | Won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) |
| 14 | 2024 | Absolute Andy (Andreas Ullmann) | Posthumous; Won the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (2 times), wXw Shotgun Championship (1 time), wXw World Tag Team Championship (5 times), 16 Carat Gold 2018 |
wXw Academy edit
In 2016, wXw opened the first German wrestling academy with a seven-days course schedule in Essen.[4] The wXw Academy training is open for members as well as guests that can also book a stay in an apartment adjoined to the academy. With "Scouting the next Generation", the wXw Academy introduced a series of monthly events in 2015 that provides trainees of the academy the opportunity to perform in front of a crowd.[39]
In August 2022, the wXw Wrestling Academy moved to Gelsenkirchen.[40]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Cagematch, Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- ^ a b c d e Cagematch, Westside Xtreme Wrestling > History
- ^ Cagematch, HATE
- ^ a b c d "Chronik". wXw – more than Wrestling (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Big Japan Wrestling – Westside Xtreme Wrestling – Combat Zone Wrestling Unified Strong Championship". Wildcat Belts. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ westside Xtreme wrestling, Official MySpace
- ^ Cagematch, wXw/X-S:W Gorefest – European King Of The Death Matches 2006
- ^ Cagematch, wXw Gore Fest II
- ^ Moonsault.de, wXw/NOAH Dead End VIII 21./22.6, Oberhausen
- ^ Martin, Adam, Indy News #3: HETV, TNA stars, CWE, AIW 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine June 8, 2010 Wrestleview.com
- ^ Knowledge, Nick, westside Xtreme wrestling in Philadelphia Live Report March 17, 2010, PWInsider.com
- ^ Miami Herald, Ring Report 3/3 February 11, 2010
- ^ "GFW Reaches Agreements With European Promotions". globalforcewrestling.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ Caldwell, James (July 18, 2015). "NJPW news: New Japan announces big int'l expansion plans, including expanded N. America partnerships & NXT-like program". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "NXT Germany In The Works?". lastwordonprowrestling.com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "WWN AND WXW PARTNER UP". Pro Wrestling Torch. July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "WWE AND WXW PARTNER UP". WWE.Com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "wXw Amerika Ist Wunderbar - Live From New York City". Cagematch. July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ . Westside Xtreme Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "WXW World Lightweight Title (Germany)".
- ^ . Westside Xtreme Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "WXW Harcore Title (Germany)".
- ^ Daly, Wayne (December 23, 2023). "wXw Results: 23rd Anniversary Show – Oberhausen, Germany (12/23)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 12, 2015). "wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 29, 2016). "wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 10". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 4, 2017). "wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 13". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 24, 2017). "wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 17". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 25, 2018). "wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 26". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 20, 2019). "wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 34". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 16, 2020). "wXw Academy Scouting The Next Generation 46". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Westside Xtreme Wrestling (March 5, 2022). "WXWNOW & FRIENDS SHOWCASE 2022!". wxw-wrestling.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 20, 2023). "wXw Wrestling Academy Live Volume 9". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 18, 2023). "Passion Pro Spirit Zone". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 1, 2023). "Heat In Der wXw Wrestling Academy". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 21, 2024). "wXw Wrestling Academy Wrestling Im Hagenbusch". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 10, 2024). "wXw We Love Wrestling". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ wXw Hall of Fame wXw-wrestling.com
- ^ "SigMasta Rappo nicht mehr in der Hall of FaMe".
- ^ "Scouting the Next Generation". wXw – more than Wrestling (in German). Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "wXw WRESTLING ACADEMY - UMZUG ZUM 01.08.2022". wXw – more than Wrestling (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
External links edit
- Official website (in German)
- wxwNOW (German wrestling network)
- Official MySpace
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling at Online World of Wrestling
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling at Wrestling-Titles.com