Fight Factory Pro Wrestling

Fight Factory Pro Wrestling
AcronymFFPW
FoundedMarch 2004[1][2]
StyleProfessional wrestling
Lucha libre
Sports entertainment
HeadquartersBray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Founder(s)Fergal Devitt and Paul Tracey
Owner(s)Phil Boyd
FormerlyNWA Ireland

Fight Factory Pro Wrestling (FFPW), also known as Zero1 Ireland, is an Irish wrestling training school and professional wrestling promotion run by Phil Boyd and Katey Harvey, based in Dublin.[3] FFPW promotion tours theatres, leisure centres, and town halls.[4][5]

History

Owner and wrestler Phil Boyd

Fight Factory Pro Wrestling (FFPW) was an affiliate of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s NWA UK Hammerlock territory until 2012.[6] It became affiliated with the Union of European Wrestling Alliances in 2011 and with Japan's Pro Wrestling Zero1 in 2012.[6] The promotion was founded by Fergal Devitt (Finn Bálor) in 2004; Phil Boyd would later become the owner of FFPW, succeeding Devitt and his partner Paul Tracey.[7]

Championships

Champions

Former Irish Junior Heavyweight champion Jordan Devlin
Title Current holder Date won Location Previous champion Reference
Irish Junior Heavyweight Championship CBL 29 September 2023 Dublin, Ireland Martin Steers [8][9][10]
Irish Tag Team Heavyweight Championship Saviours Of Destiny (Andy Steele & Owen Richards) 11 August 2023 Dublin, Ireland Fabio and LJ Cleary [11][12][13]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "Pro Wrestling ZERO1 Ireland (ZERO1 Ireland)".
  2. ^ Axel Saalbach. "Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
  3. ^ "'Obviously I knew there was a problem in wrestling ... but ... I was definitely surprised by the volume and scope of it all' - Katey Harvey". Independent.ie. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ Paul Leduc (15 October 2004). "L'Europe à rescousse de la WWE?". RDS.ca.
  5. ^ "Irish grapplers teach the basics". canoe.com. 14 October 2004.
  6. ^ a b "Fight Factory Pro Wrestling / NWA Ireland / ZERO1 Ireland". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  7. ^ "Sports clubs have two weeks to find new homes". Independent.ie. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Irish Junior Heavyweight Championship Title History - Fight Factory Pro Wrestling".
  9. ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "Irish Junior Heavyweight Championship".
  10. ^ "Irish Junior Heavyweight Championship | Fight Factory Pro Wrestling Title History". www.ffpwwrestling.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Irish Junior Heavyweight Championship | Fight Factory Pro Wrestling Title History". www.ffpwwrestling.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  12. ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "Irish Tag Team Championship".
  13. ^ "Irish Tag Team Title".
  14. ^ a b c d Philip Kreikenbohm. "All-Time Roster « Fight Factory Pro Wrestling (FFPW) - 2012". Cagematch.
  15. ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "All-Time Roster « Fight Factory Pro Wrestling (FFPW) - 2019". Cagematch.
  16. ^ a b Philip Kreikenbohm. "All-Time Roster « Fight Factory Pro Wrestling (FFPW) - 2013". Cagematch.
  17. ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "All-Time Roster « Fight Factory Pro Wrestling (FFPW) - 2015". Cagematch.