Bellatrix Female Warriors

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Bellatrix Female Warriors
AcronymBFW
Founded2005
Style Women's professional wrestling
Headquarters Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom [1]
Founder(s) Sweet Saraya
Owner(s) Sweet Saraya
Ricky Knight [1]
Sister World Association of Wrestling
FormerlyWorld Association of Women's Wrestling [2]
Website wawuk.com

Bellatrix Female Warriors, also known as Bellatrix, is a British independent women's professional wrestling promotion based in Norwich. The company was founded by Sweet Saraya in 2006 as the World Association of Women's Wrestling, a sister company to her husband Ricky Knight's World Association of Wrestling. The promotion tours theatres, leisure centres, and town halls.

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History

The company was founded by Sweet Saraya in 2005 as the World Association of Women's Wrestling, a sister company to her husband Ricky Knight's World Association of Wrestling. [1] The name was later changed to Bellatrix Female Warriors, as bellatrix is Latin for "female warrior". [1] The company trains their own wrestlers, as well as hosts international talent. [1] [3] Trainees are taught traditional British catch wrestling. [1] In addition, shows are promoted via video on demand or internet pay-per-view (iPPV). [1] [4] [5]

Bellatrix has working agreements with Real Quality Wrestling, Shimmer Women Athletes, [1] IndyGurlz Australia, [1] and LDN Wrestling. [2] The promotions cross-promote shows and championships. [1] [2]

Championships

Current

ChampionshipChampion(s)PreviousDate wonDaysReference
Bellatrix World ChampionshipTra-cieVacant [Note 1] 3 May 2024342+ [6]
Bellatrix European ChampionshipAnnabelleVanessa Knight14 December 2024117+ [7]
Bellatrix British ChampionshipPrincessFiona1 November 2024160+ [8]
Bellatrix Academy ChampionshipRoksieVacant [Note 2] 3 May 2024342+ [9]

Retired

ChampionshipLast champion(s)Date wonDate retiredPrevious champion(s)First champion(s)Reference
WAWW European ChampionshipBlue Nikita10 June 20072009InauguralBlue Nikita [10]
WAWW Tag Team ChampionshipThe Norfolk Dolls (Britani Knight & Melodi)10 June 20072009InauguralThe Norfolk Dolls (Britani Knight & Melodi) [11]

Queen of the Ring Tournament

YearWinnerRef
2012Destiny [12]
2014Lory [13]
2015Blue Nikita [14]
2017Queen Maya [15]
2022Lory [16]
2024Lady Bella Van Der Velt [17]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Trai-cie won the vacant Bellatrix World Championship against Lady Bella van der Velt.
  2. ↑ Roksie won the vacant Bellatrix Academy Championship against Scarlett.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Murphy, Dan. "Europeans stars ready to shine at Bellatrix 8". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Excitement As UK Promotions Form Working Relationship". Fighting Spirit Magazine. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Laprade, Pat and Dan Murphy (2017). "Sweet Saraya". Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women’s Wrestling. ECW Press.
  4. ↑ Freezer, David (11 June 2013). "Video: Weekend of wrestling is planned for Epic Studios in Norwich". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Oliver, Greg (17 June 2013). "Erin Angel: The Maritimes exit interview". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bellatrix World Championship". wawuk.com.
  7. ↑ "Bellatrix European Championship". wawuk.com.
  8. ↑ "Bellatrix British Championship". WAW. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bellatrix Academy Championship". WAW. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "WAWW European Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  11. ↑ "WAWW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  12. ↑ "WAWW Queen Of The Ring « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  13. ↑ "Queen Of The Ring 2014 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  14. ↑ "Queen Of The Ring 2015 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  15. ↑ "Queen Of The Ring 2017 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  16. ↑ "Bellatrix Queen of the Ring 2022 Results - 30/01/22 - WAW Wrestling". 2022-01-30. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  17. ↑ WAW. "Bellatrix Queen Of The Ring 2024 Results - 01/03/24 - WAW Wrestling". wawuk.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
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