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

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  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.
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  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.