| Acronym | FFPW |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 2004 [1] [2] |
| Style | Professional wrestling Lucha libre Sports entertainment |
| Headquarters | Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Founder(s) | Fergal Devitt and Paul Tracey |
| Owner(s) | Phil Boyd |
| Formerly | NWA Ireland |
| Website | fightfactoryprowrestling |
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]
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]
| 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] |
Lory was also a champion till she got injured and was on an incredibly dominant streak
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