Global Wars UK

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Global Wars UK is an annual professional wrestling supershow co-produced by the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) promotions. The two promotions established a partnership in July 2015 as part of NJPW's "New IWGP Conception." [1] [2] [3] All editions of the show have been archived on New Japan's NJPW World streaming service.

Contents

Global Wars UK
Promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
First event 2015

Events

#EventDateCityVenueMain eventRef(s)
1 Global Wars UK (2015) October 3, 2015 Reading, Berkshire Rivermead Leisure Complex AJ Styles (c) vs. Jyushin Thunder Liger for the British Heavyweight Championship [4]
2 Global Wars UK (2016) November 10, 2016 Bethnal Green, London York Hall Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the British Heavyweight Championship [5]
3November 11, 2016 Walthamstow, London Waltham Forest Town Hall Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Chris Hero for the British Heavyweight Championship [6]
4 Global Wars UK (2017) November 9, 2017 Bethnal Green, London York Hall Chaos (Hirooki Goto and Will Ospreay) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) [7]
5November 10, 2017 Walthamstow, London Waltham Forest Town Hall Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Will Ospreay for the British Heavyweight Championship [8]
6 Global Wars UK (2018) October 14, 2018 Bethnal Green, London Brixton Recreation Centre Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the British Heavyweight Championship
7 Global Wars UK (2024) October 19, 2024 Doncaster, Yorkshire Doncaster Dome Luke Jacobs (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the British Heavyweight Championship
8 Global Wars UK (2025) August 22, 2025 Crystal Palace, London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Oku, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, and Zozaya vs. Cowboy Way (1 Called Manders and Thomas Shire), Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher and Hechicero), and Robbie X
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

2015

Global Wars UK
Promotion(s) New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
DateOctober 3, 2015 [4]
City Reading, Berkshire [4]
VenueRivermead Leisure Complex [4]
Global Wars UK chronology
 Previous
First
Next 
2016
New Japan Pro-Wrestling events chronology
 Previous
Destruction in Kobe
Next 
King of Pro-Wrestling
No.Results [4] StipulationsTimes [4]
1 Tetsuya Naito defeated Kushida and Martin Kirby Three-way match 12:18
2Gideon Grey defeated Gedo Singles match 8:40
3 Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) defeated The Thrillers (Joel Redman and Mark Haskins) Tag team match 12:04
4 Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Marty Scurll Singles match 17:20
5 Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated The Revolutionists (James Castle and Sha Samuels) Tag team match 7:09
6 Kazuchika Okada defeated Will Ospreay Singles match 15:49
7 Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Big Damo Singles match14:25
8 AJ Styles (c) defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger Singles match for the British Heavyweight Championship 15:04
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2016

Night 1

Global Wars UK
Promotion(s) New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
DateNovember 10, 2016 [5]
City Bethnal Green, London [5]
Venue York Hall [5]
Global Wars UK chronology
 Previous
2015
Next 
2017
New Japan Pro-Wrestling events chronology
 Previous
Power Struggle
Next 
Global Wars UK 2016 Night 2
No.Results [5] StipulationsTimes [5]
1 Marty Scurll defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger Singles match 13:35
2 Tomoaki Honma defeated Sha Samuels Singles match 6:57
3 Yuji Nagata defeated Pete Dunne Singles match 11:55
4 Chris Hero defeated Tomohiro Ishii Singles match 13:35
5 Will Ospreay defeated Bushi Singles match 11:11
6 Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil, Sanada, and Tetsuya Naito) defeated David Starr and Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) Six-man tag team match 14:50
7 Katsuyori Shibata defeated Zack Sabre Jr. (c) Singles match for the British Heavyweight Championship 16:39
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 2

Global Wars UK
Promotion(s) New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
DateNovember 11, 2016 [6]
City Walthamstow, London [6]
Venue Waltham Forest Town Hall [6]
Attendance1,120
Global Wars UK chronology
 Previous
2015
Next 
2017
New Japan Pro-Wrestling events chronology
 Previous
Global Wars UK 2016 Night 1
Next 
Wrestle Kingdom 11
No.Results [6] StipulationsTimes [6]
1Charlie Garrett and Joel Redman defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Evil) Tag team match 9:44
2 Josh Bodom defeated Tomoaki Honma Singles match 10:35
3 Yuji Nagata defeated Trent Seven Singles match 10:50
4 Will Ospreay defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger Singles match 9:49
5 Tomohiro Ishii defeated Pete Dunne Singles match 12:25
6 Los Ingobernables de Japón (Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) defeated LDRS of the New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.) Tag team match 18:44
7 Katsuyori Shibata (c) defeated Chris Hero Singles match for the British Heavyweight Championship 13:18
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2017

Night 1

Global Wars UK
Promotion(s) New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
DateNovember 9, 2017 [7]
City Bethnal Green, London [7]
Venue York Hall [7]
Global Wars UK chronology
 Previous
2016
Next 
2018
New Japan Pro-Wrestling events chronology
 Previous
Power Struggle
Next 
Global Wars UK 2017 Night 2
No.Results [7] Stipulations
1Ryan Smile defeated Bushi and Josh Bodom (c) Three-way match for the British Cruiserweight Championship
2 Chaos (Gedo and Toru Yano) defeated Gideon Grey and No Fun Dunne Tag team match
3 Matt Riddle defeated El Desperado Singles match
4 Tetsuya Naito defeated Marty Scurll Singles match
5 Yuji Nagata defeated Zack Gibson Singles match
6CCK (Chris Brookes and Travis Banks) defeated Chaos (Rocky Romero and Yoshi-Hashi) Tag team match
7 Tomohiro Ishii defeated Keith Lee Singles match
8 Chaos (Hirooki Goto and Will Ospreay) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) Tag team match
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 2

Global Wars UK
Promotion(s) New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
DateNovember 10, 2017 [9]
City Walthamstow, London [8]
Venue Waltham Forest Town Hall [8]
Global Wars UK chronology
 Previous
2016
Next 
2018
New Japan Pro-Wrestling events chronology
 Previous
Global Wars UK 2017 Night 1
Next 
Lion's Gate Project 9
No.Results [9] Stipulations
1CCK (Chris Brookes, Kid Lykos, and Travis Banks) defeated Chaos (Gedo, Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) Six-man tag team match
2 Toru Yano defeated Zack Gibson Singles match
3Josh Bodom defeated Rocky Romero Singles match
4 Tomohiro Ishii defeated Dave Mastiff Singles match
5Ryan Smile (c) defeated El Desperado Singles match for British Cruiserweight Championship
6 Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Keith Lee and Yuji Nagata Tag team match
7 Minoru Suzuki defeated Matt Riddle Singles match
8 Zack Sabre Jr. (c) defeated Will Ospreay Singles match for the British Heavyweight Championship
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2018

Global Wars UK
Promotion(s) Revolution Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateOctober 14, 2018 [10]
City London, England
Venue Brixton Recreation Centre
Event chronology
 Previous
RevPro:
Live at The Cockpit 33
NJPW:
King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
Next 
RevPro:
Uprising
NJPW:
Power Struggle
Global Wars UK chronology
 Previous
2017
Next 
2024
No.Results [11] StipulationsTimes
1 Kushida defeated Kurtis Chapman Singles match 13:03
2 Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada) defeated Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher and Walter) Tag team match [12] 12:40
3 Great O-Kharn (with Lord Gideon Grey) defeated Rishi GhoshSingles match10:21
4 Tetsuya Naito defeated Chris Brookes Singles match [13] 11:52
5 Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Hirooki Goto Singles match [14] 14:52
6 Satoshi Kojima defeated Mark Davis Singles match [15] 9:33
7 El Phantasmo defeated Rocky Romero Singles match [16] 10:33
8 Chris Ridgeway defeated Will Ospreay Singles match [17] 14:35
9 Tomohiro Ishii defeated Minoru Suzuki (c)Singles match for the British Heavyweight Championship [10] 24:06
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2024

Global Wars UK
Global Wars UK 2024 poster.jpg
Promotion(s) Revolution Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateOctober 19, 2024 [18]
City Doncaster, Yorkshire
Venue Doncaster Dome
Event chronology
 Previous
RevPro:
British J-Cup
NJPW:
King of Pro-Wrestling
Next 
RevPro:
Uprising
NJPW:
Royal Quest IV
Global Wars UK chronology
 Previous
2018
Next 
2025
No.Results [19] [20] Stipulations
1Will Kaven (c) defeated Cameron Khai Singles match for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship
2 Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated Callum Newman and JJ Gale Tag team match
3 AZM defeated Kanji Singles match
4 Hiroshi Tanahashi, Leon Slater, and Zozaya defeated Connor Mills, Gabe Kidd, and Jay Joshua Six-man tag team match
5 Yota Tsuji defeated Máscara Dorada 2.0 Singles match
6 Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Robbie X Singles match
7 Mina Shirakawa (c) defeated Lizzy Evo Singles match for the Undisputed British Women's Championship
8 Michael Oku defeated Ricky Knight Jr. Singles match to determine the #1 contender to the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship
9 Luke Jacobs (c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii Singles match for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2025

Global Wars UK
Global Wars UK 2025.jpg
Promotion(s) Revolution Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Ring of Honor
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
DateAugust 22, 2025
City London, England
Venue Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
Tagline 13 Year Anniversary Show Night 1
Event chronology
 Previous
RevPro:
Summer Sizzler
NJPW:
G1 Climax 35
ROH:
Supercard of Honor
CMLL:
72 Aniversario de Arena Puebla
Next 
RevPro:
Trios Grand Prix
NJPW:
Forbidden Door
ROH:
Death Before Dishonor
CMLL:
92nd Anniversary Show
Global Wars UK chronology
 Previous
2024
Next 
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [21]
1 Leon Slater defeated Francesco Akira by pinfall Singles match 8:17
2 Persephone defeated Alexxis Falcon by disqualification Singles match 9:58
3Young Guns (Luke Jacobs and Ethan Allen) (c) defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) by pinfall Tag team match for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship 22:09
4 Chris Ridgeway defeated Blue Panther Singles match 9:22
5 Yuya Uemura defeated Connor Mills by pinfall Singles match 13:48
6 Mercedes Moné (British) defeated Emersyn Jayne (Discovery) by pinfall Winner Takes All match for the Undisputed British Women's Championship and Discovery Wrestling Women's Championship [a] 19:24
7 Athena defeated Mercedes Blaze by pinfall Singles match 3:28
8 Tomohiro Ishii defeated Jay Joshua by pinfall Singles match 13:18
9 Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Oku, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, and Zozaya defeated Cowboy Way (1 Called Manders and Thomas Shire), Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher and Hechicero), and Robbie X by pinfall Ten-man tag team match 22:12
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

Notes

  1. After various outlets mistakenly referred to the title as the "Scottish Women's Championship" following Moné's victory, Discovery Wrestling clarified that it's called the DW Women's Championship. [22]

References

  1. "新日本プロレス3~5年後上場目指す". Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. July 18, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. "木谷オーナーが「ファーム設立プラン」「21世紀のIWGP構想」、そして「新日本プロレスは株式上場を目指す」と宣言! 【7.18戦略発表会】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). July 18, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. 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 January 5, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RevPro Global Wars UK" . Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2016 – Tag 1" . Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2016 – Tag 2" . Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2017 – Tag 1" . Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2017 – Tag 2" . Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  9. 1 2 F4W Staff (November 11, 2017). "REVPRO GLOBAL WARS UK RESULTS: MINORU SUZUKI VS. MATT RIDDLE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. 1 2 "London: Global Wars UK 2018 Announced". September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  11. "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2018" . Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  12. "London: LIJ vs Ring Kampf". September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  13. "London: Naito vs Brookes". September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  14. "London: Hirooki Goto vs Zack Sabre Jr". September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  15. "London: Satoshi Kojima vs Mark Davis at Global Wars 2018". September 17, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  16. "London: El Phantasmo vs Rocky Romero". October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  17. "London: Will Ospreay vs Chris Ridgeway". October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  18. Russell, Skylar (July 19, 2024). "RevPro Bringing Global Wars Event To Doncaster Dome In October 2024". fightful.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  19. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 10, 2024). "RevPro Global Wars UK". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  20. Lambert, Jrermy (October 19, 2024). "RevPro Global Wars UK Results (10/19): Zack Sabre Jr, Mina Shirakawa, Hiroshi Tanahashi In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  21. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 22, 2025). "RevPro 13 Year Anniversary Show - Tag 1: Global Wars UK". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  22. "Discovery Wrestling on X: "It's just the Discovery Wrestling Women's Championship folks"". X (Twitter). August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.