Global Wars UK

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 ^{[1] [2] [3]} All editions of the show have been archived on New Japan's NJPW World streaming service.

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

Events

#	Event	Date	City	Venue	Main event	Ref(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]
3		November 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]
5		November 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
Date	October 3, 2015 [4]
City	Reading, Berkshire [4]
Venue	Rivermead 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]	Stipulations	Times [4]
1	Tetsuya Naito defeated Kushida and Martin Kirby	Three-way match	12:18
2	Gideon 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 match	14:25
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
Date	November 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]	Stipulations	Times [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
Date	November 11, 2016 [6]
City	Walthamstow, London [6]
Venue	Waltham Forest Town Hall [6]
Attendance	1,120
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]	Stipulations	Times [6]
1	Charlie 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
Date	November 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
1	Ryan 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
6	CCK (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
Date	November 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
1	CCK (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
3	Josh Bodom defeated Rocky Romero	Singles match
4	Tomohiro Ishii defeated Dave Mastiff	Singles match
5	Ryan 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
Date	October 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]	Stipulations	Times
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 Ghosh	Singles match	10:21
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
Promotion(s)	Revolution Pro Wrestling New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	October 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
1	Will 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
Promotion(s)	Revolution Pro Wrestling New Japan Pro-Wrestling Ring of Honor Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date	August 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.	Results	Stipulations	Times [21]
1	Leon Slater defeated Francesco Akira by pinfall	Singles match	8:17
2	Persephone defeated Alexxis Falcon by disqualification	Singles match	9:58
3	Young 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

• Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
• List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe

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.
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8. "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2017 – Tag 2" . Retrieved January 5, 2018.
9. F4W Staff (November 11, 2017). "REVPRO GLOBAL WARS UK RESULTS: MINORU SUZUKI VS. MATT RIDDLE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 5, 2017.
10. "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.

External links

• United Kingdom portal

• New Japan Pro-Wrestling Official website (English)
• Revolution Pro Wrestling Official website