RPW/NJPW Uprising 2015

Uprising 2015
Promotional poster for the event, featuring wrestlers from both NJPW and RPW
Promotion(s)	New Japan Pro-Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling
Date	October 2, 2015 [1]
City	Bethnal Green, London, England [1]
Venue	York Hall [1]
Attendance	680 [1]
Event chronology
← Previous Destruction in Kobe (NJPW) Live In Southampton (RPW) Next → Global Wars UK (NJPW / RPW)
Uprising chronology
← Previous 2014 Next → 2016

The 2015 Uprising was the fourth Uprising professional wrestling supershow promoted by the British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), in partnership with the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The event was held on October 2, 2015 in the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. The event marked the first collaborative event held by RPW and NJPW.

Production

Other on-screen personnel

Role:	Name:
Commentators	Chris Charlton (English-language announcer)
	Don Callis (English-language announcer)
	Kevin Kelly (English-language announcer)
Ring announcers	Makoto Abe
Referees	Kenta Sato
	Marty Asami
	Red Shoes Unno
	Tiger Hattori

The event was the first collaborative event held by NJPW and RPW; the two promotions had established a working relationships early in the year as a part of NJPW's "New IWGP Conception." ^{[2] [3] [4]} The show was scheduled to featured eight matches, two of which were to be contested for championships. ^[5]

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times [1]
1	The Revolutionists (James Castle and Sha Samuels) defeated Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima)	Tag team match	8:29
2	Martin Kirby defeated A. C. H.	Singles match	11:42
3	Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Big Damo	Singles match	15:10
4	Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger defeated Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada)	Tag team match	16:30
5	Kyle O'Reilly defeated Kushida	Singles match	17:43
6	Tetsuya Naito defeated Mark Haskins	Singles match	12:58
7	Josh Bodom (c) defeated Jimmy Havoc	No disqualification match for the British Cruiserweight Championship	16:10
8	AJ Styles (c) defeated Marty Scurll and Will Ospreay	Three-way match for the British Heavyweight Championship	18:22
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Aftermath

The following night on October 3, the inaugural Global Wars UK event was held. Global Wars UK has since become an annual tour held by NJPW and RPW. ^[6]

See also

• United Kingdom portal

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

References

1. "RevPro Uprising 2015". cagematch.net. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
2. "新日本プロレス３～５年後上場目指す". Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
3. "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). 18 July 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
4. Caldwell, James (18 July 2015). "NJPW news: New Japan announces big int'l expansion plans, including expanded N. America partnerships & NXT-like program". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
5. "Rev Pro UK/NJPW: Uprising 2015 Review". Pro Wrestling Truth. Blogger. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
6. F4W Staff (11 November 2017). "REVPRO GLOBAL WARS UK RESULTS: MINORU SUZUKI VS. MATT RIDDLE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved 5 January 2017.