RevPro 11th Anniversary Show | |||
---|---|---|---|
Promotion | Revolution Pro Wrestling | ||
Date | August 26, 2023 | ||
City | London, England | ||
Venue | Copper Box Arena | ||
Attendance | 4,072 [1] | ||
Event chronology | |||
| |||
RevPro Anniversary Show chronology | |||
|
The RevPro 11th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling event produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling. It took place on August 26, 2023, at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. The event featured wrestlers from various promotions including All Elite Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Progress Wrestling. It also featured the RevPro debut of Mickie James. [2] [3]
On May 11, 2023, RevPro announced that they will hold their 11th anniversary show at the Copper Box Arena in London, England on Saturday August 26, 2023, one day before AEW All In. [4]
The event featured eleven professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced on RevPro's weekly tour-based shows. [5]
The show started with a 10-woman battle royal to determine the #1 contender to the Undisputed British Women's Championship. Dani Luna won by last eliminating Safire Reed.
The main card started with the confrontation between Leon Slater and one half of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Dan Moloney, solded with the victory of Slater obtained after a long-term feud between the two.
Next up, Connor Mills successfully defended the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship for the second time consecutively in that respective reign in a Six-way Scramble match which also involved Robbie X, Wild Boar, Jordan Breaks, Callum Newman and Sha Samuels.
In the third match, JJ Gale picked up a victory over NJPW young lion Kosei Fujita.
Next, El Phantasmo and Katsuyori Shibata defeated David Finlay and Gabe Kidd in tag team competition.
The sixth bout saw the NJPW World Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defeating the time's Progress Atlas Champion Ricky Knight Jr. in singles competition.
Next up, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster marked their second consecutive defense of the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship in that respective reign against Jude London and Paris De Silva.
The eighth bout saw Tomohiro Ishii defeating Luke Jacobs in singles competition.
In the ninth match, Alex Windsor defeated Mickie James and Hyan to successfully retain the Undisputed British Women's Championship.
In the semi main event, Michael Oku defeated Trent Seven to mark his first defense of the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship in that respective reign. [6] [7]
In the main event, United Empire leader Will Ospreay picked up a victory over Los Ingobernables de Japon's Shingo Takagi. After the bout ended, a masked Chris Jericho made his surprise RPW debut attacked Ospreay prior to their match from All In which was set to occur the very next day. [8] [9]
Luke James Uggles Eatwell, known by his ring name Zack Sabre Jr. and its abbreviated form ZSJ, is an English-born professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, he is the current second leader of the group The Mighty Don't Kneel (TMDK) and is a former two-time and inaugural NJPW World Television Champion. He also makes sporadic appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).
Undisputed Kingdom is a villainous professional wrestling stable that mainly appears in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and also makes appearances in its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), consisting of leader Adam Cole, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Roderick Strong, and Wardlow.
William Peter Charles Ospreay is an English professional wrestler. As of November 2023, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his second reign. He is also known for his eight year tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he held various championships, including the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
Tomoyuki Oka, better known by his ring name Great-O-Khan, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the United Empire stable and a two-time and current Provisional KOPW Champion. He also wrestles for NJPW's United Kingdom based partner promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), where he is the former Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion. In NJPW, he is a two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.
Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE. He is best known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), under the ring name Hikuleo, where he was a member of Bullet Club and Guerrillas of Destiny (GoD). In his tenure with NJPW, he was a former Strong Openweight Champion, a two-time Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion, and a one time IWGP Tag Team Champion with partner El Phantasmo as part of a new incarnation of GoD. He is the nephew and adopted son of professional wrestler Tonga Fifita.
Wrestle Kingdom 14 in Tokyo Dome was a two-night professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4 and 5, 2020, at the Tokyo Dome, in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 29th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the 14th promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name; it was also the first time the event was held over two days.
The AEW World Championship is a men's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Unveiled on May 25, 2019, it is the promotion's top championship and is presented as being AEW's most prestigious title. Chris Jericho was the inaugural champion. The current champion is Bryan Danielson, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Swerve Strickland at All In on August 25, 2024.
Shota Umino is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
United Empire, originally The Empire, is a professional wrestling faction currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The faction is led by TJP.
Kyle Fletcher is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Don Callis Family stable. He also performs in its sister company Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former one-time ROH World Tag Team Champion and ROH World Television Championship. Fletcher was previously signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a former IWGP Tag Team Champion and inaugural and record-setting two-time Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion. He also made appearances for British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), where he was a two-time Undisputed British Tag Team Champion.
The 2022 Forbidden Door was the inaugural Forbidden Door professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on June 26, 2022, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and was the first AEW/NJPW co-promoted event. It was the first professional wrestling pay-per-view held at this venue since Spring Stampede in 2000, which was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
The AEW International Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a secondary championship for male wrestlers, and unlike AEW's other titles, which are almost exclusively defended on AEW programming, the International Championship can also be defended in other promotions globally. The current champion is Will Ospreay, who is in his record-tying second reign. He won the title by defeating MJF at All In on August 25, 2024.
Davis Passfield, better known by his in-ring name Mark Davis, is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also appears in its sister company Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former one-time ROH World Tag Team Champion. He also appears for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion, and record-setting and inaugural two-time Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion and Revolution Pro Wrestling, where he is a former two-time Undisputed British Tag Team Champion.
Aussie Open were an Australian professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher. They are currently signed, as individuals, to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and also wrestle for AEW’s sister company Ring of Honor (ROH), where they are former ROH World Tag Team Champions. The team is currently on hiatus after Davis suffered a wrist injury in October 2023.
The 2023 Forbidden Door was the second annual Forbidden Door professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on June 25, 2023, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was AEW's first PPV to be held outside of the United States and NJPW's first traditional PPV to be held in Canada. Forbidden Door was also the first non-WWE PPV event to be held in Toronto in what was formerly known as the "Air Canada Centre" since World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s Mayhem event on November 21, 1999.
RevPro Anniversary Show is a major professional wrestling event produced by Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), which is held annually in August since 2019 to celebrate the anniversary of the promotion's first event Summer Sizzler, which took place on August 26, 2012.
Michael Oku is an English professional wrestler, notable for his work on the British Independent circuit, particularly with Revolution Pro Wrestling, where he is the Former Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, after defeating Great-O-Khan on 9 July 2023.
The 2024 Dynasty was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the inaugural Dynasty event and took place on April 21, 2024, at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, marking AEW's first pay-per-view event to be held in Missouri.
The 2024 Double or Nothing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the sixth annual Double or Nothing event and took place during Memorial Day weekend on May 26, 2024, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. AEW celebrated its five-year anniversary by returning to the MGM Grand Garden Arena, five years after the inaugural 2019 event was held.
The 2024 Forbidden Door was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was the third annual Forbidden Door event and took place on June 30, 2024, at the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York. The event also featured the involvement of wrestlers from NJPW's sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, as well as Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), a partner of both AEW and NJPW.