Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship

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Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship
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El Phantasmo with the title in November 2019
Details
Promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling
Date established6 December 2008
Current champion(s)Will Kaven
Date won24 August 2024
Other name(s)
  • RQW Cruiserweight Championship
    (2007 – 2008)
  • IPW:UK British Cruiserweight Championship
    (2008 – 2012)
  • British Cruiserweight Championship
    (2012 – 2017)
  • Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship
    (2017 – present)
  • Campeonato Británico de Peso Crucero de REVPRO (name used by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre)
Statistics
First champion(s) Mark Haskins
Most reignsJosh Bodom (3 reigns)
Longest reign Michael Oku (890 days)
Shortest reign Andrew Everett (2 days)
Youngest champion Leon Slater (19 years, 80 days)

The Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on 6 December 2008. [1] The current champion is Will Kaven, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating defending champion Neón, El Phantasmo, Leon Slater, Cameron Khai and Dante Martin in a six-way scramble at RevPro 12th Anniversary Show on August 24, 2024 in London, England.

Contents

Title history

As of 1February2025, there have been a total of 24 reigns shared between 19 champions and two vacancy, as well as one interim champion. Mark Haskins was the inaugural champion. Josh Bodom has the most reigns at three and also served as the interim champion in early-2017 while until reigning lineal champion Will Ospreay returned from Japan (this is not counted as one of Bodom's three reigns). Michael Oku's reign is the longest at 890 days, while Andrew Everett's reign is the shortest at 2 days.

Will Kaven is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Neón for the title at RevPro 12th Anniversary Show on 24 August 2024 in London, England.

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
RQW
1 Mark Haskins 6 December 2008IWW Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland1123Haskins, the-then RQW Cruiserweight Champion, is recognized as the first British Cruiserweight Champion. [2]
2The British Eagle8 April 2009IPW:UK Selsey, West Sussex, England 17 [3]
IPW:UK
3 Mark Haskins 15 April 2009Live In Selsey Selsey, West Sussex, England 2221 [4]
4The Lion Kid22 November 2009Brawl At The Hall Sittingbourne, Kent, England 2196Kid formerly known as The British Eagle. [5]
5 Rockstar Spud 6 June 2010Unfinished Business Sittingbourne, Kent, England 1315 [6]
— Vacated 17 April 2011————Spud vacated the title due to inactivity. [7]
6 Marty Scurll 28 April 2012Revolution London, England 1202Scurll defeated Sami Callihan in the tournament final to win the vacant title. [8] [9]
RevPro
7 Prince Devitt 16 November 2012St Ives Debut St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England 1540 [10]
8Josh Bodom10 May 2014Make or Break Birmingham, West Midlands, England 1162 [11]
9 Will Ospreay 19 October 2014Okada Vs. Aries Clapham, London, England 1321This was a triple threat match, which also involving Rich Swann. [12]
10Josh Bodom5 September 2015RevPro Marylebone, Greater London, England 250 [13]
11 Andrew Everett 25 October 2015Live In Sittingbourne Sittingbourne, Kent, England 12 [14]
— Vacated 27 October 2015————Andrew Everett had to vacate the title due to injury. [1]
12 Pete Dunne 3 January 2016Live At The Cockpit Marylebone, Greater London, England 1189Defeated Morgan Webster in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [15] [16]
13 Will Ospreay 10 July 2016Summer Sizzler Bethnal Green, Greater London, England 2277 [17]
—Josh Bodom21 January 2017High Stakes Bethnal Green, Greater London, England -82Bodom defeated Ryan Smile to become the interim champion until Ospreay had returned from Japan. [18]
14Josh Bodom13 April 2017Epic Encounter Bethnal Green, Greater London, England 3210 [19]
15Ryan Smile9 November 2017 RevPro/NJPW Global Wars
Night 1 		Bethnal Green, Greater London, England 124This was a three-way match, also involving Bushi. [20] [21]
16 Flash Morgan Webster 3 December 2017Live At The Cockpit Marylebone, Greater London, England 15 [22]
17 Kurtis Chapman 8 December 2017Uprising Bethnal Green, Greater London, England 1154Chapman pinned David Starr in a five-man scramble match, which also involving Flash Morgan Webster and El Phantasmo. [23]
18 David Starr 11 May 2018Epic Encounter Bethnal Green, Greater London, England 1364 [24]
19 El Phantasmo 10 May 2019Epic Encounter Bethnal Green, Greater London, England 1280This was a Ladder match. [25]
20 Michael Oku 14 February 2020High Stakes York Hall, London, England 1890On September 13, 2020 at Epic Encounters 2, Oku defeated Ricky Knight Jr. to unify the title with the Southside Speed King Championship. [26] [27]
21 Luke Jacobs 23 July 2022Summer Sizzler Manchester, England 1147 [28]
22 Robbie X 17 December 2022Uprising London, England 1204 [29]
23Connor Mills9 July 2023Epic Encounter 2023 London, England 1160 [30]
24 Leon Slater 16 December 2023Uprising 2023 London, England 1413 [31]
24Jordon BreaksMarch 3, 2024Live in London 83 London, England 177
25 Neón May 19, 2024 Fantastica Mania: UK London, England 197 [32]
26Will KavenAugust 24, 2024 RevPro 12th Anniversary Show London, England 1161+This was a six-way match also involving Cameron Khai, El Phantasmo, Leon Slater and Dante Martin. [33]


Combined reigns

As of February1, 2025.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined Days
1 Michael Oku 1890
2 Will Ospreay 2598
3 Prince Devitt 1540
4Josh Bodom3422
5 David Starr 1364
6 Mark Haskins 2344
7 Rockstar Spud 1315
8 El Phantasmo 1280
9 Leon Slater 1413
10 Robbie X 1204
11The British Eagle/Lion Kid2203
12 Marty Scurll 1202
13 Pete Dunne 1189
14Will Kaven †1161+
15Connor Mills1160
16 Kurtis Chapman 1154
17 Luke Jacobs 1147
18 Neón 197
19Jordon Breaks177
20Ryan Smile124
21 Flash Morgan Webster 15
22 Andrew Everett 12

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