Winnipeg Pro Wrestling

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Winnipeg Pro Wrestling
AcronymWPW
Founded2018
Style Professional wrestling
Headquarters Winnipeg, Manitoba
Owner(s)Devin Bray & Ben Kissock
Website https://www.wpgprowrestling.com/

Winnipeg Pro Wrestling (WPW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The promotion host live events in the city of Winnipeg and post its shows on tape delay on Youtube following their events. As of 2026, WPW has two men's singles championships, one women's singles championship, and one men's tag team championship.

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History

The promotion began in the winter of 2018 with a small show at the Sherbrook Inn, a small bar in Winnipeg's West Broadway neighborhood. The event sold out, and the prmotion moved forward with continued success, selling out more events at larger and larger venues. Co-owners Devin Bray and Ben Kissock are responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations since the very beginning. Winnipeg Pro has been averaging five or so events a year, and has been growing since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tickets for matches at normal venues which hold a few hundred fans frequently sell out in minutes. [1] [2]

The company has continued story lines across events and regular ringside talent made up of drag queens, security personnel, backstage interviewers and announcers. Devin Bray takes part in the show under the persona of Gene Spungo, a live commentator known for his trademark cowboy hat. WPW has a roster made up of more than 50 wrestlers who are both local, or from out-of-province who travel to Winnipeg regularly for matches. Prominent figures from international promotions such as such as Mercedes Moné, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, and more have made appearances at their shows. [3] [4]

The promotion host an annual markee event at the Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, titled the "Rumble at the Burt". Other major events have taken place at prominent locations in Winnipeg including the West End Cultural Centre, Canada Life Centre, the Manitoba Museum, the Red River Exhibition, Princess Auto Stadium, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Centennial Concert Hall, and many more smaller venues. [5]

Current champions

Championship:Champion(s):Date won:Days:Location:
WPW ChampionshipChad DanielsOctober 19, 202576+ Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg
WPW Tag Team ChampionshipNu Money
(Bryce Bentley & Scott Ripley The Third)		July 18, 2025169+ Princess Auto Stadium, Winnipeg
WPW 92.1 CITI ChampionshipSammy PeppersOctober 19, 202576+ Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg
WPW Women's Championship Mercedes Mone October 19, 202576+ Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg

Sources: [6] [7] [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Winnipeg Free Press. “Ready to Rumble.” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 Sept. 2023, https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2023/09/29/ready-to-rumble-3. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
  2. ↑ Winnipeg Free Press. (2025, December 9). Hollywood actor filming in Winnipeg shows off wrestling prowess. Retrieved December 4, 2025, from https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2025/12/09/hollywood-actor-filming-in-winnipeg-shows-off-wrestling-prowess
  3. ↑ Winnipeg Pro Wrestling. “Announcing Rumble in the Burt 3.” Winnipeg Pro Wrestling, 20 June 2025, https://www.wpgprowrestling.com/news/2025/06/20/announcing-rumble-in-the-burt-3. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025
  4. ↑ SI Staff. “Mercedes Moné’s Historic Weekend Ends with 12 Belts and World Title Match Set for Full Gear.” Sports Illustrated, 2024, https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/aew/mercedes-mone-s-historic-weekend-ends-with-12-belts-and-world-title-match-set-for-full-gear. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
  5. ↑ Winnipeg Pro Wrestling. (n.d.). Events. Retrieved December 4, 2025, from https://www.wpgprowrestling.com/events
  6. ↑ CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. (n.d.). Winnipeg Pro Wrestling (WPW) ‹ Promotions Database [Web page]. Retrieved December 10, 2025, from https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=2290
  7. ↑ Winnipeg Pro Wrestling. (n.d.). Wrestlers. Retrieved December 4, 2025, from https://www.wpgprowrestling.com/wrestlers
  8. ↑ Post Wrestling. (2025, October 20). Mercedes Moné captures yet another title at WPW’s record-setting Rumble in the Burt 3. Retrieved December 4, 2025, from https://www.postwrestling.com/2025/10/20/mercedes-mone-captures-yet-another-title-at-wpws-record-setting-rumble-in-the-burt-3/


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