World Association of Wrestling










































World Association of Wrestling
Acronym WAW
Founded 1994
Style
Professional wrestling
Sports entertainment
Headquarters
Norwich, Norfolk
Founder(s)
Ricky Knight
Sweet Saraya
Jimmy Ocean
Owner(s)
Ricky Knight
Sweet Saraya
Zak Knight[1]
Sister International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
SAS Wrestling
Bellatrix Female Warriors
Website http://www.wawuk.com/

World Association of Wrestling (WAW) is a British professional wrestling promotion founded by Ricky Knight, Sweet Saraya, and Jimmy Ocean in 1994 in Norwich, Norfolk. It is a sub-ordinate promotion of Real Quality Wrestling, along with International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and SAS Wrestling, and it is also affiliated with the all-female promotion Bellatrix Female Warriors. The promotion features British-style wrestling and uses British rules.[1][2]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 WAW Academy


  • 3 Championships


    • 3.1 Current


    • 3.2 Retired




  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


Ricky Knight, Sweet Saraya, and Jimmy Ocean formed WAW in 1994 in Norwich.[2][3] Ocean left the business after approximately one year.[4] In 2005, Ricky Knight and Sweet Saraya formed the World Association of Women's Wrestling, although the name was later changed to Bellatrix Female Warriors.[5]


In 2014, WAW ran more than 100 shows.[5] In September 2016, WAW began airing on Mustard TV.[2] American wrestler Scott Hall is an agent for the promotion and works behind the scenes at television tapings.[1]


The promotion was featured in the 2012 Channel 4 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family about the Knight family.[1] It was featured in the film Fighting with My Family, which was based on the documentary.[1]



WAW Academy


The promotion also includes a wrestling school, The WAW Academy, which trains in the British catch-as-catch-can wrestling style.[3][5] Trainees perform for both WAW and Bellatrix Female Warriors.[5] The Academy trains wrestlers of all ages, including children.[5] Interest in the school increased after Ricky Knight and Sweet Saraya's daughter Saraya-Jade was signed by the WWE in 2011.[5]Zak Knight and Sweet Saraya are the head trainers at the academy, but they also bring in guest trainers, as well.[1]



Championships



Current










































































Championship
 Champion(s)
 Previous
 Date won
 Days
 Reference
WAW Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship
 Brad Slayer
King Kendo
 2 September 2018
7002174000000000000♠174+
 [6]
WAW World Tag Team Championship
Roy Knight and Ricky Knight Jr
 KOSS Industries (Kosta K. and Malik)
 22 September 2018
7002154000000000000♠154+
 [7]
WAW Open Light Heavyweight Championship
 Villman
 P. J. Knight
 22 September 2018
7002154000000000000♠154+
 [8]
WAW European Heavyweight Championship
 Vacant
 Doug Williams
 30 september 2018
7002146000000000000♠146+
 [9]
WAW British Heavyweight Championship
 Tony Knight
 Aron Frost
 22 September 2018
7002154000000000000♠154+
 [10]
WAW Under-23 Championship
 Jaiden Docwra
 Battlekat C. T.
 22 July 2018
7002216000000000000♠216+
 [11]
WAW Academy Championship
 Finley
 Brandon Innes
 8th October 2018
7002138000000000000♠138+
 [12]
WAW Death match Championship
 Big Joe
 first Champion
 23rd September 2018
7002153000000000000♠153


Retired







































Championship
 Last champion(s)
 Date won
 Date retired
 Previous champion(s)
 First champion(s)
 Reference
RQW World Heavyweight Championship
 Luke Hawx
 19 March 2016
 14 May 2016
Roy Knight
Robbie Brookside
 [13]
RQW European Tag Team Championship
 The UK Hooligans (Zak Knight and Roy Knight)
 1 May 2015
 14 May 2016
 K4 (King Kendo and Karl Kramer)
 Team Charming (Jack Storm and Dave Moralez)
 [14]
RQW European Cruiserweight Championship
 Mitchell Starr
 22 May 2016
 5 June 2016
 Peter Nixon
Bubblegum
 [15]


See also




  • Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom

  • List of professional wrestling promotions in the United Kingdom



References





  1. ^ abcdef Evans, Aaron (April 30, 2017). "Zak Knight talks about the growth of WAW, Paige's future and The Rock falling in love with his family". Memorabilia Guy. Retrieved April 30, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc Hannant, David (August 12, 2016). "World Association of Wrestling set to hit the screens of Mustard TV". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved April 25, 2017.


  3. ^ ab "The History of WAW". WAW. Retrieved March 2, 2017.


  4. ^ "INTERVIEW: ZAK KNIGHT, SWEET SARAYA AND RICKY KNIGHT". The Student Pocket Guide. July 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.


  5. ^ abcdef Murphy, Dan. "Europeans stars ready to shine at Bellatrix 8". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved April 27, 2017.


  6. ^ "@BradSlayer is once again the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion!". WAW Twitter. Retrieved September 25, 2018.


  7. ^ "The New @WAW_UK tag champions @Ricky_KnightJr". WAW Twitter. Retrieved September 25, 2018.


  8. ^ "We have a new Open Light Heavyweight champion in the form of @WAWVillman. But which Villman? #SeptemberToRemember2". WAW Twitter. Retrieved September 25, 2018.


  9. ^ "WAW European Heavyweight Championship". CageMatch.net. Retrieved September 25, 2018.


  10. ^ "@MrVTonyKnight is the new British Heavyweight champion after beating Aron Frost by two falls to one. #SeptemberToRemember2". WAW Twitter. Retrieved September 25, 2018.


  11. ^ "WAW Academy Show". CageMatch.net. Retrieved September 25, 2018.


  12. ^ "WAW Academy show". CageMatch.net. Retrieved September 25, 2018.


  13. ^ "RQW World Heavyweight Championship". WAW. Retrieved April 30, 2017.


  14. ^ "RQW European Tag Team Championship". WAW. Retrieved April 30, 2017.


  15. ^ "RQW European Cruiserweight Championship". WAW. Retrieved April 30, 2017.




External links


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