Both shows were taped at Warehouse 34 in Newcastle, drawing an estimated crowd of 100 fans. In addition, it was announced that Lethal would also defend his ROH World Championship at the show. WCPW announced their first two wrestling shows for the June 15 and 16, 2016, and they included stars such as Jay Lethal, Noam Dar and Rampage Brown. King were entrusted with the task to find superstars to represent their stables. Pacitti became the General Manager of the promotion, and Blampied and Jack G. Pacitti outlined the promotion as putting B-Generation X and Pacitti Club, stables created by Pacitti and his nemesis another WhatCulture Wrestling member Adam Blampied, into the squared circle. On WhatCulture Wrestling member Adam Pacitti announced the creation of the promotion. History What Culture Pro Wrestling (2016–2017)

1.2 Rebranding as Defiant Wrestling (2017–2019).

On AugDefiant Wrestling closed its doors after three years of service. On July 19, 2016, it was announced that the weekly WCPW wrestling shows would be named 'Loaded'.įollowing the departure of Adam Blampied, Adam Pacitti, Jack The Jobber and King Ross from WhatCulture, Stu Bennett was announced to be the new general manager and the promotion was rebranded as Defiant Wrestling. Despite being in its infancy, WCPW has attracted widespread attention for its professionalism, quality of storylines, and roster, which comprises both homegrown and well known guest talent from around the world.

WCPW was revealed to the public via a YouTube video on May 25, 2016. These events initially centered around the feud between Pacitti Club and BX as they fought over the WCPW World Heavyweight Championship as well as dominance over the promotion and channel both Blampied of BX and Jack King of Pacitti Club would select wrestlers to compete in scripted matches, with Adam Pacitti acting as general manager. Defiant Wrestling formerly known as WhatCulture Pro Wrestling (d/b/a WCPW) was a British independent wrestling promotion, founded in 2016 by the members of WhatCulture Wrestling, the YouTube subsidiary of as a result of the channel's burgeoning popularity.Īs in other professional wrestling promotions, WCPW shows were not legitimate contests, but purely entertainment-based, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and choreographed matches, though they often included moves that put performers at risk of injury if performed incorrectly.ĭefiant held live events available for viewing on the Defiant Wrestling YouTube channel.

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