XPW European Championship
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The Xtreme Pro Wrestling
European Heavyweight Championship is a former professional wrestling
title
defended in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance
.
The championship was created in 2003 through a working relationship between XPW and the FWA. This was to be the flagship of the working relationship as the title would be defended throughout Europe and would appear on both promotions respective television programmes, however the title's primary home was to be the FWA.
Though it was defended in the FWA, the belt itself was never actually seen, due to XPW folding shortly after the tournament final that determined the first champion. Jonny Storm
, the winner of the tournament continued to defend the belt which was supposedly in the briefcase
he carried with him around the world until January 2005 when Storm officially vacated the title.
2. The match ended in a Double Red Card as both men failed to return to the ring before a 20 count.
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
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European Heavyweight Championship is a former professional wrestling
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title
Championship (professional wrestling)
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defended in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Wrestling Alliance is a British professional wrestling promotion. Established in 1993 as the Fratton Wrestling Association it soon became the Frontier Wrestling Alliance six years later and until 2007 when it lost a scripted inter-promotional feud with International Pro Wrestling: United...
.
The championship was created in 2003 through a working relationship between XPW and the FWA. This was to be the flagship of the working relationship as the title would be defended throughout Europe and would appear on both promotions respective television programmes, however the title's primary home was to be the FWA.
Though it was defended in the FWA, the belt itself was never actually seen, due to XPW folding shortly after the tournament final that determined the first champion. Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
, the winner of the tournament continued to defend the belt which was supposedly in the briefcase
Briefcase
A briefcase is a narrow box-shaped bag or case used mainly for carrying papers and other documents and equipped with a handle. Lawyers commonly use briefcases to carry briefs to present to a court, hence the name...
he carried with him around the world until January 2005 when Storm officially vacated the title.
First champion
1. Zebra Kid, Robbie Brookside, Jonny Storm and Juventuded Guerrera wrestled representing FWA. Psicosis, Simon Diamond, Jerry Lynn and Chris Hamrick wrestled representing XPW.2. The match ended in a Double Red Card as both men failed to return to the ring before a 20 count.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Type Of Match: |
| Jonny Storm | 1 | 16 March 2003 | Broxbourne, England (Broxbourne Civic Hall) | Tournament final |
| Vacant | January 2005 | (N/A) | Storm vacated the belt | |