United Wrestling Network

The United Wrestling Network (UWN) is a cooperative group of professional wrestling promotions from the United States of America and abroad. It was formed in 2013.[1]

United Wrestling Network
AcronymUWN
Founded2013
StyleProfessional wrestling
HeadquartersUnited States
Founder(s)David Marquez
Owner(s)David Marquez
WebsiteUnited Wrestling Network

History

On October 21, 2013, David Marquez, promoter of Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, announced the creation of a new governing body for professional wrestling. It is a plan for televised groups to work together and pool resources to help secure national advertising campaigns across the Network and also share in recognizing a UWN champion, who would travel through the groups similar to how the old NWA champion did in the territory era. The criteria for participating are simple - there is no “membership”, “franchise”, or “affiliate” fees. All sanctioned promotions must have a television broadcast or agreement to produce a broadcast in place to participate.

In the summer of 2014, CWFH announced a tournament to crown the first UWN World Heavyweight Champion.[2]

On August 10, 2020, UWN released a statemaent that they will partner with National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to produce UWN Primetime Live, which will be aired weekly from Long Beach, California at the Thunder Studios.[3] On September 15, UWN Primetime Live produced their first event, where NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis successfully defended the title against Mike Bennett in the main event.[4]

Championships
Championship Champion Previous Date won Days held Location
UWN World Championship TBD -
UWN Television Championship Levi Shapiro Dan Joseph October 17, 2020 111+ Port Hueneme, CA
UWN Tag Team Championship Danny Limelight and Papo Esco Adrian Quest and Andy Brown December 12, 2020 55+ Port Hueneme, CA

Members

Promotions
Promotion Representative State Years
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood Nikko Marquez California 2013–present
Championship Wrestling from Arizona Peter Avalon & Mick Greenwood Arizona 2013–present
Championship Wrestling from Memphis Dustin Starr Tennessee 2019–present

See also

References
  1. "TEN INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS FORM 'UNITED WRESTLING NETWORK' WITH EYES ON TV, TRAVELING CHAMPION AND MORE, FULL DETAILS | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  2. "STYLES, CABANA, ROBERTS, WALTMAN HEADING TO CWH RED CARPET RUMBLE IN CALIFORNIA NEXT MONTH | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. Bryant, Steve (August 10, 2020). "The United Wrestling Network partners with NWA and Thunder Studios to launch a weekly live wrestling PPV". SoCalUNCENSORED.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. MacDonald, Josiah (September 15, 2020). "UWN Primetime Live results: Aldis vs. Bennett NWA title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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