Westside Xtreme Wrestling

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Essen, Germany. wXw has been one of the leading professional wrestling promotions in Germany, and most of its events have been held in the Ruhr district, primarily in Oberhausen.[1] Since 2013, wXw regularly tours through Germany, adding tour stops outside the country including Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.[4]

This article is about the Oberhausen, Germany-based independent promotion. For the Florida-based independent promotion also known as WXW, see World Xtreme Wrestling.
Westside Xtreme Wrestling
AcronymwXw
Founded2000[1]
HeadquartersEssen, Germany[1]
Founder(s)Hate[2] (Peter Wiechers)[3]
Owner(s)Hate (2000–2006)[2]
wXw Germany GbR (2006–2009)[2]
wXw Europe GmbH (2009–present)[2]

History

Westside Xtreme Wrestling was founded on December 24, 2000, by Peter Wiechers, a professional wrestler with the ring name Hate.[2] Together with SigMasta Rappo, Tyrant, Mark Hammer, Blue Adonis, Barish, Thunder and Claudio Castagnoli he held an event called "wXw Extreme Wrestling Party" in the disco "Roxy" in Essen. wXw has become one of the most notable professional wrestling promotions in Germany, along with Hanover-based European Wrestling Promotion and Sauerland-based German Stampede Wrestling.

In 2016, wXw became the first German wrestling promotion with an on demand service similar to WWE's network, called wXwNOW.[4]

wXwNOW
wXwNOW
Launched2016
Owned byWestside Xtreme Wrestling
Websitewxwnow.com

wXwNOW is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by German professional wrestling promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). In 2016, wXw announced "wXwNOW", a new worldwide streaming site for the promotion's events. All major wXw events air live on the service, which also features matches from the promotion's archives, dating back to 2002. wXwNOW Network operates similarly to WWE Network. The service has a current monthly subscription price of €9.99.[4]

Co-promotion

Since its creation, wXw has developed working relationships with several American promotions including Chikara, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Beyond Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Evolve and several Japanese promotions including Dragon Gate, Pro Wrestling Noah, Dramatic Dream Team and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Through the working relationship with wXw, Big Japan's World Strong Heavyweight Championship features both the CZW and wXw logos.[5] wXw has also maintained relationship withs several European-based promotions, including British promotions International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, Preston City Wrestling, All Star Wrestling, and Progress Wrestling.[1][6]

wXw has held several interpromotional events, including Gorefest – European King of the Death Matches 2006 took place in the United Kingdom, a hardcore-focused event co-promoted with the English-based X-Sports: Wrestling.[7] The second Gorefest, held in 2009, included a title match between Drake Younger and Devon Moore for Combat Zone Wrestling's Heavyweight Championship.[8]

The 2008 event Dead End VIII featured the Japanese-based Pro Wrestling Noah and its rosters such as KENTA, Go Shiozaki, Takashi Sugiura and Kenta Kobashi.[9] The 2009 events, Open the Spanish Gate and Open The German Gate took place in Barcelona, Spain and Oberhausen, Germany, respectively, were co-promoted with the Japanese-based Dragon Gate.[10]

On March 13, 2010, wXw held its first event in the US, The Vision took place in front of an audience of over 450 at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11] The event also featured a title match for one of CZW's titles, the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship, along with wXw's famous feud being between Thumbtack Jack and Drake Younger.[12]

On April 8, 9, and 10, 2011 wXw held its second and third events in the USA first with F1 vs. wXw on April 8 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USA at the Spontaneous Sports Complex and wXw Kreuzzug ZXI day 1 being in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the Asylum Arena and day 2 being in Union City, New Jersey in the ACE Arena.

On July 24, 2014, wXw announced a partnership with Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling promotion which ended in 2017 due to GFW ending.[13]

On July 18, 2015, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced a working relationship with wXw as part New Japan's international expansion plans Which ended in early 2016 due to wXw working with to much promotions and not having any Collaborated events, not being in NJPW events in Europe, not having wXw titles being defended in NJPW events and no talent exchanges.[14][15]

On July 2, 2018 wXw announced a working relationship with WWNLive, with wXw becoming an official partner of the WWN Training Center. Later that year on October 1, a relationship with WWE was announced.[16][17]

On April 4, 2019 wXw held its fourth event in the US, wXw Amerika Ist Wunderbar Live From New York City took place in La Boom in Queens, New York.[18]

16 Carat Gold Tournament
16 Carat Gold Tournament
Promotion(s)Westside Xtreme Wrestling
First event2006
Event gimmickSingle-elimination tournament

16 Carat Gold Tournament is a single-elimination tournament annually held by the wXw. The sixteen-man tournament was first conceived by wXw in 2006 and has been held every year since then.

Year Winner Ref
2006 Baron von Hagen [19]
2007 Chris Hero
2008 Bad Bones
2009 Shingo Takagi
2010 Walter
2011 Sami Callihan
2012 El Generico
2013 Tommy End
2014 Chris Hero
2015 Tommy End
2016 Zack Sabre Jr. [20]
2017 Ilja Dragunov [21]
2018 Absolute Andy [22]
2019 Lucky Kid
2020 Cara Noir [23]

Championships

Active
Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held		 Location Notes
wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship Bobby Gunns 2 December 14, 2019 196+ Oberhausen, Germany Defeated David Starr, Ilja Dragunov and Timothy Thatcher at wXw 19th Anniversary
wXw World Tag Team Championship Jay Skillet and Absolute Andy 1 March 6, 2020 113+ Oberhausen, Germany defeated Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura) at day 2 of 16 Carat Gold 2020
wXw Shotgun Championship Alexander Wolfe 1 March 8, 2020 111+ Oberhausen, Germany Defeated Ilja Dragunov and Avalanche at wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020 Day Three
wXw Women's Championship Amale 1 June 1, 2019 392+ Oberhausen, Germany Defeated Killer Kelly, Toni Storm and Valkyrie at Superstars Of Wrestling 2019

Inactive
Championship Final champion(s) Date won Location Notes
wXw World Lightweight Championship Zack Sabre Jr. June 5, 2010 Oberhausen, Germany Defeated Steve Douglas at Dead End X to unify the Lightweight Title with the Heavyweight Title to create the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[24][25]
wXw Hardcore Championship Necro Butcher August 1, 2006 Plainfield, Indiana Defeated Ian Rotten and JC Bailey in a three-way elimination Texas Deathmatch at IWA Mid-South April Bloodshowers 2006[26][27]

Former recognized

DTU Alto Impacto Championship
DTU Alto Impacto Championship
Details
PromotionDesastro Total Ultraviolento
Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 18, 2010
Current champion(s)Ace Austin
Date wonSeptember 7, 2018


Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
Desastro Total Ultraviolento (DTU)
1 Flamita December 18, 2010 DTU 3. Aniversario Tlalnepantla, Mexico 1 358 Defeated Daga and Drastik Boy in a tournament final triple threat match to become the inaugural champion. [28]
2 Ciclope December 11, 2011 DTU Cuatro Cumpleanos Tlalnepantla, Mexico 1 252 This was a four-way match also involving Fénix and Pequeno Cobra. [29]
— Vacated August 19, 2012 — — — —
3 Eita September 23, 2012 DTU De Patria Extrema 2012 Veracruz, Mexico 1 149 This was a seven-way match also involving Dinastia, Eterno, Flamita, Principe Halcón, Rocky Lobo and Tribal. [30]
4 Flamita February 19, 2013 DTU Ajuste De Cuentas II Pachuca, Mexico 2 59 This was a five-way match also involving Eterno, Tribal and Hormiga. [31]
5 Drastik Boy April 19, 2013 DTU/KBW Marea Extrema Ciudad Madero, Mexico 1 121 This was a six-way match also involving Crazy Boy, Hacker, Lumino and Okuzono. [32]
6 Tomahawk August 18, 2013 House show Monterrey, Mexico 1 109 [33]
— Vacated December 5, 2013 — — — —
7 Jinzo December 21, 2013 DTU 6 Años Tlalnepantla, Mexico 1 148 This was a six-way match also involving Black Fire, Hacker, Hormiga, Poison and Septimo Dragon. [34]
8 Septimo Dragon May 18, 2014 DTU Devastador 2014 - Salamanca Salamanca, Mexico 1 97 This was a three-way match also involving Drastik Boy. [35]
9 Drastik Boy August 23, 2014 DTU Casta de Campeones 2014 - Guadalajara Guadalajara, Mexico 2 115 This was a five-way match also involving Black Fire, Ricky Marvin and Tony Rodriguez. [36]
10 Aeroboy December 16, 2014 DTU Siete Aniversario - Pachuca Pachuca, Mexico 1 4 [37]
11 Drastik Boy December 20, 2014 House show Tlalnepantla, Mexico 3 85 This was a five-way match also involving Chica Yeye, Hacker and Septimo Dragon. [38]
12 Jonathan Gresham March 15, 2015 DTU Coyotes Hambrientos Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico 1 189 [39]
Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw)
13 Kim Ray September 20, 2015 wXw 15th Anniversary Tour: Bielefeld Bielefeld, Germany 1 118 This was the first time the title changed hands outside of Mexico. From this date, wXw began recognizing the title as part of the promotion's championships after Kim Ray represented wXw in the match. [40]
14 The Rotation January 16, 2016 wXw Back To The Roots XV Oberhausen, Germany 1 21 This was a triple threat match also involving Ivanov. [41]
15 Kim Ray February 6, 2016 wXw Dead End XV Hamburg, Germany 2 70 [42]
16 Black Fire April 16, 2016 wXw More Than Wrestling Tour 2016: Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany 1 422 From this reign on, by the date of April 17, the title ceased to be recognized by wXw anymore due to Black Fire taking the championship back to DTU in Mexico. [43]
Desastro Total Ultraviolento (DTU)
17 Hormiga June 12, 2017 Wrestling In Cuautepec Cuautepec de Hinojosa, Mexico 1 125 [44]
18 Moria October 15, 2017 House show Ecatepec, Mexico 1 60 [45]
19 Dezmond Xavier December 14, 2017 DTU 10th Aniversary Pachuca, Mexico 1 6 This was a triple threat match also involving Drastik Boy. The exact length of the reign is uncertain due to the inexact airing date of the show when Moria defeated Xavier for the title. [46]
20 Moria December 20, 2017 House show N/A 2 86
21 Lokillo March 16, 2018 DTU Devastador - Day 2 Guadalajara, Mexico 1 30 [47]
22 Ace Austin April 15, 2018 House show Acapulco, Mexico 1 136 [48]
23 Alex Colon August 29, 2018 Rockstar Pro Amped Dayton, Ohio 1 9 [49]
24 Ace Austin September 7, 2018 Rockstar Pro Weekend At Murray's Dayton, Ohio 2 659+ This was a triple threat Winner takes All match also involving Zachary Wentz, where Colon's PWR Scramble Championship and Wentz's CZW Wired Championship were also on the line. [50]

Combined reigns

As of June 27, 2020.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Ace Austin †2795+
2 Black Fire1422
3 Flamita2417
4 Drastik Boy3321
5 Ciclope1252
6 Jonathan Gresham1189
7 Kim Ray2188
8 Eita1149
9 Jinzo1148
10 Moria2146
11 Hormiga1125
12 Tomahawk1109
13 Septimo Dragon197
14 Lokillo130
15 The Rotation121
16 Alex Colon19
17 Dezmond Xavier16
18 Aeroboy14

wXw Hall of Fame

The wXw Hall of Fame is a German professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the Oberhausen-based promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). It was established in 2005[51] to honor wrestlers who have wrestled for the promotion.

Inductees
# Year Ring name
(Birth name)[Note 1]		 Notes[Note 2]
1 2005 Mad Cow
(Sander Rijnders)		 Won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), wXw Hardcore Championship (3 times)
2 2009 Baron Von Hagen
(Torben Borzek)		 Won the wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
3 2010 Hate
(Peter Wiechers)		 Won the wXw Hardcore Championship (9 times), wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times), founder and former owner of wXw.
4 2010 SigMasta Rappo
(Pascal Signer)		 Won the wXw Hardcore Championship (4 times), wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
5 2010 Thumbtack Jack
(Alexander Bedranowsky)		 Won the wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time)
6 2011 Marc Weingartner Longtime ringside photographer.
7 2011 Alex Pain
(Alexander Pohl)		 Won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time), wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
8 2012 Iceman
(Isaac Harrop)		 Won the wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time), wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
9 2015 Steve Douglas
(Steffen Leichsenring)		 Won the wXw World Lightweight Championship (1 time), wXw World Tag Team Championship (3 times), wXw World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
10 2015 Are$
(Marco Jaggi)		 Won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship (2x), wXw World Tag Team Championship (3 times), holds record with 603 days reign as wXw World heavyweight champion.
11 2017 Karsten Beck
12 2018 Doug Williams
(Douglas Durdle)		 Won the wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
13 2019 Robbie Brookside
(Robert Brooks)		 Won the wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

wXw Academy

In 2016, wXw opened the first German wrestling academy with a seven-days course schedule in Essen.[4] The wXw Academy training is open for members as well as guests that can also book a stay in an apartment adjoined to the academy. With "Scouting the next Generation", the wXw Academy introduced a series of monthly events in 2015 that provides trainees of the academy the opportunity to perform in front of a crowd.[52]

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  1. Entries without a birth name indicates that the inductee did not perform under a ring name.
  2. This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in wXw.

See also
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