Uprising 2015
Promotional poster for the event, featuring wrestlers from both NJPW and RPW
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling
DateOctober 2, 2015[1]
CityBethnal Green, London, England[1]
VenueYork Hall[1]
Attendance680[1]
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The 2015 Uprising was the fourth Uprising professional wrestling supershow promoted by the British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), in partnership with the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The event was held on October 2, 2015 in the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. The event marked the first collaborative event held by RPW and NJPW.

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Chris Charlton (English-language announcer)
Don Callis (English-language announcer)
Kevin Kelly (English-language announcer)
Ring announcers Makoto Abe
Referees Kenta Sato
Marty Asami
Red Shoes Unno
Tiger Hattori

The event was the first collaborative event held by NJPW and RPW; the two promotions had established a working relationships early in the year as a part of NJPW's "New IWGP Conception."[2][3][4] The show was scheduled to featured eight matches, two of which were to be contested for championships.[5]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1The Revolutionists (James Castle and Sha Samuels) defeated Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima)Tag team match8:29
2Martin Kirby defeated A. C. H.Singles match11:42
3Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Big DamoSingles match15:10
4Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger defeated Chaos (Gedo and Kazuchika Okada)Tag team match16:30
5Kyle O'Reilly defeated KushidaSingles match17:43
6Tetsuya Naito defeated Mark HaskinsSingles match12:58
7Josh Bodom (c) defeated Jimmy HavocNo disqualification match for the British Cruiserweight Championship16:10
8AJ Styles (c) defeated Marty Scurll and Will OspreayThree-way match for the British Heavyweight Championship18:22
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Aftermath

The following night on October 3, the inaugural Global Wars UK event was held. Global Wars UK has since become an annual tour held by NJPW and RPW.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "RevPro Uprising 2015". cagematch.net. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ "新日本プロレス３～５年後上場目指す". Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ "木谷オーナーが「ファーム設立プラン」「21世紀のIWGP構想」、そして「新日本プロレスは株式上場を目指す」と宣言! 【7.18戦略発表会】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 18 July 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ^ Caldwell, James (18 July 2015). "NJPW news: New Japan announces big int'l expansion plans, including expanded N. America partnerships & NXT-like program". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Rev Pro UK/NJPW: Uprising 2015 Review". Pro Wrestling Truth. Blogger. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. ^ F4W Staff (11 November 2017). "REVPRO GLOBAL WARS UK RESULTS: MINORU SUZUKI VS. MATT RIDDLE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 5 January 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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