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HISTORY Revolution British Wrestling was originally formed in early 2002, with the sole intention of providing fans in the Nottinghamshire region of Great Britain with a source of quality British Wrestling live events. At the same time, WrestlingUK was launched with the same aim, but focusing on the Southern area of England. Months of preparation took place leading to the debut events of both promotions, with the first WrestlingUK event taking place in August 2002 and the first RBW event taking place in September 2002. It was decided shortly afterwards that WrestlingUK would come under the RBW banner, and promote events under one name, rather than two. In November 2002, RBW formed a relationship with fellow UK company G.N Promotions, and put on a combined show in Southwell, Nottinghamshire which saw the crowning of an RBW Commonwealth Champion , and the merging of the G.N Promotions Middleweight Championship which then became the RBW British Mid-Heavyweight Championship . As 2003 began, a schedule of live events were put on, with the first being a near sell-out event in Nottingham at Sports Nottingham, part of the Notts County Football Stadium, which starred some familiar faces in British wrestling such as Johnny Kidd and Alan Kilby , as well as the former WWF (now WWE ) American superstar, Jake "The Snake" Roberts . Following this event, further shows took place in Derbyshire , Lincolnshire , Nottinghamshire , Yorkshire and more, all of which saw talent from all over the country appear. July of 2003 saw the launch of the first ever RBW Training Centre located in Nottingham, training a new generation of potential wrestlers in the hope that some would go on to be successful as professional wrestlers. Three months later, in October, the second RBW Training Centre opened, this time further south in London, which was the first sign of RBW in the south of England for over a year. Before the year ended, the start of a tournament to crown a new British Heavyweight Champion took place, as well as the first joint event with the United Kingdom Wrestling Alliance . As 2004 dawned, a huge expansion into the South of England took place, seeing monthly events take place at the Celbic Hall in Enfield, London / Middlesex , next door to the London-based training centre, coupled with other events in Chingford (London), Hemel Hempstead ( Hertfordshire ) and Hitchin ( Hertfordshire ). With action not just down South, RBW maintained regular events in Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and other locations. RBW also became the first promotion in a long time to bring back British-style wrestling to the infamous Civic Hall in Wolverhampton and also take part in a five-day event at the annual "Yorkfest" event in York . May 2004 saw the crowning of the first British Heavyweight Champion, Alan Kilby, who managed to narrowly defeat James Mason in one of RBW's classic encounters. Along with RBW's huge growth, RBW was featured heavily in the media, with various radio appearances, newspaper articles, magazine articles and even TV appearances, exposing RBW to a nationwide audience. July 2004 saw a significant change in RBW, when it announced that the Nottingham branch of the promotion, primarily ran by the G.N Promotions part of the group, would no longer be part of RBW. This was due to RBW wishing to maintain its original focus on British-style wrestling, and not follow the American trend that has become so common in other British promotions. Following this, the RBW management team concentrated on expanding elsewhere in the country, with the opening of a new RBW Training Centre in Hampshire, shortly followed by another in Exeter in early 2005. As 2005 began, RBW again saw new areas entered with live events in Cambridgeshire , Devon and Hampshire , plus monthly events in Chingford , London replacing the monthly events in Enfield that finished in 2004. In July 2005, the RBW management team changed over, with the original team focusing on other projects, while the new team, ran by Ron Sands , began work on building up Revolution British Wrestling in a bid to improve things even further for the remainder of 2005. This would not work out as planned and saw the closer of RBW and its smaller branches. BRANCHES This is a list of RBW's regional promotions and training facilities. Some of its branches still operate today but have reamerged under new names.
CHAMPIONSHIPS This is a list of titles recongised within the RBW promotion:
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