Bellatrix Female Warriors, also known as Bellatrix, is a British independent women's professional wrestling promotion based in Norwich. The company was founded by Sweet Saraya in 2006 as the World Association of Women's Wrestling, a sister company to her husband Ricky Knight's World Association of Wrestling. The promotion tours theatres, leisure centres, and town halls.
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Acronym | BFW |
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Founded | 2005 |
Style | Women's professional wrestling |
Headquarters | Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom[1] |
Founder(s) | Sweet Saraya |
Owner(s) | Sweet Saraya Ricky Knight[1] |
Sister | World Association of Wrestling |
Formerly | World Association of Women's Wrestling[2] |
Website | wawuk.com |
History
editThe company was founded by Sweet Saraya in 2005 as the World Association of Women's Wrestling, a sister company to her husband Ricky Knight's World Association of Wrestling.[1] The name was later changed to Bellatrix Female Warriors, as bellatrix is Latin for "female warrior".[1] The company trains their own wrestlers, as well as hosts international talent.[1][3] Trainees are taught traditional British catch wrestling.[1] In addition, shows are promoted via video on demand or internet pay-per-view (iPPV).[1][4][5]
Bellatrix has working agreements with Real Quality Wrestling, Shimmer Women Athletes,[1] IndyGurlz Australia,[1] and LDN Wrestling.[2] The promotions cross-promote shows and championships.[1][2]
Championships
editCurrent
editChampionship | Champion(s) | Previous | Date won | Days | Reference |
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Bellatrix World Championship | Vanessa | Miss Mina | 11 February 2023 | 562+ | [6] |
Bellatrix European Championship | Princess | Leia Elise | 2 April 2023 | 512+ | [7] |
Bellatrix British Championship | Annabelle | Angel | 2 April 2023 | 512+ | [8] |
Bellatrix Academy Championship | Harmony | Vacant | 5 May 2023 | 479+ | [9] |
Queen of the Ring Tournament
editYear | Winner | Ref |
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2012 | Destiny | |
2014 | Lory | |
2015 | Blue Nikita | |
2017 | Queen Maya | |
2022 | Lory | [10] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Murphy, Dan. "Europeans stars ready to shine at Bellatrix 8". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Excitement As UK Promotions Form Working Relationship". Fighting Spirit Magazine. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Laprade, Pat and Dan Murphy (2017). "Sweet Saraya". Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women’s Wrestling. ECW Press.
- ^ Freezer, David (11 June 2013). "Video: Weekend of wrestling is planned for Epic Studios in Norwich". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (17 June 2013). "Erin Angel: The Maritimes exit interview". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Bellatrix World Championship". wawuk.com.
- ^ "Bellatrix European Championship". wawuk.com.
- ^ "Bellatrix British Championship". WAW. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Bellatrix Academy Championship". WAW. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Bellatrix Queen of the Ring 2022 Results - 30/01/22 - WAW Wrestling". 2022-01-30. Retrieved 23 April 2022.