Ultimate Pro Wrestling

Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) was a California-based independent pro wrestling company owned and operated by Rick Bassman, that operated from 1999–2007.
The company had working relationships with Pro Wrestling Zero1 and World Wrestling Entertainment. It served as a developmental company for WWE, where they would scout wrestlers and send others for training, from 2006 to 2007. Some of the major names to go on to stardom are, John Cena, Samoa Joe, The Miz and Christopher Daniels. The promotion was featured on a Discovery Channel special called Inside Pro Wrestling School.
Notable alumni
Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (†).
Melina Perez/Kyra
Rick Bassman
B-Boy
Mike Bell †
The Blue Meanie
Jack Bull
Cheerleader Melissa
Christian
Melissa Coates †
Steve Corino
Christopher Daniels
Tommy Dreamer
Edge
Scott Hall †
Head Bitch in Charge
Jon Heidenreich
Molly Holly
Horshu
Tom Howard
Ivory
Tony Jones
Evan Karagias
Al Katrazz
Frankie Kazarian
Mike Knox
Konnan
Paul London
Scott Lost
Jerry Lynn
Juventud Guerrera
The Miz
Michael Modest
Donovan Morgan
Chris Mordetzky
Kevin Nash
Nova
Sean O'Haire †
Human Tornado
Shinjiro Otani
Diamond Dallas Page
Chuck Palumbo
Adam Pearce
The Prototype (John Cena)
Psicosis
Daniel Puder
Tyler Reks
Puma
Quicksilver
Road Warrior Animal †
Road Warrior Hawk †
Ricky Reyes
Davey Richards
Rikishi
Rocky Romero
Ruckus
Joey Ryan
Keiji Sakoda
Samoa Joe
Scorpio Sky
Skulu †
Babi Slymm
Ken Shamrock
Bison Smith
Spanky
Jimmy Snuka
Solo Snuka
Masato Tanaka
Chase Tatum †
Sylvester Terkay
Rob Van Dam
Brett Wagner
Tommy Drake
Tag Teams:
The Ballard Brothers (Shane and Shannon) and Cheerleader Melissa
Los Cubanitos (Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
Edge and Christian
Evolution (Frankie Kazarian and Nova)
Hardkore Inc. (Adam Pearce, Hardkore Kidd, and Al Katrazz)
Kevin Nash and Scott Hall
The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)
Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire
Team Emblem (Keiji Sakoda, Masato Tanaka, and Shinjiro Otani)
Championships
UPW Heavyweight Championship
UPW Lightweight Championship
UPW Tag Team Championship
UPW Southern California/Shoot Championship
UPW No Holds Barred Championship
NWA/UPW/Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship
UPW Heavyweight Championship
The UPW Heavyweight Championship was a championship contested for by Heavyweight wrestlers in Ultimate Pro Wrestling.
UPW Lightweight Championship
The UPW Lightweight Championship was a championship contested for by Cruiserweight wrestlers in Ultimate Pro Wrestling.
UPW Tag Team Championship
The UPW Tag Team Championship was a secondary title contested for in Ultimate Pro Wrestling.
UPW Southern California Heavyweight Championship
The UPW Southern California Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title contested for in Ultimate Pro Wrestling.
UPW No Holds Barred Championship
The UPW No Holds Barred Championship was a secondary title contested for in Ultimate Pro Wrestling.
UPW Internet Championship
The UPW Internet Championship was a secondary title contested for in Ultimate Pro Wrestling.
UPW Women's Championship
See also
List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States
References
External links
www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/upw
www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/upw
Pro Wrestling Zero1
Sports in California
Independent professional wrestling promotions based in California
WWE