British Championship Wrestling

British Championship Wrestling
 	
Acronym 	BCW
Industry 	Professional wrestlingSports Entertainment
Founded 	September 9, 2015
Founders 	James Harrison
Headquarters	Derby, England
Key People 	James Harrison(President, CEO and General Manager)Jim Smallman(Executive Vice President)
Products 	Home video · Live events · Merchandise · Music · Pay-per-view · Publishing · TV · Video on demand
Services 	Licensing
Revenue 	£438 million (2023)
Owner 	James HarrisonJamie Hayter
British Championship Wrestling (BCW) is a British professional wrestling promotion based in Derby, England. It is considered the largest wrestling promotion outside of the United States and is based on revenue the second largest promotion in the world behind only the WWE. BCW was founded in 2015 by James Harrison but today is owned by Harrison and his wife Jamie Hayter. The promotion's home base is the Derby Arena in Derby, England, with its headquarters located elsewhere in the city.
Since February 2016, BCW has produced a two-hour weekly television show, Meltdown, which is considered their flagship program and it airs live. The show aired on ITV from its debut until 2018, they moved to the BBC on January 7, 2019 they usually air on BBC One though the show does air on BBC Two due to schedule conflicts. The company has one further weekly show Revolution, which is typically an hour long show but sometimes airs for 90 minutes, that began airing in August 2018. The company also produces a number of pay-per-view (PPV) and television specials throughout the year, with the Anniversary Show considered their flagship PPV.
BCW is considered the biggest wrestling promotion outside of the United States and the second biggest in the world, based on revenue, behind only the WWE. The promotion owns a developmental territory 5 Star Wrestling which is also based in Derby and BCW also has a sister promotion in One Pro Wrestling.
==Championships and accomplishments==
===Main roster===
Championship 	Current champion(s) 	Reign 	Date won 	Daysheld	Location 	Notes
BCW World Championship 	Michael Oku 	1 	September 10, 2023	 	London, England 	Defeated Ricky Knight Jr. at the 8th Anniversary Show Night 2.
BCW Television Championship 	Man Like DeReiss 	1 	November 12, 2023 	 	Chicago, IL 	Defeated Danny Cross at Snowstorm.
BCW Women's World Championship 	Maya Matthews 	1 	February 11, 2024 	 	London, England 	Defeated Candy Floss at the Royal Showdown. This was Matthews' Royal Case cash-in match.
BCW Fusion Championship 	Laura James 	1 	June 11, 2023 	 	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Defeated Alexxis Falcon at Bedlam.
BCW Hardcore Championship 	Jamie Hayter 	4 	December 19, 2023 	 	Paris, France 	Grado gave Hayter the title as a christmas present on the Christmas Special of Meltdown.
BCW World Tag Team Championship 	Apex Club(Leon Slater and Omari) 	2 	February 11, 2024 	 	London, England 	Defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) in a street fight at the Royal Showdown.
BCW Women's Tag Team Championship	Ruby Empire(Millie McKenzie and Candy Floss)	2(8, 4)	May 12, 2024 	 	Stockholm, Sweden 	Defeated Livii Grace and Safire Reed at Day of Reckoning.
===Other accomplishments===
Accomplishment 	Latest winner(s)	Date won 	Location 	Notes
Northern Rumble (men) 	Michael Oku 	July 9, 2023 	Liverpool, England	Last eliminated Roy Knight Jr. to win
Northern Rumble (women)	Kanji 	July 9, 2023 	Liverpool, England	Last eliminated Candy Floss to win
Royal Case (men) 	Michael Oku 	February 11, 2023	Liverpool, England	Defeated Will Ospreay, Dragon Lee, Chris Brookes, Jay Lethal and Cara Noir to win
Royal Case (women) 	Millie McKenzie 	February 11, 2023	Liverpool, England	Defeated Syuri, Jetta, Lana Austin, Christi Jaynes and Baby Allison to win.