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{{Infobox Wrestling promotion
|name        = NWA UK Hammerlock
|image       = NWAUK.png
|caption     = 
|acronym     = NWA UK
|established = 1993
|folded      = 
|style       = [[Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom|British Wrestling]]<BR>with modern influences
|location    = [[Kent|Kent, England, United Kingdom]]
|founder     = Andre Baker
|owner       = Andre Baker
|parent      =
|sister      =
|formerly    =
|website     =
|}}
'''NWA UK Hammerlock''' iwas a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[professional wrestling promotion]] based in [[Kent]].

==History==
Established in 1993 by former wrestler turned promoter Andre "Sledgehammer" Baker, it is one of the [[National Wrestling Alliance]]'s territories. For many years the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] had shunned [[Europe]] because it recognized a rival World Heavyweight Championship based in the UK (recognized by [[All Star Promotions]]), but in the late 1990s, the UK Hammerlock became a memb(contracted; show full)

The promotion would also branch out after the turn of the century, setting up a sister operation, known as '''NWA Ireland''' as well as gain a working relationship with the Scottish Wrestling Alliance.

Hammerlock training school graduate [[Fergal Devitt]] is their biggest success currently at [[N
ew Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW) under the ring name of Prince Devitt. While gXT]], the [[WWE]] developmental promotion under the name of Finn Balor. Prior to this, he wrestled for several years for [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW) under the ring name of Prince Devitt, winning their singles and tag team junior heavyweight titles on numerous occasions. Graduates Paul Tracey and "Rudeboy" Peter Jay have also embarked on campaigns to the [[United States]] both taking notable stays at New Japan's L.A Dojo.

UFC Hall of famer Dan 'The Beast' Severn also held the promotion's [[NWA United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship]] while on tour with the promotion before losing it to Johnny Moss.

The NWA-UK Heavyweight title's biggest exposure in recent times was when Scottish Wrestling Alliance presented the Gathering from the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena in Glasgow, Scotland in front of 1,700 fans. Conscience retained his NWA-UK Heavyweight title against [[Doug Williams (wrestler)|Doug Williams]] in the main event. Also on the show was a [[NWA Scottish Heavyweight Championship]] match, Jack Jester defeated "Vigilante" Johnny Moss by pinfall to capture the title. Jack becomes the 8th champion.

Hammerlock stopped running events in 2007 and officially folded in 2009.  In 2010, Hammerlock Wrestling founder Andre Baker committed suicide, aged 45.

In June 2011 NWA UK Hammerlock officially reopened its doors with a memorial show to its late founder Andre Baker, and has several events planned in October and December, though the promotion is now running shows primarily in Essex and has not relaunched its school camps yerun by Hammerlock graduates Tony McMillan and Dean Champion. They ran primarily in Essex and in Tonbridge, Kent. 

In December 2013 Hammerlock Wrestling left the NWA and the promotion ceased operations in early 2014.

==Championships==
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Championship:
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Current champion(s):
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Previous champion(s):
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Date won:
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location:
|-
|[[NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship]]
|[[Adam Pearce]]
|[[Dru Onyx]]
|January 23, 2010
|[[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City, QC]]
|-
|[[NWA United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship]]
|Phil Boyd
|Danny Garnell
|November 10, 2012
|Tonbridge, Kent
|-
|[[NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship]]
|Beau "The Show" Jacks
|
|April 4, 2009
|
|-
|[[NWA Ireland Heavyweight Championship]]
|Paul Tracey
|
|
|
|-
|[[NWA Ireland Junior Heavyweight Championship]]
|Jordan Devlin
|
|May 28, 2006
|
|-
|[[NWA Ireland Tag Team Championship]]
|Adam Abz & Ross Browne
|
|
|
|-
|[[NWA Scottish Heavyweight Championship]]
|Eric Canyon
|
|February 26th 2011
|
|-
|}

==External links==
* [http://www.nwahammerlock.com NWA UK Hammerlock home page]

{{National Wrestling Alliance}}
{{Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom}}


[[Category:British professional wrestling promotions]]
[[Category:National Wrestling Alliance members]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:2009 disestablishments in the United Kingdom]]