Difference between revisions 684142551 and 692674395 on enwiki{{primary sources|date=May 2007}} {{Infobox Wrestling promotion |name = NWA UK Hammerlock |image = NWAUK.png |caption = NWA UK's logo |acronym = NWA UK |established = 1993 |folded = 2014 |style = [[Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom|British Wrestling]]<BR>with modern influences |location = [[Kent]], [[United Kingdom]] |founder = Andre Baker |owner = Andre Baker |parent = |sister = |formerly = |website = |}} '''NWA UK Hammerlock''' was 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 member of the NWA, opening Europe to its influence. The Hammerlock wrestling school has produced some of the top names in England ranging from former NWA World Heavyweight Champion [[Gary Steele]], [[Doug Williams (wrestler)|Doug Williams]], Johnny Moss, [[Fergal Devitt]], [[Rebecca Knox]], [[Katie Lea]], [[Zack Sabre Jr]], Danny Garnell, Kenny Rock, Danny Williams (Andrews) and many more. Probably the biggest event in Hammerlock's history came in 1999, when the promotion's top star, Gary Steele, defeated [[Naoya Ogawa]] to win the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. Gary Steele also made appearances for the Japanese promotion [[Pro Wrestling Zero1|Zero-One]] on their PPV supercards "Fighting Athlete" in March 2001 and True Century Creation II in March 2002. NWA-UK Hammerlock generally run shows around the Kent area, but have (contracted; show full){{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]] All content in the above text box is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license Version 4 and was originally sourced from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=692674395.
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