WCPW Fight Back

Fight Back
PromotionWhatCulture Pro Wrestling
DateJune 2, 2017
(aired June 3, 2017)
CityManchester, England
VenueBowlers Exhibition Centre
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Fight Back was a professional wrestling streaming event produced by WhatCulture Pro Wrestling (WCPW). The event took place on June 2, 2017 at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, England and aired the following day on tape delay on YouTube as a protest against the platform's demonetization of professional wrestling content.

Production

Background

On May 22, 2017, WCPW announced that they would cancel several tapings for their weekly show Loaded in Manchester, England scheduled for June 16, 2017, June 23, 2017, June 30, 2017, July 14, 2017, July 28, 2017, August 4, 2017, August 11, 2017, and August 18, 2017 and stated in the press release that their content on YouTube was deemed "non-advertiser friendly" after changes to the platform's guidelines were implemented due to a large number of advertisers pulling their ads from the platform after it was reported that ads for major companies were being played next to videos displaying extremist content. In response, WCPW announced Fight Back which addressed and protested against wrestling content on the platform being demonetized.

Storylines

Fight Back featured professional wrestling matches that involves different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on WhatCulture Pro Wrestling's various events and on their weekly internet show WCPW Loaded.

Aftermath

After the show had aired, WCPW was issued a community guidelines strike which forced the event's broadcast to be taken down briefly by YouTube before being put back up after an appeal by the promotion.

On September 19, 2017 WhatCulture announced on their Twitter account that Adam Pacitti, Adam Blampied, Sam Driver, Jack G. King, and Ross Tweddell, who were all key staff members for the company and the WCPW promotion, had all departed from the company. On September 30, 2017, WCPW announced that they would be rebranding to Defiant Wrestling after the 2017 Refuse to Lose pay-per-view on October 2, 2017 and tapings for Loaded on October 3, 2017 and that Wade Barrett was going to be the new on-screen general manager.

Results

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Dave Bradshaw
James R. Kennedy
Ring announcer Ryan Devlin
Referees Steve Lynskey
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Kay Lee Ray defeated Viper (with Bea Priestley) by pinfallSingles match6:13
2BT Gunn defeated Mark Davis by pinfallSingles match9:10
3Kenny Williams defeated Aaron Echo by pinfallSingles match7:48
4Primate defeated Drake by pinfallHardcore match9:11
5Gabriel Kidd (c) defeated Zack Gibson by pinfallSingles match for the WCPW Internet Championship12:23
6Prospect (Alex Gracie and Lucas Archer) defeated Johnny Moss and Liam Slater, Kid Fite and Lou King Sharp, Polo Promotions (Jackie Polo and Mark Coffey), and The Kings Of The North (Bonesaw & Damien Corvin)WCPW Tag Team Championship #1 contendership gauntlet match26:18
7Rampage defeated Dave Mastiff, El Ligero, and Joe Coffey by pinfallWCPW World Championship #1 contendership Four-way match10:06
8Joe Hendry (c) defeated Martin Kirby by pinfallSingles match for the WCPW World Championship23:13
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ↑ Solon, Olivia (March 25, 2017). "Google's bad week: YouTube loses millions as advertising row reaches US". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ Csonka, Larry (May 22, 2017). "What Culture Pro Wrestling Cancels Several Events Due to Youtube Policy Changes". 411Mania.
  3. ↑ Jordan, Paul (May 22, 2017). "YOUTUBE POLICY CHANGES LEADS TO WHAT CULTURE PRO WRESTLING CANCELING MULTIPLE SHOWS". PWInsider. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "WCPW Weekly Loaded Tapings In Manchester Cancelled". WCPW. February 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ Bergonzi, Ezequiel (May 25, 2017). "A raíz de importantes pérdidas económicas, piden firmas para que la lucha libre deje de ser catalogada como «contenido ofensivo» en Youtube" (in Spanish). Súper Luchas.
  6. ↑ "Watch WCPW Fight Back Free On YouTube This Saturday". WCPW.
  7. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ "WCPW Fight Back Now Available On YouTube". WCPW.
  9. ↑ Csonka, Larry (June 6, 2017). "WCPW Appeals YouTube, Full 'Fight Back' Show Back Online". 411Mania.
  10. ↑ @whatculture (September 19, 2017). "WhatCulture announces staff departures" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ Currier, Joseph (September 30, 2017). "WCPW Rebranding As Defiant Wrestling, Wade Barrett To Be New GM". F4Wonline. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Jeremy (October 1, 2017). "WCPW to Rebrand to Defiant Wrestling". 411Mania.
  13. ↑ "WCPW Fight Back". Cagematch.