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Nu-Wrestling Evolution
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| Acronym | NWE |
| Established | 2005 |
| Location | Italy |
| Founder(s) | Kishi |
| Owner(s) | MAGNUMGROUP srl. |
Nu-Wrestling Evolution (NWE) is an Italian professional wrestling promotion, owned by MAGNUMGROUP srl. The promotion's slogan is "Nu-Wrestling Evolution/NWE the place to be!"
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Originally known as Nu-Wrestling, the company was first used to round up the best of wrestling within Italy. However in 2005, American wrestling star Kishi redeveloped it into an actual independent promotion; using his connections to bring in top name American workers. NWE would also be known for using many workers from the British wrestling cicuit, who compete on regular tours with NWE.
Kishi would compete during early shows for the promotion before later being involved in an angle with Scott Steiner and Vampiro that would see Kishi suffer a (kayfabe) concussion that would keep Kishi out of in-ring competition allowing him to concentrate on the backstage workings of the company. After this, Kishi's character would be used as an on-screen commissioner only.
NWE would air its own television series, NWE Destiny, on La7 Sport, and more recently Odeon TV as well as internationally via the United Kingdom based satellite channel TWC Fight!. Italian commentary for the show would be performed by a historical voice of wrestling in Italy, Dan Peterson, while the English commentary would be done by American wrestling columist Bill Apter.
During one of its first large events "NWE - The Grudge", Black Pearl defeated Scott Steiner in a tournament final to become the first champion of NWE. NWE are planning to introduce a secondary title in the promotions for its lightweight wrestlers, called the Gravity 0 Championship[1].
Not content with promoting in Italy, NWE would also branch out into producing shows in places like Switzerland[2] as well as forming a working relationship with British promotion 1 Pro Wrestling to produce joint shows in England[3].
| Wrestler | Times | Date | Place / Type Of Match / Event |
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| Black Pearl | 1 | November 25, 2005 | Naples, Italy / Tournament final / The Grudge |
| Vampiro | 1 | December 7, 2006 | Prato, Italy / One fall / ??? |
| Romeo Roselli | 1 | December 10, 2006 | Palermo, Italy / One fall / ??? |
- ^ Gravity 0: Ultimo Dragon discusses the Gravity 0 Championship From NWE's newsposts. Dated 28/12/2006
- ^ "NWE TV taping in Switzerland" From 1stopwrestling.co.uk Posted by Sarah Barraclough. 30 October 2005.
- ^ 1PWonline press release involving NWE
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