Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion, founded on November 1, 2021, by Anthony Douglas, James Darnell and John Blud. On December 11, DPW taped their first show, DPW Fire, which aired five days later on YouTube. Since then, episodes of Fire and DPW Spark have aired on DPW's YouTube channel. The title of the promotion derives from the Founders' podcast, "the Deadlock Podcast", which also airs on YouTube. History
On November 1, the formation of DPW was announced. On December 11, DPW taped their first show, DPW Fire, which aired on December 16. The first episode of Fire introduced a tournament to crown the first DPW Worlds Champion. On January 8, 2022, DPW produced the first internet pay-per-view named You Already Know, which aired on January 15, where Bojack defeated Andrew Everett in the tournament finals to become the inaugural world champion. On April 16, at DPW Forever, The Reality (Chance Rizer and Patrick Scott) became the first DPW Tag Team Champions. On June 10, Calvin Tankman became the inaugural national champion, and on August 6, Raychell Rose became the inaugural women's world champion. On January 14, 2023, DPW held their first live PPV event named DPW Live 1: Ali vs KENTo. On April 16, 2023, they ran their second DPW Live event - which marked their first outside of North Carolina. On April 25 and 27, 2023, DPW held a collaboration show with Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling, which was also their first show outside of the United States. Championships and accomplishments

Championship history

DPW National Championship

The DPW National Championship is the company's secondary championship. Calvin Tankman was the inaugural champion. The current champion is Bryan Keith, in his first reign, who defeated Andrew Everett at DPW Beast Coast. DPW National Championship Tournament (2022)

DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship

The DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship. The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott & Chance Rizer) were the inaugural champions. The current champion are The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake), in their first reign, who defeat Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku), Best Bros (Baliyan Akki & Mei Suruga) and Above The Rest (Gabriel Skye & Tristen Thai) at DPW Tag Festival. DPW Women's Worlds Championship

The DPW Women's Worlds Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship. Raychell Rose was the inaugural champion. The current champion is Emi Sakura, in her first reign, who defeat Rose at DPW 1st Anniversary. DPW Women's Worlds Championship Tournament (2022)

References

External links
 Official DPW website

American professional wrestling promotions
American independent professional wrestling promotions
2021 establishments in North Carolina
Independent professional wrestling promotions based in the Midwestern United States
Independent professional wrestling promotions based in North Carolina
Companies based in North Carolina