PWP Catch Division Championship

The PWP Catch Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Pro Wrestling Pride. It was the first championship incorporated by Pro Wrestling Pride, and the company's second-tier championship behind the PWP Heavyweight Championship. Despite the championship being the secondary championship for the promotion, it has been known to main-event shows above the heavyweight championship.^[1]

PWP Catch Division Championship
Details
Promotion	Pro Wrestling Pride (PWP)
Date established	May 13, 2012
Current champion	Tyler Hawke
Date won	June 25, 2017
Statistics First champion Stevie Jones Most reigns Stevie Jones/Tyler Hawke and Ultimo Tiger (4 reigns) Longest reign Tyler Hawke (2,975+ days) Shortest reign Bobbi Tyler (1 day) Heaviest champion Josef von Schmidt 260 lbs (118 kg)

The championship was established on the first Pro Wrestling Pride show under the company's banner on 13 May 2012, where Tyler Hawke defeated Wales' 'Wild Boar' Mike Hitchman. The design of the championship is that of a trophy rather than a traditional championship belt. Despite the championship being predominantly male, it has been won by a female. Bobbi Tyler won the championship for a single day in January 2017.

Catch Division Wrestling

Rather than a midcard title based on a weight (Such as All Japan Pro Wrestling's Junior Heavyweight Championship, or World Championship Wrestling's Cruiserweight championship), and is more in line with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's X-Division Championship, which stated the division was 'not about weight limits, it's about no limits!"^[2] The catch division, was likely originally designed as a showcase of catch wrestling, rather than high-flying wrestling, with well known grapplers Johnny Kidd and Doug Williams^[3] winning the title.^[4]

However, the style has changed over the duration of the belt's life, with the aforementioned catch style, with a mix of luchador, Puroresu and even more 'extreme styles'. This is reflected in the match types contested for this championship, with "catch as catch can" wrestling style (See Mountevans Rules),^[5] Luchas de Apuestas^[6] and even TLC matches.^[7] The division's prize was a catch division trophy, and not a traditional belt.^[8]

Title history

The full history of the championship is listed below. As the championship is currently on hiatus; the current championship reign of Tyler Hawke is being accumulated; however, it may not be accurate.

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
Defenses	Number of successful defenses
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Defenses
1	Stevie Jones	May 13, 2012	PWP Debut Show	Teignmouth, England	1	105	2	Defeated Mike Hitchman to become the inaugural champion.
2	Josef von Schmidt	August 26, 2012	House show	Teignmouth, England	1	245	1
3	Darren Saviour	April 28, 2013	House show	Teignmouth, England	1	126	3
4	Tyler Hawke	September 1, 2013	House show	Exeter, England	2	258	2	Previously held the title under the name Stevie Jones.
5	Ultimo Tiger	May 17, 2014	Pride & Glory 2014	Torquay, England	1	36	0	This was a Title vs Mask "I Quit" match.
6	Dick Riley	June 22, 2014	House show	Saltash, England	1	105	3
7	Joel Redman	October 5, 2014	Hardcore Halloween	Exeter, England	1	49	0
8	Tyler Hawke	November 23, 2014	House show	Torquay, England	3	84	1	This was a Three Stages of Hell match.
9	Ultimo Tiger	February 15, 2015	House show	Newton Abbot, England	2	168	5
10	Doug Williams	August 2, 2015	Big Trouble in Little Tavi	Tavistock, England	1	14	1	Cashed in his "Money In The Bank" contract.
11	Ultimo Tiger	August 16, 2015	Too Legit To Quit	Taunton, England	3	175	5
12	Scotty Essex	February 7, 2016	The Real Rock 'N' Rollas	Plymouth, England	1	98	0	This was a three-way match also involving Tajiri.
13	Johnny Kidd	May 15, 2016	The Battle of Bideford	Bideford, England	1	7	0
14	Scotty Essex	May 22, 2016	Johnny Kidd's Last Devon Stand	Teignmouth, England	2	49	0	This was a Mountevans match.
15	Ultimo Tiger	July 10, 2016	Heroes & Legends 3	Paignton, England	4	112	5	This was a four-way match also involving Mark Andrews & PJ Black.
16	Kelly Sixx	October 30, 2016	Undisputed 2	Taunton, England	4	89	1	This was a three-way Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match also involving Joshua Knott.
17	Bobbi Tyler	January 27, 2017	Maximum Mayhem	Taunton, England	1	1	0	First female wrestler to hold the title.
18	Joshua Knott	January 28, 2017	Maximum Mayhem	Bideford, England	1	148	1
19	Tyler Hawke	June 25, 2017	Live In Plymouth	Plymouth, England	4	2,975+	2	This was a street fight match.

Combined reigns

The total list of combined championship days held as of August 17, 2025:

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	Stevie Jones/Tyler Hawke †	4	3,422+
2	Ultimo Tiger	4	491
3	Josef von Schmidt	1	245
4	Joshua Knott	1	148
5	Scotty Essex	2	147
6	Darren Saviour	1	126
7	Dick Riley	1	105
8	Kelly Sixx	1	89
9	Joel Redman	1	49
10	Doug Williams	1	14
11	Johnny Kidd	1	7
12	Bobbi Tyler	1	1

See also

• Catchweight
• List of professional wrestling promotions in the Great Britain and Ireland
• Pro Wrestling Pride

Notes