British Kingdom Pro-Wrestling previously4 Front Wrestling^[2] (Sometimes acronymed as4FW) is a pro wrestling company based in the South West of England, established in 2004 by Dave Sharp. Since 2004, the company has promoted a range of shows; utilising events throughEngland, primarily in theSwindon andOxford areas.^[3]

4FW is well known for its use of United Kingdom wrestlers, but also its partners with international promotions. The promotion has a highpuroresu vibe, and has had its own wrestlers appear in Japan^[4] and Mexico.^[5] The company has a working relationship withMichinoku Pro wrestling, as well asWrestle-1. It is also a regular occurrence for high-profile wrestlers from Japan andUnited States of America to have one-off matches in the company. 4FW also has a 'Junior Heavyweight' Championship, which is common in Japan, rather than a more traditional cruiserweight, or light heavyweight in the rest of the world.^[6]

4FWs first show was held at Pinehurst People's Centre in 2005 'and so it begins'^[2] They had opened a wrestling school held at Cheney Manor, training wrestler's such as Saime Sahin, Tiger Ali andEddie Ryan. In 2011, Owner and Promoter Dave Sharp retired from Pro Wrestling due to neck injuries,^[7] which lead to the promotion running more events.

Perhaps 4FWs most well known was4FW Ultimate Supremacy 2015^[8] which held an event featuring recently released fromWWE WrestlersRey Mysterio^[9] againstAlberto Del Rio^[10] in the main event.^[2] The event brought around 1,000 fans into Swindon for the event held in Swindon MECCA. 4FW also has an on-demand video service for all of its previous shows library in the same vein as theWWE Network^[2] on Powerbomb TV.

4FW has also reached out to new fans by using other international talent such asCody Rhodes,^[11] however, Rhodes was unable to make the show, soKenny Omega^[12] took his place in the match, flying from Japan to the UK for the match against Tiger Ali.^[13]

During its tenure, 4FW has had a number of notable Junior Heavyweight Champions. Due to the unique nature of the championship, it has been defended inHong Kong and Japan. The championship was first won by Gino^[14] in July 2006, winning an 8-man tournament and who held the championship for 91 days, before losing the belt toEl Ligero. Ligero would lose the championship to Ashley Reed, before being vacated (presumed forever), until its reintroduction in 2010.

The championship would be now won by Dave Sharp himself defeating Benham Ali in 2010. He would lose the championship to Owen Phoenix who would hold it for a record 731 days (Two years). The championship would be won by Jason Larusso, Benham Ali, andPete Dunne until 2013. Dunne would hold the championship for almost half a year.Kenbai would defeat Dunne for the gold atUltimate Supremacy 2013, and would defend the belt againstHiromu Takahashi,Taro Nohashi forMichinoku Pro in Japan andHo Ho Lun in Hong Kong, before being won byKen45. The title would later be returned to the company, when Tiger Ali won the championship during a tour of Japan.

Owen Phoenix would return to wrestling, after an absence and win the championship back,^[15] and hold it for 167 days, holding the championship for a total of 898 days.^[16] At the start of 2015, the formerTiger Mask;Koji Kanemoto, would defeat Phoenix for the title, but would later have to vacate the championship.Kenny Omega^[17] andMark Haskins would battle for the vacant championship at4FW New Years Wrestleution 2016, with Omega winning the vacant championship. He would hold the championship shortly; and vacate the belt after, stating that he was not a Junior Heavyweight, anangle that he had been working inNew Japan Pro-Wrestling.^[18] To date, Omega is still undefeated in 4FW, with 5 wins from 5.^[19]

Less than a month later, Haskins would win the championship, this time defeatingP. J. Black, but would have to vacate the championship himself due to nagging injuries.^[10] Bubblegum would then win the vacant championship against Mega Pegasus in Swindon on 21 January 2017. The final show as 4FW happened in February 2020 before rebranding as British Kingdom Pro-Wrestling in 2023.^{[citation needed]}

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