Ultimate Pro Wrestling

Ultimate Pro Wrestling
Acronym	UPW
Founded	1999
Defunct	2007
Headquarters	California
Founder(s)	Rick Bassman
Owner(s)	Rick Bassman

Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) was a California-based independent pro wrestling company owned and operated by Rick Bassman,^[1] that operated from 1999–2007.

The company had working relationships with Pro Wrestling Zero1 and World Wrestling Entertainment. It served as a developmental company for WWE, where they would scout wrestlers and send others for training, from 2006 to 2007.^[2] Some of the major names to go on to stardom are, John Cena, Samoa Joe, The Miz and Christopher Daniels. The promotion was featured on a Discovery Channel special called Inside Pro Wrestling School.

^ Harris, Keith (6 September 2011). "Bill Goldberg still hates Vince McMahon, may wrestle soon in Africa". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^ "WrestlingClassics.com Message Board: UPW becomes new WWE developmental territory". wrestlingclassics.com.

[1] Harris, Keith (6 September 2011). "Bill Goldberg still hates Vince McMahon, may wrestle soon in Africa". Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[2] "WrestlingClassics.com Message Board: UPW becomes new WWE developmental territory". wrestlingclassics.com.

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