The Swords of Essex

Swords of Essex
Tag team
MembersPaul Robinson
Will Ospreay
Former
member(s)		Amazon[1]
Scott Wainwright
DebutMay 12, 2013
Years active2013–2019, 2023–present

The Swords of Essex is a British professional wrestling tag team consisting of Paul Robinson and Will Ospreay.[2] The team has competed for various notable British promotions such as International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom, PROGRESS Wrestling, and Revolution Pro Wrestling.

Robinson and Ospreay began teaming in 2013 for Future Pro Wrestling (FPW) and became a very successful tag team in the British wrestling circuit. A highly decorated tag team, Swords of Essex won numerous tag team championships including the British Tag Team Championship, the FPW Tag Team Championship, and PROGRESS Tag Team Championship once each.[3] They broke up as a tag team in 2014 and began feuding with each other in PROGRESS before reuniting in late 2015. They were joined by Scott Wainwright in 2016, making it a trio.[4] Together, the three held the British Triangle Championship once, while their combinations won tag team titles. Robinson and Wainwright would win the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship and the RCWA Tag Team Championship once each while Ospreay and Wainwright would win the WCPW Tag Team Championship once.[5]

Wainwright left the group in 2017 due to injury, making Swords of Essex, a tag team again. The team disbanded in 2019 as Ospreay began wrestling full-time exclusively for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.[6] Swords of Essex would then reunite in 2023.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ "The Swords of Essex". Wrestling Data. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Swords of Essex". Cagematch. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Swords of Essex title history". Cagematch. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Swords of Essex". Defiant Wrestling. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Swords of Essex". Cagematch. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ Dave Adamson. "Will Ospreay Opens Up About NJPW, Money & Work Ethic". Wrestle Talk TV. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ Andrew Thompson (May 7, 2023). "Will Ospreay & Paul Robinson returning to PROGRESS & TNT Extreme Wrestling". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Will Ospreay returns to PROGRESS for Super Strong Style 16". Gerweck. May 9, 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ "WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE SWORDS OF ESSEX, WILL OSPREAY, PAUL ROBINSON AND DARE WE SAY IT? CALLUM NEWMAN". PROGRESS Wrestling. June 8, 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.