With 2024 in the books for Rev Pro, and six weeks before their next event, we take a look back at the year that was for Rev Pro.
Now, Rev Pro’s not a company that deals in win-loss records (certainly not to the extent of logging them like AEW used to), nor in power rankings or anything formal. However, while a sudden burst of wins can push someone up the card, over the course of an extended period, a look at these kind of things can give you an idea of how things have gone.
So, because I’ve clearly not had better things to do, I went back through Cagematch to log everyone’s win-loss record for 2024. One caveat here, I didn’t include the Revolution Rumble match itself, to save giving 29 people one extra loss, but everything else on a show that made tape was fair game – yes, that is including the tie-ins with Lucha Libre Barcelona and the German Wrestling Federation.
Throughout 2024, Rev Pro’s had 42 shows across three countries (England, Spain and Germany), using 165 different wrestlers.
Coming Out On Top
37 wrestlers ended the year with a winning record – ruling out those who only appeared for one shot.
Perhaps its no surprise that the top three in Rev Pro’s unofficial 2024 rankings are all in or around the title picture as we head into 2025 – with the recently-deposed Luke Jacobs top of the tree with 29 wins, four losses and a draw in 2024. Ricky Knight Jr’s just behind him with a 22-7 record – which in one move will tell you why he’s the number one contender, despite having lost to Michael Oku back in October… while the newly-crowned Oku ended the year with a 21-11 record.
Just behind those, you’ve got Zozaya, whose early run of “establishing” wins on the roster propelled him to a 18-13-1 record, while Connor Mills’ 18-9-1 run played a part in him ending the year with a share of tag team cold.
Away from the heavyweights, Will Kaven was on top of the cruiserweights with a 11-5 record – propelled by a real strong second half of the year. Unfortunately, the cruiserweight division had a real shaky footing in 2024 – Leon Slater losing the title early in the year and his time in TNA meant he wasn’t really in the division, while subsequent champions Jordon Breaks and Neon were only in for short runs (Breaks ending with a 3-1-1 record, while Neon went 3-2 in his five matches).
On the flip side, with the Cut Throat Collective dominating, there’s been a lot of fresh faces passing through Rev Pro’s women’s division. Granted, the title is currently in the hands of someone who’s not exactly a regular in Mina Shirakawa (and could stay that way if Mercedes Moné is victorious at Wrestle Dynasty), but we’re a million miles away from the days of the so-called “Jinny Division.”
That variety of names is perhaps highlighted by the fact that the top win-getter in Rev Pro’s women’s ranks in 2024 was Safire Reed – granted, most of those came as part of tags, as the record boils down to 2-2 in singles matches… behind her is former champion Dani Luna (8-5; 7-3 in singles) and Lizzy Evo (8-4, 3-2 in singles). Kanji’s seven wins is a bright spot, but somewhat overshadowed by 13 losses, albeit the majority of those came from being on the receiving end of the Cut Throat Collective, as Kanji’s singles year ended on an even 5-5.
Staring At The Lights
Again, ruling out those who came for one shot, 51 wrestlers ended up with more losses than wins – with some surprising names in that pile. Robbie X’s year may have ended with him a part of the Bullet Club, but a 10-23 record in 2024 perhaps showed just how stark that tailspin was before he donned the chevrons.
Away from Robbie X, JJ Gale’s 9-21 year including many losses to the likes of Luke Jacobs and Connor Mills to underline his current place in the pecking order. It was a similar story for Cameron Khai, who continues to find his feet amid a 6-17 year, although wins over Robbie Eagles and Richard Holliday showed that there’s something there that will catch out the unfamiliar.
While David Francisco’s year ended on a high in Southampton (and with a 11-8 record), other names around his vortex didn’t quite fare so well – with current and former tag partners Goldenboy Santos and Joshua James picking up only three wins each this year. Unfortunately for them, that also came hand in hand with 11 and 12 losses respectively,.
The loss in the York Hall iron man match saw Leon Slater dip just under a 50/50 year, finishing 10-11-1, mirroring Ethan Allen who ended 8-7 after his comeback earlier in 2024.
“Pants Down”?
For those who have a certain view on imports, we had 47 matches featuring Rev Pro regulars and an import – not including the Barcelona, Berlin or Fantasticamania shows – with the Rev Pro side winning 26 of those, losing 20 and drawing one. That being said, a lot of those losses were high profile, such as MJF over Michael Oku at Summer Sizzler, Tomohiro Ishii over JJ Gale at the Anniversary show, and AZM over Kanji at Global Wars. That stat is only looking at names who appear on one-offs (i.e. Lio Rush would count, but Santos would not).