World Series Wrestling

World Series Wrestling
Acronym WSW
Founded 2005
Style Professional wrestling
Headquarters Australia
Founder(s) Adrian Manera
Owner(s) Adrian Manera

World Series Wrestling is an Australian professional wrestling promotion. Originally founded in 2005, the promotion was in business for two years before going on hiatus, resuming operations in 2017.[1] The company is founded, promoted and owned by Adrian Manera.[2]

History

The first tour in 2005, titled International Assault, visited three cities - Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle - in early October.[3] In Melbourne the first WSW heavyweight champion was crowned in a one off match between Rhino and Jeff Jarrett, with Rhino gaining the victory.[4] Also on the same night the first of a three match series was contested between A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels with Styles winning a jaw dropping 30-minute iron man match 1 fall to none. Rhino successfully defended his title against Jarrett in Sydney while Daniels leveled the three match series in Sydney,[5] but on the final night of the tour Jarrett defeated Rhino in Newcastle while Styles won the three match series.[6] The 2005 International Assault Tour also featured the final wrestling matches of ex WWE star , Australia's Nathan Jones.

The second tour in 2007 was also titled International Assault and took place in early June - again visiting the same three cities.[7] The WSW heavyweight title was vacant and another one off match in Sydney was held to fill the vacancy. Bryan Danielson defeated Nigel McGuinness for the title in a match for the ages. Local Sydney promotion the Australasian Wrestling Federation allowed its Australasian title and tag team titles to be defended on the show, with then AWF champion TNT defending successfully against Billy Kidman.[8] In Melbourne, Danielson successfully defended his title against McGuinness,[9] but in Newcastle Danielson lost the title to Kidman in an amazing match the first and last time the two competed in a singles match. .[10] The tour also featured Kid Kash and the Australian debut of Austin Aries.

Following on from International Assault 2, the next tour which took place in August 2007, entitled Global Attack rocked a near sell out crowd in Adelaide's Thebarton Theatre which featured Billy Kidman successfully defending the Heavyweight Championship against Heidenreich, and the Australian return of Kid Kash as well as the Australian debut of Masato Tanaka.

After a hiatus from promoting live events, World Series Wrestling planned to return with 3 live events planned for 2010 in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The tour was to feature Balls Mahoney, Tommy Dreamer, Daivari, Petey Williams, Heidenreich, Tajiri, Sonjay Dutt and more. Unfortunately as a result of the main sponsor pulling out only weeks prior to the tour, World Series Wrestling was left with no alternative but to cancel the planned event.

World Series Wrestling returned in November 2017 to Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney with International Assault Tour 2K17 after a 10 year hiatus. The tour featured top independent wrestlers Ricochet, Austin Aries, Zack Sabre Jr., Tessa Blanchard, Joey Ryan and Brian Cage. The tour also featured former WWF wrestlers X-Pac and The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher). On November 25, a new WSW Heavyweight Champion was crowned after the title had been vacant since mid-2007. Ricochet beat Austin Aries and Brian Cage in a triple threat match for the vacant title at the Dom Polski Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Two days later, Austin Aries beat Ricochet for the title in Sydney, New South Wales.

On November 10, 2017, it was announced that the promotion would return to Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney in March 2018 with the International Assault All Star Invasion 2K18 tour.[11] This tour featured top independent tag teams The Briscoes and The Young Bucks, Marty Scurll, Matthew Riddle and Deonna Purrazzo. Returning wrestlers included the current WSW Heavyweight champion Austin Aries, Brian Cage and Joey Ryan.[12] On March 16 & 17, a two night tag team tournament was held in Melbourne in which the Young Bucks defeated The Briscoes in the finals to become the inaugural WSW Tag Team champions.

World Series Wrestling returned to Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney with International Assault - Best of the Best in June 2018.[13] This tour featured the returning Zack Sabre Jr., Marty Scurll, Austin Aries, Brian Cage and Joey Ryan along with five new signees, Abyss, John Morrison, Jimmy Havoc, Laura James and 'Hangman' Adam Page. This tour also featured Lucha Underground's Melissa Santos as the official host of the International Assault Best of the Best tour.

On July 6, 2018, World Series Wrestling announced the promotions next show titled International Assault - The Elite Takeover. The tour will commence in November 2018 and will run in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.[14] The upcoming tour will feature Cody and Brandi Rhodes, Flip Gordon, WALTER and Joey Janela with returning wrestlers Marty Scurll, Brian Cage, Joey Ryan and WSW champion Austin Aries scheduled to compete. Returning Australian talent include Jonah Rock, Slex, Adam Brooks, Robbie Eagles and Concrete Davidson.

WSW Alumni

The following is a list of WSW alumni.

Championships and accomplishments

WSW Heavyweight Championship

The WSW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship contested for in the heavyweight division of World Series Wrestling.[15]

# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Venue Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Rhino 1 October 5, 2005 3 Vodafone Arena Melbourne, Victoria International Incident – Day 1 Defeated Jeff Jarrett to become inaugural champion [16]
2 Jeff Jarrett 1 October 8, 2005 570 Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle, New South Wales International Incident – Day 3
— Vacated — May 1, 2007 — N/A N/A N/A WSW stripped Jeff Jarrett of the title due to his commitments with Total Nonstop Action
3 Bryan Danielson 1 June 1, 2007 2 The Roundhouse Kensington, New South Wales International Assault – Day 1 Defeated Nigel McGuinness to win the vacant title [17]
4 Billy Kidman 1 June 3, 2007 89 Newcastle Panthers Newcastle, New South Wales International Assault – Day 3
— Deactivated — August 31, 2007 — N/A N/A N/A Title belt became inactive after WSW hiatus [18]
5 Ricochet 1 November 25, 2017 2 Dom Polski Centre Adelaide, South Australia International Assault Tour 2K17 – Day 2 Defeated Austin Aries and Brian Cage in a triple threat match to win the vacant title [19]
6 Austin Aries 1 November 27, 2017 208 Penrith Panthers Penrith, New South Wales International Assault Tour 2K17 – Day 4 [20]
7 Brian Cage 1 June 22, 2018 1 South Eastern Entertainment Centre Melbourne, Australia Best Of The Best – Day 1 Defeated Austin Aries and Johnny Impact in a triple threat match [21]
8 Johnny Impact 1 June 23, 2018 1 South Eastern Entertainment Centre Melbourne, Australia Best Of The Best – Day 2 [22]
9 Austin Aries 2 June 24, 2018 117+ Dom Polski Centre Adelaide, South Australia Best Of The Best – Day 3 [23]

WSW Tag Team Championships

The WSW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the tag team division of World Series Wrestling.

# Team Reigns Date Days held Venue Location Event Notes Ref.
1 The Young Bucks 1 March 17, 2018 2 South Eastern Entertainment Centre Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria International Assault All Star Invasion 2K18 - Day 2 Defeated The Briscoes in the tournament final to become inaugural champions [24]
2 Concrete Dongs (Concrete Davidson & Joey Ryan) 1 March 19, 2018 214+ Penrith Panthers Penrith, New South Wales International Assault All Star Invasion 2K18 - Day 4 Defeated The Young Bucks, The Briscoes and The Four Nations in a tag team four way match [25]

Other Championships used by WSW

See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Assault 2010 - Thebarton Theatre : Theatres in Torrensville, Adelaide". My247.com.au. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  2. ↑ "World Series Wrestling (WSW)". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Events < World Series Wrestling (WSW)". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  4. ↑ "WSW International Assault Tour Melbourne". cagematch.net. 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  5. ↑ "WSW International Assault Tour Sydney". cagematch.net. 2005-10-07. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  6. ↑ "WSW International Assault Tour Newcastle". cagematch.net. 2005-10-08. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  7. ↑ "Events << World Series Wrestling (WSW)". cagematch.net. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  8. ↑ "WSW International Assault Tour Sydney". cagematch.net. 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  9. ↑ "WSW International Assault Tour Melbourne". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  10. ↑ "WSW International Assault Tour Newcastle". cagematch.net. 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  11. ↑ "Instagram post by World Series Wrestling • Nov 9, 2017 at 10:44pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  12. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL ASSAULT 2K18 - List of International Stars". World Series Wrestling. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  13. ↑ "World Series Wrestling on Instagram: "BREAKING NEWS!!! INTERNATIONAL ASSAULT Best of the Best! ON SALE DATE ANNOUNCED! World Series Wrestling will return to Australia this…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  14. ↑ "World Series Wrestling on Instagram: "World Series Wrestling returns this November with a 4 date tour of Australia entitled The Elite TAKEOVER. Stars from the You Tube Series…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Solie's Title Histories: WSW- World Series Wrestling". Solie.org. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  16. ↑ "10/5 WSW in Australia: Samoa Joe vs. Test, Styles vs. Daniels, Team 3D (Dudleys), Jarrrett". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  17. ↑ "unsw: International Assault 2 - This Friday!". Unsw.livejournal.com. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  18. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WSW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  19. ↑ "IA2K17- Adelaide Results". World Series Wrestling. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  20. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL ASSAULT 2K17 - Official Sydney Results". World Series Wrestling. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  21. ↑ "Best of the Best - Night 1 Tour Results". World Series Wrestling. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Best of the Best Results - Melb Night 2". World Series Wrestling. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "BEST OF THE BEST Results - Adelaide". World Series Wrestling. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  24. ↑ "World Series Wrestling". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  25. ↑ "World Series Wrestling". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
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