Melbourne City Wrestling
Melbourne City Wrestling is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in October 2010, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
 Melbourne City Wrestling logo | |
| Acronym | MCW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 16 October 2010 |
| Style | Professional wrestling Lucha libre Strong style Sports entertainment |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Founder(s) | Michael E. Jozis [1] |
| Owner(s) | Michael E. Jozis [2] |
| Sister | WrestleRock (2018-) |
| Formerly | Australian Championship Wrestling (1990s-2010) |
| Website | http://melbournecitywrestling.com.au/ |
Melbourne City Wrestling currently has two major venues that they use. MCW hosts monthly events at the Essendon Ukrainian Hall which is fondly dubbed the "MCW Arena" by their loyal following of fans. MCW also hold their super card events, which are only held a few months of the year, within the grand ballroom at the Thornbury Theatre, dubbed "the birthplace of MCW" as the first ever MCW event was held here.[11]
History
Partnerships & affiliations
Promotion partnerships
In April 2018, Progress Wrestling co-promoted a show with Australian independent professional wrestling promotions Explosive Pro Wrestling, Melbourne City Wrestling and [Pro Wrestling Australia. In June 2019, Melbourne City Wrestling held the cross-promotional event, Southern Rumble 2019, in partnership with Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW) in Invercargill, New Zealand[12]
Training affiliation
During Progress x Melbourne City Wrestling show on Friday 20 April, Melbourne City Wrestling announced the launch[13] of their own training academy.
Championships and accomplishments
Current championships
| Championship | Current Champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Event | Venue | Location | Previous Champion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCW Heavyweight Championship[14] | Adam Brooks | 1 | 9 November 2019 | 200+ | End Game | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
Slex |
| MCW Intercommonwealth Championship[15] | Caveman Ugg | 1 | 1 February 2020 | 116+ | Clash of the Titans | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
Danny Psycho |
| MCW Tag Team Championship[16] | The Brat Pack (Nick Bury & Mitch Waterman) |
4 | 31 August 2019 | 270+ | New Horizons | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
The Natural Classics (Stevie Filip & Tome Filip) |
| MCW Women's Championship | Avary | 1 | 12 October 2019 | 116+ | Clash of the Titans | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
Steph de Lander |
Other accomplishments
| Accomplishment | Latest winner(s) | Date won | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballroom Brawl [17] |
Adam Brooks | 20 July 2019 | Melbourne, Vic. (Thornbury Theatre) |
Ballroom Brawl | [Notes 1] |
| Jenny & Vera Memorial Cup [18][19][20][21] |
Kellyanne | 28 April 2017 | Melbourne, Vic. (Thornbury Theatre) |
Clash Of The Titans | Defeated Evie in the tournament final. [Notes 2] |
| Invitational Tournament | Steph de Lander | 12 October 2019 | Melbourne, Vic. (Thornbury Theatre) |
MCW NINE - Night 2 | Defeated Kellyanne in the tournament final. Also became the first ever MCW Women's Champion. [Notes 3] |
- The list of Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Triple Crown winners can be found here.
MCW Heavyweight Championship
| MCW Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | 21 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Adam Brooks | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | 9 November 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||||||
Australian Championship Wrestling (ACW) Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||
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Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Australian Championship Wrestling (ACW) Heavyweight Championship | 21 August 2010 – 16 October 2010 |
| Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Heavyweight Championship | 16 October 2010 – present |
Reigns
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Successful defences | Event | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Psycho | 1 | 21 August 2010 | 238 | 3 | Ballroom Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 4] [Notes 5] |
| 2 | Slex | 1 | 16 April 2011 | 287 | 2 | New Horizons | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 3 | Matt Silva | 1 | 28 January 2012 | 293 | 5 | Vendetta | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 4 | Mike Petersen | 1 | 16 November 2012 | 547 | 7 | Worlds Collide | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 5 | Carlo Cannon | 1 | 17 May 2014 | 280 | 4 | Ballroom Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 6 | KrackerJak | 1 | 21 February 2015 | 91 | 3 | Vendetta | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 7 | Elliot Sexton | 1 | 23 May 2015 | 559 | 11 | Ballroom Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 8 | Dowie James | 1 | 2 December 2016 | 225 | 3 | Final Battle | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 9 | TK Cooper | 1 | 15 July 2017 | <1 | 0 | Fight to Survive | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 10 | "Mr Juicy" Gino Gambino | 1 | 15 July 2017 | 21 | 0 | Fight to Survive | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 6] |
| 11 | Jonah Rock | 1 | 5 August 2017 | 133 | 4 | Ballroom Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 7] |
| 12 | Dowie James | 2 | 16 December 2017 | 126 | 1 | Final Battle | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 8] |
| 13 | "Mr Juicy" Gino Gambino | 2 | 21 April 2018 | 329 | 6 | Ballroom Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 14 | Slex | 2 | 16 March 2019 | 238 | 2 | Clash of the Titans | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 9] |
| 15 | Adam Brooks | 1 | 9 November 2019 | 200+ | 0 | End Game | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 10] |
Combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days | Combined successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliot Sexton | 1 | 559 | 11 |
| 2 | Mike Petersen | 1 | 547 | 7 |
| 3 | Slex | 2 | 525 | 5 |
| 4 | Dowie James | 2 | 351 | 4 |
| 5 | "Mr Juicy" Gino Gambino | 2 | 350 | 6 |
| 6 | Matt Silva | 1 | 293 | 5 |
| 7 | Carlo Cannon | 1 | 280 | 4 |
| 8 | Danny Psycho | 1 | 238 | 3 |
| 9 | Adam Brooks † | 1 | 200+ | 0+ |
| 10 | Jonah Rock | 1 | 133 | 4 |
| 11 | TK Cooper | 1 | <1 | 0 |
MCW Intercommonwealth Championship
| MCW Intercommonwealth Championship | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | 13 June 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Caveman Ugg | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | 1 February 2020 | ||||||||||||||
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Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Intercommonwealth Championship | 8 August 2015 – present |
Inaugural MCW Intercommonwealth Championship Tournament
| Quarter Final (13/06) | Semi Final (11/07) | Final (8/08) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Marcius Pitt | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 2 | JXT | (13/6) | ||||||||||||
| Marcius Pitt | (11/07) | |||||||||||||
| Mr Juicy | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Fox Grinder | (13/06) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Mr Juicy | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Mr Juicy | (8/08) | |||||||||||||
| Dowie James | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Josh Shooter | (13/06) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dowie James | Sub. | ||||||||||||
| Dowie James | Sub. | |||||||||||||
| Damian Slater | (11/07) | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Damian Slater | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 8 | TK Cooper | (13/06) | ||||||||||||
Reigns
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Successful defences | Event | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dowie James | 1 | 8 August 2015 | 189 | 4 | Crowning a Champion | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 11] |
| 2 | Adam Brooks | 1 | 13 February 2016 | 77 | 1 | At Our Best | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 3 | Dowie James | 2 | 30 April 2016 | 14 | 0 | Ballroom Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 12] |
| 4 | Jonah Rock | 1 | 14 May 2016 | 91 | 2 | New Horizons | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 5 | "Mr Juicy" Gino Gambino | 1 | 13 August 2016 | 111 | 3 | Fight To Survive | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 6 | JXT | 1 | 2 December 2016 | 225 | 8 | Final Battle | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 7 | Adam Brooks | 2 | 15 July 2017 | 21 | 0 | Fight To Survive | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 8 | Will Ospreay | 1 | 15 July 2017 | 35 | 0 | Ballroom Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 9 | Adam Brooks | 3 | 19 August 2017 | 119 | 2 | New Horizons | Arrow On Swanston | Carlton Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 13] |
| 10 | Robbie Eagles | 1 | 16 December 2017 | 70 | 0 | Final Battle | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 14] |
| 11 | Slex | 1 | 24 February 2018 | 223 | 5 | Clash Of The Titans | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 15] |
| 12 | Adam Brooks | 4 | 5 October 2018 | 43 | 2 | New Horizons | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| 13 | Slex | 2 | 17 November 2018 | 175 | 3 | End Game | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
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| - | Vacated | - | 11 May 2019 | - | − | Brewery Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 16] |
| 14 | Danny Psycho | 1 | 20 July 2019 | 196 | 3 | Ballroom Brawl | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 17] |
| 15 | Caveman Ugg | 1 | 1 February 2020 | 116+ | 0 | Clash of the Titans | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
Combined reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days | Combined successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slex | 2 | 398 | 8 |
| 2 | Adam Brooks | 4 | 260 | 6 |
| 3 | JXT | 1 | 225 | 8 |
| 4 | Dowie James | 2 | 203 | 4 |
| 5 | Danny Psycho | 1 | 196 | 3 |
| 6 | "Mr Juicy" Gino Gambino | 1 | 111 | 3 |
| 7 | Jonah Rock | 1 | 91 | 2 |
| 8 | Caveman Ugg † | 1 | 116+ | 0 |
| 9 | Robbie Eagles | 1 | 70 | 0 |
| 10 | Will Ospreay | 1 | 14 | 0 |
MCW Tag Team Championship
| MCW Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | August 18, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | The Brat Pack (Mitch Waterman and Nick Bury) | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | August 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Tag Team Championship | 18 August 2012 – present |
Inaugural MCW Tag Team Championship Tournament
| Quarter Final (18/8; 31/8; 14/9; 28/9) | Semi Final (28/9; 26/10) | Final (16/11) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | KrackoLantern (Jacko Lantern and KrackerJak) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 2 | SexRock (Elliot Sexton and J-Rock) | (18/8) | ||||||||||||
| KrackoLantern (Jacko Lantern and KrackerJak) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The BFFs (Carlo Cannon and Ryan Rollins) | (28/9) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | The BFFs (Carlo Cannon and Ryan Rollins) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 4 | The Armstrong Brothers (Jett Armstrong and Nick Armstrong) | (31/8) | ||||||||||||
| KrackoLantern (Jacko Lantern and KrackerJak) | (16/11) | |||||||||||||
| Hard Way Inc. (Jay Andrews and Mike Burr) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 5 | TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | (14/9) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Reckless Air (Robbie Eagles and Adam Brooks) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Reckless Air (Robbie Eagles and Adam Brooks) | (26/10) | |||||||||||||
| Hard Way Inc. (Jay Andrews and Mike Burr) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Hard Way Inc. (Jay Andrews and Mike Burr) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Josh Shooter and Percy[Notes 18] | (28/9) | ||||||||||||
Reigns
| # | Team (Wrestlers) |
Reign | Date | Days held | Successful defences | Event | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Hard Way Inc. (Jay Andrews and Mike Burr) |
1 |
16 November 2012 |
239 |
3 |
Worlds Collide (Second Anniversary Extravaganza) | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 19] |
2 |
The Armstrong Brothers (Jett Armstrong and Nick Armstrong) |
1 |
13 July 2013 |
140 |
4 |
Fight to Survive | Tullamarine Public Hall | Tullamarine Melbourne, Vic. |
|
3 |
The LAW (Adam Brooks and Dowie James) |
1 |
30 November 2013 |
378 |
3 |
Final Battle | Craigieburn Leisure Centre | Craigieburn Melbourne, Vic. |
|
4 |
The World's Friendliest Tag Team (Lochy Hendricks and TD) |
1 |
13 December 2014 |
119 |
2 |
Final Battle | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
|
5 |
The South Australian Serial Killers (Hartley Jackson and Jonah Rock) |
1 |
11 April 2015 |
154 |
2 |
Hostile Takeover | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
|
6 |
The LAW (Adam Brooks and Dowie James) |
2 |
12 September 2015 |
63 |
0 |
Clash of the Titans | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
|
7 |
The Estate (Cousin Ali and Emanuelle) |
1 |
14 November 2015 |
119 |
2 |
Fifth Anniversary Extravaganza | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
|
8 |
Juice X-T (JXT and Mr Juicy) |
1 |
12 March 2016 |
63 |
2 |
Ascension | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
|
9 |
TMDK (Marcius Pitt and Slex) |
1 |
14 May 2016 |
202 |
1 |
New Horizons | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
|
10 |
Payne and Preston |
1 |
2 December 2016 |
147 |
0 |
Final Battle | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
|
11 |
The World's Friendliest Bastards (KrackerJak (1) and Lochy Hendricks (2)) |
1 |
28 April 2017 |
43 |
1 |
Clash of the Titans | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 20] |
12 |
The Brat Pack (Mitch Waterman and Nick Bury) |
1 |
10 June 2017 |
189 |
2 |
New Horizons | MCW Arena | Essendon Melbourne, Vic. |
|
13 |
The Prehistoric Death Cult (Caveman Ugg and Syd Parker) |
1 |
16 December 2017 |
217 |
3 |
Final Battle | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
|
14 |
The Brat Pack (Mitch Waterman and Nick Bury) |
2 |
21 July 2018 |
175 |
4 |
Homecoming | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
|
15 |
The Loose And Wreckless (Adam Brooks and Dowie James) |
3 |
12 January 2019 |
63 |
1 |
Vendetta | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 21] |
16 |
The Brat Pack (Mitch Waterman and Nick Bury) |
3 |
16 March 2019 |
84 |
3 |
Clash of the Titans | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
|
17 |
The Natural Classics (Stevie Filip and Tome Filip) |
1 |
8 June 2019 |
84 |
1 |
Tensions Rising | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
|
17 |
The Brat Pack (Mitch Waterman and Nick Bury) |
4 |
31 August 2019 |
270 |
2 |
New Horizons | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
Combined reigns
by team
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Team (Wrestlers) |
No. of reigns |
Combined days | Combined successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Brat Pack † (Mitch Waterman and Nick Bury) | 4 | 718+ | 11 |
| 2 | The LAW (Adam Brooks and Dowie James) | 3 | 504 | 4 |
| 3 | Hard Way Inc. (Jay Andrews and Mike Burr) | 1 | 239 | 3 |
| 4 | The Prehistoric Death Cult (Caveman Ugg and Syd Parker) | 1 | 217 | 3 |
| 5 | TMDK (Marcius Pitt and Slex) | 1 | 202 | 1 |
| 6 | The South Australian Serial Killers (Hartley Jackson and Jonah Rock) | 1 | 154 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne and Preston | 1 | 147 | 0 |
| 8 | The Armstrong Brothers (Jett Armstrong and Nick Armstrong) | 1 | 140 | 4 |
| 9 | The World's Friendliest Tag Team (Lochy Hendricks and TD) | 1 | 119 | 2 |
| The Estate (Cousin Ali and Emanuelle) | 1 | 119 | 2 | |
| 11 | The Natural Classics (Stevie Filip and Tome Filip) | 1 | 84 | 1 |
| 12 | Juice X-T (JXT and Mr Juicy) | 1 | 63 | 2 |
| 13 | The World's Friendliest Bastards (KrackerJak and Lochy Hendricks) | 1 | 43 | 1 |
By individual
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days | Combined successful defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Waterman † | 4 | 718+ | 11 |
| Nick Bury † | 4 | 718+ | 11 | |
| 3 | Adam Brooks | 3 | 504 | 4 |
| Dowie James | 3 | 504 | 4 | |
| 5 | Jay Andrews | 1 | 239 | 3 |
| Mike Burr | 1 | 239 | 3 | |
| 7 | Caveman Ugg | 1 | 217 | 3 |
| Syd Parker | 1 | 217 | 3 | |
| 9 | Marcius Pitt | 1 | 202 | 1 |
| Slex | 1 | 202 | 1 | |
| 11 | Lochy Hendricks | 2 | 162 | 3 |
| 12 | Hartley Jackson | 1 | 154 | 2 |
| Jonah Rock | 1 | 154 | 2 | |
| 14 | Payne | 1 | 147 | 0 |
| Preston | 1 | 147 | 0 | |
| 16 | Jett Armstrong | 1 | 140 | 4 |
| Nick Armstrong | 1 | 140 | 4 | |
| 17 | Cousin Ali | 1 | 119 | 2 |
| Emanuelle | 1 | 119 | 2 | |
| TD | 1 | 119 | 2 | |
| 20 | Stevie Filip | 1 | 270 | 1 |
| Tome Filip | 1 | 270 | 1 | |
| 22 | Mr Juicy | 1 | 63 | 2 |
| JXT | 1 | 63 | 2 | |
| 23 | KrackerJak | 1 | 43 | 1 |
MCW Women's Championship
| MCW Women's Championship | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) | ||||||||||
| Date established | 13 June 2015 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Avary | ||||||||||
| Date won | 1 February 2020 | ||||||||||
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Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Women’s Championship | 31 August 2019 – present |
Inaugural MCW Women's Championship Tournament
| Quarter Final (11/10) | Semi Final (12/10) | Final (12/10) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Candy Lee | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Xena | (11/10) | ||||||||||||
| Candy Lee | (12/10) | |||||||||||||
| Steph De Lander | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Avary | (11/10) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Steph De Lander | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Steph De Lander | (12/10) | |||||||||||||
| Kellyanne | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Kellyanne | (11/10) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Kingsley | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Kellyanne | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Jessica Troy | (12/10) | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Tarlee | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Jessica Troy | (11/10) | ||||||||||||
Reigns
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Successful defences | Event | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steph De Lander | 1 | 12 October 2019 | 112 | 1 | Ninth Anniversary Extravaganza - Tag 2 | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
[Notes 22] |
| 2 | Avary | 1 | 1 February 2020 | 116+ | 0 | Clash of the Titans | Thornbury Theatre | Thornbury Melbourne, Vic. |
Roster
MCW wrestlers are freelance competitors, meaning they appear for multiple promotions either nationwide or worldwide as well as performing for Melbourne City Wrestling. The current roster are wrestlers who have appeared on the three most recent MCW shows, barring any who have announced they have left the promotion, while the list of alumni and notable guests is of wrestlers who have competed at MCW events in the past.[22] (Correct as of January 13th, 2018 - MCW Vendetta)
- Adam Brooks
- Alan Payne
- Ali
- Caveman Ugg
- Dowie James
- Emanuelle
- Fun Time Phil
- Jake Andrewartha
- Jake Lindo
- Johnathan Preston
- JXT
- Julian James
- "Loverboy" Lochy Hendricks
- Mitch Waterman
- “Mr Juicy” Gino Gambino
- Nick Bury
- Robbie Eagles
- Robby Heart
- Slex
- Stevie Filip
- Syd Parker
- Tome Filip
Female roster
- Avary
- Erika Reid
- Kelly Anne
- Riebell
- Shazza McKenzie
- Steph De Lander
Broadcast team
- Lindsay Howarth
(Commentator) - Lord Andy Coyne
(Commentator & Ring Announcer) - Sebastian Walker
(Commentator)
Stables & tag teams
- Helter Skelter
(Ali, Jake Andrewartha, & Julian James) - The Brat Pack
(Avary, Mitch Waterman & Nick Bury) - The Prehistoric Death Cult
(Cave Man Ugg, Erika Reid & Syd Parker)
Media
DVD releases
Select events are made available for purchase on DVD from Melbourne City Wrestling Online Shop.[23]
Video on demand
In early 2014, Melbourne City Wrestling launched "MCW Encore: Video On Demand" on Vimeo, which includes MCW events held between 2010 and 2017, as well as some documentaries. The majority of the back catalogue of events are available for a monthly subscription fee, or events can be purchased individually.[24][25]
On 25 January 2018, Melbourne City Wrestling launched "MCW Encore: Video On Demand" on Pivotshare.[26]
See also
Notes
- Past winners: Danny Psycho (2012); Carlo Cannon (2013); Elliot Sexton (2014); Tommy Hellfire (2015); Mr Juicy (2016); Jonah Rock (2017); JXT (2018).
- Past winners: KC Cassidy (2014); Not held (2015); Not held (2016).
- Past winners: Marty Scurll (2016), Dowie James (2017), Not held (2018).
- Defeated The Enforcer, Mike Petersen and Tommy Hellfire (c) in a Elimination four-way match to become the final ACW Heavyweight Champion.
- When MCW was launched Danny Psycho retained the championship with it being renamed the MCW Heavyweight Championship.
- Mr Juicy cashed in his Ballroom Brawl MCW Heavyweight Championship opportunity.
- This was originally scheduled as "Mr Juicy (c) vs Dowie James", however Jonah Rock cashed in his Ballroom Brawl MCW Heavyweight Championship opportunity making it a Triple Triple Threat Match.
- This was a Steel Cage match.
- This was a Winner takes all match, where both Gambino’s Heavyweight Championship and Slex’s Intercommonwealth Championship were on the line.
- This was a triple threat elimination match that also included Dowie James.
- Dowie James defeated Mr Juicy in the tournament final to become the first MCW Intercommonwealth Champion.
- This was a TLC match.
- Defeated Will Ospreay (c) and Robbie Eagles in a Three Way match to become both the MCW Intercommonwealth Champion and the PWA Heavyweight Champion.
- Defeated Adam Brooks (c) in a Singles match to become both the MCW Intercommonwealth Champion and the PWA Heavyweight Champion.
- This was a Ladder match.
- After successfully defending both his Heavyweight and Intercommonwealth titles, Slex vacated the Intercommonwealth Championship.
- Defeated Lochy Hendricks in the final match of a tournament to win the vacant title.
- Originally scheduled to be The Vanity Project (Josh Shooter and Seth Taylor), however Seth Taylor was unable to make the show.
- Hard Way Inc. defeated KrackoLantern in the tournament final to become the first MCW Tag Team Champions.
- The World's Friendliest Bastards defeated Payne and Preston in a Ladder Match to become the new MCW Tag Team Champions.
- This was a three-way tag team match that also included SexRock (Elliot Sexton and Jonah Rock).
- Defeated Kellyanne in the tournament final to become the first MCW Women's Champion.
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- https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2281 Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Heavyweight Championship
- https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2629 Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Intercommonwealth Championship
- https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2282 Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Tag Team Championship
- https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=234209 MCW Ballroom Brawl (2019)
- Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MCW Clash Of The Titans 2017 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
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- http://mcwrestling.bigcartel.com/ MCW Shop
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