Riot City Wrestling

Riot City Wrestling (RCW) is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in January 2006 in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs shows independently, in conjunction with local festivals, as well as with other organizations and wrestling promotions.

Riot City Wrestling
AcronymRCW
FoundedJanuary 2006[1]
StyleProfessional wrestling
Lucha libre
Strong style
HeadquartersAdelaide, South Australia
Founder(s)Joe Greco
Christopher Paul
Websitehttp://riotcitywrestling.com/

History

Riot City Wrestling was founded in Adelaide in January 2006.[1][2] In 2010, RCW appeared at the Adelaide Fringe, hosting the STRENGTH Cup tournament, and was voted one of the festival's top five attractions by the Adelaide Advertiser.[3] They returned to the festival in 2011, hosting the tournament again.[3] For the 2014 festival, the company promoted a lucha libre-themed show.[4]

On 1 July 2012, the Goodwood Saints Football Club of the South Australian Amateur Football League hosted RCW for a special fundraiser.[5] RCW wrestlers the Basso Boys, who competed at the event, had previously played C Grade Australian Rules Football.[6] As of August 2014, Jeff Jarrett's American-based Global Force Wrestling announced working agreements with Riot City Wrestling.[7] That month, during a WWE tour of Australia, several RCW wrestlers were also invited to participate in a WWE training camp.[8]

Wrestling reviewer Rod Lewis has noted the promotion for its "high octane acrobatics" as well as "the comical theatrics and surprising plot twists".[9] RCW has built an alliance with Melbourne City Wrestling, which has featured a rivalry between wrestlers from the two promotions.[10][11]

RCW runs a training academy, which is located in Hindmarsh.[12] Wrestlers who have competed for RCW include former NXT tag team champion Buddy Murphy,[13] Voodoo, who competes for Grand Pro Wrestling,[14] and Rhea Ripley.[15]

Championships
Championship Current champion(s) Date won Previous champion Reference
RCW Championship Rocky Menero 24 May 2019 Zak Sabbath [16]
RCW Women’s Championship Miki Fortune 24 May 2019 Indi Hartwell [17][18]
RCW Tag Team Championship World Class Egos (Chris Basso and Matt Hayter) 8 February 2020 Gods & Monsters (Brodie Marshall and Mat "Grimm" Basso) [19]
RCW Championship Reigns

Roster
  • Adam Brooks
  • Anti-Virus
  • Barren
  • Blair Alexis
  • Brandon Black
  • Brodie Marshall
  • Cadie Tre
  • Carlos Diaz
  • Cayden Cornell
  • Chris Basso
  • Dean Brady
  • Downunder
  • Eli Theseus
  • Gabriel Aeros
  • Havok
  • Izzy Shaw
  • James Kray
  • Jensen Hunt
  • Jett Armstrong
  • Jonathan Corvidae
  • Kit Condor
  • Lil Onyxxx
  • Mat "Grimm" Basso
  • Matt Hayter
  • Mike Boomer
  • Miki Fortune
  • Nick Armstrong
  • Redshaw
  • Rocky Menero
  • Royce Chambers
  • Savannah Summers
  • Steve Miller
  • Tony Toro
  • Tyler Daniels
  • Zak Sabbath

Tag Teams and Stables
  • Fists & Flips (Jensen Hunt and Kit Condor)
  • Gods & Monsters (Brodie Marshall, Mat "Grimm" Basso and Miki Fortune)
  • Kings of Ruin (Mike Boomer and Zak Sabbath)
  • The Parea (Eli Theseus and Gabriel Aeros)
  • World Class Egos (Chris Basso and Matt Hayter)

Others
  • Andrew Anderson (Ring Announcer)
  • Benjamin Rosenthal (Manager of Havok)
  • Jimmy C (Manager of Steve Miller)
  • Luke Hazard (Commentary)
  • Michael Kent (Senior Referee)
  • Miss Madeline (Personal Assistant of Rocky Menero)
  • Sean Fewster (Commentary)
  • Skinny Ref (Referee)

Alumni

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "About RCW". Riot City Wrestling. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    2. "Riot City Wrestling". Riot City Photos. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    3. Stokes, Wade (11 February 2011). "Riot City Wrestling Returns to the Adelaide Fringe". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    4. Fewster, Sean (20 February 2014). "Riot City Wrestling Goes Mexican for the 2014 Adelaide Fringe with a Night of Lucha Libre Action". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    5. "Riot City Wrestling". Goodwood Saints FC. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    6. "Goodwood Saints FC presents Riot City Wrestling" (PDF). Goodwood Saints FC. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
    7. "GFW Global Partners". Global Force Wrestling. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    8. Fewster, Sean (20 July 2014). "Adelaide's Riot City Wrestling Crew Will have Shot at Global WWE Stardom in Melbourne Next Month". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    9. Lewis, Rod (23 May 2011). "Riot City Wrestling: Rites of Passage 2011". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
    10. "Ballroom Brawl". OnlyMelbourne.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    11. "Newsletter #286: What's On this Week". OnlyMelbourne.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    12. "Riot City Wrestling Academy". SACommunity.org. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    13. Fewster, Sean (15 February 2015). "Australian-Born Wrestler Matt 'Buddy Murphy' Adams Makes History by Winning Championship with Global Leader WWE". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
    14. "Warrington Wrestler Voodoo Is Back Home and Ready for Action". Warrington Guardian. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
    15. "Rhea Ripley". WWE. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
    16. "Instagram post by RiotCityWrestling • Jan 27, 2018 at 11:38am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
    17. "RCW Women's Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
    18. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com.
    19. "RCW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
    20. "RCW Strength 2017 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
    21. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RCW Key To The City 2017 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
    22. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RCW Riot City Rumble 2018 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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