World Series Wrestling

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World Series Wrestling
AcronymWSW
Founded2005
StyleProfessional wrestling
HeadquartersAustralia
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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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. WSW returned in November 2017 after a 10 year hiatus. Their first tour featured top independent wrestlers Ricochet, Austin Aries, Zack Sabre Jr., Tessa Blanchard, Joey Ryan and Brian Cage. On 25 November, Ricochet defeated Aries to become the new WSW Heavyweight Champion after the title had been vacant since mid-2007. During the following months, the promotion hosted more tours in Australia.[11][12][13] On 17 March, The Young Bucks became the inaugural WSW Tag Team champions. On 10 March, Jordynne Grace defeat Kellyanne and Shazza McKenzie in a triple threat match to be crowned the inaugural WSW Women's Champion.[14]

WSW Alumni[]

The following is a list of WSW alumni.[citation needed]

Current champions[]

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location
World Heavyweight Championship Marty Scurll 1 22 June 2019 819+ Victoria
Tag Team Championship The Flippin Machines (Brian Cage & Flip Gordon) 1 21 June 2019 820+ Victoria
Women's Championship Indi Hartwell 1 22 June 2019 819+ Victoria

WSW World Heavyweight Championship[]

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

Rank Wrestler Reign Date Days held Venue Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Rhino 1 5 October 2005 3 Vodafone Arena Melbourne, Victoria International Incident – Day 1 Defeated Jeff Jarrett to become inaugural champion [16]
2 Jeff Jarrett 1 8 October 2005 570 Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle, New South Wales International Incident – Day 3
— Vacated — 1 May 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 1 June 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 3 June 2007 89 Newcastle Panthers Newcastle, New South Wales International Assault – Day 3
— Deactivated — 31 August 2007 — N/A N/A N/A Title belt became inactive after WSW hiatus [18]
5 Ricochet 1 25 November 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 27 November 2017 208 Penrith Panthers Evan Theatre Penrith, New South Wales International Assault Tour 2K17 – Day 4 [20]
7 Brian Cage 1 22 June 2018 1 South Eastern Entertainment Centre Melbourne, Australia International Assault Best Of The Best – Day 1 Defeated Austin Aries and Johnny Impact in a triple threat match [21]
8 Johnny Impact 1 23 June 2018 1 South Eastern Entertainment Centre Melbourne, Australia International Assault Best Of The Best – Day 2 [22]
9 Austin Aries 2 24 June 2018 155 Dom Polski Centre Adelaide, South Australia International Assault Best Of The Best – Day 3 [23]
10 Robbie Eagles 1 26 November 2018 208 Penrith Panthers Evan Theatre Penrith, New South Wales International Assault The Elite Takeover - Day 4 [24]
11 Marty Scurll 1 22 June 2019 819+ South Eastern Entertainment Centre Ferntree Gully, Victoria WSW International Assault Zero Fear - Day 2 [25]

Combined reigns[]

As of September 18, 2021.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Jeff Jarrett 1 570
2 Marty Scurll † 1 819+
3 Austin Aries 2 363
4 Robbie Eagles 1 208
5 Billy Kidman 1 89
6 Rhino 1 3
7 Bryan Danielson 1 2
Ricochet 1 2
9 Brian Cage 1 1
Johnny Impact 1 1

WSW Tag Team Championship[]

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

Rank Team Reign Date Days held Venue Location Event Notes Ref.
1 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 		1 17 March 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 [26]
2 Concrete Dongs
(Concrete Davidson & Joey Ryan) 		1 19 March 2018 250 Penrith Panthers Evan Theatre 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 [27]
3 Villain Enterprises
(Brody King and Marty Scurll) 		1 24 November 2018 209 South Eastern Entertainment Centre Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria International Assault The Elite Takeover - Day 2 Defeated Concrete Davidson & Flip Gordon who replaced an injured Joey Ryan.
4 The Flippin Machines
(Brian Cage and Flip Gordon) 		1 21 June 2019 820+ South Eastern Entertainment Centre Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria International Assault Zero Fear - Day 1 Defeated Brody King & Marty Scurll

Combined reigns[]

By team[]

As of September 18, 2021.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 The Flippin Machines †
(Brian Cage and Flip Gordon)		 1 819+
2 Concrete Dongs
(Concrete Davidson and Joey Ryan)		 1 250
3 Villain Enterprises
(Brody King and Marty Scurll)		 1 209
4 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)		 1 2

By wrestler[]

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Brian Cage † 1 819+
Flip Gordon † 1 819+
3 Concrete Davidson 1 250
Joey Ryan 1 250
5 Brody King 1 209
Marty Scurll 1 209
7 Matt Jackson 1 2
Nick Jackson 1 2

WSW Women's Championship[]

The WSW Women's Championship is an upcoming professional wrestling championship contested for in the women's division of World Series Wrestling.

Rank Wrestler Reign Date Days held Venue Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Jordynne Grace 1 10 March 2019 104 Hurstville Entertainment Centre Hurstville, New South Wales International Assault Defend & Destroy - Day 4 Defeated and Kellyanne in the tournament final triple threat match to become inaugural champion. [28]
2 Indi Hartwell 1 22 June 2019 819+ South Eastern Entertainment Centre Ferntree Gully, Victoria WSW International Assault Zero Fear - Day 2 [29]

Other Championships used by WSW[]

See also[]

References[]

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