World Series Wrestling
AcronymWSW
Founded2005
StyleProfessional wrestling
HeadquartersAustralia
Founder(s)Adrian Manera
Owner(s)Adrian Manera
Websitehttps://worldserieswrestling.com.au/

World Series Wrestling (WSW) 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 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]

Current champions

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location
World Heavyweight Championship Matt Cardona 2 13 October 2023 106+ Sydney, New South Wales
Tag Team Championship The Parea (Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus) 2 13 October 2023 106+ Sydney, New South Wales
Women's Championship Cassie Lee 1 7 October 2023 112+ Melbourne, Victoria
Australian Championship TJP 1 12 March 2023 321+ Adelaide, South Australia

WSW World Heavyweight Championship

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

Rank Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Rhino 1 5 October 2005 3 Melbourne, Victoria International Incident – Day 1 Defeated Jeff Jarrett to become inaugural champion [16]
2 Jeff Jarrett 1 8 October 2005 570 Newcastle, New South Wales International Incident – Day 3
— Vacated — 1 May 2007 — 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 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 West, New South Wales International Assault – Day 3
— Deactivated — 31 August 2007 — N/A N/A Title belt became inactive after WSW hiatus [18]
5 Ricochet 1 25 November 2017 2 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, New South Wales International Assault Tour 2K17 – Day 4 [20]
7 Brian Cage 1 22 June 2018 1 Ferntree Gully, Victoria 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 Ferntree Gully, Victoria International Assault Best Of The Best – Day 2 [22]
9 Austin Aries 2 24 June 2018 155 Adelaide, South Australia International Assault Best Of The Best – Day 3 [23]
10 Robbie Eagles 1 26 November 2018 208 Penrith, New South Wales International Assault The Elite Takeover - Day 4 [24]
11 Marty Scurll 1 22 June 2019 N/A Ferntree Gully, Victoria WSW International Assault Zero Fear - Day 2 [25]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 23, 2019 to July 8, 2022.
12 Johnny Downunder 2 8 July 2022 246 Adelaide, South Australia Phoenix Rising, Day 1 Defeated Joey Janela to win the vacant title. Downunder was previously known as Johnny Impact. [26]
13 Matt Cardona 1 11 March 2023 322 Ferntree Gully, Victoria Unleash Hell, Day 2 [27]
14 Shawn Spears 1 6 October 2023 7 Ferntree Gully, Victoria Full Throttle, Day 1 [28]
15 Matt Cardona 2 13 October 2023 106+ Sydney, New South Wales Full Throttle, Day 6

Combined reigns

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Jeff Jarrett 1 570
2 Austin Aries 2 363
3 Matt Cardona † 2 322+
4 Johnny Impact/Downunder 2 247
5 Robbie Eagles 1 208
6 Billy Kidman 1 89
7 Shawn Spears 1 7
8 Rhino 1 3
9 Bryan Danielson 1 2
Ricochet 1 2
11 Brian Cage 1 1
Marty Scurll 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.

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 		17 March 2018 International Assault All Star Invasion 2K18 - Night II Ferntree Gully, Victoria 1 2 Defeated The Briscoes in the tournament final to become inaugural champions. [29][30]
2 Concrete Dongs
(Concrete Davidson & Joey Ryan) 		19 March 2018 International Assault All Star Invasion 2K18 - Night IV Penrith, New South Wales 1 250 Defeated The Young Bucks, The Briscoes and The Four Nations in a tag team four-way match. [31]
3 Villain Enterprises
(Brody King and Marty Scurll) 		24 November 2018 International Assault The Elite Takeover - Night II Ferntree Gully, Victoria 1 209 Defeated Concrete Davidson and Flip Gordon who replaced an injured Joey Ryan. [32]
4 The Flippin Machines
(Brian Cage and Flip Gordon) 		21 June 2019 International Assault Zero Fear - Night I Ferntree Gully, Victoria 1 1,361 [33]
5 WarBeard
(Erick Redbeard and Matt Basso) 		13 March 2023 Unleash Hell - Night IV Penrith, New South Wales 1 208 Defeated The Flippin Machines (Brian Cage and Flip Gordon) https://www.cagematch.net/?
6 The Parea
(Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus) 		7 October 2023 Full Throttle - Night II Ferntree Gully, Victoria 1 5 Defeated WarBeard (Erick Rebeard and Matt Basso)
7 Frankie Kazarian and Eric Young 12 October 2023 Full Throttle - Night V Brisbane, Queensland 1 1 Defeated The Parea (Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus) and Top Tier (Mitch Ryder and Tim Hayden) https://twitter.com/FrankieKazarian/status/1712448083609649381?t=bHpY-X5MiKdjwF22f2ru_A&s=19/?
8 The Parea
(Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus) 		13 October 2023 Full Throttle - Night VI Sydney, New South Wales 2 106+

Combined reigns

By team

As of January 27, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 The Flippin Machines
(Brian Cage and Flip Gordon)		 1 1361
2 Concrete Dongs
(Concrete Davidson and Joey Ryan)		 1 250
3 Villain Enterprises
(Brody King and Marty Scurll)		 1 209
4 WarBeard
(Erick Rebeard and Matt Basso)		 1 208
5 † The Parea
(Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus)		 2 112+
6 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)		 1 2
7 Frankie Kazarian and Eric Young 1 1

By wrestler

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Brian Cage 1 1,680
Flip Gordon 1 1,680
3 Concrete Davidson 1 250
Joey Ryan 1 250
5 Brody King 1 209
Marty Scurll 1 209
6 Erick Rebeard 1 208
Matt Basso 1 208
7 †Gabriel Aeros 2 112+
†Eli Theseus 2 112+
8 Matt Jackson 1 2
Nick Jackson 1 2
9 Frankie Kazarian 1 1
Eric Young 1 1

WSW Women's Championship

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

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Jordynne Grace 10 March 2019 International Assault Defend & Destroy
Day 4 		Hurstville, New South Wales 1 104 Defeated Shazza McKenzie and Kellyanne in the tournament final three-way match to become inaugural champion. [34]
2 Indi Hartwell 22 June 2019 WSW International Assault Zero Fear
Day 2 		Ferntree Gully, Victoria 1 136 [35]
— Vacated 5 November 2019 — — — — Indi Hartwell vacated the championship after signing with WWE. [36]
3 Taya Valkyrie 8 July 2022 Phoenix Rising
Day 1 		Adelaide, South Australia 1 3 Defeated Chelsea Green and Tenille Dashwood to win the vacant championship. [37]
4 Shazza McKenzie 11 July 2022 Phoenix Rising
Day 4 		Penrith, New South Wales 1 242 [38]
5 Jordynne Grace 10 March 2023 Unleash Hell
Day 1 		Ferntree Gully, Victoria 2 3 [39]
6 Steph De Lander 13 March 2023 Unleash Hell
Day 4 		Penrith, New South Wales 1 208 This was a three-way match, also involving Shazza McKenzie. [40]
— Vacated 7 October 2023 — — — — The championship was vacated after Steph De Lander sustained an injury. [41]
7 Cassie Lee 7 October 2023 Full Throttle
Day 2 		Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1 112+ Won a gauntlet match to win the vacant championship. [41]

Combined reigns

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Shazza McKenzie 1 242
2 Steph De Lander 1 208
3 Indi Hartwell 1 136
4 Jordynne Grace 2 107
5 Cassie Lee † 1 112+
6 Taya Valkyrie 1 3

WSW Australian Championship

The WSW Australian Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the midcard division of World Series Wrestling.

Rank Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 TJP 1 12 March 2023 321+ Adelaide, South Australia Unleash Hell - Day 3 Defeated Bandido and Chris Basso and Effy and Flip Gordon and Joey Janela in a Six Way Scramble Match to become inaugural champion.

Hall of Fame

Year Image Ring name
(Real name) 		WSW Accolades
2023
Brian Cage
(Brian Christopher Joseph Button) 		One-time WSW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WSW Tag Team Champion[42][43][44]

See also

References

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