Riot City Wrestling

Riot City Wrestling
AcronymRCW
FoundedJanuary 2006; 19 years ago (2006-01)[1]
StyleProfessional wrestling
Lucha libre
Strong style
HeadquartersAdelaide, South Australia
Websitehttp://riotcitywrestling.com/

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.

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 Kilkenny.[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 WWE Raw Women's Champion Rhea Ripley.[15]

Championships and accomplishments

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
RCW Grand Championship Chris Basso 1 18 May 2024 249 Goodwood, South Australia, Australia Unlocked the Key To The City to defeat DELTA for the RCW Grand Championship at Trial By Stone 2024[16] [17]
RCW Emerald Crown Zak Sabbath 1 14 December 2024 39 Goodwood, South Australia, Australia Defeated Sigma in the C4 ABSOLUTE Grand Prix Grand Final at Battle for Supremacy 2024. Previously vacated as a result of former champion, Vincent Di Maria, failing to qualify for the C4 ABSOLUTE Grand Prix Grand Final at Powertrip 2024.[18] [19]
RCW Tag Team Championship Kings of Ruin
(HAVOK and Mike Boomer) 		1 8 November 2024 75 Royal Park, South Australia, Australia Defeated the previous champions Thorn Enterprises (B.O.B. and Kaitoa) at RCW Brewtality - Part 2: Dawn Of The Shed.[20] [21]

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. 24 July 2014. 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. ^ Dacey, Angus. "RCW Trial By Stone 2024". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  17. ^ Dacey, Angus. "RCW Grand Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  18. ^ Dacey, Angus. "RCW Powertrip 2024". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  19. ^ Dacey, Angus. "RCW Emerald Crown Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  20. ^ Dacey, Angus. "RCW Brewtality - Part 2: Dawn Of The Shed". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  21. ^ Dacey, Angus. "RCW Tag Team Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 8 December 2023.