Melbourne City Wrestling

Australian independent professional wrestling promotion

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Melbourne City Wrestling

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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)| Hot Tag Network [2]
Formerly| Australian Championship Wrestling (1990s-2010)
Website| https://mcitywrestling.com.au/

Melbourne City Wrestling is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2010, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[3]

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 MCW event was held here.[4]

## History

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### Partnerships & affiliations

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#### Promotion partnerships

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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[5]

#### Training affiliation

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During Progress x Melbourne City Wrestling show on 20 April 2018, Melbourne City Wrestling announced the launch[6] of their own training academy.

## Championships and accomplishments

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### Current championships

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Championship  | Current Champion(s)  | Reign  | Date won  | Days held

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MCW Heavyweight Championship  | Ricky South  | 1  | 8 December 2024 | 167+
MCW Intercommonwealth Championship  | Adam Brooks  | 5  | 15 March 2025 | 70+
MCW Tag Team Championship  | The Parea
(Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus)  | 2  | 8 December 2024 | 167+
MCW Women's Championship  | Eugenie  | 1  | 8 December 2024 | 167+

### Other accomplishments

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Accomplishment  | Latest winner(s)  | Date won  | Location  | Event  | Notes

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Ballroom Brawl
[7] | Ricky South  | 16 June 2024  | Melbourne, Vic.
(Thornbury Theatre) | Ballroom Brawl  | [Notes 1]
Jenny & Vera Memorial Cup
[8][9][10][11] | 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 MCW Women's Champion.
[Notes 3]

* The list of Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Triple Crown winners can be found here.

## Roster

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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.[12]

* Adam Brooks
* Anth Cava
* Caveman Ugg
* Edward Dusk
* Emman The Kid
* Gore
* Jake Andrewartha
* Jessica Troy
* Mitch Waterman
* Mikey Broderick
* Nick Bury
* Robbie Eagles
* Rocky Menero
* Royce Chambers
* Slex
* Skylar Cruize
* Stevie Filip
* Tome Filip
* Tony Villani
* Tyson Baxter

Broadcast team

* Lindsay Howarth
(Commentator)
* Lord Andy Coyne
(Commentator & Ring Announcer)
* Sebastian Walker
(Commentator)

## Media

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### DVD releases

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Select events are made available for purchase on DVD from Melbourne City Wrestling Online Shop.[13]

### Video on demand

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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.[14][15]

On 25 January 2018, Melbourne City Wrestling launched "MCW Encore: Video On Demand" on Pivotshare.[16]

## See also

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* Australia portal

* Professional wrestling in Australia
* List of professional wrestling organisations in Australia

## Notes

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1. ^ Past winners: Danny Psycho (2012); Carlo Cannon (2013); Elliot Sexton (2014); Tommy Hellfire (2015); Mr Juicy (2016); Jonah Rock (2017); JXT (2018); Adam Brooks (2019); Mitch Waterman (2021); Buddy Matthews (2022); Slex (2023).
2. ^ Past winners: KC Cassidy (2014).
3. ^ Past winners: Marty Scurll (2016), Dowie James (2017).

## References

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1. ^ "Women enjoy wrestling smackdown in Melbourne". heraldsun.com.au. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
2. ^ "Current details for ABN 49 636 107 198; ABN Lookup". Abr.business.gov.au. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
3. ^ "Melbourne City Wrestling draws hundreds to Essendon". 10 July 2015.
4. ^ "Change of Venue for MCW November Rain". melbournecitywrestling.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
5. ^ NZPWI - SPW Southern Rumble 2019. 14 January 2019
6. ^ "Melbourne City Wrestling". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MCW Ballroom Brawl 2024 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MCW Clash Of The Titans 2017 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
9. ^ "Jenny & Vera Memorial Cup « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
10. ^ "Women wrestle for breast cancer support network in Melbourne's first all-female fight - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
11. ^ "Women wrestle for breast cancer - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
12. ^ "All-Time Roster « Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
13. ^ http://mcwrestling.bigcartel.com/ MCW Shop
14. ^ "Melbourne City Wrestling". Vimeo.
15. ^ "Home".
16. ^ "Home".

## External links

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* Official website
* Cagematch profile
* MCW Academy

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* Impact Pro Wrestling Australia
* Melbourne City Wrestling
* Riot City Wrestling
* World Series Wrestling

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* AWA Superstars of Wrestling
* Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin
* I-Generation Superstars of Wrestling
* Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance
* World Championship Wrestling
* World Wrestling All-Stars
* Wrestling Alliance of Australia

Australian championships|

* Australian Heavyweight Championship
* Australian Light Heavyweight Championship
* Australian Middleweight Championship
* Australian Tag Team Championship
* NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship
* NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship
* NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship
* NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship
* NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (Australian version)
* World Brass Knuckles Championship (Australian version)
* World Light Heavyweight Championship (Australian version)
* WSW World Heavyweight Championship

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* Impact Down Under Tour
* WWE in Australia

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* World
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* Proteus
* World Women's

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* List of events

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* DEFY Wrestling

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* Pro Wrestling Noah
* Westside Xtreme Wrestling
* Melbourne City Wrestling
* TNT Extreme Wrestling

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* WWNLive
* WWE

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