| Riot City Wrestling | |
| Acronym: | RCW |
| Established: | [1] |
| Style: | Professional wrestling Lucha libre Strong style |
| Location: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Website: | http://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.
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]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCW Grand Championship | Chris Basso | 1 | 18 May 2024 | 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 | Vincent Di Maria | 1 | 16 March 2024 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | Defeated Snaxx and previous Emerald Crown Holder, Dean Brady at Dead To Rights 2024.[18] | [19] | ||
| RCW Tag Team Championship | Thorn Enterprises (B.O.B. and Kaitoa) | 1 | 18 May 2024 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | Defeated Kings of Ruin, Banjo Powers & Hugh Beauty and the previous champions, The Old Guard in a 4-Way Elimination match at Trial By Stone 2024.[20] | [21] |
| Championshipname: | RCW Grand Championship |
| Currentholder: | Chris Basso |
| Won: | May 18, 2024 |
| Promotion: | Riot City Wrestling |
| Created: | January 20, 2024 |
| Mostreigns: | All Champions(1 reign) |
| Firstchamp: | DELTA |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELTA | 1 | 4 | 119 |
| 2 | Chris Basso † | 2 | + |
| Championshipname: | RCW Emerald Crown |
| Currentholder: | Vincent Di Maria |
| Won: | 16 March, 2023 |
| Promotion: | Riot City Wrestling |
| Created: | 5 June, 2021 |
| Mostreigns: | REDSHAW (2 Reigns) |
| Firstchamp: | Adam Brooks |
| Shortestreign: | REDSHAW (<1 day) |
| Longestreign: | REDSHAW (322 days) |
| Pastnames: | RCW Emerald Crown (05 June 2021 – Present) |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDSHAW | 2 | 3 | 322 |
| 2 | Jett Armstrong | 1 | 175 | |
| 3 | Vincent Di Maria † | + | ||
| 4 | Adam Brooks | 2 | 147 | |
| 5 | Cadie Tre` | 5 | 140 | |
| 6 | Dean Brady | 4 | 105 |
| Championshipname: | RCW Tag Team Championship |
| Currentholder: | Thorn Enterprises (B.O.B. and Kaitoa) |
| Won: | 18 May, 2024 |
| Promotion: | Riot City Wrestling |
| Created: | 18 May, 2024 |
| Mostreigns: | The Parea(Eli Theseus and Gabriel Aeros) (3 reigns) |
| Firstchamp: | The Rude Ones(Bulldog McKenzie and Marvel) |
| Shortestreign: | Brady LTD(Dean Brady and DELTA) (27 days) |
| Longestreign: | The Parea(Eli Theseus and Gabriel Aeros) (455 days) |
| Lightest: | The Parea(Eli Theseus and Gabriel Aeros) (363 lbs combined) |
| Pastnames: |
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| Team | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Parea | 3 | 7 | 672 |
| 2 | The Rude Ones | 2 | 5 | 462 |
| 3 | Puragtory | 2 | 253 | |
| 4 | Brady LTD | 7 | 244 | |
| 5 | World Class Egos | 1 | 2 | 224 |
| The Old Guard | 4 | |||
| 7 | Gods and Monsters | 2 | 218 | |
| 8 | Kings of Ruin | 2 | 0 | 161 |
| 9 | The Millennials | 1 | 3 | 133 |
| 10 | Thorn Enterprises † | 1 | + | |
| 11 | The Armstrongs | 2 | 90 | |
| 12 | The Savage Gentlemen | 0 | 84 |
| Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Theseus | 3 | 7 | 672 | |
| Gabriel Aeros | |||||
| 3 | Dean Brady | 13 | 545 | ||
| 4 | Bulldog McKenzie | 2 | 5 | 462 | |
| Marvel | |||||
| 6 | Chris Basso | 6 | 448 | ||
| 7 | Brodie Marshall | 2 | 302 | ||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | 8 | Barren | 253 | ||
| Einar The Strange | |||||
| scope=row | 10 | DELTA | 7 | 244 | |
| scope=row rowspan=2 | 11 | Matt Hayter | 1 | 2 | 224 |
| Cutthroat | 4 | ||||
| 13 | Grimm | 2 | 218 | ||
| 14 | Mike Boomer | 2 | 0 | 161 | |
| Zak Sabbath | |||||
| 16 | Nick Armstrong | 3 | 146 | ||
| 17 | James Kray | 1 | 2 | 133 | |
| Tom Byrne | |||||
| 19 | B.O.B. † | 1 | + | ||
| Kaitoa † | |||||
| 21 | Jett Armstrong | 2 | 90 | ||
| 22 | Tyler Daniels | 0 | 84 |
| Accomplishment | Current winner(s) | Date won | Previous winner | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCW Strength Cup | DELTA | 19 August 2023 | Mat "Grimm" Basso | [22] | |
| RCW Key To The City | Mat "Grimm" Basso | 9 March 2024 | Mike Boomer | [23] | |
| Riot City Rumble | Nick Armstrong | 2 December 2023 | Cadie Tre' | ||
| C4 Absolute Grand Prix | Jett Armstrong | 17 December 2022 | Adam Brooks | ||
| King of the Fringe | Jett Armstrong | 2 March 2024 | REDSHAW |
| Championshipname: | RCW Championship |
| Promotion: | Riot City Wrestling |
| Created: | 27 January 2006 |
| Retired: | 20 January 2024 |
| Mostreigns: | Chris Basso and Matt Basso (4 reigns) |
| Firstchamp: | Dregan |
| Finalchamp: | DELTA |
| Shortestreign: | Chris Basso (28 days) |
| Longestreign: | Rocky Menero (666 days) |
| Pastnames: |
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| Titleretired: | 20 January 2024 |
On November 11, 2023 at Powertrip, DELTA became the first woman to win the RCW Championship by defeating Cadie Tre'. After the match, RCW Women's Champion Miki Fortune challenged DELTA to a title unification match at the following month's Battle For Supremacy event, which DELTA would win. On January 20, 2024 at ReAnimated 19, DELTA was presented with the new RCW Grand Championship, in the process retiring the RCW Championship and the RCW Women's Championship.
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimm | 4 | 17 | 828 |
| 2 | Rocky Menero | 2 | 10 | 792 |
| 3 | Chris Basso | 4 | 12 | 736 |
| 4 | Brodie Marshall | 2 | 9 | 532 |
| 5 | Nick Armstrong | 3 | 6 | 433 |
| 6 | Matt Hayter | 2 | 13 | 400 |
| 7 | Andy VOODOO Roy | 5 | 364 | |
| 8 | Damon Matthews | 9 | 350 | |
| 9 | Cadie Tre` | 1 | 6 | 329 |
| 10 | Johnny Kash | 7 | 315 | |
| 11 | Jacko Lantern | 4 | 259 | |
| 12 | HAVOK | 5 | 237 | |
| 13 | 4 | 216 | ||
| 14 | Zak Sabbath | 4 | 167 | |
| 15 | Marvel | 2 | 112 | |
| 16 | TJ Rush | 3 | 98 | |
| 17 | Del Taurino | 1 | 91 | |
| 18 | DELTA | 1 | 70 | |
| 19 | Davey Green | 0 | 56 | |
| 20 | Brad Smyth | 42 |
| Championshipname: | RCW Women's Championship |
| Promotion: | Riot City Wrestling |
| Created: | 26 May 2012 |
| Mostreigns: | Savannah Summers (4 reigns) |
| Firstchamp: | Savannah Summers |
| Finalchamp: | DELTA |
| Shortestreign: | Miki Fortune (21 days) |
| Longestreign: | Savannah Summers (728 days) |
| Heaviest: | Harley Wonderland (152 lbs (69 kg)) |
| Lightest: | Izzy Shaw (117 lbs (53 kg)) |
| Pastnames: |
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| Titleretired: | 20 January 2024 |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannah Summers | 4 | 18 | 1442 |
| 2 | Miki Fortune | 3 | 3 | 694 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 497 | |
| 4 | Eliza Sway | 1 | 3 | 392 |
| 5 | Indi Hartwell | 2 | 343 | |
| 6 | Casey Johns | 6 | 293 | |
| 7 | Amber | 1 | 259 | |
| 8 | Harley Wonderland | 2 | 147 | |
| 9 | Izzy Shaw | 1 | 140 | |
| 10 | DELTA | 0 | 49 |