Riot City Wrestling Explained

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.

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

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays heldLocationNotesRef.
RCW Grand ChampionshipChris Basso118 May 2024Goodwood, South Australia, AustraliaUnlocked the Key To The City to defeat DELTA for the RCW Grand Championship at Trial By Stone 2024[16] [17]
RCW Emerald CrownVincent Di Maria116 March 2024Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaDefeated Snaxx and previous Emerald Crown Holder, Dean Brady at Dead To Rights 2024.[18] [19]
RCW Tag Team ChampionshipThorn Enterprises
(B.O.B. and Kaitoa)
118 May 2024Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaDefeated 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]

RCW Grand Championship

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

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined defensesCombined days
1DELTA14119
2Chris Basso †2+

RCW Emerald Crown

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)

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined defensesCombined days
1REDSHAW23322
2Jett Armstrong1175
3Vincent Di Maria †+
4Adam Brooks2147
5Cadie Tre`5140
6Dean Brady4105

RCW Tag Team Championship

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:
  • RCW Tag Team Championship
    (22 October 2016 - Present)

Combined Reigns

Rank!scope="col"
TeamNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1The Parea
37672
2The Rude Ones
25462
3Puragtory
2253
4Brady LTD
7244
5World Class Egos
12224
The Old Guard
4
7Gods and Monsters
2218
8Kings of Ruin
20161
9The Millennials
13133
10Thorn Enterprises †
1+
11The Armstrongs
290
12The Savage Gentlemen
084
Rank!scope="col"
WrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1Eli Theseus37672
Gabriel Aeros
3Dean Brady13545
4Bulldog McKenzie25462
Marvel
6Chris Basso6448
7Brodie Marshall2302
scope=row rowspan=28Barren 253
Einar The Strange
scope=row10DELTA7244
scope=row rowspan=211Matt Hayter12224
Cutthroat4
13Grimm2218
14Mike Boomer20161
Zak Sabbath
16Nick Armstrong3146
17James Kray12133
Tom Byrne
19B.O.B. †1 +
Kaitoa †
21Jett Armstrong290
22Tyler Daniels084

Accomplishments

AccomplishmentCurrent winner(s)Date wonPrevious winnerReference
RCW Strength CupDELTA19 August 2023Mat "Grimm" Basso[22]
RCW Key To The CityMat "Grimm" Basso9 March 2024Mike Boomer[23]
Riot City RumbleNick Armstrong2 December 2023Cadie Tre'
C4 Absolute Grand PrixJett Armstrong 17 December 2022Adam Brooks
King of the FringeJett Armstrong2 March 2024REDSHAW

Retired Championships

RCW Championship

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:
  • RCW Heavyweight Championship (27 January 2006 – 13 December 2019)
  • RCW Championship (13 December 2019 - 20 January 2024)
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.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined defensesCombined days
1Grimm417828
2Rocky Menero210792
3Chris Basso412736
4Brodie Marshall29532
5Nick Armstrong36433
6Matt Hayter213400
7Andy VOODOO Roy5364
8Damon Matthews9350
9Cadie Tre`16329
10Johnny Kash7315
11Jacko Lantern4259
12HAVOK5237
134216
14Zak Sabbath4167
15Marvel2112
16TJ Rush398
17Del Taurino191
18DELTA170
19Davey Green056
20Brad Smyth42

RCW Women's Championship

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:
  • RCW Women's Championship
    (26 May 2012 - 20 January 2024)
Titleretired:20 January 2024

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1Savannah Summers4181442
2Miki Fortune33694
326497
4Eliza Sway13392
5Indi Hartwell2343
6Casey Johns6293
7Amber1259
8Harley Wonderland2147
9Izzy Shaw1140
10DELTA049

Alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About RCW. Riot City Wrestling. 2015-07-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150628210408/http://riotcitywrestling.com/about-2/about/. 28 June 2015. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Riot City Wrestling. 2015-07-06. Riot City Photos.
  3. Web site: Riot City Wrestling Returns to the Adelaide Fringe. Glam Adelaide. 2011-02-11. Wade. Stokes. 2015-07-06.
  4. Web site: Riot City Wrestling Goes Mexican for the 2014 Adelaide Fringe with a Night of Lucha Libre Action. 2015-07-06. Adelaide Now . 2014-02-20. Sean. Fewster.
  5. Web site: Riot City Wrestling. Goodwood Saints FC. 2015-07-06.
  6. Web site: Goodwood Saints FC presents Riot City Wrestling. Goodwood Saints FC. 2015-07-15.
  7. Web site: GFW Global Partners. 24 July 2014 . Global Force Wrestling. 2015-07-06.
  8. Web site: Adelaide's Riot City Wrestling Crew Will have Shot at Global WWE Stardom in Melbourne Next Month. Adelaide Now. 2015-07-06. 2014-07-20. Sean. Fewster.
  9. Web site: Riot City Wrestling: Rites of Passage 2011. Rod. Lewis. 2011-05-23. Glam Adelaide . 2011-05-23.
  10. Web site: Ballroom Brawl. 2015-07-06. OnlyMelbourne.com.
  11. Web site: Newsletter #286: What's On this Week. OnlyMelbourne.com. 2015-07-06.
  12. Web site: Riot City Wrestling Academy. SACommunity.org. 2015-07-06.
  13. Web site: 2015-07-06. The Courier Mail. Australian-Born Wrestler Matt 'Buddy Murphy' Adams Makes History by Winning Championship with Global Leader WWE. 2015-02-15. Sean. Fewster.
  14. News: 2014-04-08. Warrington Wrestler Voodoo Is Back Home and Ready for Action. Warrington Guardian. 2015-07-14.
  15. News: Rhea Ripley. WWE. 2017-11-27. en.
  16. Web site: RCW Trial By Stone 2024. Angus. Dacey. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. 23 May 2024.
  17. Web site: RCW Grand Championship. Angus. Dacey. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. 23 January 2024.
  18. Web site: RCW Dead To Rights 2024. Angus. Dacey. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. 23 May 2024.
  19. Web site: RCW Emerald Crown Championship. Angus. Dacey. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. 7 March 2022.
  20. Web site: RCW Trial By Stone 2024. Angus. Dacey. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. 23 May 2024.
  21. Web site: RCW Tag Team Championship. Angus. Dacey. Cagematch. 8 December 2023.
  22. Web site: RCW ScarStruck VII « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net.
  23. Web site: RCW Mignight Massacre « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net.