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Melbourne City Wrestling
AcronymMCW
Founded16 October 2010
StyleProfessional wrestling
Lucha libre
Strong style
Sports entertainment
HeadquartersMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Founder(s)Michael E. Jozis [1]
Owner(s)Hot Tag Network [2]
FormerlyAustralian Championship Wrestling (1990s-2010)
Websitehttps://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 ever MCW event was held here.[4]

History[edit]

Partnerships & affiliations[edit]

Promotion partnerships[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Current championships[edit]

Championship Current Champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Former Champion(s) Notes
MCW Heavyweight Championship Slex 3 10 February 2024 3+ Buddy Matthews Defeated Buddy Matthews
MCW Intercommonwealth Championship DELTA 1 14 October 2023 122+ Jarvis Defeated Jarvis
MCW Tag Team Championship Adam Brooks & Rocky Menero 1 11 February 2024 3+ The Parea (Eli Theseus & Gabriel Aeros) This was a Winner Takes All match which also included the MCW Heavyweight Championship
MCW Women's Championship DELTA 2 14 October 2023 122+ Jarvis Defeated Jarvis

Other accomplishments[edit]

Accomplishment Latest winner(s) Date won Location Event Notes
Ballroom Brawl
[7] 		Buddy Matthews 23 July 2022 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 ever MCW Women's Champion.
[Notes 3]
  • The list of Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) Triple Crown winners can be found here.


Roster[edit]

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] (Correct as of January 13th, 2018 - MCW Vendetta)

  • Adam Brooks
  • Anth Cava
  • Caveman Ugg
  • Charli Evans
  • 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[edit]

DVD releases[edit]

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

Video on demand[edit]

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[edit]

Notes[edit]

  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).
  2. ^ Past winners: KC Cassidy (2014); Not held (2015); Not held (2016).
  3. ^ Past winners: Marty Scurll (2016), Dowie James (2017), Not held (2018).

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/women-enjoy-wrestling-smackdown-in-melbourne/news-story/2cb1b87d7dc61cc63d323d28b5b894b9 Herald Sun - "Women enjoy wrestling smackdown in Melbourne" 4 August 2017 4:00pm
  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. ^ "Domain Parked With VentraIP Australia". melbournecitywrestling.com.au. 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. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=234209 MCW Ballroom Brawl (2019)
  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[edit]

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