World Series Wrestling

World Series Wrestling (WSW) is an Australian professional wrestling promotion. Originally founded in 2005, the promotion was in business for two years before going on hiatus, resuming operations in 2017.^[1] The company is founded, promoted and owned by Adrian Manera.^[2]

World Series Wrestling

Acronym	WSW
Founded	2005
Style	Professional wrestling
Headquarters	Australia
Founder(s)	Adrian Manera
Owner(s)	Adrian Manera
Website	https://worldserieswrestling.com.au/

History

The first tour in 2005, titled International Assault, visited three cities – Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle – in early October.^[3] In Melbourne the first WSW heavyweight champion was crowned in a one-off match between Rhino and Jeff Jarrett, with Rhino gaining the victory.^[4] Also on the same night the first of a three match series was contested between A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels with Styles winning a 30-minute iron man match 1 fall to none. Rhino successfully defended his title against Jarrett in Sydney while Daniels leveled the three match series in Sydney,^[5] but on the final night of the tour Jarrett defeated Rhino in Newcastle while Styles won the three match series.^[6] The 2005 International Assault Tour also featured the final wrestling matches of ex WWE star, Australia's Nathan Jones.^{[citation needed]}

The second tour in 2007 was also titled International Assault and took place in early June – again visiting the same three cities.^[7] The WSW heavyweight title was vacant and another one-off match in Sydney was held to fill the vacancy. Bryan Danielson defeated Nigel McGuinness for the title in a match for the ages. Local Sydney promotion the Australasian Wrestling Federation allowed its Australasian title and tag team titles to be defended on the show, with then AWF champion TNT defending successfully against Billy Kidman.^[8] In Melbourne, Danielson successfully defended his title against McGuinness,^[9] but in Newcastle Danielson lost the title to Kidman in an amazing match the first and last time the two competed in a singles match. .^[10] The tour also featured Kid Kash and the Australian debut of Austin Aries.

Following on from International Assault 2, the next tour which took place in August 2007, entitled Global Attack rocked a near sell out crowd in Adelaide's Thebarton Theatre which featured Billy Kidman successfully defending the Heavyweight Championship against Heidenreich, and the Australian return of Kid Kash as well as the Australian debut of Masato Tanaka.^{[citation needed]}

After a hiatus from promoting live events, World Series Wrestling planned to return with 3 live events planned for 2010 in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The tour was to feature Balls Mahoney, Tommy Dreamer, Daivari, Petey Williams, Heidenreich, Tajiri, Sonjay Dutt and more. Unfortunately as a result of the main sponsor pulling out only weeks prior to the tour, World Series Wrestling was left with no alternative but to cancel the planned event. WSW returned in November 2017 after a 10-year hiatus. Their first tour featured top independent wrestlers Ricochet, Austin Aries, Zack Sabre Jr., Tessa Blanchard, Joey Ryan and Brian Cage. On 25 November, Ricochet defeated Aries to become the new WSW Heavyweight Champion after the title had been vacant since mid-2007. During the following months, the promotion hosted more tours in Australia.^[11][12][13] On 17 March, The Young Bucks became the inaugural WSW Tag Team champions. On 10 March, Jordynne Grace defeat Kellyanne and Shazza McKenzie in a triple threat match to be crowned the inaugural WSW Women's Champion.^[14]

Current champions

Championship	Current champion(s)	Reign	Date won	Days held	Location
World Heavyweight Championship	Matt Cardona	3	31 March 2025	16+	Sydney, New South Wales
Tag Team Championship	The Parea (Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus)	3	30 March 2025	17+	Adelaide, South Australia
Women's Championship	Ash by Elegance	2	30 March 2025	17+	Adelaide, South Australia
Australian Championship	Matt Riddle	1	29 March 2025	18+	Brisbane, Queensland

WSW Tag Team Championship

The WSW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the tag team division of World Series Wrestling.

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
1	The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)	17 March 2018	International Assault All Star Invasion 2K18 Day 2	Ferntree Gully, Victoria	1	2	Defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) in the tournament final to become inaugural champions.	[15][16]
2	Concrete Dongs (Concrete Davidson and Joey Ryan)	19 March 2018	International Assault All Star Invasion 2K18 Day 4	Penrith, New South Wales	1	250	This was a four-way tag team match, also involving The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) and The Four Nations (Adam Hoffman and Jack Bonza).	[17]
3	Villain Enterprises (Brody King and Marty Scurll)	24 November 2018	International Assault The Elite Takeover Day 2	Ferntree Gully, Victoria	1	209	Defeated Concrete Davidson and Flip Gordon who replaced an injured Joey Ryan.	[18]
4	The Flippin Machines (Brian Cage and Flip Gordon)	21 June 2019	International Assault Zero Fear Day 1	Ferntree Gully, Victoria	1	1,361		[19]
5	WarBeard (Erick Redbeard and Matt Basso)	13 March 2023	Unleash Hell Day 4	Penrith, New South Wales	1	208		[20]
6	The Parea (Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus)	7 October 2023	Full Throttle Day 2	Ferntree Gully, Victoria	1	5		[21]
7	Frankie Kazarian and Eric Young	12 October 2023	Full Throttle Day 5	Brisbane, Queensland	1	1	This was a three-way tag team match, also involving Top Tier (Mitch Ryder and Tim Hayden).	[22]
8	The Parea (Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus)	13 October 2023	Full Throttle Day 6	Sydney, New South Wales	2	532	This was a four-way tag team match, also involving ABC (Chris Bey and Ace Austin) and The VeloCities (Jude London and Paris De Silva).	[23]
9	The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra)	28 March 2025	Legacy Day 1	Kensington, Victoria	1	2		[24]
10	The Parea (Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus)	30 March 2025	Legacy Day 3	Wayville, South Australia	3	17+		[25]

Combined reigns

By team

As of April 16, 2025.

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Team	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	The Flippin Machines (Brian Cage and Flip Gordon)	1	1,361
2	The Parea (Gabriel Aeros and Eli Theseus) †	3	554+
3	Concrete Dongs (Concrete Davidson and Joey Ryan)	1	250
4	Villain Enterprises (Brody King and Marty Scurll)	1	209
5	WarBeard (Erick Rebeard and Matt Basso)	1	208
6	The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra)	1	2
	The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)	1	2
8	Frankie Kazarian and Eric Young	1	1

By wrestler

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	Brian Cage	1	1,361
	Flip Gordon	1	1,361
3	Gabriel Aeros †	3	554+
	Eli Theseus †	3	554+
5	Concrete Davidson	1	250
	Joey Ryan	1	250
7	Brody King	1	209
	Marty Scurll	1	209
9	Erick Rebeard	1	208
	Matt Basso	1	208
11	Gurv Sihra	1	2
	Harv Sihra	1	2
	Matt Jackson	1	2
	Nick Jackson	1	2
15	Frankie Kazarian	1	1
	Eric Young	1	1

WSW Women's Championship

The WSW Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the women's division of World Series Wrestling.

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
1	Jordynne Grace	10 March 2019	International Assault Defend & Destroy Day 4	Hurstville, New South Wales	1	104	Defeated Shazza McKenzie and Kellyanne in the tournament final three-way match to become inaugural champion.	[26]
2	Indi Hartwell	22 June 2019	WSW International Assault Zero Fear Day 2	Ferntree Gully, Victoria	1	136		[27]
—	Vacated	5 November 2019	—	—	—	—	Indi Hartwell vacated the championship after signing with WWE.	[28]
3	Taya Valkyrie	8 July 2022	Phoenix Rising Day 1	Adelaide, South Australia	1	3	Defeated Chelsea Green and Tenille Dashwood in a three-way match to win the vacant title.	[29]
4	Shazza McKenzie	11 July 2022	Phoenix Rising Day 4	Penrith, New South Wales	1	242		[30]
5	Jordynne Grace	10 March 2023	Unleash Hell Day 1	Ferntree Gully, Victoria	2	3		[31]
6	Steph De Lander	13 March 2023	Unleash Hell Day 4	Penrith, New South Wales	1	208	This was a three-way match, also involving Shazza McKenzie.	[32]
—	Vacated	7 October 2023	—	—	—	—	The title was vacated after Steph De Lander sustained an injury.	[33]
7	Cassie Lee	7 October 2023	Full Throttle Day 2	Melbourne, Victoria	1	254	Defeated Aysha, Harley Cameron, Jessica Troy and Lena Kross in a Gauntlet match to win the vacant title.	[33]
—	Vacated	17 June 2024	—	—	—	—	The title was vacated due to Cassie Lee's pregnancy.
8	Ash by Elegance	30 June 2024	Most Wanted Day 3	Sydney, New South Wales	1	272	Defeated Frankie B, Lena Kross and Shazza McKenzie in a four-way match to win the vacant title.	[34]
9	Lena Kross	29 March 2025	Legacy Day 2	Brisbane, Queensland	1	1		[35]
10	Ash by Elegance	30 March 2025	Legacy Day 3	Wayville, South Australia	2	17+	This was a four-way match, also involving Jessica Troy and Santana Garrett.	[36]

Combined reigns

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	Ash by Elegance †	2	289+
2	Cassie Lee	1	254
3	Shazza McKenzie	1	242
4	Steph De Lander	1	208
5	Indi Hartwell	1	136
6	Jordynne Grace	2	107
7	Taya Valkyrie	1	3
8	Lena Kross	1	1

WSW Australian Championship

The WSW Australian Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the midcard division of World Series Wrestling.

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
1	TJP	12 March 2023	Unleash Hell Day 3	Adelaide, South Australia	1	475	Defeated Bandido, Chris Basso, Effy, Flip Gordon and Joey Janela in a six-way scramble match to become inaugural champion.	[37]
2	Shigehiro Irie	29 June 2024	Most Wanted Day 2	Melbourne, Victoria	1	273		[38]
3	Matt Riddle	29 March 2025	WSW Legacy Day 2	Brisbane, Queensland	1	18+		[39]

Hall of Fame

Year	Image	Ring name (Real name)	WSW Accolades
2023		Brian Cage (Brian Christopher Joseph Button)	One-time WSW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time WSW Tag Team Champion[40][41]

See also

• Australia portal

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