Opinion
RCW & MCW: A Building Foundation Of Australian Wrestling Talent
Look at the Australian wrestling scene, putting out some of the best talent in the world.
Ashley Rose Nova debuts with a look at Australia’s RCW & MCW, and the foundation they lay for the Australian talent.
Pro-wrestling has been a growing art form, filled with uniqueness and athletic ability. It is an industry that cannot be described as another in the world. Wrestling continues to grow on a global level. Talent from around the world appearing in promotions such as Ring of Honor, WWE, and New Japan Pro-wrestling.
Australian talent has never shined brighter in pro-wrestling, with talents being seen on an international level from Buddy Murphy, IICONICS, Rhea Ripley, and of course Tenille Dashwood.

The style of wrestling talent from both Melbourne City Wrestling and Riot City is best described as elegant, graceful, high impact, and hard hitting all at once. Buddy Murphy broke through the walls of pro-wrestling on an international level, displaying to the world a unique style that displayed smooth transitions move by move.
Murphy performed in Australia under the name Matt Silva it was at Melbourne City Wrestling that he would develop the building foundations of becoming a relevant champion. At one time he also competed at Riot City Wrestling.
Riot City Wrestling was developed in 2006 by Joe Greco and Christopher Paul, located in Adelaide, South Australia. Both RCW and MCW at one time where in cooperation with each other, most popular matches from the two promotion are rivalries between their wrestlers.

RCW keeps growing in strength and in popularity, they are live monthly in Adelaide. Riot City is known for developing exceptional talent. The tour the regional areas of South Australia to provide an exclusive show to locals. Cultivating and exciting new fans of the promotion. The development of the roster is due to the high dedication to the industry of pro-wrestling. They tend to train over 4 times a week at the exclusive Riot City Wrestling Academy. The men and women dedicated to their training earn a chance to compete on the main roster with various promotions throughout Australia.

Riot City currently has three titles. The RCW Championship, RCW Women’s Championship, and the RCW Tag Team Championship. Another annual event is the RCW Strength Cup.
The RCW Strength Cup is one of the most prestige titles in Riot City.
Melbourne City Wrestling also takes in-ring training and match development to another level. They provide classes at their wrestling academy. MCW has achieved to provide high-quality training just like RCW. They consider and are open to all styles of wrestling around the world. MCW development strives to achieve high style performances. The promotion at one time called Australian Championship Wrestling and was developed into MCW in 2010. The founder of MCW is Michael E. Jozis. MCW style can very much be seen in the influence of Buddy Murphy’s performances. They combine their own style along with strong style and Lucha Libre. They are based and located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

In 2018 Progress assisted in promoting a show with MCW called Explosive Pro-Wrestling. This provided the result and birth of the MCW Wrestling Academy.

MCW host several events on every second Saturday at Essendon Ukrainian Hall and their super card events are held at the Thornbury Theater.
In 2017, the promotion expanded with an online subscription service known as MCW Encore. This service includes past events. Past events include talent from Buddy Murphy (Matt Silva), Tenille Dashwood, Peyton Royce (KC Cassidy), and Dakota Kai (Evie).
Melbourne City Wrestling offers pro-wrestling in a different view. The in-ring development for each match allows both roster’s men and women to shine. The storytelling of each match is very competitive in nature. As they put their bodies on the line on regular bases.
Where to see more MCW:
The main championships that MCW has are MCW World Championship, MCW Intercommonwealth Championship, MCW Tag Team Championship, and other opportunities.
Both Australian Promotions are very dominating and provide the fundamentals of wrestling. Men and Women in both rosters are highly determined in their performances in the squared circle. Alluring the ability to deliver a high-quality show. As the continuing of Australian talent growing. It is clear that Riot City and Melbourne City Wrestling are in the prominent place of the industry known as pro-wrestling.
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Opinion
Chris King: Is Brock Lesnar Truly Retired?
Brock Lesnar retired at WWE WrestleMania 42, right? Are we totally sure? Chris King asks…
Brock Lesnar retired at WWE WrestleMania 42, right? Are we totally sure? Chris King asks…
At WrestleMania 42, ‘The Beast Incarnate’ Brock Lesnar took off his boots and gloves following his loss to Oba Femi. Lesnar has done it all inside of his twenty-four-year career in professional wrestling. He’s a ten-time WWE Champion and former UFC Heavyweight Champion, and he’s one who ended The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania.
While Lesnar was in the ring, he was visibly overwhelmed with emotion and crying while he thanked the fans in his own way. The Beast even threw up an x to signal to Paul Heyman, his longtime friend and advocate, that this was not scripted and was real. There had been rumors that Lesnar and Oba were supposed to have a series of matches before everything went down at Mania.
‘The Career Killer’ Gunther was doing Heyman’s bidding as he faced Seth Rollins for a favor. For a while now since Gunther retired Goldberg, John Cena, and AJ Styles, the rumor has been Gunther was set to retire Lesnar in his hometown at this year’s SummerSlam event. There’s been no confirmation if Lesnar is truly retired, but on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, we saw Heyman talking with General Manager Nick Aldis. Later that night following Rhodes’ match against the debuting Ricky Saints, Gunther choked out the WWE Champion. Could this be the favor from Heyman?
I know in the world of professional wrestling we live by the mantra of “never say never,” but what if Lesnar is actually retired and this was WWE’s way of shutting down those rumors about Gunther and Lesnar? What if Gunther’s next program is chasing after the WWE title, and where is Randy Orton at in all of these plans? There are so many questions that need to be answered, hopefully soon!
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Opinion
Chris King: Defend The Intercontinental Championship At Backlash!
With WWE Backlash upon us, Chris King wants to see Penta defend the Intercontinental Championship in Tampa!
With WWE Backlash upon us, Chris King wants to see Penta defend the Intercontinental Championship in Tampa!
This year’s annual Backlash showcase is only a few days away, and while there are many big matches announced, one that definitely should be isn’t on the card. In my opinion, outside of Roman Reigns/Jacob Fatu and Seth Rollins/Bron Breakker, the Intercontinental Championship scene has been stellar over the last month.
Penta has been an excellent champion, especially after his triumphant title defense in a ladder match against JeVon Evans, Rusev, Dragon Lee, and the Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 42. Their ladder match at Mania was one of the best that WWE has produced in a while.
The momentum never stopped, as on the post-Mania episode of Monday Night Raw, ‘All Ego’ Ethan Page made his debut and was quickly inserted into the Intercontinental title scene. Page had a fantastic showing against his longtime NXT rival Evans and picked up a big win in his debut match thanks to an assist from Rusev.
All Ego immediately joined forces with ‘The Bulgarian Brute’ Rusev, who was also vying for the Intercontinental Title in his own right. On this week’s episode of Raw, Page and Rusev defeated Evans and Penta. All Ego pinned the champion, making a huge statement and putting him one step closer to getting a title shot. For the past few weeks I’ve been anxiously waiting to see if WWE was going to add this incredible fatal four-way match for the Intercontinental Championship, but it hasn’t happened yet.
As much as the WWE Universe enjoys witnessing great matches on free television, I truly believe all four superstars deserve the chance to showcase their talents on the PLE. While Penta has done a terrific job as the intercontinental champion, it’s time for a fresh face to hold the prestigious title. Page would make a great braggadocious heel that would help elevate the Intercontinental Championship to new heights!
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