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i-Generation Wrestling Superstars of Wrestling was a small series of
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shows in 2000. The roster consisted of wrestlers who had previously achieved fame in other promotions. The tour promoted a World Championship, an International Championship and a Tag Team Championship. i-Generation performed one tour of
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. One event was filmed and broadcast as a pay-per-view event, later released on video. The show featured
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in the main event, and was advertised as ''Rodman Down Under''. In 2011, the
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ranked i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling at No.19 on its list of the 25 worst professional wrestling promotions in history.


Superstars of Wrestling

Superstars of Wrestling was a
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event held by i-Generation. It took place on July 30, 2000 (and aired in the
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on December 1, 2000) from the
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in
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. With the subtitle ''"Rodman Down Under"'', it was promoted largely for its main event which pitted the scientific veteran Curt Hennig against the controversial
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star Dennis Rodman. Vince Mancini and
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provided commentating for the event. Between each match, a female dance team known as the i-Generettes (similar to the
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) performed at the entry way.


Results


Championships


i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship


i-Generation Australasian Championship


i-Generation Tag Team Championship


See also

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Professional wrestling in Australia Professional wrestling in Australia makes up a small part of Australian culture. Unlike the North American or Japanese products which have large, globally renowned organisations such as WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro-Wrestling or Impact Wrestling ...
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List of professional wrestling organisations in Australia This is a list of professional wrestling promotions in Australia and lists both notable active and defunct promotions. List of promotions Active Nationwide New South Wales Queensland South Australia Victoria Western Australia Defunc ...
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World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Nation ...
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World Wrestling All-Stars World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) was a professional wrestling promotion founded by Australian concert promoter Andrew McManus in 2001. The promotion was operated by McManus' International Touring Company. WWA was one of several promotions to come ...


References


Further reading


''Rodman Down Under'': Former NBA Star Goes to the Mat in Worldwide Pay Per View Wrestling Showdown, Dec. 1.
* ttp://www.solie.org/titlehistories/auassow.html i-Generation Australasian Championship history - Solie.orgbr>i-Generation Tag Team Championship history - Solie.org


External links


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