Riot City Wrestling (RCW) is an Australian

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founded in January 2006 in

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. 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. In 2010, RCW appeared at the

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, hosting the STRENGTH Cup tournament, and was voted one of the festival's top five attractions by the ''

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''. They returned to the festival in 2011, hosting the tournament again. For the 2014 festival, the company promoted a

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-themed show. On 1 July 2012, the

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of the

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hosted RCW for a special fundraiser. RCW wrestlers the Basso Boys, who competed at the event, had previously played C Grade Australian Rules Football. As of August 2014,

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's American-based

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announced working agreements with Riot City Wrestling. That month, during a

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tour of Australia, several RCW wrestlers were also invited to participate in a WWE training camp. Wrestling reviewer Rod Lewis has noted the promotion for its "high octane acrobatics" as well as "the comical theatrics and surprising plot twists". RCW has built an alliance with

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, which has featured a

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between wrestlers from the two promotions. RCW runs a training academy, which is located in

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. Wrestlers who have competed for RCW include former

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tag team champion

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, Voodoo, who competes for

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, and WWE Raw Women's Champion

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Championships

RCW Championship

Reigns

Combined reigns

RCW Emerald Crown

Reigns

Combined reigns

RCW Women's Championship

Reigns

Combined reigns

RCW Tag Team Championship

Reigns

Combined Reigns

Accomplishments

Alumni

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* Matt Silva * Matty Wahlberg

Notes

References

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History

Championships

RCW Championship

Reigns

Combined reigns

RCW Emerald Crown

Reigns

Combined reigns

RCW Women's Championship

Reigns

Combined reigns

RCW Tag Team Championship

Reigns

Combined Reigns

Accomplishments

Alumni

See also

Notes

References

External links