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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 with several hundred smaller promotions, Australia only has approximately 30 smaller independent circuit promotions which exist in all Australian states and ...
The next time WWE came to Australia was for the WWE Global Warning Tour in 2002 for what was the first WWE event in Australia in 16 years. [1] [2] WWE has visited Australia regularly since then by touring at least once a year from 2003 to 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 tours postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [better source needed].
In 1978, the Nine Network ceased coverage of WCW; with no TV coverage, promoters were facing financial ruin, leading to the decline of professional wrestling in Australia. The "World Championship Wrestling" name was reused in 1982 by Georgia Championship Wrestling in the United States for its own TV program, which became the roots of the ...
Weber remained champion until the First World War disrupted professional wrestling in Australia. After the war Billy Meeske attempted to revive professional wrestling and in 1920 he challenged Weber for the heavyweight championship, however he was advised Weber had officially retired in 1913 and as such claimed to hold the title by default. [13]
The IWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the Australian World Championship Wrestling promotion from its founding in 1964 until 1971. [1] Although a part of WCW, the championship carried the IWA initials, for the International Wrestling Alliance.
Wrestling is a low profile individual sport in Australia that Wrestling Australia is the national governing body of the sport, which organise competitions, and the national and Olympic team duties. In Australia the recognised wrestling styles include freestyle , Greco-Roman , and submission wrestling .
Wrestling Australia (formerly known as the Australian Wrestling Union) [1] is the organization that currently governs Beach wrestling, Freestyle wrestling, and Greco-Roman wrestling for Men and Women in Australia. [2] Wrestling Australia is also the official representative to the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and to United World Wrestling ...
The NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles professional wrestling title in the Australian World Championship Wrestling promotion from 1972 until the promotion's 1978 closure. [1] WCW had joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969, [2] still recognizing its IWA World Heavyweight Championship title as its world ...