Southern Pro Wrestling

Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW) is a New Zealand professional wrestling promotion. Since the promotion's formation in 2015, it has promoted regular live events throughout the country predominantly in Invercargill and Queenstown[1] In 2018, SPW held the biggest live independent wrestling show seen in New Zealand for over 27 years, the 2018 Southern Rumble, which was held at ILT Stadium in Invercargill in front of 1,200+ in attendance.[2] SPW has led to a resurgence of the popularity and mainstream media coverage of professional wrestling in New Zealand.[3] The 2019 Southern Rumble event was held again in ILT Stadium, with similar attendance numbers.[4] SPW currently has over 30 full-time employees.[5] In March 2019, SPW signed a deal with New Zealand's largest free-to-air broadcaster, TVNZ with an audience of 2 million people.[6] 22 June 2019, marked the return of New Zealand pro-wrestling on TVNZ for the first time since On the Mat ended 35 years prior.[7][8][9][10] On 24 August 2019, the 2019 Southern Rumble event aired on TVNZ Duke and was viewed by over 40,000 people.[11]

Southern Pro Wrestling
AcronymSPW
Founded2015
HeadquartersInvercargill, New Zealand
Founder(s)Troy Crosbie
Marc Perry
Websitespwrestling.co.nz

Founders

Troy Crosbie and Marc Perry are the founders of SPW[12] Perry was trained by WWE legend Lance Storm in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and since then has wrestled and performed across New Zealand.[13]

Marc Perry was trained by UK World of Sport legend Steve Logan and former WWE superstar Drake Maverick. He has wrestled all over the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and NZ and worked with well-known international wrestlers. He has taken part in WWE Tryouts and performed for New Japan Pro Wrestling.[5]

Notable Appearances

Various well-known international wrestlers have made appearances in SPW such as Travis Banks,[14] Tenille Dashwood,[15] Bea Priestley,[15] Jimmy Havoc[16] and Will Ospreay.[17] Travis Banks appeared in SPW at the Southern Rumble on 13 July 2019, despite being under contract with WWE on its NXT UK brand at the time.[18] The 2019 Southern Rumble event was a cross-promotional event with Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW)[19]

Championships

Current champions
Championship Current champion(s) Date won Event Previous Champion(s)
SPW New Zealand Championship Jamie Tagataese August 8, 2020 Southern Rumble - Night 2 (2020) Shane Sinclair
SPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship CTRL
(Carnage & Jake Shehaan)		 March 14, 2020 Queenstown WresleFest (2020) Power Tools
(Will Power & Hammer)

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SPW New Zealand Championship
SPW New Zealand Championship
Details
PromotionSouthern Pro Wrestling
Date established17 March 2016
Current champion(s)Jamie Tagataese

The SPW New Zealand Championship is the top professional wrestling championship title in the New Zealand promotion Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW). The inaugural champion was "The Shooter" Shane Sinclair, who defeated "Hooligan" Marcus Kool & "Powerhouse" T-Rex in the tournament final at the Fight For Gold event in Invercargill.

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Shane Sinclair 17 March 2016 Fight For Gold (2016) Invercargill 1 93 Shane Sinclair won a 6 man tournament, defeating Marcus Kool & T-Rex in the tournament final.
— Vacated 18 June 2016 — — — — Shane Sinclair had to vacate the title due to being present for the birth of his first child.
2 Marcus Kool 15 July 2016 Southern Rumble (2016) Invercargill 1 224 Marcus Kool defeated T-Rex in a Southland Street Fight for the vacant title.
3 T-Rex 24 February 2017 Fight For Gold (2017) Invercargill 1 246 T-Rex cashed in his Fight for Gold contract and defeated Marcus Kool.
4 JK Moody 28 October 2017 Halloween Haunting (2017) Invercargill 1 259 JK Moody defeated T-Rex.
5 Kane Khan 14 July 2018 Southern Rumble (2018) Invercargill 1 <1 Kane Khan defeated JK Moody in a TLC match.
6 Will Power 14 July 2018 Southern Rumble (2018) Invercargill 1 105 Will Power defeated Kane Khan.
7 Kane Khan 27 October 2018 Halloween Haunting (2018) Invercargill 2 140 Kane Khan defeated Will Power.
8 Marcus Kool 16 March 2019 Queenstown Wrestlefest (2019) Queenstown 2 119 Marcus Kool defeated Kane Khan.
9 Slex 13 July 2019 Southern Rumble (2019) Invercargill 1 105 Slex defeated Marcus Kool
10 Shane Sinclair 26 October 2019 Halloween Haunting (2019) Invercargill 2 287 Defeated Marcus Kool and Slex in a Triple Threat Elimination match.
11 Jamie Tagataese 8 August 2020 Southern Rumble - Night 2 (2020) Invercargill 1 177+ Won the 20 Man Southern Rumble match the previous night, earning a championship match against Shane Sinclair. Jamie Tagataese went on to defeat Shane Sinclair in a singles match. [21]

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List of combined reigns
Rank Champion No. of reigns Combined days
1 Shane Sinclair 2 380
2 Marcus Kool 2 343
3 JK Moody 1 259
4 T-Rex 1 246
5 Kane Khan 2 140
6 Slex 1 105
6 Will Power 1 105
7 Jamie Tagataese 1 177+

SPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship
SPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionSouthern Pro Wrestling
Date established3 March 2018
Current champion(s)CTRL
(Carnage & Jake Shehaan)

The SPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship is the top professional wrestling tag team championship title in the New Zealand promotion Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW). The inaugural champions were NZXT (Mason Daniels & Michael Richards), who defeated the CruiserMates (Falcon Kid & Liam Fury) at the 2018 Fight For Gold event in Invercargill.

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 NZXT
(Mason Daniels & Michael Richards)		 3 March 2018 Fight For Gold (2018) Invercargill 1 49 NZXT defeated the CruiserMates to become the inaugural champions.
2 CruiserMates
(Falcon Kid & Liam Fury)		 21 April 2018 Battle Lines (2018) Invercargill 1 217 CruiserMates defeated NZXT.
3 Detention
(Ryder & Sky)		 24 November 2018 Fight Nights 10 Invercargill 1 161 Detention w/Professor Palmer defeated CruiserMates.
4 Deadly Sins
(JK Moody & Kane Khan)		 4 May 2019 Battle Lines (2019) Invercargill 1 112 Deadly Sins defeated Detention.
— Vacated 24 August 2019 Fight Nights 12 — — — Deadly Sins moved from SPW to seek out opportunities abroad. As a result of being unable to defend the titles, they were forced to vacate them.
5 Power Tools
(Will Power & Hammer)		 26 October 2019 Halloween Haunting (2019) Invercargill 1 140 Power Tools defeated Detention in the tag team tournament final.
6 CTRL
(Carnage & Jake Shehaan)		 14 March 2020 Queenstown WrestleFest (2020) Queenstown 1 324+ CTRL defeated Will Power & "Human Love Machine" T-Rex

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Southern Rumble History

The Southern Rumble is SPW's biggest event. A Southern Rumble event has been held every year since 2016.

Southern Rumble (2016)
Southern Rumble (2016)
PromotionSPW
Date15 July 2016
CityInvercargill, New Zealand
VenueInvercargill Working Men's Club
Southern Rumble chronology
← Previous
First		 Next →
2017
No. Results Stipulations
1 Brook Duncan defeated Curt Chaos (with Miss Rivers) Singles match
2 No Face defeated Liger Singles match
3 Will Power defeated Hammer Singles match
4 The Deadly Sins (JK Moody & Kane Khan) defeated Privileged (Charlie Roberts & Curtis Castlewood) Tag team match
5 Slade Mercer defeated Kingi, Will Power, Hammer, Charlie Roberts, Curtis Castlewood, JK Moody, Kane Khan, Brook Duncan, Curt Chaos, No Face, Liger, Ace Tempest & Slayer Southern Rumble match to determine the number one contender for the SPW New Zealand Championship
6 Marcus Kool defeated T-Rex Southland Street Fight for the vacant SPW New Zealand Championship
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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Southern Rumble (2017)
Southern Rumble (2017)
PromotionSPW
Date22 July 2017
CityInvercargill, New Zealand
VenueInvercargill Working Men's Club
Southern Rumble chronology
← Previous
2016		 Next →
2018
No. Results Stipulations
1 Will Ospreay defeated Shane Sinclair Singles match
2 Hammer defeated Marcus Kool Singles match
3 Bea Priestley defeated Ashlee Spencer Singles match
4 TK Cooper defeated Taylor Adams Singles match
5 T-Rex (c) defeated Jakob Cross Singles match for the SPW New Zealand Championship
6 JK Moody won. The final wrestlers eliminated were Kane Khan, TK Cooper & Will Ospreay Southern Rumble match to determine the number one contender for the SPW New Zealand Championship
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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Southern Rumble (2018)
Southern Rumble (2018)
PromotionSPW
Date14 July 2018
CityInvercargill, New Zealand
VenueILT Stadium
Attendance1,200+ [2]
Southern Rumble chronology
← Previous
2017		 Next →
2019
No. Results Stipulations
1 Marcus Kool defeated Will Ospreay Singles match
2 Tenille Dashwood defeated Bea Priestley Singles match
3 CruiserMates (Falcon Kid & Luke Fury) (c) defeated NZXT (Mason Daniels & Michael Richards) 2 out of 3 falls tag team match for the SPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship
4 T-Rex defeated Mr. Juicy Singles match
5 Kane Khan defeated JK Moody (c) Tables, ladders, and chairs match for the SPW New Zealand Championship
6 Will Power defeated Kane Khan (c) Singles match for the SPW New Zealand Championship
This was Will Power's Fight for Gold cash-in match
7 Kane Khan defeated T-Rex, Marcus Kool, JK Moody, Charlie Roberts, Hammer, Sky, Ryder, Professor Palmer, Mason Daniels, Jay Carnage, Wana Fight, Gino Gambino, Shane Sinclair, Will Ospreay, Luke Grayson, Michael Richards, Liam Fury, Falcon Kid & Rhys Matthewson 20-man Southern Rumble match to determine the number one contender for the SPW New Zealand Championship
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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Southern Rumble (2019)
Southern Rumble (2019)
PromotionSPW
MCW
Date13 July 2019
(aired 24 August 2019
on TVNZ Duke[28])
CityInvercargill, New Zealand
VenueILT Stadium
Attendance1,200+ [2]
Southern Rumble chronology
← Previous
2018		 Next →
TBA
No. Results Stipulations
1 Falcon Kid defeated Kingi Singles match
2 Will Power defeated Gino Gambino Singles match
3 Lochy Hendricks defeated Shane Sinclair Singles match
4 Kellyanne defeated Indi Hartwell Singles match
5 Deadly Sins (JK Moody & Kane Khan) (c) defeated The South Pacific Power Trip (TK Cooper & Travis Banks) Tag team match for the SPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship
6 T-Rex defeated Dowie James Southland Street Fight
7 Slex defeated Marcus Kool (c) Winner Takes All match for the SPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship and the MCW Heavyweight Championship
8 JK Moody def. Lochy Hendricks, Dowie James, Kane Khan, Hammer, Travis Banks, Will Power, Charlie Roberts, Jakob Cross, Sky, Ryder, Shane Sinclair, Falcon Kid, Jake Shehaan, Professor Palmer, Wana Fight, Kingi, Marcus Kool, T-Rex & Gino Gambino 20-man Southern Rumble match to determine the number one contender for the SPW New Zealand Championship
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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Television and streaming

SPW programming is available in New Zealand on the TV channel, TVNZ Duke available on Freeview, Sky and Vodafone TV. Additionally, SPW shows are available online through TVNZ OnDemand. Furthermore, SPW provides a subscription video on demand service SPW On Demand with standalone Android and iOS apps, as well as via Pivotshare.[31]

See also

References
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  11. TVNZ 2020. 10 May 2020
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  13. A Brief History Of: Southern Pro Wrestling. 9 April 2019
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  17. SPW Fight Nights ft Will Ospreay. 15 February 2018
  18. Otago Daily Times - SPW. 13 July 2019
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  22. "SPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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  25. Cagematch - SPW Southern Rumble 2017. 22 July 2017
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