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Based in Adelaide, South Australia, WSW has consistently held sold-out tours in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Newcastle. Our June 2018 event International Assault: Best of the Best was the first-ever 100 per cent Australian funded and produced pay-per-view in wrestling history, streaming live to Fite TV viewers around the world. In March 2019, WSW had the honour of hosting the final match of Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame member and now WWE producer Chris “Abyss” Parks.

The company’s premiere title, the WSW World Championship, has been held by current and future Hall of Fame talents including Rhyno, Jeff Jarrett, Bryan Danielson, Richocet, Austin Aries, Brian Cage, John Morrison and Australia’s own Robbie Eagles.

Legendary teams including the Young Bucks and Villain Enterprises have held tag-team gold, while groundbreaking female stars Jordynne Grace and “Impressive” Indi Hartwell have boasted reigns as Women’s Champion.

Additionally, WSW events have hosted title defences for other promotions including the Impact Wrestling World Championship and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s United States Championship.

Stand-out Australian talents including Robbie Eagles, Mick Moretti, Adam Brooks, Shazza Mackenzie and “The Business” Slex have performed in WSW against international sensations like Cody and Brandi Rhodes, SoCal Uncensored, the Briscoe Brothers, Pentagon El Zero Em, Rey Fenix, Joey Janella and “Hangman” Adam Page. Thanks to our ongoing relationships with top promotions in Australia and around the globe, WSW is the only place on the planet where fans can see the stars of All Elite Wrestling, Ring of Honour, Impact, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Triple A, GCW and other companies battle one another.

With high production values, dedicated and ready-to-travel staff and crew and strong ties with top-level performers and companies, WSW is a wrestling promotion like no other. We are an ongoing super card stacked with “never before, never again” dream matches – for performers and fans alike – that can be found nowhere else. (WSW)

World Series Wrestling (WSW) is an Australian professional wrestling promotion based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 2005 by promoter Adrian Manera, it operated briefly before going on hiatus in 2007, then relaunched in 2017. WSW is known for touring major Australian cities (like Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth) with sold-out events featuring a mix of top international stars and local talent.The promotion specializes in bringing in wrestlers from major companies like AEW, Impact Wrestling, NJPW, ROH, AAA, and GCW, creating unique inter-promotional matchups not seen elsewhere. Past tours have included big names such as:

Matt Cardona
Brian Cage
Cody Rhodes
Gunther (WALTER)
Nic Nemeth (Dolph Ziggler)
Chelsea Green
Matt Riddle
The Young Bucks
Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix

WSW has its own championships, including the WSW World Heavyweight Championship (held by stars like Rhino, Bryan Danielson, Austin Aries, and Robbie Eagles), WSW Tag Team Championship, WSW Women's Championship, and more.Recent tours include the Legacy Tour and Most Wanted Tour, streamed on platforms like TrillerTV (formerly FITE). Their upcoming Rise Against Tour features returning stars like Nic Nemeth and debuts like The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson), with a major event scheduled for May 15, 2026, at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre.

World Series Wrestling (WSW) is an Australian professional wrestling promotion. Originally founded in 2005, the promotion was in business for two years before going on hiatus, resuming operations in 2017. The company is founded, promoted and owned by Adrian Manera.

History
The first tour in 2005, titled International Assault, visited three cities – Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle – in early October.[3] In Melbourne the first WSW heavyweight champion was crowned in a one-off match between Rhino and Jeff Jarrett, with Rhino gaining the victory.[4] Also on the same night the first of a three match series was contested between A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels with Styles winning a 30-minute iron man match 1 fall to none. Rhino successfully defended his title against Jarrett in Sydney while Daniels leveled the three match series in Sydney,[ but on the final night of the tour Jarrett defeated Rhino in Newcastle while Styles won the three match series. The 2005 International Assault Tour also featured the final wrestling matches of ex WWE star, Australia's Nathan Jones.

The second tour in 2007 was also titled International Assault and took place in early June – again visiting the same three cities.[8] The WSW heavyweight title was vacant and another one-off match in Sydney was held to fill the vacancy. Bryan Danielson defeated Nigel McGuinness for the title in a match for the ages. Local Sydney promotion the Australasian Wrestling Federation allowed its Australasian title and tag team titles to be defended on the show, with then AWF champion TNT defending successfully against Billy Kidman.[9] In Melbourne, Danielson successfully defended his title against McGuinness,[10] but in Newcastle Danielson lost the title to Kidman in an amazing match the first and last time the two competed in a singles match. ] The tour also featured Kid Kash and the Australian debut of Austin Aries.

Following on from International Assault 2, the next tour which took place in August 2007, entitled Global Attack rocked a near sell out crowd in Adelaide's Thebarton Theatre which featured Billy Kidman successfully defending the Heavyweight Championship against Heidenreich, and the Australian return of Kid Kash as well as the Australian debut of Masato Tanaka.

WSW returned in November 2017 after a 10-year hiatus. Their first tour featured top independent wrestlers Ricochet, Austin Aries, Zack Sabre Jr., Tessa Blanchard, Joey Ryan and Brian Cage. On 25 November, Ricochet defeated Aries to become the new WSW Heavyweight Champion after the title had been vacant since mid-2007. During the following months, the promotion hosted more tours in Australia.[12][13][14] On 17 March, The Young Bucks became the inaugural WSW Tag Team champions. On 10 March, Jordynne Grace defeat Kellyanne and Shazza McKenzie in a triple threat match to be crowned the inaugural WSW Women's Champion.

The Sold Out World Series Wrestling tours have featured Matt Cardona, Brian Cage, Cody Rhodes, Abyss, Hangman Adam Page, Gunther, Bronson Reed, Penta, Rey Fenix, Eric Young, TJP, Shawn Spears, Chelsea Green, John Morrison, Taya Valkyrie, Matt Riddle, Jinder Mahal, Nic Nemeth, Sidney Akeem, Danhausen, The Parea, Lena Kross, Jessica Troy, Slex, Caveman Ugg and the Basso Brothers. (Wikipedia)

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World Series of Poker Announcers Enhancement to 2008 Main Event Final Table Format

POKER'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENT CHANGES THE QUESTION FROM 'WHO WON?' TO 'WHO WILL WIN?'

LAS VEGAS, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Series of Poker(R) (WSOP) Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light today announced a groundbreaking change that will more closely align the televised presentation of the world's largest, richest and most prestigious poker tournament with other premier sports broadcasts.

The last nine players of the $10,000 World Championship of No-Limit Texas Hold'em, known as the Main Event, will compete on November 9-10 instead of the originally scheduled date of July 16.

"Our intent is to provide an even bigger stage for our players," said Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. "Now fans and viewers will ask 'who will win' our coveted championship bracelet instead of seeing 'who won.' The excitement and interest surrounding our final nine players will be unprecedented."

This change in how the Main Event final table is staged will bring the excitement and drama of high-stakes WSOP tournament play closer to millions of fans around the globe.

All other 2008 WSOP tournament structures and schedules remain unchanged. This announcement affects only the final nine players of Event #54, the Main Event World Championship.

Continuing the trailblazing efforts that have made the WSOP the industry standard, this move is being made in close collaboration with ESPN, the television rightsholder of the WSOP, and the WSOP Players Advisory Council (PAC), the commissioner-appointed committee of professional and amateur poker players who provide guidance and perspective to the WSOP leadership team.

"It's an exciting time for the World Series of Poker and ESPN," said Jamie Horowitz, senior producer, ESPN Content Development. "This adjustment will add a new element to a very successful and popular event. We look forward to documenting all of the exciting stories that make the WSOP Main Event the seminal competition in all of poker."

"This is a huge step forward for poker and more specifically poker on television because it will help create more buzz around the final table and that is good for all of us," said Daniel Negreanu, a WSOP PAC member, three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and one of today's most successful and popular poker professionals. "Not only will this innovative step create more buzz for the final table, the added time prior to the final table will help get poker mainstream media attention. I'm very excited about this decision and can't wait to see it all unfold, hopefully from a seat at the final table!"

The 39th annual World Series of Poker will take place from May 30th to July 14th at the Rio(R) All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The Main Event will begin on July 3rd, with the Final Table being determined on July 14th. The nine players who advance to the Final Table will return to the Rio on November 9th to play down to just two players. The final two, will go head-to-head late in the evening on November 10th to determine the champion and winner of poker's ultimate prize.

The winner of the Main Event is expected to be crowned in the early hours of November 11. ESPN will edit the two-day Final Table action and televise it in a two-hour program from 9:00-11:00 PM ET on Tuesday, November 11 just hours after the winner is crowned. This is akin to television coverage of the Olympic Games, where because of time zone differences, the telecaster schedules programs "same day" in primetime to provide the largest possible audience a convenient viewing time.

ESPN will begin its coverage of the 2008 World Series of Poker on Tuesday, July 22. Viewers will see two hours of original poker programming every Tuesday through November 11 (except November 4 when a special preview of the Final Table will be aired at 10 p.m.). Telecasts will be aired at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. July 22 through September 30 and at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. from October 7 through November 11.

Each of the players who make it to the WSOP Main Event Final Table will receive ninth place prize money on July 14, when the finalists are determined. Harrah's will then provide each of those players with an all expense paid trip for two for their return to Las Vegas in November to play the final portion of the tournament.

From July 14 to November 9, a span of 117 days, players will have an opportunity to line up sponsorships, coaches, review the play of all their competitors, participate in other tournaments, and take advantage of the new publicity and promotional opportunities that will be available.

ABOUT THE WSOP

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker's longest running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2007, the event attracted more than 54,000 entrants from 87 different countries to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and awarded just under $160 million in prize money as players competed for game's most coveted trophy, a WSOP bracelet. Harrah's License Company, LLC., an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. has owned and operated the WSOP since 2004 and over the last four years, fostered an increase in player participation by nearly 300-percent. In addition, the WSOP has experienced groundbreaking alliances in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while successfully expanding the brand internationally with the advent in 2007 of the World Series of Poker Europe. For more information on the World Series of Poker, please visit our website at http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com.

ABOUT HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The Company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's(R), Caesars(R) and Horseshoe(R) brand names; Harrah's also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos and the World Series of Poker(R). Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. For more information, please visit http://www.harrahs.com.

ABOUT ESPN

ESPN, Inc. is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of six domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPNU), ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS HD simulcast services, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN International (34 networks, syndication, radio, web sites), ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Enterprises, ESPN PPV, ESPN Zones (sports-themed restaurants), and other growing new businesses including ESPN360.com (Broadband), ESPN Mobile Properties, ESPN on Demand and ESPN Interactive. Based in Bristol, Ct., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.

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