Renegades & GCW leading a new dawn in OzWres? Interview with Renegades Promoter Mikey Jay
We had the NXT tour and tryouts of 2016. Then came the New Japan tours of 2018 and 2019. We...
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Hunter P.S Hayes on attending 2016 WWE Hall of Fame
‘The Australian Freebird’ Hunter P.S Hayes made an extremely rare appearance on Pier Austin’s ‘Shooting The Sh*t Uncensored’ podcast on...
GCW/Renegades of Wrestling – Tour Announcements
As we covered recently on PWDownunder, Melbourne’s Renegades of Wrestling and the US-based Game Changer Wrestling are co-promoting a three...
PW Down Under Australian News Wrap-Up #2
Welcome back to the PW Down Under Australian Wrestling News Wrap-up – ‘The Sophomore Addition’. I certainly hope this effort...
Injury Sparks Conversation Around Professional Wrestling Training in NSW
After this past weekend’s devastating and career ending injury to New South Wales professional wrestler Benny ‘The Back Rower’, two...
Vale NSW Pro Wrestling Legend Salem
Former multiple time UWA tag team champion, Salem has sadly passed away IWA announced on their Instagram page earlier today,...
NSW Pro Wrestler Injured, Forced into Medical Retirement
Unfortunately some sad news broke over the weekend with predominately NSW competing Pro Wrestler Benny the Back Rower seriously injured...
All-Star Wrestling Australia Promoter Speaks on Charlie Haas No-Show
The All Star Wrestling affiliated ‘Mitch and Alex Show’ has provided those who have tuned in behind the scenes insight...
PW Down Under Australian News Wrap-Up #1
Welcome to the very first edition of the PW Down Under Australian Wrestling News Wrap-up, where I will attempt to...
Live Review – MCW Ballroom Brawl, 8 July 2023
Melbourne City Wrestling’s Ballroom Brawl is one of the big annual events of Australian wrestling, and we were excited to...
Review: IMPACT Downunder – Wagga, Saturday 1 July
After a really fun show on Night 1 of IMPACT Downunder, we’re back for night 2. Unfortunately the lighting issues...
Review: IMPACT Downunder – Wagga, Friday 30 June
We’re reviewing this show from the Fite stream tonight - I would’ve loved to go to Wagga, but sadly I...
PWDU Live Review – PWA Black Label: Requiem for a Tag Team Dream
Last weekend saw me take PWDU on the road for PWA Black Label’s “Requiem for a Tag Team Dream”, with...
IMPACT Downunder tour – IMPACT match announcements + Australian showcase
With just two days until IMPACT Wrestling's tour of Australia in conjunction with Oceania Pro Wrestling and the New South...
Tour Announcement – GCW vs Renegades of Wrestling
Renegades of Wrestling has today announced that it will be hosting a co-promoted tour with US indy giant Game Changer...
IMPACT Wrestling Downunder – Talent announcements, Australian showcase, matches and meet & greets
With under two weeks remaining until the IMPACT tour of Wagga Wagga, PWDownunder continues its coverage with an overview of...
PCW & MCW Academies Merge To Create The Wrestling Academy
In an exciting development for the Australian professional wrestling scene, two powerhouse promotions, Professional Championship Wrestling and Melbourne City Wrestling,...
IMPACT Wrestling Australian Tour – PWDU Talent Announcement!
Last week PWDU commenced coverage of the upcoming IMPACT Wrestling tour of Wagga Wagga with talent announcements to date. Two...
Live Review: MCW High Stakes
Melbourne City Wrestling’s “High Stakes” show took place on Saturday 3 June out of the Thornbury Theatre, following on from...
Review: Wrestle Rampage – Bad Moon Rising
Wrestle Rampage’s March 2023 was uploaded to YouTube last week, and with a really high profile main event I’m looking...
Japanese Legend To Appear At ASWA A Night To Remember IV
New South Wales Wrestling is set to undergo a major renaissance in the near future with a plethora of major...
Live review: Renegades of Wrestling – Brewery Brawl
Sunday, 21 May saw Renegades of Wrestling present its Brewery Brawl event as part of Melbourne’s Good Beer Week. Held...
Review – PWA Black Label: RUMBLE IV
It’s PWA, one of the top two promotions in Australia. It’s a rumble, featuring 30 of New South Wales’ and...
Sumie Sakai Heads To Australia
Japanese women's wrestling veteran Sumie Sakai will make her Australia debut competing at New Horizons Pro Wrestling's Cold Front event...
Review: DMDU x Heathen Combat – Weekend of Death
How does one introduce a review of Deathmatch Downunder in the early days of May, 2023? Do you ignore everything...
Review – Battle Championship Wrestling: BCW 51
On Friday 28 April I was lucky enough to head along to the Whitehorse Club in the Melbourne suburb of...
Live Review: NJPW TAMASHII – Melbourne, 16 April
Sunday, 16 April saw the 7th edition of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s TAMASHII brand at Melbourne’s Croxton Theatre. This was...
Brodie Marshall On Current Aussie Wrestling, TV Deal & RCW/WR
Speaking on 'Shooting The Shit Uncensored' with Piers Austin, former Riot City Wrestling champion 'Big' Brodie Marshall spoke about current...
Live Review: MCW Blood in the Water
Melbourne City Wrestling’s second show of 2023, Blood in the Water, took place at the Thornbury Theatre on Saturday 8...
Feature: Cherry Stephens – The Soul of Australian Wrestling?
Click here for the full audio interview! “I’ve always been very partial to the written word. I love reading, I...
Review: EPW Goldrush 2023
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) out of Perth has been a mainstay of Australian wrestling for over 20 years, and has...
Aussie Wrestle Recap – w/e April 2nd
WRESTLEMANIA! ‘The Grandest Stage of Them All’ has a way of hyping up wrestling worldwide and Australia is no different...
From Rags To Riches The Rise of Wide Bay Pro Wrestling
Action from Wide Bay Pro Wrestling's last event (Photo credit: Kate Puleo) Wide Bay Pro Wrestling was created by Anthony...
Preview: Renegades of Wrestling @ Knotfest
In a surprise announcement this week, Renegades of Wrestling were able to capitalise on its excellent The Return of the...
Feature: JXT – Lessons From a WrestleBraniac
Our full interview with JXT is available for you to listen to. When the story of the renaissance of Australian...
It’s Time To Put Tasmania Back On The Wrestling Map
Aerial view of Hobart's iconic City Hall, which used to host many wrestling events in the 1970s. Hobart’s City Hall...