2021/08/16
Welcome to AustralianWrestling.org!
The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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WWE Championship
World Wrestling Entertainment (World Wrestling Federation, World-Wide Wrestling Federation, Capitol Wrestling Corporation)
Also known as: WWE Undisputed Championship, WWF Championship, WWWF Championship
This title has been defended in Australia on WWE tours since 2002.
| 1963/06/23 | Buddy Rogers Won a tournament |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1963/05/17 | Bruno Sammartino | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1971/01/18 | Ivan Koloff | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1971/02/08 | Pedro Morales | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1973/12/01 | Stan Stasiak | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1973/12/10 | Bruno Sammartino (2) | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1977/04/30 | Billy Graham | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1978/02/20 | Bob Backlund | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1983/12/26 | The Iron Sheik | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1984/01/23 | Hulk Hogan | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1988/02/05 | Andre The Giant | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| 1988/02/05 | Vacant Andre surrendered the title to Ted DiBiase and it was declared vacant by President Jack Tunney |
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| 1988/03/27 | Randy Savage Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1989/04/02 | Hulk Hogan (2) | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 1990/04/01 | The Ultimate Warrior | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1991/01/19 | Sgt. Slaughter | Miami, Florida, USA |
| 1991/03/24 | Hulk Hogan (3) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 1991/11/27 | The Undertaker | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 1991/12/03 | Hulk Hogan (4) | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 1991/12/04 | Vacant Hogan stripped over controversy regarding his title win |
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| 1992/01/19 | Ric Flair Won the Royal Rumble match |
Albany, New York, USA |
| 1992/04/05 | Randy Savage (2) | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| 1992/09/01 | Ric Flair (2) | Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1992/10/12 | Bret Hart | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 1993/04/04 | Yokozuna | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1993/04/04 | Hulk Hogan (5) | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1993/06/13 | Yokozuna (2) | Dayton, Ohio, USA |
| 1994/03/20 | Bret Hart (2) | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1994/11/23 | Bob Backlund (2) | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 1994/11/26 | Diesel [Kevin Nash] | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1995/11/19 | Bret Hart (3) | Landover, Maryland, USA |
| 1996/03/31 | Shawn Michaels | Anaheim, California, USA |
| 1996/11/17 | Sycho Sid [Sid Vicious] | New York City, New York, USA |
| 1997/01/19 | Shawn Michaels (2) | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 1997/02/13 | Vacant Michaels forfeited the title due to injury |
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| 1997/02/16 | Bret Hart (4) Defeated Steve Austin, The Undertaker and Vader in a four-way |
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA |
| 1997/02/17 | Sycho Sid (2) | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| 1997/03/23 | The Undertaker (2) | Rosemont, Illinois, USA |
| 1997/08/03 | Bret Hart (5) | East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA |
| 1997/11/09 | Shawn Michaels (3) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1998/03/29 | Steve Austin | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| 1998/06/28 | Kane | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1998/06/29 | Steve Austin (2) | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| 1998/09/27 | Vacant Vacated after Kane and The Undertaker simultaneously pinned Austin in a three-way |
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| 1998/11/15 | The Rock | St Louis, Missouri, USA |
| 1999/01/04 | Mankind [Mick Foley] | Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
| 1999/01/24 | The Rock (2) | Anaheim, California, USA |
| 1999/01/26 | Mankind (2) | Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| 1999/02/15 | The Rock (3) | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| 1999/03/28 | Steve Austin (3) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1999/05/23 | The Undertaker (3) | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| 1999/04/28 | Steve Austin (4) | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| 1999/08/22 | Mankind (3) | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| 1999/08/23 | Triple H | Ames, Iowa, USA |
| 1999/09/14 | Vince McMahon | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1999/09/20 | Vacant McMahon vacated the title |
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| 1999/09/26 | Triple H (2) Defeated The Rock, Mankind, The Big Show, The British Bulldog and Kane in a six-way |
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| 1999/11/14 | The Big Show | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 2000/01/03 | Triple H (3) | Miami, Florida, USA |
| 2000/04/30 | The Rock (4) | Washington, D.C., USA |
| 2000/05/21 | Triple H (4) | Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| 2000/06/25 | The Rock (5) | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| 2000/10/22 | Kurt Angle | Albany, New York, USA |
| 2001/02/25 | The Rock (6) | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2001/04/01 | Steve Austin (5) | Houston, Texas, USA |
| 2001/09/23 | Kurt Angle (2) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2001/10/08 | Steve Austin (6) | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| 2001/12/09 | Chris Jericho | San Diego, California, USA |
| 2002/03/17 | Triple H (5) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 2002/04/21 | Hulk Hogan (6) | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| 2002/05/19 | The Undertaker (4) | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| 2002/07/21 | The Rock (7) #2002/08/10 - Defended against Triple H and Brock Lesnar in Melbourne, Victoria |
Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 2002/08/25 | Brock Lesnar | Uniondale, New York, USA |
| 2002/11/17 | The Big Show (2) | New York City, New York, USA |
| 2002/12/15 | Kurt Angle (3) | Sunrise, Florida, USA |
| 2003/03/30 | Brock Lesnar (2) | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| 2003/07/27 | Kurt Angle (4) | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| 2003/06/16 | Brock Lesnar (3) #2003/12/06 - Defended against Chris Benoit in Perth, Western Australia |
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA |
| 2004/02/15 | Eddie Guerrero | San Francisco, California, USA |
| 2004/06/27 | John Bradshaw Layfield | Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| 2005/04/03 | John Cena #2005/04/09 - Defended against John Bradshaw Layfield in Perth, Western Australia #2005/10/28 - Defended against Triple H in Adelaide, South Australia #2005/10/29 - Defended against Kurt Angle in Melbourne, Victoria |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2006/01/08 | Edge | Albany, New York, USA |
| 2006/01/29 | John Cena (2) | Miami, Florida, USA |
| 2006/06/11 | Rob Van Dam | New York City, New York, USA |
| 2006/07/03 | Edge (2) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2006/09/17 | John Cena (3) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 2007/10/02 | Vacant Cena injured |
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| 2007/10/07 | Randy Orton Awarded by Vince McMahon |
Rosemont, Illinois, USA |
| 2007/10/07 | Triple H (6) | Rosemont, Illinois, USA |
| 2007/10/07 | Randy Orton (2) | Rosemont, Illinois, USA |
| 2008/04/27 | Triple H (7) | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| 2008/11/23 | Edge (3) | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| 2008/12/14 | Jeff Hardy | Buffalo, New York, USA |
| 2009/01/25 | Edge (4) | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 2009/02/15 | Triple H (8) | Seattle, Washingotn, USA |
| 2009/04/26 | Randy Orton (3) | Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| 2009/06/07 | Batista | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 2009/06/09 | Vacant Batista injured |
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| 2009/06/15 | Randy Orton (4) #2009/07/05 - Defended against John Cena in Brisbane, Queensland #2009/07/06 - Defended against Triple H in Adelaide, South Australia #2009/07/07 - Defended against Triple H in Melbourne, Victoria #2009/07/08 - Defended against Triple H in Perth, Western Australia |
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| 2009/09/13 | John Cena (4) |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 2009/10/04 | Randy Orton (5) |
Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| 2009/10/25 | John Cena (5) |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2009/12/13 | Sheamus |
San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 2010/02/21 | John Cena (6) | St Louis, Missouri, USA |
| 2010/02/21 | Batista (2) | St Louis, Missouri, USA |
| 2010/03/28 | John Cena (7) | Glendale, Arizona, USA |
| 2010/06/20 | Sheamus (2) | Uniondale, New York, USA |
| 2010/09/19 | Randy Orton (6) | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 2010/11/22 | The Miz | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| 2011/05/01 | John Cena (8) #2011/07/01 - Defended against R-Truth in Sydney, New South Wales #2011/07/02 - Defended against R-Truth in Melbourne, Victoria #2011/07/03 - Defended against R-Truth in Perth, Western Australia #2011/07/04 - Defended against R-Truth in Adelaide, South Australia #2011/07/05 - Defended against CM Punk in Brisbane, Queensland |
Tampa, Florida, USA |
| 2011/07/17 | CM Punk | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 2011/07/18 | Vacant Punk's contract expired |
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA |
| 2011/07/25 | Rey Mysterio Defeated The Miz in a tournament final |
Hampton, Virginia, USA |
| 2011/07/25 | John Cena (9) | Hampton, Virginia, USA |
| 2011/08/01 | John Cena & CM Punk Recognised as co-champions upon Punk's return |
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| 2011/08/14 | CM Punk Defeated John Cena |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2011/08/14 | Alberto Del Rio | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2011/09/18 | John Cena (10) | Buffalo, New York, USA |
| 2011/10/02 | Alberto Del Rio (2) | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 2011/11/20 | CM Punk (2) #2012/08/30 - Defended against John Cena and The Big Show in Brisbane, Queensland #2012/08/31 - Defended against Daniel Bryan in Sydney, New South Wales $2012/09/01 - Defended against Daniel Bryan in Melbourne, Victoria |
New York City, New York, USA |