WWNLive
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Acronym | WWNLive |
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Founded | 2001 (DVD company) 2010 (Governing body) |
Headquarters | United States |
Founder(s) | Sal Hamaoui |
Owner(s) | Sal Hamaoui |
Website | http:// wwnlive / |
TheWorld Wrestling Networkis an Americanprofessional wrestlingorganization known for and branded after itsvideo streaming service,WWNLive.[1]WWNLive hosts content both from WWN's "brands", includingFull Impact Pro(FIP) andShine Wrestling,as well as content from third-party organizations.[2]
History
[edit]World Wrestling Network was founded by Sal Hamaoui and Tony Valamontes in 2001 as a DVD company before it later evolved into an internet streaming andvideo on demandbusiness.[1]In 2003, WWNLive began producing FIP DVDs.[1]
In November 2014,Evolve Wrestling,Dragon Gate USA(DGUSA),Full Impact Pro(FIP) andShine Wrestlingheld a tour ofChinaunder the WWNLive banner.[3]The following month, WWNLive announced a long-term deal with Great-Wall International Sports Management for regular tours of Asia, starting in the spring of 2015.[4]
In 2015, WWNLive opened a training facility inTrinity, Floridanamed the "World Wrestling Network Academy".[5]That year, Evolve began a partnership withWWE.Evolve's wrestlers were featured on WWE,[6]whileNXTwrestlersSami Zayn,Chad GableandJason Jordantook part in Evolve events in non-wrestling roles.[7][8]In January 2016, NXT General ManagerWilliam Regaland WWE COOTriple Hattended Evolve 54.[9]As part of the relationship, it was announced in March 2016 that Evolve would hold qualifying matches for WWE'sCruiserweight Classic.[10]
On October 24, 2016, WWNLive and FloSports announced a new streaming service to launch on November 4. Through the service, subscribers can access both live streaming events as well as events from WWNLive's on-demand library, dating back to 2003.[11]
On November 22, 2016, it was announced that WWNLive would be debuting a new promotion namedStyle Battleon January 7, 2017.[12]Also announced was the creation of theWWN Championshipon April 1, 2017.[13]
On September 21, 2017, it was reported that FloSports had filed a $1 million lawsuit against WWNLive for breach of contract and alleged misrepresentation of iPPV and VOD buyrates.[14]WWNLive, meanwhile, claimed that FloSports had failed to live up to their contractual obligations. Because of the lawsuit, FloSports pulled all future WWNLive events from its streaming service.[15]The following December, WWNLive launched a replacement streaming service,Club WWN.[16]
In July 2020, Evolve's assets were sold to WWE and Sapolsky left WWN.[17]A few weeks later, WWN announced the creation of Grindhouse, a new brand promoted byEddie Kingston.[18]
Brands
[edit]Active
[edit]Promotion | Key People | State | Years |
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American Combat Wrestling | 5th Avenue Entertainment | Port Richey, Florida | 2001–present[19] |
Full Impact Pro | Sal Hamaoui | Largo, Florida | 2009–present |
Grindhouse | Eddie Kingston | 2020–present | |
Shine Wrestling | Dave Prazak | Ybor City, Florida | 2012–present |
Viva La Lucha | Ruben Zamora[20] | San Diego,California[20] | 2006–present[21] |
Defunct
[edit]Promotion | Key People | State | Years |
---|---|---|---|
Dragon Gate USA | Gabe Sapolsky | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2009–2015
(Library owned by WWE) |
Evolve Wrestling | Gabe Sapolsky | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2009–2020 |
Style Battle | Gabe Sapolsky | Ybor City, Florida | 2017–2020 |
Championships
[edit]- Active
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days | Location | Previous champion(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIP World Heavyweight Championship | Jon Davis | 2 | February 21, 2020[22] | 1,648 | Ybor City,Florida | Anthony Henry |
FIP World Tag Team Championship | The Island Kings (Jaka and Sean Maluta) |
1 | November 1, 2019 | 1,760[23] | Ybor City,Florida | The Precipice (Chance Auren and Omar Amir) |
FIP Florida Heritage Championship | Troy Hollywood | 1 | May 22, 2021[24] | 1,192 | Ybor City,Florida | Vacant |
Shine Championship | Ivelisse | 3 | December 14, 2019 | 1,717 | Chicago,Illinois | Allysin Kay |
Shine Tag Team Championship | BTY (Jayme Jameson andMarti Belle) |
2 | January 19, 2020 | 1,681 | Fern Park, Florida | Team Aye (Aja Perera andBig Swole) |
Shine Nova Championship | Amber Nova | 1 | December 10, 2023 | 260 | Clearwater,Florida | Ivelisse |
ACW Combat Championship | Danny Vincent | 1 | February 2, 2019 | 2,032 | Port Richey, Florida | Sawl Clover |
ACW Cruiserweight Championship | Sage Scott | 1 | September 7, 2019 | 1,815 | Port Richey, Florida | Bobby Flaco |
ACW Heavyweight Championship | Damien Angel | 1 | December 1, 2018 | 2,095 | Port Richey, Florida | Mitch Mitchell |
ACW Tag Team Championship | OAO (Hunter Law and Troy Hollywood) |
1 | July 6, 2019 | 1,878 | Port Richey, Florida | The International Superstars (Blanco Loco and Joey Ozbourne) |
ACW Women's Championship | Avery Taylor | 2 | July 6, 2019 | 1,878 | Port Richey, Florida | Natalia Markova |
- Defunct
Championship | Final champion | Date retired | Days held | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
WWN Championship | Austin Theory | November 9, 2019 | 119 | The title was then retired without an official announcement |
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- ^Nason, Josh (2016-10-24)."FloSports announces deal with WWNLive, launches pro wrestling streaming service".Wrestling Observer Newsletter.Retrieved2016-10-24.
- ^Currier, Joseph (2016-11-22)."WWNLive debuting new Style Battle promotion on FloSlam".Wrestling Observer Newsletter.Retrieved2016-11-22.
- ^Johnson, Mike (2016-11-23)."WWNLive launching new title, new brand".Pro Wrestling Insider.Retrieved2016-11-24.
- ^Radican, Sean (2017-09-21)."Breaking: FloSports files lawsuit against WWN for misrepresentation of iPPV & VOD buyrates, WWN planning countersuit (w/Radican's Analysis)".Pro Wrestling Torch.Retrieved2017-09-21.
- ^Currier, Joseph (2017-09-22)."Evolve events pulled from FloSlam schedule".Wrestling Observer Newsletter.Retrieved2017-09-22.
- ^Currier, Joseph (2017-12-20)."WWN launches new on-demand service".Wrestling Observer Newsletter.Retrieved2017-12-20.
- ^"411MANIA".Gabe Sapolsky Says Goodbye To Independent Wrestling.
- ^"411MANIA".WWN Launching New Brand Eddie Kingston’s Grindhouse, Will Debut Next Month.
- ^"411MANIA".WWN Live to Create New WWN Championship to be Defended Across All Promotions.
- ^abKreikenbohm, Philip."Viva La Lucha! (VLL)".cagematch.net.Retrieved2017-05-31.
- ^"Viva La Lucha on WWNLive".WWNLive.Retrieved2017-05-31.
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