{"id":150122,"date":"2022-11-30T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=150122"},"modified":"2022-11-30T10:17:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:17:00","slug":"major-wrestling-fan-fest-to-head-to-australia-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/11\/30\/major-wrestling-fan-fest-to-head-to-australia-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Major wrestling fan fest to head to Australia in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-119213883\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>A major pro wrestling fan fest headed up by Nick Aldis, Mickie James, Conrad Thompson, and Cam Vale, will be heading to Australia in 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceaniaprowrestling.com\/\">Oceana Pro Wrestling<\/a> will contain a mix of major sporting event vibes and comic-con style events that are similar to the Starrcast brand that&#8217;s been in existence since 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Based around the successful Starrcast format, a similar styled event with a unique Australian flavour is being targeted for October to December 2023 in a major regional Australian city. A mix of the world\u2019s best international wrestlers and the best of Australian wrestlers will feature over a four day \u201cinternational festival of professional wrestling.\u201d Importantly alongside the wrestling matches, will be extensive fan engagement activities with the wrestlers and a select group of high-profile legends and hall of famers of wrestling also appearing. This event will be a combination of a major sporting event and a major cultural event like a Comic-Con all rolled into four days. The event will be targeted for the last quarter of 2023, with work to begin immediately on securing a location capable of hosting at least 5,000 fans from around Australia and NZ across four days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have competed in Australia on multiple occasions, I know and love the fans down under for the passion and the wrestling knowledge they bring to every event,&#8221; Aldis said. \u201cWhilst I am still wrestling at the highest level, the chance to drive the male wrestling program at this event is incredibly exciting and I am looking to put my 15 years of knowledge and networks to deliver an outstanding program of matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow\u2026to bring a version of Starrcast to Australia, a country I have long wanted to visit, and which ranks as the biggest audience outside of North America for podcast listeners, is as an exciting as a project as I could plan for in 2023,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cThe fans of Australia are in for something super special in the unique combination of wrestling and fan engagement that I have built my brand and events around, as fans like me and those in Australia, deserve an annual event to celebrate what is great about professional wrestling.\u201d \u201cStarrcast is a concept I am proud to have developed that should have its own version down under, that is a combination of the existing USA event and its success but with an Australian flavor \u2013 let\u2019s spread some good old Vegemite in a showcase wrestling event down under!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Specific talent, events, and matches have not been announced at this time. Exact dates for OPW will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/11\/29\/nxt-hits-misses-11-29-toxic-attraction-vs-carter-chance-lyons-waller-vs-hudson-perez-vs-hartwell-dijak-vs-chen-james-vs-henley-bernal-vs-axiom\/\">NXT HITS &amp; MISSES 11\/29: Toxic Attraction vs. Carter, Chance &amp; Lyons, Waller vs. Hudson, Perez vs. Hartwell, Dijak vs. Chen, James vs. Henley, Bernal vs. Axiom<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1874351800\"><div id=\"pwtor-732836263\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A major pro wrestling fan fest headed up by Nick Aldis, Mickie James, Conrad Thompson, and Cam Vale, will be heading to Australia in 2023. 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