World Incorporated Wrestling
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Trading name | WIW |
Type | Internet professional wrestling Fantasy wrestling |
Industry | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment Fantasy wrestling Media and Technology Streaming media |
Founded | October, 1998 Helena, Montana |
Founder | Brian McAlmond |
Headquarters | Helena, Montana |
Area served | Internet worldwide |
Key people | Glennda McAlmond (Chairwomen and Chief Executive Officer) Rex Martin (Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events, and Creative) Dixie Finnegan (Chief Brand Officer) |
Products | Internet Television Publishing Music Merchandise Internet Live events |
Owner | Glennda McAlmond (52%) Rex Martin (40%) Dixie Finnegan (30%) |
Number of employees | approximately 600+ (2018) |
Website | www.wiw.com (coming soon) |
World Incorporated Wrestling, Inc (a/b/a WIW) is an American internet traded, privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources.
WIW also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself, founded by Brian McAlmond in 1999, in 2000 after the passing of Brian McAlmond, Glennda McAlmond started to take the roll of founder. The company's headquarters are located in Helena, Montana. The company promotes under two main roster brands: Rage and ShowDown, and developmental division NGW.
As in other professional wrestling promotions, WIW shows are not legitimate contests, but purely Sports entertainment-based, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and choreographed matches, though they often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly.
As of 2000, the company's majority owner is its chairman and CEO, Glennda McAlmond. Along with her brother and sister Rex Martin and Dixie Finnegan, they each hold approximately 70% of WIW's equity and 96% of the voting power.
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[edit] Company history
[edit] Brian McAlmond and New Millennium (1999-2000)
[edit] WIW Attitude Era (2000-2002)
[edit] Anonymous management and various GMs (2006-2008)
[edit] Glennda McAlmond Era (2009-2013)
[edit] The New Era of WIW (2014-2016)
[edit] Brand split (2016-present)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
[edit] Current championships
- Main artcle: List of current champions in WIW
[edit] Main roster
- Rage
- ShowDown
ShowDown | |||||||
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Championship | Current champions(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | |
Unified WIW World Championship | Damian Lufborough | 14 | April 20, 2025 | 1 | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated Ryan Barnhart at SuperBrawl XVII. | |
WIW Women's Championship | Sari Pasma | 1 | January 4, 2025 | 105 | Billings, Montana | Defeated Renae Geerlings in McCarvel's Money in the Bank cash-in match on ShowDown. | |
WIW United Nations Championship | Clayton McAlmond | 1 | April 19, 2025 | 1 | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated Previous champion Zack Harding and Dustin Simpson in a triple threat match at Night 2 of SuperBrawl XVII. | |
WIW Women's United Nations Championship | Taryn Schultz | 1 | April 26, 2025 | 1 | Helena, Montana | Defeated Victoria Lehr on ShowDown. | |
WIW Tag Team Championship | The Starling Arrows (Stephen Amell and David Ramsey) | 2 | March 15, 2025 | 35 | Great Falls, Montana | Defeated OKR (Pat Morgan and Justin Kirkbride) on ShowDown |
- Duel branded
Championship | Current champions(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | |
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Women's Tag Team Championship | Sarah Grobel and Lacie Brenton | 4 | April 23, 2025 | 1 | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated Ali Richards and Sierra Diehl on Rage. | |
Reach for the Sky Championship | Kevin McAlmond | 1 | April 1, 2023 | 749 | Helena, Montana | Defeated Eric Stevens in the tournament finals at SuperBrawl XV Night 1. |
- The WIW World and Heavyweight Tag Team Championships - while maintaining their separate lineages - are jointly defended across both brands as the Undisputed WIW World (Heavyweight) Tag Team Championship
- The WIW Women's Tag Team Championship is defended across both brands.
- The Reach for the Sky Heavyweight Championship will be defend across all brands.
[edit] Developmental
- NGW
NGW | |||||||
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Championship | Current champions(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | |
NGW Championship | Kyle Skonberg | 1 | January 9, 2025 | 1 | Great Falls, Montana | Defeated Ryan Clouse at NGW: New Years Evil. | |
NGW Women's Championship | Riley Austin | 1 | May 29, 2025 | 1 | Helena, Montana | Defeated Adrienne Taylor on NGW | |
NGW Television Championship | Layne Phillips | 1 | May 29, 2025 | 1 | Great Falls, Montana | Defeated Kyle Reynolds on NGW | |
NGW Women's Television Championship | Meghan Dunnam | 1 | April 19, 2025 | 1 | Paradise, Nevada | Won in a five-women Ladder match at Rise & Extricate. | |
NGW Tag Team Championship | Muscle Men (Nathaniel Pacheco and Nick Dinnocenzo) | 1 | April 19, 2025 | 1 | Paradise, Nevada | Defeated Zack Lubek and Spencer Davis at Rise & Extricate. |
[edit] Retired championships
- Main article: List of former championships in WIW
[edit] See also
- List of WIW pay-per-view events
- Montana Wrestling Alliance
- List of WIW personnel
- WIW Tribute to the Troops
- WIW Saturday Night's Prime Event