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HISTORY (1997 - 2005)
WNA (wrestling.net.au) launched on Monday October 14th, 2002 taking over from wwfdownunder.com
wwfdownunder.com was formed in April 1997 providing Wrestling fans around Australia with information focusing on the WWF and Wrestling down under. The site allowed for Wrestling fans to interact and share information, plus reported on all the latest Australian WWF news.
The WWFDU website contained a discussion board and chat rooms for fans to interact, daily news, articles and reports covering all the latest headlines. wwfdownunder also had a merchandise section focusing on what WWF merchandise is available in Australia and where to get it from.
"Fox Sports is proud to say we support "WWF Down Under" and its staff. This site is the hottest website around and we enjoy "surfing on in" to check out what's happening. Keep up the good work fellas" - Fox Sports (2000)
An online events calendar and television listings allowed for fans to find out when all the shows are on cable and free-to-air TV. Plus a campaign helped get more WWF programming and eventually a tour to Australia in 2002.
Major Highlights :
April 1997 : WWF Down Under launches as a small fan site hosted by geocities.
November 1998 : WWF Down Under promotes WWF superstar Shawn Michaels promotional tour of Australia.
August 1999 : WWF Down Under helps promote WWF superstar Mankind's tour of Australia to a great success with interviews, reports and photo's. (This attracted thousands of people to the site daily with thousands of people showing up at the promotional appearances).
December 1998 : WWF Down Under teamed with Hot Shots and Copyright Promotions to advertise “Get the Attitude” promotion which lead to a competition to see a live WWF event. WWFDU was then mentioned in the official WWF commercial screened on Pay TV in both Australia and New Zealand and in the WWF sticker book released in Australia.
Not only was the website address printed on the back of every WWF sticker pack sold in Australia and New Zealand it was also listed on the competition entry form's. This reached a huge target audience and contributed to the increase of over 60,000 hits in a few short months.
"congratulations on putting together such a great site; I have been a regular visitor for years and think you do a fantastic job" - Rove McManus (2001)
Other highlights :
IWA (1999) Won International Wrestling Australia's Best Australian Wrestling Website in 1999 and the "Best Aussie Website of the year" by the Australian Wrestling Network in 1999.
Superstars of Wrestling (2000) Promoted the Superstars of Wrestling tour in 2000, interviewed some of the International stars including Curt Hennig.
Wrestling Riot (2000) Listed in the Wrestling Riot magazine produced by ACP and weekly in "Wrestling Weekly" newsletter. With direct links to the various Australian wrestling promotions around Australia, a strong Australian wrestling fan base start visiting the site.
Sport 927 (2000-2002) Featured once a month on radio station Sport 927 as part of NWE's (Northern Wrestling Entertainment) segment, for a WWE wrap up segment by the website's webmaster.
Top 100 (2001) WWF Down Under became listed on hitwise.com.au, the industry standard for Australian websites. WWF Down Under reached No.43 in the Top 100 Sports sites, listed in the Top 10 Wrestling sites visited globally by Australians and is No.1 in the Top 10 Australian Wrestling sites as visited by Australian's.
Beyond the Mat (2000) WWF Down Under promoted the Australian release of the movie - 'Beyond the Mat' organising an After Party at All Star Australia, Crown Casino Melbourne and launching the official movie premiere at Village Crown Casino.
Ringside Consulting (2000) launches and designed the website for Main Event Television (www.mainevent.com.au)
All Star Wrestling (2000) Launched All Star Wrestling at the All Star Australia Cafe in Crown Casino, Melbourne VIC. Producing monthly Live Pro-Wrestling Events in the heart of the city.
THQ Smackdown2 Promotion (2001) Promoted WWF Video Game via All Star Australia & WWFDU.
WWF Volume 5 Promotion (2001) Promoted the WWF CD and thanks to Shock Records wwfdownunder.com is featured on all the flyers, stickers and in-store advertising.
All Star Wrestling (2001) Teamed with the World Wrestling All-Stars, featured Road Dogg "Jesse James" and Stevie Ray on the September show in front of a record crowd.
All Star Wrestling (2001-2002) Featured on Sport 927, City FM and regular highlights are featured on Melbourne's Channel 31 news segments. Also featured in MANIA magazine, Neos Cosmos Newspaper and Australian Penthouse.
William Regal (2001) Provided a complete guide to his Australian Tour, including an exclusive interview with the WWE superstar in the Sydney Harbour.
World Wrestling All-Stars (2001) Assisted with the press conference held at All Star Australia featuring Buff Bagwell, Bret Hart, Road Dogg, Stevie Ray and Australia's Nathan Jones.
Channel 31 (2002) WWFDU helps develop a monthly television show titled "Monday Night Mayhem" on local station Channel 31.
WWA (2002) : All Star Wrestling provided a Wrestler, officials and referee's for the Eruption Pay Per View. Plus a referee for the M-One event at Colonial Stadium.
“A special thanks to my very good friends Rohan from wwfdownunder.com and Andrew from the All-Star Cafe for their assistance and hospitality during our visit. If you get a chance to check out one of their shows at All-Star, by all means do so... they do a fantastic job. I attended their show the day after the PPV with Jerry Lynn, AJ Styles, Puppet, and Teo - and we all had a great time watching some great Australian talent“ - Jeremy Borash (TNA Wrestling)
WWE Global Warning (2002) WWFDU visitors given the opportunity to get first in line for 2 promotional appearances with Kane & Terri at Toys "R" Us in both Victoria & New South Wales. WWFDU staff help with the setup of the first ever Fan Frenzy held at Crown Casino. WWFDU visitors are invited to the first press conference held at Colonial Stadium. WWFDU provides total coverage of the tour.
WWFDU (2002) wwfdownunder hits triple during the Global Warning period. Over 20,000 fans login to the messageboard every day.
wrestling.net.au (2002) wrestling.net.au launches taking over from wwfdownunder.com!
wrestling.net.au (2002 - 2003) wrestlingnet Interviews Scott Steiner before he makes his WWE debut, wrestlingnet is linked on the official NWATNA site and appears on the official super show ad's screening on Fox Sports throughout December 2002.
wrestling.net.au (2003) wrestlingnet webmaster Interviews Ric Flair, Sledgehammer Radio joins the site and runs Interviews with TNA and WWA stars including Bret Hart and Bobby "The Brain" Hennan.
wrestling.net.au (2003) wrestlingnet webmaster relocates to the UK whilst the team continue the site from Australia with UK news to be featured on the site.
wrestling.net.au (2003) wrestlingnet advertises a special sale of WWE merchandise available exclusively from the previous tours of the country.
wrestling.net.au (2003) wrestlingnet celebrates it's One Year Anniversary with the number of people visiting the site at an all time high.
wrestling.net.au (2003) wrestlingnet is listed on the foxtel.tv competition page, to win a trip to Passport to Smackdown.
wrestling.net.au (2003) wrestlingnet launches it's very own e-fed!
wrestling.net.au (2003) wrestlingnet re-launches it's WAP service which updates live from the main site with the top headlines!
wrestling.net.au (2004) wrestlingnet promotes 'Welcome to the Jungle' featuring an online competition running over a 4 week period with Columbia Tristar Films.
wrestling.net.au (2004) wrestlingnet promotes 'WWE Originals' featuring an online competition with Sony Music. The competition is the biggest to date with a record number of entries.
wrestling.net.au (2004) wrestlingnet webmaster featured weekly on SEN1116AM radio during the weekly wrestling show.
wrestling.net.au (2004) wrestlingnet launches a UK section to provide UK news and information along side it's Australian coverage.
wrestling.net.au (2004) wrestlingnet promotes WWE The Music Volume 6 with a give away competition thanks to Sony Music Australia.
wrestling.net.au (2005) wrestlingnet features in a monthly wrestling segment on Radio Station Sport 927.
