Underworld Wrestling (UW) officially launches its first episode on the worldwide streaming platform, Amazon Prime Video. With this launch, UW becomes the first Australian pro wrestling promotion to achieve international distribution: streaming to over 100 countries. UW episodes will incorporate high-impact action presented through unique storytelling and spectacular athletic violence.
UW showcases diverse wrestling talent from Australia and New Zealand with events recorded in front of a live audience in Melbourne, Victoria. “Underworld Wrestling’s launch on Amazon is a significant achievement for independent professional wrestling in Australia” Producer Mark Williamson commented. Prime Video subscribers will have access to UW content alongside the latest blockbuster movies and television content from around the world.
Launched by a successful Kickstarter campaign early in 2018, Underworld Wrestling (UW) is a high-concept professional wrestling promotion that redefines the art of wrestling by blending pro wrestling, fighting sports, and live entertainment. Melbourne is currently a hotbed for independent pro wrestling, but UW is changing the expectations and reputation of pro wrestling with unique rules, a league ladder, time limits, and presentation style that has garnered international attention. UW’s first event has been reviewed by renowned U.S. pro wrestling critic Brian Zayne: “I believe that the combination of special match rules and a points system gives this promotion something to make it stand out and it makes it unique” Wrestling with Wregret 31 July