[13] Marc Perry was trained by UK World of Sport legend Steve Logan and former WWE superstar Drake Maverick.
[5] Various well-known international wrestlers have made appearances in SPW such as Travis Banks,[14] Tenille Dashwood,[15] Bea Priestley,[15] Jimmy Havoc[16] and Will Ospreay.
[17] Travis Banks appeared in SPW at the Southern Rumble on 13 July 2019, despite being under contract with WWE on its NXT UK brand at the time.
The inaugural champion was "The Shooter" Shane Sinclair, who defeated "Hooligan" Marcus Kool & "Powerhouse" T-Rex in the tournament final at the Fight For Gold event in Invercargill.
The inaugural champions were NZXT (Mason Daniels & Michael Richards), who defeated the CruiserMates (Falcon Kid & Liam Fury) at the 2018 Fight For Gold event in Invercargill.