Since our first live event in April 2022, Renegades of Wrestling has become one of Australia’s fastest rising independent wrestling promotions.
In 2023, ROW featured on the Knotfest Music Festival, and promoted a tour alongside Game Changer Wrestling, regarded as one of the world’s top independent wrestling promotions.
Renegades of Wrestling is lead by a group of individuals and companies that encompass a wide range of different areas within the live entertainment industry:
Criss Fresh has worked in independent wrestling for over 20 years both as a performer and behind the scenes. He has worked in creative teams in Australia’s biggest wrestling promotions such as NWE, Crown Casino’s All Star Wrestling and Wrestlerock. He was the Head of Creative at Melbourne City Wrestling from late 2013 until the end of 2019.
Mikey Jay has almost 20 years of experience in wrestling, working as a producer and promoter for over a dozen promotions nationwide. His most notable role was as the Director of Melbourne City Wrestling for a decade from its inception until 2020. Mikey also operates the Australian Wrestling Network and also co-promotes independent wrestling events with Brisbane’s Pro Wrestling League.
Both men say their proudest achievement is being part of the growth of independent wrestling in Australia and witnessing a level of popularity not seen since the days of Festival Hall and World Championship Wrestling, and they share a common goal for Renegades of Wrestling, and that’s to continue the independent wrestling growth on a national level and to help Australian Wrestling continue to stand out internationally.
Also working with the team is long-time independent wrestling supporter, Rhi Bell, as the Head of Social, Community & Engagement. Rhi has over 15 years of media and communications experience and has worked on several projects involving some of the biggest wrestling promotions in the world. A real lover of social media, she is passionate about creating a sense of community where you feel like you’re home.
Renegades of Wrestling is also associated with Australia’s largest independent touring & event promoter – Destroy All Lines. Established in 2003, Destroy All Lines have promoted hundreds of events including Good Things Festival, Full Tilt Festival, as well as promoted the 2018 New Japan Pro Wrestling Australian tour. They have also promoted successful tours of wrestling legends including Bruce Prichard and Eric Bischoff.