Stars of RCW
The wrestlers
RCW is currently closed to new talent applications.
The front-office staff
Daniel Spreadbury, RCW President
Current figurehead of the organisation, Spreadbury has been brought in by the as-yet unnamed backers of RCW to be both the company President and also interim General Manager of Wrestling Operations. Spreadbury’s wrestling career stretches back to the mid-1990s, when he steered the IIWF from local Portland-based league to global phenomenon. Will lightning strike a second time with the RCW?
The announcers
“D.D.” Don Ditka
52-year-old Don Ditka is one of the most respected announcers of his generation. He’s worked in his native Chicago, Illinois, and in regional promotions all the way from the north-east to the Pacific north-west. Now with RCW, Ditka hopes that his voice will soon become known to a much wider wrestling audience.
“Spotlight” Billy Shakespeare
In a huge coup, the RCW President has secured the services of IIWF legend and former IIWF Intercontinental Champion, “Spotlight” Billy Shakespeare to be the primary colour commentator for RCW broadcasts. Shakespeare was one of the hottest young high-flyers of the latter half of the 1990s, and tangled with many of the greats. Never mind out-wrestling them — he could talk just about all of them in circles. Now he’ll be putting his legendary linguistic prowess to work on RCW broadcasts. The one who was “Born To Perform” performs again!
The referees
Juan Morales
One-time Mexican heavyweight luchador champion, 48-year-old Morales — whose high-flying career was cut short when he slipped on a burrito thrown into the ring by an over-wrought fan — isn’t above interjecting himself physically into a match if he feels it’s necessary. His English isn’t great, however.
Jim Bright
Bearded Jim Bright is a second-generation wrestling referee. His father, James Bright Senior, was one of the most respected referees in the Mid-South in the 70s and 80s. Bright, however, doesn’t always live up to his name, much to the eternal shame of his father. It’s perhaps too easy to pull the wool over our Jim’s eyes.
Pat Nickrick
New Yorker “Quick” Pat Nickrick is a take-no-prisoners referee. He’s earned his nickname by being so quick to call for the disqualification in the event of any interference or use of a foreign object. But what he doesn’t see can’t hurt him…
Bobby Belshee
Portland-born Belshee is the youngest of RCW’s referees, aged just 22 years old. He’s a little wet behind the ears, but what he lacks in experience he more than makes up for in eagerness.
The ring announcer
Sy Simmons
Former boxing ring announcer Sy Simmons has the ring-announcing duties at RCW events.