Boca Raton Championship Wrestling

Boca Raton Championship Wrestling or simply known as BRCW is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Boca Raton, Florida.^[1] The promotion was founded in May, 2022 by Matthew Maschler and Neil Glazier.^[2] On May 15, first live show of BRCW was broadcast, which aired two days later on YouTube.^[2][3] Since then, new episodes of BRCW programs have aired on YouTube.^[4] The name of promotion is derived from the geographic location it was founded in.^[5]

Boca Raton Championship Wrestling

Acronym	BRCW
Founded	2022
Style	professional wrestling
Headquarters	Boca Raton
Founder(s)	Matthew Maschler, Neil Glazier
Owner(s)	Matthew Maschler and Neil Glazier (2022-present)
Website	bocaratonwrestling.com

History

In May 2022, formation of Boca Raton Championship Wrestling was announced by Neil Glazier (NeilTheHeel) and Matthew Maschler,^[2] also the hosts of the MatthewMania Podcast.^[6] On May 15, 2022, the first show of BRCW was aired and NXT Creative Producer Ryan Katz became host of the promotion along with Matthew Maschler.^[7][8] First show of promotion introduced a ladder-match to crown Lakay as an inaugural BRCW Heavyweight Champion.^[9] Initially, BRCW announced to commence weekly shows and could not continue doing it. Thus, the company stick to its monthly event format.

On May 15, 2022, BRCW produced their first event, which aired on YouTube. At the event, Lakay defeated Alan Martinez, Ariel Levy, Jack Talos, Kerry Morton and TC Read in a six-way ladder match in BRCW Heavyweight Championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champion.^[10][9][11] On November 5, 2023, The Island Kings (Jaka & Sean Maluta) defeated The Bollywood Boyz, The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) and Daisy Kill & Jack Talos in a four-way ladder match to become the first BRCW Tag Team Champions.^[12] On June 11, 2022, at The Loft At Congress, MJ Jenkins defeated Kiah Dream and KiLynn King to become the inaugural Women's Champion,^[13][14] and in July, at 'Challenge Accepted' event, Mark Long was crowned the BRCW All-Star Champion.^[15] In early 2023, WWF star Edward Leslie became the commissioner of BRCW.^[16]

In early 2022, BRCW announced that they had entered into a strategic partnership with fellow independent wrestling promotion Coastal Championship Wrestling,^[17] and had a brief association with National Wrestling Alliance on July 19 named NWA x BRCW.^[18][19] Kerry Morton defeated Alan Martinez to become NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion.^[20][21]

On November 1, 2024, BRCW announced that QT Marshall will be facing MJF in Festival of Fights along with AEW wrestlers The Righteous and Matt Taven.^[22][23] On December 15, MJF faced off with QT Marshall with an appearance of Big Boom AJ and MJF eventually defeated QT Marshall in the match.^[24][25] This was MJF's first independent appearance after a year.^[26]

MatthewMania podcast

MatthewMania is a video podcast which discusses professional wrestling events and WWE front-row experiences.^[27][28] Founded by Matthew Maschler, the podcast is independent but syndicated to professional wrestling. The podcast was founded in 2022 with a panel of two hosts, Matthew Maschler and Neil Glazier.^[28] Bill Alfonso, Madman Fulton, M.J. Jenkins, Noah Kekoa and other wrestling stars have been hosted on the podcast.^[29]

Programming and events

List of events

2022

Name	Date (taped)	Venue	City	Main Event	Ref
BRCW At The Boca Black Box	May 15, 2022	Boca Black Box	Boca Raton, Florida	Lakay vs Alan Martinez, Ariel Levy, Jack Talos (w/Frank The Clown), Kerry Morton and TC Read for the inaugural BRCW Heavyweight Championship	[30]
Summer Smash	September 4, 2022	Peter Blum Family YMCA		Bull James and Mark Long vs Noah Kekoa and Noah King	[31]
November Knockdown	November 6, 2022	The Loft At Congress		Mark Long (w/Jimmy Hart) vs Noah Kekoa	[32]

2023

Name	Date (taped)	Venue	City	Main Event	Ref
Cruisin' For A Bruisin'	January 31, 2023	VIP Ballroom At CBI	Boca Raton, Florida	MJ Jenkins vs Ruthie Jay for BRCW Women's Title	[33]
March Madhouse	March 12, 2023	The Studio		Kerry Morton vs Stallion Rogers for NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
Challenge Accepted	May 7, 2023	The Studio		Steve Maclin vs Cha Cha Charlie for Impact World Title	[34]
NWA/BRCW Boca Versus The World	July 19, 2023	Boca Black Box		Bull James and Gangrel defeat Daisy Kill and Talos	[35]
Birthday Bash	November 5, 2023	The Studio		The Island Kings (Jaka & Sean Maluta) vs The Bollywood Boyz and The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent) and Daisy Kill & Jack Talos

2024

Name	Date (taped)	Venue	City	Main Event	Ref
Cruisin' For A Bruisin' II	January 25, 2024	Pullman Hotel	Boca Raton, Florida	Stallion Rogers vs Bobby Fish and Lakay and Martin Stone and Matt Taven and Noah Kekoa	[36]
March Madhouse	March 17, 2024	VIP Ballroom		The Island Kings (Jaka & Sean Maluta) vs The Bollywood Boyz
School's Out	May 19, 2024	The Studio		Gangrel and Lakay vs The Island Kings (Jaka and Sean Maluta)	[37]
Summer Smash 2	September 1, 2024	The Studio		Noah Kekoa (w/Neil The Heel) vs Bull James for BRCW Heavyweight Title	[38]
Renaissance	October 20, 2024	The Studio		Matt Riddle and Stallion Rogers vs Alan Martinez and Ariel Levy for Tag Team Title	[39]
Festival of Fights	December 15, 2024	VIP Ballroom		MJF vs QT Marshall w/Big Boom AJ	[40]

2025

Name	Date (taped)	Venue	City	Main Event	Ref
Cruisin' For A Bruisin' 3	January 30, 2025	Pullman Hotel	Miami, Florida	Kerry Morton w/Ricky Morton vs Noah Kekoa	[41]
Challenge Accepted 2	March 9, 2025	The Studio	Boca Raton, Florida	Mark Long vs Cezar Bononi	[42]
BRCW Underground	May 18, 2025	The Studio	Boca Raton, Florida	Steve Maclin vs Lakay vs Madman Fulton vs Noah Kekoa	[43]
BRCW Summer Smash 3	August 31, 2025	The Studio	Boca Raton, Florida	Noah Kekoa vs Fulton (Falls Count Anywhere)	[44]
BRCW November Knockdown	November 2, 2025	VIP Ballroom At CBI	Boca Raton, Florida	Shayna Baszler vs Lacey Lane (Title Change)	[45]

Current

Summer Smash

Summer Smash is a web television program that airs on BRCW's YouTube.^[46][47] The first show of series debuted on September 4, 2022.^[48]

November Knock Down

November Knock Down is a professional wrestling event held in Boca Raton, Florida at The Loft At Congress on November 6, 2022.^[49] It was BRCW's one of the first major events and the first event under the November Knock Down chronology, where the main event featured Jack Talos defeating Cezar Bononi, Cha Cha Charlie and Stallion Rogers in a final for the BRCW Heavyweight Title.^[50][51] Commentary was provided by Matthew Rehwoldt and Brad Williams. This show later aired on BRCW's YouTube.^[52]

Cruisin' For A Bruisin'

Cruisin' For A Bruisin' is a professional wrestling event that took place in Boca Raton, Florida at VIP Ballroom At CBI on January 31, 2023. Commentary was provided by Matthew Rehwoldt and Shaul Guerrero.^[53] This show did not air on BRCW YouTube.

Major events

Boca Raton Championship Wrestling has produced 16 chronological events.^[54] The first event took place on May 15, 2022, in Boca Raton, Florida at the Boca Black Box. The Studio at Mizner Park has held the most events.

Championships

Current champions

As of November 2025^[update]

Championship	Current champion(s)		Date won	Days held	Location	Note	Ref.
BRCW All-Star Championship	Mark Long		March 9, 2025	200+	Boca Raton, Florida	defeated Cezar Bononi	[55]
BRCW Cruiserweight Championship	Jonny Fairplay		March 9, 2025	30+	Boca Raton, Florida	defeated Neil Glazier	[56]
BRCW Heavyweight Championship	Steve Maclin		August 31, 2025	3+	Boca Raton, Florida	defeated Lakay and Madman Fulton and Noah Kekoa	[57]
BRCW Tag Team Championship	Sons Of Boca (Cezar Bononi & Noah Kekoa)		November 2, 2025	5+	Boca Raton, Florida	defeated The Wild Stallion	[58]
BRCW Women's Championship	Shayna Baszler		November 2, 2025	2+	Boca Raton, Florida	defeated Lacey Lane	[14]
BRCW and CCW Tag Team Championship	Matt Riddle & Stallion Rogers		August 31, 2025	3+	Boca Raton, Florida	defeated Lakay & Lincoln	[44]

Roster

Male wrestlers

• Cezar Bononi
• Madman Fulton
• Bulletproof Troop
• Alan "S2S" Martinez
• Skitz
• Matt Taven
• Moose
• Noah Kekoa
• Ricky Morton
• Steve Maclin
• Maxwell Jacob Friedman
• Vincent
• Jaka
• Sean Maluta
• Cha Cha Charlie
• Cheeseburger (wrestler)
• Deztro The Eskimofo
• Matthew Rehwoldt
• Lakay
• Ariel Levy
• EJ Nduka
• Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
• Gangrel
• Jack Talos
• Tyler Breeze
• Neil The Heel
• Big Guns Justin Andrews
• The Island Kings
• Josh Woods
• Kerry Morton
• BRCW Hero Jayden
• Matthew Maschler
• Danny Briggs
• Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra (The Bollywood Boyz)
• Bull James
• Hacksaw Jim Duggan
• Luigi Primo
• Mark Long^[59]
• Vinicious
• Ozzy Kilmeister
• Derrick Kosinski
• Bobby Fish
• Jake "The Snake" Roberts
• Dutch (wrestler)
• Daisy Kill
• Kenny King
• Frankie Kazarian
• Rich Swann
• Scott Yager
• QT Marshall
• NolerBear
• Matt Riddle
• Curt Stallion
• Lloyd Anoa'i
• Levis Valenzuela
• Scotty 2 Hotty
• Dirty Dango
• Matt Cardona^[60]
• Ricardo Rodriguez (wrestler)

Female wrestlers

• M. J. Jenkins
• Renee Michelle
• Santana Garrett
• Shaul Guerrero
• Ruthie Jay
• Kiah Dream
• KiLynn King
• Mila Moore
• Red Velvet
• Samira
• Deonna Purrazzo^[61]
• Steph De Lander
• Harley Cameron
• Leva Bates
• Val Capone
• Dana Brooke
• Kayden Carter
• Shayna Baszler

Entertainers

• Charlie Parra
• Brad Williams
• Westside Gunn

Broadcast team

• Charlie Parra
• Matthew Rehwoldt^[62]
• Ricardo Rodriguez^[63]
• Val Capone
• Shaul Guerrero

Reception

BRCW has garnered widespread acclaim for its in-ring performance, production, and fanbase.^[64][65] Prominent personalities like Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Mark Long, Jack Talos, Noah Kekoa, Ryan Katz and American rapper Westside Gunn have openly praised the promotion.^{[7][66][67][68][69]}