Dock10 studios hosted the first 2016 pilot, but the series proper arrived two years later when Epic Studios in Norwich taped ten hour-long shows that began airing on 28 July 2018. Alex Shane and SoCal Val commentated while Rampage held the freshly minted WOS Championship until Justin Sysum dethroned him in the finale; Kay Lee Ray became inaugural women’s titlist and Grado partnered with British Bulldog Jr. to win the tag belts. Storylines stuck to classic territory: authority figure Stu Bennett tried to humiliate fan-favourite Grado, masked monster Crater flattened undercard faces, and mid-carders Joe Hendry and Martin Kirby split into an earnest singing hero versus sneering heel feud.
A six-date arena tour followed in January 2019, though without Davey Boy Smith Jr. the tag titles stayed dormant while Sysum defended his belt four times against Rampage and the women’s strap hot-shotted among four challengers. ITV’s dalliance ended when the network secured rights to AEW’s weekly show in May 2019; production company Top Rope Sports quietly folded and WOS social feeds went dark after a cryptic December teaser.
Five years later a one-off revival event, “WOS: The Return”, was announced for September 2024 at an undetermined venue with Sha Samuels narrating and a roster mixing veterans like Iestyn Rees with indie names Session Moth Martina and Nightshade.
Production Details
ITV / 1 Season / 2016
