World Wrestling All - Stars The World Wrestling All - Stars ( WWA ) was a professional wrestling promotion founded by Australian concert promoter Andrew McManus in 2001 . The promotion was operated by McManus ' International Touring Company . WWA was one of several promotions to come into existence shortly after the closings of Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) and World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . The company was in existence from October 2001 to May 2003 . History . WWA recruited current TNA ring announcer and commentator Jeremy Borash as booker and head of talent for its shows . He also acted as Ring Announcer and Commentator . Borash was recommended to the WWA by Vince Russo , who was not able to work with the company as originally planned . WWA focused on signing the wrestlers that did not get signed by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) after the WWF - WCW merger . They aimed to fill the gap left by the demise of WCW and ECW and provide an alternative to WWE . Many popular former WWF and WCW wrestlers wrestled for the company during its nearly two year existence . These included Jeff Jarrett , Road Dogg , Scott Steiner , Sting , Psicosis , Juventud Guerrera , Rick Steiner , Jerry Lynn , Shane Douglas , Buff Bagwell , Lex Luger , Stevie Ray , Sabu , Disco Inferno and Gangrel . They also brought in relatively unknown wrestlers , many of whom went on to make names for themselves for other promotions like TNA . These included A . J . Styles , Christopher Daniels , Frankie Kazarian , Shark Boy and Nathan Jones . Further big names like Kevin Nash , Scott Hall , and Randy Savage were scheduled to appear for WWA at some point but their appearances did not happen . The promotion had three in ring commissioners during it time , these were Bret Hart , Sid Vicious and Mike Sanders . First Tour and The Inception PPV . The WWA held its first tour in October 2001 , covering dates across Australia . During this time the Road Dogg allegedly defeated Jeff Jarrett to become the first WWA World Champion . However this claim is disputed . Either way the title was then vacated to allow for it to be competed for during a title tournament at their first PPV , The Inception . This tournament involved 4 quarter finals matches ( one of which was a battle royal ) , 2 semi finals and a final held inside a steel cage . This debut PPV can be considered a decent effort for the WWA ' s first show . The event was held inside a full sized arena in Sydney and production values were of a decent standard . However the event was universally panned by the critics . The event was generally rather short at 2 hours and a number of the matches were too short to be able to allow them to run to their full potential . The use of WCW style comic story lines also did little to endure themselves to the viewing public as a serious alternative to the WWF . Some such comic storylines involved Australian kids TV performers , The Fruits in Suits , interfering in matches and former WCW joke team Lenni and Lodi being allowed to compete in the semi final after an injury . The final of the title tournament predictably saw the Road Dogg face Jeff Jarrett . Commissioner Bret Hart was at ringside for the match and interfered on two occasions to prevent either man from winning the match using his sharpshooter move . In the end Jarrett won the match with his trademark guitar shot and became the champion . UK Tour . Next the WWA toured the UK in December 2001 . This tour largely included the same line up as the Inception PPV tour . Additions to the card were former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner and former WWF tag team competitor Brian Christopher . Although wrestling is well supported in the UK , this new organization failed to draw big crowds for this tour . The main event on this tour was usually Jeff Jarrett v Road Dogg v Scott Steiner for the title in a three way dance . Jarrett successfully defended his title each time . Revolution PPV . In February 2002 the WWA held its second PPV , The Revolution . This took place in the Aladdin Casino in America . This was a smaller venue , which reflected upon the look and style of the show . However this can be considered as WWA ' s best event in terms of the matches and the longest at 2 hours 50 minutes . A number of high quality matches took place at this event , including a 6 way Cruiserweight survival match , a three way dance for the cruiserweight title and a hardcore match between Sabu and Devon Storm . However erratic booking continued to have an effect on the company . The event was originally to see the return of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall , however this did not happen . Then Randy Savage was advertised to be appearing , this was only canceled shortly before the show . This led to some fans feeling cheated . A significant amount of talent was underutilized on the show . Former WCW World Tag Team champions KroniK wrestled an unknown gimmick tag team and Scott Steiner only attacked the Disco Inferno instead of being used in the main event . The main results of the show saw Eddie Guerrero winning the Cruiserweight Title and Jeff Jarrett successfully defending the WWA title against Brian Christopher . Eruption PPV and Australian Tour . In April the WWA returned to Australia for a tour and to film its third PPV , the Eruption . During this tour Nathan Jones won the WWA title after winning a 4 corners match against Jeff Jarrett , Scott Steiner and Brian Christopher . It is believed this happened before the PPV as Jarrett was not available for the PPV due to TNA commitments . The Eruption PPV was held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne , Australia . The show started with Jeff Jarrett being escorted away from the building proclaiming he ' ll be back ( Jarrett never appeared after this ) . It is presumed that this was prerecorded earlier in the week . A new Cruiserweight Champion was crowned at the show after Eddie Guerrero had returned to the WWF . A . J . Styles defeated Jerry Lynn in a four man tournament in the final to win the title . Another match of note was a cage match between Sabu and Devon Storm . Sabu won the match after leaping from the top of the cage onto Devon Storm , who was laid on top of a double deck of tables . In the main event Scott Steiner defeated Nathan Jones to win the title . He would later give up the title to sign with the WWF . A further UK and European tour was planned for after this event . The WWA canceled this , citing injuries to its major stars as the reason . However it is believed that poor ticket sales was the more likely explanation . Retribution PPV and European Tour . The WWA eventually toured the UK only in December 2002 , filming the Retribution PPV in Glasgow , Scotland . The WWA title remained vacant for the first half of the tour , with it being held up to be decide at the PPV . Mike Sanders took over as commissioner for this tour and fought Joe E . Legend each night . Memorable matches on this tour included a three way hardcore match including Sabu , Perry Saturn and Simon Diamond . The Fourth PPV , the Retribution was filmed in Glasgow in early December 2002 . This was later broadcast in February 2003 . The card included 9 matches and two title matches ( WWA and TNA ) , however it only ran for 1 hour 45 minutes . This was in fact 15 minutes shorter than the house show in Newcastle the night before , which only included 6 matches and no title matches . This tour included an infamous dispute with a seemingly badly out of shape Lex Luger . He reportedly missed shows due to illness and refused to wrestle more than 5 - minute matches despite being in the main events . He faced Sting for the vacant WWA title at the PPV . This was very poor 7 minute match , which largely involved Luger pacing around and avoiding wrestling . In true bizarre WWA tradition Luger won this match and became WWA Champion after a trademark interference from Jeff Jarrett with his guitar . He lost this title to Sting a few days later at a house show in Zurich , Switzerland . Final Tour and The Reckoning PPV . In May 2003 , the WWA embarked on its final tour . This visited Australia and New Zealand . The Reckoning PPV was held in Auckland in front of a vocal crowd . This show was actually the best in terms of production values from the WWA . It was the first to include replays and split screen shots . Before the PPV the decision had been made to fold the WWA , hence the titles were to be unified with the TNA titles . Chris Sabin won an excellent four corners cruiserweight match to unify the TNA X Division and WWA Cruiserweight titles . In the main event Sting was defeated by TNA champion Jeff Jarrett to reunify their two world titles . During its short history the WWA may not have achieved its goal of establishing itself as an alternative to the WWE , a mantle which TNA eventually took up . However it did provide the chance to see many former favorites from WCW / WWE / ECW again and provide a number of high quality matches and humorous moments . Classic Quotes and Fluffs . It can commented that although the WWA had its faults , its comic nature was one of the main things that endeared it to its fans . A selection of some of these funny quotes are presented below . - " He ' s not a man , he ' s a fish ! " Borash takes Shark Boy ' s gimmick a bit too far . - " When was the last time you won a match Disco ? last time I saw you , you were throwing a banana off a cage " Borash comments on the Disco ' s feud with the Fruits in Suits at the Inception PPV . - " Oh my god , he must be at least 6 feet high up there " Disco mocks the Hardcore Midget ' s leap from the top turnbuckle . - " It shocked me what happened with Hall and Nash " Borash , not noticing his mic was live , discusses the failure to secure Scott Hall and Kevin Nash for the Revolution PPV . - " We have just heard from the back that Shark Boy has eaten creative consultant Terry " The Rooster " Taylor " Mark Madden takes the Shark Boy gimmick even further . - " Hey , that ' s Judy Bagwell ' s kid ! Buff is the son of a former WCW Tag Team champion ! She must be so proud " At the Eruption PPV Disco mocks the old WCW story line involving Buff Bagwell ' s mother Judy . - " Stevie Ray has just informed me that unless you people show him some respect , he is leaving here and never coming back " A regular line used by Borash on the WWA tour of 2001 . - " Do you know anybody else from 20 , 000 leagues under the sea Jeremy ? " Disco further mocks Shark Boy at the Retribution PPV . - " Lenni and Lodi are trying to prove themselves worthy of a shot at the WWA Tag Team Titles " At the Revolution PPV , Borash forgets that the WWA does not have Tag Team Titles . - " Joe E . Legend is just another in a long line of great Canadian wrestlers , Bret Hart , Chris Jericho and . . . Scott D ' Amore " Disco humorously bigs up the career of jobber Scott D ' Amore , then employed as a creative consultant by the WWA . - " Did you get the names of those kids ? I have just been violently assaulted by a gang of yobs ! Disco complains after being attacked by Brain Chrisopher , Ernest Millar and some small children during an in ring dance - off at the Eruption PPV . - " A big chair shot there from Chris . . . er . . . Crowbar . . . er . . Devon Storm Borash forgets what name Chris Ford is competing under at the Revolution PPV . - " Mee mee . . . I beat the Stinger . . me me . . . I beat Lex Luger . . . me me . . . I slept with the Disco Inferno " Commissioner Mike Sanders mocks Joe E . Legend ' s in - ring promo at the Retribution PPV . - " Go on ! Kill him ! " Mark Madden gets rather over excited during the hardcore midgets match at the Revolution PPV . - " These Guys are not from Wales " Disco reacts to the crowd ' s suggestion that Lenny and Lodi are gay , when they are caught in a compromising position during the UK tour of 2001 . - " WWA regulations state that Referee Mike Sparks must wear a hard hat at all times during hardcore matches " Borash for some reason refers to Head Referee Mark ' Slick ' Johnstone as Mike Sparks for the whole of a house show in Newcastle , England in 2001 . It is unknown why he did this as Referee Mike Sparks appears with the WWE and never with the WWA . - " Ladies and Gentlemen , a round of applause for a legend all over Europe - Referee Tony St . Clair " Disco randomly introduces former British Wrestling great Tony St . Clair before a match on the WWA Tour of 2002 . - " Look at Lex Luger , he is jacked , he has been working out big time . I have never seen him so big " Borash attempts to cover up the seemingly out of shape appearance of Lex Luger during the WWA title match at the Retribution PPV . - " Because you people showed him no respect in the first half , joining me on second half commentary . . . the Disco Inferno " Borash explains the Disco Inferno appearance on commentary . - " I would like to dispel the rumor that it is Alan Shearer under Shark Boy ' s mask " Disco attempts to get a pop from the Newcastle , England crowd by mentioning a local footballer . - " Have you ever been to a Glasgow bath house Jeremy ? Is it true that Johnny Swinger has been hanging around them while we have been here ? " Disco suggests that Johnny Swinger may be gay at the Retribution PPV . - " The people of Liverpool love me ! " Disco for some reason enters the ring in a Liverpool football shirt , proclaiming that the people of Liverpool loved him , despite the 2001 tour not actually going to Liverpool . - " Earlier when I said that all 6 of these men had never appeared on PPV before , I was lying to try and make our promotion look better " Mark Madden admits that he was talking rubbish by declaring that all 6 men in the cruiserweight survival match at the Revolution PPV were debuting on PPV . - " Is 20 , 000 leagues under the sea anywhere near ' Parts Unknown ' ? " Disco is further confused by Shark Boy ' s birthplace at the Retribution PPV . - " This place has no class , in fact I was glad that Liverpool was awarded the Capital of Culture instead " Disco insults Newcastle during a house show in 2002 , after Liverpool beat Newcastle to the European Capital of Culture award for 2008 . - " Of course we saw a great three way hardcore match tonight , Sabu won that one " Borash recalls the evenings matches after the WWA title match at the end of the Retribution PPV . The only fault was that the hardcore match actually took place after the WWA title match on the night , resequenced for the PPV broadcast . This was after this segment was filmed , so Borash declared the result of a match that had not actually taken place yet . This also explains why the crowd were all still sat in their seats after the event had apparently finished , as there was still the hardcore match to come after the WWA title match . - " I would like to welcome you to the show on behalf of the World Wrestling Allsports . . er . . er . . . Allstars Organization " The Australian ring announcer makes a good start to the Eruption PPV . - " Look at Brian Christopher there , does he not know that there is no place for ridiculous dance moves in the professional wrestling ! " Disco mocks Brain Christopher ' s dancing while also mocking himself . - " Norman Smiley and Devon Storm , are they still alive ? " Borash somewhat overplays the effects of the Smiley v Storm hardcore match at the Inception PPV , as they reappear for the battle royal match . - " If one of these midgets dies and needs cremating , I have a spare Bic Lighter " Disco pokes more fun at the hardcore midgets . - " Perry Saturn ! he is not supposed to be here ! " Disco proclaims shock at Perry Saturn ' s appearance on the WWA tour of 2002 , suggesting he had just turned up and invaded the show . This line was used every night , including the Retribution PPV , despite Perry Saturn being advertised to be on the tour and appearing on the WWA t - shirts of the fans in the front row . It was later claimed every night that he had signed a contract in the interval to allow him to compete in his match .