Steve and Ross Wrestling
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| Details | |
| Acronym | SnR |
| Established | 2006 |
| Folded | 2008 |
| Founder(s) | Steve Weezy and Rosstaman |
| Style | Backyard wrestling Sports entertainment |
| Wrestling base | Custom trampoline-ring |
| Location | Lancaster, Wisconsin |
| Formerly | SnR: WWE |
| External links | SnR Wrestling on YouTube |
Steve and Ross Wrestling (SnR) also known as Steve N Ross Wrestling or SnR Wrestling, was a backyard wrestling online-based promotion formed by Steve Weezy and Rosstaman who pulled double duty as founders and performers of the Northwestern federation. SnR allegedly began in 2003 but initially began promoting in 2006 under the imitation of stars in World Wrestling Entertainment. In 2007, they officially became an original backyard wrestling federation, appealing to several youths, pre-teens and adolescent fans via YouTube.
The federation was based in Lancaster, Wisconsin with a P.O Box Address for the production line of DVD sales, merchandise and other apparel. After broadcasting their final event in November, Last Stand in which was a LIVE free per view aired on Justin.tv, SnR publicly announced on YouTube that the promotion was due to return for a one last show in the Spring of 2009 while promoting a match between Rosstaman and Steve Weezy.
However, SnR has already auctioned off all SnR superstar clothing, merchandise and equipment, appearing to indefinitely be folded after claims that YouTube removed all videos for copyright matters as they now pursue music careers on independent label, SnR Entertainment.
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History
Steve and Ross Wrestling was said to undergo deep structuring and promotion to get kick-started as a Wisconsin-based internet promotion, which under the words of Rosstaman, initially began in 2003 much in the childhood period. In 2006, SnR would spread virtually, first considering to banner under Backyard World Wrestling Entertainment and various other names prior to the mutual decision by co-owners Steve Weezy and Rosstaman who labelled the federation after themselves as Steve and Ross Wrestling.
June 2006, co-owner Steve Weezy travelled abroad to visit his father in California, meanwhile co-owner Rosstaman constructed a trampoline-ring with the assist of his long-time friend, Jeff, which in its completion was presented via YouTube for the internet visionary of Weezy, allegedly averaging 1,000 views in a week's time, marking the ignition of the establishment.
SnR: WWE (2006-2007)
When Weezy returned to Wisconsin in late July, both co-owners organized SnR and started off as a product imitation of World Wrestling Entertainment, molding themselves after their favorite superstars but incorporating their own storylines all to create SnR: WWE holding shows using WWE's popular flagship broadcast name after their initials, SnR: RAW, consequently gaining numerous viewership.
They would follow through acting out as WWE performers until April 2007 that proved beneficial to their fanbase and popularity before SnR opted to launch their own original product. The original SnR took form when SnR refreshed their image and soon acquired a full gimmick roster of created characters. They promoted as SnR Wrestling (which was approved in a poll by fans when SnR considered a name change) with their sole internet broadcast uploaded weekly in the summer, SnR Meltdown.
SnR Wrestling (2007-2008)
Around this time, SnR had considered to promote and hold shows in their territorial locality and omit live internet broadcasts, but decisively concluded on keeping their appeal to an established and supportive online audience since their initiation. Under SnR Wrestling for two years, they were held as one of the most organized federations especially concerning their background presentation. However, for safety reasons, SnR lacked the display in terms of wrestling ability on a bounceless trampoline ring and compensated with interesting storylines and gimmicks.
In the course of SnR, they accomplished themselves as the inaugural backyard wrestling promotion in the world to produce "live" weekly-new Meltdown broadcasts online which met two full seasons and was the first backyard federation in the world to host live successful profit-gaining pay-per-views prior to putting them on sale. In notability, the promotion has also succeeded financially and intercontinentally (though limitedly) on an entertainment level and has been able to reduce the risk of high injury and prevent mutual affliction to themselves by vastly lessening their physicality.
Striving for recognition and to win fans over, countless promotional publications were used specifically several video-sharing sites. In November 2008, SnR broadcasted their final event Last Stand and auctioned off all apparel and equipment to fans.
Final champions
| Championships | Current champion(s) | Date Won | Event |
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Fan Community
Influence of SnR
Since SnR folded, a few federations have come around in an attempt to emulate the success of the promotion, creating a similar name and trying to present a quality alike. These federations include:
The fanbase of SnR have been majorly loyal to the promotion and its owners in Steve Weezy and Rosstaman. Few even consider it their equivalent of WWE or NWA or an inspiration that desires them to wrestle themselves. Joey Kovar from MTV's The Real World: Hollywood has also fanned the product. Many fans aspire to become an SnR star or host their federation's shows in the environment that SnR possesses. The most favored superstar in SnR is Rosstaman as several tend to morely follow behind him in preference to all other stars.
SnR Entertainment
Steve Weezy (Stevie Dub) and Rosstaman (Ross Quick) devise their own hits under the independent record label SnR Entertainment (or SnR Ent.), few which were used for SnR entrance themes and events. Both have collaborated on songs and performed on stage for small audiences, seeking to push their independent careers forward into the mainstream. One hip-hop hit off their recording album that is favored among the fans and audience is 'Ima Do My Thang'.
Trivia
- Fans from all 7 of the world's continents have visited SnR's site at SnRwrestling.net
- Fans from over 100 countries in the world have visited SnR's site at SnRWrestling.net
- There are 1700+ subscribers on SnR's YouTube Channel
- SnR receives 20,000+ hits on SnRwrestling.net each month.
- 2,000,000 people have watched SnR Wrestling on YouTube.
