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It's hard to believe that a company that has booked Kurt Angle, Cody Rhodes, Bubba Ray Dudley, Bret Hart, Rey Mysterio and a host of wrestling mega-stars within their first year of existence could outdo themselves for ambition.

But that's just what they've attempted to achieve in organising the first ever 'Pro Wrestling World Cup'. After teasing an announcement yesterday and sending the internet wrestling community into a frenzy, the company officially released details of the revolutionary tournament.

The competition will begin with 64 wrestlers from around the World battling in eight different preliminary rounds. Each round will see eight men competing in a single fall elimination tournament.

Each preliminary round will consist of competitors from a single country: Canada, England, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Scotland, USA. A mini-tournament will also be held for competitors from the Rest Of The World, with eight further countries represented. Two winners will proceed from each round.

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Kenny McIntosh, speaking with Irish Daily Mirror, said: "Since day one, we at WhatCulture have been interested in all forms of wrestling not exclusively American stuff,

"There's never really been a World Cup in wrestling. We love the World Cup in football, rugby and basically every sport. It adds a sense of excitement to get people from all over the globe... We're looking forward to being able to crown something different to a 'world champion'."

McIntosh is one of a few fan favourites on WhatCulture's main wrestling channel, which has garnered almost 1,000,000 subscribers, but he was keen to ensure that this tournament will be more about in-ring action than the weekly WCPW product Loaded. "The World Cup is about wrestling... This won't be about the WhatCulture personalities and the stories, it's about finding the best wrestlers and them having the best matches.

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"What we're most proud of at WhatCulture even above the massive names that have performed is the stars we've built ourselves. Martin Kirby, Joe Hendry, Gabriel Kidd, Joseph Connors to name just a few. We don't bring the likes of Kurt Angle in so we can make a buck, we utilize these guys to help build up our own talent... If Hulk Hogan was available for this tournament

The first show of the competition will take place in Nottingham on March 21 and will be the regional tournament for England and will culminate with a two-night final in the UK to be broadcast live online.

Every match will be shown on WCPW's official YouTube channel, which has amassed over 130,000 subscribers in the half a year it has been live, not their paid subscription service WhatCulture Extra.

The final will be broadcast live, following the success of their iPPV shows and live specials such as Delete WCPW , True Legacy, KirbyMania and many more