The first WNO event was held on Feb. 7, 2020 at the Hangar in Costa Mesa, Calif. and featured some of the best grapplers in the world in the first FloGrappling premium event. That included Nicholas Meregali who faced Victor Hugo in an ultra-heavyweight Gi match. 

Most of the matches that night were Gi matches and No. 1 Meregali was upset by No. 4 Hugo to set the tone for the rest of the WNO events to follow. 

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Now 23 WNO events later,  Meregali is back headlining WNO, the third in last year, and is still the No. 1-ranked Gi grappler in the world. He'll face veteran Wagner Rocha, also no stranger to headlining WNO. 

Most of the card for has prior experience at WNO, like Meregali and Rocha. Here is what they've done at past WNO events.  

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Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha

• Meregali: 5-1. Meregali's lone loss was to Victor Hugo.  
• Rocha: 3-1. Vagner's lone loss was to No.1-ranked No-Grappler Gordon Ryan. 

Andrew Tackett vs Tommy Langaker

• Tacket: 4-1. Tackett's lone loss was to Micael Galvoa.
• This is Tommy Langaker's WNO debut. 

Felipe Pena vs Rafael Lovato Jr

• Pena: 2-1. Pena headlined the first WNO event of 2023 and was originally scheduled to face Gordon Ryan before an injury forced Ryan to miss. His lone loss at WNO was to Ryan in a 2022 WNO event, his debut match at WNO. 
• Lovato: 2-3. Lovato is a former WNO headliner who has lost to Meregali and Pedro Marinho at WNO.He has wins over Riccardo Evangelista and Elder Cruz. 

Nicky Ryan vs JT Torres

• Nicky Ryan: 4-2. Ryan returned to WNO in 2023 after an injury and beat Rene Sousa. He was originally scheduled to meet Mica Galvao at a WNO later that year but another injury forced him to miss the match. 
• Torres: 1-0. Torres, a two-time ADCC World Champion, beat Magid Hage in February 2023. 

Jasmine Rocha vs Emily Ferreira

• Jasmine Rocha: 1-1. Jasmine Rocha challenged Ffion Davies at WNO 19 for the Women's 125 title, which Davies successfully defended. 
• Ferreira is 1-0, with a victory over Rosa Walsh in November 2022. 

Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis vs Shay Montague

• Reis: 3-1. The former Featherweight WNO champion, an injury forced Reis to lose the belt to Diego Oliveira at WNO 21. He won the belt at WNO 20 when he beat Gabriel Sousa and Keith Krikorian. 
• This is Montague's WNO debut. 

Achilles Rocha vs Cameron Couch

• Achilles: 1-0. He made his debut at WNO 19 when he beat JB Bechtloff. 
• This is Couch's WNO debut. 

Luccas Lira vs Hasam Alabed

Both are making their WNO debut. 

Cassia Moura vs Jessie Crane

• Crane: 2-4. Crane won her first WNO match at WNO Lovatp vs. Burns. 
• This is Moura's WNO debut. 

Evan Leve vs Marlon Tanaka

Both are making their WNO debut. 

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WNO 23 Card

WNO 23 Main Card

• Nicholas Meregali vs Vagner Rocha
• Andrew Tackett vs Tommy Langaker
• Felipe Pena vs Rafael Lovato Jr
• Nicky Ryan vs JT Torres
• Jasmine Rocha vs Emily Ferreira
• Diogo 'Baby Shark' Reis vs Shay Montague

WNO 23: Undercard

• Achilles Rocha vs Cameron Couch
• Luccas Lira vs Hasam Alabed
• Cassia Moura vs Jessie Crane
• Evan Leve vs Marlon Tanaka

WNO History: Here's Every Who's No. 1

Here is every WNO event ever with match replays, news and results

• WNO 22: Rodriguez vs. Hugo 
• WNO 21: Marinho vs. Lovato 
• WNO 20: Night of Champions
• WNO 19: Meregali vs. Duarte
• WNO 18: Meregali vs. Marinho
• WNO 17: Pena vs. Rodriguez
• WNO 16: Ste-Marie vs Bastos
• WNO 15: Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena
• WNO 14: Who's Next Finale
• WNO 13:  Gordon vs. Couch 
• WNO 12: Craig Jones vs. Pedro Marinho 
• WNO 11: WNO Championship
• WNO 10: Jones vs. Ruotolo
• WNO 9: Jones vs. Pena
• WNO 8: Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Gilbert Burns
• WNO 7: Gordon vs. Vagner
• WNO 6: Craig Jones vs. Ronaldo Junior
• WNO 5: Kaynan Duarte vs. Rodolfo Vieira
• WNO 4: Gordon Ryan vs. Matheus Diniz
• WNO 3: Gary Tonon vs. Dante Leon
• WNO 2: Gordon Ryan vs. Kyle Boehm 
• WNO 1: Who's No. 1

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