2009 SPECIALTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Each of these winners was awarded $100,000 in imaginary money! Those who finished in second place received $25,000 in earnings, and $10,000 went to the wrestlers in third place. Thanks to everyone who competed this year!
| Biker Chain: | MC: "Spunky" Chris Blake (CWL) Blake Morgan and Gary Cassibry, Sr., both of Mississippi Death Wish (BHL) Michael A. McCullough of Delaware RWS/AMP: Smoke Dogg (TCL) Nathan Fann of Tennessee |
| Buried Alive: | ROW: Special Agent B.M.F. (JIL) Craig Perkins of Connecticut Dan the Man (BWL) Dan Hicks of Texas RWS: Blade (HWL) Michael Drake of New York |
| Casket: | ROA: Dark Angel (TCL) Michael Ladson of New York LAWLESS: Mr. CFL Windy City Warrior (CFL) Anthony Adams of Illinois TB/WCGP: Yur Mama (NBL) Frank Jay Belcher III of Michigan |
| Circle of Fear: | MD: Rector Valkut (TCL) Steve Stoedter of Utah BCC: Sean Price (JCL) BCC: Solo (JCL) both are managed by Mansa McQueen of Maryland |
| First Blood: | ROA: Dark Angel (TCL) Cal Rock (SGL) Rob Calone of New York LAWLESS: Mr. CFL Windy City Warrior (CFL) |
| Hair vs. Hair: | GI: "Five Star" Brad Thompson (FSL) David Britton of Pennsylvania EVOLUTION: "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan (SGL) Jody Workman of Ohio Mike Legend (FLL) Michael Drake |
| Hangman's Horror: | GI: Brubaker (FSL) David Britton NME/WCGP: "Game Tight" Thugg Knight (MBL) Tony Zamora of California Dan the Man (BWL) |
| Hardcore: | TB/WCGP: Yur Mama (NBL) TB/WCGP: Yur Papa (NBL) both belong to Frank Jay Belcher III OUTLAWS: Crush (NBL) Jennifer McCarthy of New Mexico |
| Hell in a Cell: | MD: James "The Lord of Darkness" Stoedter (TCL) Steve Stoedter SYNDICATE: The Tyrannosaur (RSL) Matt Grix of North Carolina M2M: Matt Fugate (EAL) manages his own career out of Ohio |
| I Quit: | MD: Steve "The Prince of Darkness" Stoedter (TCL) Steve Stoedter "Cap'N' Redneck" Dickie Hamhock (MRL) Marc Phaneuf of Rhode Island FV: Dick Diegler (FLL) Jacob Spiwak of Illinois |
| Inferno: | Azriel Danzig (GRL) John Fleischman of Pennsylvania 4REICH: Colin the Satanic Brother (JIL) Matt Yunick of New York LAWLESS: Mr. CFL Windy City Warrior (CFL) |
| Iron Man: | EVOLUTION: Phil "The Marine" Henderson (KKL) Jody Workman Judge Guyver (EAL) Delvon Mills of Florida ACE: Manson (SHL) Michael Eaves of Mississippi |
| Last Man Standing: | NME: "Naughty Dread" Montego Myles (DDL) Tony Zamora MD: James "The Lord of Darkness" Stoedter (TCL) ROA: Archangel (TCL) Michael Ladson |
| Lumberjack: | MD: Steve "The Prince of Darkness" Stoedter (TCL) WWW: High Stakes Chris Edwards (CFL) Ed Cassens of Missouri NME: "The Westsider" O.G. Ryder (BOL) Tony Zamora |
| Martial Arts: | MD: Rector Valkut (TCL) NME/WCGP: Indikka "G-13" Sativa (MBL) Tony Zamora Dr. John Snevel (XWL) Mark Hlavin of Ohio |
| Parking Lot Brawl: | RFN: The Fallen (FLL) A1C Brian Johnson of the United States Air Force DA: The Natural (ASL) John Grace of New York ROW: Special Agent B.M.F. (JIL) |
| Scaffold: | ELW: Wolfman Mack McGuire (EAL) Michael D. Cameron of Florida MD: Kossak (TCL) Steve Stoedter NME/WCGP: Dee-Bo the Ruthless Villain (NBL) Tony Zamora |
| Singapore Cane: | HHS: Cujo (THL) FHI/MCM: Patrick O'Malley (MBL) Curtis Roberts of Colorado owns both NME: Ice Man (CFL) Tim Zaegel of Virginia |
| Tables, Ladders, and Chairs: | FOE: Mr. Maniac (WSL) Jason Hixenbaugh of Alabama MD: Steve "The Prince of Darkness" Stoedter (TCL) ROTU: Widowmaker (BOL) Vincent Bates of Washington |
| Texas Bullrope: | "The Avenger" Randall Anderson (UEL) Jacob Elbe of Wisconsin King Cobra (KKL) Ryan Oskar of Ohio ELW: Wolfman Mack McGuire (EAL) |
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
COT's Frank "The Tank" Snyder is the first wrestler managed by Wade Reinhard of Pennsylvania to enter the IWA Hall of Fame. Snyder began wrestling in the Spring of 2006. He has wrestled in the NYL, UWL, CFL, and ASL. He is renowned for his flowing red mullet, and for tagging with the flatulent Terrible Tim Peacock. In March of 2007, Frank Snyder won the Bronze Federation title and the IWA World Championship -- which he bragged about endlessly. He retires as the ASL's reigning TV and 5-Star Grand Champion. Snyder is looking forward to his post-wrestling career, and has planned a lucrative future as owner of Fast Food Franky's franchise. In parting, Frank says, "What's up, dude?"
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Tony Robinson of Florida led ACE: Gavin MacLeod (NDL) to point flow victory over fellow federation winners Ragh Bagah Ali and Colin the Satanic Brother -- all of whom had 501 points! Tony gets his choice of 100 free matches or a real wrestling belt and 50 free matches. Nice work!
U.S. CHAMPION
This prize of an engraved plaque or 25 free matches went home with Tim Zaegel of Virginia, who coached NME: "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith (WWL) to a perfect 501-point total!
KING OF THE RING
(: Billy "The Hammer" Lee (ICL) won this engraved plaque or 25 free matches for Fan of the Powerball from Supermarkets across America! We found the total of the values of hold positions 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15 in every league battle royal winner's strategy, and his 273 points took the prize. Billy was entered in the running for this belt due to an in-league error. If that hadn't occurred, the winner would have been Easy E. Joe Cool (CWL), managed by Dimitrios Zervas of New York. He had a 271-point KOTR total, as did ACE: HBK (OTL), who would have lost by point flow. The hold positions used for the regular league battle royals were: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, and 13.
AMERICAN CHAMPION
Steven J. Deane of Nebraska managed EDGE/NME: Rogue Warrior: Talon (ASL) all the way to this $25,000 title, so he wins 10 free matches! Talon had a 499 total.
ASIATIC CHAMPION
World Heavyweight Champion ACE: Gavin MacLeod (NDL) added this $25,000 purse to his imaginary bank account, and picked up another 10 free matches for Tony Robinson of Florida, who provided his 501-point strategy!
HARDCORE CHAMPION
EDGE/TK: Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (TDL) won these 10 free matches for his manager, John Gabriel of Pennsylvania! RWS: Guile (DDL) also had 500 points but was edged out.
METROPOLITAN CHAMPION
EDGE/NME: Rogue Warrior: Talon came out on top of the champions from our six most active leagues, thanks to his 499-pointer. Since this is the third time this year that the ASL has been home to our Metro champion, Talon's manager, Steven J. Deane of Nebraska, wins twenty free matches!
CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Tai-Wand White of Texas led Awesome Shaun Austin (AFL) to victory over the champions of our other rookie leagues, just as he did in the Summer cycle! He will receive 10 free matches for this accomplishment, and Shaun was already awarded $25,000 in imaginary money.
FEDERATION PLAY-OFFS
Howie Sandberg of New York guided ACE: J.C. Springer (UFL) to a 499-point strategy, which ended up preventing stablemate Sheik Abdul Assad (NGL) from retaining his Iron Federation title. Also losing by point flow were (: Jammin' James Jones (HWL), ACE: Stan Whiskey (EEL), NME/WCGP: Celly "40 Ounce" Fonzarelli (MBL), and EDGE/NME: Billy Bedlam (CSL). The Steel Federation champion was Steve "The Sandman" Sands (KKL), who had to edge out ACE: Mr. Ego (ZPL), since both had 499-pointers. His manager, Ottis M. Trent of Kentucky, earned 25 free matches! The Gold strap went to eventual World Heavyweight winner Gavin MacLeod. In the Diamond Federation, Skylar Gale of Illinois helped RWS: Guile (DDL) overcome COT: Duke Dangerous (ECL). Both wrestlers had 500 points, and so did 4REICH: Minnesota Wrecking Crew II (IGL), who won the Bronze Federation prize for Steven M. Shotliff of Minnesota. Scott K. Olson of Nevada took the Jade honors with (: Ragh Bagah Ali (THL), who edged out 4REICH: Colin the Satanic Brother (JIL). Each had a 501 total!
NATIONAL CHAMPION, IWA-WIDE REGIONALS
(: Saddat El Saajid (THL) used his perfect 501-pointer to gain first the Southern regional honors, then the National prize of an engraved plaque or 25 free matches for Scott K. Olson of Nevada! The other $20,000 prizes went to...
| Atlantic: | 4REICH: Joe Dirt (GRL) coached to a 501 by Steven M. Shotliff of Minnesota |
| Central: | ILL/NVME: Kevin Nash (WWL) managed by Grant Matthews of Canada; had to edge AD: Krazy K (JIL), both with 500 |
| Dixie: | (: Sim Sim Ala Singh (THL) received a 501-point strategy from Scott K. Olson |
| Eastern: | WWW: Diabolical Jerry Savage (NAL) owned by Mark Duchaine of Vermont; used point flow against ILL/NVME: Simply Ravishing Rick Rude (WWL), both with 500 |
| Mountain: | ILL/NVME: Scott Hall (WWL) led to 500 points by Grant Matthews |
| Northern: | (: "The Untouchable" Steve Malone (AAL) armed with a perfect 501 total by Jonathan Akers of Texas |
| Pacific: | ACE: Dr. Feelgood (SHL) managed by Michael Eaves of Mississippi; edged out ACE: Merchant of Agony (NAL) and WWW: The Rebel (JIL), all with 499 |
| Prairie: | (: Beaming Bill Clinton (HWL) kept this belt in New Yorker Tony Pesante's possession; had to edge WWW: Mark the Master Duchaine (JIL), both with 499 |
| Western: | EDGE/NME: Burley Hurley (MBL) owned by Steven J. Deane of Nebraska; beat ACE: Revis (SML) by point flow, both with 499 |
LADIES' TITLES
The $40,000 Ladies' World title went to ACE: Linsey Dawn McKenzie (FFL), who used her 499-point strategy to win the choice between an engraved plaque and 15 free matches for Eric Lindsay of Pennsylvania! Ryan Oskar of Ohio coached Bodacious Bonnie (FFL) to victory in the battle for the Queen of the Ring crown. The Ladies' U.S. belt ended up around the waist of Hott Heather (VVL), who was managed to a win over Irish Rose (LLL) by Lee R. Beishline of Pennsylvania. 4REICH: "Trailer Park" Tracy Jewels (LLL) took the Ladies' National title for Anthony Dudick of New York, who provided her with a 499-pointer. Sister Jewels "Toothless Redneck" Raylene and "Poor White Trash" Patty helped Anthony to his third consecutive U.S. tag victory! They had to edge out NME: Erica Mayhem and Tricia Horror (VVL). The Jewels continued to shine by defeating ACE: "The Voluptuous One" Eden Mor, Milena "Double J" Velba, and "European Knockout" Nadine Jansen (FFL) in the match which decided the U.S. Six-woman winners! EDGE/NME: Ruthless Monica Lewinski and Vicious Lorena Bobbit (LLL) secured the World Tag-team honors for Steven J. Deane of Nebraska, then he had Fiendish Amy Fisher join them and the trio won the World Six-woman championships!
WORLD TAG-TEAM CHAMPIONS
Steven J. Deane of Nebraska won these coveted titles with EDGE/B JEALOUS: Texas Tech's and Texas A&M's #1 Virgin Slayers (THL)! His wrestlers each received $50,000 in imaginary earnings, and Steven gets his choice of an engraved plaque or 15 free matches. The top six teams listed had 516 points!
TOP 10 TAG-TEAMS
| 1. | EDGE/B JEALOUS: Texas Tech's & Texas A&M's #1 Virgin Slayers (THL) |
| 2. | ACE: Jailbird Smith & Mr. Excellent (ZPL) |
| 3. | ACE: Merchant of Agony & Dragon of Anarchy (NAL) |
| 4. | ACE: Diddy Did It Dummy & Busta Bobby Damage (SAL) |
| 5. | ACE: Grundle's Magic Carpet & Sands Grundle of Arabia (GRL) |
| 6. | (: The Green and the Red Societies & Skull and Bones (SGL) |
| 7. | (: Gorgeous George Bush & Jammin' James Jones (HWL) |
| 8. | ACE: Big Black Psycho & Mr. Richard Black (CSL) |
| 9. | EDGE: Sir Silver & FOE: "Heartbreaker" Cole Hammels (ICL) |
| 10. | (: Dangerous Dan & Sweet Stan Strong (JIL) |
U.S. TAG-TEAM CHAMPIONS
Picking up these $20,000 purses were RWS/MCM: The Atomic Playboys Aaron Idol and Steve Stevens (AFL)! Randall Reedy of Michigan managed the pair to a perfect 516-point team total. Good job, Randall!
WORLD SIX-MAN CHAMPIONS
Mike Dorsett of New York kept his hands on these titles, thanks not only to an impressive repeat performance from the Dominos, but also to the efforts of his IML crew! Joachim Storz of Germany only had one team tie for these titles, but we have a feeling his JRL grapplers weren't really interested in sharing, anyway. The top six teams in the standings had 521 points.
TOP 10 SIX-MAN TEAMS
| 1. | EDGE: Classy Chris, Dangerous Derek, the Executioner Eric Domino (MEL) EDGE: The False Prophet, Galan Dracos, Green Knight (IML) EDGE: Devon Crow, Derek D'Spayre, Lazarus Kane (JRL) |
| 4. | 4REICH: Melinda the Satanic Girlfriend, Colin the Satanic Brother, Matt the Satanic Bagger (JIL) |
| 5. | NME: Roger Dat, NME/ZZ: Colonel Raikkonen, NME: Mr. Chi City Mayne (PKL) |
| 6. | TB: Ghetto Warrior, Wicked Clown, Wicked Ringmaster (SGL) |
| 7. | EDGE: 2 Perfect CS, FOE: "Flyin' Hawaiian" Shane Victorino, "The Wife Beater" Brett Myers (ICL) |
| 8. | EDGE/NME: Trident Wielding Brick Tamland, Baxter "Wheel of Cheese" Burgundy, Legendary Ron Burgundy (CCL) |
| 9. | NME: Vader, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (WWL) EDGE/B JEALOUS: Texas's, Texas Tech's, Texas A&M's #1 Virgin Slayers (THL) NME: Dominant Factors Scourge, Plague, Chaos (MBL) |
U.S. SIX-MAN CHAMPIONS
Johnathan Bridgeman of Arkansas watched from ringside as his team of NME: European Big Game Hunter, Custon Grill, and ILLuminate (JRL) won these titles! They had to use point flow against ACE/MSY: Ryan Epic, Jake Omen, and Adam Bueller (MBL); (: Saddat El Saajid, Sim Sim Ala Singh, and Ragh Bagah Ali (THL); plus (: Death Adder, Jimmy "The Spike" Lee, and Billy "The Hammer" Lee (ICL).
TOP 10 LEAGUES
Based on the number of matches, the most active leagues for the August cycle are shown below. Perhaps aided by the "two matches for $1" cycle it won last time, the Grim Reaper League took over the top spot. This time around, the special price went to managers in the Just Incredible League, whose active wrestlers had the best average strategy total! The MRL and NAL wrestlers were in hot pursuit.
| 1. | GRL (1,163 matches) | 491.937 |
| 2. | NAL (1,001 matches) | 492.315 |
| 3. | ASL (956 matches) | 491.989 |
| 4. | UEL (926 matches) | 474.596 |
| 5. | MRL (910 matches) | 492.398 |
| 6. | NBL (832 matches) | 490.429 |
| 7. | SGL (718 matches) | 473.279 |
| 8. | FLL (691 matches) | 485.000 |
| 9. | JIL (658 matches) | 493.952 |
| 10. | DDL (649 matches) | 488.400 |
TOP 20 VICTORIES
(This list only includes active wrestlers.)
| 1. | "Mr. Powerful" Ken Lambeau (PKL) | 9,936-1,177-234 |
| 2. | RENEGADE: Eric "The Cobra" Langdon (MIL) | 5,586-1,427-214 |
| 3. | WWW: Mike White Lightning Moore (QPL) | 5,571-1,489-274 |
| 4. | Johnny "2 Kold" Koolakowski (LOL) | 5,525-170-36 |
| 5. | JL6: The Hooded Inmate (IML) | 5,186-982-189 |
| 6. | WWW: High Stakes Chris Edwards (CFL) | 5,033-1,211-120 |
| 7. | King Cobra (KKL) | 4,583-400-62 |
| 8. | S4C: Willie Wino (NSL) | 4,446-708-157 |
| 9. | CC: Danny Boy O'Day (NSL) | 4,358-823-172 |
| 10. | CC: Oliver Shagnasty (NSL) | 4,334-843-143 |
| 11. | PAIN: Dragon Tzu (AAL) | 4,282-1,810-352 |
| 12. | Easy E. Joe Cool (CWL) | 4,255-675-152 |
| 13. | PAIN: Manitou (AAL) | 4,229-1,781-331 |
| 14. | 4REICH: Innovator of Arrogance Keith A. Maple (XPL) | 4,201-204-87 |
| 15. | WWW: Sir Gunther Kinderwacht (NAL) | 4,114-441-123 |
| 16. | PAIN: Cougar - WK (AAL) | 4,086-1,810-352 |
| 17. | ROW: Special Agent B.M.F. (JIL) | 4,054-1,106-267 |
| 18. | ACE: The Survivor (ECL) | 3,987-908-209 |
| 19. | Dimitrios the Traveler (ABL) | 3,952-498-195 |
| 20. | RWS: Mike Drake (DDL) | 3,882-423-139 |
LIST OF LEAGUES
IRON FEDERATION: Center Stage, Extreme Action, Extreme Existence, Hardcore Wrestling, Iron Man, Murder Incorporated, Mysterious Benefactor, Next Generation, Quick Pin, Rising Stars, Slumber-party Massacre, Under Fire, Wrestling Superstars, Xtreme Poison
STEEL FEDERATION: Absolute Pain, Caribbean Coast, Devil Inside, Fighting Legends, Intense Impact, King Kong, Lost Souls, Mid-Atlantic Region, New Blood, Old School, Praying Mantis, Rebel Yell, Vicious Valkyries, Zeus Power
GOLD FEDERATION: All Star, Battle Royal, Black Ops, Blood Bath, Chicago Legends, Classic Wrestling, Dark Angel, Federated Suns, Hit Man, Majestic Property, Masked Wrestling, Mystic Diva, Ninja Dojo, Texas Death, Union Express
DIAMOND FEDERATION: American Bodyslam, American Legion, Armed Forces, Bounty Hunter, Dark Days, Evil Clown, Femme Fatale, Fractured Jaw, Last Breath, Lights Out, Night Falcon, Noble Savage, Non-stop Action, Rajun Cajun, Xtreme Wrestling
BRONZE FEDERATION: Barbaric Warrior, Coffin Filler, Extreme Hardcore, Grim Reaper, Hot Streak, Iron Glove, Jersey City Wrestling, Main Event, Men of Steel, Old Timer's, Raging Bull, Soul Asylum, Torture Chamber, War Cry
JADE FEDERATION: Atomic Age, Iron Cross, Jade Dragon, Just Incredible, Just Rasslin', Killer Soldiers, Lovely Ladies, Psychotic Killer, Smoking Gun, South Central Wrestling, Super Hero, Thor's Hammer, World Wrestling, Wrestlers Elite