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JOHNNY B SAYS
So far, every new wrestler who has won the Rookie Brawl this millennium has been female! Congratulations to manager Andrew McMillan on coaching Bonnie Banks to the top.
I'm also giving a shout-out to manager Jake Joyce for guiding Rey Converse to the Asian, Elite, Jade Federation, and World Championships! This isn't Rey's first rodeo: he won the Gold Federation honors in the Winter 2019 cycle while competing in the CWL.
In other news, our luxury tour buses have begun what's sure to be a fun-filled Canadian road trip. We'll have the results of Imagimania for you next cycle, so get pumped!
WORLD, U.S., KING OF THE RING
World Champion
TBABIT/RABBIT: "Dragonheart" Rey Converse (DXL)
Jake Joyce of Illinois; 501; $250,000 + 75 free matches or a real wrestling belt & 25 free matches, 10 free matches for DXL managers next cycle
"The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy blasts through the P.A. system as the entirety of TBABIT starts filing through the entrance curtain. Leading the pack are IWA World Champion "Dragonheart" Rey Converse and his manager, Jake Joyce. Both Rey and Jake roll into the ring as the rest of the TBABIT roster encircles it. They are each holding a Natty Light. Some have two. Joyce produces a mic from his jean-jacket pocket:
"You know, I know this is Rey's night and all, but I'm afraid that if I give him a live mic, he'll begin talking about certain parts of the human anatomy!"
The crowd laughs as Rey nods and shrugs.
"I'd like to say a few words on this momentous occasion. First and foremost, I can't go any further without paying tribute to my TBABIT brethren Tom Cottrill and Seth Brubaker, and our adopted brother Brad Norman. You boys are the reason I still play this game, and your insanely vast amount of knowledge and insight are why I -- I mean Rey -- is the World Champion today. I consider you three some of my best friends in the world, and you are, without a doubt, the best players in this game. AIN'T DAT DA TROOTH! I'd take you all out for a beer at Pat's in the Flats, but it's about 400 miles from Chicago and no longer exists because it was falling apart and possibly had lead in the water.
"Secondly, I would be remiss if I failed to mention my humble beginnings in the IWAR Network. Although I haven't been involved in those leagues for a number of years, I wouldn't be the player I am today without it. Those were some of my best times in the IWA. And last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank my beautiful wife Danielle: Thank you for your continued love and support of all my hobbies, no matter how hard they may be for me to explain. AINNNNN'T DAT DA TROOOOOTH!"
The crowd roars, and the members of TBABIT chug their Natty Light and throw the cans into the ring.
U.S. Champion
EDGE: "Iron" Mike Lung (IIL)
Brad Norman of North Carolina; 501; $100,000 + a large plaque or 25 free matches; edged VIRUS/CTI: Roderick Strong (AEL), VIRUS/LPPF: Lance (GRL)
King of the Ring
IMT: Savage Billy Manson (ZZL)
IWA Legend Terrence Boyd of Georgia; 501; $50,000 + a large plaque or 25 free matches; 277 KotR total; hold positions were 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14; battle royal hold positions were 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15
FEDERATION TITLES -- $50,000 + 25 free matches
Iron Federation Champion
SOS: Doomsayer (MEL)
Robbie "Blood" Pawelek of Texas; 499
Steel Federation Champion
FRM-16: Soldat M.P. Galette (LPL)
Big Marchand from the Diamond District and Don Million of Boston, MA; 500; edged SOS: Clutch Steinberg (WDL)
Gold Federation Champion
COT: The Ace of Spades (SVL)
"The Game" from Parts Unknown; 501
Diamond Federation Champion
IMT/ARMY: "Ladies' Man" Toad Porter (ECL)
Donald Henry of Illinois; 501
Bronze Federation Champion
SOS: Scott Commodity (COL)
Derek Tuttle of Florida; manager retained title; 501; edged EDGE: Stefan U. Winslow (AOL), IMT/ARMY: Sugar Skull Whiskey (HRL), LPPF/VIRUS: Mark the Master Duchaine (GRL)
Jade Federation Champion
TBABIT/RABBIT: "Dragonheart" Rey Converse (DXL)
Jake Joyce of Illinois; 501; edged EDGE/ROT: Reign of Terror Disciple (JDL), IMT: Savage Billy Manson (ZZL), SOS: "Rock Hard" Rod Cox (WEW)
SPECIALTY TITLES -- $25,000 + 10 free matches
American Champion
EPIC/GR: Edsel Frost (QQW)
Brandon Madden of Michigan; 501; edged EDGE: Stefan U. Winslow (AOL)
Asian Champion
TBABIT/RABBIT: "Dragonheart" Rey Converse (DXL)
Jake Joyce of Illinois; 501; edged EDGE/ROT: Reign of Terror Disciple (JDL), IMT/ARMY: "Ladies' Man" Toad Porter (ECL), SOS: Scott Commodity (COL), COT: The Ace of Spades (SVL), IMT/ARMY: Sugar Skull Whiskey (HRL), TUFF: Lil' Cheyenne (LLL)
Elite Champion
Rey Converse
60 free matches or a real wrestling belt & 10 free matches; edged Edsel Frost
Hardcore Champion
LPPF/VIRUS: Mark the Master Duchaine (GRL)
"Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine of Vermont; 501
International Champion
IMT: Savage Billy Manson (ZZL)
IWA Legend Terrence Boyd of Georgia; 501; edged SOS: "Rock Hard" Rod Cox (WEW)
Metropolitan Champion
EDGE: Magnificent Marvin Moyer (IWL)
Brad Norman of North Carolina; 499; 35 free matches
Rookie Brawl Winner
LRC: Big Money Bonnie Banks (NWL)
Andrew McMillan of Texas; 500
NATIONAL, IWA-WIDE REGIONALS -- $25,000
National Champion
EDGE/ROT: Disciple of Terror 9 (JDL)
Rich Reilly of New Jersey; 501; a large plaque or 25 free matches; Great Lakes region
Central Plains Champion
EDGE: Coach Boomer (PKW)
Andrew Konik of Michigan; 501; edged EDGE: Marvin Hinton (AEL), EDGE: Konik (IWL)
East Coast Champion
EDGE: The Great David (IWL)
Andrew Konik; 500
Mid-Atlantic Champion
VIRUS/LPPF: Maniac Misfit #1 (XWL)
Michael Eaves of Mississippi; 501; edged SOS: Deadbeat Don (AEL)
Northeast Champion
EDGE/ROT: Disciple of Terror 11 (JDL)
Rich Reilly; 500; edged VIRUS/CTI: CM Punk (AEL), EPIC/BNC: Becky Deranged (AWL)
Pacific Northwest Champion
IMT/ARMY: Bro Shambles (CZL)
Donald Henry of Illinois; 501
Rocky Mountains Champion
SOS: Pretty Boy Blood (CZL)
Robbie "Blood" Pawelek of Texas; 500; edged COT: Senor Rick Spur (MML), DOD/ORDER: Hardcore Jeannie Lane (LSL), DOD/ORDER: Mean Matt Ratcheck (AWL), LRC: Big Money Bonnie Banks (NWL)
Southeast Champion
SOS: Skinny Cyclist (KHL)
Robbie Pawelek; manager retained title; 500
Southwest Champion
SOS: Terrible Thomas Perez (KHL)
Robbie Pawelek; 501
West Coast Champion
COT: Colonel Francis Lynch (PKW)
"The Game" from Parts Unknown; 500; edged EDGE: Sam Axe (WEW), SOS/CHAMP: Brandon Berserker Baum (KHL)
LADIES' TITLES
Ladies' World Champion
EPIC/GR: Edsel Frost (QQW)
Brandon Madden of Michigan; 501; $50,000 + a plaque or 15 free matches; edged TUFF: Lil' Cheyenne (LLL)
Ladies' U.S. Champion
COT: Hardcore Wendy Reinhard (FFL)
Wade Reinhard of Pennsylvania; 500; $25,000
Queen of the Ring
SOS: Brenda "Bring Da" Payne (VVL)
"The Smooth One" Jeff Manning of Ohio; 500; 274 QotR total
Ladies' National Champion
COT: Brawlin' Lynn Brosious (FFL)
Wade Reinhard; 501
Ladies' Tag-team Champions
SOS: Jinx Arashikage & Lady Jaye Burnett (VVL)
Jeff Manning; 516
Ladies' U.S. Tag-team Champions
COT: Guardian & Sentinel (FFL)
Wade Reinhard
World Six-woman Champions
RNR/EPIC: Huntress, Hillbilly Holly, The American Dream (QQW)
Robert Lawson of Colorado; 521
U.S. Six-woman Champions
VIRUS/LPPF/CTI: Swamp A., Sweatin', Valley B. (VVL)
Frank Jay Belcher III of Michigan; 521
TAG-TEAM TITLES
World Tag-team Champions
SOS: Champ Goodwrestler & EDGE: Rabid Robert Anderson (IIL)
Michael Cook of Kentucky & Brad Norman of North Carolina; Cook retained titles; share of $50,000 + 15 free matches
EDGE/ROT: Fighters 9 & 10 (MML)
Rich Reilly of New Jersey
Top Contenders
3. PPA: El Luchador & El Destructor (CAW)
SOS: Shane Gretsky & "Pistol" Pez Dispenser (COL)
5. TBABIT: Jake Henry & Jake Mustafa (SVL)
ranked #21 last time
6. SOS: Ox Cutter & Polish Power Jakub Pavlik (WDL)
7. TBABIT: Steve & David Hewghes (MUL)
8. VIRUS/CTI: K.M. Fauxx & Shoemaker (BKL)
9. LPPF/VIRUS: Dominant Factors Fury & Rage (CFL)
LPPF/VIRUS: Strong & Super Nintendo (JDL)
11. VIRUS: Outlaw Tony Taylor & Loverboy Louie Lopez (EHL)
12. VIRUS/CTI: Ace & Archer Anderson (WTL)
13. SOS: "Iron" George Davis & Charles "Kid" Nichols (NDL)
SOS: Orm & Eumastas (AEL)
15. EDGE/ROT: Disciples of Rye 16 & 17 (KHL)
16. COT: "Ravishing" Larry Nightmare & Foot Soldier #2 (IGL)
previous champions
17. Disembowelers Mongrel & Meat Hook (IWL)
last of the teams with 516
U.S. Tag-team Champions
EDGE/ROT: Terror Squads 1 & 2 (EHL)
Rich Reilly; share of $25,000
EDGE/W: Hart Foundation's Bret "Hitman" Hart & Neidhart (WDL)
Jeff Annable of Canada; 516; edged EDGE/ROT: Masked Invaders 2 & 3 (MML), EDGE/ROT/BEER: Curiosity One Hundred Nine & AAAlterrr Ego! (HRL), TBABIT: Jake Ice & Jake D (SVL), VIRUS/CTI: Ace & Hunter Breaker (CAW), COT: Best of the Best II & III (MUL), LPPF/VIRUS: Tobey Thoroughbred & Kaiser Klamonsh (JDL)
SIX-MAN TITLES
World Six-man Champions
TBABIT: "Fresh" Francis, Brock Lee, "Rising" Pete ZaGood (MUL)
Seth Brubaker of Ohio; retained titles; manager held titles 10 cycles in a row; share of $50,000 + 15 free matches
EDGE/ROT: Fighters 3, 4, 5 (MML)
Rich Reilly of New Jersey; manager held titles 20 cycles in a row
LPPF/VIRUS/TC: New Breed Legends #1, #2, #3 (NSL)
~TZ~ of Virginia; manager held titles 16 cycles in a row
VIRUS/CTI: Duke Iron, VIRUS/LPPF/CTI: Skin, Staph Infections (LPL)
Michael Drake of New Jersey (Iron) & Frank Jay Belcher III; Belcher held titles 7 cycles in a row, Drake retained titles
LPPF/VIRUS: Tautuiaki TKO, "Rising Sons" Alipate, Tevita Fifita (GCL)
Keith A. Maple of Ohio; manager retained titles
SOS: Zack Morris, Kid Cupid, "Zippy" Zack (LBL)
SOS: Senor Citizen, Betty Wont, "The Canadian Man" Manada (XWL)
Derek Tuttle of Florida; manager held titles 5 cycles in a row
SOS: Luchador Blood #10, #11, #12 (OSL)
Robbie "Blood" Pawelek of Texas; manager retained titles
IMT/ARMY: "Inner City Guerrilla" Ruckus Scarsdale, "Street Dawg" Busta Deeks, "Original Gangsta" Montez Stokes (ECL)
Donald Henry of Illinois; manager held titles 3 cycles in a row
COT: Minnesota Wrecking Crews XVIII, XIX, XX (NFL)
Steven M. Shotliff of Minnesota; manager retained titles
COT: Slaughter, Scorch, Onslaught (CFL)
Wade Reinhard of Pennsylvania
Top Contenders
12. EDGE: Martin Byrde, "Ugly Mug" D. Gorman, "Forever Hurting" Kevin Pain (AOL)
EDGE: "Purple Suede" Chandler Morado, Flying Felipe Fernandez, "Titanic" Jupiter Moon (DZL)
VIRUS: Buff, Runt, Skip Stonewall (BBL)
15. Performance Center Trainer 8, AI: Killer Kyle, VIRUS/LPPF: Sin City Gambler (NDL)
16. EDGE/ROT: Disciples of Rye 7, 8, 9 (KHL)
last of the teams with 521
U.S. Six-man Champions
SOS: Lil Italy, Lion Ted Cruz, Professor URN Payne (XWL)
Derek Tuttle; retained titles; share of $25,000 + 10 free matches
SOS: Yankee Black Mamba, Duke Hauser, Stephan "Frontman" Jenkins (LBL)
"The Smooth One" Jeff Manning of Ohio; manager retained titles
SOS: IWA Rookie Mike Cook, 1/3 of a strat, EDGE: "Merry" Harry Yuletide (NFL)
Michael Cook of Kentucky & Brad Norman of North Carolina (Yuletide)
EDGE/ROT: John Blaze, The Third, The Fourth (OSL)
Rich Reilly; manager held titles 11 cycles in a row
VIRUS/LPPF/CTI: Rooster Fish, Yur Papa, VIRUS/Luniz/CTI: Johnny "Numbknutzz" Johnson (MUL)
Frank Jay Belcher III & Mitchell Johnson (Johnson), both of Michigan; Belcher retained titles
LPPF/VIRUS/TC: Spoilers from the Past, Present, Future (NSL)
~TZ~; 521; edged TBABIT: "Road Trip Buddy" Phil Lee, "Party Time" Eddie Ghoulardi, "The Journeyman" Ryker Green (GRL), EDGE: Sam Mon, Pat Brittle, "Dream Crusher" Craig Nightmare (DZL)
TOP 10 LEAGUES
1. NWL (1,922 matches) 486.173
2. BRL (1,268 matches) 492.674
3. IWL (1,032 matches) 492.143
4. SHL (950 matches) 492.718
5. DKW (850 matches) 492.642
6. EPW (837 matches) 490.111
7. BBL (826 matches) 492.140
8. QQW (784 matches) 492.780
highest average strategy total (active wrestlers only); 10 free matches for managers next cycle
9. GPLL (674 matches) 491.909
10. ASL (665 matches) 489.342
TOP 20 VICTORIES -- active wrestlers only
1. Kaptain Kryptonite (NBL) 15,190-2,446-688
2. VIRUS/CTI: Mike Drake (HWL) 14,423-1,528-361
3. LPPF/VIRUS/CHAMP: Sir Gunther Kinderwacht (ASL) 10,478-821-254
4. JL6: The Hooded Inmate (HLL) 10,254-1,711-336
5. Dan the Man (AOL) 8,951-1,447-274
6. LPPF/VIRUS: Wonderful Wally Brown (GRL) 8,061-645-229
7. "Mr. Everything" Kirk Lockran (AWL) 7,954-1,975-428
8. DFI: American Freedom Fighter E.J. (SHL) 7,722-1,198-303
9. VIRUS/CTI: Mike Drake (ASL) 7,354-1,058-169
10. LPPF/VIRUS: Medieval Tymes (ASL) 6,813-1,020-186
11. NGAA: Rydia Stormer (MDL) 6,341-1,901-351
12. LPPF/VIRUS: Sinister Steve Stryker (ASL) 6,119-626-221
13. MC: White Tiger Mask (STL) 5,954-2,660-79
14. DOD: Ghost Lee Shadows (BRL) 5,651-532-158
15. NGAA: Hawkeye Science (HLL) 5,649-1,439-241
16. SHS: Punk Rock Mike (BRL) 5,550-1,006-244
17. Arsenal (LWL) 5,490-454-83
18. Connecticut Yankee (AWL) 5,449-1,293-301
19. IMT/ARMY: "Public Enemy" Roderick Hughes (BRL) 5,352-591-108
20. COT: Pete the Geek (IGL) 5,275-1,194-191
PLAYER-MADE RANKINGS
2021 Managers: Overall
1. Rich Reilly 3,030
2. Brad Norman 2,330
3. Frank Jay Belcher III 1,910
4. ~TZ~ 1,620
5. Seth Brubaker 1,480
6. Jeff Annable 1,360
7. Donald Henry, Robbie "Blood" Pawelek 1,195
9. "The Game" 1,155
10. Caleb Crawdad 1,135
11. Michael Drake 1,125
12. "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning 1,090
13. Michael Cook 1,070
14. Kyle Devlin 975
15. Steven M. Shotliff 945
16. Derek Tuttle 875
17. IWA Legend Terrence Boyd 805
18. Timothy L. Clark 785
19. Keith A. Maple 745
20. Kyle Queen 700
2021 Managers: Men's Titles
1. Rich Reilly 3,030
2. Brad Norman 2,330
3. Frank Jay Belcher III 1,790
4. ~TZ~ 1,580
5. Seth Brubaker 1,475
6. Jeff Annable 1,360
7. Donald Henry 1,195
8. Robbie "Blood" Pawelek 1,170
9. "The Game" 1,155
10. Caleb Crawdad 1,135
2021 Managers: Ladies' Titles
1. Wade Reinhard 165
2. Frank Jay Belcher III 120
3. "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning, Randall Angel 105
5. Darren Soanes 55
6. Mitchell Johnson 50
7. Michael Drake 45
8. Brian Herbst, Tommy Christopher, ~TZ~ 40
2021 Stables
1. EDGE 5,675
2. VIRUS 4,530
3. SOS 3,850
4. LPPF 3,560
5. ROT 3,075
6. IMT 3,000
7. COT 2,180
8. TBABIT 1,760
9. ARMY 1,195
10. CTI 1,125
11. GiFt 1,095
12. ORDER 1,025
13. Free agents 815
14. Luniz 705
15. AI 700
16. FRM-16 665
17. VD 630
18. DOD 530
19. MM 505
20. BAC 490
Notes
The title values are: World, 70; U.S., 90; KOTR, 20; federations, 70; Specialty, 15; National, 90; regionals, 10; Ladies' World, 15; Ladies' U.S., 10; QOTR, 5; Ladies' National, 10; ladies' multis, 5; World Tag, 50; U.S. Tag, 30; World Six-man, 40; and U.S. Six-man, 20. These rankings are not officially recognized or endorsed by the IWA.
LIST OF LEAGUES
Iron Federation
Black Ops, Center Stage, Evil Eye, Generacion Proximo Lucha Libre, Hardcore Wrestling, Heroes and Legends, Main Event, National Patriots, Quick Pin, Vixens United, Xtreme Poison
Steel Federation
American Wrestling, Coffin Filler, Gorgeous Amazon, Hired Assassin, Intense Impact, Louisiana Swamp, Mobsters' Underground, MvG Sports Louisiana Purchase Ligue, New Blood, Old School, Vicious Valkyries, World Domination
Gold Federation
All Star, Battle Royal, Blood Bath, Centennial Wrestling, Danger Zone, Dragon's Kingdom Wrestling, Global Wrestling, Independent Wrestling, Knight's Honor, Masked Mayhem, Mystic Diva, New Wave, Ninja Dojo, Snake Venom, Western Trails
Diamond Federation
Action Packed, Evil Clown, Femme Fatale, Flying Aces, Lethal Brawling, Native Sensation, Night Falcon, Non-stop Action, Saber Tooth, Unknown Wrestler, Xtreme Wrestling
Bronze Federation
American Extreme, American Outlaw, Brass Knuckles, Caged Animal Wrestling, Celebrities Only, Elite Prestige Wrestling, Extreme Hardcore, Grim Reaper, High Rollers, Iron Glove, Queen's Quest Wrestling, United Nations, Wicked Warz
Jade Federation
Atomic Age, Combat Zone, Deluxe Wrestling, Federation Superstars, Global Championship, Jade Dragon, Lone Wolf, Lovely Ladies, Psychotic Killer Wrestling, Super Hero, True Grit, United Championship Wrestling, Worldwide Elite Wrestling, Zig Zag
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