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JOHNNY B SAYS
Well, that didn't take long: I just announced last cycle that the Ladies' World Champion will win 10 free matches for all the managers in her league whenever her league retains the title, and Zsa Zsa Gavor has already taken advantage of the new prize! She earned 10 free matches for all the players in the LLL next cycle. They have manager Frank Jay Belcher III to thank for keeping the belt in the hands of the Lovely Ladies, and manager Tommy Christopher to thank for coming up with the idea.
Congratulations to manager Michael Eaves, who just took home his 14th World Championship! He has won an incredible 93 federation titles during his career, and 25 of those (including his latest) were from the Diamond Federation.
"No Limits" Nick Dane has been proving that he's worthy of the moniker ever since the first time he walked down an IWA entrance ramp. Manager Adam Maloy coached him to the American Championship, the Elite belt, and the Metropolitan honors this cycle, and nearly saw him winning his second Rookie Brawl!
Next cycle, we reveal all the big winners from this year's State Wrestling tournament. Stay tuned!
WORLD, U.S., KING OF THE RING
World Champion
VIRUS: Mr. Eaves (ECL)
Michael Eaves of Mississippi; 501; $250,000 + 75 free matches or a real wrestling belt & 25 free matches, 10 free matches for ECL managers next cycle; manager's 14th career World title
U.S. Champion
VIRUS: Bruiser Buck Dewitt (HRL)
Sly Smith; 501; $100,000 + a large plaque or 25 free matches
King of the Ring
TNT: Mongol Man (SVL)
Dan Harrell of North Carolina; $50,000 + a large plaque or 25 free matches; 273 KotR total; hold positions were 1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15; battle royal hold positions were 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14
FEDERATION TITLES -- $50,000 + 25 free matches
Iron Federation Champion
VIRUS: Latino Lover Boy (HLL)
Michael Drake of New Jersey; 500
Steel Federation Champion
DOD/ORDER: Burning Rage Crusher Payne (AWL)
Timothy L. Clark of Washington; 499; edged VIRUS: Jim "Doctor Fellgood" Johnson (MUL)
Gold Federation Champion
IMT/AR15: Elrod Lives Matter (NDL)
Kevin Elrod from FEMA Camp Region V; 501
Diamond Federation Champion
VIRUS: Mr. Eaves (ECL)
Michael Eaves of Mississippi; 501; manager's 25th career Diamond Federation title, 93rd career Federation title
Bronze Federation Champion
VIRUS: Big Frank Country (UNL)
Sly Smith; 499
Jade Federation Champion
VIRUS: Mrs. Chemical Valley (GCL)
Frank Jay Belcher III of Michigan; 500
SPECIALTY TITLES -- $25,000 + 10 free matches
American Champion
<H*N*R>: "No Limits" Nick Dane (NWL)
Adam Maloy of Florida; 500; edged EDGE: Herbert the Re-Animator West (ASL)
Asian Champion
VIRUS: Mr. Eaves (ECL)
Michael Eaves of Mississippi; 501; edged IMT/AR15: Elrod Lives Matter (NDL)
Elite Champion
Nick Dane
60 free matches or a real wrestling belt & 10 free matches; edged Herbert West
Hardcore Champion
RFD: Hurricane (DZL)
Greg Koscik of Ohio; 500
International Champion
RFD: Masked Knight Dragon (FAL)
Greg Koscik; 500; edged VIRUS: Mrs. Chemical Valley (GCL)
Metropolitan Champion
Nick Dane
Rookie Brawl Winner
<H*N*R>: "Lionheart" Lachlan Kincaid (NWL)
Adam Maloy; 500; edged Nick Dane
NATIONAL, IWA-WIDE REGIONALS -- $25,000
National Champion
LPOW/FRM-16: Eek Gambino (MEL)
Let's Go Marchand from the Right Side of the Tracks; 501; a large plaque or 25 free matches; Great Lakes region
Central Plains Champion
RFD: B.J. Vicious (DZL)
Greg Koscik of Ohio; 501
East Coast Champion
VIRUS: Ayatollah M (UNL)
Sly Smith; 501
Mid-Atlantic Champion
VIRUS: Death Dealer Dutch (YJL)
Michael Drake of New Jersey; 500
Northeast Champion
EDGE: Brad Normal (TGL)
Brad Norman of North Carolina; 499; edged EDGE: Ted the Mega-Murderer Bundy (ASL), VIRUS: Highway Patrol #3 (AOL), EDGE: "Pop Culture" Peter Cross (IWL), VIRUS: Burnt Bernzey (LPL)
Pacific Northwest Champion
RFD: Giant Typhon (DZL)
Greg Koscik; 499; edged Achilles (ECL), VIRUS: Shela Was Man (STL), SOS/IND: Dom Camino (EPW), RFD: Decapitator (BRL)
Rocky Mountains Champion
VIP: "Primetime" Aaron Nola (STL)
Mike Carver of Pennsylvania; 500
Southeast Champion
VIRUS: Billy Reno (HRL)
Sly Smith; 500
Southwest Champion
LPOW/FRM-16: Solda Tall Skunk (MEL)
Let's Go Marchand; 499; edged VIRUS: Sinister Steve Stryker (ASL), SOS: "Who the Heck is?" Mike Cook (BRL), Badd Co. Rick Hamilton (KHL)
West Coast Champion
ORDER: "Teenage Rage" Maxwell Clark (YJL)
Timothy L. Clark of Washington; 500
LADIES' TITLES
Ladies' World Champion
VIRUS: Zsa Zsa Gavor (LLL)
Frank Jay Belcher III of Michigan; 500; $50,000 + a plaque or 15 free matches, 10 free matches for LLL managers next cycle
Ladies' U.S. Champion
VIRUS: Nasty Patsy (LLL)
Frank Jay Belcher III; 499; $25,000
Queen of the Ring
Rayne Grady (BWL)
Jeffrey Snedden of Pennsylvania; 499; 272 QotR total
Ladies' National Champion
Rayne Grady
edged Beulah Booger (BWL), BNC: Savannah del Ray (GAL), VIRUS: "White Phoenix" Nina Schmitt (GAL)
Ladies' Tag-team Champions
Foxtrot Tango & VIRUS: Mystique (MDL)
~TZ~ of Virginia & Keith A. Maple of Ohio; 516; edged VIRUS: Brain Busters Brawler & Bride (VVL)
Ladies' U.S. Tag-team Champions
VIRUS: Rainbow & Ripley Roads (GAL)
Chris Schmitt of Kansas; 516
World Six-woman Champions
VIRUS: Latoya Jackson, Tammy Toe Jam, Arianna Piranha (LLL)
Frank Jay Belcher III; manager held titles 5 cycles in a row; 521
U.S. Six-woman Champions
VIRUS: P*mp of the Nation, Prosti, Tute (LLL)
Frank Jay Belcher III
TAG-TEAM TITLES
World Tag-team Champions
VIRUS: Ric Legend & Gravy (HWL)
Sly Smith & Frank Jay Belcher III of Michigan; Belcher held titles 4 cycles in a row, Smith 3 in a row; share of $50,000 + 15 free matches
VIRUS: Hollywood Armstrong & Ric Legend (XPL)
VIRUS: Hollywood Armstrong & Sly Smith (UNL)
Sly Smith
VIRUS: Killer Karl Kowalski & Khan (LSL)
"Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine of Vermont & Chris Schmitt of Kansas
VIRUS: David von Adkisson & Mean Mike Eaves (ASL)
Keith A. Maple of Ohio & Michael Eaves of Mississippi
Dominant Factors Hate & Envy (IGL)
~TZ~ of Virginia
SOS/|: Blackjack Dusty Orton & Juvi Jonguitud (AWL)
Darren Soanes of Canada
VIP: Big Bad Joe Blanton & "Wild Thing" Mitch Williams (COL)
Mike Carver of Pennsylvania
Top Contenders
9. SOS: Farmer Burns & SOS/|: "Mr. 4,040" Bruno Sammartino (AAL)
10. SOS: Rick O'Shea & "The Pitbull" Preston Clark (WEW)
11. Captain Keith & SOS/BG: The Manchise Robbie Blood (LPL)
12. COT: Best of the Best IV & VI (MUL)
Dominant Factors Fury & Rage (CFL)
14. HIGHER FLYERS: Graig Gagne & "Jumpin'" Jim Brazil (QPL)
15. VIRUS/FLOCK: Deacon Dave & Deaconess Mary Lou (BHL)
last of the teams with 516
U.S. Tag-team Champions
VIRUS: Hollywood Armstrong & Ric Legend (WDL)
Sly Smith; manager held titles 3 cycles in a row; share of $25,000
VIRUS: Coronavirus & Encephalitis (AAL)
Frank Jay Belcher III
VIRUS: Arrogance & Lost Misfit #1 (NAL)
Michael Eaves & Keith A. Maple
VIP/CTI: Christian Skyline & VIRUS: Carlos Alfredo Perez Ochoa (GRL)
Mike Carver & Mark Duchaine
SOS/|: "The Strawweight" Peter T. England & Dr. Bret Baker, D.M.D. (UNL)
Darren Soanes
EDGE: "Queen City" Char Lot & SOS: TESD Q (IIL)
Brad Norman of North Carolina & Michael Cook of Kentucky; 516; edged VIRUS: General Whoshenburger & Superstar Billy Green (HWL), The Seventh Seal & Wonder (JDL), Top Gun & Iron Eagle (IGL), RFD: Blood & Pale Moon (BBL), SOS: Stalker Wilkinson & Lambros Deligan (QPL), SOS/BG: Bad Guy Blood & Super Tim (LPL), SOS/|: Nos Ia & Simi Killihim (AWL), EDGE: All-Out Oliver John & Mr. Lucky (MEL), VIRUS: 3-D & Wall Knutzz (MUL), VIRUS: Mike Vendetta & Johnny Fame (OSL)
SIX-MAN TITLES
World Six-man Champions
Moses, Confederate Rebel, Legend from the Present (CSL)
"The Game" from Parts Unknown (Moses) & ~TZ~ of Virginia; ~TZ~ held titles 27 cycles in a row (tied record), "The Game" 4 in a row; share of $50,000 + 15 free matches
VIRUS: Bruiser Buck Dewitt, Masked President Trump, Biscuits (HWL)
Sly Smith & Frank Jay Belcher III of Michigan (Biscuits); Smith held titles 9 cycles in a row, Belcher 8 in a row
VIRUS: Nightmare Nick, Powerhouse Pete, Bonecrusher Bobby Stryker (PKW)
"Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine of Vermont; manager retained titles
VIRUS/CHAMP: Hardcore Tommy Valentine, VIRUS: Magnificent Mike Eaves, Lost Misfit #7 (NAL)
Mark Duchaine, Michael Eaves of Mississippi, Keith A. Maple of Ohio
SOS/ARMY: "Ice Pick" Marwon Kray, SOS: Bronze Champ Mike Cook, Mike Cook's #3 Six-man Wrestler (NBL)
Donald Henry of Illinois (Kray) & Michael Cook of Kentucky; Henry held titles 4 cycles in a row, Cook 3 in a row
SOS/WAI: Alpha Males #1, #2, #3 (NPL)
Justin Vickers of Missouri
SOS: Alabama Doink, Garth, Gary String (COL)
Derek Tuttle of Florida
VIP/AEW: Tony Con, VIP: Bam Bam, "Big Sexy" Mike Carver (MEL)
Mike Carver
VIP: Henry James Reilly, Dick "CS" Tracy, The Game MC (XPL)
Jeff Reilly, Chris Silver, Mike Carver, all of Pennsylvania; 521
Top Contenders
10. SOS: Ron Spedden, Grunt Graves, King Kong Grundy (QPL)
previous U.S. champions
TBABIT/NTMS: "The Gift" Winnie Smith, Jimmy "Party," Dixie "Greg" Dog (UNL)
ranked #20 last time
TBABIT: The Joker, The Smoker, The Midnight Toker (NSL)
SOS/ARMY: "Hardcore Goddess" Rebelle Vicious, SOS: Professor URN Payne, Extremely Tired Teacher (XWL)
SOS/|: Brick, McQueen, Lincoln Oodie (BBL)
DOD/ORDER: Catfish Giant, Bucky, Monster (EPW)
Daddy's Girls #1, #2, #3 (WWL)
<H*N*R>: "Lionheart" Lachlan Kincaid, "No Limits" Nick Dane, "Warpath" Wolf Keenan (NWL)
U.S. Six-man Champions
The Enforcer, The Hitman, The Mastermind (CFL)
~TZ~; manager held titles 10 cycles in a row; share of $25,000
VIRUS: Ace Blade, King Diamond, Public Enemy #3 (DZL)
Michael Drake of New Jersey (Blade) & Sly Smith; Smith held titles 3 cycles in a row, Drake retained titles
VIRUS: Tony the Boss Black, Bad News Blake, Big Frank Country (KHL)
Sly Smith
VIP: Lady V, Carver in a Mask #1, #2 (MEL)
Mike Carver
Beaver, VIP: Heartbreaker Cole Hamels, "The Pope" Jonathan Papelbon (GRL)
Mark Duchaine (Beaver) & Mike Carver
VIP: Venom Knight King, 2 Perfect CS, Eye of the Beholder Mike Carver (XPL)
Jeff Reilly, Chris Silver, Mike Carver
SOS: "Fortune Teller" Krystal Ball, May B. Knott, "False Prophet" Ben Tested (WEW)
Derek Tuttle; 521
TOP 10 LEAGUES
1. BRL (1,471 matches) 493.739
highest average strategy total (active wrestlers only); 10 free matches for managers next cycle
2. NWL (1,074 matches) 482.071
3. EPW (974 matches) 489.947
4. IWL (972 matches) 493.086
5. SHL (945 matches) 490.933
6. BBL (832 matches) 491.492
7. WWL (759 matches) 488.214
8. WTL (725 matches) 492.714
9. DZL (622 matches) 491.653
10. DXL (555 matches) 491.660
TOP 20 STARS -- active wrestlers only
1. VIRUS: Wonderful Wally Brown (GRL) 202
2. VIRUS: Sinister Steve Stryker (ASL) 198
3. VIRUS/CHAMP: Sir Gunther Kinderwacht (ASL) 176
4. VIRUS/CHAMP: Nightmare Sam Hell (ASL) 145
5. VIRUS: Misfit Messiah (NAL) 139
6. VIRUS: Medieval Tymes (ASL) 135
7. VIRUS: Lord of Illusions (ASL)
VIRUS: Mike Drake (HWL) 132
9. VIRUS: Mike Drake (ASL) 125
10. VIRUS: Mark the Master Duchaine (GRL) 124
11. VIRUS: Buda von Blitzen (NAL) 118
12. VIRUS/CHAMP: Inferno (GRL)
VIRUS: The Mighty Deadhead (XPL) 117
14. VIRUS: Deadly David Death (GRL) 113
15. VIRUS/CHAMP: Arson (GRL)
VIRUS: The Executioner (XPL) 111
17. Executioner (LBL) 110
18. VIRUS: Diabolical Jerry Savage (NAL) 107
19. VIRUS: Bruiser Brett Brown (ASL)
VIRUS: Killer Kenny Stryker (PKW)
VIRUS: Outlaw Tony Taylor (EHL) 106
PLAYER-MADE RANKINGS
2022 Managers: Overall
1. Sly Smith 1,625
2. Frank Jay Belcher III 1,585
3. Michael Drake 1,325
4. ~TZ~ 1,130
5. Brad Norman 1,005
6. "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning 810
7. "Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine 780
8. Michael Eaves 700
9. Rich Reilly 670
10. "The Game" 660
11. Donald Henry 575
12. Keith A. Maple 565
13. Derek Tuttle
Robbie "Blood" Pawelek 540
15. Jeff Annable 535
16. IWA Legend Terrence Boyd 530
17. Steven M. Shotliff 525
18. Seth Brubaker 500
19. Darren Soanes 495
20. Jon Wasilewski 470
2022 Managers: Singles Titles
1. Michael Drake 660
2. Brad Norman 595
3. Frank Jay Belcher III 590
4. IWA Legend Terrence Boyd 530
5. Michael Eaves 460
6. Sly Smith 450
7. Donald Henry 335
8. "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning 290
9. ~TZ~ 285
10. Seth Brubaker 280
2022 Managers: Team Titles
1. Sly Smith 1,175
2. Frank Jay Belcher III 995
3. ~TZ~ 845
4. Michael Drake 665
5. "Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine 640
6. Rich Reilly 560
7. "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning 520
8. Darren Soanes 445
9. "The Game" 440
10. Keith A. Maple 425
2022 Stables
1. VIRUS 4,625
2. SOS 2,535
3. EDGE 2,320
4. ORDER 875
5. ROT 740
6. COT 665
7. TBABIT 650
8. ARMY 535
9. | 495
10. Free agents 395
11. DOD 365
12. IND 280
13. FRM-16 255
14. OE 220
15. AR15
IMT 190
17. VIP 160
18. AI 150
19. BOWL 140
20. FAM 130
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, Bounty Hunter, Center Stage, Evil Eye, 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, Black Widow, Blood Bath, Celestial Wrestling, Danger Zone, 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, Yellow Jacket
Bronze Federation
American Extreme, American Outlaw, Brass Knuckles, Caged Animal Wrestling, Celebrities Only, Elite Prestige Wrestling, Extreme Hardcore, Grim Reaper, High Rollers, Iron Glove, Nippon Retsuden, 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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