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JOHNNY B SAYS
I asked ACE: Wisp (BRL) if he had chosen a Halloween costume for this year, and he replied, "I'll be dressing up as The Masked Wisp!" His response was not as strange as it sounded: Wisp was one of only 16 wrestlers left standing after the previous 25-cycle run of the UWL.
If you think you have what it takes to go the distance in the Unknown Wrestler League, which is really more of an extended contest than a typical IWA league, then look for the sign-up form included with your bulletins this cycle! (It's also available on the Results page of our website.) The action will take place in the Iron Federation, so to allow time for everyone to mail in their entries, the first round of matches will be held on November 29th. We hope to see you there -- even though we won't recognize you!
Finally, should you happen to find yourself enjoying a nice, quiet bowl of alphabet soup while waiting for the anti-psychotic medication to take effect, and suddenly the letters seem to be shouting, "Maaaimiing!" which is obviously a secret command from the soup manufacturer or perhaps your neighbor's pet hamster, don't hide the spoon in your wrestling trunks to use during a sneak attack on fellow manager Michael Drake, because it would make a poor foreign object and an even poorer eating utensil afterwards. Also, don't rearrange the letters to form anything crazy like "Miami again," because that's exactly what they want you to do. Find out what you should spell next cycle!
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES -- engraved plaque
Blake Morgan and Gary Cassibry, Sr., both of Mississippi
Jester (WDL) 4,134-1,722-123, *6, $6,867,500
He began his career way back in the Steel Federation's Fighting Legends League in May 2014, and ended it in the World Domination League, which is in that same federation. Throughout his bizarre career in the IWA, he became the runner-up for the Lumberjack title at the 2014 Specialty Championships and the Hangman's Horror title in this year's version of the contest. His biggest accomplishments were winning the King of the Ring crown in February 2016 and the I Quit title at the 2017 Specialty Championships. He is the nineteenth wrestler to enter the IWA Hall of Fame from the team of Blake Morgan and Gary Cassibry, Sr.
WORLD, U.S., KING OF THE RING
World Champion
VIRUS: Duke Sinn (AOL)
Michael Drake of New Jersey; 501; $250,000 + 75 free matches or a real wrestling belt & 25 free matches, 10 free matches for AOL managers next cycle; manager's 14th career World title
U.S. Champion
NME: Phantasm (LNL)
Steven J. Deane of Nebraska; 501; $100,000 + a large plaque or 25 free matches; edged NME: The Seventh Wonder (JDL), VIRUS: Burnt Bernzy (AOL), SOS/ARMY: "Hardcore Icon" Jason Webb (CZL), NME: Hydro (SHL)
King of the Ring
Biff Wellington (AEL)
Happy Anderson of Canada; $50,000 + a large plaque or 25 free matches; 274 KotR total; hold positions were 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; battle royal hold positions were 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15
FEDERATION TITLES -- $50,000 + 25 free matches
Iron Federation Champion
NME/VIP: Eye of the Beholder Mike Carver (XPL)
Mike Carver of Pennsylvania; 500; edged SOS/IND: Tim "The Tailman" Tooler (NPL)
Steel Federation Champion
NME: "Texas Hold 'Em" Deuce Maverick (NBL)
Steven J. Deane of Nebraska; 501
Gold Federation Champion
VIRUS/CHAMP: Sir Gunther Kinderwacht (ASL)
"Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine of Vermont; 501; edged NME: "Awesome" Aaron Rodgers (SVL), EDGE: Nick Danger (DZL)
Diamond Federation Champion
SOS/ARMY: "Suicide King" Leroy Gamble (XWL)
Donald Henry of Illinois; 501
Bronze Federation Champion
VIRUS: Duke Sinn (AOL)
Michael Drake of New Jersey; 501; edged NME: Mars (IGL), NME: Nightmare (LNL), VIRUS: Heartbreaker Rumpshaker (WWL), NME: Star Warrior (HRL), VIRUS/CHAMP: Arson (GRL)
Jade Federation Champion
SOS/ARMY: Stitches O'Malley (JDL)
Donald Henry; 501; edged EDGE: Pain (CZL), NME: Psycho Killer #1 (PKW), EDGE: The Masked Pervert (GCL), EDGE: Brad Boreman (TGL), NME: "Iceman" Raven Phoenix (UCW)
SPECIALTY TITLES -- $25,000 + 10 free matches
American Champion
VIRUS: Duke Sinn (AOL)
Michael Drake of New Jersey; 501; edged Sir Gunther Kinderwacht, VIRUS: Heartbreaker Rumpshaker (WWL), EDGE: Brad Boreman (TGL)
Asian Champion
SOS/ARMY: Stitches O'Malley (JDL)
Donald Henry of Illinois; 501; edged NME: "Texas Hold 'Em" Deuce Maverick (NBL), NME: "Awesome" Aaron Rodgers (SVL), NME: Ruthless Monica Lewinski (LLL), NME: Star Warrior (HRL)
Elite Champion
VIRUS/CHAMP: Sir Gunther Kinderwacht (ASL)
"Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine of Vermont; 501; 60 free matches or a real wrestling belt & 10 free matches
Hardcore Champion
NME: Mars (IGL)
~TZ~ of Virginia; 501; edged EDGE: Pain (CZL), NME: Psycho Killer #1 (PKW), EDGE: Nick Danger (DZL), SOS/ARMY: "Suicide King" Leroy Gamble (XWL), VIRUS/CHAMP: Arson (GRL)
International Champion
NME: Nightmare (LNL)
Steven J. Deane of Nebraska; 501; edged EDGE: The Masked Pervert (GCL), NME: "Iceman" Raven Phoenix (UCW)
Metropolitan Champion
SOS/WAI: Keysor Soze (SHL)
Justin Vickers of Missouri; 500; 20 free matches
Rookie Brawl Winner
Sinister Moon (NWL)
Travis Bicknell of Colorado
NATIONAL, IWA-WIDE REGIONALS -- $25,000
National Champion
NME: Diamond Dog (DXL)
Northeast region; edged VIRUS: Sponge Bob (COL)
NME: Road Warrior (GCL)
Steven J. Deane of Nebraska; manager retained title; 501; a large plaque or 25 free matches; Southeast region; edged EDGE: "Light" Dwight Harrington (TGL), VIRUS: Machine Gun Karl Anderson (DXL), NME/ROGUE WARRIOR: Talon (FSL)
Central Plains Champion
SOS/ARMY: "Zero Loyalty" Dock Willis (IGL)
Donald Henry of Illinois; 501; edged COT: Nuckelavee (FSL)
East Coast Champion
AOD: Tyrant Pharaoh (LNL)
Maurice Plante of Canada; 501
Great Lakes Champion
COT: The Leprechaun (FSL)
Wade Reinhard of Pennsylvania; 500; edged RPE: "Primetime" Alex Stylz (IWL)
Mid-Atlantic Champion
EDGE: Dr. Manhattan (NAL)
Jeff Annable of Canada; 500; edged SOS/ARMY: "Death Trooper" Wardell Byers (DXL)
Pacific Northwest Champion
BNC: Johnny Jacksonville (CAW)
Joseph Glen Clark of Washington; 501
Rocky Mountains Champion
BNC: Heavy J (NRL)
Joseph Glen Clark; 501
Southwest Champion
NME: "One-Eyed" Jack Maverick (NBL)
Steven J. Deane; 500
West Coast Champion
SOS/ARMY: Hothead Boyle (HRL)
Donald Henry; 501; edged NME: The Evangelizer (IGL)
LADIES' TITLES
Ladies' World Champion
NME: Ruthless Monica Lewinski (LLL)
Steven J. Deane of Nebraska; 501; $50,000 + a plaque or 15 free matches
Ladies' U.S. Champion
SOS: Car Trash Ian #3 (LLL)
Derek Tuttle of Florida; 501; $25,000
Queen of the Ring
Mal O'Brien (FFL)
Michael Long of Michigan; 270 QotR total
Ladies' National Champion
NME: Dominant Factor Courage (LLL)
~TZ~ of Virginia; 501
Ladies' Tag-team Champions
SOS/WAI: Sophie O'Sullivan & Eva Nescence (GAL)
Justin Vickers of Missouri; missed titles by point flow last time
SOS: "Misery" Sharon Payne & Lil Ladybug (VVL)
"The Smooth One" Jeff Manning of Ohio; 516
Ladies' U.S. Tag-team Champions
NME: Casino Queen & Sin City Gambler (FFL)
~TZ~; manager retained titles; 516
World Six-woman Champions
VIRUS: Sweatin', Valley B., Quinn Guzzy (VVL)
Frank Jay Belcher III of Michigan & Michael Drake of New Jersey (Guzzy); Belcher held titles 10 cycles in a row; 521
U.S. Six-woman Champions
SOS: Tia, Beyonce, Jodie "Shooter" Craig (LLL)
Derek Tuttle & Jeff Manning (Craig)
TAG-TEAM TITLES
World Tag-team Champions
NME: Armageddon & Apocalypse (CFL)
~TZ~ of Virginia; manager held titles 6 cycles in a row; share of $50,000 + 15 free matches
VIRUS: Cow Pox & Bootylicious (COL)
Frank Jay Belcher III & Mitchell Johnson, both of Michigan; Belcher retained titles
TBABIT/PUPTARTS: "Bad News" Nas Car & TBABIT: "Out on Bail" Ritchie Vance (NAL)
Seth Brubaker of Ohio
EDGE: TML Liljegren & EDGE/ROT: Rye Guy 10 (MEL)
Jeff Annable of Canada & Rich Reilly of New Jersey
SOS/AI: Oak Creek Outlaw & SOS: "Smiling" Tim Keefe (NDL)
Kyle Queen of Texas & "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning of Ohio
Top Contenders
6. VIRUS: Killer Karl Kowalski & Khan (LSL)
held titles previous 2 cycles
SOS/ARMY: "El Chapo" Felix Beltran & "El Sicario" Oscar Leyva (JDL)
NME: Fed-Ex Chris Warner & Archangel Metatron (CSL)
9. ORDER/PPA: El Luchador & El Destructor (CAW)
10. ORDER: Sundogs Razor & Tazer (BHL)
AOD: Skullfire & Tyrant Pharaoh (LNL)
EDGE/BEER/GiFt: Lucid Dream Wave & Flannel Weather (NSL)
13. EDGE/GiFt: Hope & Sorrow (LPL)
VIRUS: Buckshot Knuttz Johnson & Multipartite (STL)
15. SOS: Lion Ted Cruz & SOS/ARMY: "Cueball" Andy Skidmore (XWL)
16. VIRUS: Mr. Rogers & Pee "The Wannabee" Wee (HWL)
17. SOS: Jaxin Cross & Coach Krupp (QPL)
18. SOS: "BAC BOYZ" Mike & Robbie (IIL)
SOS: S.A.T. Mateo Hernandez & Large Lars de Jung (WDL)
last of the teams with 516
U.S. Tag-team Champions
NME: Perseus & Theseus (ECL)
~TZ~; share of $25,000
EDGE: All-Out Oliver John & EDGE/ROT: Rye Guy 20 (MEL)
Brad Norman of North Carolina & Rich Reilly; 516; edged VIRUS: Jumbo Warrior #3 & Lost Misfit #3 (NAL; missed titles by point flow last time), VIRUS: Pink Eye & Gynecologist (COL), SOS: "Alpha" Kenny Body & Slick Vic Greed (AEL), EDGE/BEER/GiFt: Flower Power & Chillwave (NSL), EDGE/GiFt: Videodrone & Epsilon (LPL), NME: Constant Hawk & Blood Tiger (HWL), SOS: Dennis Condrey & Brad "Rhythm Section" Hargreaves (LBL), NME: Wario & Waluigi (CFL), SOS: "No Name" Jones & Stalker Wilkinson (QPL)
SIX-MAN TITLES
World Six-man Champions
BNC: Kenny G., Donny Ray, Bluey (UCW)
Joseph Glen Clark of Washington; retained titles; share of $50,000 + 15 free matches
EDGE: Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. Brown (CZL)
Jeff Annable of Canada; retained titles
VIRUS: Nightmare Nick, Powerhouse Pete, Bonecrusher Bobby Stryker (PKW)
"Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine of Vermont; ranked #15 last time
VIRUS/CTI: Brock Callihan, VIRUS: Masked President Bush, Grim Peaper (HWL)
Michael Drake of New Jersey, Sly Smith, Frank Jay Belcher III of Michigan; Belcher held titles 13 cycles in a row, Drake 4 in a row, Smith retained titles
VIRUS: Monday Recuperater, Tuesday Doomsday, Stretch Marks (WWL)
Frank Jay Belcher III
VIRUS: Quatro, Fiver, Syxx (NAL)
Michael Drake
NME: Archangel Gabriel, Spoiler from the Past, Performance Center Trainer 11 (CSL)
"The Game" from Parts Unknown, ~TZ~ of Virginia, Steven J. Deane of Nebraska; ~TZ~ held titles 32 cycles in a row, "The Game" 9 in a row, Deane 5 in a row
NME/VIP: Elite Superstar, NME: Dangerously Hardcore, Insane (WEW)
Mike Carver of Pennsylvania; manager held titles 3 cycles in a row
TBABIT/NTMS: "The Gift" Winnie Smith, Jimmy "Party," Dixie "Greg" Dog (UNL)
Jake Joyce of Illinois; manager retained titles
SOS: Max Apodaca, Albee Waz, Hawk Abernathy (QPL)
Jon Wasilewski of Virginia & "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning of Ohio (Abernathy)
Top Contenders
11. BNC: Headbreakers Famu, Satu, Damoa (FSL)
previous U.S. champions
SOS/WAI: Alpha Males #15, #69, #87 (BRL)
SOS/ARMY: "Disposable Hero" Titus Watts, Scorched Earth Messiah, SOS: Extremely Tired Teacher (XWL)
TBABIT: Steve, David Hewghes, Brock Lee (MUL)
VIRUS: Classy Eddie Degrassi, David von Adkisson, Mike "The Mangler" Eaves (ASL)
16. ORDER/HWY: The Sailor, The Pilot, The Dam Builder (NRL)
previous champions
17. NME/VIP: Michael John, NME: Young Blooms #1, #2 (MEL)
previous champions; last of the teams with 521
U.S. Six-man Champions
EDGE: Galen Jackson, Playboy Pat Hoege, Jumpin' Johnny Fawcett (CZL)
Jeff Annable; retained titles; manager held titles 4 cycles in a row; share of $25,000 + 10 free matches
EDGE/BEER/GiFt: Cosmic Friend, Snow Angel, Confluence (IGL)
Kyle Devlin of Pennsylvania
NME: Archangel Chamuel, Legend from the Present, Performance Center Trainer 2 (CSL)
"The Game," ~TZ~, Steven J. Deane; ~TZ~ held titles 15 cycles in a row
NME/VIP: Big Bad Joe Blanton, "Wild Thing" Mitch Williams, "The Ace" Cliff Lee (COL)
Mike Carver
VIRUS: Burnt Bernzey, Bladder, Bacterial Infections (LPL)
Michael Drake (Bernzey) & Frank Jay Belcher III; Belcher held titles 5 cycles in a row, Drake retained titles
SOS: The Almighty Sheik, The American War Veteran, "The Tourist" Sue Venir (WEW)
Derek Tuttle of Florida
TBABIT: "Awful Lawful" Paul Phull, "Stargazer" Orion Pierce, "Lawless" Caius Grey (NAL)
Seth Brubaker of Ohio; 521; edged Glacier, Torch, Inferno (UCW), COT: Elijah, Tucker, Lucas Blackwood (FAL)
TOP 10 LEAGUES
1. SHL (1,037 matches) 493.909
2. IWL (965 matches) 490.158
3. BRL (949 matches) 492.115
4. BBL (908 matches) 487.842
5. NWL (870 matches) 478.900
6. NRL (675 matches) 493.377
7. BHL (647 matches) 493.196
8. CWL (632 matches) 488.840
9. DXL (528 matches) 494.840
highest average strategy total (active wrestlers only); 10 free matches for managers next cycle
10. ASL (524 matches) 487.317
TOP 20 MONEY HOLDERS -- active wrestlers only
1. Kaptain Kryptonite (NBL) $52,605,100
2. VIRUS: Mike Drake (HWL) $39,546,100
3. VIRUS: Medieval Tymes (ASL) $27,329,700
4. VIRUS/CHAMP: Sir Gunther Kinderwacht (ASL) $20,488,000
5. VIRUS: Misfit Messiah (NAL) $19,842,900
6. DFI: American Freedom Fighter E.J. (SHL) $19,278,038
7. VIRUS: Cpl. Punishment (LBL) $17,872,400
8. NGAA: Hawkeye Science (HLL) $17,158,800
9. VIRUS: Mike Drake (ASL) $14,461,300
10. NGAA: Rydia Stormer (MDL) $14,204,800
11. Death Warrant (LBL) $13,989,700
12. "Mr. Everything" Kirk Lockran (AWL) $13,287,400
13. VIRUS: Wonderful Wally Brown (GRL) $13,193,000
14. SHS: Punk Rock Mike (BRL) $13,020,200
15. SHS: Agent 26 (BRL) $11,631,000
16. VIRUS: F.B. III (MUL) $11,232,300
17. Connecticut Yankee (AWL) $10,231,500
18. VIRUS: Sinister Steve Stryker (ASL) $10,103,200
19. X-RAIDED: Mystic Knight (APL) $9,862,600
20. Sith: Queen Maladi (SHL) $9,785,900
PLAYER-MADE RANKINGS
2022 Managers: Overall
1. Frank Jay Belcher III 2,235
2. Sly Smith 2,095
3. Michael Drake 1,945
4. ~TZ~ 1,840
5. Jeff Annable 1,450
6. "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning 1,440
7. Brad Norman 1,385
8. "Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine 1,380
9. Donald Henry 1,300
10. Derek Tuttle 1,125
11. "The Game" 1,110
12. Michael Eaves 1,000
13. Rich Reilly 970
14. Keith A. Maple 815
15. Steven M. Shotliff 740
16. Steven J. Deane 735
17. Seth Brubaker 710
18. Jon Wasilewski 690
19. IWA Legend Terrence Boyd 685
20. Darren Soanes 665
2022 Managers: Men's Titles
1. Frank Jay Belcher III
Sly Smith 2,080
3. Michael Drake 1,840
4. ~TZ~ 1,725
5. Jeff Annable 1,450
6. Brad Norman 1,385
7. "Dr. Pain" Mark Duchaine 1,380
8. "The Smooth One" Jeff Manning 1,335
9. Donald Henry 1,300
10. "The Game" 1,110
2022 Managers: Ladies' Titles
1. Frank Jay Belcher III 155
2. Wade Reinhard 120
3. ~TZ~ 115
4. Michael Drake
"The Smooth One" Jeff Manning 105
6. Keith A. Maple 55
7. Steven M. Shotliff 40
8. Derek Tuttle
Mitchell Johnson 35
10. Darren Soanes
Joseph Cockrell
Steven J. Deane 25
2022 Stables
1. VIRUS 6,310
2. SOS 4,450
3. EDGE 3,600
4. ARMY 1,260
5. NME 1,220
6. TBABIT 1,060
7. ORDER
ROT 1,050
9. COT 960
10. Free agents 860
11. | 665
12. IND 450
13. VIP 430
14. DOD 415
15. FRM-16 305
16. AI 255
17. OE 220
18. CTI 210
19. AR15
IMT 190
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 Vixens, 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, Xtreme Wrestling, Yellow Jacket
Bronze Federation
American Extreme, American Outlaw, Brass Knuckles, Caged Animal Wrestling, Celebrities Only, Extreme Hardcore, Grim Reaper, High Rollers, Iron Glove, Living Nightmare, 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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