Nuts and bolts

Hello internet! With AWL Season 5 now officially underway it's time to clear up a few loose ends before we jump back into business as usual. First and foremost, the title situation. By order of AWL World Heavyweight Champion Ultramantis Black, the 10-Minute Challenge has been abolished. The #1 ranked wrestler will now automatically receive the next title shot. Speaking of which, the AWL Best 4 Rankings currently look like this:

1. HAKAISHA (Beat UMB in the New Year's Tournament)

2. Ganba (Held this slot before the Elimination Chamber at AWL 80)

3. Ben Nelson (Ditto)

4. Wonder Kid (Winner of the 2014 New Year's Tournament)

Obviously, the most interesting thing here is that 2 of the 4 top ranked wrestlers are represented by Yarina Talent Management Inc. I'm certain we'll here more about that in the days to come.

In other news, with the events of National Pro Wrestling Day 2014 in the history books, CHIKARA is BACK! At least it will be this May. Accordingly, all of the Chikara Refugees have returned to the United States to prepare for this historic and glorious day. The only exception is Ultramantis Black, who will do double duty in the AWL and Chikara while he is AWL World Heavyweight Champion. Additionally, as Titor Conglomerate no longer owns Chikara, the AWL Commissioner's deal with them is OFF. However, we will continue to use the 3-Point System in the tag team division unless and until we get a cease and desist order from the current owners of Chikara. With that in mind, the current tag team rankings are as follows:

AWL World Tag Team Champions: Big & Spicy.

The Technicos—1pt.

All other teams—0pts.

In other words, expect at least one tag team match per show until we get some more competition in this division.

At the moment, there is no named contender for Shin Tora's AWL World Light Heavyweight Championship.

That's all the nuts and bolts I have at the moment. But stay tuned the rest of the week for more news from the Animated Wrestling League.