Saturday, May 30, 2015

AWL By the Numbers 5-30-2015 edition.

Greetings math and wrestling fans! (Surprisingly, there's far more overlap there than one might suspect) It's time once again for By the Numbers were we take each and every division of the AWL and break them down by facts, figures, and stats.

AWL World's Heavyweight Championship
Champion: HAKAISHA!
Length of Reign: 111 Days. 
Title Defenses: 4.

AWL Best 4:
1. Ganba
2. Bad Luck Fale*
3. Ma-Ji-Ku
4. "Big" Ben Nelson
*Fale cannot be reduced in rank.

AWL World Tag Team Championship
Champions: AWL All Stars (Dragon & Luke James)
Length of Reign: 112 Days. 
Title Defenses: 3

Points:
Big & Spicy—2 Points.
The New Classics—1 Point.
All other teams—0 Points.

AWL World Light Heavyweight Championship
Champion: El Rudo Rojo
Length of Reign: 27 Days. 
Title Defenses: 0

WWE Intercontinental Championship (As recognized by the AWL)
Champion: Hassan.
Length of Reign: 20 Days. 
Title Defenses: 0

Batusmania Danger Zone

Wrestler
           Win
          Loss
         Total
as of AWL 137
American Beetle
30
-41
-11
LOCKED
Jon Shina
0
-11
-11
LOCKED
El Rudo Rojo
24
-34
-10
AWL World Light Heavyweight Champion
Joe Obber
0
-8
-8
Luke James
19
-26
-7
AWL World Tag Team Champion
Tiger Mask II
26
-33
-7

Friday, May 29, 2015

A whole lot of promos.

Friday is turning into promo day around here. Let's start of with the young man who debuted last weekend and became the first person to WIN their Dragon Debut Series Match. Ladies and gentlemen, the newest member of The New Classics: Matt Classic Jr.

Wow! I gotta admit. I didn't expect to win that. Dad always told me that Dragon was one of the best in the world and he didn't say that about a lot of the boys. And I agree with him. Let's be clear about this. I beat Dragon on the night. I was the better man on the night. But I'm not a better wrestler than Dragon. Not yet anyway. One of the lessons that's been drilled into my head, "In that ring, any man can beat any other man." And that's what happened at AWL 137. Dragon made one critical mistake and I was able to take advantage and win the match.

What mistake? Simple, Dragon heard my name, saw my mask, and expected me to be a carbon copy of my father. Well Dragon and the AWL fans learned better and fast. I love my dad, I'm proud to wear his mask, but I am my own man and I wrestle my own style. Yeah, you'll see the Classic Claw, Matt Classic Press, that sort of thing. But just as dad represented the history of professional wrestling, I represent the present and the future. The future starts now!

Humble and impressive words from the young masked marvel. Coming up next we have comments from the champion and challenger in this weekend's AWL World Heavyweight Title Match. For the sake of simplicity, these comments have already been run through the AWL Translation Team and will be published in English. First, the Challenger:

Ryusensei: Ganba, thank you for your time. Before we discuss your match this weekend I have to ask you about AWL 137. With HAKAISHA unable to appear for your announced match, you could have won the title by forfit, but you refused the match. Why?

Ganba: Really? Do you think I want to become champion that way? No. HAKAISHA beat me fair and square at National Pro Wrestling Day to win the title. I want to do the same to win it back. I've waited most of the season to get a title shot, I can wait a few more days.

R: OK, thank you. Now, HAKAISHA is going to be a part of the Tag Team Grudge Match main event at AWL 140. Your match this weekend is the last title match scheduled for this season. Do you think HAKAISHA is looking past you to Crisis Gundan and does that factor in to your stratagy this weekend?

G: I don't know. You'll have to ask HAKAISHA. But I'm 100% focused on this match so I expect that he will be as well. If not, that's his mistake. I always do my best and this weekend will be no exception.

I also caught up with the champion and asked him much the same questions:

Ryusensei: HAKAISHA, this weekend you defend your AWL World's Heavyweight Championship against Ganba. But in just two and a half weeks you and DOOMBUNNY face Crisis Gundan and the losing team must disband. With all that on your plate, are you going to be 100% focused on Ganba at AWL 138?

HAKAISHA: I have to be. Ganba is one of the best wrestlers in Japan, probably one of the best in the world. If I come at him with less than my best he's going to go home with the title. And I owe Ganba my thanks. He could have gone home with the title last week but he chose to do things the Right Way and I thank him for that. Make no mistake. This Sunday I will wrestle Ganba, I will do it the Right Way, and I will still be AWL World's Heavyweight Champion.

But come AWL 140, I will FIGHT Crisis Gundan and I WILL put the last of my past behind me. Yarina is gone. Yarina Talent Management Inc. is gone. Jack, Giant, soon you will be gone too!

That was supposed to be the end of the blog post for today, but nope. Just a few minutes ago we received a message from El Rudo Rojo and the AWL Commissioner has ordered it posted. You have been warned and you know who to blame...not me!

That pu**y commissioner is a cowardly dog and I don't care who knows it! I beat a ligit giant to become AWL World Light Heavyweight Champion (saving myself from Batsumania in the process) and not only do I not get the massive celebration I deserve, I haven't even been booked on the show in weeks! BULLS**T!! I demand a match at AWL 140. I'm a champion dammit, I should get the big money on the big shows!!

What a jackass! I'll be back tomorrow with By the Numbers.


Thursday, May 28, 2015

Commissioner's Weekly Address.

Without further ado, here's the boss:

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I am the AWL...Commissioner. And I am rather angry this week. While I feel it is in the best interest of the Animated Wrestling League to cultivate an attitude of healthy competition among out wrestlers, things have gotten out of hand. I speak of course of the rivalry between Crisis Gundan and the former Golden Duo of HAKAISHA and DOOMBUNNY. Thanks to them, I was unable to present an advertised World Championship Match at AWL 137. This is UNACCEPTABLE!

Therefore I hereby COMMISSION a match between these teams at AWL 140. The rivalry will end there and then because this match will be contested under Grudge Match Rules, it will be an Elimination Match, and the losing team MAY NEVER TEAM IN THE ANIMATED WRESTLING LEAGUE AGAIN!
AWL 140: MAIN EVENT!
Crisis Gundan vs. HAKAISHA & DOOMBUNNY
Elimination Grudge Match
Losing Team Must Disband!!

With that out of the way, here is the fight card for this weekend's AWL 138 event:
AWL 138:
Main Event:
HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Ganba (#1)
AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match
5th Title Defense

The New Classics vs. The Augments
Trios Match

Big & Spicy (2) vs. Bullet Club (0)
Points on the Line

Dragon vs. ????
Dragon Debut Series Match

Joe Obber vs. Tiger Mask II
Danger Zone Match
THIS! I have COMMISSIONED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!


--XOXO AWL Commissioner.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

This is getting old.

I am getting really sick of starting off so many of these blog posts with "Here's my attempt to make sense of the chaos last weekend."

OK, last weekend at AWL 137 we were unable to present the advertised main event because the World Champion HAKAISHA was attacked backstage by Crisis Gundan and was unable to fight. Under AWL Rules, this would normally result in a forfit and HAKAISHA would lose the title. Lucky for him, as soon as the security camera footage of the attack became published, Ganba (The #1 Contender) refused the match himself. Therefore the match is offically a Double Forfeit and a No Contest. HAKAISHA is still champion and Ganba is still #1 Contender.

This weekend that match WILL take place. By order of the AWL Commissioner, anyone who interferes in that match before or during the contest will be fired. No excuses.
AWL 138 Main Event
HAKAISHA (C) vs. Ganba (#1)
AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match
5th Title Defense

As for Crisis Gundan. The AWL Commissioner has promised a special announcement regarding them tomorrow in his Weekly Address so stay tuned for that.

Lastly, I have some news regarding Batsumania. As of AWL 137, two wrestlers are mathematically locked in the Danger Zone. Meaning that there is not enough time between now and the season finale for them to win their way out of the zone. These two men WILL compete in Batsumania:

American Beetle
Jon Shina


Of interesting note, Jon Shina MUST win his first ever match in the AWL if he is to survive into Season 8. Things are looking good for American Beetle in that case. Also, the loss in the impromptu tag team match last weekend has pushed Tiger Mask II back down into the zone. He will have the chance to fight his way out this weekend at AWL 138.

Monday, May 25, 2015

AWL 137


AWL 137: HAKAISHA! vs. Ganba 投稿者 AWLBoss

OK, the video quality isn't very good.  I had to convert to an AVI file because for some reason Sony Vegas wasn't letting me use my usual MOV format.  I should have this fixed by next week but until then, please enjoy the show as best you can.

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Arrrrrgh!!

There is now a dent in my wall suspiciously the same size and shape of my forehead.  I've now tried to render this week's AWL episode 5 times and every time (at the END of the multi-hour process) I get an error message and no file.  There're a couple more things I can try, but I don't think this thing is going to be posted tonight.

I'm sorry.  I'll get it up as soon as I can.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Lots of talking before lots of fighting.

We're starting off tonight with some brief comments from the 4 men who will compete to enter the AWL Best 4 this weekend at AWL 137:

Big" Ben Nelson:
Fantastic! Nobody in this company knows bettern than me that oportunities like this don't come around every day. I'm not wasting it!

Ma-Ji-Ku:
He sostenido cada campeonato en estacompañía excepto el World HeavyweightChampionship. Mi carrera no durará para siempre. No voy a dejar que esta oportunidadme pasan. Yo soy el guerrero de la luz. SoyLucha Libre.
(I've held every championship in this company except the World Heavyweight Championship. My career won't last forever. I'm not letting this chance pass me by. I am the Warrior of Light. I am Lucha Libre.)

Jack Butcher:
Aw yeah! This weekend, my old mate Wondy and I are going to walk all over those little guys right into the Best 4.

Wonder Kid:
Tag Team? I ask for a challenge and you put me in a freaking tag team match? I do not now and have never needed a tag team partner. Yeah, I could do a whole lot worse than Jack, but this still ain't what I had in mind.

And now some comments from the champion and challenger in this week's AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match:

Ganba:
あなたの誇りがあります。あなたは正しい方法の事をやってみたかったと述べた。あなたはそれをやった。おめでとうございます。しかし、今週末もう一度すべての上に自分自身を証明する必要があります。チャンピオンシップのため来ています。私の選手権。スタートからフィニッシュまで、俺はいつも頑張ります。
(I'm proud of you. You said you wanted to do things the right way. You did it. Congratulations. But this weekend you will have to prove yourself all over again. I am coming for that championship. My championship. From start to finish, I always do my best.)

HAKAISHA!:
最初に、私は申し訳ありません。私は申し訳ありません子供カナダ選手。先週、間違った場所にあった。私はほぼあなたを殺した。それは許されるです。それは正しい方法ではなかった。

今週の日曜日私は日本でベストを戦います。私は自分自身を証明する必要があります。先輩は正しいです。俺も頑張ります。私の恥が破壊されます。私はあなたを破壊します。
(First, I'm sorry. I'm sorry Kid Canada. I was in the wrong place last week. I nearly killed you. It's unforgivable. It wasn't the right way.

This Sunday I will fight the best in Japan. I must prove myself. 先輩 is correct. 俺も頑張ります。 I will destroy my shame. I will destroy you.)

Thursday, May 21, 2015

DDS Promos

It's interview time! First up is the newest member of the AWL Roster, George Fraiser. Mr. Fraiser competed in the Dragon Debut Series where he was defeated by Dragon following his Tail of the Dragon Armdrag after Dragon caught Mr. Fraiser while he was posing for the fans. I caught up to Mr. Fraiser and asked him about his AWL debut match:

TOTAL NONSENSE! I won that match!! Dragon was knocked completely out of the ring. Even if that isn't considered a win, I clearly won the round on points. I need to have a serious conversation with the judges around here. Where are they anyway?

You need to have a long conversation with somebody buddy. Preferably the trainers back at the AWL Dojo.

Speaking of the Dragon Debut Series, we have something unusual this week. We're actually going to find out the name of the debuting wrestler before the match starts. For more I turn it over to Sammy Nix of the New Classics:

“The New Classics" huh? That name has never been more appropriate. This day has been a long time coming. This weekend the Dragon Debut Series will feature.....Matt Classic Jr.!

Yeah, Matt's son is getting into wrestling. As a favor to Matt, Lee and I have been training him at the Dojo for about 6 months now. The kid's a natural and we think he's ready to play with the big boys. This Dragon Debut Series thing is a perfect chance.

And yes folks, that's official:
Dragon vs. Matt Classic Jr.
Dragon Debut Series Match
Tune in this weekend for all the action!


Wednesday, May 20, 2015

This week's address.

Two points today: First, no news from WWE on the IC Title situation. Second, the boss has delivered his weekly address for you reading pleasure.

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. I am the AWL Commissioner.

First of all, let me tell you how proud I am of Hassan for fighting through a still injured ankle and becoming the first AWL Wrestler to win a WWE championship.

Now the show must go on and I have COMMISSIONED!!! The following matches for AWL 137:

Main Event:
HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Ganba
AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match
5th Title Defense
After coming so close to injuring Kid Canada last week, HAKAISHA has asked for another title match this week so that he may "prove himself" in the eyes of the AWL Fans. While I feel he has nought to prove to anybody, I would be lax in my duties if I refused to allow a healthy wrestler to wrestle. So the match is on.

Jack Butcher & Wonder Kid vs. Ma-Ji-Ku and "Big" Ben Nelson
Fight for 3 and 4.
There are currently 2 open slots in the AWL Best 4 and by the end of AWL 137 there shall be a third. This is unacceptable! Therefore we will use a unique method of determining contenders. This tag team match consists of the 4 of top ranked AWL Wrestlers in terms of win-loss records. The winners of this match enter the Best 4 and will fight each other later in the same evening to determine who gets the #3 position.

Finally, there will be another match between two AWL Wrestlers in the Danger Zone and the Dragon Debut Series shall continue.

THIS! I have COMMISSIONED!!!!!!!!!!!
--XOXO AWL Commissioner



Tuesday, May 19, 2015

What the hell just happened?

I know exactly what you want to read about today. What the hell happened at the end of AWL 136? Well, I'm going to bury the lead on that and first cover the condition of Kid Canada.

During the scheduled main event of AWL 136, HAKAISHA delivered his signature triple power bomb to Kid Canada. During this manuver, Kid Canada's head bounced off the middle rope in a dangerous way. Concerns were immediatly raised regarding the health of the Most Candian Man in the World.

Well, I have good news. AWL CMO Dr. Mark Feelgood has checked KC out and found neither concussion nor neck damage. He's fine and has been cleared for competition.

But now for the real reason you're probably all here: No. You didn't imagine it. Yes. It really happened. Yes. The AWL's own Hassan is now the WWE Intercontinental Champion!! "But how is that possible?" I hear you ask. Well, it's actually fairly simple:
1. Daniel Bryan loses the IC Title to Vacant on the 5-11-2015 episode of WWE Monday Night RAW.

2. Vacant is currently under an AWL Contract and therefore can defend the title on AWL shows.

3. The AWL Commissioner contacts Hassan (who is further ahead on his rehab than previously reported and just last week got his visa renewed) to give him the opportunity to fight for the gold.

4. Hassan accepts and the match is on.

5. Hassan wins, the title changes hands.

That brings us up to the present. Vacant WAS scheduled to defend the IC Title in an Elimination Chamber Match in two weeks on the WWE Network (available now for an undisclosed amount of money). It remains to be seen how WWE will address the issue of the new champion. Since the IC Title was treated as still belonging to Vacant on the most recent episode of RAW, we assume they are trying to ignore us. Even going so far as to pass off a duplicate belt for the real one. As of this writing, the Animated Wrestling League recognizes Hassan as the WWE Intercontinental Champion. Please stay tuned for more updates as this on going story unfolds.


Sunday, May 17, 2015

AWL 136: HAKAISHA! vs, Kid Canada


AWL 136: Watch till the end. 投稿者 AWLBoss

I some how left an old graphic in the video track so there's something weird in the first 3 or so seconds.  Please ignore this and watch until the end of the show.  Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Updates and such.

Another week, another update. First of all, the Danger Zone:

Wrestler
Win
Loss
         Total
as of AWL 135
American Beetle
30
-40
-10
El Rudo Rojo
24
-34
-10
AWL World Light Heavyweight Champion
Jon Shina
0
-10
-10
Joe Obber
0
-8
-8
Tiger Mask II
25
-32
-7

Last week Curry Man won a match to save himself and Tiger Mask II lost a match to send him tumbling into the zone. This weekend, Tiger Mask will try to save himself as he faces American Beetle one on one. However, if the All American Insect loses, he will be mathematically LOCKED in the Danger Zone and will have no choice but to compete in Batsumania. So it's all to play for tomorrow at AWL 136!

One last thing before I wrap up the blog posts for the week, I wanted to give you the official list of injured AWL Wrestlers. This is all according to our medical staff and has been approved for release by AWL Senior Physician Dr. Mark Feelgood as of May 16th, 2015.

Name: Estimated time to recovery:
Ganba. Cleared to compete.
Prince Puma. 1 week (Observation).
Yamada Jiro. 6 to 8 weeks.
Hassan. 4 to 6 weeks.


For those of you keeping score at home, Ganba and Prince Puma were injured by Bullet Club, Jiro was taken out by The Augments, and Hassan was injured in training at the AWL Dojo. We wish them all a speedy recovery.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Tag Team Promos

Normally we have comments from both champion and challenger in a world title match, but this time we've decided to do something a little different. I'm going to be doing live interviews with both men during this weekend's show. So please look forward to that. Today we have some comments from the two teams that will be involved in this weekend's tag team grudge match.

First, Bullet Club:

HA! Another fool gets in our way, another fool goes down. Welcome to the injured list pussy cat. That's what happens to anyone stupid enough to cross Bullet Club.

So this week we get Luke James and what'shisname? Gamma? Grandma? Grammar? Whatever. It doesn't matter. We beat them before and we'll beat them again. And guess what, we don7t give a crap about this Grudge Match thing. No DQ? No Count Outs? Perfect! That's right up our alley. So come to the AWL Arena this weekend if you want to see what western tactics are all about!!

Too Sweeeeeeeet!!

Jerks. Anyway, we also have some words from the AWL All Stars, specifically from Luke James:


Listen up Bullet Club. Ya'll have been running wild around the AWL for nearly a year now. Cheating to win matches, attacking people from behind, and hurting people. 2 on 1, 3 on 1, it's never a fair fight with you cowards. Well guess what, and I speak for pretty much the entire roster here, we're sick of it. So bring all the cheating tactics you like (and we'll could talk about that whole "Western" thing too) this Sunday because it's not gonna do you any good. With the Japanese Megastar by my side, the Peacemaker is going to war!

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Grudge Match Rules

Just a quick explanatory note today. You may have noticed that the AWL 136 card announced yesterday includes the words "Grudge Match." Well, the AWL Commissioner has decided to better define that term. Here now are the rules to an AWL Grudge Match

1. One fall, submission, or KO to decide the winner.

2. No DQ.

3. No Count Outs (Falls valid in-ring only).

4. All Grudge Matches will be officiated by Freshman Official Daiki Babaghanoush. Official is authorized to get physically involved in the match at his discretion.

5. No points or rank may be awarded for grudge matches (Wins and losses are still recorded).


There you have it. The first match under the new Grudge Match Rules will be this weekend's bout between the AWL All Stars and Bullet Club.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Commissioner's weekly address

OK people, we have a lot of news to get to today so allow me to turn things over to the AWL Commissioner:

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I am the AWL...Commissioner. It is my sad duty to report to you that their has been a necessary change to an announced match for AWL 136. Our medical staff has declared Prince Puma unfit to compete. After the severe beating he received at the hands of Bullet Club last weekend, our chief doctor Dr. Mark Feelgood has chosen to keep Puma out of action for one week in order to run further tests.

Prince Puma is not happy about this, but neither he nor I have the authority to override the doctor in cases like this. Perhaps I was...hasty in making the match in the first place. I would like to apologize to all AWL fans who were looking forward to this match. But the show must go on. Not wanting to force the AWL All Stars into a handicap match, I contacted Bullet Club and instructed them to choose one wrestler to sit out this match. Unsurprisingly, A.J. Styles quickly offered to take the night off. As such, the match now looks like this:

AWL All Stars (Ganba/James) vs. Bullet Club (Anderson/Fale)
Grudge Match

As an additional apology to our fans, I have COMMISSIONED! An AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match for AWL 136. The #1 Contender in the AWL Best 4, Kid Canada, will challenge HAKAISHA for the AWL World's Heavyweight Championship. The full card for AWL 136 is as follows:

Main Event:
HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Kid Canada (#1)
AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match

AWL All Stars (Ganba/James) vs. Bullet Club (Anderson/Fale)
Grudge Match

The Augments (2) vs. The New Classics (0)

Dragon vs. ????
Dragon Debut Series

American Beetle vs. Tiger Mask II
Danger Zone Match


Tuesday, May 12, 2015

I screwed up.

First of all, I have to apologize. Last weekend I made an announcement at the end of AWL 135 that was incorrect. I announced a trios match between Bullet Club and the team of Dragon, Luke James, and Prince Puma. Well, I was wrong. Their WILL be a trios match at AWL 136, but Dragon will not be a part of it. Dragon will be in the second match in the all new Dragon Debut Series. In his place will be the third member of the AWL All Stars: Ganba.

AWL 136:
Prince Puma, Luke James, & Ganba vs. Bullet Club
Trios Match

Dragon vs. ????
Dragon Debut Series

Speaking of the DDS, we tried to get in contact with Captain AWL (or whomever is now using that identity) to get some comments on his debut match but he refused comment. In fact, he refused to say anything. It's all but unheard of that any AWL Wrestler refuses the spotlight, but his call I guess.


I'll be back tomorrow with the Commissioner's Weekly Address and hopefully we'll get the full card for AWL 136.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

AWL 135: Puma vs. Styles


AWL 135: Puma vs. Styles 投稿者 AWLBoss

My apologies for the delay in posting this episode.  I had trouble uploading it among other technical difficulties.  Hopefully this will not happen again.  Please enjoy the show!

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Danger Zone Update.

OK people, we're less than 24 hours away from AWL 135 so let's take a look at the current Danger Zone Rankings:
Wrestler
          Win 
         Loss
         Total
as of Golden War.
El Rudo Rojo
23
-34
-11

AWL World Light Heavyweight Champion
American Beetle
30
-40
-10
Jon Shina
0
-10
-10
Curry Man
20
-27
-7
Joe Obber
0
-7
-7

Curry Man and Joe Obber will meet this weekend in a one-on-one match. Additionally, as AWL World Light Heavyweight Champion, El Rudo Rojo is immune from Batsumania.

Who will face the AWL's career ending match? Who will step into Batsumania at AWL 140? We take another step toward destiny tomorrow at AWL 135!

Friday, May 8, 2015

A message from Dragon.

Yesterday I reported that the Dragon Debut Series will be returning to the AWL this weekend, but why? Well, after I raised that question yesterday, Dragon sent in a message to explain that.

Why am I bringing the Dragon Debut Series back to the AWL? That's a fair question. Luke and I have defended our tag team titles twice in the last two weeks, but with no team having more than one point, we're not going to be wrestling for a while. Then last week I paid a visit to the AWL Dojo to give a seminar and I was blown away by some of these kids and I want to give them a chance to make an impact on the AWL roster. So why not kill two birds with one stone?


Preview of AWL 135.

Funny thing about Golden Week. The second you get the show posted, the entire staff and roster rush out of AWL HQ like frightened rabbits. I suppose I can't blame them for it, but I CAN blame them for us not having any bolg posts this week until now. The good news is that I can report that the AWL Commissioner himself has sent me the card for this weekend's AWL 135 event. And the show will be headlined by a HUGE Champion vs. Champion Match:

Prince Puma vs. A.J. Styles
Champion vs. Champion
Non-Title Match
After both Styles and Puma successfully retained their titles last week at Golden War 2015, the Commissioner decided that this would be a fun match to have, so we're having it.

What? Not every match has to have deep story line implications ya know. Sometimes it's just cool to see two great wrestlers go at it in the squared circle.
El Rudo Rojo vs. Tiger Mask II
Non-Title Match
I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but thank goodness for El Rudo Rojo. Last week he took the AWL World Light Heavyweight Title away from Super Giant. This week, El Rudo Rojo has demanded a non-title match against the light heavyweight who recently challenged for the world title. Tiger Mask II! Even though the title is not on the line, a victory by the Heir to the Tiger Style would certainly catapult him to the top of the division.

The Augments (1) vs. Bullet Club (0)
Two weeks ago, Dr. Jigoku ordered the punishment of Yamada Jiro. Obviously, the team of Jiro and Tetsu has been dissolved. Yamada Jiro is going to be out for the rest of the season. Nobody misses him.

Meanwhile, the search for new tag team #1 contender's begins. The mad scientist of professional wrestling will be once again fielding his main team of Darkness Ryu and Project Tetsu, the "improved" versions of Dragon and Ganba respectfully.

Curry Man vs. Joe Obber
Danger Zone Match
Not much to explain about this one. Both of these men are in the bottom four of the AWL Win-Loss Rankings, which we call the Danger Zone. Every victory is a step toward escaping the Zone and avoiding Batsumania for another season.

Dragon vs. ????
Dragon Debut Series Match

This is interesting. We recently received a message from Dragon asking to reinstate the Dragon Debut Series. The DDS is a series of matches where debuting rookies get to have their first match with the original AWL Champion in order to give them a goal to aspire to. We haven't seen the DDS since Season 0 and I don't know why Dragon wants to restart the series now, but we have a handful of students in the AWL Dojo who the Commissioner thinks are ready to graduate to the main roster. So the Dragon Debut Series will begin again this Sunday at AWL 135.