Who the heck was that guy?

It's been a few days since AWL 160 and things have finally started to calm down around here. The AWL Commissioner has actually been in and out of hospital he's so stressed out. While we still don't know how this is going to shake out, I figured I'd better get all of you up to speed on what just happened.

The man formerly known as Captain AWL was in reality Tanaka Kenichi. Tanaka is a FORMER AWL Wrestler who lost his job thanks to Batsumania at AWL 120. The two men who rushed the ring at the end of AWL 160 are Bruce Hoyt and Maglubiyet Jr. both also former victims of Batsumania. They were NOT authorized to be in the building.

This explains why Captain AWL never showed his face even back in the locker room. Losing Batsumania carries with it a lifetime ban from the Animated Wrestling League. If Tanaka's real name and face had been known, that would have been the end of him.

Now we get down to the real problem. Tanaka Kenichi is currently in possession of the AWL Grand Championship and he won it legitimately.....apart from the whole "Not actually employed by the company" bit. Obviously, the AWL Commissioner IMMEDIATELY wanted to strip Tanaka of the title but unfortunately at some point over the last year Tanaka learned how to call a lawyer.

The AWL Rules clearly state that a referee's decision is final and sacrosanct. Tanaka's lawyers claim that stripping him of the title would invalidate that referee's decision and is therefore illegal. The lawyer further argues that since "Captain AWL" DID have a talent contract with the Animated Wrestling League, he was a legitimate employee at the time of the Title Unification Match.

The Animated Wrestling League, suffice to say, strongly disagrees with this notion. The issue is being deliberated and we hope to avoid going to court. However, for the moment Tanaka Kenichi is the AWL Grand Champion.