AWL 195: Double Title Match

AWL 195: Double Title Match 投稿者 AWLBoss

Full Card for AWL 195 and HUGE announcement!

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I am the AWL Commissioner.

It has been a...trying time here in the Animated Wrestling League. For various reasons we have had to delay many of our programs this season. As a result, we are behind schedule. Since we have booked the Tokyo Dome for AWL 200 on December 18th (and our booking fee is non-refundable) we must, as the young people say, play catch up.

Therefore, I have COMMISSIONED that the first two weeks of December shall be DOUBLE HEADER DECEMBER in the AWL! That's right, new episodes of the Animated Wrestling League on BOTH Saturday and Sunday of those weekends!

This! I have COMMISSIONED!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

--XOXO AWL Commissioner.

Thanks boss! RyuSensei here to finish out this blog post with the full card for AWL 195:

AWL 195:

MAIN EVENT

Shin Jidai (C) vs. Liga Cosmica (3)

AWL World Tag Team Championship Match

1st Title Defense

Chiba Akagi (C) vs. X

AWL Intercontinental Championship Match

4th Title Defense

HAKAISHA! (7/2) vs. Yamada Jiro (2/2)

CoS Tournament Match

Powerhouse vs. Strong Style

Luke James (0/2) vs. Ma-Ji-Ku (5/2)

CoS Tournament Match

Brawler vs. Lucha Libre

Tiny vs. Hasaiki

First Time Ever Singles Match

DANGER ZONE MATCH

Mr. Smiles vs. El Rudo Rojo vs. Tanaka Kenichi vs. Curry Man SPICY

By special order of the AWL Commissioner: No Time Limit!

News Update

There shall be no Grand Championship Match this week. And Shin Jidai, if you survive the week with your championships intact, we might be able to negotiate.

--Dr. Jigoku

That was another demand from Dr. Jigoku. But on to the actual AWL news. First up, the most recent rankings in the Clash of Styles Tournament:

1. Hardcore: Tanaka Kenichi (10/2)

2. Powerhouse: HAKAISHA! (7/2)

3. Specialists: Sammy Nix (6/2)

4. Lucha Libre: Ma-Ji-Ku (5/2)

5. Tiger Style: Black Tiger III (4/2)

5. Technical: Kid Canada (4/2)

6. Strong Style: Yamada Jiro (2/2) X

7. Brawler: Luke James (0/2) X

It's worth noting that if either Black Tiger III or Kid Canada lose another match (or if one more wrestler passes the 8 point mark), they will be eliminated from the tournament.

Now for the current Danger Zone Rankings:

Wrestler	Win	Loss	Total	as of AWL 194
Jon Shina	3	-20	-17	DANGER ZONE	LOCKED
American Beetle	45	-58	-13	DANGER ZONE	LOCKED
Mr. Smiles	1	-11	-10	DANGER ZONE
Tanaka Kenichi	31	-41	-10
El Rudo Rojo	36	-45	-9	DANGER ZONE
Luke James	32	-41	-9	DANGER ZONE

Tanaka Kenichi, being almost certain to (ugh) make it to the finals of the Clash of Styles Tournament, has been removed from the Danger Zone. That leaves Mr. Smiles, El Rudo Rojo, and Luke James to duke it out for the final two slots in Batsumania. While the card for next weekend has not been announced, Luke James should be scheduled to compete and all CoS matches count toward the overall win loss records.

Stay tuned tomorrow for the full card for AWL 195 and a major announcement from the AWL Commissioner.

AWL 194: Open Contract Challenge 2

AWL 194: Open Contract Challenge 2 投稿者 AWLBoss

INFO DUMP!!!

NEWS FLASH: I am an idiot!

OK explanation: I actually wrote out this weeks blogs in time, but for some reason I thought I'd posted them when I hadn't.  So please pretend that this info dump was posted over the course of the week.  We're wrestling fans, were at suspending disbelief for the sake of entertainment.

Wednesday:

After the debacle that was AWL 193, the AWL Commissioner has wasted no time in announcing the full card for AWL 194. We already know a new open contract has been issued and obviously we don't know who will be crazy or stupid enough to accept it. But we now know the rest of the card.

Project 鉄 (C) vs. ????

AWL Grand Championship Match

3rd Title Defense

Open Contract Challenge

Liga Cosmica (2) vs. The New Classics (0)

Points in Play

Tanaka Kenichi (8/3) vs. Black Tiger III (4/3)

Clash of Styles Touynament Match

Hardcore vs. Tiger Style

Hasaiki vs. 一二三龍二

山田二郎 (0/3) vs. Luke James (0/3)

Clash of Styles Tournament Match

Strong Style vs. Brawler

El Rudo Rojo vs. Mr. Smiles

Danger Zone Match

Thursday: Shin Jidai issues challenge

At AWL 193 I made a mistake I mentioned a challenge in the Tag Team Division. The challenge IS happening, but it was not for public revelation. I apologize for my indescretion. It will not happen again.

Fortunately for my continued career prospects the AWL World's Tag Team Champions 新時代 have chosen to issue their challenge formally:

Jigoku! We know you're willing to break the rules to get what you want. And since the AWL Commissioner seems to be going along with you on this (for some reason) wed like to offer you a little challenge. You want the tag team titles. We're willing to give them to you.

We hereby challange your Augments to a match at AWL 200! We're willing to put up the AWL World's Tag Team Titles on the line. No points needed.

But here's the catch: If we win, Usagi Kick and Mahou Crusher are OUT of the AWL AND we get an automatic match with Project Tetsu for the AWL Grand Championship. That's right, all three of us...in a Gauntlet Match!

We await your answer.

--Wyvern

--Matt Classic Jr.

新時代

(Editors note: If Liga Cosmica win their match with The New Classics this weekend, the luchadores will be the #1 Contenders for the AWL World's Tag Team Titles. That would presumably overrule any deal privately arranged by the wrestlers.)

Friday:

First things first on today's news update, the AWL Commissioner has weighed in on Shin Jidai's challenge to the Augments for the AWL World Tag Team Championships. The message was a very simple: "Absolutely not!"

Moving on to the actual news, AWL 193 created some ripples in the Clash of Styles Tournament:

1. Hardcore: Tanaka Kenichi (8/3)

2. Powerhouse: HAKAISHA! (7/2)

3. Specialists: Sammy Nix (6/2)

4. Lucha Libre: Ma-Ji-Ku (5/2)

5. Tiger Style: Black Tiger III (4/3)

6. Technical: Kid Canada (4/2)

7. Strong Style: Yamada Jiro (0/3) X

7. Brawler: Luke James (0/3) X

Even though they are both eliminated from the tournament, James and Yamato will face each other this weekend for pride and honor. If Kid Canada loses his next match or if one more wrestler earns more than 8 points, he too will be eliminated.

Remember, at the end of the round robin section of the tournament, the two wrestlers with the highest point totals (after any necessary tie breakers) will fight one last time at AWL 200 in the Tokyo Dome for the Golden Opportunity, ￥1,000,000, and the title of Master of the Ultimate Style!

On the other side of the roster, last week also impacted the Danger Zone:

Wrestler	Win	Loss	Total	as of AWL 193
Jon Shina	3	-20	-17	DANGER ZONE
American Beetle	45	-58	-13	DANGER ZONE
Tanaka Kenichi	30	-41	-11	DANGER ZONE
El Rudo Rojo	35	-45	-10	DANGER ZONE
Mr. Smiles	1	-10	-9	DANGER ZONE

With Tanaka Kenichi currently immune as the leader of the Clash of Styles Tournament. Shina, Beetle, Rojo and Smiles are at risk of losing their jobs. Jon Shina is locked in the Danger Zone as there are no longer enough episodes between here and the finale for him to save himself. With his win last week, Luke James saved himself (for the moment).

The story continues this weekend at AWL 194!

Answer the challenge

There shall be a Grand Championship Match at AWL 194.

--Dr. Jigoku

AWL 193: Chiba Akagi vs. X

AWL 193: Chiba Akagi vs. X 投稿者 AWLBoss

Full Card for AWL 193

Contrary to what Dr. Jigoku said earlier this week, there WILL be a title match in the main event of AWL 193...for the AWL Intercontinental Championship! And if Dr. Jigoku can be vague and mysterious about the challenger, so can the AWL Commissioner.

AWL 193:

MAIN EVENT

Chiba Akagi (C) vs. X

AWL Intercontinental Championship Match

3rd Title Defense

Liga Cosmica (1) vs. RUZAI (1)

Points in Play

Tiny, Hifumi Ryuji, & Prince Puma vs. Spicy BLACK & Hasaiki

Trios Match

HAKAISHA (5/3) vs. Kid Canada (4/3)

Clash of Styles Tournament Match

Powerhouse vs. Technical

Ma-Ji-Ku (3/3) vs. Sammy Nix (6/3)

Clash of Styles Tournament Match

Lucha Libre vs. Specialization

El Rudo Rojo vs. Mr. Smiles vs. Luke James

Danger Zone Match

The show should be ready some time late Sunday US time, Monday Japan time.

It's been a bad week.

I'm sorry everyone.  The AWL is going to be a day late or so.  It's been a very difficult week for me.  The primary reason should be obvious, but I don't want to go into it in this forum.  The result is that This week's episode is nowhere near ready.  Hopefully AWL Episode 193 will be posted sometime in the next 24 hours, but I can't promise that.

Please stay tuned.

CoS/DZ Update

Time for every wrestling fan's favorite part of the week: Numbers and statistics!! (I'm actually not being sarcastic about that. A lot of fans enjoy this sort of thing.)

We begin with the Clash of Styles Tournament and the Representatives are beginning to drop.

Results: As of 192

1. Hardcore: Tanaka Kenichi (8/3)

2. Specialists: Sammy Nix (6/3)

3. Powerhouse: HAKAISHA! (5/3)

4. Tiger Style: Black Tiger III (4/3)

4. Technical: Kid Canada (4/3)

5. Lucha Libre: Ma-Ji-Ku (3/3)

6. Strong Style: Yamada Jiro (0/3) X

6. Brawler: Luke James (0/3) X

The X indicates that both Yamada Jiro and Luke James have been mathematically eliminated from the tournament. All eliminated Representatives will wrestle their remaining matches. That means that brawling and strong style will not be crowned The Ultimate Style of Professional Wrestling. I really feel sorry for strong style, being saddled with such a terrible representative.

This week Ma-Ji-Ku faces Sammy Nix and HAKAISHA! takes on Kid Canada.

Moving on to the Danger Zone:

Wrestler	Win	Loss	Total	as of AWL 192
Jon Shina	3	-20	-17	DANGER ZONE
American Beetle	45	-58	-13	DANGER ZONE
Tanaka Kenichi	30	-40	-10	DANGER ZONE
Luke James	31	-40	-9	DANGER ZONE
El Rudo Rojo	36	-44	-8	DANGER ZONE
Mr. Smiles	1	-9	-8	DANGER ZONE

The AWL Rule Book clearly states that wrestlers booked in other matches at the Season Finale (in addition to all recognized champions) are immune to Batsumania. As of this writing, Tanaka Kenichi (the backstabbing prick) is penciled into the CoS Tournament Final so is currently immune. But Luke James, having just been mathematically eliminated, is not.

We should start getting information on AWL 193 tomorrow.

His word is LAW!

The shall be no Grand Championship Match this week.  Why?  Because I don't feel like allowing there to be one!  That is the power you weild when you are...SUPERIOR!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

--Dr. Jigoku.

AWL 192: Open Contract Challenge 1.

AWL 192: Open Contract Challenge 1 by AWLBoss

Full Card for AWL 192

Hey fans, Ryusensei here for the first time this week. The AWL Commissioner is ready to take control of the company again and it looks like the first step toward that goal is pumping out the next AWL fight card.

AWL 192:

MAIN EVENT

Project 鉄 (C) vs. ????

AWL Grand Championship Match

Open Contract Challenge

2nd Title Defense

No notes from the Commissioner this week, so you'll have to put up with me. As we all read, this is how Dr. Jikogu is running the Grand Championship. We have no idea who will step up to the challenge...and face the consequences of failure.

Destroyers of DOOM! (C) vs. Shin Jidai (3)

AWL World's Tag Team Championship Match

7th Title Defense

The match that was promised last week not only finally happens, but it will OPEN THE SHOW!

Shin Jidai say they need the tag team titles as part of their plan to defeat The Augments. But they're going to have to go through one of the best tag teams we've seen in a long time to do it. There's just one problem. This match was supposed to happen last week when all the participants were available. But it's not last week...

HAKAISHA! (3/4) vs. Luke James (0/4)

Clash of Styles Tournament Match

Powerhouse vs. Brawler

Ma-Ji-Ku (3/4) vs. Tanaka Kenichi (6/4)

Clash of Styles Tournament Match

Lucha Libre vs. Hardcore

The Clash of Styles Tournament continues and we are quickly reaching the point of no return. Last week, Sammy Nix suffered his first loss in the tournament meaning that he an Tanaka Kenichi are still tied for the lead at 6 points apiece, though Tanaka could take the lead if he beat's Ma-Ji-Ku this weekend. On the other side of the spectrum, if Luke James loses this match, he will be mathematically eliminated from the tournament because he will no longer be able to earn enough points to earn his way into the finals.

The Empire (2) vs. Liga Cosmica (0)

Points in Play

A rematch from the 2016 Tag Matsuri as Liga Cosmica look to take the first step on the road to another tag team title shot. Meanwhile, the Brits try to secure their third and final point and earn a shot against either the DoD or Shin Jidai.

Prince Puma vs. Black Tiger III

With Tiger Mask II nowhere to be seen, his friend and tag team partner makes his return to the AWL Arena less then a week before facing Mil Muertes in Grave Consequences. He faces the man who has sworn to take Tiger Mask II's very soul...his mask!

A SUPERIOR Way of Doing Things.

VICTORY! Once again the AWL Commissioner shows his true colors. The coward is so scared of the power at my command that he actually disbanded the best four!!!!

Well, as the new power behind the belt in the AWL, I have decided that my champion will offer an open contract for the AWL Grand Championship. Whenever I decide that the title should be defended, a contract shall be placed on a table in the AWL locker room. The first wrestler to sign, gets a title match.

The AWL Commissioner WILL approve of this because he doesn't want his precious employees to be out on the street. So come all challengers. Come and grab gold and glory!! The first title match of the new regime will be THIS WEEKEND! But I doubt any of you will be stupid enough to accept my offer.....now that you all understand the risks.

--Dr. Jigoku 

The Commissioner Changes the Game.

Good evening. I am the AWL Commissioner.

It is my sad duty to inform you that Wonder Kid has a broken neck and his doctors say he will never wrestle again. While his impressively strong neck muscles allowed him to survive the process, and with therapy he will walk again, his wrestling career is over.

We now know that Ma-Ji-Ku was correct. The monster that did this IS an Augment! We also know that he will continue to attack anyone who wrestles for the AWL Grand Championship and loses.

This puts me in an impossible spot. I can not simply fire the Grand Champion without losing the belt and forcing this entire company (which many people depend upon for their livelihoods) to close. An obscure Japanese law recognizes all deaths or injuries in the ring as accidents so I can not call the police. In the end, I can not in good conscience ask AWL Wrestlers to risk their lives in this way. Therefore, it is with a heavy heart that I hereby disband the AWL Best 4.

My most sincere apologies to Ma-Ji-Ku, Hassan, Wyvern, and Lee Masters. I hope they will find it in their hearts to forgive me.

This, I have commissioned.

--AWL Commissioner.