As
promised, here’s the full card for the go home show for Season 14:
AWL 279
MAIN EVENT
Lie-ger (C) vs.
Matt Classic Sr.
AWL
Intercontinental Championship Match
1st
Title Defense
STEEL CAGE
MATCH!
The
Intercontinental Championship is the only title in the AWL that allows for immediate
rematches. In this case, the AWL
Commissioner has decided that we need to know who the better man is WITHOUT a
thirty minute gauntlet preceding the fight.
Additionally, in order to prevent the rest of Nippon Yokatta from
interfering, the ring will be surrounded by a 16 foot high steel cage.
It’s
been a while since we’ve had a steel cage match in the Animated Wrestling
League and the rules have been altered somewhat since last time. As of this writing, the rule of a steel cage
match in the AWL (known as Cage Master Rules) are as follows:
1. Victory
by submission or knockout ONLY.
2. No
Pinfalls! Any issue serious enough to
require a steel cage requires a definitive winner.
3. NO
ESCAPING THE CAGE! We’re not trying to determine
who’s the best at running away.
4. 30 minute
time limit regardless of title match status.
Give the wresters time to settle things.
Ganba Hisshi DARK,
Ganba’s Shadows, & Gisei vs. Azteckaizer NEO, ResuRED, The Roc, & Wyvern
Atomicos Match
Yes,
you read that correctly. Gisei will compete
in his first ever professional wrestling match!
He and the demonic army of the AWL Grand Champion will face off against
a who’s who of AWL technicos including the #1 contender for the gold at AWL
280!
Yin & Yang (1)
vs. Tiger & Bunny (0)
Points in Play
With on
half of the AWL Joshi Tag Team Champions already in a title match at AWL 280,
the joshi tag titles cannot be defended at the finale. However, if Yin & Yang are successful in
this match and earn their second point, they will face Monster Union: Unholy
Alliance at the finale in a tag team #1 Contenders match.
Tanaka Kenichi
& Estrella Dorada vs. Big Foot & Erupcion Solar
Tag Team GRUDGE
MATCH!
As
announced yesterday, the former members of Liga Cosmica, Erupcion Solar and
Estrella Dorada, will face each other at AWL 280 in a Grudge Match. However, Big Foot would very much like the
chance to beat the hell out of his former boss in an anything goes match. Unfortunately, Big Foot and Tanaka Kenichi are
set for Batsumania at AWL 280 so a one on one Grudge Match is out of the question.
That’s
where this match comes in. The AWL
Commissioner has allowed all four men to compete in the first ever Tag Team
Grudge Match. Much like the singles version,
there are no DQs, no count outs, no time limit, and it doesn’t count in the win
loss records. However, this tag team
version throws an additional wrinkle into the mix: Tornado Tag Team Rules and Elimination
Rules apply!
Nippon Yokatta vs.
The New Classics & T49P
Atomicos Match
With
the fake liger in the main event, the AWL Commissioner decided we needed
something to keep the rest of the gang busy unless they decided to try and find
their way into the cage. So, the AWL
Commissioner called up Matt Classic’s students and the most decorated tag team
in AWL History and they called the technico tag team they have the most
respect for, Team 49th Parallel.
Together, this dream team foursome of gaijin aim to show the xenophobes
that they 100% belong in a Japanese ring.
That’s
the card. Join us this weekend for AWL
279, with only one week to go until the season finale, it’s going to get nuts!
