AWL 335: Tag Matsuri 2020!!

 The AWL's annual celebration of tag team wrestling!

Part 1: Danger 13 vs. THUGLIFE Tanaka Kenichi & HASAIKI

Danger Zone Challenge

We start at the very bottom as the four worst wrestlers in the AWL face off in a match to salvage their careers.

Part 2: Purosentai Resurangers vs. Modern Day Warriors vs. Monster Union vs. Yin & Yang

Joshi Division 4-Way Elimination Match

Part 3: Tag Team Graduation Match!

4 students at the AWL Dojo fight for 2 AWL Roster contracts.

Part 4: Tiger & Bunny (C) vs. The Queens of Wrestling

AWL Joshi Tag Team Championship Match

2nd Title Defense

Part 5: 2020 AWL Tag Team Gauntlet Match for the AWL World's Tag Team Championships.

Tag Matsuri Main Event Announced!

 Greetings Grapple Fans!

The AWL Commissioner has announced that AWL 335 will be this year's TAG MATSURI!  For those of you who are new to the Animated Wrestling League, the Ta Matsuri is our annual fall event where we celebrate the tradition and artistry of tag team wrestling.  Naturally, both AWL Tag Team Championships will be defended.

Additionally, AWL Head Trainer Dragon has announced that 4 wrestlers have made sufficient progress in their training that they are ready to advance to the main roster.  Therefore, there will be a Tag Team Graduation Match at the Tag Matsuri.  I should point out that the last team to win a Tag Team Graduation Match, the Flying Yukis are now former AWL World's Tag Team Champions.

In the past, the Tag Matsuri has always featured a tag team gauntlet contested to 3 points under our old 3 point system.  Since that system has fallen into the dustbin of history,the AWL Commissioner has come up with a new gauntlet that will take advantage of the tag team edition of the AWL Best 4:

2020 Tag Team Gauntlet:

Match 1: Best 4 #4 vs. Best 4 #3

Match 2: Winner of Match 1 vs. Best 4 #2

Match 3: Winner of Match 2 vs. Best 4 #1

Match 4: Winner of Match 3 vs. House Classic (C)

    AWL World's Tag Team Championship Match

    1st Title Defense

AWL 318: Joshi Tag Gauntlet Match

Full Card for AWL 318

                A short card this week with only 3 matches, but the thing about gauntlet matches is that they tend to go on for a LONG time so we need to plan the show accordingly.

AWL 318:

MAIN EVENT

AWL Joshi Division GAUNTLET MATCH!

To be contested to 3 points!

Winners challenge UK Gen2 at AWL 320!!

The Augments vs. Purosentai Resuranger

Trios Match

Matt Classic Sr. vs. Gyokuto

Main Event set for AWL 318

                The AWL Commissioner has announced the following match where the winners will receive a title match at AWL 320:

AWL Joshi Division GAUNTLET MATCH!

To be contested to 3 points!

Winners challenge UK Gen2 at AWL 320!!

                The rules are simple.  Two tag teams begin the match.  Once a team is eliminated by any method, the next team enters.  Winners earn a point, losers lose all their points.  The match continues until a team wins their third point.  In the case of a 15 minute time limit draw, both teams are eliminated from the gauntlet, but retain any points they have earned.

                The winners face Jessica Kidd and Emily Nagasaki for the AWL Joshi Tag Team Championships at AWL 320.

AWL SUPERCARD: Tag Matsuri 2019!

AWL Supercard: Tag Matsuri 2018

Full Card for AWL Supercard Tag Matsuri 2018

                While there aren’t a lot of matches on this card, the Tag Matsuri promises to be a long night of exciting professional wrestling action.  Here now the full card:

AWL SUPERCARD: Tag Matsuri 2018!

MAIN EVENT

Nippon Yokkata (C) vs. TBD (Winners of the Tag Gauntlet)

AWL World’s Tag Team Championship Match

Thief Ant & Titan Ant (1) vs. Big Time Thug S (0)

Points in Play

Tag Team Gauntlet Match

To be contested to 3 points!

Golden School (0) vs. Black School (0)

Tiger’s Training Series Match #4

Points in Play

Yin & Yang vs. Akira Merune & Dragoness

Joshi Tag Team Division Match

Non-Tournament Match

AWL 233: Tag Team Gauntlet

HUGE match announcement (Seriously, it'll be more than half the episode!)

                By order of the AWL Commissioner, the main event of 
AWL 233 will be a Tag Team Gauntlet Match.  Two teams will begin, after every fall, another team enters.  The first team to earn 3 points will challenge new champions Tiger Mask W at Golden War 2018.  All registered tag teams other than the reigning champions are eligible to compete.

Interview with Frederick Victor

With the Tag Team Gauntlet Match less than 48 hours away, I managed to get on Skype with Frederick Victor of The Empire from his town house in London.  Big Jerry’s flat apparently isn’t set up for high speed internet…somehow.

RyuSensei: Champ, thank you for agreeing to talk to me today.

Frederick Victor: No bother at all my good man.  I assume you wanted to discuss our upcoming championship bout?

R.S.: Yes, sir.  As you know, the challengers for your titles will be determined this weekend in a Tag Team Gauntlet Match, do you have any preferences for a winner?

F.V.: Not as such.  Sadly, the tag team division in the AWL is…rather lackluster at the moment.  I feel we can defeat any team currently on the roster.  However, I encourage all of the teams to give it a jolly good try and earn the privilege of fighting myself and my associate.

R.S.: OK, any teams you would like to see lose?

F.V.: Interesting question.  Of course, as a loyal member of the AWL Roster, I do not wish to see GWM have any more chances to win our championships.  Additionally, I think we’re all just about finished with those little fellows from Mexico.  League Cosmic?  I think that’s what they’re called.  They’ve had their chances.  Time to make way for new blood.

R.S.: We’ll see what happens on Sunday.  While I have you here, I have a couple questions about you and Big Jerry.  First of all, how did you too meet?

F.V.: I placed an advertisement in the papers looking to hire a professional wrestler, he was the most qualified candidate who replied.  Simple business transaction you know.  I believe he was working some…municipal job.  Rubbish collecting, road works, something of that sort.  I offered him the chance to elevate himself and he’s taken advantage of it rather well I’d say.

R.S.: There has been a great deal of criticism of your team over the past year.  Accusations that you “make Jerry do all the work” in your matches.  How would you answer these charges?

F.V.: Absurd!  I suppose it’s not horribly surprising that people who know nothing about the fine art of professional wresting wouldn’t recognize basic strategy when they see it.  You see, ours is a partnership of unequals.  Jerry is my superior in terms of physical power and size, whereas I am his superior in skill and mental prowess.  He does the damage by breaking down our opponents and I finish them off with superior technical wrestling.  A simple strategy, I admit.  But it works splendidly.

R.S.: I doubt that will convince anybody, but that’s all the time we have for today.  Thank you, Frederick Victor, and I’m sure you’ll be watching along with the rest of us on Sunday at AWL 219 as we determine the tag team #1 Contenders in the Tag Team Gauntlet Match. 

Full Card for AWL 219.

                We still have an episode left before the Season Finale and here is the full card for this weekend’s AWL 219:

MAIN EVENT:

Hassan vs. American Beetle

Tag Team Gauntlet Match

To Be Contested to 3 Points!

Tiger the Great III & Project Tetsu vs. The AWL All Stars

Finale Preview Tag Team Match

Okada Kazuchika & Sylverhawk vs. Yamada Jiro & X-Drone

Finale Preview Tag Team Match

Cage vs. El Rudo Rojo

DANGER ZONE TIE BREAKER MATCH

Well, that must have been the price.  Dr. Jigoku insisting on having one of his auments in a match with the IWGP Heavyweight Champion.  Since the X-Drones have the same copycat ability Wrestler X…did.  This gives them access to one of the best wrestlers in the world today…crap.

I should clarify, wrestlers in other matches on the card ARE eligible to compete in the Tag Team Gauntlet Match.

AWL 199: Second Double Shot Weekend Part 2

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PS: We are NEVER doing two shows in one weekend again!

AWL Supercard Tag Matsuri 2016 by AWLBoss
AWL Super Card Tag Matsuri 2016 Part 2 of 2 by AWLBoss

Full Card for the Tag Matsuri

Ok folks, we're less than 24 hours away from our autumn Super Card event, the 2016 Tag Matsuri. That means that it's time for some last minute news.

The opening matches featuring the debuts of our two newest tag teams have been confirmed. Each of the debuting rookie teams will face established AWL wrestlers each with 1 point.

That means the full card for the event is as follows:

AWL SUPER CARD:

Tag Matsuri 2016!

MAIN EVENT:

The Destroyers of DOOM! (C) vs. ???? (Winners of the Tag Gauntlet) (3)

AWL World Tag Team Championship Match

5th Title Defense

2016 Tag Team Gauntlet Match!

To be contested to 3 Points

SPICY Black vs. Tiny & X

GRUDGE MATCH!

The Empire (Debut) (0) vs. The All Americans (1)

Liga Cosmica (Debut) (0) vs. Shin Jidai (1)

So now we know the British team are "The Empire" and the Mexican team are "Liga Cosmica" or "The Cosmic League." Nothing else about these teams has been revealed, nor has the identity of Tiny's tag team partner in his Grudge Match. You'll have to tune in tomorrow to the Tag Matsuri to learn more.

Lastly, since the Tag Matsuri is such a big event (and tag gauntlets tend to go on a bit) this event will be split into two videos.

AWL 171: Tag Gauntlet!

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Tag Gauntlet Announced for AWL 171!!

That's right! For the first time ever in regular season competition, we will have a Tag Gauntlet! The reason for this is simple: We need #1 Contenders for the AWL World Tag Team Titles at Golden War and at the moment, nobody has more than one point.

For those who do not remember, the rules of the Tag Gauntlet are as follows:

1. Two teams begin the match.

2. All matches have a 15 minute time limit, the time resets after each fall.

3. Eliminations occur by pin fall, submission, count out, or DQ.

4. As soon as one team is eliminated, another takes their place.

5. In the event of a time limit draw, BOTH teams are eliminated, but lose no points.

6. Match continues until one team has three points.

NOTE!: Traditionally, the Tag Gauntlet has taken place at the Tag Matsuri, meaning that no points can be lost. Well, AWL 171 sure as bleep isn't the Tag Matsuri so Points are FULLY in Play. That means that only ONE team is getting out of this match with any points on the board. It's all or nothing at AWL 171!

Before I leave you for today, I need to let you know that there is something BIG happening behind the scenes here in the Animated Wrestling League. A couple of somethings actually, but I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to tell you what. So stay tuned.

AWL Super Card: Tag Matsuri 2015!

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