AWL 250!

HUGE Trios Match Announced!

                This is BIG!  The AWL Commissioner has announced a trios match for AWL 248 that will…oh just look for yourself:

Shin Jidai vs. THUGLIFE Tanaka Kenichi, Big Foot, & X

Trios Match

                That’s right, the #1 contender and the Grand Champion will be across the ring from each other alongside their respective teams in a preview of AWL 250.  But here’s the kicker, that “X” up there?  I don’t know who it is.  You don’t know who it is.  None of the wrestlers involved including the ones on “X’s” team know who it is.  But there is one thing I do know…“X” will be the tenth and final challenger in Matt Classic Jr’s Test of 10!!

Full Card for AWL 244

MAIN EVENT

Dorei Corps vs. El Hijo del Majiku, Hassan, Kid Canada, & 千葉赤城

Atomicos Match

One the last episode of the Animated Wrestling League, we saw the rise of the Dorei Corps, Dr. Jigoku's army of brainwashed slaves that were formerly 4 of the greatest heroes in the history of the AWL.  This week, four more techinicos will test their mettle, including the son of one of the Dorei.

CAREER THREATENING MATCH!

Matt Classic Jr. (OXX) vs. Project-Z

Test of 10 Match #9

Last season, the Innovator of Professional Wrestling, Matt Classic Jr., invoked the Test of Ten in order for the sins he feels he committed against his own team.  Golden Opportunity vs. Matt Classic Jr.'s AWL Career.  He only has ONE LIFE LEFT!  If he can't beat the Modern Day Frankenstein, he will be GONE from the AWL forever.

Athena Jane (#1) vs. Joya (#2) vs. Jackie M. (#3) vs. Dragoness (#4)

Reshuffle Match

AWL Joshi Champion Akira Merune will defend her championship next week.  But against who?  We'll find out in this elimination 4-way match.

The New Classics (0) vs. The Leading Men (1)

Points in Play

The most decorated tag team in the AWL returns to the league and, as their first step back to the AWL World's Tag Team Titles, the fact probably...no...definitely the strangest tag team in the AWL today.  Tommy Wiseau's Leading Men.

Project 鉄 (C) vs. Tiger Mask II

AWL Intercontinental Championship Match

1st Title Defense

The AWL Commissioner is NOT going to tolerate Dr. Jigoku's obvious plan.  So, he's going to force the cyborg to face the best technicos the AWL has to offer.  First up?  The Golden Tiger.

AND MORE!

Full Card for AWL 241.

AWL 241: Season 13 Premier

MAIN EVENT

THUGLIFE 田中健一 (C) vs. ????

AWL Grand Championship Match

1^st Title Defense

Matt Classic Jr. (OOX) vs. Big Foot

Test of 10 Match #8

Career Threatening Match

KoroshiMACHINE vs. Wild Thing

千葉赤城 vs. Tiger Mask W

Non-Title Match

If Chiba Akagi wins, he can be a one-man tag team

Liga Cosmica (2) vs. The Destroyers of Doom (1)

Points in Play

Mr. Smiles vs. “Dragon” w/Dr. Jigoku

日本よかった (0) vs. Shin Tiger Bros. (0)

Points in Play

Hassan (#1) vs. El Hijo del Majiku (#2) vs. Hasaiki (#3)

Reshuffle Match

Winner challenges for the AWL Grand Championship in the MAIN EVENT!

Title Match Announced. Test of 10 Continues.

                As befitting the Season 13 Premier, the AWL Commissioner has announced that the AWL Grand Championship WILL be defended at AWL 241 this weekend coming weekend!

THUGLIFE田中健一 (C) vs. ???? (#1)

AWL Grand Championship Match

1^st Title Defense

                But who will the despicable Tanaka Kenichi face in the main event of AWL 241?  We don’t know.  The challenger will be the winner of a Reshuffle Match in the opening bout.

Hassan (#1) vs. El Hijo Del Majiku (#2) vs. Hasaiki (#3)

Reshuffle Match

                For those who haven’t seen a Reshuffle Match before, it’s an elimination match between members of the AWL Best 4.  The loser of the 1^st fall becomes #3.  The loser of the 2^nd fall becomes #2.  The winner of the 2^nd fall becomes the #1 contender to the AWL Grand Championship and will go on to challenge THUGLIFE 田中健一 in the main event.

                Sadly, “Peacemaker” Luke James has NOT been medically cleared to compete at AWL 241.  As a result, he has been reduced in rank to #4 in the AWL Best 4 System.

Additionally:

                Last season, Shin Jidai member Matt Classic Jr. cost his team a tag team title opportunity.  To make up for his mistake, he invoked The Test of 10, a tradition that hasn’t been seen since Season 0.  The Invoker must defeat 10 opponents with 3 lives.  They may request ANYTHING as their reward for victory (in this case, a Golden Opportunity) but must risk something of equal value if they lose (in this case, Matt’s AWL contract).

                As of the end of last season, Matt Classic Jr. has won 7 matches but only has one life remaining.  That means that if he loses another match in the Test of 10, he will be OUT of the Animated Wrestling League.  The Test of 10 will continue at AWL 241 and it will be the single BIGGEST challenge yet,

Matt Classic Jr. (OXX) vs. Big Foot

Test of 10 Match #8

Career Threatening Match

AWL 239: The Go Home Show

Shin Jidai Speaks

The following Message was translated from the original Japanese by the AWL Translation Team.

                Matt’s always been a bit strange, but he’s a good man and a great friend.  When he decided to invoke the Test of Ten, we thought he was nuts.  But we were also confident in his abilities.  We didn’t even mind when he told us not to accompany him to ringside for his matches.  “I have to do this myself” is Classic Matt…pun very much intended.

                But now he’s down to one life.  He’s career is on the line.  Neo and I are NOT going to abandon him in his hour of need.  We won’t help him win of course, but we can show him and the world that the new generation is all about teamwork and comradery.  We WILL be there when Matt Classic Jr. beats Estrella Dorada to continue the Test of 10.

--Wyvern

AWL 237: 4 Honor and Glory

Test of Ten Update

                Shin Jidai failed to capture the AWL World Tag Team Titles at Golden War 2018.  Fortunately, they have another path to a title shot.  The Test of Ten continues this weekend at AWL 236:

Matt Classic Jr. (OOX) vs. Frederic Victor

Test of Ten Match #5

As you can probably guess, Frederic Victor STILL won’t shut up about how he “knows he can beat The Doombunny in a World of Sport Rules Match.”  So, the AWL Commissioner (in another attempt to shut him up) is putting him in the Test of Ten.  If Frederic Victor can beat Matt Classic Jr. in an AWL Rules match, he can have his bloody WoS IC Title Match at AWL 240.  Frankly, I don’t see it happening.

AWL 233: Tag Team Gauntlet

About that El Rudo Rojo match...

Last weekend there was an unfortunate mistake on the part of AWL Senior Official Joey Babaganoush of the famous Babaganoush wrestling family.  In the final pinfall, EL Rudo Rojo had his feet on the ropes granting him unfair leverage and constituting an illegal hold.  Unfortunately, Referee Babaganoush didn’t see the violation and counted to three anyway.

The decision of an AWL official is final and irreversible.  However, this error cost Matt Classic Jr. his second life in the Test of Ten.  After days of deliberation, the AWL Commissioner has made the following decision:

1. The match result stands and will remain in the AWL Win-Loss Records.

2. El Rudo Rojo has been fined an amount equal to what he would have been paid for winning the match.

3. Matt Classic Jr. HAS NOT lost a life!  He remains with 2 lives and 8 matches remaining including a rematch with El Rudo Rojo.

              
               4. That match will take place this weekend and there must be a winner.

AWL 232: Shorter Than Last Week AND LWP WM Fleur dis Lis Review LIVE...ish.

First and foremost, the AWL:


And now my thoughts on Wrestlemania:

Here we go again.

                Greetings wrestling fans!  While most of us are in the middle of our post Wrestlemania week hangovers (both figurative and literal as the case may be), the twelfth season of the Animated Wrestling League waits for no man!  At least this week we have a far saner number of matches scheduled.  Two of which, we already know about:

T49P (C) vs. Tiger Mask W (3)

AWL World’s Tag Team Championship Match

2^nd Title Defense

                Tiger Mask W earned their third point at SakuraMania Wrestle Genesis and, from what I hear, the AWL Commissioner wanted to save this title match for the Golden War and would have do if Team Victory had earned #1 contender status instead, but both Spring Tiger (speaking for Tiger Mask W) and T49P demanded that the match take place as soon as possible.  I can only guess as to the tiger team’s reasoning, but I know for a fact that Hassan and Kid Canada have been spoiling for a fight since their last title match was over 2 months ago!  Are they being hasty?  How will we find new challengers in time for Golden War 2018?  There are a lot of questions going into this, but one thing is certain, this is going to be one hell of a main event!

Matt Classic Jr. (OOX) vs. El Rudo Rojo

Test of Ten: Match #2

                As you can see from that big black X next to his name, Matt Classic Jr. has lost his first life in the Test of Ten.  Now, he must face El Rudo Rojo again and beat him if he hopes to not only continue his trials and earn a Golden Opportunity for Shin Jidai, but save his AWL Contract and possibly his wrestling career.  El Rudo Rojo?  He just needs to rack up wins if he wants to stay out of Batsumania this year (more on that later this week by the way).

                Those are the matches we already knew about, now for some actual news in this news post.  Last week’s trios match between the AWL team of Luke James, Ganba, and Doombunny versus The Augments went to a time limit draw.  This week, the AWL Commissioner has decided to up the ante to literally unprecedented levels and book the first ever AWL Atomicos Match!

Ganba, Luke James, HAKAISHA!, & The Doombunny vs. The Augments (Tetsu, Z, & X-Drone)

Atomicos Match

                Just in case you’re not familiar with the term, an Atomicos Match is also known as an 8-man tag team match.  It’s wrestled to one fall and standard AWL Rules apply.  As it’s a multi-man match, a 15 minute time limit will be in effect so those eight men (or 3 men, 4 machines, and 1 bunny) had better bring their A-game and have eyes in the back of their heads.  I pity the referee.

                More matches will be announced later this week.

AWL 231: SakuraMania WrestleGenesis!

AWL 230: The Long Road

Rules of the Test of Ten and a second chance.

                The entire AWL office is reeling from the shocking announcement yesterday by Matt Classic Jr.  The Test of Ten is an AWL concept from back in Season 0.  Any wrestler may take the test.  If they win, they may make ANY request of the AWL Commissioner.  However, they must wager something of equal value for the reward they want.

                The invoker must defeat 10 opponents.  They are granted three lives.  Lose a match, lose a life, face that opponent again.  Lose all your lives and the test is over.

                The level of competition in the AWL is so high that the idea of winning 10 straight matches, even with 3 chances, is almost insane.  For Matt Classic Jr. to want this for himself just shows how much he wants to make up for costing his team with his count out loss.  He wants to give them a second chance.

                Speaking of second chances (Dang, nailed that segue!) there is only one slot left in the AWL Joshi Championship Ladder Match.  In the spirit of second chances, we are going to have a triple threat match between three women who haven’t earned their first victory in the Joshi Division:

Yin vs. Spring Tiger vs. Solo Darling

                Of course, should any of these three women run the
table and defeat BOTH of their opponents, they will earn two victories and face Usa-Chan the following week for the final chance to become the first AWL Joshi Champion.

Invocation!: Golden Opportunity vs. AWL Contract.

                Last weekend was the biggest failure of my career.  I cost my team our two points.  This isn’t new.  I’ve been the weak link in Shin Jidai for months now.  I was the one that talked the others into signing with GWM…that went well, didn’t it?  Then I get myself hurt and leave the team a man short for months.  This count out loss is the last straw.

                I need to prove that I have what it takes to be in the AWL.  I need to prove that I’m not just coasting on my dad’s name and fame.  I need to prove that I can help my team and not drag them down.

                I’ve looked deep into AWL History and found the perfect solution from WAY back in Season 0…I hereby invoke The Test of TEN!  I request a Golden Opportunity and I risk…my AWL contract!

--Matt Classic Jr.