GWM WrestleMAX 10/22/2017

Two championship matches and SIX qualifying matches for the Fukumen World Tournament.

Nuff Said.

GWM WrestleMAX 9/11/2017

GWM WrestleMAX 9/11/2017 投稿者 AWLBoss

Full Card for AWL 160!

With AWL 159 now in the history books, we know the full card for the Season 8 Finale next week (When you include the match I'm about to announce!). Also, the line of of "Team AWL" for the trios match against

MAIN EVENT

Dragon (C) vs. Captain AWL (C)

Title Unification Match

There MUST be a Winner!

Hassan vs. American Beetle vs. Yamada Jiro

Recognition Match for the Intercontinental or Zenkoku Championship

2 out of 3 falls

30 Minute Time Limit

Bullet Club (Styles, Omega, Hall) vs. Team AWL (Sammy Nix, Lee Masters, HAKAISHA!)

Trios Match

30 Minute Time Limit

If Bullet Club wins, all 5 members enter the New Year's Tournament.

If Bullet Club loses, all 5 members are BANISHED from the AWL!

Bullet Club (Fale & Anderson) (C) vs. Big & Spicy (3)

AWL World Tag Team Championship Match

4th Title Defense

Kanetsu vs. Strike Taka vs. George Fraser vs. Mr. Smiles vs. Chiba Akagi vs. Matt Classic Jr.

Rookie's 6-Man Scramble Match

10 Minute Time Limit

Winner Enters the New Year's Tournament

LUCHA SHOWCASE:

Prince Puma, Ma-Ji-Ku, & X vs. El Rudo Rojo, King Cuerno, & X

Trios Match

BATSUMANIA!

Eric Nigel Hance vs. Jon Shina vs. El Santo Azul vs. The DOOMBUNNY

4-Way Elimination Match

The winner of each fall is safe.

The loser of the final fall is FIRED!

No Time Limit

Anything Goes!!

And this just added:

Ganba vs. RAINMAKER Okada Kazuchika

Non-Title Match

In total, 8 matches featuring a whopping 33 wrestlers! Titles will be born, titles will die. Careers will be made. Careers will be ended. The Animated Wrestling League will NEVER be the same!

AWL 159: Dragon vs. Okada

AWL 159: Dragon vs. Okada 投稿者 AWLBoss

I apologize for the lateness of this episode.  Real life is (as per usual for the end of the season) demanding a great deal of my time and resources at the moment.  AWL 160 is still on schedule for next week.  Until then, enjoy the show!

Promos from Okada and Dragon

Okada (Translated from Japanese):

History. We talk a lot about history in professional wrestling. In January, I will make history when I FINALLY defeat Tanahashi in the Tokyo Dome. This weekend I will make history a second time by being the first person to ever hold both the IWGP and AWL Heavyweight Titles at the same time when I defeat Dragon-senpai. Then on November 29th, I will make history a third time when I become the first ever AWL Grand Champion. It will rain gold in the AWL Arena!

Dragon:

Okada, I have nothing by respect for you. You ARE the future of New Japan Pro Wrestling and, at the Tokyo Dome, I hope you take Tanahashi's head off with that Rainmaker Lariat of yours. But the fact of the matter is...you are NOT an AWL Wrestler. We are honored to have you as a guest in our locker room and I dont think you have heat with anybody, but you are NOT one of us. The final AWL World's Heavyweight Champion and the first AWL Grand Champion should be an AWL Wrestler, plain and simple.

That means that this weekend I am going to do everything in my power to hold on this this belt. I don't care how many times I have to fly off of the ropes. I don't care how much punishment I have to absorb. I don't care how many times I have to rock you with the Dragon Drop. I AM walking out of the AWL Arena with my title...or I'm not walking out.

Full Card for AWL 159

This weekend (Sunday morning Japan time, please adjust for your timezone), the AWL will present the penultimate program of Season 8. As I mentioned on commentary (technically before I was supposed to, sorry) this will be a Night of Trios as 18 men who are scheduled to compete at the season finale will face each other in 6-man tag team action. Additionally, we will solidify the top...and bottom of the card for the Season 8 Finale:

AWL 159:

MAIN EVENT

Dragon (C) vs. RAINMAKER オカダ カズチカ

AWL World's Heavyweight Championship Match

3rd Title Defense

Winner faces Captain AWL for the Grand Championship at AWL 160!

NIGHT OF TRIOS:

HAKAISHA!, Ma-Ji-Ku, & Ganba vs. Bullet Club

El Rudo Rojo & The Muscle Hunters vs. El Santo Azul and Big & Spicy

The All Americans & Mr. Smiles vs. Yamada Jiro, Kanetsu, & X

Danger Zone Tie Breaker Match:

“Peacemaker" Luke James vs. The DOOMBUNNY

Loser enters Batsumania at AWL 160!

AWL 157

AWL 157: Dragon vs. Ben Nelson 投稿者 AWLBoss

Dragon and Nelson Speak.

The world title is on the line yet again tomorrow night so let's hear from the wrestlers in that match. First, the challenger.

“Big" Ben Nelson:

I don't give a rat arse about the AWL or frankly the AWL Championship anymore! I've spent my entire career chasing gold in this bloody company and what has it gotten me? Shagging NOTHING that's what!! And now they keep telling me that I'm "on thin ice" and "they might not book me anymore" well who cares! I've got this title match with Dragon (what sort of a name is that anyway?) and I'm going to be there, but mark my words. When I win that title you tossers are NEVER seeing it or me again. Sod off!

And now the champion:

Dragon:

Really? The old "I'm going to take the title and leave" routine? Come on Ben. You're better than that. The AWL World's Heavyweight Championship is why we're all here. It's why we all fight and I know you are no different.

Why did you stick around after Striker was hurt? Because you wanted to be champion.

Why did you demand a cage match with Kuroyama when he injured you? Because he cost you the chance to be champion.

Well now's the time son. You get a chance to be champion. The only thing standing between you and gold is this old man. So come and get it Ben. Let's see how "big" you really are!

Full Card for AWL 157

No offical address from the Commissioner this week. I understand he is actually out of the country at the moment looking to put together something special for AWL 160. No idea what that will be, but for he moment the Commissioner has e-mailed me the full card for this weekend:

MAIN EVENT:

Dragon (C) vs. "Big" Ben Nelson (#1)

AWL World's Heavyweight Championship Match

2nd Title Defense

Prince Puma vs. A.J. Styles vs. El Rudo Rojo vs. Jon Shina

Light Heavyweight #1 Contendership

4-Way Elimination Match

Captain AWL vs. RAINMAKER オカダ カズチカ (#2)

AWL vs. NJPW

Non-Title Match

El Santo Azul vs. DOOMBUNNY

Danger Zone Match

Bullet Club vs. The New Classics (2)

Non-Title Match

Points in Play

The All Americans (1) vs. 山田二郎 & X (0)

Points in Play

Double Title Match Announced!

This weekend at AWL 156 TWO AWL Championships will be on the line!

As scheduled, Captain AWL will defend the AWL World's Light Heavyweight Championship for the 1st time. The opponent has yet to be announced, but we hope to bring you that information in the next day or so.

Additionally, the two men who fought one another for the AWL World Heavyweight Title just last weekend will team up as The AWL All Stars cash in their 3 points and challenge Bullet Club for the AWL World Tag Team Championships!

For AWL 156:

Captain AWL vs. ????

AWL World Light Heavyweight Championship Match

1st Title Defense

Bullet Club (C) vs. AWL All Stars (3)

AWL World Tag Team Championship Match

3rd Title Defense

AWL 155: Dragon (C) vs. Luke James

AWL 155: Dragon (C) vs. Luke James 投稿者 AWLBoss

Joint Statement

This has never happened before in the history of the AWL. Two opponents in a world title match have issued a joint statement for the wrestling press less than 24 hours before their match:

For over a week now people have been speculating that when we face each other at AWL 155, we are going to "implode" or that one of us will "swerve" the other and that this will turn into some big dramatic B.S.

Well, we hate to disappoint you. That is simply not going to happen. Yes, tomorrow two best friends are going to step into a 20 by 20 foot wrestling ring and we are going to have a wrestling match. One of us is going to walk out of The AWL Arena as AWL World's Heavyweight Champion.

And that's AWESOME! Why on earth would either one of us want to ruin the chance to main event an AWL card and become the heavyweight champion of the world? We want to see which of us is the best wrestler and we'll never find that out unless we both go at it full force in the ring. Fair and square, no B.S., no "turns," no "screw jobs."

We owe that to each other as friends. We owe that to the AWL fans as paying customers. We owe it to the AWL World's Heavyweight Championship itself! That prize that every single man in this locker room wakes up fighting for and falls asleep dreaming about.

Tomorrow at AWL 155, you are going to see a great wrestling match. Enjoy it.

--Dragon & Luke James.

Full Card for AWL 155

OK people, the full card has been announced for AWL 155. It's mostly matches that we already knew about (isn't logical booking wonderful?) but there are one or two surprises.

AWL 155:

MAIN EVENT:

Dragon (C) vs Luke James (#1)

AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match

Bullet Club vs. The New Classics

Trios Match

Match ordered by the AWL Commissioner

“Big" Ben Nelson (#2) vs. RAINMAKER Okada Kazuchika (#3)

Non-Title Match

Rank on the Line

Winner earns the next World Heavyweight Title Shot

HAKAISHA! & DOOMBUNNY (0) vs. Los Neko Grande (0)

2 Point/15 Minute Match

Big & Spicy (1) vs. The Muscle Hunters (0)

2 Point/15 Minute Match

El Santo Azul & E.N. Hance vs. El Rudo Rojo & Jon Shina

Danger Zone Match

I promised surprises, didn't I? The IWGP Heavyweight Champion will be in action this weekend. The brothers and former tag team partners Azul and Rojo will be across the ring from each other but this time they will each have to team with a wrestler who has NEVER won a sacntioned match in their careers. It should be...Interesting.

AWL 153: HAKAISHA! vs. Dragon

AWL 153: HAKAISHA! vs. Dragon 投稿者 AWLBoss

Sorry for the delays and technical problems, but trust me, this is a show (and a main event) worth the wait!

See you tomorrow for the Tag Matsuri!!

2 Full Cards for 2 Big Shows

We have full cards for both of this weekend's upcoming events. It's going to be an interesting 48 hours.

AWL 153:

MAIN EVENT

HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Dragon (#1)

AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match

13th Title Defense

El Rudo Rojo vs. Captain AWL

GRUDGE MATCH

Los Neko Grande (1) vs. Bullet Club (Omega/Hall) (0)

3 Point/20 Minute Match

Faction Gauntlet Set 4: Bullet Club

El Santo Azul vs. Jon Shina

And a mere 24 hours later:

AWL Super Card: Tag Matsuri 2015

MAIN EVENT

Bullet Club (C) vs. ???? (3 or 4)

AWL World Tag Team Title Match

2nd Title Defense

2015 Tag Gauntlet

Big & Spicy (0) vs. ???? & ???? (0)

Tag Team Debut

AWL All Stars (Dragon & Ganba) vs. The Augments (Darkness 竜 & Project 鉄)

Faction vs. Faction

Title match set for AWL 153!

Happy middle of the week wrestling fans.

Your mostly humble web master and commentator Ryu Sensei here and I am here to confirm the HUGE main event for AWL 153. If you've been following the schedule for the last couple of weeks, you knew this was coming. But let's make it official:

For AWL 153:

MAIN EVENT

HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Dragon (#1)

AWL World's Heavyweight Championship Match

13th Title Defense.

That is going to be a huge match up. The first AWL Champion against the man who has had more successful title defenses than anyone else in the history of that title. We'll have some comments later this week from both champion and challenger.

AWL 151: HAKAISHA! vs. Ma-Ji-Ku

Commissioner's Weekly Address

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

There has been a nasty cold going around the office, and I fear I may be coming down with it myself. However, the show must go on. This week we have a long awaited championship match between two of the greatest championship level competitors in the history of the Animated Wrestling League. The Faction Gauntlet continues, a hero returns, and a whole lot more!

MAIN EVENT:

HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Ma-Ji-Ku (#1)

AWL World's Heavyweight Championship Match

12th Title Defense

Los Neko Grande (1) vs. Bullet Club (0)

Points in Play

Faction Gauntlet Set 2:

The Golden Candidates vs. The AWL All Stars

Additionally, 4 of the lowest ranked wrestlers currently on the roster will face one another in a one fall match. With the Danger Zone once again in play, this match will send a message to all of my Animated Wrestling League Wrestlers that EVERY. MATCH. COUNTS!

THIS! I have COMMISSIONED!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--XOXO AWL Commissioner.

AWL 149: HAKAISHA! vs. Bad Luck Fale

AWL 149: HAKAISHA! vs. Bad Luck Fale 投稿者 AWLBoss

Quick News

Hey there wrestling fans! Just a quick post today to confirm two things what we already knew. The main event of AWL 149:

HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Bad Luck Fale (#1)

AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match

12th Title Defense

And some expected action in the tag team division:

Bullet Club (0) vs. DOOMBUNNY & Matt Classic Jr. (1)

2 Point/15 Minute Match

Be sure to check back here tomorrow for he AWL Commissioner's Weekly Address.