el Fans, here we are at 500! The BRL’s 500 to be exact and what a trip it has been. Imagibash 15 was a huge success and the action got so intense that your old pal the Teamster had to get involved. The exclusive coverage of that ppv is in this very issue so I won’t spoil it and give away the ending like how the ship sinks in Titanic. The Johnny B. Cup is down to just four and here are the representatives from each of the IWAR’s promotions; • BRL Final: Sir Gunther Kinderwacht (last year’s winner) • CWL Final: Jane the Vixen Red (BRL, winner of 2017 Unknown Wrestler League) • IWL Final: Nasty Norman Krasner • NWL Final: Ricky Kyle In one semi-final, we will see bitter rivals Kinderwacht and Red face off while in the other the red-hot Ricky Kyle will face the, well, Nasty Normal Krasner. One of these four will win The self-professed “Greatest Tag team wrestler the 4th Johnny B Cup and the results will determine the breakdown of the prizes. ? in the world” debuted in the NWL in 2012 and taunt-filled promos earned him many enemies. The 26th Marano Memorial is also down to the final 5… FIVE? Well since the Suburban Hell His “Teamster Challenge” offered a prize to any Savages: Agent 26 & Punk Rock Mike and Badd Co: Rick Challenger & Rick Riley went to a NWL rookie who could capture a Tag Team title draw, we will have a rematch. The winner will advance to face Sledge and Hammer who won with him, but turned ugly when he kept blaming the CWL bracket. The other semi-final match up will see the IWL’s winning team, Graham them when they didn’t win. His hapless singles Underwood & Kennedy Cage face off against recent NWL graduates, Alphamale XD & The career turned around after he upset former Patriot who now call the ASL home with a trip to the finals on the line. partner Major Trent Mercier in a Loser Leaves the NWL match, but peaked with his one and The summer heats up with more great events, but they are about to get bigger and here’s only NWL title win. His big mouth got him in why. The IWAR Competition Committee oversees the IWAR World Championships and the trouble often and his taunting of the “True IWAR-wide events that run throughout the year. We hit a snag in that the various events Wrestler” D.C. Hannon exploded into a bitter were offering the winners a shot at the IWAR World champion, but at the same time, the feud that climaxed in another Loser Leaves top Commissioner’s champions were competing in those title matches as well. Having one Town match. Hannon destroyed Teamster to multi-man match is novel, but having them all the time kills the special nature and also send him packing, but he was outraged when a stacks the deck against the champion and challenger who are looking to settle this between few weeks later a man calling himself the them. So we decided to create a secondary championship to the IWAR World championship “Midnight Teamster” appeared on the roster! that will be defended exclusively against the winners of the IWAR events. We let the fans Hannon tried to reveal the true identity of the vote on what to name the new title on the IWAR Network Facebook page and the winner is… man who claimed he was not the Teamster, The Revolution Championship! I won’t got into how awkward that name may be for some but in fact his twin brother. Eventually the of the folks around the IWA and IWAR office due to the history with Johnny Revolution but Teamster returned to briefly joined forces with instead announce that the winner of the 3rd Annual Ladder match will also be crowned as Hannon, but when he graduated from the NWL, the new Revolution Champion! The winners of IWAR events will now have a title to Teamster decided to pull a Top Gun and stay on compete for and I’ll have to know better than to let the internet make big decisions. as a backstage coach at the NWL to ‘give back’. When controversial IWAR Commissioner Johnny Oh hey and don’t forget all the other events like the 5th Annual Bound for Glory Series, the Revolution Sr. was dismissed by IWA President 8th Triple D Cup Six-man Tournament or the 10th Tag Team Derby because the greatest stars Johnny B., The Teamster who was promoted. don’t just win, they win big and nothing is bigger than winning in the IWAR. You don’t just win, you become part of IWA history. Accomplishments • NWL Veteran (2012-2013) Oh and a message to our new readers, the IWAR is a team effort by the Commissioners of • NWL Most Inspirational Wrestler (2012) the BRL, CWL, IWL and NWL to take the IWA to the next level thanks to the work put in by • NWL Champion #24, 3/2013 every star who cuts a promo, pulls off a sneak attack or shows us the reason why they are • 3x NWL Tag champ the next big thing. I am honored to fill my roll as the Commissioner of the IWAR to help • IWAR Commissioner (2015-present) facilitate the action the fans are talking about when they are not talking about me coming out of retirement. Speaking of my career, there were always rumors that I was the Midnight Teamster and while I will not confirm or deny that, I will say that it is good to see that in the absence of the IWAR Tubecast, there RENEGADE IWAR Tubecast has appeared to fill the gap. It is a little rougher around the edges, but it gets the job done. If you want to get in the action and join in, stop debating, sign up and show us what you got! “Tag me in!” The Teamster IWAR Commissioner & The Greatest Tag Team Wrestler of All-Time The Teamster addresses the fans before a show. What: 3rd Annual Ladder Match Battle Royal When: Cycles Aug-Dog-Sep How to win: The wrestler with the highest 3 cycle average strategy will win. Tie breaker will be highest score in September cycle. Entry: $1.00 for any IWAR wrestler Prizes: Total entry fees in IWA Credit and a Money in the Bank title shot at IWAR champ What: 5th Annual Bound for Glory Series When: August through December How to win: 8 - 4 wrestler pools, 3 pool matches (win =3pts, tie = 1pt), top 16 scorers advance to single elimination tourney. Entry: Free (based on IWAR standings) Prizes: IWAR World championship at Battlecade 12 as 3rd in Triple Threat match. What: 10th Tag Team Derby When: August through December How to win: 8 - 4 team pools, 3 pool matches (win =3pts, tie = 1pt), top 16 scorers advance to single elimination tourney. Entry: $3.00 per team Prizes: 1 year of free League Tag & TV tag title shots and IWAR World Tag Team shot at Battlecade 12 as 3rd in Triple Threat match. What: 8th Triple D Cup Six-man Tournament When: August through October How to win: 16 trios from across the IWAR will compete in a single-elimination tournament. Entry: Free (based on IWAR standings) Prizes: IWAR World Six-man title shot at Battlecade 12 as 3rd in Triple Threat match. INDIAN STRAP MATCH: THE BID BAD RED FOX & CHIEF BOLD GRAY FOX vs. COWBOY JIM SPUR Jim Bossy: There was a last minute change, as Spur had to face both Fox brothers in this one and he used his USA branding iron to bust open his opponents early in this one. It proved not to be enough and while Spur gave it his best shot, but was unable to overcome the overwhelming odds , the winner was Chief Fox and Big Bad Red Fox. NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH: “MONEY DRIVEN” MIKE SEBASTIAN vs. 5% SPANISH MATT RODRIGUEZ Shooter Simmons: The bad blood between these two has been growing, but on a big stage, Mike stepped up and put a whuppin on Rodriguez until some underhanded tactics turned the tide. Luthor Alexander tried to help Matt by sliding the Money Belt into the ring, but Mike DDt’d Matt onto the belt to get the win while Luthor snuck off with Mike’s belt. SIX-MAN (Oksana in cage above the ring): PHANTOM STRIKER, TONY DIME & BRADOCK MOON vs. JAKE SCARLET, ALEXI SMIRNOFF & DRAGON DE ORO Bossy: Since Striker returned he resumed his feud with Russian Roulette and enlisted the help of Noble House to kidnap the RR valet, Oksana. She watched from a cage above the ring as her trio got revenge and won her freedom with a one-sided victory. After the match, Dragon help PS as Oksana unleashed a slap that sent him to the floor! DISCIPLES OF DOOM COMPOUND MATCH: GHOST LEE SHADOWS vs. COMIC BOOK NERD Shooter: Yo this one was broadcast from the DoD’s compound and the Nerdy would-be hero gave it his best shot, but as we watched via remote broadcast the rookie pulled out a win out of nowhere, but after it go crazy, as GLS poured some liquid into Nerd’s mouth, the kid’s eyes turned black and he knelt before GLS?! How am I gonna sleep after this? PINFALLS COUNT ANYWHERE: “CANADIAN NATION” JIMMY NORTH & GUNNER MOLSON vs. LUTHOR ALEXANDER & FATTY THE BUTCHER Bossy: Back and forth action was broken up when an angry Mike Sebastian came down to get his belt back, and Luthor ran off with it.