IWLF (International Wrestling Legends Federation)

[godzillajoe]

Month 1:
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON
Lou Thesz def. Buddy Rogers to win the NWLA title. Promoters in the northeast United States refuse to recognize Rogers' one-fall loss to Thesz, thus breaking away from the NWLA to form a new promotion, the International Wrestling Legends Federation. Rogers is declared the first IWLF World Heavyweight Champion after defeating Antonino Rocca in a tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
8:00 PM BELL TIME


WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Buddy Rogers (World's Champion) vs. Bobo Brazil (United States Champion)

"Killer" Kowalski vs. Billy "Red" Lyons

Johnny Valentine vs. "Yukon" Eric

SPECIAL TAG TEAM ATTRACTION
Tolos Bros. vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos

ADDED ATTRACTION
Fred Blassie (Pacific Coast Champion) vs. Pepper Gomez

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Penny Banner vs. Ida Mae Martinez

"Animal" Steele vs. George South
"Special Delivery" Jones vs. Mr. X

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[Humanoids4eva]

Joe, you had to reboot another one, eh? Looking forward to how this version pans out. I like what you did with the "Month 1" startup!

[godzillajoe]

Month 2:
Madison Square Garden, NYC

S.D. Jones def. Mister X (7:34)
Jones with the HEAD BUTT to get the win

George “The Animal” Steele DRAW George South (20:00)
The Animal seems distracted tonight and the match goes to a draw as Steele is roughing up South outside the ring. Steele throws chairs and chases the ring announcer to the back after the decision is announced

LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Penny Banner (champion) def. Ida Mae Martinez (13:39)
The champion reverses a body slam attempt into a SMALL CRADLE for the win.
Penny Banner retains the Ladies Championship

SPECIAL ATTRACTION
Pepper Gomez def. Fred Blassie (Pacific Coast Champion) – DQ (16:00)
The hottest feud on the west coast is brought east as the Pacific Coast Champion Fred Blassie squares off against rival Pepper Gomez. Blassie is disqualified for using a chair on Gomez when the challenger follows him outside the ring as the champion tries to take a break from the action.
The title was not on the line due to it not being officially recognized in the IWLF

TAG TEAM BATTLE
The Kangaroos def. Chris Tolos & John Tolos. – DQ (15:40)
The action spills from the ring and The Tolos’ get disqualified when they manage to get a hold of the Kangaroos’ boomerang and use it against them, shoving down the referee who is trying to get it away from them

Yukon Eric def. Johnny Valentine – DQ (12:30)
Valentine smashes Eric into the steel railing and when the referee tries to stop the carnage, Johnny knocks him down and gives him an ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER! A second referee runs out and calls for the bell as Valentine and Eric continue to battle all the way to the back as officials try to break it up!

MAIN EVENT
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Buddy Rogers (World Champion) def. Bobo Brazil (United States Champion) (42:36)
Rogers looks like a dead man the entire match, getting busted open badly from repeated COCO BUTTS but somehow manages to hang on. Bobo misses a corner charge and injures his knee. The opportunistic champion goes to work on the leg and is eventually able to slap on the FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE causing the challenger to be counted out for the pin when he passes out from the pain.
Buddy Rogers retains the World Heavyweight Championship.

Billy “Red” Lyons def. Killer Kowalski (13:04)
Lyons has Kowalski trapped in the SLEEPER HOLD near the ropes and as the referee raises Killer’s arm, it falls once….twice…and a third time! The referee calls for the bell and awards the match to Lyons as Kowalski protests that the third time his arm fell into the ropes and the hold should have been broken!

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CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
PHILADELPHIA ARENA
8:00 PM BELL TIME

$10,000 PRIZE
TWENTY MAN BATTLE ROYALE!

UNITED STATES CHAMPSIONSHIP
Bobo Brazil (champion) vs. The Sheik (with The Grand Wizard)

RETURN TAG TEAM GRUDGE MATCH
The Fabulous Kangaroos vs. The Canadian Wrecking Crew (Chris & John Tolos)

SPECIAL ATTRACTION
THE EIGHT WONDER OF THE WORLD
Andre The Giant vs. Killer Kowalski

Dipaolo & Rocca vs. The Las Vegas Playboys (Rose & Sharpe)

Gilbert vs. Bastien
Jones vs. Rodz

TWO OTHER GREAT BOUTS!

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Month 3:
Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Dewey Robertson def. Savage-T (14:36)
Robertson gets the win after reversing Savage-T’s attempt at the VERTIBREAKER into a pin.

The Belgian Brawler def. Soul Train Jones (Virgil) – COR (12:30)
The two wrestlers are fighting out on the floor and Brawler smashes Jones into the ring post, rolling back in at the count of eight. Soul Train is not so lucky and gets counted out.

S.D. Jones def. Johnny Rodz (10:00)
Rodz misses a top rope bodypress which is the beginning of the end as S.D. picks him up, delivers two HEAD BUTTS and scores the pin. After the match, Rodz tries to attack S.D. but only gets a few more head butts for his troubles.

Red Bastein def. “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert (16:02)
Gilbert survives multiple ATOMIC DROPS but the damage takes its toll on his back. The veteran Bastien eventually manages to apply a Boston Crab and gain a submission win, teaching the brash youngster a wrestling lesson.

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Bobo Brazil (c) def. The Sheik (w/ The Grand Wizard) – DQ (13:37)
Bobo is annihilating the Syrian madman before the Grand Wizard makes his presence felt, distracting the referee and allowing Sheik to get the upper hand. Sheik busts open the champion with his trusty object and goes for the dreaded FIREBALL but is caught by the referee and disqualified. Bobo manages to avoid getting burned and delivers a head butt which causes the challenger and his manager to flee to the safety of the dressing room.
Bobo Brazil retains the United States Championship.

DURING INTERMISSION IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT TV TAPINGS WOULD BE HELD NEXT MONTH AT THE AGRICULTURAL HALL IN ALLENTOWN, PA

TAG TEAM GRUDGE MATCH
John Tolos & Chris Tolos def. The Fabulous Kangaroos (19:12)
The brothers brutally double team Al Costello while the referee is trying to get Roy Heffernan out of the ring. John Tolos hits the FLYING KNEE DROP and it’s all over for the Australian duo.

Andre The Giant def. Killer Kowalski – DQ (14:16)
Kowalski tries to leave the ring and head back to the dressing room but Andre manages to grab a hold of him and a brawl erupts on the floor. While attempting to grab a chair, Kowalski knocks down the referee and is disqualified.

The Las Vegas Playboys (Buddy Rose & Larry Sharpe) def. Antonino Rocca & Ilio Dipaolo (14:45)
Dipaolo has Sharpe caught in the AIRPLANE SPIN. Buddy Rose comes in but so does Rocca. A brawl erupts! In the confusion a mysterious woman hops the railing and tosses her purse into the ring. Buddy Rose catches it and smashes Ilio Dipaolo in the back of the head with it! Coins go flying everywhere! Rose then puts his partner on top of the prone opponent. The referee turns around, looks confused and then makes the three count! Sharpe, Rose and the mystery woman make a hasty retreat.

$10,000 BATTLE ROYAL
WINNER – JOHN TOLOS

Andre is left in the ring with the Tolos Brothers and is about to toss Chris out when John makes the save and the two brothers manage to eliminate the Giant. Chris steps over the top rope, eliminating himself.

Order of elimination:
1. George South
2. S.D. Jones
3. Al Costello
4. Wild Red Berry
5. Johnny Rodz
6. Soul Train Jones (Virgil)
7. Killer Kowalski
8. Dewey Robertson
9. Roy Heffernan
10. Larry Sharpe
11. Eddie Gilbert
12. Buddy Rose
13. Savage-T
14. Ilio Dipaolo
15. Antonino Rocca
16. Red Bastien
17. The Belgian Brawler
18. Andre The Giant
19. Chris Tolos

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MONTH 4:
Tokyo, Japan

Harley Race and Larry Hennig def. Giant Baba and The Destroyer in a tournament and will be recognized as the World Tag Team Champions by the IWLF

[marktaggart]

That US title match-----and the decision-----is just a natural. The only difference is The Sheik should be champ.

[godzillajoe]

Yeah, that's pretty much the standard Sheik match when he held the US Title. There will be a rematch next month with the Wizard banned from ringside so we'll see what happens.

I try to play how I think the actual wrestlers would have acted. Heel champions always pull out all the stops and will try to run away if given the chance, especially to save the title.

Babyface will never throw someone out or leave the ring unless they are really getting killed and need a breather.

DQ's and COR's just lead to rematches. And hopefully it keeps the belts from switching every card.

[godzillajoe]

MONTH 5: TV TAPINGS (week 1)
Allentown, PA
Hosted by Bill Apter and Billy Red Lyons

The Sheik (w/ The Grand Wizard) def. George South (7:10)
Sheik with a sadistic hammerlock after torturing South. In a post-match interview the Wizard says Bobo Brazil will feel the fire!

Red Bastien vs. Mr. X – DRAW (10:00)
From the start, this Mr. X somehow seems a bit different from the one IWLF fans are used to seeing. He matches Bastien hold for hold until the time limit expires and a draw is declared. Bill Apter tries to interview Mr. X but the masked man just walks past without a word. Red Bastien is interviewed and he’s as confused as anyone.

Savage-T def. George “The Animal” Steele (6:24)
Steele pummels T but then gets distracted by someone in the crowd. This gives Savage-T time to recover. When the Animal turns around, Savage-T hits him with a superkick and scores the pin!

Steele goes berserk!

Savage-T and the referee run for their lives as George throws chairs and threatens members of the audience. Any official that tries to calm him down gets clobbered!

Finally, Lou Albano comes to ringside and somehow manages to calm George down and take him back to the dressing room.

Antonino Rocca def. Johnny Rodz (8:12)
Rocca with a victory roll to score the pin.

After the match as Rocca is being interviewed by Billy Red Lyons, George Steele returns from the dressing room to wreck havoc, attacking Rocca, Lyons and whomever else gets in his way with Albano trying to get him under control!