PRESENTING THE IWL

Introducing a new league where wrestling will be the way it was meant to be: the Independent Wrestling League in the Gold Federation! The IWL is for those that, like the wrestlers on the indy tour, do it for the love of wrestling. The IWL is for the trash talkers, the sneak attackers, and the managers that just want to have a good time. The IWL gives a voice to the small roster guys.

Here is what the IWL has to offer, and why you should join:

• Five free matches are awarded to the battle royal winner every cycle!
• Managers are limited to five wrestlers each.
• No stable initials -- and no shady ways of trying to sneak stable names in, or you will be kicked out of the league.
• Two tournaments every year: King of the IWL and the Mulkey Memorial Tag-team Cup.
• Two Commissioner's titles: Continental and Continental Tag-team.
• The Triple Crown Challenge: win the league, league tag, league six-man, and trash talk in the same cycle with the same wrestler, and win the progressive free match jackpot. The pot starts with ten free matches. For every cycle that no one wins, five more free matches are added to the prize pool. (Matches must be used in the IWL.)
• Transfers are free for the first three cycles.
• Create a new wrestler in the IWL and get into the battle royal that cycle for free!

If you are interested in joining, please contact Kim and let her know.

THE GOLD RUSH REPORT (UPDATED 5/20/13)

For the latest issue, right click HERE and choose "Save Target As..." (you will be downloading a file with a size of 8.1MB).

THE MAS LUCHA REPORT (UPDATED 5/20/13)

For the latest issue, right click HERE and choose "Save Target As..." (you will be downloading a file with a size of 3.2MB).

EASTERN STATES WRESTLING WANTS YOU!

"Chairman Macko here! The owner of Eastern States Wrestling and billionaire Mr. Ed Earner has given me the green light to start a new promotion in order to generate new interest in the ESL! Before we get to that, however, here are some of the qualifications that the ESL is looking for: you must have an approved name from the Chairman, based on a real-world wrestler; no stable initials are allowed unless they are to represent a small group or a tag-team; and, finally, because the ESL is a storyline-driven league, you must write trash talk!

"Now for the promotion...

"Anyone can transfer in for free, provided they have an approved name. Each new wrestler transferred will receive $10,000 in I-Cash, and will get to face the ten regional champions for free if you send in at least $5 in matches (during your first cycle only, of course)!

"There you have it. I hope to see some new faces in the ESL soon!"

CWL REBORN

"For wrestling fans in Canada, there was nothing they looked forward to more than Saturday afternoon wrestling, rooting for iconic stars like the Hart family, Archie the Stomper Gouldie, Bad News Allen, Yvon Robert, and Killer Kowalski. We sat glued to shows like Stampede Wrestling and Maple Leaf Wrestling. This was when wrestling really meant something and was pure. Well, after a lot of hard work, we are happy to announce a league that personifies the very best of Canadian wrestling, the Canadian Wrestling League. We will be commencing operation in CWL bulletin #130, and everyone is welcome! Be sure to contact me, Peter Houston (the Commissioner), at pkhous followed by the @ symbol and then telusplanet.net, or sign up on the CWL message board which can be found HERE. (This link will open in a new browser window. The IWA is not responsible for any content on this message board.) I hope to see you all there!"

WILL THE REAL MR. BRL PLEASE STAND UP?

It is time, once again, for the biggest event in the IWA... the THIRD ANNUAL MR. BRL TOURNAMENT!

• $2 per entry
• Maximum of 6 entries per manager
• Single-elimination tournament for a prize package, including:

PRIZE 1 - FREE Battle Royal entries for 1 year!
PRIZE 2 - 280 FREE matches (if we get 128 entries, 560 matches!)
PRIZE 3 - 4 FREE match deals (128 entries = 5 match deals!)
PRIZE 4 - An authentic IWA Mr. BRL 2013 championship belt

We currently have 70 wrestlers signed up. If you want in on this, please join by contacting the IWA by May.

MATCH SELECTION SHEET AND CONTEST FORM

If you need another match form, right click HERE and choose "Save Target As..." (you will be downloading a file with a size of 137K).

For another State Wrestling contest form, right click HERE and choose "Save Target As..." (you will be downloading a file with a size of 7K).

These are PDF files, so Windows users will need to install the free Adobe Reader to print them out. Click HERE to open the download page in a new browser window. You may also want to try Foxit Reader, which is free, much smaller, and opens PDF files almost instantly. Click HERE to open the download page in a new browser window. (You can have both programs installed at the same time to see which one you like better.)

CSL MATCH RESULTS

If you're a manager in the Center Stage League, click HERE to see the latest match results.

E-MAIL REMINDERS

Keep a copy of every e-mail you send us, and make sure iwa or IWA appears in the subject line to avoid any delays. If you do not receive a reply within 48 hours (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays), re-send your message. Kimberly replies to all legitimate e-mail.

Do not use attachments since your message will automatically be erased BEFORE it is opened or even previewed. This is to prevent the spread of computer viruses.

Finally, make sure to e-mail any matches, strategy changes, etc. at least 24 (and preferably more than 48) hours before your league will be processed.

NEW ROOKIE LEAGUE POLICY

From now on, managers may not create new wrestlers or transfer existing wrestlers into rookie leagues without permission from both the league commissioner and IWA Management. This protection does not expire after a certain number of cycles: it ends when it is agreed that managers in the league are ready to compete against more experienced players.

We hope this change will provide those who are new to the game with a chance to hone their skills on a more even playing field.

The Special Leagues page contains a list of our rookie leagues.

AN EXCEPTION TO OUR STABLE INITIALS POLICY

Our policy against changing stable initials after a league has been processed, but before The IWA Report has been published, failed to address the special nature of the World Wrestling League. Since this league does not allow stable initials, managers are prevented from gaining recognition for their group on an IWA-wide basis should they win a major title.

Attaching stable initials in The Report alone should have zero impact on in-league angles and storylines, since the WWL doesn't even use them (and by "them" we mean stable initials; the WWL certainly uses angles and storylines!). Because we are also able to afford our snail mail players the same option, we see no reason to prohibit managers from having Report-only initials in this league.

Several members of the WWW stable pointed out this shortcoming in our policy, although it just as easily could have been any other stable had its wrestlers won major titles from that league. We're glad this special circumstance occurred at the beginning of the year since it allows all groups to start on equal footing. (Remember that the January issue of The IWA Report actually lists the major champions from the final cycle of the previous year.)

NEW POLICY FOR CHANGING NAMES AND/OR STABLE INITIALS

Effective immediately, wrestlers may only change their names and/or stable initials at the time their league is processed. As usual, Kimberly has been too nice in honoring requests, and we feel the situation is getting out of hand. Allowing these changes to occur between bulletin mailings can create confusion, and leave managers who choose to play via snail mail feeling "out of the loop" or like less-valued members of our wrestling family.

We want to use the Internet to provide conveniences for all who play our game, but that must be balanced with keeping the emphasis on the league bulletins -- where the action is! When wrestlers are permitted to change these attributes between bulletin mailings, it makes on-line activity just as important as league activity; it's as if time doesn't "pause" between bulletins #34 and #35 like it should, but instead continues on in some arena that exists only on the Internet. That's obviously not fair to our snail mail players.

So from now on, wrestler information must remain a reflection of what is printed in the league bulletins. This should ensure that everyone -- whether on-line or not -- will be on the same page. You can decide for yourself if that was intended to be a pun. :)

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