WPW: Women's Pro Wrestling

I'm all up for EWR Backyard to Global challenges and by having an all-women federation, you give it a nice twist, which is interesting.

I only know Allie Katch (huge GCW fan), Hanan and Suzu Suzuki, I think. I'm a bit surprised that Allie isn't in the main event, but that's probably due to the database's overness ratings - something very off-putting in recent EWR databases.

WPW 1 - Friday 4th October 2024
The initial advertising campaign didn't work out as a grand total of 2 fans crammed into the sports hall to watch the debut show of Women's Pro Wrestling! Tonight's show will feature all 10 starting members of the WPW roster, with 5 singles bouts in total including the crowing of our first ever WPW Champion as Suzu Suzuki takes on Charlette Renegade! 


Pre Show
Before the official live beginning of WPW we are greeted to the show by Adena Steele. "The Violent Vixen" welcomes us to a new era and welcome to WPW before turning her attention to the rest of the roster. Adena is looking forward to competing with various wrestlers from around the world and asks them if they've got the "steele" before returning backstage.


Match 1 - Airica Demia vs Suzume
The opening contest in WPW history saw "Your Hero" Airica Demia taking on "Vivid Honey Mustard" Suzume. In an entertaining bout which saw the brawling style of Demia clash with the more high-paced, technical style of Suzume, it was ultimately the former who prevailed, hitting the Palmetto Smash for the win.
Winner: Aircia Demia via pinfall


Match 2 - Sasha Sparks vs Vanilla Vargas
Before the match begun Vanilla Vargas grabbed a mic and was insulted that her first match in WPW, a match for her to showcase the strength of lucha libre was against a cheerleader wannabe. She then started claiming that she will run through whomever wins tonight's main event between Suzu Suzuki and Charlette Renegade. Sasha had her back turned towards the ramp, seemingly bored at Vanilla's promo which angered the luchador, who dropped the mic and attacked her opponent from behind. The match itself was one-sided, partially due to the attack from behind. Sparks managed a small comeback but it was to no prevail and Vargas won in convincing fashion with a rope hung DDT, staking her claim to be first in line for the championship.
Winner: Vanilla Vargas via pinfall

Match 3 - Hanan vs Allie Katch
Hanan and Allie Katch put on a good match, easily the match of the night in terms of in-ring quality in a true back and forth encounter. Hanan looked to have the match won and went to drive Allie's head into the mat before the former GCW star countered into a piledriver. Picking up Hanan's lifeless body, Katch finished the match off with a devastating Rainmaker Headbutt for the win.
Winner: Allie Katch via pinfall

After the match Charlette Renegade stood at the entrance ramp and claimed that Suzu Suzuki was no match for her and she will gladly take up the reigns as the first ever WPW Champion. 

Match 4 - Adena Steele vs Ruaka
Adena Steele took on Japan's Ruaka in the co-main event. In a decent match where both traded close near-falls and submissions, in the end Steele got the win with the Steele Force DDT.
Winner: Adena Steele via pinfall

Main Event for the WPW Championship: Suzu Suzuki vs Charlette Renegade
Before the match Suzu grabbed the mic and thanked WPW for the opportunity to come to the US. She said that she would be honoured to become the first WPW Champion. As she was wrapping up her speech Charlette Renegade interrupted and walked down to the ring. In the most crowd invested match of the night, Renegade thought she had the match won following a Michinoku Driver, but the "Crimson Mad Girl" kicked out. With her senses regained soon after, it was Suzuki who would prevail, hitting a 3 German Suplex's, bridging on the third and final one to keep Charlette down to become the first ever WPW Champion!
Winner and NEW WPW Champion: Suzu Suzuki via pinfall

After the match Allie Katch ran down to the ring with a chair in hand and blasted Suzuki in the back before standing on top of the fallen champion with the title raised in the air. Following this brutal attack Katch has made it clear to everyone that she wants a shot at the new champion!

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Quick Results and Ratings
Adena Steele Interview (47%)
Airica Demia def. Suzume (35%)
Vanilla Vargas Interview (48%)
Vanilla Vargas def. Sasha Sparks (34%)
Allie Katch def. Hana (41%)
Charlette Renegade Interview (45%)
Adena Steele def. Ruaka (36%)
Suzu Suzuki Interview (56%)
WPW Championship: Suzu Suzuki def. Charlette Renegade (/w post match attack by Allie Katch) (41%)

Overall Rating: 41%

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WPW 2 - 1st November 2024
WPW's next show will take place on 1st November 2024. The below match card has been announced following the event's of our first show.



The battle of Japan as Hanan takes on Suzume. Both competitors lost their opening contests in WPW so will be hoping to bounce back with a win!


Airica Demia looks to go back-to-back in the start of her WPW career as she takes on Ruaka, who will be out for revenge following her defeat against Adena Steele



Sasha Sparks takes on Charlette Renegade. Both are looking for their first win, but it will be Charlette with more to prove following defeat in the WPW Championship match last time out. Will she regain momentum, or will Sasha prove she can hang when given a fair fight?


In the co-main event, Adena Steele battles Allie Katch for the right to be next in line for the WPW Championship. Steele was impressive in her victory over Ruaka last time out as was Katch, who was earmarked to get the first shot at whomever became WPW Champion. However management moved Allie down a step after her brutal attack on champion Suzu Suzuki at the end of the last show. Instead she will have to prove once again that she deserves a shot at the gold in this Number 1 Contenders matchup.



In the main event WPW Champion Suzu Suzuki battles Vanilla Vargas with the title on the line. After defeating Sasha Sparks in convincing fashion Vargas has been given the opportunity to be first in line at the new champion. Suzuki would of seen Vargas' from behind attack last time out and will be aware. Will she also have an eye on Allie Katch who attacked her post-match at the last event after a gruelling victory over Charlette Renegade?

We will also have interviews with four members of the roster, with both the main and co-main event stars out to give their thoughts ahead of their upcoming matches.

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Coming up
Next up will be the results for the second WPW show, along with the card for the third show. I'm not the best at portraying what's in my head into writing but there's some early storylines developing! Does Allie Katch want the title or does she just want Suzu Suzuki? Today's little extra courtesy of what's on EWR is who the game thinks is the most "over". The majority of the roster were babyfaces at their previous companies so I've had to get a bit creative to balance it out, I prefer the classic face vs heel when booking personally so I always try to have it as even as possible.

Babyfaces
1# Suzu Suzuki
2# Adena Steele
3# Hanan
4# Airica Demia
5# Sasha Sparks

Heels
1# Allie Katch
2# Vanilla Vargas
3# Charlette Renegade
4# Suzume
5# Ruaka

We also actually turned a profit for the month after the first show despite the attendance of 2 people, making $1,020. However will need to start making $4,000 a month profit as a minimum before I can even start adding to the roster due to the minimum costs of anyone else to the roster, hopefully as more start attending we can start to add more talent to the roster!

Finally in other news, Allie Katch has stated in an interview with The Battleground that she is WPW for life!!!

I definitely didn't expect you to make Allie Katch a heel, since I'm so used to see her as a babyface in GCW. I'm interested to see where you're heading and it would be fun to see some more known names soon, if EWR lets you, of course.

Suzu vs. Allie is probably going to be your biggest match yet, but I assume Suzu may retain.

WPW 3 - 6th December 2024
We are live for WPW 3! A raucous 11 fans crammed into the school gym as tonight Suzu Suzuki defends her WPW Championship against Number 1 Contender Allie Katch. Katch has tried to attack Suzuki after her title bouts twice in a row now, and after WPW 2's unsuccessful attempt she will have the opportunity to prove she's the best in WPW one-on-one with the champion. Adena Steele looks to bounce back after losing to Katch last time out, this time she goes one-on-one with Vanilla Vargas. Airica Demia tries to remain undefeated in WPW as she takes on former title challenger Charlette Renegade, as well as more action featuring talent from the US and Japan!



Match 1 - Sasha Sparks vs Suzume
The opening contest saw Sasha Sparks try to cheerlead her way through the evil beekeeper Suzume. In all honesty this wasn't the most technical match ever seen but both competitors tried hard. Suzume got the win in the end after Sparks had set her opponent up in the corner and looked for the Final Routine. Suzume dodged and Sparks went head first into the turnbuckle, allowing Suzume to ascend to the top and hit her Diving Crossbody on a dazed Sparks for the win.
Winner: Suzume via pinfall.

We hear from the WPW Champion Suzu Suzuki as she addresses the crowd. She is well aware of the danger of Allie Katch and can see she is trying to make things personal, and that tonight Katch will see what happens when they meet face-to-face instead of her back turned.


Match 2 - Hanan vs Ruaka
Hanan squared off against Ruaka next in a match which proved to be the match of the night. Both went at each other from the first bell to the last, completely exhausting themselves in a fast-paced, explosive match. It was Hanan in the end who emerged victorious with a rollup after Ruaka had winded herself after a missed Freezer Bomb.
Winner: Hanan via pinfall.
After the match whilst Hanan was trying to celebrate but was attacked from behind by the defeated Ruaka, who clearly doesn't take too kindly to losing, showing frustrations at being 0 and 3 so far in WPW.

We then hear from Airica Demia who is relishing the opportunity to take a step up in competition against Charlette Renegade. She says that in this tale, Charlette is playing the role of the villain and Airica your hero, and reminds us all that generally at the end of a story your hero prevails.


Match 3 - Airica Demia vs Charlette Renegade
Demia looked to stay undefeated and go 3 and 0 against Charlette Renegade, who looks to continue her momentum back into title contention after demolishing Sasha Sparks last time out. Renegade, clearly annoyed at her opponents pre-match words brawled with Demia for the majority of the match. In the end Demia went for the Palmetto Smash but Renegade countered, and after a vicious right hand punch delivered a stalling Michinoku Driver to take the victory. Renegade stood over the fallen hero at the end of the match, basking in her victory.
Winner: Charlette Renegade via pinfall

Vanilla Vargas then made her way out to the ring, unhappy with the events that took place at the last WPW event. She claims she had the match won and should be standing here as the WPW Champion but instead has to face some "upstart" in Adena Steele. She tells her to come on down and let's get it on, and that Steele will be a stepping stone to Vargas getting another shot at the title.


Match 4 - Adena Steele vs Vanilla Vargas
Adena Steele wasted no time in this one running down to the ring to start the match, looking to prove to Vanilla Vargas that she is no stepping stone. After a bit of time brawling with Steele on top, Vargas gained control of the match, using her lucha libre background to her advantage. She then slowed the pace down, attempting to wear Steele down with submission holds. Steele managed to fight back, and for a moment both women were down after a huge spear to Vargas. Steele looked for the Steele Force DDT, but Vargas countered with her own DDT. After a close near-fall. Vargas dragged Steele towards the corner and looked for the Vanilla Split, but Steele managed to roll out of the way. A winded Vargas managed to get back up but was met with more punishment to her ribs with a vicious boot, which allowed Steele to hit the Steele Force DDT and get the win.
Winner: Adena Steele via pinfall

It was then time for our main event for the WPW Championship. Allie Katch made her way down to the ring looking incredibly confident. She's glad that she's in Suzu Suzuki's head as that is exactly what she wanted, and that after tonight we will all be able to call her, Allie Katch as the new WPW Champion. She beings to start calling out the champion, telling her that it's time to hand over the title and run back to Japan, but before she can say anymore the champion appears at the entrance way and it was time for the title match.


Main Event for the WPW Championship - Suzu Suzuki (C) vs Allie Katch
It was time for the talking to stop as the biggest match in WPW's short history was underway. Suzu Suzuki clearly had enough of being attacked by Allie Katch and started off the match aggressively and quickly, not giving the challenger any room to breathe and recover. A couple of quick pinfalls occurred but Katch kicked out. Katch managed to wrestle some control of the situation after a drop toe hold on a charging champion saw Suzuki crash into the bottom turnbuckle pad. Katch then started raining down right hands on the champion. She dragged Suzuki into the corner and hit a big Corner Hip Attack and followed this up with a running Senton, but it wasn't enough to keep the champion down. Katch continued to control the match, mixing up offense such as raking Suzuki's back, and sending her crashing down to the mat with a bicycle kick, but Suzuki refused to give in. A now rather frustrated Katch decided that enough was enough and went for a Rainmaker Headbutt, but Suzuki managed to block this and a hit an enziguri, leaving both competitors down on the mat. Both struggled up to their feet by the count of 8, and the champion started coming back into the match, hitting multiple clotheslines on the challenger. She then tripped Katch up and delivered a huge soccer kick to her opponent, seemingly knocking Katch out. Suzuki climbed to the top and hit a top rope double foot stomp for a near fall. Suzuki picked Katch up and went for her Bridging German Suplex finisher, but Katch countered into the Rainmaker Headbutt. She crawled over to cover the champion, but somehow Suzuki got her shoulder up at the last second! A distraught Katch then went to ringside and grabbed a chair, the weapon she used on Suzuki at WPW 1. As she lifted the chair up to strike the champion the referee grabbed it from behind and began telling Katch off. This distraction allowed Suzuki to hit her Bridging German Suplex finisher. However there was a delay before the referee started making the count due to discarding the chair Katch had brought in. This gave Katch enough time when the referee eventually started counting to kick out at 2.99. At this point both competitors were virtually out on the feet as Suzuki picked up Katch and attempted a second Bridging German Suplex, but Katch managed to stay grounded and got towards the ropes. She managed to reverse this into a roll-up, but grabbed hold of Suzuki's tights and got both feet up on the ropes. The referee saw neither of these infractions and counted one, two, three. Allie Katch is our new WPW Champion!
Winner and NEW WPW Champion: Allie Katch via pinfall

After the match Katch began celebrating with the WPW Championship. Her victory parade was short-lived however as an incensed Suzuki attacked the new champion. The pair began to brawl, spilling out of the ring and up the walkway. They continued to the brawl past the curtain and into the backstage area as the show closed.

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Quick Results & Ratings
Suzume def. Sasha Sparks (30%)
Suzu Suzuki Interview (57%)
Hanan def. Ruaka (46%)
Airica Demia Interview (45%)
Charlette Renegade def. Airica Demia (39%)
Vanilla Vargas Interview (49%)
Adena Steele def. Vanilla Vargas (44%)
Allie Katch Interview (48%)
WPW Championship: Allie Katch def. Suzu Suzuki (C) (51%)
Overall: 47%

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Post Show/Pre WPW 4
There was plenty of happenings following the aftermath of WPW 3. Suzu Suzuki was cheated out of the WPW Championship and wanted an immediate rematch with Allie Katch, which was denied by WPW Management. Instead she will team up with Hanan to take on Allie Katch and Charlette Renegade at WPW 4. If Suzuki gets the win she will get her rematch at WPW 5. Allie Katch then announced on social media that the tag match wasn't happening, claiming she was going to be a fighting champion and used her champions privilege to instead give Adena Steele first shot at the WPW Championship, as she would give a far stiffer test than Suzuki.

Shortly after the announcement it was then leaked on social media that rising star Adena Steele had been checked into rehab, throwing the title match and whole card into chaos. This was all happening over the holidays and with WPW 4 happening on the 3rd January, however just days before WPW 4 it was officially announced that Steele had indeed been checked into rehab and was unavailable for the next event. WPW Management were now scrambling to find a replacement to face Allie Katch, who seemingly was quite happy to put her feet up and take the night off!

In between Christmas and New Year it was announced that a new roster member had joined WPW, and would take Adena Steele's place in the WPW Championship match against Allie Katch. Please welcome the newest member of the WPW Roster, Hina!



Hina is another wrestler from Japan, competing for Stardom. She is the younger sister of current WPW Star Hanan, which is part of the reason how WPW Management managed to get Hina to agree to join us on short notice. Hina celebrated her 18th birthday on December 28th, and the somehow 7 year pro is looking to extend her 18th birthday celebrations by defeating Allie Katch and becoming the WPW Champion on her first night with the company! Allie Katch was furious about having to face a newcomer for her first title defense.

WPW 4 - Match Card
WPW Championship Match - Allie Katch (C) vs Hina
Hanan vs Charlette Renegade
Suzu Suzuki vs Suzume
Airica Demia vs Vanilla Vargas
Sasha Sparks vs Ruaka

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Wrestler Spotlight - Vanilla Vargas



In this series we showcase some of the perhaps lesser known talent, and give you a background into their careers up until this point. In today's episode it's Vanilla Vargas.
Debut: 2014
Vargas made her professional wrestling debut under the name of "Lady Boricua". Wrestling in the independents, she first wrestled under "Vanilla Vargas" in  WWC (World Wrestling Council) in July 2015. She made her first appearance for a bigger company when she wrestled in a 6-Woman Best two out of three falls match for CMLL in July 2016, back under her Lady Boricua name. She won her first title in June 2017, defeating Miss Hannah to win the vacant CKCW (Cleveland Knights Championship Wrestling) Women's Title, never actually losing the title. She followed this up with a 215 day reign as the CCW (Coastal Championship Wrestling) Ladies Champion. Her big break came in July 2018 as she debuted for AAA. She had various shots at the AAA Mixed Tag Team Championship, teaming unsuccessfully with El Hijo del Vikingo, Joe Lider and the Australian Suicide. She also challenged unsuccessfully on multiple occasions for the AAA Reina de Reinas Title. She ultimately wrestled her last match for AAA in April 2020, losing to Big Mami before the COVID-19 Pandemic. She took this time to have a child, not returning to the wrestling ring until September 2021, winning the CWA (Champion Wrestling Association) Women's Title. Since then she has remained in Puerto Rico, competing back in WWC as well as IWA Puerto Rico, only recently returning in July 2024 to compete in Mexico once again. 

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Coming Up/OOC

WPW 4 will be next. It genuinely came up in my game that Adena Steele had indeed been checking into rehab so was unavailable for WPW 4. I have managed to get a replacement, who was actually $1k cheaper than Steele which was handy, as the rest were in the $4k/$5k range which I wasn't comfortable spending at this early stage. The newest member of the WPW is Hina, who is the younger sister of Hanan. She also has a twin sister Rina who is in Stardom, so maybe down the line the three sisters will all be together with us in WPW. 

Obviously the main feud at the moment is between Suzuki and Katch, which I've got planned to go on for a little while. There will be side characters in the main feud as the shows go on, I'm not keen on having too many more feuds at this point otherwise it will be the same card week in, week out. Once we start increasing in roster size I'll be able to start incorporating more storylines. There are individual storylines of course, such as Ruaka attacking/attempting to attack anyone she faces post match win or lose, to be that crazy, out of control character. 

I know we are only 3 events in but below are the top 3 matches so far, first in terms of match quality and second based off of crowd reaction.

Top 3 Matches in terms of Match Quality in WPW History
1# Hanan vs Ruaka - WPW 3 (67%)
2# Suzu Suzuki vs Vanilla Vargas - WPW Championship Match - WPW 2 (64%)
3# Suzu Suzuki vs Allie Katch - WPW Championship Match - WPW 3 (60%)

Top 3 Matches in terms of Crowd Reaction in WPW History
1# Suzu Suzuki vs Allie Katch - WPW Championship Match - WPW 3 (43%)
2# Suzu Suzuki vs Vanilla Vargas - WPW Championship Match - WPW 2 (37%)
3# Adena Steele vs Allie Katch - WPW 2 (35%)