Acronym | PWF |
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Type | Private |
Industry | Professional Wrestling, Sports Entertainment |
Founded | 2009 |
Founder(s) | Tommy Bishop |
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Key People | Sean Cutter (Chairman & CEO) Krystal Cutter (EVP, Talent Relations) |
Owner | Sean Cutter (56% of shares; 82% of voting power) |
Parent | Chimera Sports International |
Formerly | American Wrestling Federation (2009-2010) Traumatic Wrestling Entertainment (2010-2011) |
Website | Official website |
The Pulse Wrestling Federation (PWF) is an American professional wrestling e-federation, founded in 2009 by Tommy Bishop. From 2009 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Tommy Bishop and promoted as the American Wrestling Federation (AWF) before being sold to Chimera Sports International, an American sports promotion company specializing in mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. It is currently the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world, reaching 7 million viewers in the U.S. and broadcasting its shows to more than 100 countries. Like other professional wrestling promotions, PWF's shows do not feature legitimate sporting contests. Instead, its programs feature storyline-driven combat sport matches with predetermined outcomes and fighting maneuvers that are worked, all promoted as legitimate bouts.
PWF currently runs several wrestling shows each month throughout the Midwest and on the East Coast of North America. It has also held shows on the West Coast, in the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. Annual shows include "SuperSlam," "Tournament of Kings," "Great American Scramble," "Summercade," "Soul Survivor," and "Starrcase"
(the last show of the calendar year).
History[]
American Wrestling Federation (2009)[]
In August of 2009, former Olympic Gold Medalist Tommy Bishop had decided to make the decision to form the AWF after being dissatisfied with the direction that the wrestling business as a whole was taking. So with enough money saved up from his days as an active wrestler, Bishop had decided to open the AWF and not even within the first week, loads of first time wrestlers and former world heavyweight champions in other promotions had jumped at the opportunity to be a part of the newfound company. The first episode of Monday Night Madness was held on August 31, 2009. The AWF went on to great heights becoming one of the most popular and well known feds before its demise in late June of 2010. Many wrestlers grew restless with odd decisions made on managements behalf. Although the company experienced a terrible fall it gave itself a legacy that will last for ever.
Wicked Wrestling Federation Inc./Traumatic Wrestling Entertainment (2010)[]
Walter South and Eddie North formed WWFI in May 2010 with several featured AWF alumni like The Flaming Red, Ripper, Chris Michaels, Twista XL, Surge and Tim Lucker, and new talents. WWFi folded and was resurrected as TWE in October 2010.
Pulse Wrestling Federation (2011-present)[]
Pulse Wrestling Federation opened its doors in July of 2011 as a continuation of AWF and TWE with Tommy Bishop at the helm, based out of Atlanta, Georgia.
Style[]
Match outcomes are determined largely by the strength of a member's role play for their particular match, although there are sometimes occurrences where matches are decided based on an overarching storyline. Members of the federation are placed into matches by the creative staff, and these matches are then announced in the federation forums. Members are given time to create a role play regarding their match, and after the deadline has closed, these role plays are considered by the creative staff. The creative staff then votes on the outcome of the match after considering these role plays. The wrestler or team of wrestlers (in a tag team match) that does the better role play is selected to win the match. Following this, the results are turned over to match writers. These writers then create the match details. When all the matches have been composed, they are posted as a new television show, pay-per-view, or special.
Events[]
Shows[]
Upcoming pay-per-view schedule[]
2014
Date | Event | Venue | City |
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October 19, 2014 | Vendetta | KeyArena | Seattle, WA |
December 14, 2014 | Starrcase | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. |
2015
Date | Event | Venue | City |
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January 18, 2015 | First Blood | Philips Arena | Atlanta, GA |
February 15, 2015 | Caged Heat | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, MD |
March 15, 2015 | Quest for the Best | Scottrade Center | St. Louis, MO |
April 12, 2015 | SuperSlam III | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA |
May 10, 2015 | Unsanctioned | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, PA |
June 7, 2015 | Vendetta | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, IL |
July 5, 2015 | The Great American Scramble | First Niagara Center | Buffalo, NY |
August 2, 2015 | Tournament of Kings V: Lethal Lottery | Phones 4u Arena | Manchester, England |
August 30, 2015 | Summercade: Sixth Anniversary Show | TBA | TBA |
September 27, 2015 | Forsaken | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. |
October 25, 2015 | Slamageddon | PNC Arena | Raleigh, NC |
November 22, 2015 | Soul Survivor | TBA | TBA |
December 20, 2015 | Starrcase | TBA | TBA |
Former pay-per-view events[]
Month | Pay-per-view events | Notes |
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January | Resolution (2010) | |
State of Emergency (2012) | ||
First Blood (2013) | ||
February | Love Hurts (2010) | |
March | St. Patrick's Day Massacre (2010) | |
April | World War (2010) | |
May | MegaBrawl (2010) | |
London Calling: Shattered II (2012) | ||
June | Summer Solstice (2010) | |
July | Reaped, Wrecked & Barbed (2010) | |
August | Invasion (2010) | |
Revival (2011) | ||
September | Viva Las Vegas (2009) | |
October | Haunted (2009, 2011-2012) | |
December | Shattered (2009) |
Roster[]
The Pulse Wrestling Federation (PWF) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. Employees in PWF consist of professional wrestlers (the ring name of the employees are written to the left, while the employee's real name is written to the right; employees without an alias, will only have their real name appearing), managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, script writers and various other positions. Executives and board of directors are also listed. This list is organized alphabetically by the wrestlers' real last names. This is a list of professional wrestlers who are Pulse Wrestling Federation employees, and a list of former employees of the professional wrestling promotion Pulse Wrestling Federation (PWF). In the early days of the company, talent often only appeared a couple of times before disappearing, or wrestlers accepted bookings with other companies, resulting in extended absences from PWF.
Championships and accomplishments[]
Current champions[]
Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won | Event | Previous champion(s) |
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Undisputed PWF Championship | Cyrus Riddle | October 21, 2012 | Haunted III | Eddie North |
PWF World Television Championship | Jason Randall | October 21, 2012 | Haunted III | Akio Masaru |
PWF World Tag Team Championship | David & Goliath (Alex Scott & Walter South) |
October 21, 2012 | Haunted III | Age of Chaos (Akio Masaru & Jay McRae) |
Women's PWF Championship | Miss Michelle | January 13, 2013 | First Blood | Eva de la Cruz |
Other accomplishments[]
Accomplishment | Latest winner | Date won |
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Carte Blanche | Chase Wellington | March 10, 2013 |
Tournament of the Kings | Age of Chaos (Jay McRae & Akio Masaru) |
March 11, 2012 |
Great American Scramble | TBD | June 30, 2013 |
Soul Survivor | TBD | October 20, 2013 |
Defunct championships[]
Championship | Final champion(s) | Date won | Event | ||
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AWF | |||||
Universal Championship | Chris Michaels | June 27, 2010 | Summer Solstice | ||
Tag Team Championship | The Hate Bears (Surge & Tim Lucker) | March 29, 2010 | Monday Night Madness | ||
North American Championship | Colin Bale | February 28, 2010 | Love Hurts | ||
TWE | |||||
Television Championship | Trenton York | September 8, 2010 | Justified | ||
Hardcore Championship | Nitsuj | September 8, 2010 | Justified |