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| Name | RAGE: Pro Wrestling Generation! |
| Established | 2003 |
| Industry | Professional eWrestling Sports Entertainment |
| Shows | RAGE Unleashed |
| Headquarters |  Tampa Bay, Florida |
| Founders | Daniel Dare, Shane Kelley |
| Owners | Daniel Dare, Jerry Root, Matt Wintz |
| Community | BWFE, TCW, NPW, USCW, UWF, SSW |
| Website | RAGE |
RAGE is a dedicated fantasy wrestling community that has existed in some form since 1996. We use the phrase "Pro Wrestling Generation" because our roster consists of some of the most talented, creative, and passionate people you'll ever meet. We're all here for one reason - because we love it!
History[]
The RAGE community began in 1996 with the formation of the BWFE and the UWF.
Here is a timeline of our community's history:
- 1996-2001: BWFE and UWF
- 2001-2003: NPW, TCW, and USCW
- 2003-Present: RAGE
- 2005-2007: SSW
- 2005-Present: TCW (Version 2)
Owners[]
Daniel Dare (2003-2008): The mad scientist of e-wrestling was a top star and Hall of Famer from the beginning of the BWFE until the end of the USCW. In 2003, he and former BWFE Co-Owner Shane Kelley formed RAGE: Pro Wrestling Generation! Now RAGE is the longest running and most successful federation in our community's rich history.
Jerry Root (2004-2010): The former Navy veteran knows how to steer a ship. His front office experience dates back to the BWFE, where he worked with the always unpredictable Joel Potter. He has been our community's show producer ever since then. He served in that capacity in both RAGE and TCW until early 2010. We couldn't have done it without Uncle Jerry.
Shane Kelley (2003-2004): Tirelessly ran the BWFE for almost five years before stepping back in the saddle with RAGE, where he served proudly for one year before handing over the reigns full-time to Daniel Dare and Jerry Root.
Matt Wintz (2009-Present): Promoted to the role of EVP in the Summer of 2008, Matt has been one of RAGE's top match writers for several years. He also ran RAGE's developmental territory, Sunshine State Wrestling, from 2005-2007. He took over RAGE at the beginning of 2009.
Titles[]
RAGE currently has four championships:
RAGE World Heavyweight Championship
The big belt. The most sought-after prize in our corner of the e-wrestling world.
RAGE Scientific Showcase Championship
The ultimate showcase of technical wrestling skills. A rule was recently added that all matches must be won by submission (though disqualifications and countouts still apply).
RAGE Bare Knuckles Championship
Anyone can pick up a bat. There's no skill in that. The RAGE Bare Knuckles division emphasizes mano y mano fistfighting. As the motto goes, "no weapons, no bullshit." A match can only end if you've knocked your opponent out for a full ten seconds.
RAGE Gauntlet Tag Team Championships
While RAGE does have established tag teams, the nature of this division allows any two wrestlers to be paired up for any reason - even if they hate each other! Competitors in this division often have to put their personal feelings aside to co-exist professionally.
NPW World Television Championship (Defunct)
This title must be defended on TV every week unless the champion is already signed to a tag team match or another title match. The title originated in New Power Wrestling and was defended in Japan for several years after NPW folded. It came back to the United States with RAGE but was retired at the end of 2008.
Current Champions[]
| Championship | Current Champion(s) |
Date Won | Event | Location |
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| RAGE World Heavyweight Champion | Little Joe Mountain | April 2011 | RAGE in Hollywood | Hollywood CA |
| RAGE Scientific Showcase Champion | Kevin Sowers | RAGE Year 9 | ???? | ???? |
| RAGE Bare Knuckles Champion | Larry Lujack | 7/2/11 | RAGE Year 9 | ??? |
| RAGE Dare Devil Champion | Gemini | ???? | ????? | ????? |
| RAGE Gauntlet Tag Team Champions | Happy Bastards | ???? | Rage Unleashed | ???? |
Misc. Accomplishments[]
| Accomplishment | Latest Winner | Date Won | Event | Location |
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| Dare Cup | Candles | 5-22-08 | Battle of the Best '08 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Roster[]
| Current RAGE Roster | |
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| Red & Punk • Camel Joe Killborn • Candles • "Action" Jay Jackson • Ethan Blake • Viper • Larry Lujack • The Hellraisers • Rich Mason • The Wolf • Disciple • Unforgiven • Elijah Kynston Reed • Apache Assassin • TCE • Cage • The Saint • "Sugar Golden" Hugh Coleman • Judas • Mark Kubiak • Root and Ruby • "The Kid Charisma" Dylan Daniels • The Innovator of Insanity Steve Jackson • Jordan Singh. • Perfect Chaos • Christina Sands • Monsters For Hire Agency • PC Patrol • Chet Violence | |
Hall of Fame[]
What is now known as the RAGE Community E-Wrestling Hall of Fame was established in 2003 by Michael Weaver of WU Online. It is now run by community founder Shane Kelley.
2003
- Daniel Dare
- The Saint
- Tiger Sagadon
- Doug Baxter
- Sinister
- The Buff Guys - Jon Blazevic and Randy Grubba
- Hip N Fuzion - Jay Berg and Kwallus Kulle
- Sadistic Harmony - Jamal Brown and Dustin Edberg
- Shane Kelley (BWFE Owner)
- Robert Stock (BWFE Owner)
2004
- Joel Gutman
- Viper
- Larry Lujack
- Adam Weiss
- Total Destruction - Dana Czech and Joe Mills
- The Hellraisers - Steve Hogar and Dan Williams
- Rich Mason (Manager)
- "Big Dunka" Derek Monk (UWF Owner)
- Jerry Root (BWFE/NPW/TCW/USCW/RAGE Show Producer)
2005
- Apache Assassin/Wolverine
- Nick Maverick
- Michael Weaver
- Bitchin' Billy Walker
- Bad Luck 13
- Rick Wagner
- The Pain Factory - Torr Mentor and Mike Stanley
- The Happy Bastards - Happy Harry and Bastard Bobby
- Joel Potter (BWFE/TCW Owner)
- Paul Manning (Commentator)
- Judd Jennrich (Commentator)
- Mike Davis (Locker Room Leader)
2006
- Cage
- Kevin Sowers
- Dread
- Perfect Chaos - Kron and Zee
- Bitch (Manager)
- Plaintiff Mariner (Commentator)
- Jerry Root (Locker Room Leader)
2007
- TCE
- Chris Carter
- Nightwalker
- Xanthus Tonaka
- Matt Wintz (RAGE/SSW Owner)
2008
- Daniel Deese
- Jason Hectic
- Scott Beinlich (USCW Owner)
- Mike Santangelo and Craig Krebsbach (UWF Owners/SSW Founders/RAGE Road Agents)
- Greatest Matches
- Doomsday '98 (BWFE)
- Barbed Wire Match: Rick Taylor vs. Doug Baxter (UWF)
- 2004 Glass House Match (RAGE)
- 2008 War of Ages (TCW)
- Best Feuds
- Daniel Dare vs. The Saint (BWFE/NPW/TCW/RAGE)
- ORS vs. GX (BWFE)
- WTF vs. SWA (UWF)
Style[]
RAGE is a hybrid federation. Role playing and angling are essential to success in the company. We use the YahooGroups for both Shows and announcements, and our RP list. We ask for one RP a week at the least. You don't have to angle for anything, but don't get upset if you keep getting interference from whoever you are feuding with.
Jerry Root handles the shows with his dedicated match writers. That's right, RAGE shows are fully written. If you write a match it can count as an RP, and it shows dedication to the Bookers (Dare, Root, Matt), and helps earn brownie points...well not really, but...
The atmosphere is very open and all the bookers are free to talk to for discussing angle ideas.