The Scars of Wrestling Cup (formerly known as the Scars of Eagle Cup) is a match type that is held on every big time event (PPV and Wildcard) for the Women's Wrestling Alliance, that is owned by two time cup winner Danielle Lopez. It is widely known for being a signature match type in Premium Championship Wrestling. Prior to PCW's existence, it was held in YouTube Championship Wrestling. In character, the creator of the cup is Leo Hawkins, while out of character, Hawkins handler was the one who brought the unique concept alive.
Background[]
In the third episode of YCW's Monday Night Wrestling on YouTube, Leo Hawkins announced the creation of this cup. Due to the booking decisions mostly being made by Terrell Ryder in those times, Leo Hawkins showed his jovial, ready-to-party style, and announced "HIS own party" next week. Leo ran down the rules of this cup, and a week later the cup was won by Osiris.
Following the unification into PCW, Shannon Saint allowed this match to continue, since Leo Hawkins is the Executive Vice President of the branch. The series continues up until PCW closed the first time. With PCW returning, Terrell Ryder now the owner of the company, and Leo now a Talent Scout/Ambassador of the company. The cup will be retained with Leo being the head guy of the cup like it was originally slated to be. In WWA, Leo is once again the master of ceremonies for the cup.
Match[]
Rules[]
The match style is a no disqualification fatal four way or fatal five way. Once a wrestler is pinned or submitted, he is eliminated from the match and must exit the arena. The match continues until it is reduced to two wrestlers. The first wrestler to score a pinfall or submission then wins the Scars of Wrestling Cup.
Awards for winning a Scars of Wrestling Cup[]
This feature has changed a bit in both YCW and PCW days. With the match now taking place in the Women's Wrestling Alliance, the awards changed once again.
- One SoW Cup Victory - Trade it for a Tag Team Championship OR Trios Championship shot
- Two SoW Cups Victory - Trade it for a Television or Hardcore Championship shot
- Three SoW Cups Victory - Trade it for a World Championship shot.
Winners[]
So far, there have been fifteen winners of this match, Osiris being the winner of the only installment under the YCW banner. Heather Monroe is the only multiple time winner of the match and she is the first and only wrestler to reach three SoW Cups as she won the second, fifth and tenth editions of the cup. Other winners of the match include Viktor Orlov, Robert Gilmour, Danielle Lopez, Seamus O'Reilly, Ryan Welfare, Kevin Styles and Nightrain. The cup has caused past winners to become a success in the company, example being Osiris going on to win the PCW Broadcast Championship without using his Scars of Wrestling Cup victory. Danielle Lopez won the PCW World Heavyweight and Broadcast Championship without using her Scars of Wrestling Cup victory, and Heather Monroe also winning the PCW World Heavyweight Championship, the PCW Broadcast Championship on two occasions and the PCW World Tag Team Championship without using her Scars of Wrestling Cup victories. Even already prominent stars like Kevin Styles has won the Scars of Wrestling Cup.
Yoshiru Long won the final installment for PCW, while Kate Steele won the first cup under the WWA banner. Mya Denton is the first wrestler to compete in both WWA and PCW versions of the cup.
List of Scars of Wrestling Cup winners[]
| Name | Number of times won | What competitor is eligible for |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Monroe | Three | Is eligible for a PCW World Heavyweight Championship opportunity |
| Danielle Lopez | Twice | Is eligible for a Platinum Championship opportunity |
| Mariah Lopez | Once | Is eligible for a Tag Team or Trios Title opportunity |
| Kate Steele | Once | Is eligible for a Tag Team or Trios Title opportunity |
| SJ Funk | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Konstantine Weylin | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Hano Eiyu | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Kevin Styles | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Osiris | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Championship opportunity |
| Robert Gilmour | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Nightrain | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Ryan Welfare | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Viktor Orlov | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Seamus O'Reilly | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
| Any member of Toxic | Once | Is eligible for a Broadcast or World Tag Team Championship opportunity |
Match History[]
| Number | Match | Event and Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osiris vs Kevin Styles vs DTM vs Frankie Jones | MNW IV: Livin' on a Prayer | Osiris def. Kevin Styles, DTM and Frankie Jones to win the first ever Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 2 | Heather Monroe vs Bob Osbourne vs Lee Poison vs Archangel vs "Rockstar" Reid Roshdy | Thursday Night Rapture (August 9th, 2010) | Heather Monroe def. Bob Osbourne, Lee Poison, Archangel and Reid Roshdy to win the second installment of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 3 | "The Russian Nightmare" Viktor Orlov vs Charlie Scene vs Buzz Wolfe vs Drake Gainer | Saturday Night Rapture (September 11th, 2010) | Viktor Orlov def Charlie Scene, Buzz Wolfe and Drake Gainer to win the third installment of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 4 | "The Soldier of Truth" Paul Parker vs "Double J" Jimmy Johnston vs Robert Gilmour vs Buzz Wolfe | Alma Mater Diem (October 23rd, 2010) | Robert Gilmour def. Paul Parker, Buzz Wolfe and Jimmy Johnston to win the fourth installment of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 5 | Osiris vs Heather Monroe vs Viktor Orlov vs Robert Gilmour | The Asylum of Slaughter (November 20th, 2010) | Heather Monroe def. Osiris, Viktor Orlov and Robert Gilmour to win the fifth installment of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 6 | Danielle Lopez vs Kyle Sync vs "The Bruiser" Rhysus vs Nightrain vs "The Russian Nightmare" Viktor Orlov | Saturday Night Rapture (January 22nd, 2011) | Danielle Lopez def. Kyle Sync, Rhysus, Nightrain and Viktor Orlov to win the sixth installment of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 7 | Disturbed vs The Half Breed vs "The Miracle" Shace vs Ryan Welfare | Super Clash I (April 2nd, 2011) | Ryan Welfare def Disturbed, Half Breed and Shace to win the seventh installment of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 8 | Johnny Scumm vs Lukas Vital vs Triumph DeVille vs Kevin Styles | Shellshock (April 30th, 2011) | Kevin Styles def. Johnny Scumm, Lukas Vital and Triumph DeVille to win the eighth installment of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 9 | Nightrain vs Liam Reilly vs Remi Lebau vs Armando Paradyse | Slamathon II (May 28th, 2011) | Nightrain def. Liam Reilly, Armando Paradyse and Remi Lebau to win the ninth installment of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 10 | Adrien Cochrane vs. Landon Crabtree vs. Nightrain vs. Heather Monroe | Slamathon III (June 23rd, 2012) | Heather Monroe def. Adrien Cochrane, Landon Crabtree and Nightrain to win the tenth edition of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 11 | Seamus O'Reilly vs. Jakob Alexander vs. Timothy Hunt vs. Aurora Rose | Wrestle Extravaganza II: Beantown Brawl (August 4th, 2012) | Seamus O'Reilly def. Jakob Alexander, Timothy Hunt and Aurora Rose, to win the eleventh edition of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 12 | Mariah Lopez vs. Mya Denton vs. Kuk Killswitch vs. Leon Lonewolf | Anarchy (October 13th, 2012) | Mariah Lopez def. Mya Denton, Kuk Killswitch and Leon Lonewolf to win the twelfth edition of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 13 | Dante Daevain vs. Jenny Tuck vs. Cheryl Ramirez vs. Alex Trident vs. Milenko | Saturday Night Rapture (November 24th, 2012) | Match was later stricken from the record books and the cup was given to Toxic |
| 14 | Danielle Lopez vs. Draven Logan Kennedy vs. Hano Eiyu vs. Bruce Hoffman | Wrestle Extravaganza III: St. Valentine's Massacre (February 16th, 2013) | Danielle and Hano went to a draw with one another after eliminating both Draven and Hoffman from the match. Both of them got a cup victory out of it. |
| 15 | Liam Reilly vs. Lekkter tha Lunatik vs. William Steele vs. Konstantine Weylin | Battle Finale III (April 27th, 2013) | Konstantine Weylin def. Liam Reilly, Lekkter tha Lunatik and WilliaM Steele and Konstantine to win the 15th Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 16 | SJ Funk vs. "Flawless" Wallace vs. Dante Daevain vs. Viktor Orlov | Slamathon IV (June 22nd, 2013) | SJ Funk def. "Flawless" Wallace, Dante Daevain and Viktor Orlov to win the Sixteenth edition of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 17 | Charlie Luzon vs. Charles Nelson vs. Sean Williams vs. Alex Schafer vs. Derek Jacobs | Wrestle Extravaganza IV: Summertime Smash (August 17th, 2013) | Seventeenth edition of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |
| 18 | Yoshiru Long vs. Dustin Holt vs. Derek Jacobs vs. Adrian Storms | Anarchy (October 12th, 2013) | Eighteenth edition of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. Final cup to take place in PCW. |
| 19 | Kate Steele vs. Brittany Olson vs. Ella Lopez vs. Riley James | Eve of Destruction (May 4th, 2018) | Nineteenth edition of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. First cup to take place under the Women's Wrestling Alliance banner. |
| 20 | Talia Areano vs. Gabriella Partian vs. Mya Denton vs. Amy Thompson | Wildcard IV: School's Out (June 1st, 2018) | Twentieth edition of the Scars of Wrestling Cup. |