Phoenix Cup

The Phoenix Cup was a 16-man tournament conducted on the Pyromania brand of LPW, as part of the 17th cycle during season 6. The format of the tournament is conducted in 4 rounds, with half the remaining competitors eliminated in each round. The prize for winning the championship was a place in a 6-man TLC match for the LPW International Heavyweight Championship.
DeSean J. Connery was the winner of the tournament. After the final match, DJC was handed the trophy, before Eddie B. made his return. DJC handed Eddie the cup, as well as the chance to compete for the LPW International Heavyweight Championship at One Way Ticket. At the event, Eddie B. failed to walk away with the championship before again saying goodbye to the LPW universe.
==Locations==
Round 	Event 	Date 	City 	Venue
Qualifying Round	Pyromania 17.1 	December 10, 2010	Auckland, NZ 	Vector Arena
Quarter-finals 	Honor Roll 	January 14, 2011 	Wellington, NZ	TSB Bank Arena
Semi-finals 	Pyromania 17.3: Pick Your Poison	Febuary 6, 2011 	Newcastle, AUS	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Final 	Pyromania 17.4 	March 6, 2011 	Wodonga, AUS 	Lincoln Causeway
==Tournament==
===Qualifying Round===
The qualifying round of the Phoenix Cup will be conducted in a tag team format at Pyromania 17.1. The winning teams will advance to the second round, while the losing teams will be eliminated. Although he lost his match, Bobino qualified for the next round, taking the place of Jeff Watson.
*	Match 	Stipulations 	Notes
1	Atlas Adams and Cripsy defeated Dr. Wagner and Kaiser Kidd 	Quarter-finals of Phoenix Cup 	Atlas pinned Wagner after Cripsy hit the Cabin Pressure
2	DeSean J. Connery and Killswitch defeated Alexander Crysto and Bobino 	Quarter-finals of Phoenix Cup 	DJC pinned Crysto after hitting the Soap to Ya Dome, Bitch!
3	Project Sober (Dick Dynamo and MC Steel) defeated The Prophecy of Violence (Daniel Pleasant and Michael Stone)	Quarter-finals of Phoenix Cup; winners advance, losers become number one contenders to the LPW Undisputed World Tag Team Championship	Steel pinned Pleasant after hitting the Checked into Rehab with Dynamo
4	Jeff Watson and Sean Jensen defeated Richard Michaels and Jack "Pitbull" Daniels 	Quarter-finals of Phoenix Cup 	Jensen pinned Daniels after hitting the Malpractice
===Quarter-finals===
The quarter-finals was held at Honor Roll, and was conducted as an 8-Man Over-The-Top-Rope Battle Royal. The final four members advanced to the third round of the tournament, while the prize for winning the Battle Royal was a shot at the LPW Western States Heritage Championship, once they have been eliminated from the tournament.
DeSean J. Connery won the match, with Sean Jensen, the recently renamed Ryan James, and Cripsy also qualifying for the next round. The eliminations and entrances are as followed:
Red ██ indicates wrestlers who qualified for the next round of the Phoenix Cup.
Draw	Entrant 	Order	Eliminated by 	APS
 	Dick Dynamo 	 	Jensen 	3.38
 	MC Steel 	 	Jensen 	3.41
 	Atlas Adams 	 	Cripsy 	3.73
 	Ryan James 	 	DJC 	3.75
 	Cripsy 	 	Atlas 	3.66
 	DeSean J. Connery	 	 	3.98
 	Bobino 	 	Steel and Dynamo	3.26
 	Sean Jensen 	 	DJC 	3.93
*Atlas Adams was already eliminated, but illegally entered the ring and eliminated Cripsy.
===Semi-finals===
The semi-finals of the tournament will be conducted at LPW Pyromania 17.3: Pick Your Poison, and will be conducted as two one on one matches. The winner of the second round battle royal will face the man who finished fourth, while the men who finish second and third will face off. The winners of these matches will advance to the finals.
*	Match 	Stipulations 	Notes
1	DeSean J. Connery defeated Cripsy	Semi-finals of Phoenix Cup	DJC pinned Cripsy after hitting the Soap To Da Dome, Bitch!
2	Ryan James defeated Sean Jensen 	Semi-finals of Phoenix Cup	James pinned Jensen after hitting the Canadian Maple Leaf
===Final===
The final of the Phoenix Cup was conducted as the main event of Pyromania 17.4, and was competed in a 30 Minute Iron Man Match. Prior to the event, Ken Ryans was announced as guest referee.
*	Match 	Stipulations 	Notes
1	DeSean J. Connery defeated Ryan James	Final of Phoenix Cup; 60 Minute Ironman match with Ken Ryans as guest referee	DJC gained the last fall after grabbing the ring rope before the end of the 10-count
Final of Phoenix Cup match falls	Final of Phoenix Cup match falls	Final of Phoenix Cup match falls	Final of Phoenix Cup match falls	Final of Phoenix Cup match falls 	Final of Phoenix Cup match falls
# 	Wrestler 	Loser 	Result 	Method of pinfall 	
1 	Ryan James 	DeSean J. Connery 	1-0 	James pinned DJC after hitting a springboard hurricanrana 	
2 	DeSean J. Connery 	Ryan James 	1-1 	DJC pinned James after hitting the Soap to Da Dome, Bitch! 	
3 	Ryan James 	DeSean J. Connery 	2-1 	James pinned DJC after hitting the Northern Cutter 	
4 	Ryan James 	DeSean J. Connery 	3-1 	James pinned DJC after hitting a superkick 	
5 	DeSean J. Connery 	Ryan James 	3-2 	DJC pinned James after hitting the Soap to Da Dome, Bitch! 	
6 	DeSean J. Connery 	Ryan James 	3-3 	DJC pinned James after hitting the Cool-Aid Grenade 	
7 	DeSean J. Connery 	Ryan James 	3-4 	DJC gained the last fall after grabbing the ring rope before the end of the 10-count	
===Aftermath===
After the match, DJC was handed the trophy, before Eddie B. made his return. DJC handed Eddie the cup, as well as the chance to compete for the LPW International Heavyweight Championship at One Way Ticket. At the event, Eddie B. failed to walk away with the championship before again saying goodbye to the LPW universe.
==External links==
Category:Lords of Pain Wrestling
Category:Tournaments