Owner's Cup (2009)

Owner's Cup (2009) was the fourth annual Owner's Cup tournament held by Lords of Pain Wrestling (LPW). After hiatus in 2008, the Owner's Cup returned under the direction of original Psychotic Wrestling Alliance (PWA) founder, Villiano 187, who produced the event up until the quarter-finals, where he was taken over by Phantom Lord. The tournament featured contestants from both of LPW's brands, Insanity and Inferno. The event was announced on April 10, 2009, and concluded on March 26, 2010. 
The premise of the tournament is that invited e-wrestlers must write a promo under the requirements and restrictions given by the LPW producer (word counts, settings, guest appearances, and other random hilarity). Unlike LPW's usual "Voting & Promo" method in deciding winners, Owner's Cup matches are soley determined by the producer. Whoever is believed to have had the strongest promo while meeting the required conditions will advance to the next round.
The winner received the 2009 Owner's Cup trophy and a special guaranteed title match for either the LPW World Heavyweight Championship or the LPW International Heavyweight Championship. On March 26, 2010, Bobino was crowned the winner of the 2009 Owner's Cup.
==Background==
Created in 2005 by Psychotic Wrestling Alliance (PWA) founder and owner, Villiano 187, the Owner's Cup was an annual cross-brand tournament. Participants were first asked if they wanted to be apart of the tournament, then selected by Villiano.
In the first two years of the Owner's Cup, the winner of the tournament received a guaranteed title match for his brand's world championship, either the PWA World Heavyweight Championship or the PWA International Heavyweight Championship. In addition, the Owner's Cup winner could also choose the match at a time and place of his choosing within one year of winning the tournament.
In 2007, the Owner's Cup tradition continued under new management with a couple of different twists. Instead of a guaranteed title shot, the winner would receive the opportunity to be head booker of his brand's show for one night. 
In 2008, the Owner's Cup took a hiatus and was replaced by the Winner Takes All tournament. 
On April 10, 2009, Villiano 187 announced that the Owner's Cup would be returning under his production. For the first time, the tournament was expanded to 32 superstars with 16 superstars from each of LPW's brands, Insanity and Inferno. The winner will receive the 2009 Owner's Cup trophy and a special guaranteed title match for either the LPW World Heavyweight Championship or the LPW International Heavyweight Championship. 
==Locations==
Round 	Date 	City 	Venue
First Round: Battlebowl 	May 27, 2009 	Agra, India 	Taj Mahal
Second Round: Round of 16 	September 5, 2009	Reykjavík, Iceland 	The Perlan
Third Round: Quarterfinals	November 15, 2009	Charlotte, North Carolina 	Bojangles' Coliseum
Fourth Round: Semi-finals 	December 9, 2009 	Atlanta, Georgia 	CenterStage Arena
Fifth Round: Finals 	March 26, 2010 	The Light and Sound Theater	Giza, Eqypt
==Tournament==
===First Round: Battlebowl===
The first round of the 2009 Owner's Cup was held in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India on May 27, 2009. The tournament began with Battlebowl Tag Team matches pairing Insanity and Inferno e-wrestlers together, creating some hilarious makeshift team names. The first round required that contestants must promo with a word limit of 2200 words to advance to the next round (with identifiers not counting towards the word limit). Also, each individual promo must have incorporated the following into their respective promo:
:*Calling customer service due to computer problems
:*Someone in the promo must eat some curry
:*Burt Reynolds
#	Results 	Stipulations 	Notes
1	Team You Fucked My Wife You Nasty Gringo (Al and Jeff Watson) defeated KillWell (Jude Maxwell and Killswitch) 	Battlebowl Tag Team match 	Simultaneously, Watson pinned Maxwell after a Cyclone Drop and Al pinned Killswith after a Hit Stick
2	Dr. Feelgood (Cash Flo and Dr. Wagner) defeated Son of Sheepster (Sheepster and Son of Shockey) 	Battlebowl Tag Team match 	Wagner pinned Shockey with a sunset flip
3	Chaos and Strife (Ash Strife and Mass Chaos) defeated Barely Shaving (Joe Michaels and Sean Jensen) 	Battlebowl Texas Tornado Tag Team Elimination match	Strife was declared the sole winner after Chaos, Michaels, and Jensen were counted out when they ran away from snakes in the ring
4	Sweet Potato Pie (Bobino and Big B. Brown) defeated Wild Lightning (Shock and NPD) 	Battlebowl Texas Tornado Tag Team Elimination match	Brown and Shock were eliminated by count-out.Bobino pinned NPD after Un-Natural Selection
5	The Eddie Falcon Experience (Eddie B. and White Falcon) defeated The Italian Puma (Sylvester Eccleston and Joey Sosa)	Battlebowl Tag Team match 	Falcon pinned Sosa after a superkick
6	KafUltraMacamaha (Ultramarcus and Kafudamaha) defeated Shomer Fucking Shaboss (The Rabbi and Black Ada) 	Battlebowl Tag Team match 	Ultramarcus forced Ada to submit to a sharpshooter
7	Saved Immaculate (Pope Fred and Trey Spruance) defeated Mr. Saintboto (Styxx and Saint Steve) 	Battlebowl Tag Team match 	Pope Fred pinned Steve with a roll-up
8	Team Wookie (Snookie and Wevv Mang) defeated Team Emo (Drew Michaels and Hatchet Ryda) 	Battlebowl Tag Team match 	Mang pinned Michaels after Shakespeare on Ice
===Second Round: Round of 16===
The second round was held at The Perlan in Reykjavík, Iceland on September 5, 2009. All the winners (or survivors) from the Battlebowl first round were randomly placed in one-on-one matches as part of a tournament bracket. In addition, seven competitors who did not advance from the previous round were included in a main event "second chance" scramble match, with the winner gaining entry into the third round. Due to schedule conflicts, the match was made into a Triple Threat match.
The only criteria for each respective handler was to promo as their opponent's e-wrestler.
#	Results 	Stipulations 	Notes
1	Kafu defeated Trey Spruance 	Second Round match 	Kafu pinned Spruance after he laid down from a wind gust
2	Ash Strife defeated White Falcon 	Second Round match 	Strife pinned Falcon after a Strife Spike
3	Bobino defeated Dr. Wagner 	Second Round match 	Bobino pinned Wagner after a gut kick
4	Kafu defeated Trey Spruance 	Second Round rematch 	Kafu pinned Spruance after a stiff kick
5	Eddie B. defeated Jeff Watson 	Second Round match 	Eddie pinned Watson with a backslide
6	Ultramarcus defeated Snookie 	Second Round match 	Ultramarcus defeated Snookie by submission with the Art of War
7	Pope Fred defeated Cash Flo 	Second Round match 	Pope Fred pinned Cash Flo after hitting the Leap of Faith
8	Wevv Mang defeated Al 	Second Round match 	Mang forced Al to submit to the Persuader
9	Hatchet Ryda defeated Steve Monroe and NPD	Second Chance Triple Threat match	Hatchet pinned NPD after the Witching Hour
===Third Round: Quarter-finals===
Due to personal life, Villiano 187 turned over production of the Owner's Cup to founding father, Phantom Lord to head the remaining project. 
The third round matches took place on November 15, 2009 from the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The contestant's promos could not exceed 600 words (with identifiers not counting towards the word limit), with no graphics or images incorporated. Also, each individual promo must have incorporated the following into their respective promo:
:*Ben McKenzie
:*Nickelodeon Green Slime
:*Interaction with a Muppet
#	Results 	Stipulations 	Notes
1	Bobino defeated Kafu 	Quarterfinal match	Bobino pinned Kafu after hitting Darwinism
2	Pope Fred defeated Ultramarcus	Quarterfinal match	Pope Fred pinned Ultramarcus by countering the Art of War and trapping him in a pin
3	Wevv Mang defeated Ash Strife 	Quarterfinal match	Mang pinned Strife after hitting Shakespeare on Ice
4	Eddie B. defeated Hatchet Ryda	Quarterfinal match	Eddie B. pinned Ryda after hitting a Tiger Bomb from the top rope
===Fourth Round: Semi-finals===
The fourth round matches were announced on December 9, 2009. The semifinals were held at the CenterStage Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The contestant's promos could not exceed 500 words. Also, each individual promo must have incorporated one of the following interviewers to their respective promo:
:*Tony Schiavone
:*David Crockett
:*Scott Hudson
:*Mean Gene Okerlund
#	Results 	Stipulations 	Notes
1	Dr. Wagner defeated Atlas Adams 	Special attraction match	Wagner pinned Atlas with a magistral cradle
2	Phantom Lord defeated Drew Michaels 	Special attraction match	Lord forced Michaels to submit to the Katahajime choke
3	Hatchet Ryda defeated Son of Shockey	Special attraction match	Ryda pinned SOS after hitting the Witching Hour
4	Bobino defeated Pope Fred 	Semifinal match 	Bobino pinned Pope after hitting the Darwinism
5	Wevv Mang defeated Eddie B. 	Semifinal match 	Wevv pinned Eddie with a roll-up
===Fifth Round: Finals===
The fifth round matches were contested on March 26, 2010. The finals werel be held at The Light & Sound Theater at the base of The Great Pyramids in the Valley Of Kings in Giza, Eqypt. For the undercard matches, 500-750 limit was put in place. The Owner's Cup Final promos could not exceed 1000 words and must have incorporated one of the following interviewers to their respective promo:
:*Dr. Michco Kaku
:*Ergonomics 
:*Snickers bar.
#	Matches 	Stipulations
1	Jason Gravis defeated Richard Michaels and MC Steel	Triple Threat match
2	Cash Flo defeated Joe Michaels 	Singles match
3	Mass Chaos defeated Bloodrose 	Singles match
4	Phantom Lord defeated Steve Monroe 	Singles match
5	Jaro defeated Villiano 187 	Special Challenge match
6	Bobino defeated Wevv Mang 	Owners Cup Finals
==Bracket==
==External links==
Category:Lords of Pain Wrestling
Category:Tournaments