Global Battle Bowl Winners & Stats

The Global Battle Bowl is an annual battle royal hosted first by Global Wrestling Alliance in 1975 until it closed in 1986.

New Global Wrestling took GWA intellecual properties and revived the match beginning in 2002 through to 2018, then continued on when the company was bought by Brian Clarke and renamed All Star Global Wrestling.

Since its inception in 1975, the Battle Bowl has 30 participants. Traditional battle royal (over the top rope elimination) rules apply until the Final Four participants remain, then the second part of the match begins:

The Battle Bowl Briefcase which was suspended over the ring is now lowered to ladder height. and the finalists fight in a four-way ladder match. The Brawl Briefcase holds a cash-in contract that the winner can use any time up to the moment the next year's Global Battle Brawl match begins.

**1975**

Winner: Buster Morgan

Most Eliminations: Von Zeppelin (6)

Final Four: Von Zeppelin, Ted Harley, Buster Morgan, Milosz Krakus

**1976**

Winner: Super Mantis

Most Eliminations: Al McGrath (4)

Final Four: Al McGrath, Goat Boy Cletus, Super Mantis, Cedrick Shade Jr.

**1977**

Winner: Von Zeppelin

Most Eliminations: Mr. Motoyuki (4)

Final Four: Von Zeppelin, Almighty Cobra, Gerald Reid, Bigfoot Allen

**1978**

Winner: Hard Work McGuirk

Most Eliminations: The Steel Sultan (4)

Final Four: Gerald Reid, the Steel Sultan, Hard Work McGuirk, Buster Morgan

**1979**

Winner: Von Zeppelin (2)

Most Eliminations: Alexei Kozlov (5)

Final Four: Big Bear Brusilov, Almighty Cobra, Aaron Snyder, Von Zeppelin

**1980**

Winner: Mr. Motoyuki

Most Eliminations: Largo the Ape Man (5)

Final Four: Mr. Motoyuki, Andy Ravage, Almighty Cobra, Hard Work McGuirk

**1981**

Winner: Rene the Titan

Most Eliminations: Rene the Titan (9)

Final Four: Rene the Titan, Bigfoot Allen, The Steel Sultan, Hard Work McGuirk

**1982**

Winner: Brutal Rick Wagner

Most Eliminations: Smoke Rogen (9)

Final Four: Smoke Rogen, Brutal Rick Wagner, Big Bear Brusilov, Rowdy Bobby Ripper

**1983**

Winner: Smoke Rogen

Most Eliminations: Tie - Rene the Titan/Smoke Rogen (7)

Final Four: Smoke Rogen, Mad Dog Kramer, Sea Dog, Angel of Darkness

**1984**

Winner: Mandingo

Most Eliminations: Mandingo (7)

Final Four: Jim Black, Mandingo, Adam Richter, Tiger Terry Kim

**1985**

Winner: Smoke Rogen (2)

Most Eliminations: Smoke Rogen (6)

Final Four: Angel of Darkness, Radical Robbie Rogen, Curt Parfait, Smoke Rogen

**1986**\*

Winner: Brent Clarke

Most Eliminations: Goliath (5)

Final Four: Goliath, Curt Parfait, Showtime, Brent Clarke

**2002\*\***

Winner: The Titan

Most Eliminations: The Titan (6)

Final Four: The Titan, Flex Flawless, Evan Hall, Squash

**2003**

Winner: El Tiburón

Most Eliminations: Flex Flawless (5)

Final Four: Simon Hill, El Tiburón, James Jackson Jr, John Law

**2004**

Winner: Hardbody Bobby Hicks

Most Eliminations: Leo Babylon (5)

Final Four: Hardbody Bobby Hicks, Evan Hall, Big Cat Cage, FOOS Jr.

**2005**

Winner: Scott Kash

Most Eliminations: Evan Hall (6)

Final Four: Scott Kash, Simon Hill, Christopher West, El Pollo Poco

**2006**

Winner: Jethro Bull

Most Eliminations: James Jackson Jr. (4)

Final Four: Jethro Bull, Trevor Rhodes, Longhorn Miyazaki, Justin Tense

**2007**

Winner: James Jackson Jr

Most Eliminations: Simon Hill (6)

Final Four: James Jackson Jr, Leo Babylon, Eddy Garcia, Timebomb Ryan Austin

**2008**\*\*

Winner: LEON

Most Eliminations: LEON (7)

Final Four: LEON, Alex Dawson, Karkass, Simon Hill

**2009**

Winner: Heartbreaker Michael Hicks

Most Eliminations: Bill Iceberg (10)

Final Four: Bill Iceberg, Heartbreaker Michael Hicks, Dazzling Dave Slim, Rage

**2010**

Winner: James Jackson Jr. (2)

Most Eliminations: James Jackson Jr. (4)

Final Four: Jacen Hermes, Brawler Layfield, Dazzling Dave Slim, Jackson James Jr.

**2011**

Winner: Will Sigma

Most Eliminations: Vijay Sidhu (6)

Final Four: Rage, Will Sigma, Kona Bob, James Jackson Jr.

**2012**

Winner: Matt Page

Most Eliminations: Tapestry (6)

Final Four: Doug Nichols, Stylin’ James Allen, Ray Legal, Matt Page

**2013**

Winner: DUKE Jr

Most Eliminations: Ezekiel (5)

Final Four: DUKE Jr, Rage, Mickie Corwyn, Kona Bob

**2014**

Winner: Crash McLeod

Most Eliminations: Crash McLeod (5)

Final Four: Little Merle, Crash McLeod, Ray Legal, Will Sigma

**2015**

Winner: Billy Anderson

Most Eliminations: Vijay Sidhu (5)

Final Four: Vijay Sidhu, Ray Legal, Hardbody Bobby Hicks, Billy Anderson

**2016**

Winner: Vijay Sidhu

Most Eliminations: Kona Bob (10)

Final Four: Vijay Sidhu, St. John Caspian, Kona Bob, Stylin’ James Allen

**2017**\*\*\*

Winner: Gordon Osprey

Most Eliminations: Will Sigma (5)

Final Four: Gordon Osprey, Will Sigma, Allen Brooks, Terry Riot

**2018**

Winner: Wrestler XS

Most Eliminations: Daniel Rain (6)

Final Four: Liam McSweeney, Ronnie Clarke, Wrestler XS, Daniel Rain

**2019**

Winner: George Stonechild

Most Eliminations: Liam McSweeney (5)

Final Four: Declan Campbell, Hot Stuff Dwayne Houston, George Stonechild, Killian Moreau

**2020**

Winner: Hot Stuff Dwayne Houston

Most Eliminations: King Kong Khalsa (6)

Final Four: Hot Stuff Dwayne Houston, Ned Carver, Ed Leeds, Daniel Rain

**2021**

Winner: Jack Big Bear

Most Eliminations: Jack Big Bear (6)

Final Four: Jack Big Bear, King King Khalsa, Declan Campbell, Lee O’Generic

**2022**

Winner: Sonny Ripper

Most Eliminations: Yvon Tremblay (10)

Final Four: Winter Dragon, Sonny Ripper, PAYNE, Yvon Tremblay

\*This was the final Global Battle Bowl before GWA closed down.

\*\*New Global Wrestling reintroduced the Global Battle Bowl event.

\*\*\*O Canada Wrestling bought out Global wrestling and renamed itself All Star Global Wrestling and continued promoting some Global Events.