A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Cup Finals

The **A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Cup Finals** was a special event produced by A.W.A.C. where the winner of the Intercommonwealth Cup (sometimes abbreviated to the ICW Cup) would become the inaugural A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Champion.

## ICW Cup Tournament Announcement

The announcement of the belt was made by A.W.A.C. COO Triple H on August 24, 2018. During the announcement, he said that the first-ever champion would be crowned in the Intercommonwealth Cup: a round-robin tournament determined by points featuring 8 wrestlers from 8 different countries: King (Mexico), Ryu Hayabusa (Japan), Malcolm McDermott (Canada), Vin Taylor (USA), Yazeed (Saudi Arabia), Ori Kahn (Israel), TBO (UK), and Zack Bateley (South Africa). The finals would take place at the Intercommonwealth Cup Finals show.

### **Tournament Rules**

The Intercommonwealth Cup Tournament were as follows:

* Every match has a strict 10-minute time-limit (the final match to crown the champion will have a 20-minute time-limit)
* Matches can be won by pinfall, submission, countout, or disqualification
* Pinfall win = 2 points
* Submission win = 5 points
* Time-Limit Draw = 1 point for each wrestler
* DQ/Countout win = 1 point
* Loss of any kind = 0 points

## Results

### **NIGHT 1**

* King defeated Vin Taylor via pinfall (09:15)
* Malcolm McDermott defeated Ryu Hayabusa via submission (07:18)
* Ori Kahn fought Zack Bateley to a time-limit draw (10:00)
* TBO fought Yazeed to a time-limit draw (10:00)

### **NIGHT 2**

* Yazeed defeated King via submission (05:41)
* Vin Taylor defeated Ryu Hayabusa via pinfall (06:54)
* TBO defeated Ori Kahn via pinfall (05:45)
* Malcolm McDermott fought Zack Bateley to a time-limit draw (10:00)

### **NIGHT 3**

* Ori Kahn defeated Vin Taylor via pinfall (05:54)
* Ryu Hayabusa defeated King via pinfall (04:17)
* TBO fought Zack Bateley to a time-limit draw (10:00)
* Yazeed defeated Malcolm McDermott via pinfall (05:24)

### **NIGHT 4**

* Zack Bateley defeated Ryu Hayabusa via submission (09:54)
* Ori Kahn defeated Malcolm McDermott via pinfall (03:16)
* King fought TBO to a time-limit draw (10:00)
* Yazeed defeated Vin Taylor via pinfall (07:17)

### **NIGHT 5**

* Vin Taylor defeated Malcolm McDermott via pinfall (07:00)
* Zack Bateley defeated King via pinfall (08:14)
* Ryu Hayabusa fought TBO to a time-limit draw (10:00)
* Ori Kahn fought Yazeed to a time-limit draw (10:00)

### **NIGHT 6**

* Zack Bateley defeated Vin Taylor via pinfall (08:07)
* Ori Kahn defeated King via pinfall (09:46)
* Ryu Hayabusa defeated Yazeed via pinfall (05:49)
* TBO defeated Malcolm McDermott via pinfall (08:10)

### **NIGHT 7**

* TBO defeated Vin Taylor via pinfall (09:24)
* Malcolm McDermott defeated King via pinfall (08:49)
* Ori Kahn fought Ryu Hayabusa to a time-limit draw (10:00)
* Yazeed fought Zack Bateley to a time-limit draw (10:00)

**FINAL STANDINGS**

1. Zack Bateley (18)
2. Yazeed (14)
3. Ori Kahn (11)
4. TBO (11)
5. Malcolm McDermott (8)
6. Ryu Hayabusa (6)
7. King (4)
8. Vin Taylor (4)

### **FINAL - INTERCOMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH**

* Yazeed defeated Zack Bateley via pinfall to become the inaugural A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Champion (12:29)

## Results

* 2. The Mighty Ugg was originally supposed to be War Bacon's partner, but he was released before this match could take place. Beefy Magnum filled in as War Bacon's partner.
* 3. Ralph attacked Chris after the match.
* 4. Kurt Angle made his A.W.A.C. return after the match. Kurt made his way down to the ring and had a staredown with Mike Berkley.on.
* 6. This was the finals of the Intercommonwealth Cup Tournament to crown the first-ever A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Champion.