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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Rad Hazard]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Rad Hazard]] & [[Cam]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Ronus Championship Wrestling <br> Lewiston Wrestling Federation <br> Alpha Semi Pro Wrestling <br> Bridgeview Wrestling Association <br> Backyard Wrestling Entertainment <br> Indiana Championship Wrestling
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'''Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance''' ('''GBYWA''') is a globally outreaching, [[backyard wrestling]] social, media-sharing online forum community devised and created by [[Rad Hazard]] and [[Cam]] in 2009.
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'''Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance''' ('''GBYWA''') is a globally outreaching [[backyard wrestling]] alliance & social community created by [[Rad Hazard]] & [[Cam]] in 2009.
==History==
==History==
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===Origin===
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===Before the Alliance===
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In late 2009,
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In the summer of 2008, The Shooter entered a promo into the GBYWN 2008 promo challenge, declaring himself the very first GBYWN World Heavyweight Champion, a claim that was soon sanctioned by GBYWN forum owner Cam, effectively creating the first championship in the alliance (GBYWN would not officially declare itself an alliance until late 2008-early 2008 when more titles were sanctioned. On December 7, 2009, Battle Born Wrestling was formed by Rad Hazard, a known internet personality from his web show [[Backyard Wrestlign Weekly] , beginning another major backyard wrestling alliance for the community to choose from. Over the course of 2009, GBYWN acted as a mainstream BYW alliance while BBW showcased lesser known federations and talent. This would continue until the federations began to jump ship & join both alliances in order to reach maximum exposure, initiating the idea to shut both alliances down and start anew, utilizing the entire community under one unified banner.
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===Backyard Wrestling Nation (2009-20011)===
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===Global Backyard Wrestling Nation (2009-2011)===
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GBYWN, had from the community aspect, established themselves as a global alliance and as did the territorial outstretched Battle Born Wrestling body of federations which Chairman Rad Hazard operated. In November 2009, after a conception had been within talks between Cam and Hazard, Hazard exclusively broke the news on the first episode of his reincarnated Backyard Wrestling Weekly series that both alliances would go defunct in order to creat a new alliance, also known as the GBYWN (GBYWNation)in order to keep the change simple for it's followers. As a result, a new alliance was made with Cam as president and Rad Hazard as chairman.
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GBYWN, had from the community aspect, established themselves as a global alliance and as did the territorial outstretched Battle Born Wrestling body of federations which Chairman Rad Hazard operated. In November 2009, after a conception had been within talks between Cam and Hazard (Hazard initially started the negotiations in October), Hazard exclusively broke the news on the first episode of his reincarnated [[Backyard Wrestling Weekly]] series that both alliances would go defunct in order to create a new alliance, also known as the GBYWN (GBYWNation)in order to keep the change simple for it's followers. As a result, a new alliance was made with Cam as president and Rad Hazard as chairman.
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Federations soon began being inducting into the GBYWNation alliance on Backyard Wrestling Weekly. Over a course of episodes for the first time ever, the GBYWN End Year Awards (2009) was featured in a media presentation. The forum itself was converted to the new name only shortly, however, as Cam reverted the community back to "Global Backyard Wrestling News" based partly on Hazard himself wanting the alliance differentiated from the community as well as Cam's decision. As a result, it was made that "Global Backyard Wrestling Nation" refer to the alliance side of the agreement.
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Federations soon began being inducting into the GBYWNation alliance on [[Backyard Wrestling Weekly]]. Over a course of episodes for the first time ever, the GBYWN End Year Awards (2009) was featured in a media presentation. The forum itself was converted to the new name only shortly, however, as Cam reverted the community back to "Global Backyard Wrestling News" based partly on Hazard himself wanting the alliance differentiated from the community as well as Cam's decision. As a result, it was made that "Global Backyard Wrestling Nation" refer to the alliance side of the agreement.
By late 2010, Hazard had effectively established himself as the "Chairman of the Board of Directors" of the GBYWNation federation alliance which reached lengths in causing some confusion between the two GBYWN's (the alliance and the forum). Rad sanctioned over 30 GBYWN championships across the Nation, and while a wildly fun idea in theory, became a hindrance abroad as many titles lacked in defenses and overall prestige in the eye of it's followers. Cam was unaware of these changes as he had taken a brief hiatus from which, upon his return, disapproved of. When negotiations were brought to a deadlock between the President & Chairman, both parties agreed to once again utilize two alliances with Cam reactivating the GBYWNews brand while Rad continued his GBYWNation brand under a new name, the Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (GBYWA), in order to differentiate the brand's initials from one another.  
By late 2010, Hazard had effectively established himself as the "Chairman of the Board of Directors" of the GBYWNation federation alliance which reached lengths in causing some confusion between the two GBYWN's (the alliance and the forum). Rad sanctioned over 30 GBYWN championships across the Nation, and while a wildly fun idea in theory, became a hindrance abroad as many titles lacked in defenses and overall prestige in the eye of it's followers. Cam was unaware of these changes as he had taken a brief hiatus from which, upon his return, disapproved of. When negotiations were brought to a deadlock between the President & Chairman, both parties agreed to once again utilize two alliances with Cam reactivating the GBYWNews brand while Rad continued his GBYWNation brand under a new name, the Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (GBYWA), in order to differentiate the brand's initials from one another.  
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===Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (20011-present)===
===Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (20011-present)===
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While the [[Backyard Wrestling Link]] was a leading force, GBYWN continued its advancement in gaining community popularity assembling several federations under banner.
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When negotiations were brought to a deadlock between the President & Chairman, both parties agreed to once again utilize two alliances with Cam reactivating the GBYWNews brand while Rad continued his GBYWNation brand under a new name, the Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (GBYWA), in order to differentiate the brand's initials from one another. Hazard would also begin to recognize a completely different map of regions and in order to differentiate the titles both alliance's sanctioned. Both alliances recognize the same past lineage in their championship up until this point where the titles utilized by both entities were split in two. These changes were officially recognized on January 1st, 2011 & were presented in full in the first 2011 episode of [[Backyard Wrestling Weekly]].
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====Upgrading and Controversy====
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An aim towards more standardization in relation to the wrestling quality of posted media has been sought after for some time, leading to videos with lack thereof, being overlooked for more established yarders and
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The GBYWNation alliance as operated by [[Rad Hazard]]. Federations are inducted on webcast ''[[Backyard Wrestling Weekly]]'' which allows a federation to be frequently featured on the show.
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The GBYWA as operated by [[Rad Hazard]]. Federations are inducted on webcast ''[[Backyard Wrestling Weekly]]'' which allows a federation to be frequently featured on the show.
*[[Bridgeview Wrestling Association]]/FWA - Illinois - Inducted on 11/25/09
*[[Bridgeview Wrestling Association]]/FWA - Illinois - Inducted on 11/25/09
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*[[Alpha Semi Pro Wrestling]] - Florida - Inducted on 3/10/10
*[[Alpha Semi Pro Wrestling]] - Florida - Inducted on 3/10/10
*[[TKO Wrestling]] - Florida - Inducted on 3/17/10
*[[TKO Wrestling]] - Florida - Inducted on 3/17/10
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*[[War Zone Wrestling]] - New York - Inducted on 3/24/10
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*[[War Zone Wrestling]] - New York - Inducted on 3/13/10
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*[[Non Stop Wrestling]] - New York - Inducted on 3/31/10
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*[[Non Stop Wrestling]] - New York - Inducted on 3/20/10
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*[[Iconic Wrestling Circuit]] - Connecticut - Inducted on 4/7/10
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*[[Iconic Wrestling Circuit]] - Connecticut - Inducted on 3/27/10
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*[[Altitude Backyard Wrestling]] - Colorado - Inducted on 4/14/10
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*[[Altitude Backyard Wrestling]] - Colorado - Inducted on 3/27/10
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*[[Red Star Wrestling]] - England - Inducted on 4/21/10
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*[[Red Star Wrestling]] - England - Inducted on 4/4/10
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*[[SCBYWA|South Carolina BackYard Wrestling Alliance]] - South Carolina - Inducted on 4/28/10
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*[[SCBYWA|South Carolina BackYard Wrestling Alliance]] - South Carolina - Inducted on 4/18/10
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*[[Bethlehem Xtreme Wrestling]] - Pennsylvania - Inducted 5/5/10
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*[[Bethlehem Xtreme Wrestling]] - Pennsylvania - Inducted 5/2/10
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*[[Adrenaline Wrestling Foundation]] - Georgia - Inducted 5/13/10
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*[[Adrenaline Wrestling Foundation]] - Georgia - Inducted 5/5/10
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*[[Backyard Wrestling Entertainment]] - Louisiana - Inducted 05/21/10
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*[[Backyard Wrestling Entertainment]] - Louisiana - Inducted 4/28/10
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*[[Extreme Showdown Wrestling]] - Texas - Inducted 05/26/10
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*[[Extreme Showdown Wrestling]] - Texas - Inducted 5/26/10
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*[[Total Wrestling Fanatics]] - New Jersey - Inducted 06/09/10
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*[[Total Wrestling Fanatics]] - New Jersey - Inducted 5/26/10
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*[[Backyard Kamikaze Wrestling]] - New York - Inducted 06/16/10
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*[[Backyard Kamikaze Wrestling]] - New York - Inducted 5/29/10
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*[[Justified Revolution Wrestling]] - New York - Inducted 06/23/10
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*[[Justified Revolution Wrestling]] - New York - Inducted 6/5/10
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*[[New Total Destruction Wrestling]] - Indiana - Inducted 06/30/10
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*[[New Total Destruction Wrestling]] - Indiana - Inducted 6/29/10
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*[[Head Bangers Brawl]] - New Jersey - Inducted 08/11/10
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*[[Head Bangers Brawl]] - New Jersey - Inducted 07/28/10
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*[[Universal Championship]] Wrestling - New York - 8/1/10
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*[[Renegade Wrestling Alliance]] - Rhode Island - 9/4/10
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*[[NEW ERA]] - Northeast - N/A
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*[[REVIVAL]] - Mid-west - N/A
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===Hall of Fame===
===Hall of Fame===
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*[[Tek]] - December 2009
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*Class of 2009
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*[[Marcus Centofante]] - January 2010
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*[[Lee Andrews]] - February 2010
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*[[Tek]] - Inducted December 2009
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*[[Paul Kunkle]] - May 2010
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==Features and Challenges==
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*Class of 2010
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*[[Marcus Centofante]] - Inducted January 2010
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*[[Lee Andrews]] - Inducted February 2010
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*[[Paul Kunkle]] - Inducted May 2010
==Championships==
==Championships==
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*Any territorial championship is required to be defended and contested in not only the federation the holder wrestles for, but also in other federations in the geographical territory of regions the title is bound to. National and world championships are not expected or required to be defended or contested in full capacity of its boundaries due to being farfetched for backyard wrestling, and are rather just the top championships that represent the alliance.
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*Any territorial championship is required to be defended and contested in not only the federation the holder wrestles for, but also in other federations in the geographical territory of regions the title is bound to. National and world championships are not expected or required to be defended or contested in full capacity of its boundaries but are still the top championships that represent the alliance.
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! colspan="4" style="font-size: larger;" | <center>World Championships</center>
! colspan="4" style="font-size: larger;" | <center>World Championships</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWN World Heavyweight Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA World Championship]]</center>
|<center>[[Robby Roberts]] </center>
|<center>[[Robby Roberts]] </center>
|<center>June 18, 2010</center>
|<center>June 18, 2010</center>
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|<center>TWC: Wrestlefezt X</center>
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|<center>[[TWC: Wrestlefezt X]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWN World Tag Team Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[BBW World Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Mike Damage]] </center>
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|<center>N/A2010</center>
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|<center>[[BXW]] Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA World Tag Team Championship]]</center>
|<center>[[Day One]] ([[Sic Ric]] & [[Bsnow]]) </center>
|<center>[[Day One]] ([[Sic Ric]] & [[Bsnow]]) </center>
|<center>October 30, 2010</center>
|<center>October 30, 2010</center>
|<center>[[REVIVAL|REVIVAL Just Another Supershow 666]]</center>
|<center>[[REVIVAL|REVIVAL Just Another Supershow 666]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWN World X Division Championship|GBYWN X-Division Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA World X Division Championship|GBYWN X-Division Championship]]</center>
|<center>[[Chris Tiffer]] </center>
|<center>[[Chris Tiffer]] </center>
|<center>June 27, 2010</center>
|<center>June 27, 2010</center>
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|<center>BWA 5th Anniversary: Supercard of Destiny</center>
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|<center>[[BWA 5th Anniversary: Supercard of Destiny]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA World Hardcore Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Malice]] </center>
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|<center>[[GBYWN Australian Heavyweight Championship]]</center>
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|<center>N/A 2010</center>
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|<center>''Vacated''</center>
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|<center>N/A</center>
|<center>N/A</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA World Pure Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Domi]] </center>
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|<center>N/A 2010</center>
|<center>N/A</center>
|<center>N/A</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA World Strong Style Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Sic Ric]] </center>
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|<center>January 2010</center>
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|<center>[[CBYW Just Another Supershow 4]]</center>
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! colspan="4" style="font-size: larger;" | <center>National Championships</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA United States Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[The Pen Name]]</center>
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|<center>October 25, 2009</center>
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|<center>[[ICW Mid-West Extravaganza]] : Day 2</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWN Midwest Heavyweight Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA United States Tag Team Championship]]</center>
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|<center>CJ Smith </center>
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|<center>VACANT</center>
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|<center>December 30, 2010</center>
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|<center>TBD</center>
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|<center>CCW Apocalypse</center>
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|<center>TBD at [[NOW]] Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWN Northeast Heavyweight Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA United States Hardcore Championship]]</center>
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|<center>''Vacant''</center>
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|<center>[[Psycho]]</center>
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|<center>December 20, 2010</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>N/A</center>
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|<center>[[HBB]] Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWN Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA United States X-Division Championship]]</center>
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|<center>''Vacant''</center>
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|<center>[[Max Vender]]</center>
|<center>2010</center>
|<center>2010</center>
|<center>N/A</center>
|<center>N/A</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWN Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA United Kingdom Championship]]</center>
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|<center>Radar</center>
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|<center>[[Ryan Harris]]</center>
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|<center>October 17, 2010</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>TKO Glory or Death Day 2 2010</center>
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|<center>[[AGW]] Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Australian Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Dan Zeplin]]</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[ICWS]] Event</center>
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! colspan="4" style="font-size: larger;" | <center>Western Championships</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Western Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Robb Haize]]</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[OWF]] Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Western Tag Team Championship]]</center>
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|<center>Bump or Die ([[Steven Fain]] & [[Robb Haize]])</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>OWF Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Western Hardcore Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Kaijuu]]</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[OWF]] Event</center>
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! colspan="4" style="font-size: larger;" | <center>Midwestern Championships</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Midwestern Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[CJ Smith]]</center>
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|<center>December 31, 2010</center>
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|<center>[[CCW Apocalypse III]]</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Midwestern X-Division Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Exile]]</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[ICW Mid-West Extravaganza]] 2</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Midwestern Internet Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Chris Breakdown]]</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[BWA The Final Goodbye]]</center>
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! colspan="4" style="font-size: larger;" | <center>Northeastern Championships</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Northeastern Championship]]</center>
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|<center>VACANT</center>
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|<center>TBD</center>
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|<center>TBD</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Northeastern Tag Team Championship]]</center>
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|<center>R2D2 ([[Daniel Divine]] & [[Ryan Ragnarok]])</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>EWA Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Northeastern X-Division Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Kris Fenix]]</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[TWF]] Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Southern Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Radar]]</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[TKO]] Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Southern Tag Team Championship]]</center>
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|<center>The Power Trip ([[Joshua Chilton]] & [[Sean Van]])</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[SCBYWA]] Event</center>
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|<center>[[GBYWA Southern X-Division Championship]]</center>
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|<center>[[Christian Storm]]</center>
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|<center>2010</center>
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|<center>[[TKO]] Event</center>
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*[[GBYWN North American Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[GBYWN North American Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[GBYWN North American X-Division Championship]]
*[[GBYWN North American X-Division Championship]]
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*[[GBYWN New England Heavyweight Championship]]
 
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*[[GBYWN World Pure Championship]]
 
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*[[GBYWN West Coast Championship|GBYWN West Coast Heavyweight Championship]]
 
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*[[GBYWN Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[GBYWN Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[GBYWN Great Lakes Tag Team Championship]]  
*[[GBYWN Great Lakes Tag Team Championship]]  
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*[[GBYWN Gulf Coast X-Division Championship]]
 
*[[GBYWN Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship]]  
*[[GBYWN Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship]]  
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*[[GBYWN Midwest Heavyweight Championship]]
 
*[[GBYWN Midwest X-Division Championship]]  
*[[GBYWN Midwest X-Division Championship]]  
*[[GBYWN Mid South Heavyweight Championship]]  
*[[GBYWN Mid South Heavyweight Championship]]  
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*[[GBYWN West Coast Tag Team Championship]]
 
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*[[GBYWN West Coast Hardcore Championship]]
 
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*[[GBYWN Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]]
 
*[[GBYWN Mid South Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[GBYWN Mid South Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[GBYWN South Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[GBYWN South Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]]
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*[[GBYWN Mid-South Championship|GBYWN Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]]
 
*[[GBYWN Deathmatch Championship]]
*[[GBYWN Deathmatch Championship]]
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*[[GBYWN Women's World Championship]]
 
*[[GBYWN Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[GBYWN Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship]]
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*[[GBYWN United States Heavyweight Championship]]
 
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*[[GBYWN United States Tag Team Championship]]
 
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*[[GBYWN United States X-Division Championship]]
 
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*[[GBYWN Spain Championship]]
 
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*[[NBYWA International Heavyweight Championship|GBYWN Michigan Heavyweight Championship]] (later became the [[NBYWA International Heavyweight Championship]])
 
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*[[GBYWN Pacific Coast Championship]]
 
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BYWrestlingWeekly?feature=mhum]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/BYWrestlingWeekly?feature=mhum]
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[[Category:Backyard wrestling communities]]
[[Category:Backyard wrestling communities]]

Current revision as of 09:13, 18 January 2011

Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance
gbywa4.jpg
Details
Acronym GBYWA
Established November 25, 2009
Creators Rad Hazard & Cam
Board of Directors The BOD consists of all empowered officials (Commissioner/General Manager/etc) within the federations of the alliance
Formerly Global Backyard Wrestling Nation
Advertising [1]
[2]
Inducted Federations Freelance Wrestling Alliance
Jersey Wrestling All-Stars
Suicidal Wrestling Clash
Collision Championship Wrestling
Candlewood Backyard Wrestling
Elite Wrestling Association
2KW
Oakdale Wrestling Federation
Anything Goes Wrestling
TKO
War Zone Wrestling
Non Stop Wrestling
Iconic Wrestling Circuit
Altitude Backyard Wrestling
Red Star Wrestling
Southern Championship Wrestling
Bethlehem Xtreme Wrestling
Adrenaline Wrestling Foundation
Extreme Wrestling Showdown
Total Wrestling Fanatics
Backyard Kamikaze Wrestling
Justified Revolution Wrestling
New Total Destruction Wrestling
Head Bangers Brawl
Universal Championship Wrestling
Renegade Wrestling Alliance
NEW ERA
REVIVAL
Defunct federations Ronus Championship Wrestling
Lewiston Wrestling Federation
Alpha Semi Pro Wrestling
Bridgeview Wrestling Association
Backyard Wrestling Entertainment
Indiana Championship Wrestling
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Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (GBYWA) is a globally outreaching backyard wrestling alliance & social community created by Rad Hazard & Cam in 2009.

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History

Before the Alliance

In the summer of 2008, The Shooter entered a promo into the GBYWN 2008 promo challenge, declaring himself the very first GBYWN World Heavyweight Champion, a claim that was soon sanctioned by GBYWN forum owner Cam, effectively creating the first championship in the alliance (GBYWN would not officially declare itself an alliance until late 2008-early 2008 when more titles were sanctioned. On December 7, 2009, Battle Born Wrestling was formed by Rad Hazard, a known internet personality from his web show [[Backyard Wrestlign Weekly] , beginning another major backyard wrestling alliance for the community to choose from. Over the course of 2009, GBYWN acted as a mainstream BYW alliance while BBW showcased lesser known federations and talent. This would continue until the federations began to jump ship & join both alliances in order to reach maximum exposure, initiating the idea to shut both alliances down and start anew, utilizing the entire community under one unified banner.

Global Backyard Wrestling Nation (2009-2011)

GBYWN, had from the community aspect, established themselves as a global alliance and as did the territorial outstretched Battle Born Wrestling body of federations which Chairman Rad Hazard operated. In November 2009, after a conception had been within talks between Cam and Hazard (Hazard initially started the negotiations in October), Hazard exclusively broke the news on the first episode of his reincarnated Backyard Wrestling Weekly series that both alliances would go defunct in order to create a new alliance, also known as the GBYWN (GBYWNation)in order to keep the change simple for it's followers. As a result, a new alliance was made with Cam as president and Rad Hazard as chairman.

Federations soon began being inducting into the GBYWNation alliance on Backyard Wrestling Weekly. Over a course of episodes for the first time ever, the GBYWN End Year Awards (2009) was featured in a media presentation. The forum itself was converted to the new name only shortly, however, as Cam reverted the community back to "Global Backyard Wrestling News" based partly on Hazard himself wanting the alliance differentiated from the community as well as Cam's decision. As a result, it was made that "Global Backyard Wrestling Nation" refer to the alliance side of the agreement.

By late 2010, Hazard had effectively established himself as the "Chairman of the Board of Directors" of the GBYWNation federation alliance which reached lengths in causing some confusion between the two GBYWN's (the alliance and the forum). Rad sanctioned over 30 GBYWN championships across the Nation, and while a wildly fun idea in theory, became a hindrance abroad as many titles lacked in defenses and overall prestige in the eye of it's followers. Cam was unaware of these changes as he had taken a brief hiatus from which, upon his return, disapproved of. When negotiations were brought to a deadlock between the President & Chairman, both parties agreed to once again utilize two alliances with Cam reactivating the GBYWNews brand while Rad continued his GBYWNation brand under a new name, the Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (GBYWA), in order to differentiate the brand's initials from one another.


Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (20011-present)

When negotiations were brought to a deadlock between the President & Chairman, both parties agreed to once again utilize two alliances with Cam reactivating the GBYWNews brand while Rad continued his GBYWNation brand under a new name, the Global Backyard Wrestling Alliance (GBYWA), in order to differentiate the brand's initials from one another. Hazard would also begin to recognize a completely different map of regions and in order to differentiate the titles both alliance's sanctioned. Both alliances recognize the same past lineage in their championship up until this point where the titles utilized by both entities were split in two. These changes were officially recognized on January 1st, 2011 & were presented in full in the first 2011 episode of Backyard Wrestling Weekly.


GBYWNation Inducted Alliance

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The Global Backyard Wrestling Nation logo.

The GBYWA as operated by Rad Hazard. Federations are inducted on webcast Backyard Wrestling Weekly which allows a federation to be frequently featured on the show.


Hall of Fame

  • Class of 2009
  • Tek - Inducted December 2009


Championships

  • Any territorial championship is required to be defended and contested in not only the federation the holder wrestles for, but also in other federations in the geographical territory of regions the title is bound to. National and world championships are not expected or required to be defended or contested in full capacity of its boundaries but are still the top championships that represent the alliance.
Championships Current champion(s) Date Won Event
World Championships
GBYWA World Championship
Robby Roberts
June 18, 2010
TWC: Wrestlefezt X
BBW World Championship
Mike Damage
N/A2010
BXW Event
GBYWA World Tag Team Championship
Day One (Sic Ric & Bsnow)
October 30, 2010
REVIVAL Just Another Supershow 666
GBYWN X-Division Championship
Chris Tiffer
June 27, 2010
BWA 5th Anniversary: Supercard of Destiny
GBYWA World Hardcore Championship
Malice
N/A 2010
N/A
GBYWA World Pure Championship
Domi
N/A 2010
N/A
GBYWA World Strong Style Championship
Sic Ric
January 2010
CBYW Just Another Supershow 4
National Championships
GBYWA United States Championship
The Pen Name
October 25, 2009
ICW Mid-West Extravaganza : Day 2
GBYWA United States Tag Team Championship
VACANT
TBD
TBD at NOW Event
GBYWA United States Hardcore Championship
Psycho
2010
HBB Event
GBYWA United States X-Division Championship
Max Vender
2010
N/A
GBYWA United Kingdom Championship
Ryan Harris
2010
AGW Event
GBYWA Australian Championship
Dan Zeplin
2010
ICWS Event
Western Championships
GBYWA Western Championship
Robb Haize
2010
OWF Event
GBYWA Western Tag Team Championship
Bump or Die (Steven Fain & Robb Haize)
2010
OWF Event
GBYWA Western Hardcore Championship
Kaijuu
2010
OWF Event
Midwestern Championships
GBYWA Midwestern Championship
CJ Smith
December 31, 2010
CCW Apocalypse III
GBYWA Midwestern X-Division Championship
Exile
2010
ICW Mid-West Extravaganza 2
GBYWA Midwestern Internet Championship
Chris Breakdown
2010
BWA The Final Goodbye
Northeastern Championships
GBYWA Northeastern Championship
VACANT
TBD
TBD
GBYWA Northeastern Tag Team Championship
R2D2 (Daniel Divine & Ryan Ragnarok)
2010
EWA Event
GBYWA Northeastern X-Division Championship
Kris Fenix
2010
TWF Event
Southern Championships
GBYWA Southern Championship
Radar
2010
TKO Event
GBYWA Southern Tag Team Championship
The Power Trip (Joshua Chilton & Sean Van)
2010
SCBYWA Event
GBYWA Southern X-Division Championship
Christian Storm
2010
TKO Event

Defunct championships

External links

Global Backyard Wrestling News
Other Communities of Backyard Wrestling Global Backyard Wrestling News • Breakfall.net (Defunct) • Spot Monkey • BYW Rulz • National Backyard Wrestling Alliance (NBYWA) • National Backyard Wrestling Alliance (NBWA) •No Sell • UKBYW • New Gen
Top Backyard Federations 2KW • In Your House Wrestling Alliance • Jersey Wrestling Allstars • Suicidal Wrestling Clash • BWA/FWA • Collision Championship Wrestling • Backyard Wrestling Entertainment • War Zone Wrestling • Elite Wrestling Association • Davenport Wrestling Alliance • Other Federations
Championships GBYWN World Heavyweight Championship • GBYWN World X Division Championship • GBYWN World Tag Team Championship • GBYWN Australian Heavyweight Championship • GBYWN Northeast Heavyweight Championship • GBYWN Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship • GBYWN South Atlantic Heavyweight Championship • GBYWN Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship • GBYWN Midwest Heavyweight Championship • GBYWN Mid-South Heavyweight Championship• GBYWN Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship • GBYWN West Coast Heavyweight Championship
Awards GBYWN End Year Awards
Merged with Battle Born Wrestling
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