See also: 2009 season in 2KW
Origin
In 1999, 2KW initiated as an obscure federation in Manhattan, New York under the foundation of Vinny Mac, SyNN, and Kid Krazy in their youth. Presented inaugurally as a frivolous product, they sought regional programming on the New York non-profit public access station known as the Manhattan Neighborhood Network, fortunately garnering wide Manhattan viewership and abundant positive reviews via emails. Eventually they were prompted to switch direction of 2KW to take a rather serious tone, acquiring Jackal, Reaper, Grifter and Saylo in 2000 to enlarge the roster while many else followed.
They proceeded to receive countless publicity including two UPN news articles about the show with the first article trashing backyard wrestling, but due to positive reviews a follow-up story was conducted to report how contrasting 2KW was to the stereotypes of the practice. Footage of 2KW also appeared on the Best of Backyard Wrestling and even on Maxim Magazine's B-There Volume 2 DVDs.
Divided World Entertainment
Subsequently, 2KW came to the management of Divided World Entertainment, a made-up off-screen operations department led by co-founder and eventually predominant owner SyNN and consisting of 2KW performers under the management team in Grifter, FNB, Scythe (also commentator I.P Freely) and Jamal Jackson (also commentator), who work cohesively behind the scenes in organizing events, concepts and scripted storylines with SyNN giving the final approval, and also as owner, handling the acquisitions and one-shot deals in the federation.
For on-screen purposes, Jamal Jackson is recognized as Divided World Entertainment Representative employed as their mouthpiece to direct instructions and enforce their rules and regulations. As of the end of the 2008 season, his position has been up for voting against Dubb C, who could potentially be the next on-screen head figure to lead.
Overview
Former and current roster flash photos.
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Most of the adundant line of wrestlers seen in the federation tend to radiate interesting characters and prodigious capabilities with different styles including technical, lucha libre, and brawling, working matches very riskily fearless and always trying to emulate their last performance. Few however, factually borrow postures from professional wrestling stars notably Great Styles and V.i.P, who sport similar postures to professional wrestlers, Randy Orton and Rob Van Dam. The story would be different with performance, where talent work to incorporate innovation.
Various parks have been used to host events permittedly in the neighborhood locality of Manhattan without any issues from local authorities for performing in a public area. In fact, it is allegedly claimed that occassionally police officers drop by to observe indisputably. With backyard wrestling a liable practice for injuries, major injuries have been avoided with only minor cuts and bruises sustained. Performers in 2KW are voluntary with few actually having received professional training and wrestle at choice in verbal contracts, skillfully executing moves in a physical precautionary manner. Such impression is complementary to their often defiance of avoiding stereotypes in backyard wrestling as they implement a ruling system to allow performers to showcase their genuine talent in an extreme sports-like shoot wrestling style.
The federation has a small set of audience congregating around their location also referred as the "2KW Universe", a clear play on the "WWE Universe", that insert their frequent random hilarious banter and have tendencies to utter remarks that shatter kayfabe, adding interactively to the enjoyment of events along with the similarly tactical pro wrestling-like commentators I.P Freely and Jamal Jackson. The audience are also additionally an excited pair when given high profile matches. 2KW talent also travels to and hold events outside of the federation territory citing their supershow in Pennsylvania and joint partnership agreements and collaborations with Xtreme Street Wrestling, Insane Backyard Wrestling, 3 Count Wrestling and XWA.
2KW has been increasingly arising with each year that passes which considerably is attributed to their hard work and promotion by avid 2KW fans on the internet, some of which consist of backyard wrestlers of other federations. Moreover, this is much coupled with resourcefully the promotional support from backyard wrestling sources, Global Backyard Wrestling News and the Georgia Wrestling Circuit. At this time, there are current plans to expand 2KW to another level in 2009, as the federation seeks to open a business account and acquire a bank loan to purchase a ring. By 2010, 2KW will test their hands in pursuing a full-fledged turn into a legitimate promotion.
Product style
2KW offers a consistently physically intense, technical and spot-oriented shoot wrestling style which combined with the talent provide unparallel and unrivalled, pure, risky, unadulterated wrestling action with pinches of innovative "spots" and moves becoming quite exceptional in the current era of backyard wrestling. Occassionally stepping out of the normal, 2KW will display a rare showcase of hardcore wrestling in a moderate fashion, quite seen in matches lately between FNB and William Black. Moreover, the federation focuses on a ruling system that morely emphasizes and permits talent to display their true wrestling ability.
Current champions
- 2KW utilizes two other championships brought in from a defunct organization, NEW.
Defunct championships
Outside involvements
The 2KW family in a group photo.
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2KW has been involved with wrestling events outside of New York City.
- On June 30, 2007, 2KW held a supershow, Wrestlefezt, in Coal Township, Pennsylvania.
- On February 22, 2009, 2KW stars will fully participate in the BLADE: Return of the Warriors event (airing on March 15) including in a Battle Royal.
- On April 12, 2KW and XWA will have a nine match card with strictly both leagues competing against one another.
Also plans for recently appearing at Northeast Championship Wrestling in Bethel, Connecticut in 2008 for an supershow event they had produced had been voided due to weather conditions.
Trivia
- Despite that 2KW began in 1999, any video footage of the organization had been released online after their 2006 application for a YouTube account, which picked up production from its 2006 period. A compilation of clips featuring Reaper is the only evidential internet video material citing some of their past. Videos of the federation (some also made by fans) are available on other video-sharing websites and even streamed on Justin.tv as of 2008.
Special events
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