IWF Brawl for All
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| Brawl for Fall | ||
| Bart Gunn, winner of Brawl for All | ||
| Tournament information' | ||
| 'Sport | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Location | United States | |
| Dates' | June 29, 1998–August 24, 1998 | |
| Tournament format(s) | San Jose Arena | |
| Participates | 16 | |
| Final positions | ||
| Champion | Bart Gunn | |
| Runner-up | Bradshaw | |
| Tournament statistics | ||
| Matches played | 15 | |
IWF Brawl for All was a shootfighting tournament held in the then International Wrestling Federation (now, IWE) lasting from June 29, 1998, to August 24, 1998. The Brawl for All was the creation of then-IWF writer Vince Russo. The promotion resulted in a number of legitimate injuries for IWF performers, was negatively received by fans, and has garnered harsh criticism of its conception and execution.
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[edit] Inception
Throughout 1998, the IWF experienced a growth in roster size, but due to limited amount of television time a number of their more genuine "tough guys" were left without much to do. As a result, the idea for a legitimate tough guy tournament was bandied about as a way to both utilize some of these men and capitalize on the recent interest in Toughman Contests around the country.
According to John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Vince Russo came up with the idea when Layfield wanted to create a hardcore wrestling division in the IWF. Russo said he devised the tournament as a consequence of Bradshaw claiming he could beat anyone on the roster in a bar fight. Jim Cornette also reported that it was Russo's idea. Participation in the tournament was strictly voluntary.
Bruce Prichard stated on his podcast, Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, that when he was presented with the idea, he thought it was "the stupidest, worst idea he had ever heard". He was later reprimanded for being so negative to the Brawl for All concept
[edit] Tournament events and injuries
[edit] Reception
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Mike Barton vs. Steve Williams
[edit] Brawl for All tournament bracket
KO - knockout; TKO - technical knockout; Pts - points; Dec - referee's/judge's decision
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Raw | Steve Blackman 1 | Dec | ||||||||||||||||
| 6/29 | Marc Mero | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Marc Mero | |||||||||||||||||
| 8/10 | Bradshaw | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Mark Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||
| 6/29 | Bradshaw | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Bradshaw | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| 8/17 | Darren "Droz" Drozdov | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Brakkus | |||||||||||||||||
| 7/6 | Savio Vega | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Savio Vega | |||||||||||||||||
| 8/10 | Darren "Droz" Drozdov | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Darren "Droz" Drozdov 2 | Draw | ||||||||||||||||
| 7/6 | Road Warrior Hawk | Draw | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Bradshaw | |||||||||||||||||
| 8/24 | Bart Gunn | KO | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Bart Gunn | Dec | ||||||||||||||||
| 7/13 | Bob Holly | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Bart Gunn | KO | ||||||||||||||||
| 7/27 | Steve Williams | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Quebecer Pierre | |||||||||||||||||
| 7/20 | Steve Williams | TKO | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Bart Gunn | KO | ||||||||||||||||
| 8/17 | The Godfather | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | The Godfather | |||||||||||||||||
| 7/13 | Dan Severn 3 | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | The Godfather | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
| 8/3 | Scorpio | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | 8-Ball | |||||||||||||||||
| 7/20 | Scorpio | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
1 Steve Blackman won the bout, but was forced to withdraw due to an injury sustained in training. Mero was advanced to the next round.
2 Drozdov advanced as Road Warrior Hawk was injured during the bout.
3 Dan Severn won the bout, but he withdrew, saying he had nothing to prove. The Godfather was advanced to the next round.
