Champion of AWESOME Falah is ranked at #370 at the year's Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500. Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is the longest running national magazine to cover the sport of pro wrestling with close to 40 years of journalist excellence in the field. Their PWI 500 list is now in it's 19th year and includes all professional wrestlers including the stars of all three WWE brands and its developmental territories, TNA, Ring of Honor, Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico. As such spots for indepenent wrestlers are extremely limited and prestigous. Falah's write-up in the magazine specifically cites his long reign as Champion of AWESOME as a key factor in his ranking this year.

In addition Fred Sampson, who appeared for AWESOME at last August's Summer Heat event against former WWE Superstar Sal Sincere is ranked #418 this year under his alternate ring name Frederic of Hollywood. Also appearing in this year's list is Cloudy at #380--this surfer with ROH experience also made his AWESOME debut at Summer Heat teaming with Zak Zane and Mo Maxam against the Guitar Heroes (Cam Shaft, Ryan Blackhart & Drew Jersey).

The PWI 500 ranking year runs from July 2008 to June 2009. Legends who appeared in AWESOME during the grading period who are ranked this year include Jay Lethal at #83, Spirit Squad Mikey at #223 and Colin Delaney at #410. Lethal and Delaney squared off against each other in the main event of Summer Heat in an encounter won by Lethal; while Spirit Squad Mikey appeared for AWESOME at A Night of Legends and Champions in an eight man tag alongside Playboy Vik Voorhees, Rick Cataldo, Mike Matixx (and with bodyguard for hire Dan Harley at ringside) to defeat the Guitar Heroes  & Hector Queso.

One final footnote to this list is that current Ring of Honor star Rhett Titus, who competed in the very first match in AWESOME history back in 2007, was also ranked this year at #106. While Mr. Titus did not compete for AWESOME in the current PWI 500 ranking year we nontheless felt his inclusion on the list merited note here as well.

"Everyone here at AWESOME is extremely proud to have our champion ranked in the PWI 500. While the fans may not always agree with his viscous ways, Falah has been a fighting champion who has faced some of the best competition we have here in AWESOME and his ranking is well deserved," said Commissioner of AWESOME Joe Rules. "In addition, while we certainly can't take credit for the rankings of the Legends on this list, I think these rankings are a validation of the work of Vice President Talent Relations Bodhi Lebowski and the promotional staff here at AWESOME to constantly provide the biggest stars and the best pro wrestling available to our fans on the Jersey Shore."

The PWI 500 is currently on sale at grocery stores, bookstores and wherever magazines are sold nationwide. The PWI 500 issue is cover dated October 2009 and features Triple H on the cover.




July 2 - Commissioner Joe Rules has announced several matches for AWESOME's half of the co-promotional event being held onboard the historic Battleship New Jersey in Camden on Saturday, July 11 at 3 p.m.

The Jersey Shore Elite Tag Team Titles will be defended when the dark and gothic Society of Venture (Lord Jasin Karloff & John Cannon) defends the gold against 2/3rds of the Guitar Heroes: Cam Shaft & Ryan Blackhart. Shaft & Blackhart are the larger and more veteran members of the three man stable that has seen great success as they rock n wrestled there way into the good graces of our AWESOME fans. This is first time ever meeting between two of the hardest hitting teams in AWESOME.

In addition there will be a Cruiserweight Open to determine the #1 contender for Dan Rageous's Jersey Shore Cruiserweight Title. Rageous has seen great success as champion defending against all comers and in some unique stipulations such as ladder matches and 2/3 falls matches giving prestige to the title and causing the offices of AWESOME to be swamped with requests by cruiserweight talents looking to be the one to unseat Rageous. This match will be open to any wrestler that weighs less than 200 lbs. on the AWESOME roster as well as to members of the JWA roster or any other promotion that meet the weight limit. With multiple competitors in the ring at once vieying for a title opportunity this should be a fast-paced all smorgasborg of daredevil action from the high-flying cruiserweights.

Since the formation of the Jersey Shore Women's Championship Athena Cage has been a persistant challenger to Commune member Taylor Nicole. Now Ms. Cage has decided to enter the managerial arena and after nationwide talent search is bringing in rookie sensation Johnny Calzone to take on the leader of the Commune: Radical Robby Morrison. Calzone has a significant size advantage over Morrison and is looking to impress in his debut, but the devious leader of the Commune has shown in the past he's not above using his experience to break the rules to secure a victory. With both Cage and Nicole at ringside this is a match that should offer action both inside and outside the ring for our AWESOME fans.

In addition the ever popular modern day Rocky from Rutgers--Jay Blaze will be taking on super hero gone bad the Sneaky Silver Bullett. And as one have a masked tag team you can bet where there is one Bullett there is bound to be another. Can Jay Blaze continue his path to title contention or will the numbers games of the Bulletts prove to be his undoing.

All these questions and more will be answered on July 11. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids under 12. There will be a dozen matches total featuring the stars of both AWESOME and JWA-United. For more information call 732-854-2455 or email tickets@awesomewrestlingonline.com. 

Tickets are also on sale via PayPal on this website at the tickets page

June 23 - American Wrestling's Elite Stars Of Mat Entertainment (AWESOME) joins forces with JWA-United Wrestling to present a very special once-in-a-lifetime pro wrestling event on Saturday, July 11 at 3 p.m. onboard the fantail of the historic World War II-era Battleship New Jersey, now located at 62 Battleship Place in Camden, NJ 08103.

The most decorated battleship in naval history, the USS New Jersey earned a Navy Unit Commendation for service in Vietnam and 19 battle and campaign stars for combat operations during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Lebanese Civil War, and service in the Persian Gulf. She was donated to the Home Port Alliance in Camden, New Jersey, and in October of 2001 began her career as a museum ship.

The main event has been signed: The combination of "Dirty" Don Montoya & The "King of the Indies" Reckless Youth will do battle with Team America: Section 8 & Kid America. Reckless Youth & Don Montoya are two well-traveled veterans who can adapt to virtually any style or opponent. Reckless Youth has also spent some time under contract to the WWE. They will have they work cut out for them when they face the unorthodox Section 8 and the world famous Kid America. Who will come out on top in this one? Find out July 11!

On July 11 in Camden we will also present a very special Cruiserweight Open in which the smaller wrestlers will have the opportunity to become the new number one contender to the Jersey Shore Crusierweight Title, currently held by Dan Rageous. Rageous will be facing Brian Mitchell Foster at this event to determine who will become the first-ever American Champion.

In addition, JWA Wrestling Alliance World Champion Rick Silver defends against challenger Joe Rules. Not only is the gold on the line, but the loser of the match will never wrestle again! Plus, Taylor Nicole Rules will defend the JWA-United Women's Title against Kacee Carlisle, accompanied by The "Princess" Chrissy Johnson.

Also signed to appear: Champion of AWESOME Falah, United Wrestling Federation World Champion Bill Ding, Jersey Shore Tag Team Champions The Society of Ventrue, Radical Robby Morrison, Chocolate Boy Wonder, The Silver Bullet, Athena Cage, The Guitar Heroes, Jay Blaze, "Textbook" Philly Madison, Erik Kreed, T-Bonz, Dave Kalypso, Dr. Hurtz, Rudo the Heel, The Great Cerenzio and his valet Cammo, Doctor K, Johnnie Calzone, Jack Paris and more. In total a dozen matches will be presented to give fans three hours of pro wrestling entertainment.

This wrestling event, entitled "Bedlam on the Battleship," will be a fund raiser for the Battleship New Jersey Museum. Doors will open to the public for seating at 2 p.m. with the show starting at 3. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. In addition because this show is a benefit for the historic Battleship New Jersey museum, we can offer a special combo package that includes both a tour of the Battleship as well as our wrestling event for only $10 more! Tours are usually $19.95 for adults and $18.50 for children, so this is a savings of almost 50% for each tour. Or put another way, your child's wrestling ticket as part of the combo tour/wrestling deal is only $1.50 more than the regular tour. Three hours of wrestling at that price is clearly the best bargain for your entertainment dollar you will find this year. For tickets call 1-866-877-6262 ext.108. You may also purchase tickets online at either www.awesomewrestlingonline.com or www.jwaunitedwrestling.com. For more information call 732-854-2455.