Commonwealth Cup (professional wrestling)

The Commonwealth Cup is an annual independent wrestling tournament in North America, run and promoted by Virginia-based promotion NOVA Pro Wrestling. The first tournament took place in 2017, and serves as the highest honor in the promotion, as there are no official championships in NOVA Pro at the present time.

Format

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The first year of the Commonwealth Cup, in 2017, consisted of 12 participants, with six opening round singles matches, two three-way elimination semifinal matches, and a one-on-one tournament final. In 2018, the men's tournament was expanded to 16 participants, with eight opening round singles matches, four second round singles matches, and one four-way elimination final.

In 2018, the Commonwealth Cup featured its first women's tournament. The tournament was an 8-woman single-elimination format.

List of winners

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Results

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2017

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The first annual Commonwealth Cup was held on April 14, 2017, in Fairfax, Virginia.[1][2]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Logan Easton LaRouxPin
David Starr7:16
Logan Easton LaRouxWin
John KermonSub
John Kermon8:01
Tracy Williams13:40
Chet Sterling8:37
Alex Daniels7:06
Chet SterlingPin
Logan Easton LarouxPin
Arik Royal6:25
Logan Easton LaRouxPin
David Starr7:16
Logan Easton LaRouxWin
John KermonSub
John Kermon8:01
Tracy Williams13:40
Chet Sterling8:37
Alex Daniels7:06
Chet SterlingPin


Both semifinal matches were elimination matches. Sterling pinned Kermon, then LaRoux pinned Sterling, in Semifinal 1. In Semifinal 2, Shields pinned Donst, then Royal pinned Shields.

2018 men's

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The 2018 men's Commonwealth Cup was held on June 8 & 9, 2018 in Fairfax, Virginia.

Opening Round, June 8 Second Round, June 9 Four-Way Final, June 9 Final Decision, June 9
        
Logan Easton LaRoux 11:39
Arik Royal Pin
Arik Royal Pin
P.C.O. 10:04
Nick Gage 10:12
P.C.O. Pin
Arik Royal Final
Tracy Williams 5:17
Curt Stallion 12:04
Tracy Williams Pin
Tracy Williams Pin
Fred Yehi 10:22
Fred Yehi TKO
Tim Donst 15:04
Arik Royal 15:44
Wheeler YUTA Sub
Dominic Garrini Pin
Jonathan Gresham 12:20
Dominic Garrini 5:48
Sage Phillips Pin
Sage Phillips Pin
Jimmy Jacobs 12:28
Sage Phillips 9:13
Wheeler YUTA Final
Beau Crockett 11:34
Homicide Sub
Homicide 8:24
Wheeler YUTA Pin
Alexander James 12:50
Wheeler YUTA Sub

Note on the Semis/Finals: The final four squared off in a four corners elimination match for the Commonwealth Cup. Times listed are the times of elimination. Royal pinned Williams; Royal pinned Phillips; YUTA made Royal submit.

2018 women's

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The 2018 women's Commonwealth Cup will be held on June 9, 2018, in Fairfax, Virginia.

Announced participants

Wrestler Qualified over Show announced at
Jordynne Grace Isla Dawn & Laynie Luck Cupid's Chokehold
Faye Jackson Terra Calaway Rip Her To Shreds
Mia Yim Invited Rip Her To Shreds
Veda Scott FaceBrooke & Jordan Blade Old Dominion Rumble
Rachael Ellering Invited Old Dominion Rumble
Angelus Layne Result of a Deal With the Devil On Twitter before Threat of Joy
Allie Kat Solo Darling Threat of Joy
Barbi Hayden injury replacement On Twitter before the Cup

Note: If two names are listed in the "Qualified over" column, the person won a triple threat to qualify.

The Deal With the Devil: Angelus Layne was allowed to skip qualification and enter the Women's Commonwealth Cup after injury kept her from competing; however, in doing so, she agreed to put her NOVA Pro career on the line in her first-round match.

Tournament Results

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Faye Jackson 9:21
Mia Yim Sub
Mia Yim 8:21
Jordynne Grace Pin
Rachael Ellering 8:47
Jordynne Grace Pin
Jordynne Grace Sub
Allie Kat 11:32
Allie Kat Pin
Veda Scott 9:08
Allie Kat DQ
Angelus Layne 11:53
Angelus Layne Pin
Barbi Hayden 7:29

2019 men's

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The following wrestlers will take part in the 2019 Men's Commonwealth Cup. If the wrestler entered the tournament via qualifier, the opponent(s) he beat are noted.

  • Daniel Makabe
  • Slim J
  • Shotzi Blackheart or Tripp Cassidy (qualified over Eddy Only, Innocent Isaiah, John Kermon, Mikey Banker, and Steve Manders)
  • Anthony Greene (qualified over Tim Donst)
  • Winner Of: Cabana Man Dan vs. Josh Briggs

NOTE: Tripp Cassidy could not make his qualifier, but nominated Blackheart to represent him in the match. When Blackheart won, there was controversy over who officially qualified.

2019 women's

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The following wrestlers will take part in the 2019 Women's Commonwealth Cup. If the wrestler entered the tournament via qualifier, the opponent(s) she beat are noted.

  • Rain
  • Shazza McKenzie
  • Winner Of: Kasey Catal vs. Quinn McKay vs. Gemma Cross vs. ??? vs. ??? vs. ???

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Commonwealth Cup 2017". Cagematch. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Cup 2017 Results". PWPonderings. Retrieved 7 February 2018.