BCWA Contact and Booking info
For event times, locations or prices please email Mikeblackwell@bcwaonline.com
All wrestlers interested in booking opportunities within BCWA please send your training history, stats and a headshot to priest@bcwaonline.com
BCWA Rules
Section 1: General Rules - A wrestling match shall consist of a physical confrontation between two individual athletes or two teams of athletes who have demonstrated a proficiency in the skills contiguous to the sport. Wrestlers shall be of good moral character and shall not be fugitives from justice.
(a) A wrestling match shall be held in a ''ring' constructed in accordance with specific BCWA standards, as available upon request to any persons having been approved for the promotion of BCWA-sanctioned wrestling events.
(b) The object of a wrestling match shall be to gain a victory over one's opponent through the use of a legal hold or series of legal holds and maneuvers. Either by scoring a pin fall or by forcing an opponent to concede defeat. To be pinned: both of a contestant’s shoulders must be held to the mat for three consecutive seconds, as witnessed and counted off by the referee in charge of the event.
2. Illegal Holds - Holds and maneuvers which are allowed in AAU: NCAA and Olympic wrestling competition shall be permitted in professional matches. Additional holds which are not permitted in amateur competition, but which involve the use of the hands, arms, feet and legs in grasping or manipulating an opponent in such a way as to gain a position of advantage in a manner consistent with the basic objectives of the sport as outlined herein: shall be permitted, provided they are not specifically excluded herein or by subsequent BCWA directive.
3. Holds and Conduct not allowed . Certain holds and types of behavior which are inherently un-sportsman like or for other reasons not in the best interests of professional wrestling will not be allowed. Wrestlers failing to adhere to these restrictions will be subject to disqualification and/or subsequent disciplinary action.
(a) The use of a closed fist is not permitted. A referee is authorized to disqualify a wrestler for the use of a closed fist after appropriate warnings.
(B) Kicking with the point of the toe or heel is not permitted. Kicking with the flat of the foot or the instep is allowed.
(c) The use of karate or kung-fu thrusts or kicks is prohibited. Certain on-lethal judo moves, which may resemble these prohibited maneuvers are allowed. Referees are expected to exercise extreme care in differentiating between legal and non-legal martial arts tactics.
(d) Pulling of hair, mask. Tights or athletic gear of any sort to gain an advantage is prohibited.
(e) Eye-gouging or other efforts which would tend to impair an opponent's vision will not be allowed.
(f) Biting any part of an opponent's anatomy is strictly prohibited.
(g) Bending an opponent's individual fingers in such a way as to bring about a possible fracture or sprain is not allowed.
(h) Choke holds are prohibited as is any use of the ring ropes for the purpose of impairing an opponent's breathing.
(I) any wrestler who deliberately strikes his opponent in the privates is subject to immediate disqualification.
(J) Taping of knuckles or fists, except as certified to be necessary by a physician, is prohibited.
(k) Any wrestler using a non-regulation object as a weapon against his opponent is subject to immediate disqualification.
(l) Any abuse, physical or verbal, of an official shall be grounds for disqualification and possible fine or suspension.
(m) Any interference in a match on the part of an individual who is not a designated participant shall be grounds for the disqualification of the contestant who, in the referee’s judgment was being aided by said interference. This stipulation shall apply to managers and seconds as well as to any other parties who illegally involve themselves in a wrestling match.
(n) Attacking an opponent before the opening bell after the final bell or between falls will be grounds for disciplinary action at the discretion of the referee or reviewing officials.
(o) Deliberately throwing an opponent over the top ring rope is grounds for immediate disqualification. The exception to this is the battle royal. Battles royal may be held only with specific BCWA authorization.
(p) The use of any hold or maneuver not specified herein but which in the judgment of the BCWA President and / or Board of Directors is especially dangerous to participants in the BCWA-sanctioned wrestling events may at any time be prohibited by a directive from BCWA headquarters.
4. Additional standards of conduct. - Unless otherwise stated therein a referee will disqualify a wrestler when an infraction for which said wrestler has been warned twice shall be committed for a third time: however, a referee shall have the discretion to disqualify a participant at any time said referee feels that a deliberate infraction of the rules would otherwise alter the outcome of a match in favor of the wrestler committing the infraction.
(a) A hold shall not be allowed if either contestant is in physical contact with the ropes or if any part of either contestant’s body is outside the vertical plane of the ring ropes. The referee will instruct the wrestler applying the hold in such cases to desist and the wrestler applying the hold will have five seconds as counted off by the referee in which to comply.
(b) In the event that a wrestler is thrown outside the ring, he shall have ten seconds as counted off by the referee in which to e-enter the ring. The count shall continue only while the remaining contestant is in a neutral corner making no effort to impede his opponent’s return to the ring. If the referee’s count is interrupted at any point, it shall be resumed at it’s beginning, not at the point of interruption, and only after order has been restored.
(c) The above ten-count procedure shall likewise apply in the case of a wrestler who is in or approximately in a prone position on the canvas without being in physical contact with his opponent and who. In the Judgment of the referee: is temporarily unable to wrestle.
(d) Any wrestler taking a full ten-count in the above circumstances shall be declared the loser of the match.
5. Tag team matches. Wrestlers wishing to participate in tag team matches may do so in accordance with the customary contractual procedures.
(a) In the event one member of a tag team is unable to wrestle or fails to make an appearance: his partner has the option of finding a substitute, forfeiting the match, or facing two opponents by himself.
(b) Only one member of a tag team is to be in the ring at any given time while the match is in progress. A five second transition period is permitted to facilitate wrestlers on a team exchanging places in the ring.
(c) Wrestlers on the same team can exchange places in the ring only after a legal tag-out has been accomplished; this must consist of a wrestler inside the perimeter of the ring ropes using any part of his body to make physical contact with one of the hands of his partner outside the perimeter of the ring ropes. Who shall be in a standing position, within arm's length of his own corner, with both feet on the mat and one arm over the top rope. A tag-out shall not be allowed if the wrestler on the outside of the ring is not appropriately positioned.
(d) The referee may. At his discretion, disallow any tag-out which he does not see or which he has reason to believe did not occur in accordance with the above stipulations.
(e) Tag teams may consist of two, three or more men within a reasonable number. And provided their opposing teams have an equal number of participants. Except in the case of handicap matches. Wherein the numerically disadvantaged team or individual must sign an appropriate waiver of indemnity. A similar waiver must be signed in the case of ''Texas tornado'' matches in which tag team procedures are in part suspended, and in ''elimination'' matches. In which the makeup of teams may not remain constant throughout the match. This is also the case with "lucha rules" which allow the man on the outside enter the ring if his partner exits the ring.
(f) Unless otherwise contractually stipulated: a tag team event may be won (or a fall therein may be won) by defeating only one member of the opposing team.
6. Weight Divisions - Wrestlers shall be matched with as little discrepancy in relative weights as is feasible, however wrestlers wishing to compete in the unlimited or heavyweight division are expected to accept matches with opponents of any weight.
7. Non Sanctioned Events - The Blue Collar Wrestling Alliance does not sanction Cage Matches , chain matches , bull rope Matches , strap matches , ''lights out'' matches , taped fist matches : Texas or other designated ''death matches . Or any other events in which the rules and regulations designated herein are not fully enforced. Wrestlers participating in non-sanctioned events do so without recourse to the BCWA in the event of injury. However, if a champion is involved in one of these matches BCWA will allow the championship to change hands despite not being responsible for the participant’s well-being.
BCWA CHAMPIONS
BCWA Sanctioned Matches
Revolution 9
The Revolution 9 Match is a BCWA Original Concept Match. It involves 9 Competitors separated onto 3 random teams of 3. The team format comes into play as if one man from your team is pinned the entire team is eliminated. This tag format style match up concludes when the final team standing goes at it in a triple threat match to become the number one contender to the BCWA Heavyweight Championship.
Blindfold match
A Blindfold match, which is known by a number of nicknames, is any match where one or both wrestlers participates with their vision obscured - Traditionally this is done with a blindfold, hence the usual name, but matches have also taken place with competitors in different kinds of blackout hoods and masks (not to be confused with standard wrestling masks).
Falls Count Anywhere match
A Falls Count Anywhere match is a match where decisions - pin falls or submission - can take place in any location, negating the standard rule that they must take place inside the ring and between the ropes. As such, this also eliminates the usual "count out" rule. It should be noted that, as the match may take place in various parts of the arena, the "Falls Count Anywhere" provision is almost always accompanied with a "No Disqualification" stipulation to make the match a hardcore match, so as to allow wrestlers the convenience to use any objects they may find wherever they wrestle.
Handicap match
A Handicap match is any match where one wrestler or team of wrestlers face of against a team of wrestlers with numerical superiority. For example; two against one, or three against two. In some two-on-one handicap matches the team with superior numbers act under tag team rules, with one person in the ring at a time.
Iron man match
An Iron man match is a match which is set to go a specific amount of time -- usually 30 or 60 minutes -- with the competitor with the most decisions at the end of that named the victor. On the rare occasions of a draw, a sudden death "final fall" may be requested by either side, with the other able to accept or decline.
Lumberjack match
A Lumberjack match is a standard match with the exception that the ring is surrounded by a group of wrestlers not directly involved in it. These wrestlers, known collectively as lumberjacks -- or lumberjills when they're female -- are there to prevent the wrestlers in the match from fleeing the ring.
Two out of three falls
A Two out of Three falls or Best of Three Falls match is a match where not one, but two, decisions have to be won before the match is officially over.
Boxing match
The professional wrestling version of a Boxing match has standard boxing rules applied to it. Wrestlers wear boxing gloves and the match is contested in rounds.
Dog Collar Match
A Dog Collar Match is where both competitors are attached by the necks by a 15 foot chain. Pin falls and submissions are the only ways to win this match. There is no escape in a Dog Collar Match.
No Disqualification match
A No Disqualification match, also known as a No Holds Barred match is a match where neither wrestler can be disqualified, allowing for weapons and outside interference. The key differences between a No Disqualification match and a standard hardcore match are that falls must be made in the ring, there is less emphasis on the use of weapons, and often the Count-Out rule is still in effect for No Disqualification matches.
Last Man Standing match
The Last Man Standing Match is a hardcore-style match where the only way to win is by knockout. That is, a wrestler will lose the match if they are unable to answer a ten-count after being downed, similar to the knockout ruling of a boxing match.
Retirement match
A Retirement match is any match where, should a wrestler lose; they are forced out of BCWA. The "retirement" stipulation can be applied to just one wrestler or both wrestlers in a match can be wrestling for their careers.
Texas Death Match
A Texas Death Match is an anything goes match similar to the Last Man Standing Match however the only difference is you must acquire a pin fall before the 10 count is rendered. These matches have had a tendency throughout history to be unsanctioned, barbaric style matches.
Last Chance match
A Last Chance match, also called a Do or Die match, is a championship match where, if the challenger does not win the title, they are barred from challenging for it again as long as that person holds it.
Ladder match
A Ladder match is a match where a specific object is placed above the ring — out of the reach of the competitors — with the winner being the first person to climb a ladder and retrieve it.
Triangle Match
The Triangle Match combines elements of tag team wrestling with multi-competitor wrestling. In this match contested by three competitors (hence the name), one of the competitors must remain outside the ring, to await a tag from either of the other two combatants. Thus, while being tagged out may afford time to recuperate, one cannot win unless they are tagged back in.