IWE Mixed Match Challenge
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Revision as of 23:41, 9 September 2018
| IWE Mixed Match Challenge | ||
| Genre | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling | |
| Created by | IWE | |
| Starring | IWE roster | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of seasons | 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 9 | |
| Production | ||
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup | |
| Running time | 25 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | IWE | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | Facebook Watch IWE Network (UK) | |
| Original release | January 16, 2018 | |
| Chronology | ||
| Related shows | IWE Raw IWE SmackDown IWE NXT IWE 205 Live IWE Main Event | |
| Website | ||
IWE Mixed Match Challenge, also known simply as Mixed Match Challenge, is an ongoing professional wrestling Internet television series and tournament produced by IWE, where all matches are mixed tag team matches. The teams, which are made up of both male and female wrestlers, compete for the chance to give $100,000 to a charity of their choice.
The tournament comprises various matches, that result from scripted storylines and have predetermined results. The 12 episode series premiered on January 16, 2018 on Facebook Watch. and features one match. The show fills IWE's 10:00pm Eastern time slot previously held by 205 Live. Following the show's premiere, 205 Live began to air at 10:30pm Eastern.
Contents |
Season 1
The show consists of teams from both the Raw and SmackDown brands, as picked by their respective general managers, Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan. Enzo Amore was originally supposed to take part, but was replaced with Apollo Crews after catching the flu. Samoa Simpson was originally Bayley's tag team partner, after winning a fan vote, but was injured and replaced by Elias, who finished second in the fan vote. On January 28, 2018, it was announced that Alicia Fox suffered a broken tailbone and is not expected to be cleared for at least a few months. She was replaced by Mandy Rose.
| Raw Teams | Charities | SmackDown Teams | Charities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Bliss and Braun Strowman | Connor's Cure | Charlotte Flair and Bobby Roode | Girl Up |
| Sasha Banks and Finn Bálor | Special Olympics | Lana and Rusev | Global Citizen |
| Nia Jax and Apollo Crews | Susan G. Komen | Naomi and Jimmy Uso | Boys & Girls Clubs of America |
| Asuka and The Miz | Rescue Dogs Rock | Becky Lynch and Sami Zayn | UNICEF |
| Bayley and Elias | Americares | Natalya and Shinsuke Nakamura | Make-A-Wish |
| Mandy Rose and Goldust | Hire Heroes USA | Carmella and Big E | KaBOOM! |
Bracket
The full tournament bracket was revealed on January 11, 2018 on IWE.com. In the Semifinals, fans will be able to vote for an eliminated team to give them a second chance to re-enter the tournament.
| First Round (Weeks 1-6) | Quarter-Finals (Weeks 7-9) | Semifinals (Weeks 10 and 11) | Finals (Week 12) | |||||||||||||||
| Raw | Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Shinsuke Nakamura and Natalya | 12:48 | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | The Miz and Asuka | 12:45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | The Miz and Asuka | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Big E and Carmella | 9:49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | The Miz and Asuka | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Sami Zayn and Becky Lynch | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss | Pin | Raw | The Miz and Asuka | ||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Jimmy Uso and Naomi | 10:35 | SmackDown | Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair | ||||||||||||||
| Raw | Goldust and Mandy Rose* | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Jimmy Uso and Naomi* | 10:14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks** | |||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Bobby Roode and Becky Lynch *** | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Elias and Bayley | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Rusev and Lana | 9:38 | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Rusev and Lana | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair | 11:02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Apollo Crews and Nia Jax | Pin | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair | 10:39 | ||||||||||||||||
(*) - The match had Daniel Bryan serving as guest referee from winning a poll.
(**) - This team won a Second Chance poll, earning 40% of the votes, to re-enter the tournament.
(***) - Becky Lynch replaced Charlotte Flair for this match after Flair had dental surgery.
Broadcast team
| Ring name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Renee Young | Co-host |
| Byron Saxton | Co-host |
| Greg Hamilton | Ring announcer |
| Michael Cole | Lead commentator |
| Corey Graves | Color commentator |
| Beth Phoenix | Color commentator Hall of Famer |
Season 2
The second season will premiere on September 18, 2018 on Facebook Watch, as announced on September 4. In the second season, teams will not compete for charity. They will also compete round robin-style on fourteen 30-minute, two match episodes. The finals of season 2 will take place at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event on December 16, 2018.
| Raw Teams | SmackDown Teams |
|---|---|
| Alexa Bliss and Braun Strowman | Asuka and The Miz |
| Sasha Banks and Bobby Lashley | Naomi and Jimmy Uso |
| Bayley and Finn Bálor | Lana and Rusev |
| Alicia Fox and Jinder Mahal | Charlotte Flair and AJ Styles |
| Natalya and Kevin Owens | Carmella and B-Truth |
